Yet More Plumbing Issues
The front balcony bathroom has issues. Lots of issues. If you look at the lower right corner of the window you can see a pipe and 2 black wires that […]
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Almost a Robbery
The other day I discovered that we had a probable break and enter. I noticed the curtain in a little used ground floor bathroom had been hooked up on the […]
If a single picture is worth a thousand words, are two pictures worth two thousand words?
On Australia Day (26 January 2016) I visited the St Clair Villa Museum (https://www.communityheritage.net.au/st-clair-villa), which is located down town. They were offering special tours of their kitchens. The local historical […]
Storming
For the last few days there have been many thunderstorms that have been rolling through here, almost on the hour, with sunshine in between. Late at night/first thing in the […]
How does your garden grow?
All too fast. I need to mow the grass. Again. One up side of the local cold season and droughts is that the grass doesn’t grow all year round as […]
A day of measurement
I spent most of today measuring the rooms on the ground floor. Interestingly most ground floor rooms have a 3.2 metre high ceiling. That is around ten feet. The biggest […]
Keys
With all the paperwork finally completed and settled we picked up the keys today and spent hours in the house wandering around. We keep finding new elements to the building. […]
Pre-settlement Inspection
We are just back from the pre-settlement inspection of the property. It is strange how the knowledge that we will have the keys within a week (assuming the 3 […]
Mortgage signed – Add new level to Deal with Banks skill
Mortgage acquired Today we took a huge stride towards getting the keys. Today we signed mortgage papers. Yay! I’ve been very glad that Sharen has been dealing with the banks, […]
Waiting for Settlement
Gah! Waiting and waiting for the paperwork to be done and settlement to happen is quite annoying. Especially as I worry about further damage from each wet day until we […]
