Category Archives: gardening

Skinflint Sunday: The bachelor pad.

Posted on October 8, 2016 by

I thought I’d start off with this shot today. Seems appropriate. Deana gave me this wall hanging (for want of a better word) when I stayed at her place last year when I was in England. I went to visit … Continue reading →

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From the other side…

Posted on April 29, 2016 by

Jeffrey wasn’t quite sure what was going on, but he decided to help me anyway. It was 19 years since I moved into this house and I’d forgotten just how much STUFF we owned. And this is from a family … Continue reading →

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So here’s what happened.

Posted on December 29, 2015 by

Yes, I know this looks like Blogless Sandy bought the house, but I’m the one just to the right of her. The other photos taken by the real estate agent were all wrecked by the sun. So you know how … Continue reading →

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Now it’s in the lap of the Gods. (In other words, the real estate agents.)

Posted on November 12, 2015 by

Well it’s certainly been a hectic couple of weeks. The house is on the market, with a view to selling it in a couple of weeks if a developer likes the thought of two housing blocks side-by-side in the McKinnon … Continue reading →

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Skinflint Sunday: Another project finished.

Posted on September 27, 2015 by

On Friday the painter came back and finished the fence. I’m absolutely loving the look. The next step is to get the front garden landscaped. In December I had Karen from Edible Eden  come and design a suburban food forest for … Continue reading →

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Hello!

Posted on September 26, 2015 by

Hi everyone! I think the pressure of blogging the Europe trip every day meant that I needed a blog break. I’ve been puddling around here for the last 3 weeks, getting over jet lag, putting (some of) the garden to rights … Continue reading →

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Woo hoo!!! Flikr is back!

Posted on April 20, 2015 by

Look at the bagels I made! They’re like proper boiled bagels except you steam them in the thermomix before baking them. Too easy and very delicious. Evan18’s art installation is coming along nicely. There’s a lot of roadworks going on … Continue reading →

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Skinflint Sunday: Catching up with no photos.

Posted on April 19, 2015 by

Argh! I’m still waiting to hear back from yahoo, who handles my log-in for my Flikr account. I thought I’d blog anyway… who needs photos when with the glory of the entire English language at my disposal, I can paint … Continue reading →

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A lovely surprise.

Posted on March 13, 2015 by

I was going into the city for an excursion with my year 12 Theatre Studies class and I had to get to work early. I was running late (no surprise there…) and had no time to spend on making an … Continue reading →

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Interesting link to a garden.

Posted on March 9, 2015 by

Wow, look at this garden. Not bad for only two years! Thermomix Recipe: Fresh Rice Noodles.

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