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The veranda floor - varnishing. 23 Aug 2013 | 07:22 am
Lots of dusting, wiping and vacuuming later and the veranda floors are looking and feeling smooth enough to varnish. Let's just say I'm over picking out splinters during my wake-up cuppa in bed! The ...
Reno cottage - filling the gaps in the veranda floor. 20 Aug 2013 | 05:25 am
Work on the veranda floor was started a few weeks ago, then left for another job. This is our last floor and the last major job for the inside of the Reno cottage. After this the inside jobs are small...
Old fashioned shed build - more framing. 16 Aug 2013 | 05:52 am
Just another catch-up post about Hubby's little shed build project. The framing on the top side was completed first, fascias done, bracing straps in and already taut and doing their job. All the cyclo...
Lemon butter and a Minecraft Birthday cake. 14 Aug 2013 | 07:08 am
Our neighbour has been bringing bags of lemons and oranges over regularly which has had me adding them to almost everything. Everyone has been posting their favourite recipes, however I just ended up ...
$10 bought me... 2 Aug 2013 | 07:38 am
Two pretty Alfred Meakin plates for $1 each, two clear depression glass bowls ($2.50 for both), an Australian Women's Weekly biscuit book (50c), another Aladdin thermos for $1, another Pyrex pie plat...
Old fashioned shed build - framing. 30 Jul 2013 | 05:41 am
Well Hubby's dream shed is progressing well and the roof is going on at the moment and all you get to see are some long gone pics of the frames being lifted. Unfortunately the blogger isn't keeping u...
Old fashioned shed build-subfloor. 21 Jul 2013 | 11:08 am
Just a quick update post on Mr CH's shed build.I keep forgetting. The hardwood bearers we had locally milled were green off sawn (GOS) in other words cheap, because it isn't kiln dried. The bearers ...
Berry muffins and butterfly chasing. 18 Jul 2013 | 11:46 am
Have been finding it hard to visit this little bloggy space, haven't got much to say and I have been spending time chasing the rain free days. Considering this is supposed to be our dry time of the ye...
Simple pleasures and muscle cars 8 Jul 2013 | 09:42 am
Well our holidays are over and done with for another 11 weeks and they were a strange mix of wet and dry, hot and cold weather. Here we are still sporting summer clothes in the middle of winter. I tho...
DIY decorative fretwork panel - part 2 28 Jun 2013 | 05:14 am
It's taken me ages and plenty of erasing to finally settle on a scroll-y shape I liked. Had to make sure the shape fit the offcuts of pine we had left for the job (from the kitchen benches). Fretwork ...
