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Is anyone else having problems with Live Journal? I'm finding it almost impossible to reply to friend's postings, and it takes forever to post text, forget pics. |
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[Jun. 7th, 2008|05:03 am] |
Since Wednesday morning we have had first a plumber, and then a sub-contractor digging a ditch for the replacement drains. The ditch now extends down the side of the house from front to back. Fortunately we don't use that access very often. Still to come is the extension of the ditch out to the street, and then, finally, across the rear of the house. So far we have not been inconvenienced by it, but it will eventually prevent access to the backyard, at which point it will become a nuisance. The second day was the worst, as the cement path had to be cut and jack-hammered in order to remove it, and the noise level was high. It remains to be seen if the rest of the work can be carried out in 2 days, I suspect not. Luckily for us the sub-contractor is also a farmer, and has asked if he can have the used roofing iron that is currently lying in stacks all over the back yard. This is great for us, Nick's mate having left us in limbo, and we were expecting to have to pay someone to remove it for us.
We have an appointment with ITP next week, to try and sort out our tax overcharge. At least, Les is unlikely to insist on me doing the tax form again. It is much easier to go to an expert, since they know their way around the requirements, where I spent hours referring to the Tax Guide, and still got it wrong.
I have finally completed the plan for the new kitchen, and am currently costing it with several different options.
I have already had the latest variety of flu - twice! I was determined to have a flu shot this year, but after falling twice while we were in Sydney I didn't feel well enough to go to the doc, since it involved both a bus trip and a walk of 5 city blocks. Ironic, isn't it.
The trip to Melbourne has been deferred until August, which is good as far as I'm concerned. Lindy's mum is moving into a retirement village, so she and Mark need to keep that month clear to help with garage sales, packing and removal.
I finally had need of the vertical grill this week, as we had bought some lamb loin chops on special and were looking forward to eating them. Finally, as the vegies neared readiness I turned on the grill to heat, and every powerpoint in the house went off! Struggling to gain access to the meter box in the dark was not easy, but the circuit needed to be restored before I could do anything else. Then, I turned on the grill on the stove, and Guess What! That had decided to expire as well. We ended up eating the chops fried, not nearly so appealing.
I'm currently trying to tidy the living-room, it got totally out of control in only a few days, while I was finishing the kitchen plan. It's almost as though the newspapers and other junk breed when I have my back turned! I'm hoping I might have it back to some semblance of order today.
Les has virtually taken over my computer now, although all he has been doing is transferring his recipe file into the Mac. This gives him practice with the keyboard. |
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[May. 19th, 2008|03:50 am] |
On our last day in Sydney we went to Dixon House Food Court for lunch. The food was very good and incredibly cheap. They had most Asian cuisines available.
I ordered my meal from Sizzling and Hot Pot Kitchen. It was fascinating to watch the cook at work, in a tiny area at the rear of the counter. At the side of the gas stove a jet of flame went out to the side to heat the iron dishes on which the food was served.
Most of the customers were Asian.
My meal of King Prawns with cashews, price $10. That was the highest price for any of the meals available. I had expected that the broccoli would be cooked, but it was only for decoration. There were masses of Asian fungi also with the dish. The food was excellent, but too much for one person. Ideally it would be good to go with a group and share several dishes. Les ordered garlic prawns, but was unable to finish them.
I doubt that we could get a meal as good in Hobart; if it were available it would probably be presented more attractively but would cost the earth!
On our way back to George St. we saw this very modern and aerodynamic tuk-tuk In Hay St.
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| Trip to the Blue Mountains |
[May. 13th, 2008|02:34 am] |
I managed to escape from steamy Sydney one day and take the train to Katoomba. I have a friend living there and arranged to meet up with her for lunch. I only just managed to catch the train, as even though I had allowed adequate time, or so I thought, by the time I limped through from the Eastern Suburbs line, quite a long walk, then went to the Country trains concourse to check which platform the train departed from, then hastened back to the far end of the concourse to the platform the guard was brandishing his flag. Fortunately he saw me waving and running and waited for me.
I boarded the train and settled down for the 2 hour journey. I had been longing to go back to the Blue Mountains, as some of my happiest memories are associated with experiences I had there. When I arrived it was deliciously chilly, and on the point of being cold; this was a pleasant change from the steamy 27C in Sydney. Rowan had said she would meet me, I waited near the station for 30 minutes, still no sign of her, tried to ring but she was not home, which indicated that she was on her way. Just as I was on the point of giving up she arrived, I think she must have looked at the departure time rather than the arrival time.
We went to a vegetarian cafe where I ordered a salad sandwich. When it arrived rather than the lettuce, tomato, etc. that I had expected it was a 2 inch thick layer of salad greens, probably very healthy, but far too much to eat. It was good to talk though, as we meet seldom these days. Rowan gave me a book from the publisher who is bringing out her novel later in the year.
On the trip back I took the following pics, not very good quality, taken through the train window which had been lovingly vandalised.
This pic shows how heavily overcast it was up in the mountains, no wonder it was cold.
As the train descended the sky grew lighter...
...and eventually there was some sunshine as well.
This was a substation beside one of the train stations, which had been decorated with a mural. I saw 4 of these but this was the only one I managed to photograph. |
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| The Queen Vic. Building - The Australian Clock |
[May. 11th, 2008|04:28 am] |
On the hour the National Anthem is played, then the dome of the clock is raised...
.... to reveal a diorama of cricket players
...followed by other depictions of early Australian life
...accompanied by soundtracks
...this one was a poor quality recording of speeches, it represents the Opening of Parliament
The little ship endlessly circumnavigates the base of the clock |
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| Queen Victoria Building - 6th post |
[May. 10th, 2008|01:57 am] |
Tonight I feature a visit to the 'Ladies'.
It still retains the ambience of 1891, although the actual plumbing has been upgraded.
This is the privacy screen at the entrance.
There are other larger and more grand facilities, also one very small one which is the grandest of them all.
Another from the 1st floor. I like this pic as it features people happily unaware of me and my camera. |
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| Clematis "Old Man's Beard' |
[May. 6th, 2008|04:31 am] |
This is what I am still removing from the front garden. The only time it looks at all remarkable is when the seed sets, and it develops the fluffy 'beard'.
Another pic with the beard partly blown away.
I worked in the garden again yesterday, cutting back the genista (Spanish Heath) with the loppers. I still have a lot more to do. |
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| Queen Victoria Building - 5th post |
[May. 6th, 2008|03:56 am] |
The main dome of the building, which is placed above a balustraded central area.
In the corner of this section of the building is a spiral staircase that goes up....
and up.....to give access to the interior of the roof. The red section of wall trim shows the original colour.
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| Queen Victoria Building - 4th post |
[May. 4th, 2008|04:18 am] |
In the middle distance you can see the 'British' clock. It is constructed in the style of Balmoral castle with turrets at each corner. At half past the hour trumpeters ascend into the turrets to much trumpeting style music, then descend again. Following this a window in the side of the clock is illuminated by a series of pictures of important moments in British history.
I managed to take this pic by holding the camera as high as I could, and then cropping the assorted heads of the crowd that appeared in the lower section. It represents the Signing of Magna Carta. |
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| Queen Victoria Building - 3rd post |
[May. 1st, 2008|11:13 pm] |
I had hoped to post this on April 25th, it being Anzac day, and this post being about war heroes, but life got in the way, as it often does.
On the Gallery level of the Queen Vic. building there is a memorial for soldiers, sailors and airmen who showed exceptional bravery and were awarded the Victoria Cross. The Board carries the names of Australian recipients of this award. On the left is the Australian flag, with the British flag on the right. Beneath the board is a facsimile of the Victoria Cross.
My father was born in 1904, so was 10 years old at the outbreak of the First World War, but some of his cousins enlisted. One of his cousins was Walter Brown, the first name on this section of the board. The fifth name, Sgt. P.C. Statton was also a Tasmanian, and lived at Hamilton, which was where my father had his 'soldier settler' farm.
I am anti war, but honour the sacrifices made by the men and women who enlisted or were conscripted. I have had the opportunity to observe the trauma experienced by family members who experienced the 'front line'. |
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| Queen Victoria Building - 2nd post |
[Apr. 30th, 2008|04:20 am] |
On the Gallery level there is a display case of facsimiles of the Crown Jewels of England. I apologise for the quality of these, I suppose if I had been using an SLR camera with an appropriate lens the reflections may have been avoided. (Must ask Les, being the professional he would know the answer to that).
Here we have a reproduction of Queen Victoria dressed in her regalia, presumably for her coronation.
Some of the crowns of England, with me reflecting in the glass.
Another shot of the crowns and orb. |
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| The Queen Victoria Building, Sydney |
[Apr. 29th, 2008|02:06 am] |
Some more pics from the Sydney trip. The Queen Victoria Building was built in the late 19th century, and later fell into disrepair and was converted into office space. Fortunately someone had the foresight to remove the floor tiles and other decorative elements, and when the building was restored in the late 20th century it was possible to bring it back to it's original glory. This post will be the first of a series. I regard this building as the other 'jewel in the crown' of Sydney.
Druitt Street frontage
George Street frontage
Statue of the queen herself, which I seem to remember was located in Durban, and brought to Sydney when the Queen Vic building was being refurbished.
Another view of Druitt St. showing another building of similar vintage at the rear.
Sydney Town Hall, also facing George St. and across Druitt St. from Queen Vic.
Stained glass windows in the stair well.
View of shopping mall inside, showing food court in basement, Ground Floor and 1st floor.
View of 2nd floor, more to come later of the clock.
Another view from the 1st floor. |
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[Apr. 21st, 2008|04:10 am] |
Woke up in the early hours feeling cold (Les had dragged the bedclothes over to his side of the bed), so decided to come out to the living room and do this post. I mostly do LJ about 3am as I am certain of being uninterrupted, and my brain is usually working quite well at this time.
We are still waiting for the quote from the plumber, hope it comes soon. Nick has finished the roof, and is now applying a coat of paint to the chimneys where he needed to replaster. The scaffolding will be coming down soon, which will be very nice indeed. The gardening team failed to show up or even contact us so we are now looking elsewhere for assistance.
Not a lot else has happened this week, but I'm pleased to say that I now feel strong enough to walk without a stick which is a great improvement. We have been having beautiful settled autumn weather all week, with temps around 19 and 20C so I must get out and take some pics of autumn foliage before the next gale strips the trees. I'm even starting to plan the garden that I would like to have, which is very positive since we will have lived here for 2 years at the end of May and up till now I have felt too exhausted and discouraged to care. If I can get someone to remove the shrubbery beside the drive I can plant roses there, the sooner the better.
I have ordered some zip up plastic bags to store the surplus bedding, which I have been airing while the weather has been good. I hope to have it packed away at the top of the wardrobe this week. The room off the bedroom looks greatly improved just by the removal of these items. I have passed on another bag of clothing to Jan and she is coming on Wednesday afternoon to look at some jumpers that no longer fit me. If I can just get rid of one bag of stuff per week I may have made an impact on this room by the end of the winter. Eventually I will have to cull the books, but first I have to be able to unpack them onto shelves so that I can decide what to discard. That is not possible at present.
So now, some more pics from the Sydney trip. After the unsuccessful pilgrimage to the Art Gallery of NSW we decided to take the ferry to Manly (7 miles from Sydney and a thousand miles from care), as it meant we could sit and enjoy the scenery, and secondly it provided some relief from the heat. It was 27C every day we were in Sydney, and with 96% humidity.
This shows the view as we departed Manly, with South Head on the right of the pic. These were taken from inside the cabin and there are 2 'lights' showing which are windows on the far side.
A few minutes out from Manly with the incoming ferry approaching.
Approaching Sydney with Garden Island Dock Yard on the right of the pic.
A closer look. In another life I used to live in a tiny apartment just behind the dock yard. It had a small balcony which looked up the harbour, and justified the high rental.
Fort Denison
Some of the fleet moored at Garden Island Naval Base
'The Jewel in the Crown' Sydney Opera House (designed by Joern Utzon) on the right, to the left part of the Botanical Gardens with The CBD behind. The Opera House was financed by a lottery, which ran for many years.
Another view of the Opera House - at interval the patrons come out into the glassed area at the front of the shells for refreshments, the view is amazing!
and yet a third
A block of apartments between the opera House and the Quay, known colloquially as 'the toast rack'.
Coming into Circular Quay
My apologies for the length of this, I still have not mastered 'the LJ cut' |
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[Apr. 12th, 2008|01:33 am] |
We have been quite busy since we returned from Sydney, complicated by our birthdays which are 2 days apart. We celebrated Les' birthday last weekend, and after 2 days of celebrations were left feeling too tired to bother about mine, which we have slotted in for tomorrow. Last Sunday we went to Les' daughter's home for lunch and a family catch-up. Since we last visited they have had their kitchen renovated and it looks most impressive. Surprisingly the kitchen looks bigger since it has been reorganised. Belinda is currently in rehearsal for a stage show 'Stepping Out' and our birthday gift is 2 tickets.
We also called in the plumber to quote on replacing the sewer line and stormwater drain. We are still waiting for the written quote which will include details of the size and placement of the trench needed. The cost is not as devastating as we anticipated provided we make our own arrangements about digging the trench. We have given Nick the bad news that there is now a deadline on the completion of the roof and removal of scaffolding, as the trench cannot be completed until the scaffolding is gone. Logically, this has to happen first. We have our garden team organised to come and remove shrubs from the front garden in readiness.
I'm now recovered from the 2nd fall, and the bruises have almost faded. I still have a largish lump on my forehead, which I hope will go away in time. I'm taking care to use a walking stick if I feel the slightest bit shaky. I did this the other day when I needed to go to the shop, and was surprised how many people spoke to me. It must have made me 'one of them'.
I had a brief spurt of energy this week and finally started to move surplus furniture from the study, which now gives me access to the filing cabinet. The old computer table is now on the front porch, and I'm going to leave it there for now as it gives me a work table for hand sewing. I have winter clothes I bought at the sales last year which still need to be shortened, and this will be easier to do if I am working in a good light.
And now some Sydney pics. We took these on our first unsuccessful visit to the Art Gallery, when we ended up at the Circular Quay terminus while trying to find out where to get a bus to the gallery, There is such a bus, but nobody working for the Transport Dept. knows about it, it seems. The bus stop was a block from the Quay. We found ourselves outside a small historic park.
I took this first pic of the pond and fountain.
Les took these two of the anchor from one of the ships of the first fleet, plus a cannon.
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[Mar. 28th, 2008|05:38 am] |
The night before our departure for Sydney it was 11.30pm before I got to bed, and I was overtired and couldn't sleep. At 3.30am we got up and made a cup of tea, which meant we had plenty of time to get ready before being picked up by the taxi at 5.30am to go to the airport; we had to be there by 6am for a 7am departure. As I was walking out to the aircraft I attempted to take a photo of the sunrise, but was warned off by a security person. Apparently sunrise photos are a threat to national security. I boarded in a grumpy mood and cogitated on the disadvantages of living in a fascist state. Grumpiness was not helped by being seated in front of a woman with a screaming infant who also needed a very smelly nappy change during the flight. We both felt sorry for the mother though. My mood lifted finally as we came in towards Sydney over the Blue Mountains, a place my soul has been craving recently, and then over Bundeena and the National Park, an area which also holds many happy memories.
We took the Airporter bus to our hotel and left the luggage. It was not yet 10am and we could not check in until 2pm. We then walked a few blocks to the "Bourbon' and went in for a drink, and ended staying there for lunch, which was a mistake. Probably one of the most dismal meals I have ever eaten. Eventually we returned to the
Devere Hotel in McLeay St., Potts Point and checked in. The room was rather small but did have a view of Elizabeth Bay and the harbour.
We unpacked what we were likely to need overnight and then had a rest before later going out to dinner at 'Maggies', Potts Point. No nasty surprises here, we have been there before and it has a pleasant ambience and good food.
The following morning we slept quite late, but managed to get to the dining-room in time for breakfast. Following this I had to repack, putting our needs for the next 2 days into hand luggage, and the rest of the luggage into storage until we returned on the Sunday. We then took our baggage to Central and checked it in. We now had a day to do other things. Started at the Sara boutique at David Jones, but didn't see anything I desperately wanted to buy. We ended up at Chinatown, and wandered through Paddy's market. I was looking for a stall I visited during our last trip, but could not find it. A pity, as it was run by a Thai man who was having clothing made in larger sizes for the Australian market, and I had hoped to buy more, having found it very satisfactory. The archway in the pic below is one of the entrances to the market.
I didn't find anything that I wanted to buy, but it did not deter Les. His purchases, of course, had to be stowed in my luggage when we retrieved it. Hungry after shopping we then went to Dixon Street for lunch, the Hingara to be precise. We had the set $12 per head menu - corn and chicken soup, fried wonton and spring roll, beef with black bean sauce, lemon chicken and fried rice. It was, of course, much more than we could eat. While we were waiting for the food to come I took this shot of the live seafood waiting to be transported to the kitchen.
After lunch we had a look around Market City, where I spotted this window which featured in a post of Velvetink's not long ago. The display had changed, so I took a pic of the latest headgear offerings.
Personally, I can imagine myself in the 'swan', what would be your choice?
It was following this that we walked towards Central and I had my first fall (I have now concluded that exhaustion and 96% humidity were contributing factors - I was feeling very strange, and could no longer feel my legs seconds before I crashed). After we reached Central I sat in the concourse and rested my bruised knee and shaken body until the train for Wyong was due to depart.
Sorry about the length of this entry, I tried to apply an LJ cut but couldn't get it to work, will have to practice with it later. |
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| The Trip to Sydney |
[Mar. 26th, 2008|02:22 am] |
Trip was the operative word. I managed to trip not once, but twice. The first time, our 2nd day, was in George St. after we had lunched at The Hingara and were making our way up towards Central to catch the train to Wyong. The plus side of this experience was that 6 people stopped and offered assistance - 2 Chinese women went into an adjoining Vietnamese restaurant and brought out a chair for me to sit on whilst I recovered, and a young man went racing after Les, who walks faster than me and was blissfully unaware of my predicament. After I had recovered we crossed the street and caught a bus the rest of the way, as my left knee was painful.
The 2nd fall happened in McLeay St., Potts Point as we were returning to our hotel to collect the luggage and be picked up by the Airporter bus. Again several people stopped to help (and I thought Sydney was a cold hearted city). This time I did more damage to myself, cracking my head hard on the pavement - I looked as though I had gone a few rounds with Mohammed Ali. (Curiously we were returning from lunch at Dixon House food court this time, and no I had not imbibed any intoxicating liquor on either occasion). When we reached the airport Virgin were reluctant to allow me to travel - question 'have you seen a doctor?'. Where did they think I would find a doctor's surgery open on Good Friday, I wonder. They eventually agreed to permit me to board, and ahead of the rest of the passengers, but this was solely on the understanding that the responsibility was mine alone.
I'm currently nursing a magnificient shiner, but thankfully the swelling on my forehead has gone down, and even though the bruising continues to spread down my face the discolouration is beginning to fade.
I've come to the conclusion that Sydney's streets are very uneven, particularly where they are paved, and combined with my recent mobility problems with my left leg were just enough to tip me over. Les has accepted that I am not strong enough to go to Thailand this next, and possibly last time, and actually has doubts about his own ability to cope, but since he needs adjustments to his dentures will have to make the trip. I'm feeling depressed at the prospect of having my mobility reduced, as I have always led an active life. At present I'm walking very carefully with a walking stick, and will go and see my GP in the next few days. Bugger it!
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[Mar. 12th, 2008|04:51 am] |
Tuesday was 21C, much more comfortable. I spent the day working through my To Do list, then finally finished the sewing and have sewing things put away, and am ready for the packing. The dressing table is covered with stuff to be packed, I kept adding to it throughout the day as I thought of things I would need. I would prefer not to need to replace things I have forgotten to bring. I can't be sure of the weather so will have to pack more clothing than I would have liked.
NIck is feeling better, so will feed Smokey. I'm glad about that, as he is Smokey's most favourite person so he won't be too inconvenienced by our absence.
We were advised yesterday that the wedding is to be held at 2.30 pm in the open, with no shade, so I'm hoping it won't be too hot.
For the next week there will be nobody to let Smokey in if he waits at the window, but I think he will manage. He has plenty of other things to do, like sleeping in the sun, patrolling the boundaries, sleeping in the shade....... |
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| Hot weather again |
[Mar. 11th, 2008|04:05 am] |
It was 30C here on Sunday, 31C yesterday. I have had to rethink what to pack for Sydney as the wardrobe I had planned to take is likely to be too hot. Yesterday I fought my way into the 'store' room off the bedroom and managed to retrieve a shirt Les wanted, plus the ultra lightweight clothing I take to Thailand. I concentrated on laundry yesterday. It was too hot to sew. I have a full length rayon dress I bought in Chiang Mai which I will take as a backup to the outfit I had planned to wear to the wedding, just in case I am going to be too hot. As Les said it doesn't matter a lot as they are likely to make allowances for us because of our age.
I did the ironing and today I will complete the sewing. Yesterday when I was searching for other items I finally found the Nikon, which I had put in a 'safe' place whilst bedroom furniture was being moved around. I had been searching all over the house for days! Also found the material I had intended to sew, too late now. I also burned the photos from the Canon to CD. I was trying to print 1 pic to put as a reference for it, but find IPhoto does not have that facility now, it will only print an entire event (series of pics taken on one day). I think I will be using the Canon and Nikon software instead. I'm hoping to burn the Nikon photos to CD as well, but first must find the software. It would be good to travel with both memory cards cleared and ready for action. I know what Les can be like, he goes into professional photographer mode. We have zillions of shots of the Opera House to prove it. (As a professional he was employed to shoot it during construction).
I finally found my neighbour at home last night and went to ask if she would mind feeding Smokey for me, as Nick is not well and would rather not do it. She had just returned from a trip to Adelaide, and is leaving for Brisbane on Saturday so is unable to do so, although she would have gladly done it otherwise. Anyway, we had a nice chat. I'm glad she is getting around a bit, as I know she is lonely. |
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[Mar. 9th, 2008|10:01 pm] |
On Friday Les cooked a stir fry, which enabled me to get on with the sewing. I have almost completed the blue trousers, today I put elastic in the waist and tried them on. I have cut them a bit short (must make notes to go in with the pattern) so will have to add a false hem tomorrow. I tried the pants with the blue silk tank top and white overshirt to make sure they will be OK. They look very nice. Also decided on shoes and jewellery to go with it.
Then I tried other tops to see what else will go with the pants, so that I can reduce the packing by having several tops to go with the blue pants and also hopefully with the others that I am planning to take. I want to take as little as possible as it all adds to the weight. It is a bit difficult when you don't know quite what the social schedule is likely to be, although there is to be a barbecue at Les' daughter's place on the Friday night. When we get to Sydney on Thursday we plan to do some recreational shopping (not together) and then meet at the Hingara in China Town for lunch. I've now got my 'Sydney' hat on and am looking forward to going.
Yesterday I was very tired and went back to bed about 6am and slept until 10.30am. When I eventually got up we sat around talking as usual, and it was 1.30 before I started to make the onion tart I was taking to Peter's party. I had finished by 3pm and also cleaned up in the kitchen, so then only had to get dressed and go. We went by cab and when I rang for it my son Lee was taking the calls so the cab came immediately. We found when we arrived that we were a bit early. Later in the afternoon Les was feeling unwell and went home; he had a flu shot 2 days ago and was obviously feeling the effects, and still was today.
It was a really nice party and I enjoyed myself. Left after the cutting of the cake at 10pm, along with the other old fogeys. An old friend and his wife dropped me home, which I greatly appreciated. |
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| Bedroom renovations |
[Mar. 9th, 2008|04:41 am] |
My apologies to anyone on dial-up. I haven't learned yet how to do a 'cut'.
These are 'before' pics of either side of bedroom. After 2 years my hoped for sewing room is still jampacked. I really would like to be able to unpack much of it's contents, as most of my books, china, etc. are stored in there.
During the installation of the new wardrobe.
While I was sorting and putting away Les' undies Smokey came in to take his afternoon nap.
This is how the floor looked before the carpet was laid. 60 year old brown lino, except where work on the floor had required it to be removed. Underneath were cardboard underlay, and in places 3 issues of the Hobart Mercury, from May/June/July 1948.
The wardrobe is very tall, in fact I can't see into the cupboards on top, because even standing as high on the step ladder as I dare I am not tall enough. I have been storing excess bedding in there, but have not had time to complete the job yet. In fact, I have not finished stowing clothing into the top shelves of the lower section either.
Side A of the completed room, providing even better view of the mess in 'sewing' room.
Side B - the doorway leads to the study.
The study - don't have a pic of the other side of it at present, due to 1 wardrobe & 1 cupboard still blocking entry. This pic was taken prior to the wardrobe going in, there is a doorway at the end which gives access to what used to be the back verandah, it now provides a shortcut to the bathroom.
The other doorway leads to the TV room. Don't you love the wallpaper.
The bed is placed against the window, as with so many doorways plus the built-in wardrobe there is no other area of wall to accommodate it.
Close-up of the wallpaper border.
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