House and Garden

So another update on things happening around the house and garden...

Project 1: build the last lights for the entry! 55 individual pieces per light, three lights.  Quite fun really and rewarding to see them come together.

 Now waiting on the electrician

 One he'd been we (we - meaning Kate & Matt) then began taking down the scaffolding we'd be maneuvering around for the last 2 months..

 This is the before pic

 And now a lobby free of timber scaffolding.  Quite unique to walk up the stairs having full width!

The lights all hanging - 

Project 2: a follow on from the back yard tidy up we decided to work on repairing our lawn.  Began with getting rid of the pile of hard fill.

 The lawn before

 The rotary hoeing beginning

 And continued by Kate

 Raking it out

 Then a donkey was 'employed' to drag some fencing around trying to level it some more

 Followed by 4m3 of compost / top soil!

 Hard at work..he he

 At the end of the day - some dirty tootsies

 Further help arrived - picking up the bits

 And this is the current state - almost ready for sowing

Matt had 3 days off - the last of school holidays - and we got through a few jobs.  Poor man - think he may have gone back to work for a holiday!

 Kate decided to spread egg throughout the oven and then proceed to clean it - oh whoops.

 Found some beautiful freesia's and blossoms

 Kitchen almost there - just cover to go on range hood and tap to go in. 

 Kitchen lights going now - make a cool pattern on the wall

 And it's peony season!  Yum yum.

Lettuce's going well

 And Mark - lastly for you!  The washing line pad - works a treat

 And entry - much better than gravel and reinforcing steel!

So when do you come next...?  Have a few more jobs...!!