CliffsNotes

I thought that perhaps I should give you all a quick run down of the 'little-by-little' work that's been happening while I've been somewhat distracted recently.

Progress:

So far the boy has managed to finish off the fiddly bits around the front verandah edges. I'm so happy we decided to leave the timber the stained colour instead of painting it cracked slate.





Kitchen:

We now have a 'temporary' kitchen (it's likely to be 'temporary' for at least 5 years).



Cheap 'temporary' dishwasher that works as well as the really expensive one we had in our last house.



Cheap second hand oven supplied by the new plumber (don't ask me why we have a new plumber it's still a sensitive topic).



Running water!



Why is the boy so happy? He doesn't have to fill a bucket in the bathtub in order to wash the dishes!

Pottery:

A few more things have been fired, but the really exciting part is that I've finally made a start on the bathroom basins! The first one is a bit of a tester to see if everything will work and it's currently being bisqued. I'm keen to see how my glaze tests come out as well.















Garden:

We've slowly started putting the bones of our garden in place and made a start on the veggie patch ... yum!



A tree for Magnum.



A splurge at Fairhill Native Nursery.







The Melaleuca patch.



Life at Toxteth:



The boy's mum is pretty excited about the kidlet and has started buying 'essentials' like teeny tiny non-slip socks.



Anoushka has decided the best place to hang out is in the clean, folded laundry.



Ambrose is enjoying the sun. He worries me a little as he's already fallen (quite spectacularly) off the back verandah once.



The ladies are getting bigger and have begun laying (we were worried it might never happen and then we'd have to turn them into chicken soup).