Friday, August 12, 2011

Rendered alive!

After little or no progress on our cottage for nearly a month, the Renderers have arrived and are getting stuck into the job.  Nothing further can be done until this process is completed, so it's really great to see them hard at it.  They showed me what the finished result would be like, and I'm very happy- exactly what I had hoped for.  It's slightly rougher on the outside than in, and will be painted once dry.  The verandahs come next!!


Speaking of which, we bought two Adirondack chairs and a table for the front verandah.  They were Jenni's (belated) birthday present, and are a really nice product.  We bought them whilst down in Melbourne from a company called The Porch, and I thoroughly recommend them.  The chairs went together well, and I was very impressed by their general quality.  Here's Jenni testing one out.




The armrests are great for placing a cup of tea on!!


I'm concentrating on mowing the grass in the general area of the cottage at the moment, both for looks and fire safety.  The grass is the longest and thickest I've ever seen it, and some of it was mown not too long ago.  I'm also mowing areas that have never been mown before, ever.  (Boldly going where no mower has gone before)  That's hard yacka, but the result is certainly worth it.


In Australia we have lots of 'Big' tourist attractions- the Big Pineapple, Big Banana, Big Mower, Big Prawn............. you get the idea.  Well, I'm thinking of opening the Big Grasspile!! Because the grass is so long and thick I have to rake it up, and put it on one of several piles.  They have become Huge, and there's still lots of mowing to do.  Maybe the Big Mower and I should join forces!!  In time (a millenium or so) it will decompose and perhaps make good compost.


On census night (August 9th) we spent the night at the shed and it reminded us how beaut it is living at our own place.  Ok, it was REALLY cold!!  But beaut nonetheless!!  Can't wait to move into the cottage!!

1 comment:

  1. Hi,

    We just saw your photo of Jenni in our Adirondack chairs. So glad that you like them and that they are getting well used. Julie@The Porch www.theporch.com.au

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