Saturday, December 28, 2013

New home for a while

I am just in love with the house we are living in for the next 6 months or so.  This is one of the bedrooms with french doors opening onto the closed in verandah.  I had to block up the fire place, didn't want any unexpected visitors in the night.  The first nigh I had a spiritual experience, think it was dad letting me know he approved of what we are doing, I know he would love this house and Donnybrook.
Looking from that bedroom out to the verandah is one end of the long deep verandah and this end is my art space.  Lovely light but too hot to work in, in the afternoon.
Looking along the verandah
The other bedroom off the verandah
From the opposite end of verandah I have my sewing machine up and ready when I am!!
From the end of the hallway into verandah another set of french doors
and looking back to the family area
from opposite end
small sitting room off the kitchen
The kitchen looking through the family room to french doors leading to front verandah.  This area is about 20 years old and was added on.  The rest of the house is over 100 years old and was a railway workers house.

other side to table and chairs is the bathroom
and looking out french doors, another doorway leads to the laundry that has a shower and another toilet

Looking into family area from front verandah
Don't you just love these windows, nice deep bath but haven't had a swim in it yet
Front verandah is long and wide, goes around the corner at the end where the laundry opens from.
You can see from this photo how cool this verandah is.  Behind the far end is endless rolling paddocks with cattle grazing.
Now these cupboards aren't going to be to every bodies taste, but I just love there basic rawness, also love the wooden benches.
I hope i haven't bored you with all my photo's but I love this house and wanted to share it with you.  Its not a flash house but it is very homely.  Its very quirky, floors are uneven, and things don't match up but it is all part of its appeal.

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Leaving behind

This will be my last posting for a couple of weeks as later today the internet and telephones will be disconnected.  I will only have my mobile phone for communications.
Below is what we are leaving behind, damn, our first fruit on the grape and passionfruit vines, about a dozen bunches of grapes and about 20 passionfruit.  Hope the new owner enjoys them.

 House inspection was on Wednesday amid all the packing.  Below is some of the cartons packed ready to go.  This is the first time we have ever used a removalist.  They will be here at 7 am Monday and we are just about ready.  Still have the shed and garage to do.  Still have a few days and some things you can't do until the last minute like your kitchen stuff.  I keep looking for things then remember I have packed them away.  It will be fast foods for the next few days.  Although I have the Illuminate in the city tonight with Phil and then we are going to the hotel for smorgesboard tea tomorrow night with Joanne and all her family as we wont be seeing them over the Christmas break.
 Its not home now all the empty spaces, cartons all stacked up ready to go.  empty bookshelves and cupboards, the week of goodbyes.
and on a brighter note, we met Kirsty down in Mount Lawley for coffee last week.  at this cafe attached to the best bookshop in Perth, Planet Books.  I just had to take a photo of this magnificient wall illustration, can you see John sitting there patiently, I don't think he gets why I get so ecstatic about arty things, but humours me.  If I don't hear from you, have a wonderful Christmas and I will catch up in the New Year.  We will be staying at Kirsty's for two weeks after Christmas looking after Angus as we don't have fences at the new house, they have a pool so I intend to get into the water in the expected heat.  Love you all xoxoxo

Sunday, December 8, 2013

ENTERTAINMENT

 Free entertainment at the moment.  Mumma Magpie and her two bubba's, can you see them peeping over the hedge to see what Mumma has got.
 better check it out, looks like something we could eat, other one still peeping over
 hey, come back here, mumma said you had to share
 wait for me, haven't  got my wing power yet!!!
 ok, a drink out of the sprinkler to wash it down, does the trick
Now what mischief can we get up to.
endless entertainment, they are outside the bedroom window about 5.30 sqawking for breakfast.  They are nesting in the big will tree nearby, watching for me to throw some bread out, then come swooping down, very tame.