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That's a big number
Jan. 14th, 2009 02:46 pm$4,300 quote for a laundry list of home maintenance jobs, from tree removal to soakwell repair to gutter replacement and hole patching. One ring to rule them all guy (+ offsider a.k.a "young bloke") to do it all, which is convenient, but ouch.
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Blame the dog
Jan. 12th, 2009 03:19 pmSo, we might have a gas leak, although I reckon it's probably something unpleasant down a drain. Or the body in the roof space*.
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EDIT: We have a gas leak of some description. After an hour, the meter had moved a bit. Actually it still might easily be within error range, but someone is coming around tomorrow to check.
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EDIT: We have a gas leak of some description. After an hour, the meter had moved a bit. Actually it still might easily be within error range, but someone is coming around tomorrow to check.
Overexposure
Nov. 17th, 2008 11:06 pmBehold, a quick look at the still-in-progress bedroom, complete with new brocade patchwork doona cover purchased today at 20% off:
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News from the burbs
Sep. 29th, 2008 02:22 pmI like living in a cul-de-sac, but there are occasional strategic problems. The council has begun the presumably long drawn out and unpredictable process of resurfacing our one and only access road. One day our access road will become a non-access road.
Oooh pretty
Sep. 17th, 2008 08:06 pmGetting closer to finding the perfect ceiling accessory:
or this
http://www.hunterpacific.com.au/product_detail_pages/little_bay.html
or this
http://www.hunterpacific.com.au/product_detail_pages/little_bay.html
How do they know?
Aug. 31st, 2008 03:06 pmAn interview of self re the joys of home renovation. Final bedroom coat complete, although not without drama. The kind the cats sleep through.
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Fiddly bits
Aug. 30th, 2008 10:08 pmBy virtue of abandoning good wall preparation practice, doing frankly stupid things with my nice curtains in lieu of dismantlement, and adopting lower standards to edge management I have completed the last of the first coat of paint in the bedroom.
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While I was sleeping
Aug. 9th, 2008 07:15 pmSome bright spark in the media changed the rules of dressage scoring today.
( A minor Olympic whinge, and I talk about other stuff I did today )
( A minor Olympic whinge, and I talk about other stuff I did today )
Painting again
Jul. 27th, 2008 04:42 pmI have officially started painting the bedroom. Well, when I say "painting" I have yet to apply any actual paint, per se. I haven't even washed the walls. I have, however, considerably thinned the amount of stuff in the bedroom, some of which has been there since previous renovation efforts required furniture shuffling. We also cleared furniture away from the first couple of walls to be painted, and vacuumed all over. This raised several generations of departed dust bunnies from the more obscure corners, and so we've had the windows open the air everything out. Feels good.
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Curse that niggling thought
Jul. 21st, 2008 04:38 pmJust as I believed I'd found the colours for the bedroom, a thought began to intrude today: it's very brown. It being Taurus Red, destined for the wall initially intended to be festooned with the elusive Bordello Red. Colours. Chatty things.
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That's a funny-looking horse
Jul. 12th, 2008 04:48 pm...but the view is nice. Yes, I am officially back on the horse and have had a very busy and productive day. As long as I get a good sleep tonight I should be fine for the Swancon committee meeting tomorrow. It's a bit of a hike, but the company is most pleasant and knowledgable. Good source of hugs too.
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Yes, it's me again
Jul. 11th, 2008 10:22 pmElizabeth's Bookshops used to be treasure troves of affordable printed wonders in any given subject.
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I had a coffee today. It was only a little one, honest.
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I had a coffee today. It was only a little one, honest.
Things I like about my house
Jul. 2nd, 2008 02:19 pmIt's big enough for the cats to work up a doppler effect when they get excited.
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What do you like about your place of residence?
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What do you like about your place of residence?
