My hopes for getting a functioning laundry/shower room were dashed yesterday on multiple fronts. 1. The plumber needs a big hole jackhammered into my side path to get the new drainage in. 2. The shower outlet is very low, as it was positioned before we decided to raise the ceiling. So the shower head I... Continue Reading →

Rats are a lot like printers. They're cheap up front, but the ongoing costs are a killer. Business Insider notes: "A gallon of printer ink can cost you $US12,000. When in cartridge form, it’s more expensive than vintage Champagne." Why is printer ink so expensive? "Oh that’s simple: greed ... basically it’s a formula: The... Continue Reading →

You know that compulsive nesting thing that pregnant women do? Well mine saw me hunting for a house when I was weeks away from giving birth to my first child. I was living in an apartment in Bondi that was up 50 steps ... not very practical with a pram. We couldn't find a house... Continue Reading →

OK, you're up to speed on my week off ... now what? Oh, that's right, I promised you renovation pics. There's still not much to see. As aforementioned, work on the new laundry/shower room is going VERY slowly, but the tiling is almost done. Just one day to go, fingers crossed, as the tiler is... Continue Reading →

After two beautiful days in Forster, we explored South West Rocks on route to Bellingen to drive the Waterfall Way. Here's a happy snap from South West Rocks, we thought it was awesome: And here's the link to all the fun details on The Thirsty Travellers. Here's a happy snap from Waterfall Way, which was... Continue Reading →

So much happened during my blogging break, I'll need at least two posts to cover it. I've been looking back through my photos from the past 10 days and giving myself little starts of surprise. For example, I'd forgotten that the youngest and I had COVID tests the week before last. The youngest just had... Continue Reading →

So many lovely things happened last week that I'm dying to tell you about ... but they will have to wait because I need to share the harrowing details from my apocalyptic Saturday night. The day started so peacefully, with a piece of that new fangled Crumpet Toast stuff ... have you tried it? Weird... Continue Reading →