a blue room, a handrail and DIY progress

 all ready for tiling!

to help not falling down stairs

 my friend the tile cutter

a work in progress

with a little ( a lot actually) help from my friends Kim and Adrian I now have knowledge and (some) skills in tiling and had a very productive weekend.  Mastered the tile cutter and used a grinder for the first time! The en-suite floor and most of the skirting is done, rest of skirt and grout to go,  floor in toilet done and floor and walls in bathroom started.  I really wished I'd had an extra few days to keep going, I hate leaving a job half finished....  but will have to wait now, probably till nearly easter.

This week the floors are being sanded and sealed and then we can build the kitchen - more DIY with  the help of my parents this time. Easter will be busy but fun and hopefully I can move in very soon after.....  

Mum and Graeme also started the painting - they are very good at it and I am lucky to have so much help.  But maybe they are just trying to get their spare room back :-)

new stuff

My house now has:

• a heat pump
• power points
• tastics
• panel heaters
• lights
• stairs

•  and a balcony screen

going to do some tiling this weekend!

it's been awhile

Things have been moving along down at 17 Davies Rd since the last post.  The house got to lock up a few weeks ago, the plastering is done, the ceiling painted and the walls undercoated.  I've painted the window and door trims and today finally got the first coat on the external doors. 

 my house - it will be blue

 dinning and lounge from the kitchen

 dining and lounge view

 looking back to the kitchen

 my bedroom

bathroom

my red door

 the 'front' door

 into the lounge from the deck

late afternoon sun on the deck

i'm itching to get in, trying to be patient.....

paint job

Public Holiday means and extra day to get stuff done.  I dropped into the house to paint some rods for the eaves and catch up on the latest.  The plumber has begun, most of the upper cladding is done and the doors have arrived!

 getting ready for the bath

lovely deck

there is a house, it has a roof

in the last two weeks, the deck has been built, the windows are in, the roof is on and some of the cladding.  Today Andrew is working with the plumber.  I have chosen and ordered bathroom things, the kit kitchen and re checked all the electrical plans..... still not at lock up, but hopefully won't be to long.

I'm looking forward to when there are things I can get in and do to help too.

things I've done lately

 It has been a busy summer. 

I've made some things...

placemats

playful quilt

 Plum and Cinnamon Jam

I've been lots of places

Rocky Cape National Park

 O'Neil's Creek, Gowrie Park

walking in Liffey River

 Mid North Tas

Such Pretty Drugs

Hogarth Falls, Strahan

Met some locals

And wondered - what plant is that?

I'll be getting out the Tasmanian Plant classification books shortly....

and I need to make some blueberry muffins

The Great Australian Dream 'House' Party

Australia Day Picnic, at my half finished house, for my birthday!  A gorgeous day, a chance for my tassie friends to visit and see the work in progress for the first time and lots of yummy food that Mum and I baked. Oh and the Hottest 100, was pretty perfect.

I didn't get the camera out until late in the day, so not many peeps in the photos, but my sweet "niece and nephews", being aunty Julie to a crew of my friends children is awesome.

 Aidan, Marty and Olivia exploring

 never to young to play the 'game' - and don't you just love that dress!

(yes one of mine)

 'look Mum, aunty Julie has a drain!  I love drains'

 picnic vista backdrop

 frame up, tours of the house were had

 the party is over

 standing in the kitchen pantry doorway, looking through kitchen, dining/living and out to the view

 from the living room looking back through to the kitchen

 

a peak at the master bedroom!

I had a fabulous birthday with old and new tassie friends and can't wait to invite them all back for the housewarming once I'm in.  Next the deck is being put on, then the roof, windows and cladding - will look very different very soon.....