It’s been quite some time since I’ve put together a Friday Fragments post, let’s see if I remember how this goes! Today has been the hottest day ever on record in Sydney, 45.8°C (114.4°F) at Observatory Hill in the city. … Continue reading Friday Fragments – Heatwave edition
It has been brought to my attention that I have been somewhat remiss in sharing progress pics. Therefore, I present pics of our progress: The kitchen benchtop was installed It has fossils in it 🙂 The painting in the lounge … Continue reading The renovations continue
No big changes in the kitchen but the electrician did come and hook up the oven. I’ve got a whole butternut pumpkin in there at the moment, cut up into little cubes and seasoned with garlic, nutmeg and paprika. Roast … Continue reading It’s getting there
We left the house at the end of the post before last with the kitchen sitting unassembled in the lounge room and us living in half the rumpus room downstairs. We’re still living the rumpus room but a few things … Continue reading Progress report
We have no lounge room at the moment. As I may have mentioned. So tonight I was sitting at the kitchen table (which is not in the kitchen, but in the half of the rumpus room that is not currently … Continue reading I’m sure this is metaphoric or something
Once upon a time, actually for the last almost 11 years, there was a house with carpet that badly needed replacing, a dysfunctional and rather ratty looking kitchen, a half-built bathroom/laundry, and a completely useless bath in the main bathroom … Continue reading The story so far – long and probably not that interesting
We’re getting bunnies. Or more precisely Caitlin is getting pet bunnies. Nothing to do with me being completely smitten by the incredible cute at all. Honest. Anyway, these are the bunnies in question. On Saturday afternoon we went to my … Continue reading How to inherit the job of chief Ikea assembler
I have been known, on occasion, to bemoan, to anyone who will listen, the state of my house and the utter overwhelmedness that I feel when I think about trying to get it under control. We are hoarders, all five … Continue reading Above and beyond the call of friendship
About a year ago Adam got himself this to-do list manager thingy which he then proceeded enthuse about at regular intervals. On Saturday when I fell in a little heap and wept at him about feeling overwhelmed and out of … Continue reading Dear OmniFocus, I think I love you
This is the space just outside Adam’s and my bedroom that used to have the gym equipment in it. We moved the somewhat dog-trashed lounge downstairs, and it’s now flanked by my beading supplies on one side and, on the … Continue reading Mine, all mine!
Mim's Muddle 