Beetroots:  This is my second batch of beetroots. The first batch didn’t yield a single edible beetroot and this second batch was pretty dismal. Out of a dozen seeds, these 3 beetroots are the only ones that grew. They were very nice boiled, peeled and eaten cool. Pretty sure I’m not going to try them for a [...]

Last week we bought a ride on mower (Tim’s early Christmas present).  It’s a Rover Clipper 12.5HP. It’s a basic entry-level ride on mower but it does the job perfectly.

We purchased it from Eastside Chainsaws & Mowers in Mornington. Ian sold us the machine and Paul, the owner, delivered it to us. We were pleased with [...]

So while our bedroom windows are at a local workshop being stripped of their 70 years of paint and crappy putty job, I’ve been trawling the internet in search of the perfect grey and white coloured wallpaper for the master bedroom.
I am using the same grey paint (Grey Comfort) that I used in the sewing room. [...]

For the last two weeks I’ve been patching holes and cracks and skim coating the walls in the bedroom and hallway. And I’m pretty much over it. And to think there’s another room and a half to go … Thankfully the skim coating on these two walls is done and sanding is complete (except I just [...]

After decorating the first room, the sewing room, I’ve changed the room decorating process slightly.
Wash down walls to remove wallpaper residue (luckily we’d already removed the wallpaper 12 months earlier)
Putty up holes in door frames and doors
Caulk gap between skirting boards and wall
Caulk gap between windows and wall
Fill holes with spackfilla
Tape up large cracks and small [...]