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 [...]

We have a big problem with the downpipes on this house – they’re not connected to the council storm water system and the water from the gutters ends up flowing straight onto the ground. For some unknown reason, this house just never got connected. Maybe the previous owner didn’t want the hassle or the expense [...]

Walking around the garden yesterday I took some photos just before the sun went in for the day.
I’m still trying to find out what exactly what this tree is. A magnolia of some sort I think?

Its flowers are beautiful. This is my favourite tree in the garden.

 On Friday I started planting out the garden bed that [...]

We thought that all that soil moving from last year was over, but we’re suckers for punishment and we’re going to do it all over again this year! 
We’ve had reasonable success with our wooden apple crate vegetable garden these past 10 or 11 months and we’ve been pleased with the way the experiment has gone. But because of [...]

There have been other things happening around here, apart from shed building and privacy screen building.
For one, the vegie garden is really coming on. I’ve had peas, raddish, artichoke, carrots and broccoli growing through winter and I’m pleasantly surprised that these things seemed to grow quite well during winter. Most people here in Tasmania don’t grow anything during [...]