House stuff in 08

..and now for the house...

This year saw the additiono f the $2 woodshed...


which followed as a natural consequence of the replacement of the old verandah, and constructed by Blake & Chris.

(Thanks guys!)




The new verandah went up in September, replacing the old - very leaky - one that had been there since the 1880s.







Since then, there's been a load of filling gaps followed by the final paint job, so we've gone from this....

...to this! Phew!!

Chubby & Frisbee

The Doggy Sisters...

Chelsea & Phoebe

God - was that 12 months ago????

Loads to catch up on!

Sad news - we lost little Timmy in May. Two dogs jumped the fence and mauled him and in spite of theneighbours best efforts in taking him to the vet, he didn't survive. He was buried with his little toy dog, and now has his own little corner of the garden.
He badly missed.

There are two new dogs aboard - a legacy from a workmate who's gone to live in Austria.

They are cross Maltese/King Charles Cavalier and are sisters - Chelsea and Phoebe, thought more often called Chubby and Frisbee, since one can jump and the other is too fat to manage anything more than the couch. They were hyperactive, but have (thankfully) calmed down a lot since they arrived in August.