Category Archives: House and Home

*sigh* again…

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Caitlin

So I thought I’d recovered from the gastro… I’ve still been feeling a bit crook all week, though.  Hydralyte iceblocks are still A Good Thing – in fact, I’ve just had to send poor Mr Beloved out on a grocery/chemist … Continue reading →

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Gastro, history, and stuff

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Caitlin

So I’m now heading back out of what was one of the most horrible weekends EVER.  Remember I didn’t sleep Wednesday night?  Well, I must have already been coming down with something… I went to my scrapping day on Thursday … Continue reading →

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Housework: I (still) just don’t get it….

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Caitlin

So I bought Shannon Lush’s “Speed Cleaning” book back at the start of the year, and read it – hopefully, optimistically… until I realised that cleaning seemed to be her HOBBY as well as her vocation!  Even her list of … Continue reading →

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In which we are unwell…

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Caitlin

(By the way, the only  comments I’ve been getting lately are all spam, and all based on my mention of various medicines.  Blah!) Mr Beloved headed off to Germ Central (aka the Doctor’s waiting room during school holidays) on Monday, … Continue reading →

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Addlepated. And ummm – the other thingummy.

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Caitlin

Isn’t addlepated such a cool word? So I’ve been having a few memory and distraction problems of late.  More so than usual – it’s taking me more pages to remember if I’ve read a book before (although this could also … Continue reading →

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It’s been… a week. And Constance is Seven!

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Caitlin

Hmmm.  I am somewhat dizzy and snuffly with a cold that I think I picked up whilst out among the Hu-Mans this week.  (Yep, I was using a Star Trek: The Next Generation character reference there, for those who spotted … Continue reading →

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Just for comparison: Before and After

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Caitlin

Before: the house sloped downwards at each corner; the roof threatened to come off every storm; the gutters leaked; the rainwater tank held barely a quarter of its capacity; the lounge room ceiling was about to fall down on us … Continue reading →

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TA DA!!

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Caitlin

O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! THIS IS IT!!  The money has run out (and then some…just waiting on the final invoices) and the house is now as done as it’s going to get (for a while). We’re VERY pleased with … Continue reading →

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One coat, no trim…

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Caitlin

And starting to look good!

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More BAD NEWS … and some pretty paint!

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Caitlin

So the painters started yesterday – YAY!! And they found EVEN MORE TERMITE DAMAGE.   *headdesk*headdesk*headdesk*  Just when we thought we’d finally got all of it… here’s what the east wall looked like, once the paint was stripped back and they … Continue reading →

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