Ongoing work on our House & yard

As you can see, our front entrance is rather boring. So first we purchased a chair on Ebay and repainted it the colour of the guttering. We potted a fern in a pot that the old owners had left and  we also hung up one of our favorite plants. There is more to come but it is looking better.

The next area which we are tackling is a lot larger project - is our back yard.

First we moved the clothes line around to the side fence: a better drying position for the washing & closer to the laundry.

The backhoe came in next to start leveling of the ground and  digging out an area to pave. Our granddaughter loved watching him work.

 



We have planted geraniums  that we hope  will grow, spilling over and covering the ugly wall.

Next, we started the hard work of first trying to level the area. We shoveled 2 trailer loads of top soiling over the area that the dug-out dirt had been dumped. Then we started laying the turf that we got from Bunnings. So far we have done 2 lots of turf  and  another will be done this weekend. The first lot took well but the second lot is taking longer as it gets a lot more sun so the area is needing a lot more water.

We are sick of the mud and  watering but the end is in sight.

 

We wanted to plant a tree as there are no trees in our yard and  also to give us shade in summer.
 There is a tree on the side fence in our neighbour's yard (you can see it in the picture). We like the way it looses it's pretty leaves in winter to give us the light in to our living area, but also the shade in warmer months, so we brought one and  the family planted it.
 It is starting to look and  feel like home.
 

We had to have a few days off to rest as I ended up in hospital from over doing the shoveling, but now we are  back on track.

My husband said to me yesterday that we have been in our new house 4 months and we realized how much we have accomplished.

We are very happy.

Our New Home

So we have finally moved & after a month we  have nearly finished unpacking the  boxes.
I have delayed  starting to write this as we had a  extremely terrible move.
Our real estate was great & helped us with all the dramas.. I would highly  recommend them,

We are extremely happy in our new house but it needs some work especially on the yard which we have started on  with many wheel barrows of dirt moved.

We have empty enough boxes that one car can get into the garage

 My husband & son put together this cubby house for our grand children it was suppose to take 4 hours , it took 2 days  but the girls love it

I would  like to thank my children , extended family & very special friends for not only their help in the move but also their  support in a very difficult move.

House is sold

And so the house sold .It was  very exciting but  yet so scary. We now had to find a house to buy that fitted all our needs in a short time . We had lucky been looking  for a couple of months and  have decided on a house that fits most of our needs but is a lot smaller and  no storage room  so decluttering  has had to start.
There has been several large items sold on eBay , 5-6 loads to local salvos store , similar loads to tip and metal recycling . We are up to 75 packed boxes  with only bedroom cupboards and  kitchen to go.
We have certainly collected a lot of crap in 23 years  but also a lot of memories.
We are looking forward to living in a newer house with a smaller backyard and  no gates to open
Hope the rest of the packing and moving go quickly  so we settle in well

Selling our House

So the house is finally going on the market  but the list of jobs are huge to get the place ready so I have created a Project List involving photos of areas needed to attack
1: Front appeal
 We need to trim of cut back major bushes so we have started on this and ; next week will be the veranda

I will gradually take more so you can see the front veranda . By doing this blog  I hope to encourage progress Wish us luck