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Her Majesty's Birthday
Is really in April but in NSW we celebrate it on the second weekend in June. I had some mates come around to toast her health and have my own version of Downton Abbey dinner. It was a lovely night of conversation, food and booze.
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RANT
My new laptop came with windows 8. It is truly FUCKED. Even the desk top replacement you can switch too isn't that crash hot ( Read more... ) -
Sorting and catelogueing
As I can't do much around the house until I get the all clear from the doctor, I decided to sort the CDs and DVDs. The CDs were mostly done, in alpha order by composer, so that was mainly inserting new ones and moving them along the shelves. The DVDs another matter. There is about 550 of them and I still have about 150 videos. Sorting has always ( Read more... ) -
Instant bathroom renovation
Both my bathroom need replacing. When I have the energy. The front one is basically an empty shell filled with left over building materials. The back one is a 70s home done job with the tiles falling off the wall. To string out its life I give it a waterproofing makeover every so often. Cost - $25. Its amazing what you can with shower ( Read more... ) -
Cufflinks
pink_halen posed the question...does anyone wear cufflinks nowdays? Here are some of mine....
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weaving a web
Snow? plastic? Nets? Close...these are spider webs. The wet weather in southern NSW has created perfect conditions for wolf spiders to have fun. Read about them here:
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/web-wonders-spiders-spin-for-their-lives-as-floodwaters-rise-20120307-1ujov.html
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sunday...then it was monday
My brother came over and I held the ladder while he climbed on the roof. The downpipes were blocked with debris from a she-oak in the next yard. It is the tree of nightmares..the needles go everywhere. I need to convince my neighbour to have it down (if the council will allow). At the least it probaby means 3 montly gutter cleans.
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carpet
Sigh. My new roof still leaks. The volume of water hitting the gutter the other day was enough to send it into the ceiling and then like a water curtain down inside. I have some ideas to waterproof up top, but had to move a wool persian carpet which was getting wet. Solution - an acrylic pile. Indestructible. And much smaller so i can move it.
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Friday afternoon
After a heavy week, taking 5 minutes to recover in my comfy office chairs. My office is a home away from home...I've dragged a heap of things there that I don't want at home. Have a good weekend LJ friends.
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