tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24344970693868125922024-03-13T10:40:19.395-07:00Grey GardensI started dreaming about this project about 10 months ago and with a little prompting I made the decision to make it a reality. This project has grown and developed as time has gone on, with a few hold ups, heartaches and torrential rain pour I have made it mid way through the tunnel and I think I can see the light… hopefully it not just a torch light of the rescue team.
A little grand designs project of my own (but with tasteful furnishings at the end) let the credits rollMortimerandLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02593024686598030276noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434497069386812592.post-47695355588494104982012-09-18T03:41:00.001-07:002012-09-18T03:41:45.176-07:00A long time comingSo it’s taken a very very long time for me to get back onto the blog train...... a very long time, 10 months in fact! Is there anyone still out there?
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It’s been a very crazy hectic year with loads of exciting stuff happening, Grey Gardens is heading along in a great direction and bookings are rolling in thick and fast, time for a new project?
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Hold on wait a minute I hear you say, what about Edie? What about the caravan saga? Well the good news is we are nearly finished with the exterior renovation, thank god.
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It’s been a bit of a long haul with a huge gap of nothing happening in the middle, we now have electric brakes, new tail lights, indicators and a shiny roof that’s been hand polished and buffed back to the 50s.
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Steve has been working tirelessly on the exterior plywood, sanding, filling, priming and painting. it did seem overwhelmingly daunting after getting it back from the auto electrician but bit by bit we have chipped away (along with jig-sawed and sanded, filled and replaced)and Edie is starting to look like a new kind of girl altogether.
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Another weekend of hard work this weekend replacing the electrics and giving her the first coat of paint and a tarted up 1950s lighting bold down the side then it’s off to Vic Roads to see what they have to say about it all.
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For now here are some pictures from the last 10 months and what she is looking like now..... Stay tuned for more progress in the next few days
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MortimerandLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02593024686598030276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434497069386812592.post-13759572599347275732011-12-11T16:08:00.000-08:002011-12-11T16:43:36.625-08:00Wrapped and Ready to roll….So last weekend Steve Dad and I headed back up to Taggerty to get Little Edie ready for transport, with fears of rusted stabilizing jacks and tyre rims firmly planted in the now rock hard mud we were prepared for a fun day out.<br /><br />Dad had the car laden with a myriad of tools for every job possible, along with a list neatly written out on a scrap of cardboard.<br /><br />We arrived at the farm around 11am and headed straight down to the hay shed to free Little Edie from her tomb, armed with a can of WD40 we proceeded to wind up the stabilizing jacks with bated breath. With some gentle persuasion and a whole lot of surprise they wound up with ease.<br /><br />Wearing a new set of tyres she was spun around in the hay shed and wheeled out with grace and precision, slowly Dad towed her up the hill to towards the house where she would rest until the tow truck man was due to pick her up.<br /><br />We wrapped her with a coat of many colours (i.e. brown tarp) and made sure she was protected from the rain and storms, and said a sad goodbye and headed back to Melbourne.<br /><br />Talks/Negotiations have already started on interior colours and her final fit-out etc, all yet to be worked out further once she is finally down the mountain.<br /><br />In true Little Edie style Little Edie is hanging out in her tarp fashioned into a cape fastened with a rope “it’s the perfect outfit for the morning” she would say.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XjoDz8pRPRM/TuVOHwAf2cI/AAAAAAAAATM/2Zu5XeSbHCs/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M8mw42dgna4/TuVN6c5O9NI/AAAAAAAAASE/tqo_nzycMF0/s400/7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685035771209118930" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bpSwfCPZpYw/TuVN5mbfnVI/AAAAAAAAAR8/2DhWleWd2ro/s1600/8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bpSwfCPZpYw/TuVN5mbfnVI/AAAAAAAAAR8/2DhWleWd2ro/s400/8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685035756588866898" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--uIv7PahdnE/TuVN5o0cyYI/AAAAAAAAARo/1J-cqHpP8gc/s1600/9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--uIv7PahdnE/TuVN5o0cyYI/AAAAAAAAARo/1J-cqHpP8gc/s400/9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685035757230410114" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DyGE45Cvs2A/TuVN5Xpxo4I/AAAAAAAAARg/9HqeI5xxGhg/s1600/10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DyGE45Cvs2A/TuVN5Xpxo4I/AAAAAAAAARg/9HqeI5xxGhg/s400/10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685035752622236546" /></a>MortimerandLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02593024686598030276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434497069386812592.post-33916951909820734962011-11-23T21:12:00.000-08:002011-11-23T21:17:45.277-08:00Little EdieLittle Edie<br /><br />So it was enviable that it would not be long before my fingers were itching for a new project…….. So we welcome “Little Edie” the newest edition to Grey Gardens.<br /><br />It all began about 6 months ago when we were at the final stages of building and the last of the chaos was unfolding its self in full force, <br /><br />I started to de-stress by putting out my feelers for a project to distract me and along came this very cute bondwood caravan. At the time it all seemed too hard and after Dad had done a trip up to Taggerty for me to check it out the reviews came back slightly less promising.<br /><br />So the months dripped on and I de-stressed by gardening and hardgabaging to my hearts content but there was still thing niggling feeling inside and I kept dreaming of this amazing van.<br /><br />So last weekend I took a road trip with my folks up to Taggerty (amidst the storms and torrential downpour that hit Melbourne) to visit Richard and Carole on their picturesque farm at Taggerty, with is beautiful oak trees water filled dams and the most amazing wisteria and ornamental grapevines I have ever seen.<br /><br />We were greeted with a warm welcome and some very delicious home made rhubarb muffins (and I am still unsure of who really made them) and a hot cup of coffee, after some catching up and brief history on the farm and its previous owners we ventured down to the hay shed where the van is currently stored.<br /><br />I have to say that it was love at first sight, yes she is a little old and a little dirty and a little covered in moss but her bone structure was amazing. I opened the door with anticipation and to my surprise the interior was near perfect (aside of some general wear and tear from 1950.<br /><br />So it was later decided (after some lengthy persuasion) that we would buy the van and it would be our next project……. So now all we need to work out is how to bring it down from the mountain.<br /><br />Stay tuned for new updates as this project progresses, in the meantime here are some pics to get your imagination going….<br /><br />Note* the Bon Ami and sunlight soap under the sink was not a stylist touch it is “original”<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oWjf16foO80/Ts3TT-r4hPI/AAAAAAAAARU/66eO-GvpoZE/s1600/IMG_0681.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oWjf16foO80/Ts3TT-r4hPI/AAAAAAAAARU/66eO-GvpoZE/s400/IMG_0681.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678427045382096114" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DY-0T9HD0UI/Ts3TTkKE2sI/AAAAAAAAARM/1byYJuXehD4/s1600/IMG_0692.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DY-0T9HD0UI/Ts3TTkKE2sI/AAAAAAAAARM/1byYJuXehD4/s400/IMG_0692.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678427038260976322" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_yMBHn7ZdUA/Ts3TTQORbbI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/y7jaSu9hgJA/s1600/IMG_0694.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_yMBHn7ZdUA/Ts3TTQORbbI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/y7jaSu9hgJA/s400/IMG_0694.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678427032909868466" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gx0wdbHzPU4/Ts3TIk05cPI/AAAAAAAAAQs/jFMn1kkc-hM/s1600/IMG_0687.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gx0wdbHzPU4/Ts3TIk05cPI/AAAAAAAAAQs/jFMn1kkc-hM/s400/IMG_0687.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678426849462022386" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ia_vub3-vVc/Ts3TIEo613I/AAAAAAAAAQk/A9AKtPIpqfc/s1600/IMG_0689.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ia_vub3-vVc/Ts3TIEo613I/AAAAAAAAAQk/A9AKtPIpqfc/s400/IMG_0689.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678426840821847922" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8Wb3v8Xxza8/Ts3THxpvbaI/AAAAAAAAAQY/Dms2Evg2lPQ/s1600/IMG_0690.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8Wb3v8Xxza8/Ts3THxpvbaI/AAAAAAAAAQY/Dms2Evg2lPQ/s400/IMG_0690.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678426835725020578" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HZxxV_mJ9lU/Ts3THrjZwTI/AAAAAAAAAQI/VnDndpde0RU/s1600/IMG_0682.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HZxxV_mJ9lU/Ts3THrjZwTI/AAAAAAAAAQI/VnDndpde0RU/s400/IMG_0682.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678426834087821618" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YZVonRoq0uE/Ts3THuFE6MI/AAAAAAAAAQA/qZ1nNlWnTEU/s1600/IMG_0691.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YZVonRoq0uE/Ts3THuFE6MI/AAAAAAAAAQA/qZ1nNlWnTEU/s400/IMG_0691.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678426834765932738" /></a>MortimerandLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02593024686598030276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434497069386812592.post-60749600862134372092011-09-11T16:12:00.001-07:002011-09-11T16:12:50.733-07:00few and far betweenSo I just realised that I haven’t posted since MAY... it’s been a long time coming. <br />I have been so busy and pre occupied with the house and the garden that posting online seemed to fall to the bottom of the list (plus we only just got the internet connected)<br />The project list has been long…..Very long, and I finally feel like I have reached the end of it… maybe.<br /><br />With me the list seems to never end, there is always a new project, a new piece of salvaged furniture or a grand scheme to undertake.<br /><br />For now my focus will be the garden and what seems to be a mountain of washing every week. The house has started to be rented out and after the feature and giveaway in the design files there seems to be a complete deluge of responses and a few bookings starting to pile up.<br /><br />The project for this weekend consist of a couple of hospital bedside drawers my Mum got me from work and a set of school lockers that my neighbour threw out along with a giant can of paint stripper…..FUN, I will endeavour to get some before and after shots but knowing me I will get so excited about the project I will forget to take before pictures.<br /><br />We won’t be heading up to the house this weekend as there is so much to do in Melbourne, so hopefully we get a booking in before the week ends otherwise we will just be forced to go up and enjoy the sunshine on Sunday afternoon ourselves…. The only bonus will be the lack of washing to be done.<br /><br />Stay posted for more updates and more regular updates on future projectsMortimerandLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02593024686598030276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434497069386812592.post-44021663830960627522011-03-20T19:01:00.000-07:002011-03-20T19:04:30.667-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VPlgaEKUEsk/TYayJZOXCKI/AAAAAAAAAOI/TfHpxPzNU2Q/s1600/1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VPlgaEKUEsk/TYayJZOXCKI/AAAAAAAAAOI/TfHpxPzNU2Q/s400/1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586348262259361954" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vxju-OmRjXg/TYayJK8wuFI/AAAAAAAAAOA/xF8zC55r4Ro/s1600/2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vxju-OmRjXg/TYayJK8wuFI/AAAAAAAAAOA/xF8zC55r4Ro/s400/2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586348258427451474" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8Z7FJbUwmDE/TYayBZ2247I/AAAAAAAAAN4/g5TF2XwBquA/s1600/3.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-72--z3GWLRo/TYax02MGFlI/AAAAAAAAANI/5sp1LjyUvp0/s400/9.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586347909257238098" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vOhMPZVo1UE/TYax0qhklXI/AAAAAAAAANA/PaXHtPddqJI/s1600/10.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vOhMPZVo1UE/TYax0qhklXI/AAAAAAAAANA/PaXHtPddqJI/s400/10.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586347906126091634" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cqxeGODH8Uo/TYax0gphh8I/AAAAAAAAAM4/RYGrSJb2gLQ/s1600/11.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cqxeGODH8Uo/TYax0gphh8I/AAAAAAAAAM4/RYGrSJb2gLQ/s400/11.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586347903475091394" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Yfp6CsMOukU/TYax0R3WpYI/AAAAAAAAAMw/BQPTI4jtHAA/s1600/12.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Yfp6CsMOukU/TYax0R3WpYI/AAAAAAAAAMw/BQPTI4jtHAA/s400/12.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586347899506566530" /></a>MortimerandLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02593024686598030276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434497069386812592.post-13716815733079990892011-02-19T18:53:00.000-08:002011-02-19T19:12:56.965-08:00The imminent arrivalSo the patient wait is over (sort of)<br /><br />The house will finally be finished for Friday this week all that is left to do now is the painting of the concrete and the board on the deck.<br /><br />It’s been a long haul and it feels like it has dragged on forever since December, it seems to have been one thing after the other with this build at least its remained constant.<br /><br />This build has been the biggest learning curve for me and there have been some rather interesting meltdown moments that all seem to disappear in to the haze and the wave of pure excitement and exhilaration looms overhead.<br /><br />The packing has begun..... Well it’s not really like it has ever stopped since I decided to build the house. from day dot I have been distracting myself with small and large purchases for the house which in theory sounded good but I seriously have no idea what I have packed into those boxes, I have a feeling that unpacking is going to be a little like Christmas all over again.<br /><br />After last weekend’s massive deluge of rain the poor builder had to replace all the skirting and architraves due to the painter taking of the door seals to paint thus letting in all the water to the house, but the tanks are finally connected and full so at least it brought some positives. <br /><br />We planted the letterbox this week which makes it feel all the more homely and in true form it is vintage and green (of course) I am not sure this obsession with 50's mint green is healthy as I seem to buy anything that is in that colour nowadays....let’s wait and see what in the boxes first though.<br /><br />Anyway all is sunny on the Castlemaine front, stay tuned for the next blog entry when I have the furniture in.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dIHwN0Bv4Oc/TWCC-335-_I/AAAAAAAAAMo/1ZOFKxynP2k/s1600/1.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--9J0qW8LseI/TWCCfwXfy-I/AAAAAAAAAL4/VOBDF2nuo0M/s400/7.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575599820755684322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ioEvNBXjdg4/TWCCfrNXLpI/AAAAAAAAALw/9juHildpHzk/s1600/8.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ioEvNBXjdg4/TWCCfrNXLpI/AAAAAAAAALw/9juHildpHzk/s400/8.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575599819370999442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-suPdp6BUQFg/TWCCffKSEOI/AAAAAAAAALo/3Tn1BjC_WVY/s1600/9.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-suPdp6BUQFg/TWCCffKSEOI/AAAAAAAAALo/3Tn1BjC_WVY/s400/9.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575599816136855778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-61MGLbQ22Wg/TWCCfeAQSdI/AAAAAAAAALg/Ogwiniq8Aac/s1600/10.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-61MGLbQ22Wg/TWCCfeAQSdI/AAAAAAAAALg/Ogwiniq8Aac/s400/10.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575599815826360786" /></a>MortimerandLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02593024686598030276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434497069386812592.post-65548677010315713002010-12-15T23:44:00.000-08:002010-12-16T00:05:10.383-08:00The end is nigh<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TQnIK4IHljI/AAAAAAAAALQ/lNatOTgBLJM/s1600/1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TQnIK4IHljI/AAAAAAAAALQ/lNatOTgBLJM/s320/1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551188104901531186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TQnIKQb2WAI/AAAAAAAAALI/TKW6IweyQ58/s1600/2.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TQnII2_uRtI/AAAAAAAAAKw/vVocnNY5e4U/s320/5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551188070238144210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TQnH8wgAeGI/AAAAAAAAAKo/bRrK13CYMPw/s1600/6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TQnH8wgAeGI/AAAAAAAAAKo/bRrK13CYMPw/s320/6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551187862336075874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TQnH8kBy4VI/AAAAAAAAAKg/qdBIY_mV5WQ/s1600/7.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TQnH8kBy4VI/AAAAAAAAAKg/qdBIY_mV5WQ/s320/7.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551187858988130642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TQnH8W23avI/AAAAAAAAAKY/YI-65vVsasQ/s1600/8.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TQnH8W23avI/AAAAAAAAAKY/YI-65vVsasQ/s320/8.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551187855452629746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TQnH8Gdb_VI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/PHvxMKvt9Q8/s1600/9.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TQnH8Gdb_VI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/PHvxMKvt9Q8/s320/9.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551187851051007314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TQnH8AOjU_I/AAAAAAAAAKI/ty3fwUBvgzM/s1600/10.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TQnH8AOjU_I/AAAAAAAAAKI/ty3fwUBvgzM/s320/10.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551187849377960946" /></a><br />So the closer we get to the finish line the slower it all gets...<br /><br />It’s been a while since I have blogged anything and it seems that a lot has happened since the last time I wrote, The house is coming along very nicely and its seems to be relatively smooth sailing from here (touches the timber desk)<br /><br />It’s been a long road and lots of angst along the way but finally I can see the light at the end of the tunnel and thankfully it’s not the torchlight of the rescue party.<br /><br />Met with the builders today and all is on track for a late Jan early Feb finish and that includes the newly designed deck that with extend out both from the north and south sides of the house.<br /><br />The plumber and much as I have cussed him along the way (and dropped the "c" bomb about him in front of Mum... sorry Mum) has almost finished and all in all has done an OK job besides the most stupid placement of the HWS & gas meter, there is a saving grace and that is that he seriously stuffed up the toilets and has put all the pipes in the wrong places and I am not budging on the choice of suite to help him out ....hahahaha revenge is so sweet.<br /><br />Not long now, the wood heater is in the painting near completion and the deck building immanent, I was up there today sitting on the bench in the garden thinking how peaceful it all was and that in a month I will be up there all the time.<br /><br />The house in Melbourne is exploding and Steve will kill me if I bring home any more furniture, although I just purchased the most AMAZING vintage tennis court lights on eBay and cannot wait to have them in the collection of stuff for the house.... and boy what a collection it’s going to be.<br /><br />Dad has finished the kitchen benches and they are looking great I am so happy and thankful to have such a talented Dad to help me out, maybe I need to rope my talented Mum into the construction of the roman blinds for the bedrooms.<br /><br />Anyway after a long day at the Kyneton races and a very exciting visit to the house I am going to enjoy another beer and contemplate the imminent arrival of my new born.MortimerandLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02593024686598030276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434497069386812592.post-46421463973993882382010-11-30T20:42:00.000-08:002010-11-30T20:50:55.508-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TPXUHNhNlsI/AAAAAAAAAKA/2tBSDVkmI3A/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TPXT5VPEecI/AAAAAAAAAJo/vOKheEIOWT4/s320/4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545571498082990530" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TPXT5B0YkiI/AAAAAAAAAJg/lx320HRST8Y/s1600/5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TPXT5B0YkiI/AAAAAAAAAJg/lx320HRST8Y/s320/5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545571492870787618" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TPXT4wFs2jI/AAAAAAAAAJY/3jRho4ttP7w/s1600/6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TPXT4wFs2jI/AAAAAAAAAJY/3jRho4ttP7w/s320/6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545571488111581746" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TPXT4TsL-JI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/m95D4N6TxGs/s1600/7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TPXT4TsL-JI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/m95D4N6TxGs/s320/7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545571480488376466" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TPXT4UHYS3I/AAAAAAAAAJI/TsX2Fqp0uck/s1600/8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TPXT4UHYS3I/AAAAAAAAAJI/TsX2Fqp0uck/s320/8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545571480602430322" /></a>MortimerandLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02593024686598030276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434497069386812592.post-76327443946045927462010-10-24T14:05:00.000-07:002010-10-24T14:06:06.813-07:00Cladded but not painted<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TMSfqY7gK1I/AAAAAAAAAI8/svr9PtcLgfQ/s1600/DSC01153+(Medium).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TMSfqY7gK1I/AAAAAAAAAI8/svr9PtcLgfQ/s320/DSC01153+(Medium).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531721792913156946" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TMSfqY5zTLI/AAAAAAAAAI0/remDyN9WYaA/s1600/DSC01154+(Medium).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TMSfqY5zTLI/AAAAAAAAAI0/remDyN9WYaA/s320/DSC01154+(Medium).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531721792906022066" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TMSfqI43KMI/AAAAAAAAAIs/4EwlQhFLzhw/s1600/DSC01157+(Medium).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TMSfqI43KMI/AAAAAAAAAIs/4EwlQhFLzhw/s320/DSC01157+(Medium).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531721788607113410" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TMSfpyPU-eI/AAAAAAAAAIk/TFg0ftW1rjk/s1600/DSC01160+(Medium).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TMSfpyPU-eI/AAAAAAAAAIk/TFg0ftW1rjk/s320/DSC01160+(Medium).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531721782527326690" /></a>MortimerandLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02593024686598030276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434497069386812592.post-65136957342737013152010-10-17T02:52:00.000-07:002010-10-17T02:54:32.245-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TLrHm0Mf2BI/AAAAAAAAAIc/NiOJpGJDWAo/s1600/1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TLrHm0Mf2BI/AAAAAAAAAIc/NiOJpGJDWAo/s320/1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528950962210723858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TLrHmpEcW4I/AAAAAAAAAIU/QYQhjjN0GKY/s1600/2.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TLrHlvaBtDI/AAAAAAAAAH8/EXb_vzmdTNo/s320/5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528950943745422386" /></a>MortimerandLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02593024686598030276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434497069386812592.post-53894599054774963282010-10-09T22:58:00.000-07:002010-10-09T23:01:20.211-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TLFWntAoOiI/AAAAAAAAAH0/tPWSsukeWLM/s1600/1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TLFWntAoOiI/AAAAAAAAAH0/tPWSsukeWLM/s320/1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526293457857428002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TLFWneA4EeI/AAAAAAAAAHs/QLB4TBsI6Uc/s1600/2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TLFWneA4EeI/AAAAAAAAAHs/QLB4TBsI6Uc/s320/2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526293453831934434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TLFWfGgMnII/AAAAAAAAAHk/zsPiuM3Y4Jk/s1600/3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TLFWfGgMnII/AAAAAAAAAHk/zsPiuM3Y4Jk/s320/3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526293310081899650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TLFWfH2smlI/AAAAAAAAAHc/sCXE84n7AYo/s1600/4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TLFWfH2smlI/AAAAAAAAAHc/sCXE84n7AYo/s320/4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526293310444706386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TLFWehxKBLI/AAAAAAAAAHU/fxiZkhi4vlA/s1600/5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TLFWehxKBLI/AAAAAAAAAHU/fxiZkhi4vlA/s320/5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526293300220921010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TLFWecEX-yI/AAAAAAAAAHM/UWK1A54wLIc/s1600/6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TLFWecEX-yI/AAAAAAAAAHM/UWK1A54wLIc/s320/6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526293298690915106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TLFWedKIZlI/AAAAAAAAAHE/Pf6EpY_qV08/s1600/7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TLFWedKIZlI/AAAAAAAAAHE/Pf6EpY_qV08/s320/7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526293298983495250" /></a>MortimerandLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02593024686598030276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434497069386812592.post-79139187410780654612010-09-24T04:07:00.001-07:002010-09-24T04:11:39.589-07:00MORE house<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TJyHV3Z5JNI/AAAAAAAAAG8/aJKj9CjLA0A/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TJyHV3Z5JNI/AAAAAAAAAG8/aJKj9CjLA0A/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520436052968940754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TJyHVh-9e7I/AAAAAAAAAG0/BdnmWLNGFYU/s1600/2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TJyHVh-9e7I/AAAAAAAAAG0/BdnmWLNGFYU/s320/2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520436047218834354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TJyHVTbJnxI/AAAAAAAAAGs/WClaWvjLZ28/s1600/3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TJyHVTbJnxI/AAAAAAAAAGs/WClaWvjLZ28/s320/3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520436043310538514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TJyG0k49wqI/AAAAAAAAAGk/E5N5D0gi460/s1600/4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TJyG0k49wqI/AAAAAAAAAGk/E5N5D0gi460/s320/4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520435481063309986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TJyG0SqxNwI/AAAAAAAAAGc/C-OP0_KKQLA/s1600/4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TJyG0SqxNwI/AAAAAAAAAGc/C-OP0_KKQLA/s320/4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520435476171929346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TJyG0IYZOpI/AAAAAAAAAGU/XvrF85VT77E/s1600/5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TJyG0IYZOpI/AAAAAAAAAGU/XvrF85VT77E/s320/5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520435473410505362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TJyG0DxaCaI/AAAAAAAAAGM/xSYRHqDfMu8/s1600/6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TJyG0DxaCaI/AAAAAAAAAGM/xSYRHqDfMu8/s320/6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520435472173238690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TJyGz6QUxnI/AAAAAAAAAGE/WCQSba-pgN8/s1600/7.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TJyGz6QUxnI/AAAAAAAAAGE/WCQSba-pgN8/s320/7.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520435469618562674" /></a><br />Thought I would post some quick pics from last weekend before I updated again tomorrow with this weeks progressMortimerandLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02593024686598030276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434497069386812592.post-41587008736046709782010-09-11T00:09:00.000-07:002010-09-11T00:41:34.651-07:00Framed<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TIsx1ip7YRI/AAAAAAAAAF8/zc9revuVJeI/s1600/1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TIsx1ip7YRI/AAAAAAAAAF8/zc9revuVJeI/s320/1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515556964550795538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TIsx1LS3kjI/AAAAAAAAAF0/5A1JcEI2EV8/s1600/2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TIsx1LS3kjI/AAAAAAAAAF0/5A1JcEI2EV8/s320/2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515556958280061490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TIsx0pNY_6I/AAAAAAAAAFs/T1VOyjx0zWo/s1600/3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TIsx0pNY_6I/AAAAAAAAAFs/T1VOyjx0zWo/s320/3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515556949130280866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TIsxeV3EdQI/AAAAAAAAAFk/Fde5xIC3hpg/s1600/4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TIsxeV3EdQI/AAAAAAAAAFk/Fde5xIC3hpg/s320/4.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515556565979264258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TIsxeDZFYwI/AAAAAAAAAFc/sbNocE-2jfQ/s1600/5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TIsxeDZFYwI/AAAAAAAAAFc/sbNocE-2jfQ/s320/5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515556561021657858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TIsxdRxraiI/AAAAAAAAAFU/1KhCOvR3-Lw/s1600/6.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TIsxdRxraiI/AAAAAAAAAFU/1KhCOvR3-Lw/s320/6.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515556547703040546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TIsxcqPWAXI/AAAAAAAAAFM/RxGVwaxyRMA/s1600/7.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TIsxcqPWAXI/AAAAAAAAAFM/RxGVwaxyRMA/s320/7.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515556537090048370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TIsxcbXkusI/AAAAAAAAAFE/aWF_ooQX8PI/s1600/8.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TIsxcbXkusI/AAAAAAAAAFE/aWF_ooQX8PI/s320/8.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515556533098035906" /></a><br /><br />So we went for a little drive up to Chewton today to see how it was all progressing, to be honest I thought it was just going to be a dirty big slab of concrete and mud to look at but to my very pleasant surprise the frame has started to go up.<br /><br />I HAVE A HOUSE.... well sort of, the trusses are up on the east half of the building and all the walls are up, I did the usual thing (Steve said clients always do) and commented how small it felt, followed shortly after by how big I thought it was, followed by indecision & confusion.<br /><br />The space feels great and the ceiling height in the main space is going to be huge, I am absolutely chuffed with the position of the house and how it relates to the landscape and existing trees, it will hopefully feel like it has been there all along.<br /><br />Reality dawns...... I will soon be living here and there is so much to organize, but if you know me you will know that I relish in organizing (thanks for passing that on Mum (no really it’s a blessing)) currently I have two of everything for the house and the shed (or as I am fondly calling it "the Arc") is bursting at the seams.<br /><br />Well for now I might just have drink and contemplate the speed this project is traveling at now that I have no more red tape to cut through.MortimerandLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02593024686598030276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434497069386812592.post-21179358421664438632010-09-05T02:53:00.000-07:002010-09-05T03:01:07.560-07:00Rain Rain Rain<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TINqJVw9qqI/AAAAAAAAAEM/CotJu5b0v88/s1600/r632663_4322357.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TINqJVw9qqI/AAAAAAAAAEM/CotJu5b0v88/s320/r632663_4322357.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513367077525498530" /></a><br />so the rain keep falling in Vic with a total of 65mm of rain of the weekend in Castlemaine I am more than sure that the site will just be a clay swamp.<br /><br />not much news this week other than i finally have a price for the whole project and it is somewhat relieving to know i have not blown the budget (yet)<br /><br />We will head up next weekend to check it all out and see what the slab looks like, stay posted for new pics till then, but for now i have a pic of Castleamine from the ABC rural websiteMortimerandLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02593024686598030276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434497069386812592.post-76748027461072333712010-08-30T03:56:00.000-07:002010-08-30T04:10:59.997-07:00The birth<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/THuRovDh1xI/AAAAAAAAAEE/IIAJKXyj4Q0/s1600/DSC00950+(Medium).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/THuRovDh1xI/AAAAAAAAAEE/IIAJKXyj4Q0/s320/DSC00950+(Medium).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511158698029995794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/THuRn-AvwlI/AAAAAAAAAD8/scEYNKiMFRI/s1600/DSC00951+(Medium).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/THuRn-AvwlI/AAAAAAAAAD8/scEYNKiMFRI/s320/DSC00951+(Medium).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511158684864987730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/THuRnauun1I/AAAAAAAAAD0/Z8O5zRi97mM/s1600/DSC00953+(Medium).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/THuRnauun1I/AAAAAAAAAD0/Z8O5zRi97mM/s320/DSC00953+(Medium).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511158675394174802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/THuRnFc7u0I/AAAAAAAAADs/GhYpLwZynug/s1600/DSC00955+(Medium).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/THuRnFc7u0I/AAAAAAAAADs/GhYpLwZynug/s320/DSC00955+(Medium).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511158669682391874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/THuRm0yABRI/AAAAAAAAADk/6PHth92TR64/s1600/DSC00957+(Medium).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/THuRm0yABRI/AAAAAAAAADk/6PHth92TR64/s320/DSC00957+(Medium).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511158665207350546" /></a><br />So after 9 months of diligently waiting for the arrival of my baby (with a few small complications) the labor has started.<br /><br />The gravel is down, The huge amount of Styrofoam is in the ground and the slab was poured today (pictures to come) We headed up to Castlemaine on Saturday to check out the beginnings and discovered that along with the framework of the slab there is a whole lot of mud...... Fantastic to slosh around in my gumboots (I dream of one day owning a pair of 'Hunter' gumboots, you know the Queen has them)<br /><br />Along with the excitement of the birth of my baby come some slight complications, one of those being that the slab itself will sit nearly 1/2 a meter out of the ground on the North side so we are now drafting plans for a fabulous deck so I don’t fall out the kitchen door when plucking veges from the garden.<br /><br />Murphy's law is that I did not specify where the meter box would go so the electrician has wired it to proudly sit on the front north west corner of the house so it will be the first thing that you see when driving up to the house.....how nice. (It will now be moved to hide between the two water tanks)<br /><br />Anyway it’s late and that enough of my rambles, more next week.MortimerandLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02593024686598030276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434497069386812592.post-18643126534480168592010-07-02T23:04:00.000-07:002010-07-02T23:16:12.388-07:00Two weeks Too wet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TC7Vn0fAoPI/AAAAAAAAADM/dZhyJEkzDHA/s1600/p15436na.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TC7Vn0fAoPI/AAAAAAAAADM/dZhyJEkzDHA/s320/p15436na.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489559875891536114" /></a><br /><br /><br />So finally we are ready to start building.....or so I thought, have just been in contact with the builder this week and it looks as though because of all the rain we have had this week it is too wet to start laying the slab.<br /><br />I am guessing it’s too wet to start digging and leveling the site, so it looks as though it might be another 2 weeks before they start. <br />Perfect timing I think because I will be away with work for 3 weeks, might just have to hand over to my Architect to look after the build progress while I am away (sorry Steve)<br /><br />What’s another two weeks really, I feel like I have been saying two weeks for six months, hopefully this time two weeks really does mean two weeks. <br /><br />Excitement has been surpassed by complacency and I think I might just feel that way until I see the slab down and my timber frame walls up.<br />Well two weeks they say, let’s wait and see. <br />Stay postedMortimerandLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02593024686598030276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434497069386812592.post-5869908268947412862010-06-21T23:01:00.001-07:002010-06-21T23:16:38.817-07:00PERM it<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TCBU1_VV2eI/AAAAAAAAADE/KEecmHpNyjE/s1600/deirdre_89.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TCBU1_VV2eI/AAAAAAAAADE/KEecmHpNyjE/s320/deirdre_89.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485477632648010210" /></a><br /><br />Unlike Deirdre from Corrie's perm its not all been a complete disaster......<br /><br />Finally after months and months of anticipation the building permit has been issued, I am now ready to build. Let the digging commence and may my pretty little block turn into a quagmire, some people might say that a perm is a bad thing but as far as I am concerned there is no such thing as a bad Perm especially when it is followed by an IT.... let the circus begin<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TCBUxGO7cCI/AAAAAAAAAC8/pFlPaoup2Y4/s1600/balloon1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TCBUxGO7cCI/AAAAAAAAAC8/pFlPaoup2Y4/s320/balloon1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485477548600815650" /></a>MortimerandLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02593024686598030276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434497069386812592.post-82370995050422223342010-06-21T03:01:00.000-07:002010-06-21T03:06:46.705-07:00Getting Tanked<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TB85oA5_DLI/AAAAAAAAACc/DTS-iQVRs9w/s1600/home.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TB85oA5_DLI/AAAAAAAAACc/DTS-iQVRs9w/s320/home.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485166230761311410" /></a><br /><br /><br />So as I wait patiently for my building permit to happen I have started to investigate all the “extra bits” that I will need to add to the house, one of those includes a rain water tank.<br /><br />As per the roof I wanted them to be galvanised just like the roof, unlike 30 years ago galvanised is not “standard” surprise surprise I have chosen another product that is difficult. I found a great place just outside Bendigo that makes them to order in any shape or size but well the price is slightly out of my league. I can’t quite get my head around a giant plastic tank just yet……some more investigation is in orderMortimerandLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02593024686598030276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434497069386812592.post-86804555927374287162010-06-17T20:17:00.000-07:002010-06-17T20:23:27.678-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TBrmcleeNbI/AAAAAAAAACU/wIXEwJKEQJo/s1600/Corrugated%2520Galvanized%2520Steel.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 265px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TBrmcleeNbI/AAAAAAAAACU/wIXEwJKEQJo/s320/Corrugated%2520Galvanized%2520Steel.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483948875047646642" /></a><br /><br />Ok so the council are just rude....to put it politely, today we found out that they have already specified that the roof needs to be of a "muted tone" of either "grey, green, brown or other specified"<br /><br />Sadly my plans did not specify a galvanised roof and the building surveyor will not sign off on the roof being galvanised as it conflicts with the council’s specification.<br /><br />I now have to lodge another application or amendment (costing another $100) to have it changed so it specifies that galvanised is acceptable even tho every other house in the mount Alexander shire has a bloody gal roof.....<br /><br />Just another bump in the road, I tell you what tho this is a rather bumpy road to a very small simple house.MortimerandLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02593024686598030276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434497069386812592.post-5585032512901618772010-06-17T03:08:00.000-07:002010-06-17T03:58:18.963-07:00The name gameSo I have been toying with the idea of naming my new house which seems to be a rather challenging task, what do I call it? Do I make the name part location part history? I just haven’t been sure.<br /><br />I even pondered with the idea of merging the heritage of the area and came up with "Maine Diggs" or even "gold diggers cottage" but thought it too cliché.....<br /><br />It suddenly dawned on me..... "Grey Gardens" what a name, maybe I won't be as spectacular as either of the Edie's but I sure can try....<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TBn_JpkiKRI/AAAAAAAAACM/NcxMkpI5eM4/s1600/20061030edie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 253px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TBn_JpkiKRI/AAAAAAAAACM/NcxMkpI5eM4/s320/20061030edie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483694562543282450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TBn_JQoP7xI/AAAAAAAAACE/jFQj9TtpRX4/s1600/Grey-Gardens-hbo-07.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TBn_JQoP7xI/AAAAAAAAACE/jFQj9TtpRX4/s320/Grey-Gardens-hbo-07.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483694555847978770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TBn_JKwyLYI/AAAAAAAAAB8/02AfgfclwEs/s1600/grey_gardens1920s.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 220px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TBn_JKwyLYI/AAAAAAAAAB8/02AfgfclwEs/s320/grey_gardens1920s.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483694554273164674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TBn_HzJ68XI/AAAAAAAAAB0/G1zrBTr1Zkc/s1600/grey-gardens-piano.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TBn_HzJ68XI/AAAAAAAAAB0/G1zrBTr1Zkc/s320/grey-gardens-piano.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483694530756276594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TBn_HducOwI/AAAAAAAAABs/HHZZDfI4fZE/s1600/grey-gardens.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 261px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TBn_HducOwI/AAAAAAAAABs/HHZZDfI4fZE/s320/grey-gardens.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483694525003873026" /></a>MortimerandLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02593024686598030276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434497069386812592.post-58982333770233811752010-06-15T19:07:00.001-07:002010-07-01T19:50:40.588-07:00View from the wrong side of the track<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TBgyPJQrhPI/AAAAAAAAABk/HbaivgkmRew/s1600/DSC00202.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TBgyPJQrhPI/AAAAAAAAABk/HbaivgkmRew/s320/DSC00202.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483187782088885490" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TBgyOYugEZI/AAAAAAAAABc/v0e2TlrjUAY/s1600/DSC00203.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TBgyOYugEZI/AAAAAAAAABc/v0e2TlrjUAY/s320/DSC00203.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483187769060626834" /></a><br /><br />The view from the old goal in CastlemaineMortimerandLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02593024686598030276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434497069386812592.post-55391142891701798572010-06-15T03:21:00.000-07:002010-06-15T03:22:09.180-07:00The ProjectI started dreaming about this project about 10 months ago and with a little prompting I made the decision to make it a reality. This project has grown and developed as time has gone on, with a few hold ups, heartaches and torrential rain pour I have made it mid way through the tunnel and I think I can see the light… hopefully it not just a torch light of the rescue team.<br /><br />A little grand designs project of my own (but with tasteful furnishings at the end) <br /><br />Just outside Castlemaine in a small town called Chewton I am building a slice of country pie, you might think me the regular Martha Stuart but I prefer Martha Gardener. Resourceful, thrifty and downright determined.<br /><br />5 months to go…..let the counting beginMortimerandLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02593024686598030276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434497069386812592.post-18598421579595517332010-06-15T02:35:00.000-07:002010-06-15T02:48:23.898-07:00Where it all began<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TBdK1tFGOgI/AAAAAAAAABU/8NDrJNsVRzw/s1600/DSC09671.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TBdK1tFGOgI/AAAAAAAAABU/8NDrJNsVRzw/s320/DSC09671.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482933357841365506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TBdK1TioyzI/AAAAAAAAABM/6pUt_hnPg08/s1600/DSC09678.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TBdK1TioyzI/AAAAAAAAABM/6pUt_hnPg08/s320/DSC09678.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482933350985943858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TBdK0wjCZ1I/AAAAAAAAABE/YuGiddHa9pk/s1600/DSC09704.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TBdK0wjCZ1I/AAAAAAAAABE/YuGiddHa9pk/s320/DSC09704.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482933341592381266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TBdK0neN_nI/AAAAAAAAAA8/jCTSqWQXbwg/s1600/DSC09699.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TBdK0neN_nI/AAAAAAAAAA8/jCTSqWQXbwg/s320/DSC09699.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482933339156250226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TBdK0RryrCI/AAAAAAAAAA0/NRXo7OBn7jc/s1600/DSC09685.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g9OqMX0QOW8/TBdK0RryrCI/AAAAAAAAAA0/NRXo7OBn7jc/s320/DSC09685.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482933333307599906" /></a><br /><br />So here is the block and where it all began....late spring early summer, Mum and I went for a drive up to Castlemaine to check out some blocks of land a month after missing out on the most perfect plot (but that’s another story) this was the second block we looked at that day... Maybe it was the blossom maybe it was the beautiful spring day either way I think I was sold on the spot.<br /><br />Here I am 6 months on and looking at these pics I can’t wait to be sitting in my new house this spring admiring the blossom from my warm little nook in front of my fire.MortimerandLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02593024686598030276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434497069386812592.post-72425367421882322512010-06-14T15:24:00.001-07:002010-06-14T15:24:59.075-07:006 weeks ago I found out that I had to have a planning permit to build as my block of land had a planning overlay on it, as I had done all my research way in advance so that planning would not hold me up I was very surprised.<br /><br />It turned out that the council had changed the planning laws in February and apparently didn't have to notify me, the planning overlay is a "wild fire management overlay" basically the CFA wants to see that where you are building on your land is a suitable location for bush fire protection.<br /><br />So after a 6 week long wait I finally have a planning permit from the Mount Alexander shire council its a stock standard print out and each of the drawings have been stamped and signed.<br /><br />6 weeks wait and $500 late we can start building......FinallyMortimerandLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02593024686598030276noreply@blogger.com