Home at Last!

Okay so finally I have a few photos to show you! Please bear in mind that I had all of 5 minutes to take these because the previous owners are still in residence & I didn't want to annoy them by overstaying my welcome ;-D These photos were for my benefit, to see how everything "fitted" in relation to everything else, blogging them is just an afterthought, so no harsh criticism on my lack of photog skills here k?! Relevant text is BELOW each photo...

Our front lawn & car port. Lawn is a bit on the dry side but remember it is SWELTERING here at the mo...

Not a bad view of the front from the corner of the front garden. The double volume window on the left is our lounge {in looooooooooooooove with the huge space - even though it is bigger going UP than it is wide!}

From the carport down around the kiddies windows, to the side of the house...love that white trellis...

The big herbaceous border just below the front lawn - love the big timber beams used instead of retaining blocks...

The "working" side of the house...and the littlies front window..this area is all gravelled. Very neat.

There are 2 retractable wash-lines here. We're increasing it to 4. I like that there is a gate to keep the dogs in at the back...

This is the view as you drive in from the front. Sadly those potted figs are going...I have 2 of my own big pots that I'm currently repainting terracotta {from bottle green - over that now...} just need a coupla new plants!

The "other" side of the house - ain't it pretty?! Full of ferns & crotons, tropical stuff that flourishes here!

Mini date palms down the side of my scrap room {presently their hall} - they get no bigger thank goodness!

Entering the house from the carport & front driveway. The lovely french door on your left leads to my scraproom & is being filled in...sad but essential as I need the cupboard space!

The front door! Have only just realised that the security gate is on the outside - rather strange!! Will have to check up on the whys to that one ;-D The windows there are for our dining-room...

The scraproom {currently the hall} That's not a crack in the window - just a reflection of something... A long narrow space with a door off to the dining room at the end on the right.

The lovely shade bed beneath the dining-room windows... The little window is the side window of the kiddies room.

The view of the back garden from our lounge - out to the tiled verandah & pool area. The tiles are "outside" sandstoney ones so they have a good grip as opposed to the slippery ceramic ones.

The pool ain't too big but we have been spoiled here with a gigantic pool for the last coupla years. The little house on the left is Mercy's abode, although we are partitioning it off to include a small laundry room as well.

Another little corner. I love how the bed edges are neatened off with timber poles although they do look slightly drunk! Just need to straighten them up...This is the spot where the trampoline is going - a real "dug -in" one.

Replacing that durawall panel is about the only unseen to maintenance required on the property.

An ill-placed tree right in the middle of Jack & Reilly's football pitch. GOT to dig it out...sorry...

A lush ground-cover surrounds a tree at the bottom corner of our garden. All a bit bushy down the bottom here...will need to do some serious pruning to keep this lot in check...

Another ill-placed tree! Gotta come out aswell I'm afraid...this is the spot for the garden shed! The wall on the left is the retaining wall for the pool. This province is notoriously hilly & often gardens are "stepped" - ours has 3 levels - about average ;-D

Hope you enjoyed the tour! Look out for some sneaky peakies of the INSIDE of our house soon!