Nimmitabel: A Work in Progress: Swimming with Helen & Michaela Jan 23-25 2023

Well, naturally I was curious to see all of the new developments .....so came up again, this time with Helen and Michaela

I also brought up the Victorian vanity that we're planning on using in our en suite - as Terry said he'd help (and also let me help) rejuvenate it - ie re-attach a wonky leg, put on new hinges, handles etc and also make it water proof

Here's an old photo of it (taken by the people we bought it from)

Stopped momentarily at the house to pick Helen up, and we drove up to Terry's to deposit it in his shed

Easier said than done - the bottom part was a bit heavy, so we had to use a trolley to move it from the ute to the shed

And here are some close ups of the work needed

Missing leg, wonky other leg and colouring

Missing hinge

Broken leg

Another broken off bit

fancy bit coming away

missing plug

And lastly - next of baby spiders....

Terry then very nicely invited us to stay for lunch. Was lovely - home made spanokopita and sausage rolls - sat outside in the garden. Was a perfect day, sunny and blue and not too hot

Then back to Inglewood - and Helen and I went to the pool, where there were only a few other people. Michaela didn't want to come

We stayed at the pool til closing time at 7pm - which was lovely

Didn't really have a proper dinner - just picked a bit - thought we'd watch a movie, but it was very hard to decide. Ended up with an oldie - "She's all that" - high school make over movie -was ok - Michaela liked it

Tuesday, and Helen and Michaela went to the shops - to look for some bargains - actually came back with quite a few

I made a path through the downstairs green room - to retrieve some essentials - ie coffee maker, toaster, frying pan etc - the room was packed....

There was a bit of rustling going on - and a mouse jumped out of the cutlery draw (on the ground) - not nice! Put down some more bait - and will need to wash all utensils before using...

Made a type of temporary kitchen in the scullery. By the way, the fridge is in the back hallway (Cam and his guys had moved it back inside from the back veranda)

As well as a dish drying station

And offered the kitchen table and chairs to local friends - and someone has expressed interest. With luck they'll come and get them next week - and so could clear out the room some more

Also had to water my citrus trees - they were very dry - obviously the watering system is not working properly. I hope that Shane comes to fix it soon

Was gutted by the ruined plums - bloody silver eyes pierce the plums and just leave them there - for the juice to drip, and then become prunes on the branches. And also, as per the photo below - a lot of plums fell to the ground. I did manage to find a few unblemished plums around the back. Got maybe 2kg worth - for my 2023 sloe gin

There were however some mulberries which I enjoyed

Saw the extent of Cam's work for the ensuite - ie the door and architrave have been removed

Also advised Cam that we have a non green door in the shed

And asked if his brickie could fix up the kitchen window ledge - which has a broken brick and some missing render

And whether he could fix up this rotten dining room window (or replace it)

Found yet another dead bird - what is it with this place?

And picked over 100 little bindis - little buggers...

Walked down the street and saw that an artist was displaying his paintings inn the window of the old Porters building - some very nice landscapes

And then off to the pool again in the afternoon - this time with both Helen and Michaela

Was a lovely day, and did 20 (slow) laps of the pool

Damo came over afterwards to help carry out the Jacobean suite and secure it to the ute - was very diligent with his strapping. I planned to take it to a Bendigo upholsterer and a French polisher to get it refurbished