Mid week weeding and photographing 5 -7 Sep 2019

Well, I had an unexpected email from a restoration house TV program which I had applied to a few years ago, saying that they were going over old emails, and asking if we were still interested

I chatted with Justin, he wasn't, but was happy for me to proceed if I was

I was, and after a few phone conversations emailed them photos of the house - highlighting areas of disrepair, what was needed etc - as they wanted to make sure that we weren't too progressed in our renovations

For example

Outside Cracks

Ironwork that needs work

Bricks that need repointing

Side fence

Kitchen

Dining Room

Bathroom

Bedroom 1

Bedroom 2

Front hallway

Back Hallway

Mid landing

Room above kitchen

Top Hallway

Big upstairs room

Stairs

Interesting features

So, I sent these through, and a few days later received another email saying that she was going to pitch our house to her series producer, and she'll get back to me....so obviously it wasn't too restored for her (did send a photo of the red room, but didn't of the new bathroom or the little yellow room, figured she wanted to see what needed doing)

Anyway, after all this changed into overalls and got weeding again

There's a certain amount of relaxation with weeding, your mind can wander, all you need to do is differentiate between the weeds and the actual plants that you want

I also developed a bit of a hit list of weeds

I had my favourite  - a grass type clump that could get quite large, but had reasonably shallow roots and could come out relatively easily

My non favourites were these nasty creepers

I also don't like the oxalis/sour sop

Some weeds had very matted and dense roots

The weather was a bit changeable ie sunny, rainy, windy etc When the rain got too heavy I came in and started a jigsaw

Did get quite a lot done though, as I was determinedly antisocial, just wanting to weed

Gordon did drop in and was surprised at how full the trailer was

And I did reward myself with a satay chicken pie and beer for lunch on Saturday

The lettuces in the vegie garden are looking good

The plum tree is in blossom

And there was a card in the letterbox - basically offering to paint our house - addressed to the "Nimmitabel Homestead"

So, all in all a productive visit, and even got a bit sore and a few calluses from all of the weeding, (despite the gloves)