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feel a lot like Christmas because it has been so hot and humid around here. And I also succumbed to the nagging of little ones and dug out the Christmas decorations. I let the boys decorate the tree. There are a lot of decorations on the s [Read More]

What is it about old abandoned houses? For me, they conjure up thoughts of ill deeds, macabre plots and general all-round spookiness. I know next to nothing about the neighbouring house but because it is unoccupied and left derelict, my mind runs int [Read More]

I was looking at some of the photos of our old home this morning. I took a few parting snaps on the last day after I had given it a final clean. Exterior of old Qld Housing Commission home. It was painted white with contrasting light grey [Read More]

Number 1 son is celebrating a birthday. Again, I was open to the idea of making a fancy cake but Number 1 requested...banana cake. Who knew it was his favourite? It is all about the taste rather than the aesthetics with this boy. Banana cake done b [Read More]

What does a nearly five year old ask for as his birthday cake? It's usually cupcakes, chocolate cake or a cake in a fancy shape like a pirate ship or fort, right? I was really pushing for this type of cake. A good friend even lent me a kid' [Read More]

I am very hard on the Sow's Ear but after a nice long weekend away, I can officially say that I missed the old place (for those not in the know, I'm not particularly fond of our house). We went camping with some friends in Brunswick Heads which is [Read More]

Hubby finished cutting the hallway door to fit the HVAC unit closet and he did a pretty good job, I might add :) We still need to repaint, but that will be later on, since we are going to repaint the hallway anyways. Also, I forgot to mention that la [Read More]

Across the street from our house is a rather sad little park. There was a park just like this at the far end of our grandparents’ 1960’s-era neighborhood, and Aunt Sue would lead all of us cousins on a trek there when we went to visit at [Read More]

Hubby and I had a productive weekend. We were able to get a lot done :) We were able to clean out the shed, sprayed the shed with the Home Defense Max stuff, built extra shelves and organize all our stuff in it. So all in all, it was a super producti [Read More]

Most mornings at the Sow's Ear, we sit down to have our breakfast on the back deck. It is still a bit brisk at this time of the year, particularly at 6 am when the sun is just making its entrance.Jason prepares our coffee while I prepare the food. No [Read More]

I spent a few days at my Mum's place with the three boys. My Mum is French Polynesian and speaks French fluently. I speak French too but not so fluently - it gets me by, but I do not attempt to intellectualise (not that I do so in English).After a fe [Read More]

Well for the last four days, the AC guys have been working diligently installing our HVAC unit. I felt so bad for them! They kept running into problems after problems! First the AC guy ran into an issue with the city officials because they wouldn&#82 [Read More]

Hubby put up the curtains in the living room the other day, and they turned out really nice :) We bought some sheer ones for the middle and an olive colored one for the ends. They all have grommets on them- what hubby requested because they are easi [Read More]

Things we did not get done this weekend: Choosing tiles and fixtures for the master bathroomPicking a fence style so we can order it and have it installed before the ground freezesWinterizing the barbecue - the bbq that we have used 3 times this year [Read More]

The heat of the last few days has finally broken and although it's still sunny, it's much cooler. Outside the kitchen door I found this blue butterfly slowly opening and closing its wings in the warmth of the morning sun - very beautiful but so fragi [Read More]

So hubby worked long and hard yesterday to get the living room cleared out of all his electronic stuff. Here’s a kind of before, hubby had added a couple of extra set of speakers, and probably 4 or 5 more electronic items since the picture was [Read More]

Well, hubby and I ran into our first real problem as a homeowner. Don’t get me wrong, we have jumped hurdles after hurdles since we first laid eyes on this house, but this is a first problem that we have encountered with the house that was beyo [Read More]

wow. :) I feel so special. Tee Hee Hee :) Posted in Home Renovation, Life [Read More]

Ah, our mini vacay to Washington to visit my sister in law and her family has come to an end :( and I miss them so much already!! We journeyed 13 hours each way via car to see them and it was worth every single minute of driving :) Hubby and I were s [Read More]

And he’s stuck at home doing work :( poor baby! Hehe. While I’m at work, hubby’s going to be working on the house. We’re trying to get everything done and over with before the end of September. Here’s the list so far: 1) [Read More]