tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54508952532829399142024-03-14T08:19:24.262+10:00Building Sanctuary - Construction of our new homeseachange + building a home = adventuremlgcreativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407153838321838825noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450895253282939914.post-46653825350315004252012-02-09T21:00:00.000+10:002012-02-09T21:00:01.677+10:00Loving our life here<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hello....</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I just wanted to express my gratitude for my family, my home and my learning the new art of gardening...</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91gtVy9bgAF-A1ON32WaYDfOKmmmbJHlSCN0tUCw56ja1JanaTbZNBOZjKj_hbSNw9oQ17bMRqaBBKsqqPE_dFtqNO3hN-a8j3guZ8ZBwk6xCwgRZ-gttW2K5Lbe86ozHcFlRbBccZJE/s1600/Photo+23-12-11+10+24+09+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91gtVy9bgAF-A1ON32WaYDfOKmmmbJHlSCN0tUCw56ja1JanaTbZNBOZjKj_hbSNw9oQ17bMRqaBBKsqqPE_dFtqNO3hN-a8j3guZ8ZBwk6xCwgRZ-gttW2K5Lbe86ozHcFlRbBccZJE/s200/Photo+23-12-11+10+24+09+PM.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><b>Community Gardening</b></i> to be exact... </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My neighbour across the road has our community garden on her land... </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Its been around for less than a year... but I reakon it has changed sooo much about how I look at food and even how I feel about my own abilities to grow and cook healthy food for my family... I am still excited that I don't have to try to manage gardening by myself... Having neighbours and a wider community to work together on this GARDEN is just so encouraging to me...</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Peace</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">xx</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thank you for subscribing to my blog :)</div>mlgcreativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407153838321838825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450895253282939914.post-11132788471438906222011-05-05T22:11:00.000+10:002011-05-05T22:11:57.416+10:00Outside fun and backyard visitors<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Aside from our occasional games of beach cricket...</span></span><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Across the backyard expanse we have had a range of animal visitors. Some that I have managed to get the camera out quickly enough to capture proof... </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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</a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">But not in the last 3 months or so... Until this afternoon. </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Maybe it was the fact that my newly cleared pathway behind the fence made it more visible. </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">My eldest was mid-sentence when she stopped and stared out the window... and there it was... (look through the 2nd swing)</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b style="color: #0c343d;">our lovely kangaroo visitor!</b></i> </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Cheers :))) and huge thanks for visiting us here in the blogsphere :)))</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thank you for subscribing to my blog :)</div>mlgcreativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407153838321838825noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450895253282939914.post-50053929847260373112011-01-12T18:16:00.000+10:002011-01-12T18:16:32.168+10:00Apologies - Distractions from Blogging<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hello everyone out there !!! my <b>APOLOGIES</b> for the very long delay in updates...</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcr9PH36kUFvAkEPCK5XLo5yo75z5OrcQS5XaO2IgOXZgl2JVsmFc-Sw8ehOKmUcNzEMi6rRTX8k2lDXL5of18pxXeLNAdyT7DlK5ZsVjfqG0km4rmg_mp0KCrUGuoRfugA1ol5SNmPw/s1600/distract-500x305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcr9PH36kUFvAkEPCK5XLo5yo75z5OrcQS5XaO2IgOXZgl2JVsmFc-Sw8ehOKmUcNzEMi6rRTX8k2lDXL5of18pxXeLNAdyT7DlK5ZsVjfqG0km4rmg_mp0KCrUGuoRfugA1ol5SNmPw/s200/distract-500x305.jpg" width="200" /></a>This break has been unintentional... </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">but due to several 'distractions' that have kept me from sitting down and giving time to record and share more about our "building sanctuary" experience...</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">MOVING into our house finally (at the end of Sept) found me totally <b>EXHAUSTED</b>... I was low on energy to even unpack and set up let alone blog about it all... So I gave myself permission to take my time settling in... and NOT be a super woman! whew! This has kept me sane and made the setting up a much more realistic task.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Then when I did do any work on the computer I had to prioritise my paid work... so I didn't really get beyond that... (yup <b>nil</b> blogging doh!)</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Then came the Christmas Holidays!!!! I was soooo looking forward to these... the first chance in a very, very long time where we could just <span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="color: #351c75;">enjoy our family space and relax in our new house</span></b></i>. </span><br />
This meant once again that I chose not to do any extra tasks above my basic family needs and time together...</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Anyway, that said... I yesterday went to check on the blog site and I couldn't find it! It had disappeared for some reason and I panicked... what if a site is taken down if there is no new posts for 3 months... Maybe I had <b>LOST</b> all the records of our building journey??? Ahhhh!</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
So, upon checking the internet again today - I have rediscovered the site - it must have just been a glitch... Thank God!!!! But I don't want to risk it disappearing again so here is a small post to say... </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"I'm STILL around... </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I still intend to <b><span style="color: red;">finish</span></b> what I have started with this blog - visually recording <i style="color: #38761d;"><b>the journey of building our house</b></i>, finding a sanctuary as a family etc..." </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is just going to be at a <i>slower pace </i>for a while...</span></div></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">This year, upon completing the blogging about our house construction adventure - I hope to continue sharing stories of our family and our lifestyle... with lots of pics of course... So stay tuned (patiently haha)... I will be back more regularly this year with more to show you all :))) </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">TODAY however, my thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected by the current devastating <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/11/3110588.htm">flooding</a> <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/photos/2011/01/11/3110791.htm">in Queensland</a>. This natural disaster is proving increasingly terrible for so many people and homes in our State.... In the midst of it all, stories are filtering through of fantastic people (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Heroes-of-the-Queensland-Floods/117952134943288?v=wall&ref=mf">wonderful aussies</a>) who are selflessly helping support each other (eg. strangers turning up in utes to help move people to higher ground)... I am personally feeling somewhat helpless to assist (being away from directly affected sites etc) but am praying hard for all those out there in the midst of it all... I encourage anyone who can to donate and help out wherever possible... Click <a href="http://www.qld.gov.au/floods/donate.html">here</a> to help out!</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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</style> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I am happy to report that <b>Day 91 </b>had several steps forward in the <b>construction progress</b>: </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A) Our <b style="color: #990000;">FRONT DOOR </b>was delivered – thank you Corinthian Doors </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hLbLNSxFLe7vvCg2PwuUKO_73l-RRYu0uTz7sH7CA2MSQyBKNw4gaMhhTN4NlhNghmP0gIS8hOMKrMaudxNSJKiaMDI2Czw2z9i8A0q3btR-PXpvRbgzTwOLsHSxy5FEjN7EY2Hg-VI/s1600/FRONTdoor.JPG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hLbLNSxFLe7vvCg2PwuUKO_73l-RRYu0uTz7sH7CA2MSQyBKNw4gaMhhTN4NlhNghmP0gIS8hOMKrMaudxNSJKiaMDI2Czw2z9i8A0q3btR-PXpvRbgzTwOLsHSxy5FEjN7EY2Hg-VI/s200/FRONTdoor.JPG.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Just as we turned up to check out the day's progress – there was the truck delivering the door… Its <i>crazy</i> how exciting delivery trucks become on a journey of much <i>waiting</i>… </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbwF1AAa3dIoB4iKNOd_FW21YdWbpMx8nkrn-dY2unv4OL3xatzhTGDv2MQzz5U4-I3L4no0-AlldITOEP4iIAoQt2D1nxejd-CdDOwKWR7t52ynvPYmriAQGyyGP_OZ-FLq8rodOfMo/s1600/FRONTdoor.JPG-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbwF1AAa3dIoB4iKNOd_FW21YdWbpMx8nkrn-dY2unv4OL3xatzhTGDv2MQzz5U4-I3L4no0-AlldITOEP4iIAoQt2D1nxejd-CdDOwKWR7t52ynvPYmriAQGyyGP_OZ-FLq8rodOfMo/s320/FRONTdoor.JPG-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><style>
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</style><span style="font-size: small;">It was actually way back in November last year that we made all our colour selections etc - a four hour meeting that is now a bit of a blur... </span></div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">So when we saw the front door design today </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">- we had a moment of “<i>is this</i> really what we chose???"</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">James was convinced we had horizontal </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">glass </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">lines instead of squares.. While I only vaguely remember saying I <i>didn’t</i> like the door with the horizontal lines… (so obviously <i>I had won -</i> hehe) </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> I did check our paperwork later and it <i>was</i> the correct door we had apparently chosen last November… </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> a entryway door full of character and texture... </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4QiU6aFz7DDB3AMkywtgW0a5b0DDrMtKrDn9q3yaMPygJTGfSkaRJYaU3EaQAW9GBQnrzCUF0S_USSLK2GvI7YR-mU9SwbsYeVOtcky5OmJTPQCDeBJKpk9A6oeib_FDU84sRhPzO3Y/s1600/Assisi_door.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4QiU6aFz7DDB3AMkywtgW0a5b0DDrMtKrDn9q3yaMPygJTGfSkaRJYaU3EaQAW9GBQnrzCUF0S_USSLK2GvI7YR-mU9SwbsYeVOtcky5OmJTPQCDeBJKpk9A6oeib_FDU84sRhPzO3Y/s200/Assisi_door.jpg" width="151" /></a><span style="font-size: small;">hmmm... not unlike this photo (right) of a double door in a little town called <i>San Miguel</i> in Mexico - apparently you have to walk through this door get to the bullfights - how cool is that!!!... </span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: small;">or this <i style="color: #783f04;">wonderful</i> door I photographed in the little Italian town of Asissi several years ago...</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"></div><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">But this house had a limited budget for its construction – our first ever attempt at building - so it didn’t allow for that kind of fanciful inclusions… Even when we tried to include a larger front door – it caused too many problems (impacting the space for the portico and not positive on the budget)… so we let go of our preference for a large front door... (does it <i>really</i> matter for this home?!) </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Instead had a small upgrade to a door with the four glass inserts. My future plan is to maybe do something arty with the four spaces (eg. subtle letters of ‘H’, ‘O‘, ‘M’, ‘E ‘ in the glass squares)… </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> ...we will see</span>…</span></div><br />
<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">I'm also intending to do </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">something to make the side glass more opaque (does anyone know of creative ideas? I've heard you can use patterned tissue paper for this?!!!) </span></div><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The kitchen was also installed on Day 91... I will share more in the next post... </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</style> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We love the splash of <b style="color: #990000;">rich warm colour</b> that is the garage door :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAh69eREuPHiO8VTiJWZ4rpNZbbgY1XHOgVUmDKyNotw-eCNrgrybEiyB6gxUSIrgbGAQGF5Ukr8xWaUdYVDRg5SRAWaZT_zRAfyXjzlew3qKEqQgARSttW26_7xJd5E72S-jqXo3mntg/s1600/GARAGEdoor_side.JPG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAh69eREuPHiO8VTiJWZ4rpNZbbgY1XHOgVUmDKyNotw-eCNrgrybEiyB6gxUSIrgbGAQGF5Ukr8xWaUdYVDRg5SRAWaZT_zRAfyXjzlew3qKEqQgARSttW26_7xJd5E72S-jqXo3mntg/s640/GARAGEdoor_side.JPG.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"> It is an automatic roller door that we upgraded to get a “timber-look”. This was to add more colour (and interest) to the overall look of the house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgP_ZYTQPYSifHsVXSArPx-OC6tYG-3z97XG8SGH3LBRLV40TXNNa0JKNO8m8crinksOXBA009QJogb03tezKql6EZnQiavY4zIXR12qq2R4dtLoegrb9kxwhxcatzTF5jfSDpF4tMW18/s1600/GARAGEdoor.JPG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgP_ZYTQPYSifHsVXSArPx-OC6tYG-3z97XG8SGH3LBRLV40TXNNa0JKNO8m8crinksOXBA009QJogb03tezKql6EZnQiavY4zIXR12qq2R4dtLoegrb9kxwhxcatzTF5jfSDpF4tMW18/s400/GARAGEdoor.JPG.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><style>
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</style> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">I really didn’t want to end up with a boring, monochrome home… I LOVE houses that have more character and colour. I was happy that <a href="http://www.pjburns.com/">PJ Burns</a> allowed us (even though an entry level budget) to make choices that added simple elements within the “project home plan”, additions that didn’t cost us the earth… </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5uSuFsYGLNdtHE0c1TUC1B12vdTZ_oWrV7ihWVJUj6ybIygI42DGM5eoXAIZ6DN5pVMJdgcnASompA05NuIEHibS0n3XQa3tz0JKbIARDdGcUCck50NiKWFUKlvV20GCK0Uf-XLDA80/s1600/artistSKETCHslats.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5uSuFsYGLNdtHE0c1TUC1B12vdTZ_oWrV7ihWVJUj6ybIygI42DGM5eoXAIZ6DN5pVMJdgcnASompA05NuIEHibS0n3XQa3tz0JKbIARDdGcUCck50NiKWFUKlvV20GCK0Uf-XLDA80/s200/artistSKETCHslats.png" width="186" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Eventually the front door and timber post will be stained to match the garage door. Also we will have horizontal slats above the front portico area also matching. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(The section above the front window is a "custom orb" infill - a colourbond like product - that is in "Woodland Grey" - see the <a href="http://buildingsanctuary.blogspot.com/p/our-colours-and-design-elements.html">colours / design</a> page)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #990000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I like</i>… what do you think?</span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Oh... for those that may want to see the <b>inside</b> (not as colourful or as interesting but still a necessary part of a </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">"roller door" </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">blog post)... here you go:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRMvZNyV8ZE96JcYGl0SOP99SmsBaQ2hgTDvpyoI8C9uXhTfTmTiJnN1qPqd1XZEn3msQp7vDNUtvB4tkZEIE2zUPdYHZIjAB7G8IW1pZwrUB4zz4H6nr56vIA3lXGSmgqaoeKjIDGmxg/s1600/garageINSIDE.JPG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRMvZNyV8ZE96JcYGl0SOP99SmsBaQ2hgTDvpyoI8C9uXhTfTmTiJnN1qPqd1XZEn3msQp7vDNUtvB4tkZEIE2zUPdYHZIjAB7G8IW1pZwrUB4zz4H6nr56vIA3lXGSmgqaoeKjIDGmxg/s400/garageINSIDE.JPG.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Speaking of <b>DOORS</b>...</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <br />
I'd like to share</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> a <i><b><span style="color: #4c1130;">hallway</span><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"> / front doorway</span> </span></b></i>pic </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">taken on Day 90</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">... <br />
(titled "path to sunshine")</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMNtPdJfu1ZfUC9ffK8GpQDRp_a8H7ubSSX4OMxkrRZ23DR6hvVkhiVBlbyMu3K6wrbpOIKBPg2gc-Kx8xce80pLIrCELDH7xZTN6neB39a3Zv2TBV725ykpDP_MoFuc1WTav-TbsCqo/s1600/hallway.JPG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMNtPdJfu1ZfUC9ffK8GpQDRp_a8H7ubSSX4OMxkrRZ23DR6hvVkhiVBlbyMu3K6wrbpOIKBPg2gc-Kx8xce80pLIrCELDH7xZTN6neB39a3Zv2TBV725ykpDP_MoFuc1WTav-TbsCqo/s640/hallway.JPG.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Thanks for stopping by :) <br />
Many more photos of the progress are just around the corner... </span></div><br />
<div style="color: blue; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">Here's to </span><i><b>new doorways</b></i><span style="color: black;">!!!</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thank you for subscribing to my blog :)</div>mlgcreativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407153838321838825noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450895253282939914.post-70157814887052524782010-09-02T01:24:00.000+10:002010-09-02T01:24:29.119+10:00Day 84 to Day 89 - Cornices Plus<i style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Catch Up Post #17 - </span></i><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is the main bathroom ceiling with bulkhead over the bath... (We basically made use of every space in the house that we could - thus the bathroom and the media room go right out to the eaves, creating the bulkheads)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfeH5zVNyRqR2E7-DD3kNM97Hc8W-I0nJFI3T_uW9HBMeGK0nYOeL7BaZ8k8pPtlWOUTWSQB0NMMSy1GUvOltHzlb48cmsCxb-awf1wrIv54pCyh1OqAxdpOKavKyzfxlSxsUuwXOayg/s1600/cornices_bathroom.JPG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfeH5zVNyRqR2E7-DD3kNM97Hc8W-I0nJFI3T_uW9HBMeGK0nYOeL7BaZ8k8pPtlWOUTWSQB0NMMSy1GUvOltHzlb48cmsCxb-awf1wrIv54pCyh1OqAxdpOKavKyzfxlSxsUuwXOayg/s400/cornices_bathroom.JPG.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Day 86 has more cornices... and deliveries... </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The newly corniced <b>hallway</b>... and delivered <b>skirting boards</b> :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We see doors delivered (stored in the Study nook for now).</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: small;">Such as... bags </span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: small;">and </span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: small;">bags </span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: small;">of...</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">RENDER</span></b>!!!!!!</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">And to conclude this post - I will leave you with </span><span style="font-size: small;">the very lovely <i>long</i> lines of the... </span><span style="font-size: small;"> <b>skirting boards</b>... </span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">...oh and of course my "arty" efforts in Black and White...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">(I am dreaming of creating an artpiece simply made up of all the textures and lines from our building adventure - what do you think?)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw5n37gF5kgC7wkQ4E-gagNR1oJKXtIMsZ5H0Boa1GrP5X2Ae5UOcMD9w2VtAX5OQIttJ7fbne8Fzlh0EOUKI12UhkB_9JHgY33HupdvyH0BHdr2YtXd1BqVFLNtRk7dxev5Wwxdf-5xU/s1600/Skirting3bw.JPG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw5n37gF5kgC7wkQ4E-gagNR1oJKXtIMsZ5H0Boa1GrP5X2Ae5UOcMD9w2VtAX5OQIttJ7fbne8Fzlh0EOUKI12UhkB_9JHgY33HupdvyH0BHdr2YtXd1BqVFLNtRk7dxev5Wwxdf-5xU/s640/Skirting3bw.JPG.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thank you for subscribing to my blog :)</div>mlgcreativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407153838321838825noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450895253282939914.post-53967775264709358892010-08-20T21:32:00.006+10:002010-08-20T21:43:42.440+10:00Day 78 to Day 83 - Build my home!<span style="font-size: small;"><i style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Catch Up Post #16 - </i></span> <br />
<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Day 78 - Day 83 (Fri 16th - Wed 21st July) - <br />
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<div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">First <span style="color: black;">- a "sweeping view" of the </span><b style="color: black;"><span style="color: blue;">living area</span> </b><span style="color: black;">/ </span><b style="color: blue;">dining room</b><span style="color: black;"> <br />
<span style="font-size: small;">(standing at side of kitchen area)</span></span></span></div><div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> ~ looking out through the <b>garage door</b> ~<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">~ <b>power point</b> <i>hole</i> at the alfresco door ~</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">~ looking at the <b>kitchen area</b> ~ </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">(</span><span style="font-size: small;">standing in the living room space)</span><span style="font-size: small;"> ~</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">~ looking into one of the <b>kids</b> <b>bedrooms</b> ~</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> ~ <b>wall</b> of the <b>main bedroom</b> ~</span><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">See the 2 wires</span> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;">sticking out </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">for the 2 x feature wall lights (to be above the bed)??? They are just above white plaster join - well they <b><span style="color: red;">worry</span> </b>me - they need to be in just </span>the right spot so it doesn't look off centre... <i>hmmm</i><span style="color: black;">...</span><i><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: lime;"><span style="color: black;">I hope we get it<b> </b></span><b>looking alright</b></span></i><b><span style="color: lime;">...</span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> ~ looking out a <b>window</b> in the media room ~</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> ~ the <b>media room</b> electrical point / holes ~<br />
(<i>I know, I know - <span style="color: blue;">thrilling</span> stuff</i> :))) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> ~ the main bedroom <b>light switch wires</b> / hole ~</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">(looking out of the bedroom to the kitchen space)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> ~ power point holes in the <b>study nook</b> ~</span><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> ~ the <b>Laundry</b> area awaiting the basin / shelving ~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiysHsYkntd1D2Jz0Naw8IOsIAswG6pz0HrDDHHZ2SX0ZUHBNsHKcm8EVZblx2BO1sEVbS9ertfwRYpdXgRIG6Er9ztJ7QubMIPPFXFR2mNIAxEnJ8GvqKjgbeYT2sNzrX218TcwTDyf8Y/s1600/laundry_day78.JPG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiysHsYkntd1D2Jz0Naw8IOsIAswG6pz0HrDDHHZ2SX0ZUHBNsHKcm8EVZblx2BO1sEVbS9ertfwRYpdXgRIG6Er9ztJ7QubMIPPFXFR2mNIAxEnJ8GvqKjgbeYT2sNzrX218TcwTDyf8Y/s320/laundry_day78.JPG.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">(can you see the <i>alfresco post</i>?) </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bxfSiA3Nqfo71StFVj3mIUStrpc2-QL0GuuhiwIqGe2TyYlCZu88EvqNoxDm4PKgyde5ISPktu0zUYdm2WBtHWgjS57CsXB37FY10sylCP286BwjfIMPBPEaoReWSvPKbdTrxL2INjQ/s1600/MUDDYground2.JPG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bxfSiA3Nqfo71StFVj3mIUStrpc2-QL0GuuhiwIqGe2TyYlCZu88EvqNoxDm4PKgyde5ISPktu0zUYdm2WBtHWgjS57CsXB37FY10sylCP286BwjfIMPBPEaoReWSvPKbdTrxL2INjQ/s320/MUDDYground2.JPG.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"> ~ more water pooling ~ </span><span style="font-size: small;">~ and reflecting the trees ~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlgS4BoXp73wqMMw3fW8sESIg5jvui8VPFCJRJheLYKwBYh9-XFerm6vWGMdl8I3gYeC1pj2-Cve0eKWY0zxFfvkZT1TyScTtf8hEjt1msjLnLFFg7MDxuz22f0F8l1f-8bnuVRe8Bho/s1600/MOREwater.JPG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlgS4BoXp73wqMMw3fW8sESIg5jvui8VPFCJRJheLYKwBYh9-XFerm6vWGMdl8I3gYeC1pj2-Cve0eKWY0zxFfvkZT1TyScTtf8hEjt1msjLnLFFg7MDxuz22f0F8l1f-8bnuVRe8Bho/s320/MOREwater.JPG.jpg" /></a></div></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqADe6D8OW7qxyrrfZH8lfJNxU3qLYzY7kECDOMnR6dX6aCuHf1u0kd7PoDSafGa3m8TCWaH-VFyoIjQoynvNssMcBq_inyP8vStj9pIOfrkGUNRcpQXJ-9Qq_dtVyNJO7uM_Y-ybEh9o/s1600/treeWATER.JPG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqADe6D8OW7qxyrrfZH8lfJNxU3qLYzY7kECDOMnR6dX6aCuHf1u0kd7PoDSafGa3m8TCWaH-VFyoIjQoynvNssMcBq_inyP8vStj9pIOfrkGUNRcpQXJ-9Qq_dtVyNJO7uM_Y-ybEh9o/s320/treeWATER.JPG.jpg" /></a></div></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Anyway, there you go...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Due to this being our <b>record</b> of the building journey - even the less exciting elements like photos of <i><b>power point holes</b></i>, are documented in these posts...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> In spite of this, I hope <i>something</i> in each post may still be of <b style="color: red;">interest</b> for those of you reading this!?... </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Oh well, at the very least, it is a real depiction of building - where you can easily find yourself getting ridiculously excited over the <i>smallest</i> bits of progress - simply because it is <span style="color: red;">PROGRESS</span>.... moving <b style="color: black;">forward</b> IS GOOD!!!! <span style="color: #20124d;"><i> </i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><i>(Waiting</i>, <i>waiting</i> & <i>waiting</i> will do this to you...)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you are getting <b style="color: orange;">impatient</b> to see <span style="color: blue;">more</span> interesting photos... <span style="color: red;">I'm with you!!!! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Bring on the "<b>hugely exciting steps</b>" just so I can share them :)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">(and so we move in soon as possible :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Cheers :) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Day 76 (Wed 14th July) - BRICKWORK ongoing...</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Day 77 (Thurs 15th July) - <b style="color: red;">BRICKWORK completed</b> :))) </span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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wearing its "<span style="color: blue;">blue wrap dress</span>" of insulation... <br />
but is more solidly walled with <span style="color: red;">BRICKS</span> :))))) </span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: small;">I like SOLID - feels so much more like a <b>real</b> house now. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnncxduNPVu8QQCJ6Ia5xmxAR2AmJgZodzPAEu-rnAHEgniZysPxTJOR70H9GKWS1YkPpfOug-Fr3wBO_aMTI2Swac7D0v1aStMg7qkA3hwN6O-_aLOl5FQNei42cmuKDd41LpF_B826c/s1600/BILLthePLASTERER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnncxduNPVu8QQCJ6Ia5xmxAR2AmJgZodzPAEu-rnAHEgniZysPxTJOR70H9GKWS1YkPpfOug-Fr3wBO_aMTI2Swac7D0v1aStMg7qkA3hwN6O-_aLOl5FQNei42cmuKDd41LpF_B826c/s400/BILLthePLASTERER.jpg" width="267" /></a><span style="font-size: small;">This is <b>Bill</b> the Plasterer :) who did a fantastic job!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">He seemed to work really hard with a high attention to detail... His job was patching all the nail spots and joins of the plaster-boards. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bill was also <b style="color: orange;"><i>friendly</i></b> - something I appreciate when we are <i>constantly</i> dropping past looking around on site... </span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">He had a heck of a job too - as previous workers (who put up the plaster-boards) did <i>not</i> do a great job apparently... Instead of using glue to the middle sections of boards to hold them in place - they used a multitude of nails (or screws not sure) instead...</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This gave Bill a <i>million and one extra spots</i> <i>to patch</i> - as can be seen in the photo below...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">In this photo (taken later on Day 81) you can see the beam of wood added (the "<span style="color: orange;">fixed line</span>") - that while it shortens the raised area **, overall it will make the raised ceiling look better when its finished </span><span style="font-size: small;"> (hopefully)</span><span style="font-size: small;">... </span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is the <b>steel corner angles</b> that is attached to the wall edges </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">(by Bill the plasterer :) </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1r229ijt_c3QlT_B2ibYf5S8_r1R_IvhMfjIOBSGgxYzoFRjX74dhQDWjA2yrqESl4FyyTtQNECvCBo43goAJYIF0815xTOBY3XFro9A_9xkn45Gc6ru5-STrmpUKeEKA5wCadC4dqGo/s1600/STEELangleCORNERS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1r229ijt_c3QlT_B2ibYf5S8_r1R_IvhMfjIOBSGgxYzoFRjX74dhQDWjA2yrqESl4FyyTtQNECvCBo43goAJYIF0815xTOBY3XFro9A_9xkn45Gc6ru5-STrmpUKeEKA5wCadC4dqGo/s320/STEELangleCORNERS.jpg" width="213" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB67cXp7LZwHtPKNc15ib9FlgTWn2ym2Fihd2SKsU6Lv7zr5agZoK_R67PbL_DoseJp2KL9QYslFihrLSuzy94vNKCPJfqLqx0tx3jV7T0BfZax7r1grb6-mau-Q5RwYEJdntnyjg8A4o/s1600/STEELbits.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB67cXp7LZwHtPKNc15ib9FlgTWn2ym2Fihd2SKsU6Lv7zr5agZoK_R67PbL_DoseJp2KL9QYslFihrLSuzy94vNKCPJfqLqx0tx3jV7T0BfZax7r1grb6-mau-Q5RwYEJdntnyjg8A4o/s320/STEELbits.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="214" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thank you for subscribing to my blog :)</div>mlgcreativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407153838321838825noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450895253282939914.post-55439083868425263202010-08-04T11:13:00.002+10:002010-08-04T11:39:02.340+10:00A Sense of Community!<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I want to share something that is making me pause, think... and giving me an extra surge of <b>hope</b>... It is an unexpected 'bonus' with significant potential... something that is being encouraged amongst us and our neighbours by facilitators at our soon-to-be new estate... </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is the <b><i>active cultivation</i></b> of the</span> </span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"> </span><b style="color: lime;">'Sense of Community</b><span style="color: lime;">'</span><span style="color: blue;">.</span> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">I have known a <i>sense of community</i> before in areas of my life...<br />
In my (large) family, among my friends, my active church community, my workplace... Upon reflecting however, I don't think it is something that I have experienced* within my <b>neighbourhood</b> before now...<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(*I mean this as an </i>adult<i> - excluding where I grew up & my childhood </i>family friends<i>)</i></span> </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Since moving out of my parent's home many, many years ago, my 'places of residence' did not really have any connection with my neighbours at each location. Sure, for many years - being single, young, and renting with friends meant I didn't really see the need to look outside my immediate dwelling... </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7C4CQzDN2mT1ARlbC3sUvQRsblMSvWhG990lTHcHMC8Tg_AJXwxzvUU_m_NLTpMWOn39lYo1dsLr69sz_P3RsM8eeAaY6xe6f-DD7-Q10q6oXfwr4uKpK15tAg9DujYC7fas3FggOxG0/s1600/ist_000000352446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7C4CQzDN2mT1ARlbC3sUvQRsblMSvWhG990lTHcHMC8Tg_AJXwxzvUU_m_NLTpMWOn39lYo1dsLr69sz_P3RsM8eeAaY6xe6f-DD7-Q10q6oXfwr4uKpK15tAg9DujYC7fas3FggOxG0/s200/ist_000000352446.jpg" width="200" /></a> </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Well, a small meeting this week at our new estate (with Maree Machin from <a href="http://www.bukaji.com.au/"target="_blank">Bukaji Consultants</a>) regarding a potential <b><span style="color: #274e13;">Community Garden</span></b> (and more) has definitely got me <i><b>thinking</b></i>.... </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-LM7x5C4kGX1NkiHMd-Bzb9MrvWfUUJZuZBfASbE-9gts-SDEZ9ewww4iCUV18eplq4i1e1ujw9f3XWLy25dcKZFzJNx3iwaR15TarORorXO0mRs9LqbdumQLhpOgAtWiLEgAJpy41c/s1600/14092008109+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-LM7x5C4kGX1NkiHMd-Bzb9MrvWfUUJZuZBfASbE-9gts-SDEZ9ewww4iCUV18eplq4i1e1ujw9f3XWLy25dcKZFzJNx3iwaR15TarORorXO0mRs9LqbdumQLhpOgAtWiLEgAJpy41c/s200/14092008109+copy.jpg" width="143" /></a> As an adult, I have lived in various suburbs throughout Brisbane, 9 rentals and <i>finally</i> 1 house we owned (that's another story). However, in all these different locations, I can only think of <b>one</b> neighbour who I actually knew <i>well enough to remember their name</i>*... </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">Why is that?</span> </div><div style="text-align: right;">Is it a 'keep to yourself' habit?... the element of fear? What is it that keeps the neighbourly relations to a brief nod, smile and wave but never moving to anything more substantial? </div></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Well, this process of uprooting our family from Brisbane Suburbia is and has been a HUGE adventure (<i>read</i> scary, exciting, exhausting, challenging and positive)... In all that I desired for our new "home/place of sanctuary", I can't say I expected to be presented with an opportunity for 'community' as well... Today, I am 'moved' by this potential bonus for my family!!!</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A while back, my husband and I visited an <a href="http://theecovillage.com.au/"target="_blank">eco friendly estate</a> at Currumbin Valley. We fell in love with the place but unfortunately it was out of our price range (among other things). </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What <b>stands out</b> in my memory was the<i> sense of community</i> this place offered (it helped that the residents were primarily like-minded eco-friendly people)... One particular way they did this was the "<b><span style="color: #274e13;">green areas</span></b>" grouping blocks of land / available for community garden plots etc... I particularly love the idea of growing plants, food and gardens <i>together</i> with neighbours - I love <i>community art </i>and this is similiar - <b style="color: red;">a community project</b>... Something that was created together, evolving and significant to its members... An experience that connects the young and old and provides <span style="color: #20124d;">positive links</span> between those participating... </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #274e13;">....Just to clarify, I am </span><i style="color: #274e13;">not</i><span style="color: #274e13;"> a gardener... However, I often entertain the idea of having a herb garden/ vege patch /my own fresh produce one day... I feel that if I could manage to do this, it would provide a significant level of satisfaction and accomplishment... A </span><b style="color: #274e13;">dream</b> <span style="color: #274e13;">perhaps... I feel overwhelmed at the thought of achieving this by myself however... hmmm what if I could work with others on such a project.... OMG...</span> <b><span style="color: #274e13;">imagine</span><span style="color: #274e13;"> </span><span style="color: #274e13;">that</span></b><span style="color: #274e13;">!</span>....</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Until now, it hadn't occurred to me that the <span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><i>difference</i></span> might be also via something similiar to what I saw happening at that eco-friendly estate those years ago...<span style="color: black;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><b>A sense of community</b></span><b> with my neighbours</b>.... </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">A common project like a <span style="color: lime; font-size: large;">community garden</span> to bring us together, get to know each other, and have a positive effect on our lives... </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: right;">But after today, I have been reminded that there can be <b>even more</b>... </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: right;"> ...that which I admired back at that other eco-friendly estate, is also within reach here = a community project (garden) that brings people together - ... </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">I value this highly, that something <i>so rare</i> in today's suburbs, is a real potential right here, for me and my family, for all those around us... </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #783f04; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(The <b>cautious</b> part of me says... hey<b><i> </i></b><i>be careful </i>how excited you get... <i>don't </i>jump the gun... things can go <i>wrong</i> when you step out of your comfort zone, meet new people, share too much of yourself etc... <i>what if people don't like me</i>?!.... hang on.... where did that 'red' thought come from? It's <b>ok</b>... <i>Embrace</i> new experiences... <b>All is well</b>... Move forward...)</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Bottom line - This <b>is</b> even more than I hoped for my family... a potential <i>new</i> experience of <b>community</b>... Something to be encouraged by... and to contribute to... and to share with others... A potential blessing to add to the <i>intentional cultivation</i> of 'sanctuary' with my family... </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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<b>Day 72</b> (Sat 10th July) - <b>Plastering </b>continues :)</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi27XawYm56g2Q2IvgvGXPrUf8m_vW50xEXgeo-Nq8fPGXLwpj4bXZ4c9Nuk3CpM-aQ_j3DdJ-WsRpGoZkg34HFMRZavf1TUzxkPWYnKlxwHIQym0nr6hvFBePvbdroRpnJXr5dODVMlE/s1600/skip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi27XawYm56g2Q2IvgvGXPrUf8m_vW50xEXgeo-Nq8fPGXLwpj4bXZ4c9Nuk3CpM-aQ_j3DdJ-WsRpGoZkg34HFMRZavf1TUzxkPWYnKlxwHIQym0nr6hvFBePvbdroRpnJXr5dODVMlE/s320/skip.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: right;">I reakon that you can tell what stage a build is up to by looking in the skip out the front... </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: right;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">The build is getting another step closer to completion </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">and beginning to feel like a proper <i>enclosed</i> house...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27PiAaj7b8HlOROHFKxmRrTnMAONMWH8XiJGQijMjJVH9DdNVywtK5ZgRS8npMmQeTMOSPDn0Xk7U6GxOPsnmNeS4AeOa-qMUHtM84p6n3hq9h5fmnn5NCh3t3ZQtA7S8h1vRpdSSzU0/s1600/hallway.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27PiAaj7b8HlOROHFKxmRrTnMAONMWH8XiJGQijMjJVH9DdNVywtK5ZgRS8npMmQeTMOSPDn0Xk7U6GxOPsnmNeS4AeOa-qMUHtM84p6n3hq9h5fmnn5NCh3t3ZQtA7S8h1vRpdSSzU0/s640/hallway.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">We have the enclosed <span style="color: purple;">HALLWAY</span> :)</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0zNtLbN1T5DkSRAcum9LpRIHyqDzaJxVLOpcp-Ok8N70dces6Jwv-SqmtMu9WF-1GgVEZV_AONgHZGAP08KoaOWEJLE1TaFcxNpsV5bvWlZrBN82sY7h9JohKFQYO4_drI5WOYhhLeg/s1600/BEDROOM1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0zNtLbN1T5DkSRAcum9LpRIHyqDzaJxVLOpcp-Ok8N70dces6Jwv-SqmtMu9WF-1GgVEZV_AONgHZGAP08KoaOWEJLE1TaFcxNpsV5bvWlZrBN82sY7h9JohKFQYO4_drI5WOYhhLeg/s640/BEDROOM1.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">The bedrooms, robes and ceilings have become solid...</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thank you for subscribing to my blog :)</div>mlgcreativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407153838321838825noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450895253282939914.post-12070749483560183382010-07-30T20:18:00.000+10:002010-07-30T20:18:31.169+10:00DAY 71 - More Plaster and first row of BRICKS :)<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Catch Up Post #12 - </i><br />
<b>Day 71</b> (Friday 9th July) - More <b>Plaster-boards</b> are going up :)</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Which brings me to our next bit of exciting news!!!</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> </div><div style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The <b>bricks</b> have <i>started</i> :))))</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
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<b>Day 70</b> (Thurs 8th July) - Its PLASTERBOARD time :)<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> This is the ceiling of the Media Room being put into place...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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or rather, for a <i>scooter</i>...<br />
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As we went through the nature reserve, their goal was to find interesting items for me to photograph... such fun!!!<br />
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We also names the unusual tree trunks eg. "the monster alien crocodile tree"... (Don't you love kids' imaginations) <br />
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Here are the two pumpkins (minus jumpers and a pair of shoes - guess who has to carry them?!) finally making it back to the street... we were all thoroughly exercised.... :))) <br />
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To finish Day 70 - Here is one fav pic from our afternoon's adventure..<br />
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<b>Day 68</b> (Tues 6th July) -We have a <b>TV AERIAL</b>.... </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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(yes, <i>bricks</i> are better at being patient than I am :P) </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">For me, this building journey really is a <i>mental game...</i> of keeping myself immersed in phrases, such as: </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Keep Calm</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>All is well</i></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Soon</i></b> we will be in the house, <br />
looking <b><i>back</i></b> at this time of waiting</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">and lastly this little beauty (below) to remind me to <br />
not just <i><b>endure</b></i> this process, but <i><b>enjoy</b></i> it and the amazing adventure it is...</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a border="0" href="http://www.shabbyblogs.com/" target="_blank"><img height="201" src="http://i711.photobucket.com/albums/ww111/ShabbyBlogs/ShabbyBlogsHinckleyQuote.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">With that I need to say a HUGE thank you to my man... with whom I spend much time laughing...<br />
He can somehow manage to make me smile even when I am in the blackest mood or overwhelmed with stress... He is sooo much fun...<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">He makes me </span><span style="font-size: large;">LAUGH :))))</span> <br />
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<b>Day 64</b> (Friday 2nd July) - Much Progress to report...</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: right;"> We also discovered that during the construction, the windows/door glass is covered with a protective coating called '<b>Goop</b>'... thus the sticker on the front window... </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: right;">It means the glass have a skin-like opaque coating for the moment... Looking forward to seeing through them clearly when construction is over... </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The <b>Gas Points</b> are now in place... </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Its very interesting to see the plumbing lines weaving over the outside walls - it will soon be all under the layer of brick.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We also have <b>Gas Point</b> in the alfresco. This particular gas point (for the many BBQs we intend to have) was taken out at one stage due to cost cutting. We thought we were being clever and eliminating the need for a Gas Supply... but soon realised that we would need Gas anyway for the Hot Water System... silly us... so the alfresco gas point went back into the plan as soon as we could manage it... </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A friend also pointed out to us that it could be used for those <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&tag=builsancconso-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&search-alias=aps&field-keywords=gas%20heater%20outdoor">Gas Outdoor Heaters</a> - I really really like that idea... I LOVE those gas heaters that mean you can still entertain outside even in cold weather... I can't wait to use our alfresco to its full potential - all year around...</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">So it was a little bit of a thrill for my hubby to see the <i><b>media room cables</b></i> were done...</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfLfn6YiyYE6gX8Si7N7vv-PradalRGSYhS5f1rGHTSVC6X1hCEDUjcLWYohSwA6V4JXan-piY1rpvT_sOFhm49aS-cg6VRyNiHJy1mSM7ZGKijXrDbALttXuF_4OM_XkmWXyfIjORIM/s1600/hdmiCABLE.JPG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfLfn6YiyYE6gX8Si7N7vv-PradalRGSYhS5f1rGHTSVC6X1hCEDUjcLWYohSwA6V4JXan-piY1rpvT_sOFhm49aS-cg6VRyNiHJy1mSM7ZGKijXrDbALttXuF_4OM_XkmWXyfIjORIM/s200/hdmiCABLE.JPG.jpg" width="200" /></a> </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">We can't afford a theatre system <i>now</i> but included a HDMI cable for a future projector... and cords for the speakers etc...</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">There is still a bit of water around from occasional wet days...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47_uiCx2GLQH_qC2K9QPXUKpY8ww1DjPEisY8nrrrv0N3WYWZ3U0JSepZKtRR65sayZrF7tij2AjwznzkrLcl8qyIMstXqeBPxS0WQJMjwouf93tWu8YpVO866PuAFB5wzF_ylI4HbAY/s1600/REFLECTION.JPG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47_uiCx2GLQH_qC2K9QPXUKpY8ww1DjPEisY8nrrrv0N3WYWZ3U0JSepZKtRR65sayZrF7tij2AjwznzkrLcl8qyIMstXqeBPxS0WQJMjwouf93tWu8YpVO866PuAFB5wzF_ylI4HbAY/s640/REFLECTION.JPG.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJiElON3dRmMP7Kydq55n3ImJ6OIXN4QN9Z5UxvWYlqfWC9KeFqxZbL2Z9Yt01qdYHyYSKZnTeRTc2S5niOiUWzrw3Tnup_fpiqtHepbCr1b8dUo0y11VLT9buEQSeVenknXItk3X7to/s1600/mud.JPG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJiElON3dRmMP7Kydq55n3ImJ6OIXN4QN9Z5UxvWYlqfWC9KeFqxZbL2Z9Yt01qdYHyYSKZnTeRTc2S5niOiUWzrw3Tnup_fpiqtHepbCr1b8dUo0y11VLT9buEQSeVenknXItk3X7to/s400/mud.JPG.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">... and the bricks are sitting waiting for their turn... <i> </i></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i>...soon soon brickies</i>...</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Well that was a very long post... It's because I have sooo many photos to choose from - I probably post less than 50% of all the photos I take on site...</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Extra cheers to those who make it to the bottom here :)</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Way to perservere!!! haha :)</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thank you for subscribing to my blog :)</div>mlgcreativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407153838321838825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450895253282939914.post-64146313916718731272010-07-16T12:03:00.000+10:002010-07-16T12:03:59.272+10:00Day 63 - Plumbing FIXED :)<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Catch Up Post #8 - </i><br />
<b>Day 63</b> (Thurs 1st July) - the PLUMBING is FIXED!</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWN_4BBgCFwtaE4r8w93cXh6q3W3pUghi4FHXqNpCTtNmBD49QJIfk3wzt8cPEKiZxG8RzeLbEzNObUKcZcU4GearSBBfmPt2yc2DepiMtXucxIG5ywyofMeQqjlEG45i3Z5ua06PdlA8/s1600/FRAMES_MEDIAroomPIPE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWN_4BBgCFwtaE4r8w93cXh6q3W3pUghi4FHXqNpCTtNmBD49QJIfk3wzt8cPEKiZxG8RzeLbEzNObUKcZcU4GearSBBfmPt2yc2DepiMtXucxIG5ywyofMeQqjlEG45i3Z5ua06PdlA8/s200/FRAMES_MEDIAroomPIPE.jpg" width="200" /></a>Those of you who <a href="http://buildingsanctuary.blogspot.com/2010/06/day-42-wall-frames-provide-3d.html">read earlier</a> (or heard my man stressing about this) know that the plumbing laid under our slab had a small issue. One we didn't realise until the frame was put up. </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">The issue was the laundry drainage pipe was NOT located in the laundry but in the <i>media room</i>... oops :P (insert jokes here about a toilet / lounge chair combo to watch TV on)....</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">So on <b>Day 63</b> we visited in the late afternoon and saw this media room pipe was now filled in and a new pipe was in the <i>correct</i> place in the LAUNDRY! </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">These doors are a major design choice of ours - we are holding our breath that they add to the living space as much as we hope they do. The idea is to tile the alfresco area with the same tiles as inside the house and the door 'tracks' are also recessed (flat against the floor) to hopefully provide a seamless connection inside and out. </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">More than anything our goal (within a limited budget) was to create an attractive spacious open plan living area that will be the 'hub' of the house for our family. </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">I think this door will prove VERY handy... It was initially taken out when we were desperately cost-cutting (anything non-essential went) to make our build achievable.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">So now I look at this door frame and breathe a sigh of relief... I always intend to be neat but I am a "creative sort" and that lives with a bit of mess sometimes (that's my excuse hehe :) whew... a door to hide potential untidyness... sigh with GRATITUDE.... </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
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<b>Day 61</b> (Tues 29th June) - the Water Tank is in!<br />
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This is the main bedroom, facing our ensuite.<br />
The frame for the cavity slider is newly in place :)<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Will keep the updates coming... slowly catching up... (today in reality the bricks are up - can't wait to show you all the progress :))) </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thank you for subscribing to my blog :)</div>mlgcreativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407153838321838825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450895253282939914.post-17046766205797227892010-07-11T18:35:00.000+10:002010-07-11T18:35:32.045+10:00Day 60 - a ROOF on top!<i>Catch Up Post #6 - </i><br />
<b>Day 60</b> (Mon 28th June) -<br />
A nice new colourbond ROOF is happening!!!<br />
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This photo is mr 7 in the door way of "his room"... <br />
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The feeling of the space just keeps evolving as elements of the house are added / constructed... <a href="http://buildingsanctuary.blogspot.com/2010/06/day-42-wall-frames-provide-3d.html">The wall frames made it a 3D experience.</a> Now, when standing in the various rooms/areas, the <b>roof</b> provides a lid above you...<br />
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WOW.... the <i>Journey</i> of building a house is definitely different to the experience of simply buying a new one... sorry to state the obvious lol :) just trying to put into words how this process feels... waiting... watching... evolving... anticipation growing... learning a great deal as we go...<br />
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I am having lots of moments that make me think of the TV advert for colourbond roofing (shown in QLD sometime in the past 24 months) . The main character of the advert is seen standing outside in his underwear because he dashed out to pick up his newspaper and got distracted gazing admiringly up at his colourbond roof... hehe - I may not be out in only my underwear but I am definitely distracted and excited by the significant event of our ROOF going on!!!!! Yipppeeeeeeeee :))))))))))<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thank you for subscribing to my blog :)</div>mlgcreativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407153838321838825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450895253282939914.post-63363512749742751842010-07-11T09:30:00.001+10:002010-07-11T09:34:03.572+10:00Bricks Delivered on Day 58 of the Build<i>Catch Up Post #5 - </i><br />
<b>Day 58</b> (Sat 26th June)<br />
saw the <b>BRICKS</b> delivered to site!<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">The kids have lots of fun scootering on the street... Its such a nice break from the confined space of the rental unit - bringing much hope / longing for when we finally move into the new place... </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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It's nice to see the kids getting more and more excited about the new house with us... They absolutely can't wait to finally be living our new life in OUR place either :)<br />
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<div><div class="" style="clear: both;"><b>Day 55</b> (Wed 23rd June) </div><div class="" style="clear: both;">saw work on the roof's <b>GUTTERS </b>and<b> TRIM</b>.</div><div class="" style="clear: both;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">The Roof Trusses and <b>Eaves</b> <b>evolve</b>....</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Loving the shape...</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Loving seeing it come to life...</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">PS: I also love the depth of the <i>eaves</i> over the side of the alfresco area. Nice :)</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thank you for subscribing to my blog :)</div>mlgcreativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407153838321838825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450895253282939914.post-9088980513434852942010-07-04T08:49:00.000+10:002010-07-04T08:49:19.725+10:00Construction of the Roof<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Catch Up Post #2 - </i></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Day 47</b> (Tues 15th June)<i> </i>we saw delivery of <b>Roof Trusses</b>... </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Day 48</b> we saw the roof take shape... </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycX2e3p0KhgsWBUWSW2vkZbs9G-M_J38fmGPauVK6XqzfSDY5tBIobwdsmBfA3tT0kNe7LHmC2ZHbXBLIlDK9awTSfHMetfTO8FVZ2GPeFTn696MSLyE712gkckJlyP_nki45EDdSH9w/s1600/ROOFtrusses1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycX2e3p0KhgsWBUWSW2vkZbs9G-M_J38fmGPauVK6XqzfSDY5tBIobwdsmBfA3tT0kNe7LHmC2ZHbXBLIlDK9awTSfHMetfTO8FVZ2GPeFTn696MSLyE712gkckJlyP_nki45EDdSH9w/s320/ROOFtrusses1.jpg" /></a> </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In the past week we had a slab, wall frames and now a <b><i>roof</i></b> was happening!!!! </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">I am very relieved that the I still like the colours we picked (the choice had been so long ago I had forgotten what they looked like)</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Wierd :) as my kids reminded me - its like the "green soup" I made one adventurous dinner.... </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">its ok but it 'looks wrong' haha :) </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Finding this stage very encouraging - on our long journey of </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><i>dreaming</i></b>... <i>planning</i>... <i>waiting</i>... and <i>waiting</i>...</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">and <b><i>finally</i></b> <i><b>seeing</b></i> a new home arise from the ground... </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">We hope it continues to be 'blue skies' ahead from here...</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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<i>Catch Up Post #1 - </i> <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMgDQc7_hqVQIK6I2jc7zaedsg4Ub758oqgrUdYVMUmMOCbKIvLrhZQr2KAldJIfFaRFpFQMTVEEAW3dWAFpzOztAd0GV6Y88oSWiV-KgrhIjs52sbv5sFYDT3F7e5iXDB1hpJd6EBg70/s1600/jamesMATT_slab.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMgDQc7_hqVQIK6I2jc7zaedsg4Ub758oqgrUdYVMUmMOCbKIvLrhZQr2KAldJIfFaRFpFQMTVEEAW3dWAFpzOztAd0GV6Y88oSWiV-KgrhIjs52sbv5sFYDT3F7e5iXDB1hpJd6EBg70/s320/jamesMATT_slab.jpg" /></a> <b>Slab was finished on Day 40</b> <br />
(Tues 8th June) <br />
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Of course it required toasting this huge step towards our dream with a great friend and soon-to-be neighbour ... <br />
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The <b>Frames</b> were delivered the next day and before we knew it - our house had 3D shape!!!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Big weekend :)))</span><br />
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Thank you to those who made the long trip to visit us :)))<br />
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We got to walk through the site with our friends... Having frames up meant it was easier to describe our thoughts for each space etc... <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Needless to say the kids had a ball seeing their friends also...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">HORRAY!!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">A weekend full of celebrating, coffees, chats over our plans, and catch ups... </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sooo good :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">posts r coming.... lots of pics r coming... stay tuned....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for visiting :) </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thank you for subscribing to my blog :)</div>mlgcreativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11407153838321838825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5450895253282939914.post-7430167716283812282010-06-16T22:54:00.039+10:002010-06-17T00:05:34.776+10:00Dare Your Dream...This is a little aside post - on the topic of<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">having COURAGE & daring DREAMS</span>...</div><br />
<div style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFiy9b7yxlQjoCj9oAg8S7um5W2JhoggHQZwruLVn4sc43OEj2IZeBxGG0qx7HxeRMV_xuTFjTRSbKaePWAPW5r1uZRpuJEumj_aYOHYWUFtd46CDwnXgHWNPzzl3B08l4ivoOQlGUyU/s1600/Daring_Dreamy2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFiy9b7yxlQjoCj9oAg8S7um5W2JhoggHQZwruLVn4sc43OEj2IZeBxGG0qx7HxeRMV_xuTFjTRSbKaePWAPW5r1uZRpuJEumj_aYOHYWUFtd46CDwnXgHWNPzzl3B08l4ivoOQlGUyU/s320/Daring_Dreamy2.jpg" /></a><i> Building a house</i> was a desire / dream for James and I for many many many years... The fact that we are now in the process of achieving this is due to many factors (many little and big "pushes"). A huge part of our journey was the <b>action</b> of stepping out or "opening the door" to this path... it was a very scary step to move forward and actually DARE our DREAM (complete with a sea-change).</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dream</b></span></i> (noun)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>a cherished <b>aspiration</b>, <b>ambition</b>, or <b>ideal </b></i> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>he realized his childhood <b>dream</b> </i><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">[as adj. ] <i>they built their <b>dream</b> home</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>ambition, aspiration, hope; goal, aim, objective, grail, </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>intention, intent, target; desire, wish, yearning</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Courage</b></span></i> (noun)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>bravery, courageousness, pluck, pluckiness, valour, <br />
fearlessness, intrepidity, nerve, daring, audacity, boldness, </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>grit, true grit, hardihood, heroism, gallantry; informal guts, </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>spunk, moxie, cojones, balls </i></div></div><br />
So I have been thinking about this a fair bit lately... There are many other dreams I have swirling around in my head. Artistic dreams, personal hopes and family desires... Dreams/Hopes/Desires that I have not even fully acknowledged or written down, let alone shared with others... So many things hold me back from expressing or pursuing them. Its too much to go into much more here yet, but thought to simply share these thoughts briefly and see what response I get...<br />
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To explain a tiny bit further - I am currently doing an online course by artist <a href="http://kellyraeroberts.com/flying-lessons/">Kelly Rae Roberts</a> that it is very challenging to me personally. Its creating a whirlwind of sorts in my mind about my other dreams that I haven't dared to step out or explore further... I am thinking about my fears and their effect on my stepping out... hmmm what if?<br />
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Below is a quick video of author kelly corrigan (who wrote <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002DYJKFM?ie=UTF8&tag=kellyraerober-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002DYJKFM">The Middle Place</a>) that Kelly Rae shared in her post today. It's called<i> I dare you. </i><br />
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Have you ever chosen to step out and pursue a particular <i>dream</i> inside of you??? have u ever dared to??? What if you did?<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">So, what I want to ask you / put out there in cyberspace is: <span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>What is your dream?</i></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">This is simply an <b>invitation</b>.... If you like...<br />
Why not voice your "dream" by sharing it below... <i> </i><br />
<i>I wonder....<br />
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