tree felling

For Queens Birthday weekend we travelled to the bach for some well deserved down time. The weather was beautiful (although a little chilly at times) and I managed to walk the dog on the beach everyday. Mr B and Sydney with the help of  our wonderful neighbours were able to fell the pine trees on our fence line. The trees were about 20 years old. They were dropping branches and there was a real risk of uprooting in high winds. It's not uncommon to see uprooted pines near our bach that are left to rot where they fell. 

The sleepout exterior is largely finished. The plumber, builders and electricians will be working towards getting their part of the project to completion. The adjoining blue shed now looks very shabby and rundown in comparison. Mr B will probably be inspired to keep tidying up once the sleepout is finished. 

more retro vision

our space is filling with some really great retro pieces. This formica cabinet was an exciting discovery. It will be a great space to display all those retro treasures. The picture was a find from the Salvation Army store. 

This retro dining suite travelled from Te Awamutu today. The table is in very good condition for its age and the red formica is nice and bright. The chairs have seen better days but are worth restoring to their former glory. A very nice set indeed!

sleepout continues

the sleepout is progressing well (the walls are up and the windows are in), the roof is on and the exterior cladding is going up. It's all looking good and we're on the hunt now for furnishings. Mr B and Sydney went down last week with our van loaded up with stuff for the builders. Our family is looking forward to using it. Very exciting...

Check out the photobombing chicken!

retrovision changes...

We have secured premises (a 5 minute walk from our home) and a vehicle for Retrovision. The new space is clean and very tidy on the inside and the exterior will need a freshen up. There's 110 squares metres of area   - that's plenty of room to set up a photography space, storage area and packaging station plus I'm thinking of establishing a studio space for myself. I've had the Mopod for almost a year and whilst it's been handy, it will be nice to have a larger space to work in.

more sleepout progress

the builders have made a great deal more progress...