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House Build 13
To catch up on house build 1-12 head here. Exhaustion, though it might not be an emotion it is my primary “feeling” at the moment. The 30th of November left us with a list of to be completed jobs, and a vacate date of the 16th of December. This meant we really wanted the keys by the 9th. Lanky was striving for the builders to finish up, so he paid the final invoice before the work was finished. Our site supervisor looked more and more stressed with every passing day and I struggled with keeping the AuDHD kids out of the packed boxes. was the house build finished in time?…
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House cow part 2
With very little experience we bought Honey the house cow home, see here for part 1. With everything we’ve had going on lately, I haven’t had the chance to share any updates on Honey’s progress. Between the projects and day-to-day tasks on the farm, time has flown by. I’m excited to finally take a moment to reflect on how far we’ve come with the house cow training. It’s been a journey to help Honey feel comfortable and at ease with us. I’d love to share the steps we took to build her trust and create a bond. Here’s a glimpse into how we’ve been working with her and the progress…
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House Build 12
To catch up on house build 1-11 click here. Observation from afar, after arriving in NSW we went to visit my mum in the hospital. The plan that at the end of the weekend Lanky would return back home with the kids. I would stay to care for my dad and settle my mum back in home when she got released. November update. We entered November debating if the builders would make true on their mid November estimate. Then within days being informed it would be pushed back to the end of November. The pattern is 2 week push backs. About 2 months prior I had pointed out to lanky…
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House Build Part 11
If you would like to read house build parts 1-10, head here. This update has been very delayed due to life, so apologies for the delay. During the first week of holidays we were enjoying time with family and allowing Daisy to recover from her operation. During that week we spent most of our time in the car with my nephew allowing him to rack up hours as he is on his learners permit, the aim was to get him confident enough so he could do some of the drive back into NSW at the end of the fortnight. Octobers updates Sunday 6th We aren’t sure exactly what day the…
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House Build Part 10
If you would like to read house build parts 1-9 see here. The last few weeks we have been flat out with our youngest having a small operation and school going on holidays, we barely had time to breath. The house build has continued to progress, however the week of the 21st we had some issues arise. Monday 23rd The week began with waterproofing of the bathrooms being done. in preparation for tilers who will be in Mid October. The brickies returned to install a brick foundation for the fireplace Tuesday 24th We received a phone call from the site supervisor the ensuite door is an internal sliding door and…
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House build part 9
If you would like to read house build part 1-8 head here. We started the week of the 9th expecting the roofers to come and fix the guttering and exposed frame, which resulted from a planning oversight or something similar. They promised to finish it by Tuesday. The previous Friday, we received the roofing invoice. Normally, Lanky pays invoices immediately, but a few people contacted me on social media about unresolved issues with the same company. So, I asked Lanky to wait on payment until the roofers came on Tuesday and fixed the problem. Monday 16th Unfortunately the fireplace installers were off sick. so we had to rearrange the install…
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House Build Part 8
The house build still underway we ended the past week a little behind where we were hoping to be. Tasks Those were the tasks, unfortunately there were hit with some delays. Internal walls The internal walls still had a bit of work to be completed this week, some tidying up and the cornices to be installed. Monday 2nd Before the build started, we requested trades didn’t smoke in the house. We had no issue if they smoked around the yard, but we asked them to clean up their cigarette butts and packaging when done. With some of our family having lung issues and our home being non-smoking, it was important…
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Carbonara
Carbonara is one of those deceptively simple pasta dishes that makes you look like a more skilled cook than you might think. Despite its simplicity, it’s often ruined by the addition of cream, which has no place in traditional carbonara. Authentic carbonara contains no cream—just eggs, cheese, and cured pork. You can swap the spaghetti for bucatini or fettuccine, and while you can use bacon instead of pancetta or guanciale, replacing the eggs with cream is almost sacrilegious. the following carbonara recipe is the more traditional way of cooking a carbonara, however I often use the eye of the bacon instead of pancetta or guanciale as i like a leaner…
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House Build Part 7
With yet another flat out week behind us its time to update the house build.During the past week there were some delays but also a lot of progress. The original plan was Monday 26th the framers would be out to fix some frame work that wasn’t quite right. Tuesday 27th the crew would attend to start installing the internal walls. However we got word late Monday that council hadn’t updated their paperwork so the crew couldn’t attend. Basically when the frame is built council and the building company both need to sign off saying its to code. Well council inspected but didn’t lodge their paperwork so we had to wait.…
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Oryza sativa ‘Forbidden Black’ Rice Part 1
Lets grow some Oryza sativa ‘Forbidden Black’ Rice! Gardens are my passion, that is definitely an understatement. I view gardening as away to express myself and I enjoy experimenting. Which is often why I try growing everything, even when others recommend against it, from the seeds of apples that will take years to potentially set fruit, that might be unpalatable, to trying to collect and grow my own tulips from seeds which is around a 5-7 year process I should add. so it is no surprise to Lanky or anyone else who experiences my “passion” that the minute I seen i could get some upland rice seeds I dived on…
