This is on my mind...... Friday

Today we are continuing work on our extension, as you can see we have just completed putting in the insulation and by the end of the day the plastering will be completed. (I hope). We will them get a bloke in to prepare the plaster for painting, (filling the gaps and making it look professional) It's another rainy day here in Tasmania after a glorious week, where I painted our very daggy deck with gorgeous metal grey paint and its come up looking a million bucks.

This post is linked to Rhonda's Whats on your mind Friday! http://down---to---earth.blogspot.com/

but wait there's more.....rain that is!

Even though Tasmania has gotten out of this wet, quite reasonably unscathed, I have been thinking about those in Qld and Northern NSW who are now having to clean up after such devastating flooding and those whose families will never be complete as they have lost family members. It is heartening to know how people have come together to help out during this crisis. In fact I get emotional when I think about it.

new store

I have a new store where my handmade cards made with recycled art images can be bought.

It's called ART FOR GIVING and a link is to the right under fave links.

or check it out at http://www.madeit.com.au/bluezbandit


Thanks

What's on my mind, Friday!

I have been suffering from aches and pains in my shoulder, so thought today I would use a castor oil pack to rid my body of the toxins that are causing the problem. I have never used this before so will be eager to see how it goes. I used instructions I got from here:

http://www.shanti.com.au/cleanses/castor_oil_pack.htm#How

Hope it works!

This is on my mind, Friday

Holidays coming soon, which book will I read first?

UPDATE

Well after reading my old blog entries, I realised I have made some changes. For example, I now have no yacht, I can to the realisation that a more useful vessel for me would be a light half cabin cruiser so I can get it into the water quickly when I have the desire for fish for dinner.

Also the extension is underway: YAY! As you can see I also now have some solar panels. These are ticking away to lower our powerbill and feed back to the grid.

While I was on a holiday in Queensland in May, Roger was slaving away putting together kitchen flat packs. I am not sure that I like the wood because as you can see there is a colour variation in the cabinets. I might yet paint over them. Still deciding!
We now have a new bathroom as we have a wall of drawers and cupboards. The big mirror is one of two enormous ones that plastered the entire wall. We expected that at least one would smash when we removed them but neither did. Roger then made up a frame to go around one of the mirrors and the other is waiting till be sell it at the garage sale of the century. All we have to do in here now is some tiling and the floor covering.
I have wanted a Japanese style bedroom like I have here at home so when we needed built in robes I asked Roger to create shoji screens for the doors which he did very nicely. I just love them. They are made from translucent perspex.
Not all work has taken place inside the house, Roger has laid the slab for the extension with some help from Brian, Tom and Jason. Its 3 metres by 12 metres and will be used as a storage room and house the freezer and odds and ends.