Sunday, August 31, 2025

ONLY DAYS FROM MOVING IN!

Yes! Our shipped goods will/should arrive at the new house on Wednesday!

So...blogging will, once again, take a back seat. All fingers are crossed (which hinders accurate typing even more than a slight excessof grape juice). Did you see what I did there?

Why are the fingers out of normal alignment? The weather, of course! Yesterday, we had some heavy rain and probably hail. We were in the Big Tin Shed hardware store where regular rain sounds like hail , but a woman coming in as we were going out mentioned it. I'm pottering today, doing laundry and hoping to get it dry and packed to be taken to new digs.

You want photos? Yeah, I'd like some, too, but the big camera was on charge all night and I haven't put the battery in yet. I tried a whole raft of new AA batteries for my old camera, but just kept getting a change batteries message, so that's slated for a trip to the camera shop...hopefully a good clean should sort it.

new kitchen (currently doubling as a tool bench...

new bathroom...just about big enough for a house-warming party!

                                 Bathroom from other end

                                                    

                     The outdoor setting; will scrub-up nicely

                                            
                                        The dining area

Now, I'd better nip out to the greenhouse and make sure my Drunken Woman * is not getting too hot and dry...

                                                      
                          Here she is, looking lush. Not "like
                          a lush."  I wonder who named her?  
"Drunken Woman" lettuce is a slow-to-bolt, Italian heirloom loose-leaf lettuce known for its striking appearance: bright green, ruffled leaves with deep bronze or red-tipped edges, resembling someone with rosy cheeks from drinking.  
 

                                    









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14 Comments:

At September 1, 2025 at 1:04 AM , Blogger Ms Scarlet said...

All the best for Wednesday! I hope everything survives the move - it's a tiring business so make sure you have plenty of down time with the grapes!
Sx

 
At September 1, 2025 at 9:34 AM , Blogger Jon said...

How exciting! A whole new adventure... I can't wait to hear about it. Jx

 
At September 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM , Blogger dinahmow said...

Downtime with grapes! What a nice way to put it!

 
At September 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM , Blogger dinahmow said...

Oh, you'll hear about it,Jon! I feel like a kid at Christmas, when all the presents had been wrapped and hidden til 25th so they'd be a Big Surprise. Tomorrow going to be a surprise,'cos I have no idea where things were packed!

 
At September 7, 2025 at 5:31 AM , Anonymous 63mago said...

I think yer salad days are over now ?

 
At September 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM , Blogger Inexplicable DeVice said...

Ooh, moving day! I hope it went well - lubricated with some grape-related concoction, perhaps?

I have a very similar flooring in my bathroom. Well, en suite, really. Could probably get five or six of mine into your bathroom - even without the aforementioned lubrication!
Speaking of, whatever is all that splattered over the mirror? I don't think that Dettol hand wash will remove it.

Your outdoor wine corner reminds me of the Deetz's veranda in Beetlejuice - you just need a window. And is that a gincuzzi in the outbuilding?!?

 
At September 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM , Blogger Steve. Because 'Steve' is almost as nice a name as 'Paul'. said...

I cannot wait to see what you do with that YARD!!!

 
At September 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM , Blogger dinahmow said...

OH...I'm not so sure, Mr Mag. I still remember the musical...it was fun to watch and to perform. But, in the meaning, yes, I'm a little wiser!

 
At September 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM , Blogger dinahmow said...

A gin cuzzi! What a splendid idea! (It's a spa which has been ignored for ages, but the niece wants to resurrect it. I wonder if we could persuade her to add something grape-y...)
The "splatter" is the camera flash, mercifully hiding the photographer

 
At September 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM , Blogger dinahmow said...

I can think of several things, but as it's shared I must consider others. I'd probably start by removing the Photinia "lollipops" which some clown planted too close to the fence.

 
At September 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM , Blogger Jon said...

Photinia is truly horrible. OK, the red "baby leaves" are the reason why it's planted, but left to its own devices, YUK. Grey flowers?! How hideous are they?!!! Jx

 
At September 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM , Blogger dinahmow said...

The lollipops are stayers. But I have room for other things.Did I ever moan about not having sweet peas when I was in the TROPICS? Too late to sow seed, but I'll haunt the garden centres for seedlings and X my fingers, any day now...

 
At September 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM , Anonymous 63mago said...

I miss the Vodka fountain. Somewhere is photographic evidence of Mr IDV in the gincuzzi.

 
At September 16, 2025 at 1:10 AM , Blogger dinahmow said...

Whaaaat! Someone must resurrect that photo

 

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