Week 9 of the work covers days 29-33 which is from 28 August to 1st September. Can't believe they managed to get a week of work done! Mind you it was quite cold and one of the guys was in shorts - better him than me. Quite a few things were achieved this week. The boys got the second bench seat finished in the fire pit area. They redid some of … [Read more...] about Garden Project Week 9
Paddock Project
Paddock Project – Watching the rain
We feel blessed that we both get to work at home. I've been running a Virtual Assistant business for 23 years and my husband works in IT and was allowed to start working at home just over 12 months ago. So it means we've both been able to see the daily progress of our new bush garden when taking afternoon breaks for work and going for walks around … [Read more...] about Paddock Project – Watching the rain
Garden Project Weeks 10 & 11
This covers week 10, 5th September and week 11, 11th September. Because of the rain the guys have only been able to pop in now and then doing one full day and one half day. They literally have about one day's worth of work to do and then it's completely up to us to get mulching and planting. Anyone want to come and pitch in? ;-) More tuscan … [Read more...] about Garden Project Weeks 10 & 11
Gardening Project Week 6
Day 22 of work being done: 30 June 2017 With all the rain that came at the end of June there was very limited access to the project with heavy equipment. Sadly our landscapers went off and worked on another project elsewhere because they couldn't do a lot of earthworks here on our own property. The billabong didn't take long to fill back up … [Read more...] about Gardening Project Week 6
Paddock Project More Planting
Well, work is at a standstill again. The workers just need a stretch of 4 dry days - without the soil being too soggy underfoot so they can bring their equipment back in. All they have left to do is to finish the firepit area with the seating and floor and also put the final topping to pack down on all the pathways. But with winter well and truly … [Read more...] about Paddock Project More Planting