It was not quite as chaotic on site today but still a hive of industry. There were reports of 22 people working in the house yesterday so good job I didn’t venture up there – there wouldn’t have been room!
Still, we are periously close now. Money paid to builders, insurance in order, Master [...]
Archive for October, 2007
Houseblogging: periously close
Posted in Houseblogging on October 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
New beginnings
Posted in Uncategorized on October 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Yeh! I am an auntie again……today we welcomed Patrick Joseph Treanor Davison to the world. Well I say today – it was yesterday in London. How confusing for the little man. No pics yet, he’s shy but it was a thrill to know that he arrived safe and sound and mum did a fantastic job. [...]
Fine tuning
Posted in Houseblogging on October 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
After a miserable visit at the weekend when we thought that there was no way that the building site would be turned into a habitable house I was pleasantly surprised on my visit today. There was a gang of trades doing their stuff – fine tuning or in the case of the electricians finally getting [...]
Political punch-ups
Posted in Kiwi politics on October 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
There have been plenty of fisticuffs in the last week. Literally, the Minister for Rugby World Cup (amongst other things) punched a member of the opposition outside Parliament because he was taunted for allegedly having an affair. There’s been plenty of comment on whether this was an appropriate thing to do (which it wasn’t) and [...]
Retrospective photoblogging: goodwill warship
Posted in Photoblogging, Wellington Views on October 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Discerning readers of the domestic-executive blog have requested something other than house blogging. So here’s some retrospective photoblogging from 14 October.
It was one of those “you can’t beat Wellington days”. Sun was shining, a spring breeze and we were at peace with the world. There was high excitement on the harbour [...]
Houseblogging: mixed blessings
Posted in Houseblogging on October 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I noticed something yesterday about builders in NZ I hadn’t noticed before. Instead of it being a man in a white transit van, it’s a man in a white mini van. I was visiting the plumbers (don’t ask) and there were loads of them littering the parking and when I turned up to [...]
houseblogging: barn building
Posted in Houseblogging on October 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
So, how many people does it take to build a barn? At least 3 plus a man in a van to supervise it turns out. Still, posts in today, concrete in tomorrow and cladding up by end of week. Then concrete and finishing. It’s going to be a close run thing for it to be [...]
Houseblogging: piece by piece
Posted in Houseblogging on October 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Has been busy on site today with painter, carpenters and kitchen fitters crawling all over. It is organised chaos, I think. No electricians which is always a worry. Still, piece by piece things are coming together.
Our builder requested another 2 weeks to finish up – won’t print my reply here! Needless [...]
houseblogging: more groundworks
Posted in Garden blogging, Houseblogging on October 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
You think we’d shifted enough soil already but no. More needed to make a lawn and also to finish the banking. All needs to be done before the sewage field can be laid. Let’s hope the high winds and dry spell continues.
It’s not the winning.. but the taking part
Posted in English Sporting Pride on October 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Can’t help but thinking that the English Rugby Players are not feeling very happy! Jonny certainly looks like a big sulk is going on. Shame really as there is no shame in losing in the final of the World Cup. Better than falling out of the competition in the quarter finals!
It was [...]
