Morning Light

An unseasonally hot start to autumn has produced some interesting light in the mornings as a result of the smoke from bushfires.

We are watching with interest as the old primary school site is developing into the Community Centre.  The original building facade has been retained and work has started on the structure of the new buildings.  Some large concrete pads are also in place.

Nearly Roof Time!

The new house continues to grow and each day there is progress.  From the street it is starting to look more house like.

This week the frame is approaching completion and the scaffolds are being put in place for the fascias roofing and the guttering.

Magic Morning

Unsettled weather makes for magical morning light and makes the morning walk even better.

Power Station Finalised

There is now no more room on the roof so Mark has stopped installing panels. We are going to be interested in seeing the stats for a full day of production.
Yes the stats are in - 25 kilowatts for the day, enough for two small houses!

Claire's Birthday

It was an ideal day to celebrate Claire's birthday.  The builders were working, the steel girders were being delivered for the garage and the brickies were putting the finishing touches to garage brickwork. 
We left them to it and headed into Melbourne to see the Aquarium.  But lunch came first at one of the little cafes in Degraves St.

We last visited the Aquarium shortly after it was opened many years ago so we were interested to see the huge changes.

Of course the highlight was the penguin installation that alone made the visit worthwhile.

Louie Has Landed

Today Kate and Adam announced a new addition to the family. Louie has decided to join the Donvale Reids. He certainly is the cutest German Shepherd we have ever seen.

Youth Group??

We were all members of a youth group and although we all went our separate ways about 50 years ago, we still catch up occasionally and it is just like old times.  It was a great night for a barbeque and a chat.

Basketball - Jack

It was a warm afternoon and the stadium was oppressively hot for the boys basketball match.  It has been a while since we had seen Jack and he put on a good show for us.  They did not win but they pushed every step of the way. It was a valiant effort and Jack worked hard for the whole match and contributed a number of goals to the final tally.

Basketball - Cooper

We had the chance to see Cooper with his new team today and they put on quite a performance winning 33 to 16.  Cooper was a major contributor to the team effort today with his anticipation and passing.

And The Build Goes On ..

Masses of wood are now in the air as the frame approaches completion for the new house.  The brickwork has been underway all week but is still some way from completion.  The brick walls of the garage have to be completed before the frame of the upper storey can be finished as it rests on the garage walls.

The brickwork of the garage is still incomplete

We are starting to see the internal layout.