BACK IN A SLING

may 6th 

HOME FROM HOSPITAL

two nights back at Denise's -

she drove me in and picked

me up after an overnight stay.

I had a strong reaction to some

painkillers at denise's and

stayed an extra night.

Now i'm in a sling for two

weeks, no driving.

the bathroom is at this stage,

waterproof membrane drying

and smelling pretty fumy

I've been in the house with work going on constantly, a large workbench right across the backyard paving, another one in the back porch for cutting tiles, the washing machine in the kitchen, the toilet exposed so i have to arrange to use it.  no shower or bath.  in a sling, limited in what i can do so i've spent a few days getting Etta's 3yo photo book organised.

it's been fun going

through pics for

the book

TODAY, May 14 is my first

day with no building going 

on, electricians and plumbers

have been and gone, trent

finished up yesterday and I've

had my first bath - so divine

i submerged myself and then

realised i had my wound and

bandages to think of, not

supposed to get it wet!! still

its day ten so hopefully it'll be

alright, i jumped out and dried

it with the hairdrier :0[

thank you trent, a job

beautifully done

FIRST AUTUMN in my indented head home, lovely to see the changes

      i've been walking down to photograph the salties at sunrise

 

A WEEK OF NO PRESSING ENGAGEMENTS

WE'VE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME at janet and bevan's unit at Trinity Beach, the sea is a 10 minute stroll away and the selection of restaurants is just big enough to have everything we need, we've enjoyed early morning ocean swims,  margaritas before lunch every day,  more swims in our own pool and a mixed bag of weather conditions to constant rain for days to the last couple of days which have been warm and beautiful.  It's all been good, wet or not.  So relaxing to have no commitments or decisions for a week, just the job of choosing where to eat each day :0)

Unfortunately now we're holed up in the Cairns Holiday Inn courtesy of Jetstar, who cancelled our flight half an hour before boarding today. so we'll be arriving home tomorrow night instead of tonight.  annoying but what can you do? :0(

a night at gails before leaving, coffee with jenny and freddie after a swim with the waders at torquay

 

at the airport

first days of rain and umbrellas

the gorgeous treelined beach at trinity - palms and indian almond trees line the foreshore. the almond trees are wide umbrella shaped canopies with large sprays of leaves and unusual fringed flowers. there's a walkway under the trees all along the beach, very attractive and shady

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we had a few days of high rolling seas

Our pool at the unit

ANZAC DAY at Trinity Beach

Progress pics sent by Trent

a visit to the shoreline at portarlington

TWO WEEKS OF BUILDERS IN THE HOUSE

SINCE APRIL 5 . . .

MORNING SWIMS 

are really doing me good, my swim style is getting stronger, i can swim further and now i'm practising breathing on every 5th stroke instead of every 3rd.  The water and weather is cooling down but after a few strokes it's still wonderful.  

the dogs love it too

SUNNY sent this pic of etta discovering her love 

of dinosaurs at the museum

APRIL 7

Photos of the bathroom in its present state.  trent will be coming soon to start redoing it from the ground up - thank god!!!

I'VE BEEN BUSY in the studio, moving things, assembling shelving and painting the walls and floor, just a bit more floor to go.  it feels like a really nice workspace now

APRIL 9 - Easter weekend, lovely time with sunny, luke and etta staying for the weekend. Easter egg hunt, hot cross buns, cake baking, time at the beach, Portarlington and Point Lonsdale.  Etta is talking so much, picking up on everything, very busy - tongs are a favorite thing at the moment and pouring miniature cups of tea for everyone including the fish in the pond :0)

unpopular breakfast suggestion :0)

seconds later . . .

easter egg hunt

Cake baking

 - sheepie is 

involved in

the mixing

too

at

portarlington

current knitting

- a winter top

for Etta

APRIL 12 

TRENT ARRIVES!!!  whoo hoo!

by the end of 

the day the old bathroom had 

all but 

disappeared

😀

looking through to the spare room - the floorboards look good

APRIL 13. 

looking back to here from the 20th when i'm writing this, swimming in the mornings has really given a balance to my days of renovation disruption,  it's inevitable when so much is displaced to unfamiliar locations around the house.  but trent and all the tradies who've been here are good to have in the house.

 

it's great that the

Indented Head Yacht

Club is allowing us to

be social members. We

have use of their

bathrooms and kitchen.

Hot showers - yesterday

just a dream :0)

On this particular day Karen (aged over 70) decided to swim to the pole but was a bit uncertain. It was heartwarming to watch the other salties surround her on the swim and encourage her on.  pretty much what the group is all about - total support for each other and love of the water and sunrises. 

APRIL 15

Progress on the bathroom, framework going up, trent and brad on the job

trent's cute daughters pepper and 

frankie visited during the holidays

APRIL 16  i had a restful couple of nights away from the building site, dinner with all the buddies at the Elephant Castle (lots of strange people there, Darren Lyons was holding court) then two nights at gail's, a morning swim with the Waders and a lazy day of tv and knitting, just what i needed

we swam to the buoy

LOTS OF BEAUTIFUL SWANS around at the moment, at Queenscliff, Indented Head and Portarlington

some days melbourne looks close enough to swim to

I ARRIVED HOME from Gail's to find the bath in place,  excitement!!  trent's working like a trojan, saturdays too.  today he isn't coming for the first time, it's divine to stay in bed, catch up on the blog and just have time to myself,  holiday starts on saturday, i wonder what will be done when i get home :0)