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The Crooked Cottage: July 2015
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How the blog began. Thursday, 23 July 2015. A tropical escape from the Antarctic Vortex. Well I have to admit I have been quite neglectful of the blog lately. First I was flat out with work and then we had a long awaited escape to Singapore. It seems we lucked upon the best time to go, with Australia experiencing a cold snap of quite extreme proportions - and which was called (rather dramatically) the Antarctic Vortex. 52 Places to Go in 2015 http:/ t.co/wpSHEdYf38. A nice coleus (I think! After buying o...
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The Crooked Cottage: June 2015
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How the blog began. Tuesday, 23 June 2015. How to remove paint from sandstone. This post really should be titled "How on earth do you remove paint from sandstone? Followed closely by "why would anyone paint sandstone - particularly dark green? The latest project for The Crooked Cottage is trying to do something about the horrible front fence. You always hear about "curb appeal" when you see any kind of home renovation show, and our place is seriously lacking in appeal. Rotting palings with cracked paint.
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The Crooked Cottage: May 2015
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How the blog began. Saturday, 16 May 2015. Frog in the Pond. When we first moved in there was a pond. Not some sort of attractive water feature though, but a hollowed out concrete wall full of debris, dirty looking water, and covered over with a bit of shade cloth. Quite a large number of tadpoles. But although we knew there were tadpoles there we could not work out what kind of frog they were from. Or where said frog was to be found. The striped marsh frog. Is apparently very common in Eastern Australia.
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The Crooked Cottage: How the blog began
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How the blog began. How the blog began. On New Years Day 2014 I wrote a list of what we hoped to achieve during the year. Top of the list was buy a house - with lots of light and a small garden. On the 4. January we went to an open house in Rozelle (inner west suburb of Sydney), and by the 9. We had exchanged contracts on our very own two bedroom cottage. And so the adventure began. So this year my list has been written again. I figured it worked well last year! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Home renovatio...
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The Crooked Cottage: How to remove paint from sandstone
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How the blog began. Tuesday, 23 June 2015. How to remove paint from sandstone. This post really should be titled "How on earth do you remove paint from sandstone? Followed closely by "why would anyone paint sandstone - particularly dark green? The latest project for The Crooked Cottage is trying to do something about the horrible front fence. You always hear about "curb appeal" when you see any kind of home renovation show, and our place is seriously lacking in appeal. Rotting palings with cracked paint.
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The Crooked Cottage: A productive Saturday
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How the blog began. Saturday, 13 June 2015. I do love the feeling of being productive on the weekend. Although it is nice to have those lazy days where you do nothing much, I've decided that I prefer the weekends where I manage to garden (or DIY - or maybe both! Catch up with friends AND have a bit of a relax. S only Saturday night, and I already feel pleased with my achievements. So naturally, self congratulation is only so good - I feel the need to share with everyone! My excellent dirt and pebble sieve.
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The Crooked Cottage: April 2015
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How the blog began. Monday, 20 April 2015. Well I've been a bit lax on the posts recently, and I admit between work and a social life I've not just neglected the blog but also doing any activities which I may later be able to blog about! And now it is raining. This is the radar picture on the Bureau of Meteorology. We are watching the Souths vs Cronulla game (on our newly acquired Foxtel - how long do you think it will be before I regret the decision to have non stop sport available to watch? Friday, 10 ...
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The Crooked Cottage: My nursery obsession - and getting started on your garden.
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How the blog began. Saturday, 8 August 2015. My nursery obsession - and getting started on your garden. Most of my friends are of the age that when you say nursery they think change tables and nappy holders and giraffe growth charts. Me on the other hand - I think gardening! My usual go to nursery is Flower Power. This is not sponsored, (although I'd be very open to some sort of barter arrangement - I promise to post my purchases if I get some freebies! Boot full of loot for my #gardening. So turns out I...
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The Crooked Cottage: February 2015
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How the blog began. Wednesday, 18 February 2015. The renovation time line - part one. So one thing that I had absolutely no idea about (and still don't to some extent! We had a quote for the floor sanding, asbestos testing, and kitchen measurements all done about four to six weeks prior to settlement. While vendors might be accommodating, they don't have to let you in and if you start asking for five different quotes at different times for each of your jobs I am not sure you would get very far! D) - we n...
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The Crooked Cottage: August 2015
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How the blog began. Saturday, 8 August 2015. My nursery obsession - and getting started on your garden. Most of my friends are of the age that when you say nursery they think change tables and nappy holders and giraffe growth charts. Me on the other hand - I think gardening! My usual go to nursery is Flower Power. This is not sponsored, (although I'd be very open to some sort of barter arrangement - I promise to post my purchases if I get some freebies! Boot full of loot for my #gardening. So turns out I...
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