And where I'll live soon....
We're almost ready for the roofers. A council inspector visits on Thursday, Steven just has to box out the skylights, and then the roofers can start.... if it is dry.
It looks really big from inside. I can't believe we'll have all that space after two years of barn living!
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I was looking forward to this time of the year when my weddings were over for the season, thinking I would have TONS of time on my hands to do all the little projects that have been waiting for me. Including blogging. Somehow though, the weeks are flying by and my blog has lain unattended. So have all those other projects. Except actually the cutlery drawer - I did manage to clean out the cutlery drawer the other day which was thrillling, but not quite thrilling enough to blog about. My mum reminded me on Skype today that when she checks my blog in work of a morning, there are NO Elmer photographs waiting for her. She guilted me into blogging today.
Elmer hasn't been his usual lively (photographed) self recently. He's been sick with colds or a cough on and off for weeks. I've not been that well either, and the combination of sick baby, sick me, winter, and the general admin that takes up any spare time I have means that I've not been so active with my camera lately. Here is my sick little boy:
He's still beautiful even when he's ill. I just want to be able to magic him better. We've had a few happy days inbetween illnesses when we've got out and about. Here's Elmer in the museum:
He took his first independent steps this month, but still likes to walk along holding a hand or some furniture.
We couldn't miss the model train exhibition in Dunedin recently. Elmer LOVES trains ("ch ch ch ch")....
My two geeks together.
Now, we only have two hours to kill before Elmer's doctor's appointment. Unfortunately the Hungry Caterpillar DVD only lasts 30 minutes!
Elmer hasn't been his usual lively (photographed) self recently. He's been sick with colds or a cough on and off for weeks. I've not been that well either, and the combination of sick baby, sick me, winter, and the general admin that takes up any spare time I have means that I've not been so active with my camera lately. Here is my sick little boy:
He's still beautiful even when he's ill. I just want to be able to magic him better. We've had a few happy days inbetween illnesses when we've got out and about. Here's Elmer in the museum:
He took his first independent steps this month, but still likes to walk along holding a hand or some furniture.
We couldn't miss the model train exhibition in Dunedin recently. Elmer LOVES trains ("ch ch ch ch")....
My two geeks together.
Now, we only have two hours to kill before Elmer's doctor's appointment. Unfortunately the Hungry Caterpillar DVD only lasts 30 minutes!
Monica:
Awwwwwwww! Poor Elmer. Great photos though. How long is the exhibition? You should go in every day, just to get that smile!
(06.02.11 @ 03:51 AM)
Becs:
tehehehe I couldn't help but giggle just a little at that second pic - looks like a serious case of man flu! They learn young huh?!
(06.02.11 @ 07:37 PM)
Sinead Photo:
Ha, yes they do. And I totally give in to it (for the baby, not the grown man!)
(06.07.11 @ 12:09 AM)
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Just a few images I shot the other evening to document the current state of the build. Steven is outside now working on the roof. Tomorrow the roofers are coming to have a chat and arrange when they'll come in to do the steel work.
(all those huge beams were hoisted up by hand!)
We were originally going to have a skylight above where our bed will be upstairs, so that we could lie in bed and look up at the stars. Sounds very romantic! But actually, when we did a test (by lying on some plywood on the upstairs rafters), it will be a bit too bright and overwhelming in the daylight. And we can see the stars out of the other windows anyway. So that's one less window to bother with. Hopefully that will speed things up!!
Elmer and I are home sick, we both have colds. We've read his favourite tractor book about three million times, and here he is now at my desk to let me know it's time to go again. Yey!
(all those huge beams were hoisted up by hand!)
We were originally going to have a skylight above where our bed will be upstairs, so that we could lie in bed and look up at the stars. Sounds very romantic! But actually, when we did a test (by lying on some plywood on the upstairs rafters), it will be a bit too bright and overwhelming in the daylight. And we can see the stars out of the other windows anyway. So that's one less window to bother with. Hopefully that will speed things up!!
Elmer and I are home sick, we both have colds. We've read his favourite tractor book about three million times, and here he is now at my desk to let me know it's time to go again. Yey!
Liana:
ooh not long and the roof will be on and we can all drink beer! hey loving the colour of the sky! actually took some shots like this the other day. It was moody but with a bit of red and some light peeking through..good wee lesson for me..are you proud!!
Monica:
House and sky look fabulous. Well done! But poor Elmer......tell him there's another flap-book on its way to help him (and you!) feel better. M x
(04.29.11 @ 11:20 AM)
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When we passed through Wellington last week on the way home from Taranaki, I managed to visit the Brian Brake Exhibition at the Te Papa Museum. I hadn't heard of Brake before, but I found his work inspirational, especially his early black and white documentary images.
(image from Te Papa website)
New Zealand boasts a lot of very accomplished landscape photographers, so it's great to see portrait and documentary work on this scale.
(image from Te Papa website)New Zealand boasts a lot of very accomplished landscape photographers, so it's great to see portrait and documentary work on this scale.
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Awesome!!!! Such a beautiful setting Sinead.
(06.01.11 @ 04:24 PM)Wow, it's coming along nicely with such a great view!
(06.01.11 @ 05:27 PM)Well done! Looks like a proper house. So much to look forward to.
(06.02.11 @ 03:55 AM)I love it!!!! And just think of that indoor loo.... ;-)
(06.03.11 @ 09:23 AM)Thanks guys. The council inspector stayed for ages - he was so impressed with Steven's work and he wants to build his own strawbale house! So funny. Very pleased to see all this progress.
(06.07.11 @ 12:07 AM)