The good life

Ahhh ... what could be better? We're back in Port Fairy, relaxing on the couch, baby fed and sleepy, dogs snoozing, fire crackling, the sound of surf breaking on the beach ...

... a fine little roadtrip and holiday.

(I like the way Bracken looks as though he's wearing a hat of fire in this pic!)

Neat as a pin

Hooray! Two wonderful blokes took it upon themselves to blitz through some more painting at our holiday house this weekend. Having driven a packed one-tonne van for over 4 hours after work on Friday evening, they set to work in the living room. They only had one-and-a-half days in which to prep and complete the work, but I think it's come up a treat! I just knew it would look so much better once the greasy-looking, glum, oil-based paint was gone - it suits my simpler, pared-down aesthetic now and I'm sure it will be a lovely space in which to relax ...

Thank you G & J!

This is the pic I took when we first went to look at the house. Note the dull, ugly walls and ceiling, clunky pelmet with synthetic lace curtains, not to mention the cluttered knick-knacks ...

 Yellowed wainscotting, damage to the fire surround ...

There seems to have been a sliding door here in a past life ...

.... now it's starting to look more fresh and snug. I'd like to put a couple of simple things on the mantlepiece and a few coloured prints on the walls, re-cover the armchairs etc., but that can all wait for a while ...

Bit by bit, room by room, we're getting there. This little house will be lovely when it's done.

Port Fairy in the last days of winter

A bit of a family reunion this weekend, as green grass, budding blossoms and sunny skies heralded the unfolding of Spring ...

Much wet and sandy fun was had by all.