1987
The dining room area - and the fish tank again - June 1987
1999
Our kitchen dresser - restored!!!
- from a "piece of junk" to a "piece of furniture"!!!
- the "before and after" photos - two photos - May 1999
..........photo
of the french polisher, Mr Munari, with the almost completed dresser
- plus the cost!!!
..........click
here for a valuation - Thursday 27th February 2003
2000
2001
New quilt cover and pillow cases - Saturday 13th January 2001
A throne fit for a king!!! - Thursday
15th March 2001
----------This
page updated with the details on an Ebay Auction - Tuesday 10th
July 2007
Celings being repaired - in every room of the house!!! - a bloody awful mess!!! - April 2000
A new couch - or is it a new bed???
- Wednesday 29th August 2001
--------------------NOTE
- got rid of this!!! - click here for the details - Sunday 8th
May 2005
New carpets - Friday 14th September 2001
2002
A new entertainment centre - three photos - Friday 3rd May 2002
LG Rear Projection
Television - size 109cm
..........Bought
a new television - and it is huge!!! - and fantastic!!! - three
photos - Monday 3rd June 2002
..........Here
are a few product features and specifications PLUS the
receipt and it looks like we got a very good bargain!!!
..........And
we had to change the lounge room around to fit in this "huge
monster"!!! - and here is where the "old TV stand"
now is - and the room now looks really nice
----------These
pages were updated on Sunday 1st January 2006 and again on Wednesday
23rd January 2008
Our new communications system!!!
a "cordless/speaker/answerer" phone - 2nd November 2002
----------This
page updated with a new telephone - Sunday 27th March 2007
2003
Restored our antique brass cot
- and it looks fantastic!!! - seven photos - Saturday 1st February
2003
.........."Before
v After" - a quick look at the diffference ..........unbelievable!!!
..........click
here for a valuation - Thursday 27th February 2003
Repainted!!!
- September 2003
The kitchen, dining room, lounge room, hallway, bathroom and toilet
all have a new look!!!
----------click
here to read the email sent to the Rental Agents detailing the
work we had done
----------and
here is the colour scheme for the living areas
----------the
bathroom and toilet look fabulous now - especially the new timber
shaving cabinet!!!
A new buffet - which will be used by Sharon for her "Hobbies and Crafts" - Friday 3rd October 2003
Redecorated!!!
Following
the painting, Sharon and I spent a lot of time (and money!!!)
in organising the photos and paintings we wanted displayed on
the walls and around the house
The glass shelves/brackets that are fearured in some of these
photos are terrific, and the unit has ended up looking like an
Art Gallery!!! - but we like it!!!
A lot of the cross-stitch was "Handcrafted by Sharon",
along with most of the picture framing
The pictures also include photos of most of the rooms in our duplex
All of these shots were taken on Saturday 18th October 2003
----------our
"Family Photo Display" - including a lot of Sharon taken
over the years
----------some
of Sharon and Tanya's cross-stitch
----------the
lounge room, with the family photos and cross-stitch in the background
----------Sharon's
corner - her chair, her Hobby Centre, her cross-stitch light,
her computer, her Family Tree display, etc - two photos
----------the
kitchen dresser which we had restored (refer above in the
"1999" section)
----------Tanya's
photos - including bungy-jumping and "Through the Years"
display
----------Brett's
photos - which are all baseball - three photos
----------Tanya's
cross-stitch - "Max's Moon" ..........and for all
the details on this "Award Winning"
craft, click here
----------paintings
and cross-stitch done by Sharon's Mum and Dad - two photos
----------our
bedroom
----------Brett's
room - includes his Olympic display, and all the "Entertainment
Gear" that Tanya lent him - two photos
----------Geoff's
computer desk
----------"God
Bless America" - "USA!!! USA!!! USA!!!"
----------shelving
we had built - which is stacked with boxes and boxes of souvenirs!!!
----------the
bathroom
----------the
toilet
----------looking
from the lounge room down the hallway - and it's our own private
Art Gallery!!!
Still redecorating!!!
- Wednesday 3rd December 2003
Sharon is still working to get the
house just how she likes it!!! - and bought these two new additions
----------Deluxe
Lighted Makeup Mirror - with 3x/1x Magnification
----------EXECUTIVE
- 12" (30cm) 'Antique' Desk Fan
2004
The Makeup Mirror - in the bathroom ready to go!!! - two photos - Sunday 15th February 2004
Sharon's new set of wheels!!! - an all-purpose chair!!! - Saturday 28th February 2004
A new microwave - and will the "cordon bleu" standards be achieved??? - Friday 23rd April 2004
Antique Burl Walnut Display Cabinet - nine photos - Friday 27th August 2004
2005
Repainted!!!
- January 2005
Our bedroom - repainted, redecorated, and refurnished!!!
----------"Arts
and Crafts" period bed - Victorian period dresser - and two
very interesting bedside tables!!!
----------This
page includes as much detail as we can find out on each of these
antique pieces
----------..........plus details of Sharon
attending, bidding and buying more items at an Antique Auction!!!
----------There
are around 35 photos to look at, and these show just how fantastic
the room now looks
More for
the bedroom!!!
----------a
cotton and lace bedspread and pillowcase set - three photos -
Sunday 6th February 2005
----------an
antique brass ornate clothes hook - Sunday 13th February 2005
----------a
beautiful ornate cut crystal hand bell - Sunday 13th February
2005
----------another
lead crystal hand bell - Sunday 20th February 2005
Trying to save on
electricity costs!!! - installed a "Cent-@-Meter" to
monitor the usage - page includes photos and all the details -
installed on Tuesday 1st March 2005
----------NOTE - this item was not installed due to a "montrous
stuff-up" by the electrician and Ergon Energy!!!
The view out of "Geoff's Office" window - two photos - Wednesday 6th April 2005
Our "Rejuvenated" Display cabinet - a story from Sharon - and five photos - Thursday 28th April 2005
A pair of recliners
for the lounge room!!! - and a great story from Sharon again!!!
- lots of photos including "before" and "after"
shots - Sunday 8th May 2005
----------This
page updated with Manufacturer and Distributor details - Saturday
24th May 2008
Our kitchen is now
equipped with a "Magic Bullet"!!! - restaurant quality
meals from now on!!! - well, maybe!!! - Monday 4th July 2005
----------This
page updated with "some interesting information"!!!
- Friday 13th October 2006
Yes - still
more for the bedroom!!!
----------an
Antique Brass Light Fixture with Three Depression Glass Shades
- lots of photos - Wednesday 20th July 2005
Furniture
Repositioning!!! - Wednesday 10th August 2005
After
purchasing the "Dark Timber Veneer Display Cabinet"
mentioned above, changes had to be made to the layout of the lounge
room
And here is the new look!!!
----------#01
- three photos
----------#02
- two photos
----------#03
- three photos, showing the lighting
Repainted!!!
- Monday 19th December 2005
The laundry has a new look!!!
----------click
here to see the details of the colour scheme, the floor covering,
and the new tub - eight photos - Monday 19th December 2005
Still redecorating!!!
- Monday 19th December 2005
A new
addition - and it matches the decor perfectly!!!
----------SHARK
- 16" (41cm) 'Antique' Pedestal Fan
Christmas
Day 2005
Presents and some new
additions to our home!!! - Sunday 25th December 2005
(1) Panasonic
DVD Recorder with 200Gb Hard Disk Drive - Model No: DMR-EH60 -
a new toy for Geoff!!! - and updatiing our Entertainment Area!!!
(2) An Antique-Style
Telephone - out goes the plastic thing from Telstra and in comes
this reproduction-antique!!! - looks fabulous and matches everything
else in our lounge and dining rooms!!! - one of Sharon's presents
2006
Our entertainment area - and how it used to be!!! - two photos - Sunday 1st January 2006
"WAVE" Glass
Square Electronic Body Fat Scale - a lie-detector for weight!!!
- page includes a note to Sharon, photos, and all the details
on Bio-electrical Impedance Analysis!!! - Wednesday 11th January
2006
----------This
page updated with a new set of scales - Monday 8th May 2006
The kitchen
- redecorated with a "Retro 1950/60's" theme!!! - Monday
22nd May 2006
Over the more
than twenty-two years that we have lived here, the kitchen had
hardly changed - and it was time for some improvements!!! - we
have been collecting lots of "Kitchenalia Items" over
the last few months, and they are now all installed and displayed
- the result??? = terrific!!! - this page includes both the "Old"
and "New" looks with photos going back to 1987 - ten
photos - Monday 22nd May 2006
2007
A present for
the "House Husband"!!! - 'Dyson DC14B HEPA Bagless
Upright Cyclonic Vacuum' - one of the best you can buy!!!
- and the page includes photos and all the details - a Christmas
present for Geoff - Tuesday 25th December 2007
----------This
page was updated on Tuesday 11th March 2008 - the DC14 Model was
exchanged for a DC18 Model
A "panoramic" look at the lounge room - Monday 31st December 2007
The kitchen - and the photo includes a number of Sharon's 'retro' items - Monday 31st December 2007
2008
New gear for Sharon's
kitchen - because she loves fruit and vegetable juice!!! - and
they didn't cost anything, well, sorta not anything!!! - Breville
'BJE200 Juice Fountain' and 'JC7 Squeezed Citrus Juice
Press' - Tuesday 22nd January 2008
----------This
page was updated on Thursday 20th March 2008 - the BJE200 Model
Juice Fountain was exchanged for a DC18 Model
1984
A view of the entire complex -
not too long after we had moved in - our unit is the one at the
back
----------A
Ford Transit Van and a large green trailer??? - click here to
find out why!!!
2001
Our unit from the street - and
that is Geoff holding up the palm tree!!! - Sunday 4th March 2001
......and
home, sweet home - as above, but a little bit closer
Trinity Beach Road, to the right
of the driveway - Sunday 4th March 2001
......and
to the left of the drive
Sharon out the front - Sunday 4th March 2001
2006
From the front door,
and looking across to the light towers at the Baseball Complex
- trying out the digital zoom - Monday 4th September 2006
----------And
also see the photos of "Sharon out the Front" above
2007
1984
Looking good!!! - the lawn, gardens
and pergola have come on very well - plus we spread around a bit
of rust colored timber stain which brightened everything up!!!
- the table and chairs were built out of an old brick pallett!!!
- four photos - December 1984
..........and
some more views of the yard - four photos - December 1984
1985
Built a bamboo feature fence - February 1985
1986
I have always wanted one!!! - and I built one!!! - a bird aviary - January 1986
The barbeque area - February 1986
A lush and tropical yard and garden!!!
- including the bamboo feature fence, and the first bunch of bananas
we grew ourselves!!! - four photos - May 1986
..........and
more views of our "tropical paradise"!!! - including
the bird aviary - three photos - May 1986
Made a few alterations when re-establishing
the yard after the sewerage connection - including a short "rainforest
walk" - two photos - October 1986
..........and
some more photos following the changes - two photos - October
1986
1987
Another bunch of home-grown bananas!!! - and the yard is looking terrific - two photos - March 1987
Great pictures of the plants and yard!!! - two photos - March 1987
Part of the yard, and the small area we turned into a vegetable garden - June 1987
2001
Our outdoor living area - in the backyard - March 2001
Path through our "rainforest
garden" - we planted everything - started with a bare block
of ground!!!
......and
the path continues
The very important satellite dish!!!
2002
Rebuilt the pergola - 'cause it was falling down!!! - Saturday 21st December 2002
2003
2004
The pergola and path - looking great!!! - three photos - Wednesday 24th March 2004
A "major
clean-up" - Friday 13th August 2004
Parts
of the backyard were becoming a real mess!!!
Gardens not established properly, overgrown shrubs and trees,
and worst of all there was a chook-pen that had been used for
years!!!
Decided to tidy it all up and make an area to spend the hot summer
evenings in
......before
and after - three photos
......before
and after - two photos
......before
and after - two photos
......before
and after - two photos
......before
and after - two photos
......and
after the job was done - two photos
----------NOTE - we had another major clean-up!!! - this was
at the other end of the backyard, where a new fence was also 'very
urgently' required!!
----------Scroll
down the page to Thursday 30th June 2005 to see the details and
photos
Birds visiting the new birdbath!!! - and a note to Sharon - one photo - Wednesday 6th October 2004
2005
"Sunrise over Trinity Beach" - an early morning shot - Thursday 6th January 2005
Kookaburras in the backyard - four photos - Wednesday 11th May 2005
Another "major
clean-up" - Thursday 30th June 2005
This
end of the backyard desparately needed a new fence!!!
And although the gardens were very lush and very tropical and
very colourful, they did need a bit of a tidy up
A couple of huge trees needed to be chopped down, and we established
some new garden beds and did a bit of general landscaping
All the work was completed over a few weeks and these 'after'
photos were taken on Thursday 30th June 2005
......before
and after - three photos - includes the new fence
......before
and after - two photos - includes the new fence
......before
and after - three photos - includes the new fence ......updated
- refer to Thursday 27th May 2008 below
......before
and after - two photos
......before
and after - four photos
......before
and after - three photos - includes the new fence
......before
and after - two photos
......and
after the job was done - two photos
......and
after the job was done - one photo
A new barbeque -
a "Sunbeam Kettle BBQ" - and it's a real bargain!!!
- page includes photos and the story of how we got it!!!- Saturday
9th July 2005
----------This
page updated on Friday 13th October 2006
----------This
page updated again on Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th April 2008
A 'curlew' came for a visit - three photos - Monday 17th October 2005
2006
2007
Standing in the carport and looking out at the pergola - Sunday 30th December 2007
The path through our 'tropical rainforest', which is next to the pergola - Sunday 30th December 2007
2008
An old timber and
steel cart that is going to start a new life as "Sharon's
Herb-A-Torium"!!! - the page includes a couple of stories
from Sharon explaining how we bought it and how we got it home,
along with nine photos - Thursday 13th March 2008
----------This
page updated on Tuesday 18th March and Monday 5th May 2008 - lots
of planting has been done by Sharon!!!
----------Dozens
of photos and all the details!!!
----------And
the pages are continually being updated with "How the Plants
are Growing"!!!
The northern end
of our backyard - the present look plus how it was three years
ago just after the new fence had been erected - two photos - Tuesday
27th May 2008
----------And
refer to "Another major clean up - Thursday 30th June 2005"
above
