Showing posts with label Neighbourhood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Neighbourhood. Show all posts
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I still get to run along the river in the mornings....
....just a different bit of it....
... although at the moment I am stickybeaking at the streets...
... and marvelling how high the houses are being raised after the January, 2011 flood.
This suburb and surrounds copped it big time.
They're being raised so high!
... or being rebuilt on mounds... with waterproof frames!
Still a few telltale signs of the flood.
It's a busy suburb. Lots of building happening.
After my run, it's off to the shed.
It's not all hard work. Sometimes I put my feet up and catch up on invoices.
The glamour.
It's nice and quiet so I get lots done.
Sneak peek at my new ginger jars.
Sourced them for a customer and got extra for my shop.
I've decided I'm rather fond of studs at the moment...
.....'Tudor-ish'..
..... or 'Art Deco-ish'...
Hampton-ish....I'll take all of them. I'm not fussy. I just love them....
... well this week, anyway.
Oh and good news.....the light I featured yesterday, I am getting a prototype made up.
Hope it's nice.
The adventure continues.
Happy Friday!
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linda
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This gorgeous old place is up for sale in my neighbourhood.
Let's have a stickybeak......
Love a good hall.
I spy a pressed metal ceiling in the living room.
Great use of the sleep-out.
I like the full wall of glass.
Beautiful grounds.
Love the exterior colour too.
Oh, the verandahs!
It's on the river too.
Sigh.
You can see more HERE.I'm off to Sydney for a few days. Posting early today as I am on the 6am flight... sitting here at 4.54am at the airport. I was a Girl Guide... I am always early for everything.
Catch ya tomorrow!
Happy Sunday!
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linda
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We went exploring our new neighbourhood on the weekend. We hopped on the bikes and headed to Indooroopilly Shoppingtown, our nearest shopping centre. We had some computer games to trade in at EB Games (gathered during our 'pre-move decluttering') ... and we were long overdue for some Omega-3 Fatty Acids (sushi).
It was very hot, so we stopped under shady trees..... lots.....
... and frolicked under drinking fountains... to keep cool.
We found some lovely shady parks.
My boys practised all their 'parkour' moves in this one.
Their clothes are still soaking in Napisan 24 hours later.
The bike tracks are fabulous and go for miles... through lovely parks.
There are so many beautiful heritage homes in our area too.
Graceville, January, 2011
Hard to believe it was all under water 12 months ago. There is still so much construction work going on.
Some houses have been raised so high on stilts that they look quite disproportionate. If you look closely you can still see the water marks on many homes....mostly just below the roofline. Makes you feel sick to think of how much damage there was.
I'd love to build a house here....would just have to peruse the flood maps very carefully though. My style of home would fit in beautifully with all the graceful old Queenslanders here.
Went past an absolute beauty on our ride to the patisserie yesterday. Will take a photo when I run past tomorrow.
Happy Monday, have a great day!
PS. Little one has made friends with just about every kid in our street.... and there are many. They are now running in packs.... .. didn't take long. He just walked up to every kid he saw and said "Hi, I'm Kristian, do you want to be my friend?" I call him in when it's dark. He's joyous...he has been holding court showing off his lizards and stick insects...... and the nerf guns are also getting a serious workout.... enough for the whole neighbourhood. My old cranky property manager would have a fit now.... seeing my boy being a little boy!
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The gorgeous old homes.
Our bike rides into the city.
Justine's 'Haloumi Special'.
Posto, Boundary St, West End.
Something was always happening.
The flood made sure of that.
James.
Bill.
What Bill taught my boys about life.
The sunrises from my deck.
The cute little streets.
The unexpected...
... every day...
...only in West End!
Bill's artwork.
'Duck'
RIP... he was cut loose by vandals and floated out to sea.
The view from my bedroom.
The view from Justine's coffee shop..... my 'office'.
The western sun in my living room.
Our walks along the river.
Our groovy apartment.
The river.
The food.
My early morning runs...rain, fog and shine.
The sunsets.
This is where home is though.
Happy Monday!
We're movin'.
