There was a time when we'd spend Sundays on the sofa.....

Ah, I remember those days when I was unable to lift my head off the pillow nursing a hangover after a big night, or the only time you saw 5am was on your way home or leaving Phoenix to go to Arq.

Those days are long gone. Now it's sun up to sun down outside and there's never a shortage of things to do. Like cleaning up the front of the property. You'll remember the blog post a few months ago about pulling down the old shed - well here above is how it looks now. New fence and grass seeded!

There was a time when toys used to mean something different too. Now they take a much different form - generally agricultural (see left). And on that note I will leave you for this week as it's 7pm and bedtime will soon be approaching.

My how things have changed :-)

Did the earth move for you?

I was always accustomed to a bit of heavy machinery, having excavated the backyard at Stanmore before (well, not me personally), but landscaping has taken a whole new meaning at Carool.... and the machines are on steroids! It's amazing what one can do a Sunday afternoon - check out our new road (well, actually its a 'track' but it will be surfaced at some point in the future). Even Oscar approves - though he appears somewhat distracted in this photo.


This week sees the arrival of an excavator and bobcat to put in our new driveway, build some drains and lay the foundations for Gareth's new tropical gardens that will frame the rhs of the driveway - like the ones on the left he has already established. And speaking of gardens, this shot at the right shows the beginnings of our 'succulent' hill.

With all this digging, whoever said life was boring in the country probably just doesn't enjoy being dirty!

Lot's happening over the next few weeks - our container from Bali arrives tomorrow - so I will keep you posted. Gareth's folks are still here from Northern Ireland till Friday week - been great spending time with them - wish I didn't have to go back to work.

Have a great week! Oh, and by the way, many of you receive these updates via email, but we would love to see your comments on our blog from time to time. x