It's in!!

We now have a fully functional bathroom! Hooray! Been a long time coming but so worth it now it's done! And no.....this isn't our bath! It's a possum who has been eating us out of house and garden these past few weeks! Finally caught!!( two of them in fact over two nights) and carted  out into the bush for a second chance of life AWAY from our Geraniums! This was a big old thing. Very placid and happily chomped away on carrots and a handful of grain as it patiently waited in the cage for our bath to be installed before Geoff could take it away!

Mark our lovely Plumber arrived and the work began!! Plug installed outside and levels set!!

Then into the bathroom it went!!

Luckily they are not very heavy!

Settled into place ...........

Then the tricky stuff began!

Lining up the waste trap and getting the legs even.

With Geoff holding the bath so Mark didn't get squished!!

No! This isn't Mark after he WAS squished!!

There wasn't much room to work in!

Lucky he's only skinny! He had a lot of bending and reaching into very small spaces!

But before long it was in......and the tap was turned on!!

Into our fabulous new bath!!

Absolutely love it! It just needs the pictures, towel rails, (all brass like this chair!!) and some new bath mats put in and it's done!

We can't use it till tomorrow once all the silicones have set........

But it will be worth the wait!

Well done us!!

l just hope this little relocated Possum is as happy as we are tonight! Just don't come back please!!!

 

Bath Newsflash!!! Extra Post!

The bathroom is finished!!!!!!

Well.................not 100% but enough to get the bath in tomorrow!

All the fiddly trim and finishing is done...finally!!

Everything is sanded and varnished.........

And the new sparkling tap ware is in place!

The bath has arrived...............

And we have had a sneak peek!

Looks big enough!

Stay tuned! Cant wait!

Frosty Mornings!

It's been a cold week here at Candlestick Farm. Well, cold everywhere in Tassie in fact! The past few days have given us some of the heaviest frosts l have come across since l have lived here and certainly the biggest since we have moved.

Everyone was cold and hungry!!

And waiting  at the gate to be fed...

Feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.............

Please????

Happy sheep!

Happy frosty cows!

 Happy goats!

Although someone needs to tell Toggles to eat with her mouth shut!

These little critters don't seem to feel the cold at all though! Once  I had stomped the ice on their water buckets they went straight in for a swim!! Brrrrrrr!

 Glad to still have his rug on!

Cold but so very beautiful!

 

The Coral Barked Maple...

A lovely friend of mine last year MADE me buy this tree. She said 'Danni, in Winter when everything is grey this will be the main splash of colour in your garden.

You were right.....thank you Lynnie!

 

The Winter Dark.....

This strange photo is actually me walking down our road at some ungodly hour in the morning.  Trying to stave off the Winter Calories that inevitably come as the cold weather sets in. A brisk 4 kilometre walk down to the main highway and back meeting nobody except Wallabies and the occasional Quoll!! Hints of daylight can just about be seen on the far horizon!!

Not much different to the view l have on my way home at night! This time however the light is from my car headlights as l drive in as opposed to the beam from my torch in the morning.! Ahhh roll on Daylight Savings!!

How easy to be jealous of these lucky kids who have to do nothing all day except snooze in front of the warm fire!!

Double stacked to get the most warmth!

It's a hard life!!

 

Winter Colour

Mid Winter. The new month has brought more wintry weather, cold cold mornings and mainly remaining very chilly all day!!! l seem to recall last year was quite mild...........This one isn't!!

Not SO cold that l don't have to mow though!!! The grass is still growing regardless of the temperature. The Daffodils are shooting out of the ground so last weekend l hoisted the lawn mower out of the shed, dusted off the cobwebs  and filled it with fuel. l gave the whole garden a quick mow so the Daffs wont get lost amongst it all.

l love seeing them popping out everywhere!

l am also quite pleased about this little addition to the garden. A Hellebores that has finally flowered!! These were given to us by friends of ours a few years ago. They are planted in the deepest darkest spot under the Walnut Tree were the Sun NEVER shines!! This year, true to their word as genuine shade loving plants, they have flowered!!! Very happy!

And the Snow Drops are going crazy! Big clumps shooting up everywhere. Always good to see as it means one thing.........

Spring IS on its way!!!...........

 

A Visitor

A young Peregrine Falcon dropped by for a visit this morning  !!  He checked out the Chook Pen and was probably disappointed that there were no baby chicks for breakfast! Rather humorous  really as he sat on the head of the Bird Scaring Owl!!!!

Nice to see it works!!!!!!!!!