Trimmings

This post is a little later than I would prefer. So many distractions. It also comes without the obligatory photo-shoot. I blame Apple for that. A simple task like upgrading iOS version is completely beyond Apple's ability to manage and so I become a victim to its hubris, losing all my settings, music, photos... etc. It's possible the photos will be recovered tonight as they download themselves from icloud back on to my phone. Why can't I see them directly in icloud? There are so many things I would like to say about Apple and my iPhone, which I have loathed pretty much every day for over three years. I will conclude by saying this: I can't wait for my Nexus 5 to arrive in 2-3 weeks and I shed Apple and its monstrously appalling products, hopefully forever.

Back to my house:

The Master finished fitting the skirting and architraves in the passageway. They look totally ace - but you'll have to trust me on that for now (see above). The cupboards were also fitted out and now we have a cupboard with shelves in the front bedroom and a walk in robe with shelves in the master. Pretty damn cool.

The Shadow and I had a look at some iron places as we will be needing to get some iron lacing for the verandah and put in a fence and what-not. There is some cool stuff out there.

On Sunday we loaded the trailer with some crap in the backyard, left over mostly from the plasterers. Holy crap did those guys know how to make a mess and NOT clean it up. And why not just leave a bucket full of water that stagnates and then gets thrown into the trailer and the water goes everywhere and stinks? And I'm totally cool throwing your cigarette packets away, don't trouble yourself.

And then we tore down the brick fence at the front. Was that tiring work? It turns out that once a brick has been mortared to another brick they do not want to let go. Not at all like Lego bricks. Long story short: brick fence is gone, sledgehammer and jackhammer were in use (like a boss), nephews demanded soccer and gridiron practice following said fence-removal, body sore and achy, no post until Thursday.

Our letterbox was part of the torn down fence so we had to figure out how to replace that. A trip to Bunnings late Sunday evening for a new box and a box of screws. It provided the perfect opportunity to try out my new drill set that had been delivered Saturday. Awesome!

If I could I would add a photo of our newly drilled on letterbox, fenceless frontage, skirting and architraves and cupboard. But you know, Apple doesn't want me to have nice things, and you, in turn, are also punished. Think about that.

The Master's are on their annual sabbatical, living large on a cruise ship somewhere. Work is suspended for a week or two.