It's been a big week at The Sandbag House.
In the "sky"
I shared my delight on Tuesday about the bulk of the roof having been completed and then was surprised on Wednesday when B and his son arrived to finish most of the roof.
We laughed: they decided that it had to be done because from the top of the hill, it looked so unfinished. Vanity got the better of us all!
Speaking of the top of the hill, above is the view looking south, and before you turn west to look down the road at The Sandbag House.
The roof is mostly complete. It's just the short stretch of the veranda roof at the end of the gable end that needs a final coat and that will wait until the exterior, including the window frames are done. Rightly, B doesn't want white and black paint spatter on his "new" roof.
Inside
Basic painting preparation has begun in the void.
The jury has gone out on the exposed rafters.
They'll stay exposed, but I had originally said they should be white. I'm still thinking that they should be white.
One wall remains, needing attention because it is into this wall that the door to the bathroom must go, and light switches for both the bathroom and the stairs to its right. This also necessitates moving a hand basin and redirecting water pipes and plumbing.
On the ground
Today was about the garden and starting the process of turning the corner of the garden into something pretty and easy to manage.
Part of this includes ensuring that the irrigation dam is not confused as a swimming pool. Not even for a cooling plunge. My gardener has created a "hok" for the pump and today we sorted - thinned and dug up errant - wild iris (dietes) from another part of the garden to create a new bed around the leiwater dam.
As a consequence, the new (separate) entrance is also beginning to look less congested and more welcoming. I hope, anyway.
If more happens tomorrow which I somehow think it won't, I'll report back next week.
Until next time
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Until next time
Post script
I blog here, on Instagram and via WordPress to my own website. I write for love and a living and you'll find out more about that here. Content for the first two, and sometimes the last, cross pollinate.
Join Hive using this link and then join us in the Silver Bloggers' community.
Original artwork: @artywink
I create graphics using partly my own photographs as well as images available freely available on @hive.blog and Canva.