Whats happening?

It is now May 2007 and in the last month and a bit there has been a bit of progress on the restoration front. Important people have come to visit me and the prescription is as follows:

1. Clean lichen moss etc off roof
2. Sand down, prepare and repaint all exterior, including barge boards.
Remove rot in porch step at front.
3. Jack up building, replace rotting/deficient piles with new.
4. Remove chimney, install concrete pad and replace chimney onto it
5. Sand down and thoroughly prepare all interior surfaces and repaint.
6. Replace bench in kitchen with stainless steel, including new sink and taps
7. Incorporate stove into bench
8. Install new cupboards under bench
9. Windows may need easing and re-hanging following the leveling and repiling of the building

There is no guarantee as to how much of this work will be done, because it will depend largely on how much it costs. Estimates have previously been $40, 000 and the budgets have been suggested at $20, 000 I hope I will get more than half fixed....

Meanwhile the everyday activities continue the Hobbies ladies have begun their new project, the painter's meet fortnightly and would welcome some new company, the art classes are back on for this term.

The Hobbies Group meet on Tuesday mornings they chat and share a cup of tea while working on various projects sometimes for them selves and then at other times they work on a collaborative project which is raffled to raise money for worthwhile causes.

I thought it would be nice to show you a quilt they produced which raised money for the First Response and Beachlands Volunteer Fire Brigade.

Applause!!!!

The motifs of this quilt are all native New Zealand flowers and the individual leaves and petals were all buttonhole stitched. Just wonderful.

The Hobbies Group will be making a Rag Rug next, anyone is welcome to join.