Stephen’s Projects

While I have been beavering away at more domestic type activities and projects Stephen has been doing what he likes doing best - construction and chainsaw work.

Concrete came first. Up until now we have only had a concrete slab outside the bi-folding doors and along the rest of the wall has just been ‘dirt’.  But now we have concrete along the whole wall and it does make such a difference to how tidy it looks as well as stopping us drag so much dirt inside.  There is still a bit more to do that will create a path from the driveway but time and the weather have now put that on hold until the spring.

Inside we have a very compact bedroom but with some clever design we now have a walk-in wardrobe. Stephen has created it but going into the space under the stairs and into the garage. It is now all lined up, stopped, and sealed and just waiting for some wallpaper before we put in some shelving. It will make such a difference to keeping everything in its place and tidy. Always a challenge when space is at a premium.

When we first came to 108 Shields we had a blank canvas, and were the first in the subdivision. We moved the house here and as part of the conditions of being allowed to do this we had to plant a set number of trees/shrubs.  Poplars always look good in the autumn and  were a cheap option to put along the boundary at the back of the section. Of course we have built our garage/flat at the back of the section and the trees now are both too close and needing to be continually cut back. So we have been rather drastic and cut them back to turn them more of a hedge. (One or two have actually been taken out at ground level!)  It makes such a difference to the light we get into our flat, particularly in the mornings and one thing is for sure. They will grow again!!!

His latest project is to add a pergola off the front of the verandah.  Once again both time and wet weather have left him with this project in its infancy.  It is always good though to have something to come back to.