Bailey - Stairwell barriers 1

When we moved to Meadowbrook Mansion (coined) eighteen years ago I put up this barrier for Phoenix our Tonkinese and Gipsy a Chihuahua. We also had Cara a big Maremma. Later on when Gipsy and Cara were gone RIP we got Holly a Golden Retriever and Pixie a Miniature Pinscher and then two more Siamese. cats - Milo & Luna. I think that animal timeline is correct.

Anyway none of those pets showed any interest in jumping onto and walking the stair hand rails.

We have been petless since Pixie left us in August and now we have Bailey (another Tonkinese) and he is already showing interest in the stair hand rails!.

Bailey update

 

Day 2 and whenever we get a chance like when the boy is having a snooze we tend to our puncture wounds.

Rock wall garden edging - Part 1

 Removing excess soil

It's surprising how much soil washes in from the top garden level through the rock wall to overfill the narrow garden bed. So much that the metal garden edging is bulging out in places and looks unsightly.

I actually started this job a couple of day go by digging or rather scooping out soil along the back of the edging.

Chook run tidy again

Speckles will be happy that everything is back to normal.

Workshop drainage - Part 12 Final

 Finish pebble back filling

After finishing and tidying up in the chook run we are back outside to finish backfilling the pebbles.

Getting ready to staple the edge of the cage wire.

Workshop drainage - Part 11

 Finishing inside the cook run.

As posted yesterday before I can finish the last bit of pebble backfilling there's some work to do inside the chook run - in that corner..

We stopped back filling here.

Workshop drainage - part 10

Backfilling the drain

Weather cleared nicely; was able to go out and do some more like back fill the drain with soil and back fill the top end of the PVC pipe with gravel.

Workshop drainage - part 9

Connecting PVC pipe to corner grate

Mixing up some mortar in a spare chook tray bed which is actually a kitty litter tray screwed to a chipboard base. I say 'spare' because we only have one chook left (Speckles) all the others are gone.

Workshop drainage - part 8

 Prepping to put in the 90mm PVC storm water pipe and connect to the corner grate.

About to spray paint the top of the PVC pipe Brunswick Green lol so it blends in with the backfill pebbles.

Workshop drainage - part 7

 Been busy doing other things but now back to garage drainage

Back from Bunnings with more bage of concrete mix and backfill pebbles.

Garage drainage - part 6

Lovely morning so let's get out there and mix come concrete.

Rather that fill the whole trench with concrete I'm just doing pads under the joints.

This is the left or fence side.

Garage drainage - part 5

After three days of inclement weather and not being able to pick up tools (downed tools) it's good to come out of hibernation.

More kneeling... need to cut out the end of that angled timber so the corner grate can line up with the PVC pipe.

What can I use to cut that out?

Bad weather stuck inside

I wish to advise that backyard activities including the drainage project have been cancelled for today - and maybe tomorrow

Garage drainage - part 4

 Back home from Bunning with some drainage stuff.

4 x Everhard Compact 1M drain and 1 x Corner.

More digging...lol

New plants to replace Jasmine

From the Bunning trip last week - planting plants 

This is the section where I removed all the Jasmine that was pulling down the trellis and damaging the fence - see last photo.

Garage drainage - part 3

I need to work out how to connect 90mm PVC to the corner grate.

Bunnings new work boots - follow-up

From Woolworths for $10 that's OK.

Garage drainage - part 2

Took me over a hour to remove that star pickett, no room for the crowbar so had to use that garden trowel digging on only one side - phew.

Lucky that I have this one and only 4.3M 90mm PVC pipe leftover from a previous job.

Bunnings - New work boots!

Looking through the boot range at Bunnings was about to give up as most were $80 to over $200 bucks - Crikey. Walking away I noticed some boots at floor level hidden behind a display box for $33 - grabbed them.

Garage drainage - part 1

 

With the weather becoming more unpredictable and extreme these days I need to provide some drainage across the front of my workshop.

I call it Al's Workshop but it's simply  a colorbond steel   garage with four skylights, two back windows, side entry door and front roller door.

United Energy planned outage - Part 2

Preparing for tomorrow's United Energy planned 8.00am - 4.30pm.power outage.

United Energy planned outage - Part 1

As posted planned United Energy 8.00am - 4.30pm outage underway.

Sprocket is going home

Sprocket is going home, here we are waiting for his mum.

Checkout the 'grass rainbow'.

Sprocket fitting into Holly's bed.

How to make a doggy bed (that's Holly's bed RIP) fit your particular shape - ignore bum overhang.

Family visitors this afternoon.

This is Mindy AKA D9.

Sprocket - sunny snoozing

Sprocket lounge session.

Speckles in the laundry.

With a 3150 overnight of only 5° Speckles is in the laundry tonight.

This also leaves the entry foyer clear for our visitor Sprocket.

Feels like a Pet B&B lol.