Settled

Haven't blogged for a while. Been busy with work, and getting used to various Solid Gold Dancers at new schools and then, suddenly, we find a mid-century house to buy and then, we did.

It is quite neat and functional. It needs some work. The whole purchase process was extremely stressful but we're through that now and pretty-much settled in.

The garden is bursting with agaves, bromeliads, draceanas and a prickly thing which I'm yet to identify.

I had images of an Australian Native garden, but now I'm toying with the idea of a Mexican-inspired garden with succulents and tropicals. That,s the joy of having your own place, you can do whatever-the-hell you like.

The other great thing about old houses is the things you find.

Look at Mary. Bless her little-grotto-near-the-clothes-line. She's staying there.

Here's a pile of slate.

Here's a cracking big brown pot.

And here's some bromeliads I've potted hoping they'll take root and I can stick them in the ground somewhere.

The house was designed in 1968 by Griffin and Knowlman - a building company which built a large number of houses in the Western suburbs during the 60s, 70s and 80s. Clerestory windows stretch the length of the house.

And there are crazy design features such as odd-internal windows, and a couple of bedroom doors with vacant space above the door jams. Air flow I'm guessing.

And a series of rough-sawn oregon beams stretch the width of the house. 

And then there's the 'laundry shute' between the bathroom and laundry. We're all happy and in-love.