I did promise some more timely updates than waiting for several months. Flipside is of course that there is not THAT much news, or at least not as interesting as a wedding. This time barely two months have passed since my last update, but I am using Lisa’s trip to Canberra by spending some time behind the computer.

Those months have been the heart of winter here, but frankly the fun out of telling everyone how mild these winters are in Perth is disappearing. It hasn’t been much colder than 5 degrees at night and many days the temperature still reaches 20. If it wasn’t for the amount of rain we had in July it would have been almost perfect.

Last winter for us, meant doing some work on the house and this winter is no different. Still painting, as we never do get ourselves psyched up for that. It took us several weeks to do one small bedroom last year and then my dad did the other room (and a wall in the living room) in the space of a few days. All that was left was the main guest room. And that is still all that is left, although the room is bare, the walls are speck-filled and I have even started with the first coat. To be continued …

Lisa obviously has done some great things in the garden. She recklessly pruned the roses (apparently it is good for them, but it looks very sad) and made me climb our only tree to top and prune it. To make up she planted tulips, irises and other flowers and at the moment (because of the mild conditions) we have the first flowers peeking out.

Other home-improvement were of the easier, beit more expensive kind. We bought a new rug for in our living room. The previous one was an IKEA one Lisa had bought for our rental place and was somewhat malformed. Unfortunately the new one is malforming already so it may be the floor that is the culprit (moist?). The new rug is slightly smaller, but definitely of better design: blue with beach but the light makes it lighter or darker depending on how you move.

Also we bought a dresser (chiffonier in official terms), we needed this to store some of our wedding gifts (which have lived in their boxes ever since April). We didn’t want to go for a full hutch (for the un-initiated: that is the cupboard on top of the dresser) as this becomes rather overpowering on a room. Instead we want to have a mirror above it, but that still needs to be purchased (we need to go on a mirror/art-run one day to get some wall-dressings). The dresser is 3-doors & drawers wide and offers a home for much of our new/good dinnerware.

The last new face is Lisa. Well not new, but .. improved ?? For years she has known that her eyesight wasn’t exactly 20/20 but vanity made her persevere without glasses. Now that we’re married she decided that for reading and (night)driving glasses were in order. So now I can see Lisa in a different way. As almost required in this country does she have prescription sunglasses as well, but that difference isn’t as remarkable (most people wear sunnies all summer anyway).

So with the glasses, dresser, rug, pruned garden and a room in construction are we reshaping (embellishing) the face of our house, ready for new guests or family-expansions. Speaking of that .. no news about our planned kitten yet (had you going there !!:-), but according to the breeders schedule that should be another couple of months (October/November). Just in time for my next update.

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