Merci!

Lots of surprises were expecting us last night, all packed up on our doorstep. We dutifully attached the praying flags to the side of the house. Looks so colourful! The mice are trying out their shoe. And we opened a few goodies to ensure they survived the trip.
Thanks so much!

Happy/lucky us.

Game of thrones...

You can't see it, but I've been making some progress on the inside-the-house  jobs, the laundry, toilet and corridor are now painted, and I know just about everything I need to know about changing a toilet suite (discovered what P-trap and S-traps are, bottom inlets versus top ones, couple, semi-couple and twin system... even got the Bunnings(=Casto) man stuck on one question. Yay me!). Found a model that looks like my one (but  not in salmon pink), but I would like to secure a plumber/handyman in order to install it (good luck with that). The water damaged vinyl (=lino) has not been changed yet, so it's a good time to upgrade the throne, since it's gonna wreck it.
The price range for throne is quite amazing.
Still got to fix a couple of squirting (=plinthes), that also were water damaged that I got out to replace and "Operation indoor wetland" will be over.

Been putting some veggies in the garden and clearing some bushes. Got artichokes to get the Hobbit garden look... Next-door apple tree blossoms are large and fragrant, nice to come home in the evening. Did some weeding. This is going to take a few week ends....

Spent this week-end in the cupboards to paint them white. Just got a couple of doors to run through and will be able to pause. The next big painting job is the living room :-).
I've also made shelves for Mano's cupboard and replaced his curtains rack. Love the drill (=perceuse).

Word of the day is (neo-French): "arrachitures", which is when you rip of some skin on minor wound. What's left on your skin are the "arrachitures".

And yesterday, after a long day or renovating, I watched this.
(Mano and I are so going to surf the web further...)

Increible / Inbelievable

Unexpected meet

Lola, you'd be proud, guess who I met while cruising in Freemantle?

Bon Scott!!! I thought I did not know him, then I read the plaque...

You may have heard him then... AC/DC - Highway to Hell

Freo, bather beach

Freemantle, Australia

Arvo Part - Spiegel im spiegel

Exit one direction

Unsure how much Ylvis meant this to be satiric. Note the absence of girls in bikini.

Like.

Outsiders

"Johnny be lost, Johnny be calm

Walk away, don't jump the gun

Cover the cost, thinking it through

Look in your own way, makin' your own rules"

Doves - The outsiders