Coming up

As we are nearing the end of 2018 there are a number of interesting events coming up in our city. I know several people who read my blog live in Brisbane or in the region and like to visit when these craft shows are on so I thought I would let you know when they start.

 Firstly Hand Made Under the Stars will be held once again at the Cobb and Co Museum on Thursday 22nd November and goes from 4pm till 8pm. If you are a local and are into craft then don't miss this show as it is very popular.

 

Then Bush Christmas will be on from Wednesday 28th November till Friday 7th December and will be held as usual at 58 Neil Street Toowoomba not far from the Empire Theatre. There is a Council car park right across the road so bring a few dollar coins if you plan to park there. This exhibition supports those who live in the Outback and they make beautiful items which are showcased and sold and it is a great way to help them as things are tough for them as the drought continues despite some rain out west. There wasn't enough to break the drought and, as usual, some properties received no rain at all. Last year I arrived at the exhibition not long after it opened and there were already lots of visitors filling up baskets with what would presumably be Christmas presents for their families and friends. 

 The kitchen renovations continue. We had ordered some floor coverings which were to sit on top of what was already there but the builders took it back to the old bare boards to check whether some of them needed to be replaced as they felt like they were moving underfoot. We had had a leak behind the sink at one stage so we weren't sure if they were alright. They were okay but will be covered up again. They aren't suitable to just leave as they are which is unfortunate but it would be a tad breezy.

 I went out all day when the builders were working the last couple of days as I am finding the noise too stressful and the heatwave knocked me well and truly and I haven't felt all that wonderful since. In the above photo you can see the green colour the CEO painted the kitchen when he first bought this house. A few years later when he was painting it again I pointed him in the direction of the cream paint in the paint shop. LOL!

It has now been covered up in readiness for the cabinets. It's not really what I would choose for a kitchen as I would like to use solid old furniture but the days of doing old furniture up are gone and it was easier to go with what the cabinet maker suggested.

On Tuesday the cabinets go in and I am not sure what happens after that. Hopefully I will be able to move all the 'stuff' back into the kitchen and learn how to use the new induction stove. It has been tricky not being able to even boil an egg for the past week and we have pretty well been living on salads which was the food of choice during the heatwave anyway. 

Then the builders will start on the bathroom so that will be an adventure. We have never had tiles in the bathroom before so I will have to learn about what to clean the jolly things with etc. A family member is moving into a unit next week which is timely as we will be have somewhere to go to have a shower. I can't wait for the painter to start on the outside of the house which is badly in need of a paint job but we are still waiting for the roofing and guttering tradies to arrive. It takes time to get everything done as tradies seem to be in short supply for some reason. 

Thankfully the weather has improved as the temperature dropped by 20 degrees early Thursday morning. We went to bed in a hot house at night and it was still quite warm in the morning until I opened the door to let the tradies in and was hit with a blast of freezing air which sent me running for something warm to put on. Such extremes of weather!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone. 

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