New gate

I had this built recently.  I do feel more secure as a result.

Night-time house view, Sept 16

House views - Aug to Sept 2016

This is taken from the Meiers side of the road, around a month ago (I'm only now just getting time to post). These photos help me to see what needs to be done, and also, with the passing of time, what progress has been made!

Yeah, no, that's not my extension on the top of the house. 

That's the house next door. My intention is to block that out with an extension of my own, in the same spot!

Old house photos from Google Street View

I believe these are from 2007-2009. 

Winter Solstice

We'd just had a night of rainfall, which greened up the grass, after a long spell of dry brownness.
The verandah is developing - slowly.

Lookin' at my back door

Untidy in the kitchen...

but, you know what? It doesn't look so bad...