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The rocks here are seriously red. We drove to the carpark for Little Beach and walked through to the southern side of Corindi River, where Bluey was allowed. He didn’t want to go swimming! I tackled the minor leak we have around the toilet housing, which allows rain water to end up on the bathroomContinue reading “Red Rock”

I drove around the block this morning to KK’s Coffee Kart beside the Tweed River. The caravan parks close to the river are a lot nicer than the Ingenia, but they don’t allow pets. We were booked into the Red Rock caravan park, but diverted to Ballina to see our friend who is unwell. TheContinue reading “Kingscliff to Red Rock”

We drove to the Kingscliff market to buy a soughdough fruitloaf and some fruit and vegetables. For breakfast, we tried the Choux Box on Marine Parade. The coffee was good, as was the Bread Social sourdough toast. I hadn’t packed spare shorts, so stopped at Vinnies to buy something to tide me over. A pairContinue reading “Lunch with Friends”

We are on the road again! I picked up the Bushtracker, parked it out the front of our house, carried out the last of the food, and Anita packed it away. Bluey and Tilly were ever so anxious they would be left behind, loitering at the front door all morning. Bluey’s day started badly asContinue reading “Home to Kingscliff”

These toy poodle brothers on their leads would not leave Bluey alone, and he loved the attention! We have been busy with last-minute medical and dental appointments, Anita’s haircut, and seeing a movie. Later this week, both critters have appointments for their annual vaccinations, and I spend a morning learning how to groom Bluey. IContinue reading “Bluey and Friends”

The oldest house in our street is being demolished. Specialist workers are removing the asbestos wall cladding and placing the sheets in a large bin lined with black plastic. In two days they appear to removed most of the wall cladding. The roof tiles are also asbestos. We spent time today planning our stops forContinue reading “Asbestos Removal”

After his morning walk, I gave Bluey a bath. He was relieved not to be getting groomed! We visited our doctor to get our flu and shingles shots, rewarding ourselves with breakfast at Pearl and Ash at the Ferry Road Market. Bluey was outraged he had been left behind! He had run down the stairs,Continue reading “Scaffold Job Progress”

Despite making a couple of mistakes when cutting the end panels, I managed to finish the cabinet. I changed the picture hanging on the wall. I was up early enough today to catch this morning’s sunrise. A family of swans with four signets paddled along the beach as the sun was about to set. Yesterday,Continue reading “Cabinet Finished”

I put aside the jobs I was doing to give Bluey a haircut. I didn’t want to use clippers as that means I have to bathe him with shampoo, then use conditioner, rinse him, before blow drying him. He hates every stage of this process, so I just used scissors to give him a badContinue reading “Bluey Haircut”

Despite a couple of setbacks, I have finished the basic cabinet. I made it exactly the same size as the old cabinet, but made it a lot stronger to take the weight of the marble top. Despite being exactly the same width as the original, I could not get both doors to close at theContinue reading “Cabinet Built”