A freezing cold weekend is looming here in The Hills, so I'll be keeping close by the warm fire.
MOTH's requested lots of soup, & as I'm taking a luxurious 5 day weekend, there'll be plenty of time to head into the kitchen.
Hot chocolate & lattes will be plentiful, but minus the marshmallows & indulgent nibbles. The Leaping Lipids No-Fat Ever Again Diet is still going gang-busters.MOTH's looking very good on the outside, I'm just hoping his Serum Cholesterol levels have also 'slimmed' down.
And with nearly 3 out of 4 walls finished in the Bathroom-From-Hell, I'm hoping we can tick that job off as completed by Sunday night. I heard MOTH on the phone yesterday booking in Russell the Plumber to come & install all the gorgeous fittings before the ceiling goes in. That must have pleased Russell immensely & I'm sure a call to his Travel Agent is imminent. Another lovely holiday in the South of France with Mrs. Russell & the kids is now a reality. A happy weekend to you all!
Life in the little village of Stirling in the hills above Adelaide in South Australia is just about as good as it gets! Enjoying a cool climate and 'hill-station' feel, Stirling is well-known for its 19th-century stone villas set on large grounds dense with roses, camellias, rhododendrons and huge old Oaks.
With 3 sons, 3 grandchildren & my work in a scientific business dominated by yes, more men, The Laurel Hedge was born out of my sheer desperation for something the boys just don't get & never will!
Quote This!
'No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it all too seriously.'
15 years of renovating was over - we'd just completed everything & were really enjoying our lovely old Victorian villa in the Eastern suburbs of Adelaide. However we'd always had a fondness for the country life & without warning we found ourselves transported by alien beings disguised as Real Estate Agents to a house on 1/2 acre of wild, rambling gardens in Stirling!
The house is circa 1972 & with all the 70's features. Open-faced brown brick walls, raked ceilings, exposed beams, split levels - totally yuk! However, it's inherent design is great & the location amazing - tucked behind a wonderful old laurel hedge in a quiet country lane in the heart of gorgeous Stirling.