I made the pilgrimage to our new property on Friday afternoon, heading through stop-start traffic on the Monash and through the tunnel until I hit the Westgate Bridge, when it all cleared and it was pretty plain sailing from then. I had with me some… more »

We spent the day in Redbank yesterday - cleaning, getting a few things sorted out. Moved the blasted combustion stove into the big shed. That stove has been a trial. It's a freebie from friends who are renovating. We really wanted the stove - the… more »

Well - for our faults and with due consideration of how sometimes you can leap in with both feet and find yourself with no paddle whatsoever, settlement happened. We own a little piece of the bush looking towards the Pyrenees Ranges. It's dry up there -… more »

Today we took our first load of rubbish off to the Waste Transfer Centre. Once we actually found the blasted thing because road signs are optional out there, we dumped off a small ute load. It was rather satisfying to realise that after all these years… more »

Well contracts are exchanged, deposits paid, banks spoken to, lawyers applying for certificates, dates for inspections are being considered and boxes - oh the boxes - are being packed. At last it's looking like we're going to be getting out of here. We… more »