Vireya's Blog

This morning I was contacted by the estate agent regarding some maintenance issues with my unit. One was that in recent storms some large br...

I was recently advised that the tenants would be vacating my unit by the beginning of December. No worries, that gives me a few months to fi...

Removing a couple of broken trees: Sweeping down spider-webs from every outside surface. Wondering how the tenants "lost" th...

Jack's favourite spot: Sitting on the stairs he can keep an eye on what everyone is doing, including anyone walking past on the bike ...

The tree clearing and earthworks isn't happening today, after all, so it gave us a chance to get the bargain clothesline set up. Here...

My unit for some strange reason has no clothesline. It's one of those things you don't notice when you inspect the property, but onc...

I had my eye on an Ikea island for the Ballarat unit. But how about a custom-built one instead? Under construction in the workshop a few d...

I don't think I'll ever see this in person: I gave my camera to the plumber who came to find out why the roof was leaking. He thi...

The built-in wardrobe in my sewing room is now much more useful. I assembled some of my Ikea Ivar shelves inside it: and filled it with m...

Spent the weekend getting a few things done at the unit, including installing some curtains on windows which felt a bit too exposed: Now ...

Lots of vacuum and steam cleaning at the unit today. A locksmith came and sorted out a few issues. And my hammock was given a place to hang:...

Another Christmas lunch, this time in the new unit: An almost picnic style lunch, with the Sweet 16 table and a borrowed card table, and ...

Welcome to the house with the orange door! I took possession of this property today. There's not much inside yet, but I brought along...

A few weeks ago I noticed this sign near a unit I was inspecting: "Blacksmith's Hole" and "Jeweller's Shop" d...