We've been living in Veronica for only two weeks but it feels a lot longer. She already feels homely and most importantly ours! We finally moved into our first home on 6th January - all done under our own steam. Alex loved driving the big truck packed full with our stuff but failed the first challenge of backing up the steep driveway. So we unloaded from the street meaning pretty full on lifting up to the house for most of the day. The next day was spent playing tetris in each room to get furniture and stuff in the right place.
I am still amazed how DIY and gardening can become so enjoyable when its on your own place. We have become Mitre 10 regulars already, heading there every couple of days to feed our need for power tools, gardening supplies and an assortment of nails, screws and other fix-it things for the house. Alex's first DIY job was taking a file to the bathroom door so that it now closes properly. As the house is so old (built in 1920's) everything is a little on the piss and holey plus its mostly wooden so its pretty easy for us to fix!
We spent our first weekend here mostly in the garden, weeding, cleaning gutters in the roof, sorting out the worm farm and generally getting to know what is actually in the garden! We've already harvested a year's supply of plums (made into plum jam by Mum) and are now onto the grapefruit and lemons. Next on the fruit list will be pears and at some point feijoas and apples!
We had our first BBQ here last weekend on the BBQ assembled by Amms entirely on her own and very proudly. Next up housewarming time!
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