Regrouting my balcony tiles

The grouting between my balcony tiles was becoming discoloured so I regrouted it. Very happy with how it came out. I regrouted Martin's balcony too.

Painted rocks on my balcony

When I was in Cape Town, I bought some rocks from Mikaela, a very talented friend of Jo's,  to add to my collection on my balcony. Aren't they beautiful!
 

Mikaela, the artist

Timber replacement project

We have had a lot of our rotten timber replaced.

My beloved Buddha statues

I've been collecting Buddha statues for several years.  I love them. They make me feel so peaceful.

 

Brennan Park across from my house

How lucky am I to live across from a park like this!  These photos were taken early in the morning.

 

Glass panel

 Thanks for the idea, Jo!!

 

 

Mackie

Mackie loves basking in the sunshine on the balcony.

 

Whiskers!

I finally managed to capture the rat that has been living in our kitchen for several weeks. After finally discovering where it was hiding (in a space under the kitchen cupboards), I bought a trap from Bunnings and laid it out covering the entrance to its lair.  It took several days to venture out, probably because it got hungry.

I was a bit repelled by it at first but then it gave a little squeak of trepidation and my heart melted with compassion.  I fed it some nuts and then let it go in a local Waverton nature reserve, not far from some houses.  I wish it well.

Building a cover for my air conditioning unit

I felt my new air conditioning unit was a bit unsightly, so I built a wooden cover to go over it. I'm very pleased with the results.

Before

During

After

Mackie

Ah how I adore this little being.

Doing my bathroom ceiling

Thanks to Chris for his advice on doing bathroom ceilings so that they don't quickly peel.

Next door going up

Thankfully its not as high as I feared and does not effect my sunlight in the slightest.

Building a trellis for my balcony

Now I can sunbathe naked again!

And the final result...

Plans for the flat going up next door

The building next door is going up at a rapid rate.  I've mostly made peace with it now that I know it won't create much shading on my balcony. It will effect privacy (no more nude sunbathing!) but nothing that a screen can't fix.  Here are some photos of how it will look and the construction going on.

Building process