Goodbye strawberry sundaes

At the risk of sounding rather like I did last week (and the week before, and the week before), Project 48 weeks to go was another big week at HH. 

And it did not stop with the weekend - our Zonta Club assisted in assembling 12,000 birthing kits on Saturday morning

 

 

 

 

It was a great sight with over 300 people giving up their Saturday morning to pack a humble birthing kit which can save a life in third world countries - amazing what a difference a black plastic sheet, some gauze, a razor blade, some string, gloves and soap  can make!

 

Plus it is a wonderful way to make some new friends and work together to achieve something big

 

Of course some great sponsors made it possible - like Arrivals Obstetric Practice and Shingle Inn (yum - thanks Shingle Inn for the magnificent morning teas!)

So it was a philanthropic end to another great week at HH. 

Fencing was still high on the agenda

Even Jake with his injured hand was put on lighter duties aka my fence!

Craftsman HH was set to work completing the fence posts (which I LOVE by the way!)

 

and gradually it moved from nearly complete

 To complete... and beautiful!

I spent a long time this week in my devastated office upstairs 

 

Pondering what it might one day look like - Do you remember when it looked like this?

Bit different now!

But my dream is that it will one day look like Mary Mcdonald's office - how beautiful is this?

http://vi.sualize.us/glam_office_mary_mcdonald_via_domino_mag_picture_kJTh.html

 

Admittedly, she is the Million Dollar Decorator so maybe I will have to modify my design somewhat to fit my budget! But if anyone can master this transformation, these guys can - my A team ...

 

 

So back to reality...

 

There was more roof trussing

 

This was the kitchen at the beginning of the week

 

 and this was it at the end of the week after the demolition team had done their stuff

 

 

The kitchen can only look up from here! At least I found a good use for these chairs!

 

The beautiful Erin was cleaning out her garage of all these gorgeous leftovers from her retail days. My heart skipped a beat when I saw all these Jill Rosenwald pieces - don't worry, many of them are making their way to a much loved home (mine!)

And how beautiful is this chair? I must admit a couple of chairs found their way into the truck destined for HH when it has been repaired.

And if anyone is in the market for fabric, I just loved all of these!

 

This single flower is about the only flora currently visible in the HH garden

But when this little bush grows up, I would like the HH garden to look like this one which was next to Erin's house.

  

 

The Ekka is over - and you know what that means?

 

 

http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201107/r803116_7091541.JPG

 

 It will be another year before we see strawberry sundaes again

sad

 

x HH