Bathroom renovation

About 6 months ago David got fed up with looking at the lino on the walls of our bathroom and decided to do something about it.

Once the lino was gone, we discovered ugly plaster tiles underneath so they had to go too. Also there was a rotten hole in the floor which had to be mended.

 Next there was a bulge in the wall to straighten out, insulation to be installed and signed off on by the council, gib board to go up...

We put up plastic so we could keep using the shower.

This last week or so has been concentrated on the bathroom, with Dad (thanks for the help!) and David working all day on it. Hardboard down on the floor, Seratone on the walls, sealant and glue all over the place, then on Saturday the lino went down. 

Now it looks great, we just have small things to finish off (shower in, door on, mouldings and mirror up etc)
Nearly done!

Craigieburn

This afternoon we headed off to Leith Valley for a walk in the Bush.  In December the Scouts had an end-of-year car rally which required us to drive on some streets we hadn't been up before, and when Bryony saw a sign for a bush walk, she stored it away in her memory until today.
Craigieburn was a farm way back in the colonial days of Dunedin, but seems to have been largely reclaimed by the bush as there were remains of buildings and paving at various places along the track.  Petra and Eva particularly enjoyed a swing someone had hung from a huge macrocarpa tree.