Part 3

Our bedroom with the absolute suntrap of the bay window. Very tiny room with weird angles all over the place - still trying to sort this room out. There was also no hardware in any of the wardrobes so this has held things up too while we went to purchase a wardrobe system - ugh who needs to wear clothes!! OK rhetorical question - don't answer that!




Tommy's bedroom with his weird set up that he is perfectly happy with thank you very much. The hole in the wall is the "tuck shop" and provides access to the alcove in the kitchen that we have set up as the breakfast area. Another gorgeous sunny room.

The boys' lounge upstairs they are really happy up here especially with that fridge that they think they are keeping - got news for them!



The view from Nick's bedroom and if you enlarge the pic you can see the ocean in the background -way cool. This was another interesting room in that the windows looking at the view were all screwed shut when we arrived and there was lock on the outside of the door - all have now been removed although we might re-think that one :-)

Part 2

These cubbie holes and drawers hold a very interesting story. Apparently the owners of the house had 12 children and after school the cubbies held their school bags and homework and supplies went in the drawers - wow so organised. Suggested this to the boys and was met with much disdain! Oh dear looking at this I really must throw out my tulips although they do look kind of funky with their petals like that!




My office - or the room I have taken over which is directly off the main lounge - such a warm sunny place and a huge mess at the moment - work in progress remember we have only been here for just over a week.





The view from from chair - you can just see the golf course behind the spa pool. Book case nearly organised :-)

From the main lounge looking through the kitchen to the dining and then to the golf course. Huge wide open spaces - loving all this room.




And the kitchen to finish off this batch of pics.

New Beginnings - Part 1

And so we go again - another move, more upheaval and leaving all the very many people we have become close to during our time in Pukekohe. There are many upsides to our move to Wanganui though and the house is one of them!


This is the view from the bottom of the garden. Directly behind me taking the photo is the local driving range and golf course.


The front view of the house is next - loving the little portico so guests will always have somewhere under cover to park and get out of vehicles in the dry.







Having room for the spa pool is wonderful and we have all enjoyed many soaks in here with a glass of wine - well Andy and I anyway!







This shows the garage and the boys lounge above it. Interestingly, the buiding you can see next door is the local convent and the home of many nuns. It is also the local catholic girls high school - we shall see what happens next, not sure who is going to get the most education my boys or the neighbours!


The amazing fire that has already been well used. It is a hot plate on top and on the right hand side is an oven, still to work out how to heat that up enough, but I am sure as winter settles in we will work that one out.