since we are new at the renovation game, we decided that we would start with the garage to ease into it, that way if we made any mistakes, it was just the garage... but first we had to be able to get around in there, so this weekend was operation cleanup.
Unfortunately I don't have any before shots of the mess that the garage was in, but there was crap everywhere, bikes, snowboards, skis, canoes, suitcases, boxes, ikea furniture we don't need right now etc. sprawled all over...
the place came with lots of shelving and random cupboards on every available wall space, but there was no place left to hang anything, so we decided that this wall of random shelving had to go.
and that this birds nest of tools and crap needed to be better organised
so we hung the canoe, using some really nifty bike pulleys (kindly given to us by Steve and Ami -thanks guys!) and designed a system that tucked it up out of the way when it's not in use, but really easy to pull down when you want to take it out - quite brilliant really.
on the now open wall we installed this rubbermaid fasttrack track and hook system which allowed us to hang ALL the bikes (yes that is 5 bikes and 1 unicycle...), our skis, snow shoes, snowboards, and garden tools all in one place. 
a plastic pegboard solution seemed best for the tool area, and although this work bench/ kitchen cupboard combination is not ideal, it'll do for now
and the place looks a thousand times better! the cabinets on the right side are the next thing to go, which should open it up even more.
then the real fun of repairing that crack in the floor, replacing the gutters and adding rain barrels, stripping the paint, and repainting and so on...
well it's that time of the week again - my favourite day of the week, and this friday is a bit more special than most as today flufflefritz is 1 year old! so Melita and I will be celebrating with a few drinks this weekend.
I took this shot of her this morning after I caught her digging a lovely big hole in the back yard (note the mud crusted onto the top of her nose...) - mischievous mckenzie indeed!
grainy toast + canadian bacon + poached eggs + 2 slices of spicy smoked gouda melted in the toaster oven = easy eggs benni
and turns it into this (complete with random fingerprints - which is a setting you can choose)
but makes it so much more romantic looking
this one with too much flash and a little crooked
into this, it looks like a snapshot from the 60's
and this one that I like just the way it is
makes it into this which is a totally different take on it
have some fun with it yourself and get it here it's free!
I have been meaning to take some photos of it, but tonight when I picked these gorgeous roses from our garden, I got in the mood for photos - check out this lighting...
it took a whole can of spray paint and it needs another coat, but overall I am pretty happy with how it turned out!
Margaret and I have known each other for for about 13 years, we met in Canberra when we both worked for the australian government, and even though we live at opposite ends of the earth (she's now in Perth) whenever we catch up, it is like we've never been apart. 
This white patch will be painted over and then the giant tv will live here
and that this birds nest of tools and crap needed to be better organised
so we hung the canoe, using some really nifty bike pulleys (kindly given to us by Steve and Ami -thanks guys!) and designed a system that tucked it up out of the way when it's not in use, but really easy to pull down when you want to take it out - quite brilliant really.
a plastic pegboard solution seemed best for the tool area, and although this work bench/ kitchen cupboard combination is not ideal, it'll do for now
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