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Shading Elegance: A Comprehensive Guide to Window Tinting in Mandurah

This comprehensive guide sheds light on the transformative world of window tinting in the sun-kissed haven of Mandurah. Focusing on the dual challenges of glare and UV protection inherent to Mandurah's coastal climate, the guide navigates through the myriad benefits that tinted windows bring to homes, vehicles, and businesses alike.

From enhancing privacy to regulating interior temperatures, window tinting emerges as a practical and aesthetic solution that aligns seamlessly with Mandurah's lifestyle. The guide explores trends in residential and commercial applications, showcasing how window tinting becomes an integral part of Mandurah's architectural landscape.

With a spotlight on types of window tinting, legislative considerations, and the choice between DIY and professional installation, Mandurah's residents gain a comprehensive understanding of the factors that influence their tinting decisions. The guide concludes with practical tips for the maintenance and care of tinted windows, ensuring a shaded legacy that withstands the coastal elements.

As Mandurah's homes, vehicles, and businesses embrace the shaded serenity provided by window tinting, this guide stands as a valuable resource, illuminating the path toward elegance, comfort, and protection in the midst of Mandurah's radiant sunshine.

[ohheybaby0]

Unveiling the Marvels of Baby Ultrasound: A Window to Precious Moments in Perth

The journey of pregnancy is an awe-inspiring and transformative experience for expectant parents. As technology advances, so does our ability to witness and understand the development of a growing life within the womb. One such breakthrough in prenatal care is the baby ultrasound, a non-invasive and safe procedure that offers a multitude of benefits to both parents and healthcare professionals in Perth. In this article, we explore the remarkable advantages of baby ultrasound, shedding light on its pivotal role in enhancing prenatal care and fostering a deeper connection between parents and their unborn child.

Early Detection and Monitoring:

Baby ultrasounds serve as powerful diagnostic tools that enable healthcare professionals to identify and address potential issues early on in the pregnancy journey. By utilizing ultrasound technology, doctors can monitor fetal growth, detect any abnormalities, and assess the overall health of the baby. This early detection allows for timely interventions and appropriate management of any potential concerns, promoting the well-being of both the baby and the expectant mother.

Bonding and Emotional Connection:

For parents, the experience of seeing their baby's image on the ultrasound screen can be an emotional and profound moment. The visual confirmation of their child's existence brings about a sense of connection and attachment, further deepening the bond between parents and their unborn baby. This remarkable experience allows expectant mothers and fathers to visualize and share their joy with loved ones, fostering a sense of shared anticipation and emotional support.

Gender Reveal and Family Celebration:

The baby ultrasound also offers an opportunity for expectant parents to partake in the joyous tradition of gender reveal celebrations. As the ultrasound technician unveils the gender of the baby, the room fills with excitement and anticipation. Family and friends can gather to celebrate this momentous occasion, creating lasting memories and building a sense of community around the new addition to the family.

Early Pregnancy Confirmation:

Ultrasounds can provide expectant mothers with the assurance of a successful pregnancy. Confirming the presence of a gestational sac, fetal heartbeat, and estimated due date through ultrasound imaging can alleviate anxiety and offer peace of mind during the early stages of pregnancy. This confirmation allows parents to begin planning and making necessary arrangements for the arrival of their little one.

Educational Opportunities:

Baby ultrasounds serve as educational tools, helping parents and families better understand the development and growth of their unborn child. Through real-time visualizations, parents can witness the miraculous process of their baby's formation, observing the development of vital organs, limbs, and other significant milestones. This knowledge empowers parents to make informed decisions and engage actively in their child's prenatal care.

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[themagicoolcat]

thank you for responding to my ask!

i'd love to contribute some of my research and photos that i found! first the image above of the main cast is for context as i use it as a reference in the post a few times!

in regards to skimbleshanks i found the birthday post dedicated to skimbleshanks' actor sooz bennett which protrays skimble as a blue cat with coat, wrist and ankle fur + a hat. the fact they used a thomas the tank engine blow up toy to act as the train makes it kind of funny that skimble is also very blue.

a cat who i think is jenny leading some of the unnamed ensemble cats on wooden blocks around the stage.

with the context of the skimble birthday post i'm lead to believe that the cat i've labelled above is ensemble skimble. skimble wears the same coat, has the same wrist fur, striped bottoms and has that bright blue hair. all skimble is missing is the hat!

enough about skimble though when i was researching i really wanted to know who victoria was since there was no pure white cat in the cast and vicky being not a pure white cat blows my mind so i just had to know. and i found out that avie grey plays her and through further digging i found some nice photos of vicky in the show

all of these photos seem to have been taken during the white cat solo that victoria preforms (which makes sense considering the rest of the cast is still in the background as the transition between the naming of cats and the white cat solo is directly into the other).

strangely though none of these photos were taken from avie grey's facebook they were taken from jaxon coke's facebook page where she has a public album with photos from their time in perth cats and from Amanda Humphreys Photography official site (she did after all serve as the official photographer for majority of the official photos for both the perth and mandurah shows)(i say majority because i don't know if she was the photographer for the original old images of some of the cats which were used for the promotional materials). coming from jaxon coke's facebook makes me question if perhaps he also played victoria maybe as a cover? or maybe the role of victoria was split into two across the pair of actors? or maybe just grey was victoria for one location and coke played victoria in the other location.

nonetheless here's a behind the scenes vicky from jaxon coke's facebook album!

moving on from victoria to the unnamed ensemble cats i'd like to introduce all of the cats i've found and their actors

as pictured above in a picture of avie grey this is tori brown's cat! her body suit has an owl on it's front and she features as one of the mice during the old gumbie cat number!

tori features in a lot of photos for whatever reason and here she is with my favourite designed cat in this production jemima, played by charlotte louise!

just as a little extra i found an image of tori brown behind the scenes also with this photo coming from platinum entertainment's page. i'm not sure who the other person in the photos is but i know that the on decked out in her cat's makeup is tori.

strangely tori's cat is wearing a pink fur coat in the large ensemble picture (i have no idea why but it's reoccurring with a few of the cats having coats here but during the show they've shed them) but you can see the owl's face poking out from where you can see underneath the coat. same pink bob and same pink and purple strips down her face and neck!

i wasn't able to find a name for tori but in a post on tori brown's facebook account they were all calling her tori-cat (which if she is an unnamed swing cat i elect we call her that for fun). it should be noted the only comment i found on the same post that wasn't congratulating her and calling her tori-cat said "i love you and this - you amazing cat you are plato" so take that what you will she could be the plato of this production or that could've just been a compliment i don't get.

discovered through a birthday post is this red and black kitty played by lisa williams. i haven't found any sources as to what cat exactly she plays and there aren't as many pictures of her as there are tori's cat.

one of my favourite images i've found from my research is this image of lisa williams cat, jemima and (the cat i suspect to be) skimbleshanks!

i couldn't tell you what cat she is in the full cast image i have been using but you can spot her in the background of the lineup from another angle (she's behind munkustrap in the main line up image (which does check out since you can barely see who we presume is vicky poking her head above munk's shoulder)

i found ella tweedle's name and cat through this image of this newspaper found on the official platinum entertainment's facebook page. i can't figure out what cat she is in the show pictures right now but i'll continue looking and i'll attach it to the post later if i can figure it out. i will say that her cat does vaguely look like jellylorum but isn't jelly has wrist fur.

next up is rebekah wilson's cat! her cat is among the cats in this production to not have ears and instead uses two tied up parts of their wig.

wilson's cat features in the skimbleshanks block train here with tori-cat, jelly, and demeter (with wilson being inbetween jellylorum and demeter)

i haven't been able to find anything on lavina monk besides her name as she was featured on a birthday post dedicated to not only her but 3 other people in platinum entertainment.

next up is caitlin atherton's cat who's got this very distinct body suit covered in eyes. she is truly a background ensemble cat as she doesn't have any photos of just her she's always in the background though she is one of the mice during the old gumbie cat number as seen pictured above with tori-cat.

here she is with possibly jordy andrews' cat and lisa williams' cat!

shes also in the background of the skimbleshanks number with jordy andrews' cat, munkustrap and pressumably tugger. unfortunately i'm not able to find her in the line up images i've been able to find.

i'm going to have to continue this post with another reblog because i'm about to hit the image limit for a post!

hi i know you had posted about perth cats back way back in march but i was wondering if you knew anything more about the production? i’ve went down a rabbit hole trying to figure out who is what cat and who plays who using your list as a base to go off of and several hours and a good little stockpile of images later i still haven’t found anything more.

what i have found though is jemima’s actor’s full name is charlotte louise, victoria’s actor was an actor called avie grey (though i don’t know what cat is victoria) and other actors of unnamed cats include: lisa williams, tori brown, ella tweedle, rebekah wilson, lavina monk, caitlin atherton, jordy andrews and jaxon coke (all found through tagged images and birthdays posts by platinum productions on facebook) i can provide images of each of these unnamed actors so there is a cat face to attach to them just not any names still - @themagicoolcat

Not weird! I haven't looked much into Perth lately but I took another peek around with the names you listed. I didn't find much (but I did stumble upon some of those birthday posts you mentioned, I don't know how I didn't find them the first time).

It looks like Avie Grey played the clown cat, so if she's Victoria that means Vicky is the clown?

Plus Tori Brown would then be straight-haired pink cat, but I didn't see any names for that character.

I did find some of costume pictures of Sooz Bennet/Bennett? who plays Skimble, so based off of my (poor) sense of facial recognition, I think the orange long-haired one is Skimble

(Ignore the crazy person pin board vibe of my notes lmao)

Only other thing I really came up with is that I think (think) Tara Lynette Elliot mightve been on the production. Specifically and only bc she's been employed by the same company for other musicals + she looks a hell of a lot like the half pink-half orange jacket cat, which could mean nothing but I'm choosing to believe.

Given that it seems like none of the ensemble characters have ever had their names posted (by official or cast accounts) I honestly wonder if theyre just not named characters. Notably this cast skews heavily female, and quite a few of the usual Cats ensemble characters are male. So it's very possible that they just weren't named if their role wasn't 1-1 to some replica character's role (Demeter, Bomba, Victoria, etc).

I feel like the cast members would say something in the caption alongside a picture of their role ('had fun playing Alonzo in Cats this year!' or whatever) if they did have names and yet I have yet to come across anything of the like. Which is the lame disappointing answer unfortunately, but this production wouldnt be the only nonrep (or rep honestly) with a handful of unnamed ensemble or swing characters.

[doggroomingmandurah]

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[artinovo]

Used to have my own sound chamber ( a conical pyramid shaped structure in Mandurah ) a few years ago. Now I have my Gongs set up at home, in a slightly more intimate environment 😉 But for a while I traveled up to the E-Shed markets and played monthly in the yoga studio upstairs.... Maybe you do yoga somewhere in or near Mandurah and think that would be fun to experience, please DM me😉😁👍 I’m available for private sessions, but I’m open to travel to do groups🤷‍♂️ #gongs #inspiring #relaxing #design #atmospheric #music #beautiful #meditation #love #soundtherapy #underwater #meditationmusic #healingtones #sonicjourney #coverart #interior #musicforsleep #waves #solfeggiofrequencies #cool #style #ambient #original #soundbath #artistic #artist #photograph #graphic #albumcover #cds https://www.instagram.com/p/CF_gkW4Hgpu/?igshid=rpz9cggf0i9o

[bouncingtigger10]

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New and Witchy

Guest post

An Interview With My Author

By Rosemary Bell – Heroine of New Witch on the Block

What made you decide to write my story?

As someone who has spent time as a single mum, I am fascinated by the plight of women who are striving to slay it in their everyday lives: mums who work full-time, mums who are at home full-time (because that has a whole other set of challenges), mums who are in-between, or run their own businesses… the list goes on! I knew I wanted you to be a witch, and that I wanted moving to have to be a difficult experience for you. Giving you a downright reprehensible ex-husband whose influence you needed to overcome so that you could bloom into the woman you always were deep down inside meant I got to see your grow throughout the book. Adding the witchery on top of all that seemed like a logical step – but you needed to believe in yourself before you could believe in magic!

I see. Randy sure is a piece of work, so thanks for that I guess? Moving on – why Mosswood?

I’ve always been fascinated with the United States, ever since I was a little girl. A few failed attempts at visiting has meant that for the short-term future at least, my experiences of the US will need to happen through books, TV shows, and movies. I love the pictures painted of places like Bon Temps (Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse series) Mystic Falls (L. J. Smiths’ The Vampire Diaries series) and New Orleans in general – so it made sense to set my series in the South. My editor is Southern and is an incredible source of real-life info, helping me adapt my language. And then once I knew I wanted a really tiny town surrounded by woods, I got my ten year old daughter to draw me a map! Kids are so inventive, and she thought of things that I never would have thought of. I loved collaborating with her on the project, and the story is so much richer for it. 

That’s actually adorable, bless her! But for real now – was the palmetto bug really necessary? And the biceps? Were the biceps really necessary? And the laundry machines? The skunks?! Actually nevermind, we aren’t speaking.

Stop being overly dramatic, it was just a bug? And sexy biceps. And… well okay, the skunks probably didn’t need to scare the crap out of you, so I’m a teeny bit sorry for those. 

Did you feel even remotely bad for any of the hurdles you threw my way during the course of the book?

Not really! The scene with the eggs was difficult to write, because I was actually imagining it happening to myself and my daughter as I was writing it and I shed a tear or two, I can’t lie! But everything that made it into the book was totally necessary for your growth and development as a character, so I can’t be too sorry! And I mean, sure Declan is annoying, but could you really call him a ‘hurdle’? Heh.

What about the naked magic casting? Did you feel bad about that? Because that was just unfair.

Not in the slightest, and I will do it again in a heartbeat. You needed to come out of your shell, figuratively and literally – and those scenes really demonstrate your transition from Randy’s Rosie to your own person in so many ways. In fact, the last of those scenes might just be my favourite scene in the whole book!

What’s in store for me in Jealousy’s a Witch? The title sounds ominous.

There will be a huge raft of new characters, and new places in Mosswood to explore in-depth! The plot definitely takes a turn – you discover that Declan’s been keeping a pretty big secret from you that makes you re-think your whole association with him. Maggie will experience a lot of growth in the book too, and the main plotline revolves around some dangerous situations for her. It’s gonna be a wild ride!

That makes me worried for Maggie! Will she be okay?

Absolutely – but it wouldn’t be the type of book I write without a little drama! She will come out of Jealousy’s a Witch with a rather cool experience of her own – but I don’t wanna spoil it for you!

 Author Bio

 Author by day, Netflix connoisseur by night.

 Louisa likes Pina Coladas and gettin’ caught in the rain. Determined to empty her brain of stories, she writes across several genres including fantasy, speculative fiction, contemporary and historical fiction, and romance.

 She lives in Mandurah, Western Australia, and drinks more coffee than is good for her. When she’s not writing or researching projects, Louisa enjoys spending time with her family, and Harriet The Great (Dane). Hobbies include playing video games, watching copious amounts of tv, and various craft-related initiatives.

 She strongly believes that the truth is still out there.

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[stevetervet]

Mad dogs and Englishmen

At twelve noon the natives swoon And no further work is done But mad dogs and Englishmen Go out in the midday sun

Noel Coward’s words still ring true, it has to be said, as a glance at the car thermometer shows a reading of 40 degrees just a few minutes before 12pm. In our defence, we are on the way home as opposed to heading out into said sun, and this Saturday morning swim did feel particularly refreshing, although there is definitely a mad dog element to attempting anything outdoors on a midsummer’s day such as this while all the locals, wise to the weather, hibernate indoors.

Bushfire smoke, rolling in from Canberra, is another reminder of the dangers which will remain throughout February and probably beyond - but it’s good to be back in Albury after recharging the batteries in Western Australia.

If I told you Rachel had to go to hospital the day after we discovered a snake in the beach cottage, you’d inevitably put two and two together and come up with five, but the two incidents were totally unrelated and doctors dismissed their patient without a worry or the need for any treatment.

It was an absolute treat to be so close to the beach in Shoalwater Bay, and some of the holes we dug must have tunnelled halfway back to England, but the adventurer inside each of us was silently looking forward to some trips further afield - and they duly came.

First stop was Rottnest Island, a 30-minute boat ride from Fremantle picking a path between the colossal tankers anchored a few kilometres out from port. It was straight to the cycle shed for Team Tervet upon arrival and off we biked to the north coast, taking in the beaches at The Basin, Longreach and Geordie Bay before leaving the coast behind and heading to the centre of the island. The views from Oliver Hill Lookout would no doubt have been impressive - but worth coaxing a four-year-old to make the steep climb to get there? We decided not, and swung east back towards the tourist hub and our departure point. The gusty afternoon winds which had been forecast arrived on cue and our voyage back to the mainland was anything but plain sailing. Look left and you could only see the sky, look right and there was the trough of a big wave, before the spray splattered very window and the pendulum began to swing back the other way. To see a crew member walking the gangway handing out sick bags did little to settle anyone’s anxieties, and how he stayed on his feet I’ll never know. Even back on terra firma, the swaying feeling took quite some time to fade.

Rachel wanted postcards but $2 each was daylight robbery so we kept our powder dry. And it cost exactly that to park the car at the train station for (up to) 24 hours the following day so we certainly felt vindicated. Public transport around Perth is so easy and good value into the bargain. It’s a small city and not hard to find your way around, so we traversed between landmarks without much difficulty. Top of the pile on this occasion was Elizabeth Quay, recently redeveloped and very much family-friendly with a cracking kids playground. Ivy also loved her ride on the carousel and we were handed a loyalty card, but the chances of her racking up nine stamps within 12 months and getting a 10th go free are microscopic.

The Mandurah Line runs down the centre of the freeway for most of the way, so travelling by train gives you plenty of opportunities to feel smug as you survey the slowing traffic beyond, although it was us in the car on that exact stretch of bitumen the following day as John & Cilla joined us for a venture into King’s Park - definitely the jewel in Perth’s crown. With more play areas than you could shake a stick at, including the superb Rio Tinto Naturescape, we could have stayed all day, and the views over the Swan River are still just as special as our first visit eight years ago. I loved answering Ivy’s questions about the State War Memorial; it’s so important kids know why we choose to remember those who fought for our freedom so many years ago.

Then came a real change of pace, and direction, as we embarked on a road trip to the south-west corner of Australia. Bunbury has a Dome coffee shop going for it, if little else, but it’s a good place to break the journey as is Manjimup, the last outpost before you plunge into the imposing Southern Forest. It’s about 120km from there to Walpole, all twists and turns, ups and downs, with no more than about 500m of the road visible at any one time. That made overtaking a real challenge so it was heart-in-mouth stuff when you did make the move, and a good buzz at the same time.

Walking 70m above the forest floor at the Valley of the Giants Treetop Walk was good fun but even better was the experience at ground level, marvelling at the monstrous red tingle trees and standing inside the charred holes left in some of the biggest by past fires.

Staying in Walpole with John’s brother, Harold, allowed us to venture off the beaten track and see some real hidden gems. We discovered the Deep River isn’t actually that deep, how the Thompsons of Tinglewood saved a Norwegian crew from their shipwreck back in 1911 and visited that exact spot, Mandalay Beach, where the remains of that wreck are exposed every 10 years or so as the beach erodes. It was hidden well below the sand when we visited but the pounding surf, stormy skies and rugged coastline made it well worth the off-road drive.

Our time on the south coast over, a fair drive lay ahead so we cracked on and after pausing briefly in Nannup, ate up the kilometres through more forests before emerging into the holidaying hordes around Geographe Bay. “You’re permitted to let a ‘wow’ escape” when the coastline at Yallingup comes into view” said our Lonely Planet book, and we sure did, with golden sand and ripping surf bordered by imposing cliffs while the sun shone bright.

We spent that night in Busselton - fish & chips on the beach mandatory - but $4 just to walk on the jetty? A deal no better than the Rotto postcards so instead we took our time having breakfast and then rolled back up the coast to Rockingham.

The ‘red eye’ flight back from Perth probably took more out of us than any of the exploits in WA. Hardly surprising, I guess, given that we took off at 11pm and gained three hours in the course of a four-hour flight. There can’t be many other places in the world where that’s the case.

And so to February, the start of Australian life returning to normal after the summer holidays. Ivy has started Kindergarten and already the kids have been kept inside at lunchtime because of the extreme heat.

Everyone’s following suit at the moment.

Except mad dogs and Englishmen.

[whatevercomestomymind]

Ok, storytime.

When I lived in Australia (Mandurah, WA), the house I shared had a serious ant problem. Like they were fucking everywhere.

In the bathroom. In the bedroom. Falling off the ceiling into my tea. A long trail of them through the kitchen and into my Weetabix. Destroying a man's brekkie is a capital offense down under. Thank god they couldnt get into the Vegemit jar or things would have gotten seriously bad.

We tried ant bait. We tried traps. We had an exterminator. 3 times. We put ant dust all over the house, inside and out. Nothing got rid of them.

Sure, they'd disappear for a couple days, but then I'd have one crawling across my foot while I brushed my teeth. And Australian ants aren't your cute, tiny, picnic crumb stealing ants of America. Oh no. These fuckers were easily the length of my thumbnail and built like they worked out with Hugh bloody Jackman. Just glad they weren't inchmen. Oh and they bite. Hard. And it fucking hurts, like getting stung by a hornet.

So after months of this shit, I was fucking fed up.

One arvo, I happened to notice that the ants were headed in a line out the kitchen window. I went outside, and found them coming down the brick wall. I then very meticulously followed the single file trail of ants through the garden bed, across the patio pavers as they wound in and out of the cracks and crevices, got down on my hands and knees, and crawled through the crushed glass that Australians have the nerve to call "grass", ignoring the bite of the occasional ant as I went.

Normally, I'd lose sight of the trail in the back lawn, but the summer had been particularly harsh (one day was 55 degrees Celcius), but that's another story) so most of the grass had given up and finally died, leaving a lot of bare earth so I could more clearly continue to stalk the six legged invaders.

And follow them I did. All the way to the back fence, where they scurried through with their purloined crumbs. Now the back fence walled our house off from a vacant lot, so, naturally, I threw on some thongs and went round the block to that lot, found the point in the fence again, and followed the trail of ants again.

And then I found it.

The motherfucking mothership. An anthill, about 2 feet tall, next to a blackboy (it's an Australian shrub, look it up), swarming with these little fuckers.

And that's when I decided to go full Will Smith in Independance Day on them. I'd had enough. I headed back to the house, plotting. I changed into some work boots, threw on a long sleeve (mind you it was like 46 degrees that day, that's how dedicated to my vengeance I was), and headed to the shed for a shovel, thinking I was just going to dig up and level the whole ant hill.

Well, when I opened the shed door, I saw a bottle of methylated spirits (like a #4 flammable rating), and a box of fishing weights, and the plot came to fruition in my mind in an instant.

I headed back inside, grabbed an old pot, and started melting about 2 kilos of lead fishing weights. Once it was molten, I put that pot in another one to carry it, grabbed a lighter and the methylated spirits, and went back to the vacant lot.

It was apocalypse day in the ant hill, and we'll never know if they had prophets to warn them.

I poured one and a half litres of spirits directly into the ant hill opening, slowly, so it would percolate. Ever seen an ant that's drunk off it's ass? Hilarious. Chaos ensued in the hill, but with no direction. After waiting 2 minutes, I touched the flame of the lighter to the top of the hill like it was some unholy outback birthday cake.

It was beautiful.

The entire mound bounced up a good 8 inches as a gout of flame higher than my head burst from the hole at the top for all the world like a fighter jet engine that had been chained to the earth, fighting to be freed.

A sound like popcorn spread as blue flame writhed and engulfed the earth around the mound, thousands of ants curling and popping in the curling doom that destroyed their world.

Once the flames subsided after a few short moments, there was no movement to be seen in, on or around the charred and tilted remains of the ant hill.

But I wasnt done. I never wanted to revisit this moment again, so I had to be thorough. I proceeded to pour the entire contents of the pot I had brought over into the mouth of the hill, watching as molten lead rushed to fill every tunnel and void in the colony, preserving it's shape in inverse, cooling rapidly into a spider webbed chunk of metal that most likely still stands as a monument to that day.

A kookaburra called as I walked back home from the site of antageddon. I sank into a comfy chair, and picked up my cup of tea, sighing contentedly in the sure knowledge that never again would I see an ant floating in it.

I slept like a baby that night. Nothing crawling across my feet, or falling on my face to disturb my slumber.

And the next day? Not an ant in sight. Not inside. Not outside. Just...gone. Forever. And it was bliss.

So the anon that sent me an ask accusing me of supporting pedophilia is going around sending the same ask to everyone that either interacts with Rei or is friends with them.

So like,

Just a warning to any of my followers that are also following Rei, don't be surprised if you get that same ask or one similar in your inbox.

[leanpick]

Man ‘squatting at Cooper Street home’ before his body found in Mandurah shed

Man ‘squatting at Cooper Street home’ before his body found in Mandurah shed

Neighbours say the man found dead at a property in central Mandurah had been squatting at the home in the days leading up to his death.

A visitor to the Cooper Street home arrived at 11.30am on Friday and phoned police, telling them there was a man asleep in the back shed.

But when officers arrived at the home, they discovered the 23-year-old man’s body.

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….The outside

Sunday 20 November 2016 – Sunday 11 December 2016

Its been  three weeks  a millennium or so since the last update and although the speed of the build and the changes to the physical appearance of the exterior have slowed somewhat we are progressing ever forward. Ash has just had a couple of weeks off to attend to some of his other clients needs, and Nino also took the opportunity to take a weeks’ leave and tidy up some loose ends which naturally occur when you are devoting so much time continuously to the one project.

That said the front deck is now almost complete from one end of the house to the other.

Eastern End Finished

East to Main Deck

Main Deck

Main Deck to Western End

I’m the hold up on the unfinished portion of  the Western End. The cladding underneath this bit of unfinished deck (aka: above the Secret Men’s Business door) needs to be done before completing the  deck above, and I have to decide how this is to be finished.

  The entry to the main door  and pantry have been framed and the same Duralife decking has been installed. Eamon Hurley  is the man to ring for orders and quotes.

The finished main Entrance.

We will use leftover  Glass Balustrade channel to frame our entrances with glass (or something else. 😄)

The other two entrances on this south side have also been framed and decked.The pantry

….And the Laundry.

We decided to included a ramp instead of the original stairs after seeing how high the deck was above ground level, that then necessitated a change of framing which was accomplished with little fuss and the usual enthusiasm. ( While I was present anyway!) We figure stainless wire as a balustrade here, so as we can continue it along the retaining wall beside the house.

The service area (Beow) has been set out and a cement floor has been laid to house the  heat pump and buffer tank for the Warmboard, two LPG gas cylinders (for cooking and automatic domestic HW boost) HW storage tank and gas booster for the evacuated tube solar HW system, and two rubbish bins.

Service area

When finished this area will be enclosed with an aluminium strip cladding

The Inside…

Laying the Pex.

To recap: We are having UFH in the downstairs room, this is over a cement slab, and upstairs  UFH is over joists. Warmboard S is used upstairs as it is 28mm thick and is a structural subfloor. Even although downstairs is over a cement slab we could still have used Warmboard R which is a thinner version of the warmboard S. Why we didn’t do this I don’t know, it would have been simpler and probably less confusing for those of us that don’t know anything about UFH.

So we started laying the pex:

Vacuuming the grooves

laying the Pex

As we had not opened any of the pex packages,and thinking all pex we had was the same we started with what was the closest on hand and that was the pex that  came with the consignment of studded or leggo looking attaching board for the downstairs install.

The pex

Close-up of the pex board

Hydronic pegboard arrives

The board  for attaching the Pex (Downstairs)

 It was a plastic oxygen barrier Cobra-Pex as opposed to what we were to soon find out the Al-CobraPex which came with the warmboard S consignment and still packed away in the shed.

Pex for Downstairs

Pex for Warmboard

The two types of Pex supplied

SO….of course the first pex to go down was upstairs and into the warmboard grooves.Bad Mistake: We had three loops of this stuff, designed for downstairs because in the warmboard it squeaks as it rubs on the aluminium when you put pressure on it. I thought it might be OK once the floorboards were set down, but no. And under carpet I would assume not even a chance of it not squeaking. I guess I should have done more research as I will now have to pull up and relay those three loops and replace them with the proper pex.And we have just filled them with water, so the plumber will have to be called back as well. I assumed to much. I assumed that all the pex we got was the same. I assumed all the pex we got would work with both systems. I assumed it would be in big letters somewhere why only certain types of pex works with warmboard (It does state why in the WarmboardS install brochure) and I did look at their approved list and did not find either type we had on it, so once again I assumed that what we were supplied with would work, not realising we had been issued two different types of pex for two different types of installation. Its called a Learning Curve.

Downstairs

The outer inso. barrier

First sections positioned

First of the loops

Finishing off

It also seems the downstairs loops have been laid down with some of the distances between the loops more than the optimum  (I think) of 200mm. Having the room a funny shape probably didn’t help with the layout either.Maybe I will have to shorten these 2 loops, put them closer and add another as we still have one spare flow and return on the manifold.

I have asked Peter Taylor from Warmboard Australia to send me another package of Aluminium pex to redo the upstairs. I have two loops of 100m spare, but will need three. I have also asked again for some documentation on the heat pump, sent from Australian Hydronics, that powers our heating. The pump arrived with nothing. Surely we need something for the electrician, something for the plumber, something for the user. Anything.🤓

We were hoping to get the system heating  before Christmas so as to enable us to acclimatise the Jarrah flooring (now sitting in the garage) over the holiday break. However the electrician has not been in contact so we may now be looking at a setback of a few weeks to our construction time. I hope I am Learning!!

On a brighter note: The house is locked up. Mandurah glass put the last of the glass in and a temporary lock on the front door.

Fitting glass

Fitting top window

Finished door. Made by Mandurah Glass

Ensuite switch-glass

It needs power..

Brad also fitted the switch glass in the ensuite

Hiding the Steel

Hiding the Steel

Mandurah Glass finishing

Some random Pics From 2016

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I think that’s me done for 2016.

A New Year has begun and I guess we will be back at in a weeks time. Hopefully an electrician will ring before then and I will get my anticipated head start with conditioning the floorboards, if not we will continue as before and approach each challenge as a new experience and enjoy the ride.

A safe, happy and prosperous coming year to all.

    Bremer Bay -Much Ado About …

….The outside Sunday 20 November 2016 – Sunday 11 December 2016 Its been  three weeks…

Bremer Bay -Much Ado About … ....The outside Sunday 20 November 2016 - Sunday 11 December 2016 Its been  three weeks…

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. ----- Australian Pelican ----- . This is an adult and juvenile Australian Pelican one morning with a low tide, sunrise, bed of sea grass/weed out in the middle of nowhere with nothing else around it and me.  No-one else.  Just me and two Pelicans.  So, I spent some time with them and made frame after frame as the adult went through the stretching motions and exercises to look after its pouch.  The juvenile did likewise for a short time and then squatted down as you see here.  As I was choosing an image for posting, I saw this and wondered about a lot of things.  Being the dad of a little bloke, as many parents/guardians will attest to I am sure, I have had more than my fair share already (and its only going to get more frequent as he grows a little older) of sleepless nights wondering about whether his two parents are doing all they can to help him walk this uncertain path.  I have no idea, of course.  I guess no one really does, but I do wonder if birds have thoughts of certainty all the time or whether there is just a little bit of doubt that creeps in there.  Again, no idea but I am sure an Ornithologist is busy studying it right now to shed some light on it.  Until then, I will make do with worrying, wondering, watching and, hopefully, not doing anything too stupid to veer the little bloke of his path.  All that from an image... . . . . . #Mandurah #perthisok #WesternAustralia #AussiePhotos #ausgeo  #birdlifeaustralia #birdsofaustralia #nuts_about_birds #eye_spy_birds #global4nature #bb_of_ig #nature_sultans #dof_nature #birds_adored #sassy_birds #feather_perfection #perfect_birds #bns_birds #birdphotography #birds_captures #birdlife #nature_worldwide_knowledge #birdsofinstagram #your_best_birds #bird_brilliance #pocket_birds #igscwildlife #nature_brilliance 

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