tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91215123495845023262024-02-07T17:04:34.339-08:00Modern in MaroondahA photo journal of mid century modern, modernist and contemporary architecture in the Maroondah shire.joyfleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024840514787891967noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121512349584502326.post-16199160000719933432018-11-15T15:00:00.000-08:002018-11-15T15:00:08.558-08:00Everything changes.Hello!<br />
It's been a while.<br />
I'm still a fan of modernist houses, I just don't get out and photograph them like I used to. <br />
There's been lot's of changes in my area. So many houses have been knocked down to make way for townhouses, McMansions and various other dwellings that don't have the same aesthetic as the old homes they have replaced.<br />
Some houses that I featured on the blog many years back have hit the market and have been saved from the wrecking ball. some have had sympathetic renovations whilst lots have had a heavy dash of white paint and grey tiles slapped on.<br />
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This cute little house in Carroll Ave, Croydon, last went on the market in 2010.<br />
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You can view the full listing <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-croydon-129776906" target="_blank">here.</a><br />
Whilst it's lost some of it's warmth from the internal timber, it has been saved from demolition and may appeal to a young family. And I quite like the undercover entertaining space. <br />
<br />joyfleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024840514787891967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121512349584502326.post-83754303419108061432011-07-06T19:14:00.000-07:002011-07-06T19:30:51.943-07:00Maroondah modern houses for sale<div style="text-align: center;">Frances St, Heathmont<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHvQvNzFz_fPpllpUsJqvxgqGbeL7_4TfuhyVrl-XNARjwCkBXhk1GLA_ypGrbotRkMM7R0fOvXJB1ZJLCa9o5WSjpZd4HKYEdNTfngdn6cgc9HaIodqlGCULkRepbqyZcqM4owIZri0/s1600/Frances1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHvQvNzFz_fPpllpUsJqvxgqGbeL7_4TfuhyVrl-XNARjwCkBXhk1GLA_ypGrbotRkMM7R0fOvXJB1ZJLCa9o5WSjpZd4HKYEdNTfngdn6cgc9HaIodqlGCULkRepbqyZcqM4owIZri0/s400/Frances1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626429380468761250" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzCLCEvmqgEh8dMrTr3UvQ3WBu33TqerSMe1O_UxBiXT1GqKMdPeEkwQqzvPI7SYmyz6tdxr3qPqjFMd3l3bPhevwhppfCHb1gEVtTgpfg0-78flT9mC2PXKfWN2HiQQI6xsGyyT9af3E/s1600/Frances2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzCLCEvmqgEh8dMrTr3UvQ3WBu33TqerSMe1O_UxBiXT1GqKMdPeEkwQqzvPI7SYmyz6tdxr3qPqjFMd3l3bPhevwhppfCHb1gEVtTgpfg0-78flT9mC2PXKfWN2HiQQI6xsGyyT9af3E/s400/Frances2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626429682416056482" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Heathwood St, Ringwood East<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilW40eYnrB8Lnv9tT9bXlwz5BCGvgmpvSmvi6pC50j96ysUcC3Mur-hQi-kNDrMuG58BEZ60XUFB9V_-hiJ_aeUO86VJLaI6YjpjApers8H9X3XtvU1s_HtDTEojte36dAeefXW_-mbOg/s1600/heathwood1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilW40eYnrB8Lnv9tT9bXlwz5BCGvgmpvSmvi6pC50j96ysUcC3Mur-hQi-kNDrMuG58BEZ60XUFB9V_-hiJ_aeUO86VJLaI6YjpjApers8H9X3XtvU1s_HtDTEojte36dAeefXW_-mbOg/s400/heathwood1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626430425103297826" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3NZlypQsgjOTGCQWyAsupi9YJlKO2N9vyWtkCvnwPWEKjPAouRNuWamzyAAc1Lgga0Re84n_J5Qdl41wCmbMQGe9WoaO3lOyQ2kdLa6Z55AclPanOVWIEiBxJ7MgJD6c31HxPP9JuhQ/s1600/heathwood2.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87n7Xxa0pOf8MArqT6OoiahrFSDdnOE8pIo2tYIQFth3JX9hTimeyly-89X2EuBebkcVW_7i3f-YDpdQHb0-spJ9eujYhK5NZe3Yl3NErZVBhB2pmYjD-i8RHcjUovPi_6AFpMNaTh9I/s400/heathwood7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626430435275369810" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Dorset Rd, Croydon<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw_I2sithORltPBr6_qVBiwM9VM_hLXZQONkyndl0sk-IOqA-q2JQeH7U9CsobyGnJ9yfYovE8MtCTdCeynI4n-x0G48gNa6H3CwWftfNXBOM9QgOLNeVqa1JrhhsQm_KIA6huXlQ4YSM/s1600/Hank+Romyn1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw_I2sithORltPBr6_qVBiwM9VM_hLXZQONkyndl0sk-IOqA-q2JQeH7U9CsobyGnJ9yfYovE8MtCTdCeynI4n-x0G48gNa6H3CwWftfNXBOM9QgOLNeVqa1JrhhsQm_KIA6huXlQ4YSM/s400/Hank+Romyn1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626431373125234818" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmMJ0NCzjXUkOE2SVvWTcQslOaOFoEma4rJ_TESqTtEtKQyIMAB0peMkUErL52W9SqJqcO1mJ2UXIchc158yLiPTeBP6mBQgeFui3NAQEsETo4JVj3ekzwLzmV9poGhaVIAZKdNmOCyE/s1600/Hank+Romyn7.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxneAEvrnIYoUp-5VG6gWyhuaV8Ha-Kg9sdKNZ_JJ3bPD8l9Q8tFSu89-Oj4a-RovxHlpF840o71C_cOozDVyEbDTPcxiDCIlHuBwtAxggDxTKuBoH5U_2kwNNpkogC3ALuH-QvK15ac/s400/Hank+Romyn9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626431379219517954" border="0" /></a><br />All images taken from realestate.com.aujoyfleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024840514787891967noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121512349584502326.post-85946493142466222982011-03-23T05:20:00.000-07:002011-03-23T05:23:44.534-07:00Scholz Homes FloorplansHere's some scans of the Mark 60 and 65 homes in the Scholz design catalogue.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jkQf7P-h3t-rCQ2VlsSPufUAT4Ktbe941oahZ8qN4aXwbY0_JJs7B3vKm6-kuMNc6NRErwbx1GXB3ITM1IVNplr-SaK-JSy31lS1BJZApMK49r4zBsrHsnWM2znEBeDQYqcKLDQYTRw/s1600/DSCN7904.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jkQf7P-h3t-rCQ2VlsSPufUAT4Ktbe941oahZ8qN4aXwbY0_JJs7B3vKm6-kuMNc6NRErwbx1GXB3ITM1IVNplr-SaK-JSy31lS1BJZApMK49r4zBsrHsnWM2znEBeDQYqcKLDQYTRw/s400/DSCN7904.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587249261013891730" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJDMCCnWl106N-tmQcJlxb9W1iD3gM8Wp9eMtbTyfZJTpy5vm9q_ru0UbqmitdtdEXAbzVMKlGms0CghbZFkWWtX8Ojas38CTueDGW8lnaUYvHk96iGd_9sZD9-w0krLclc1wofs5JSU/s1600/DSCN7907.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJDMCCnWl106N-tmQcJlxb9W1iD3gM8Wp9eMtbTyfZJTpy5vm9q_ru0UbqmitdtdEXAbzVMKlGms0CghbZFkWWtX8Ojas38CTueDGW8lnaUYvHk96iGd_9sZD9-w0krLclc1wofs5JSU/s400/DSCN7907.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587249256419758738" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNHCj8x2IoABgHvrX0okV5zswAAwfrLPQ1rUnzErU2tBulcilAwMzSQDZ9kb-6q5e0ko-UMDdo_o1CotBpzw13AUPjz956V0y0TVENbEFLuSZIsasVVLTqxp02nZcdswF60TkfIuWrUo/s1600/DSCN7910.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNHCj8x2IoABgHvrX0okV5zswAAwfrLPQ1rUnzErU2tBulcilAwMzSQDZ9kb-6q5e0ko-UMDdo_o1CotBpzw13AUPjz956V0y0TVENbEFLuSZIsasVVLTqxp02nZcdswF60TkfIuWrUo/s400/DSCN7910.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587249249948098114" border="0" /></a>joyfleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024840514787891967noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121512349584502326.post-66881263173011219182010-12-20T21:45:00.000-08:002010-12-20T21:57:28.605-08:00Holidaying in Whangerei, New Zealand<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrA88q8BVL2f8GkFC4COmzI6x3Y2RZfYsp5zQ2OQeuFHxoPYwJatHOU6T4b4oiPMUdbjkhUgb8Us39aQBhjfMwMmBW7adI9Egljj70BQsbSHtgKiGJKVSQSZBXJMlJSKHDMstNxLNq5pc/s1600/IMG_5851.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrA88q8BVL2f8GkFC4COmzI6x3Y2RZfYsp5zQ2OQeuFHxoPYwJatHOU6T4b4oiPMUdbjkhUgb8Us39aQBhjfMwMmBW7adI9Egljj70BQsbSHtgKiGJKVSQSZBXJMlJSKHDMstNxLNq5pc/s400/IMG_5851.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553009983132278194" border="0" /></a>I was lucky enough to have a week long break in the North Island of New Zealand at the start of December. As well as being a beautiful place, the houses were gorgeous! There wasn't a street that wasn't filled with cute, mod beach houses or low line farmhouses. I didn't get to take as many photos as I would have liked, but here's some of what I saw.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QIzww7J6y0QRfuSQrs7NYlREjK4blw1-GSDn-WXJekTDSBiQUUpAwUmdQ3MytJEmOBtxYpGv1I-gM2nl9InmxdSTR8b3sesBVhI2rWsmHWMAXXYlvb07qtK1rjmaG1_N-tX76BvpBdc/s1600/IMG_5837.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QIzww7J6y0QRfuSQrs7NYlREjK4blw1-GSDn-WXJekTDSBiQUUpAwUmdQ3MytJEmOBtxYpGv1I-gM2nl9InmxdSTR8b3sesBVhI2rWsmHWMAXXYlvb07qtK1rjmaG1_N-tX76BvpBdc/s400/IMG_5837.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553009072009693890" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBzznftLANcw4uSDjxJ3hRXLbDcXVHqx4fc4Zt1TlFvGCP-B2vUS1P-d3vNMnkB3X4yp7CIzThJxUzdDmyn3QBhB6kgHTnyOCTkzxxScHjtqvIgrK6EzXlrRYN5iSl40Sj2dXoRrngG8/s1600/IMG_5849.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBzznftLANcw4uSDjxJ3hRXLbDcXVHqx4fc4Zt1TlFvGCP-B2vUS1P-d3vNMnkB3X4yp7CIzThJxUzdDmyn3QBhB6kgHTnyOCTkzxxScHjtqvIgrK6EzXlrRYN5iSl40Sj2dXoRrngG8/s400/IMG_5849.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553009962323331858" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qJREDXC1kW103q-CBQYaC-l_7tvbRsyFN_Td3EHGTGOLbp-HzIk5gr6wifMCvqwNqBm4PyZsq-teBLHY-9CivYAB6TvbKry-SboPQ2fTMR6VgbOX_vw2vTl5NJCV_hQHX1dmZsqg4UI/s1600/IMG_5847.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qJREDXC1kW103q-CBQYaC-l_7tvbRsyFN_Td3EHGTGOLbp-HzIk5gr6wifMCvqwNqBm4PyZsq-teBLHY-9CivYAB6TvbKry-SboPQ2fTMR6VgbOX_vw2vTl5NJCV_hQHX1dmZsqg4UI/s400/IMG_5847.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553009958801853922" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJfY-7WnIU8ocMWkibsiKsyXuin20eLVIGAJZtn2jkAoatNTiyWZAZZiX2u4qD0hhQGaJhL1iNhbQWtLxs-o80kPVVMvoN3OEZWPrRfCLUXLs3Aw3aYMAj-RXl_Zsjcj3gW-2Uv8gn78/s1600/IMG_5836.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJfY-7WnIU8ocMWkibsiKsyXuin20eLVIGAJZtn2jkAoatNTiyWZAZZiX2u4qD0hhQGaJhL1iNhbQWtLxs-o80kPVVMvoN3OEZWPrRfCLUXLs3Aw3aYMAj-RXl_Zsjcj3gW-2Uv8gn78/s400/IMG_5836.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553009066992845298" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1bPmG12u9ovD6FFcSIjM1w3XblprsG4BRLKZW4iMbKbCJBRpuuXkZfS961-PT-8Lh17iIWLAZrJj-oY0yMU-iSB3OhEYNitUVUpXcrJfAb8gucCy-IDDQ1MT-sIyi4MBPP8omcrO9mg/s1600/IMG_5781.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1bPmG12u9ovD6FFcSIjM1w3XblprsG4BRLKZW4iMbKbCJBRpuuXkZfS961-PT-8Lh17iIWLAZrJj-oY0yMU-iSB3OhEYNitUVUpXcrJfAb8gucCy-IDDQ1MT-sIyi4MBPP8omcrO9mg/s400/IMG_5781.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553009059680007266" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtgB2QDnLO5FINxYB792sKDxWGmotC3QHG3xTp5pfJ8SzVn7pg4SAL1RFYXSpxAEMq5W09A4faMoL67JkQ8S-Ec6wS-ItclylCB5eT5TJCvq68kBBYkphyphenhyphenqfHq0DBQ7-EjzEij_T5ZW4/s1600/IMG_5665.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtgB2QDnLO5FINxYB792sKDxWGmotC3QHG3xTp5pfJ8SzVn7pg4SAL1RFYXSpxAEMq5W09A4faMoL67JkQ8S-Ec6wS-ItclylCB5eT5TJCvq68kBBYkphyphenhyphenqfHq0DBQ7-EjzEij_T5ZW4/s400/IMG_5665.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553009057108019058" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSr3LccFOlHQNYj5FkDfmjQX8RjsmJuE1tIT46T7jKwDi-Lk5Ha_3VNZaWjsI5cReE2xDVIZBrPWM3t4tR7nZJUoKTMwdHW3D0oXgK31bWYFCBJx8bij7sSx_Dq4ke_XKY6N5a7FryDHQ/s1600/IMG_5850.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSr3LccFOlHQNYj5FkDfmjQX8RjsmJuE1tIT46T7jKwDi-Lk5Ha_3VNZaWjsI5cReE2xDVIZBrPWM3t4tR7nZJUoKTMwdHW3D0oXgK31bWYFCBJx8bij7sSx_Dq4ke_XKY6N5a7FryDHQ/s400/IMG_5850.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553009975076585538" border="0" /></a>joyfleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024840514787891967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121512349584502326.post-70436901124067314942010-11-16T17:53:00.001-08:002010-11-16T17:58:08.089-08:00Pinky & Kitty support Movember<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.joystuff.com.au"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjY8gJ0L4PvSeIRa3g8KzX63j_dPmz5lHICAx9MbuklWEpBr0INlDekjAkU3H3SPOW1HvUFd5kR656gsrqwT8q463Pc1wetqFPckAZhYB-WsArtWlaxv9CPvdTRhbfXhwyJhk2bcUlZc/s400/pink+ladies+Movember+madness.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540331884854115698" border="0" /></a><br />The girls are getting behind the mad month of fuzzy faces and itchy top lips. Pester your bloke to make an appointment with his doctor, or sponsor someone partaking in facial manscaping for the month on November.<br /><br /><a href="http://au.movember.com/">Movember Australia website.</a>joyfleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024840514787891967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121512349584502326.post-52176814634349285032010-10-27T18:40:00.000-07:002010-10-27T18:55:00.598-07:00Croydon South homes for sale.Whilst doing my weekly trawl through the real estate website, I stumbled across some rather nice houses in the Croydon South area. This is a neighboring suburb to me.<br /><ul><li>Blue Mist Drive. Cute weatherboard with a feature chimney and a lovely retro kitchen that looks like an original.<br /></li></ul><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHa75u64dVpZLHfsLCPHN3LRC0Onsqkymyth5jk8Lbl3EKW9puXKmr5y5zbYP5o_H3M7dJYLjf3fpIAnd7MXV1Kgo0FfAeF99j8UqCY8wQ611EDcnLFbKmNhkt4B7P8CN_Pf3iuTEqQ0A/s1600/Blue+Mist.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHa75u64dVpZLHfsLCPHN3LRC0Onsqkymyth5jk8Lbl3EKW9puXKmr5y5zbYP5o_H3M7dJYLjf3fpIAnd7MXV1Kgo0FfAeF99j8UqCY8wQ611EDcnLFbKmNhkt4B7P8CN_Pf3iuTEqQ0A/s400/Blue+Mist.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532906528419436018" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovNmdSc8rRYsMHnUOVbzs-e3SqN7opmRs-mjUmqFfEbqv9xagKlW8UKBLokAhkmr4MljCuDC79Xud6l9_Z-JuSpEnylRnfTdXCvOnD7Q1_wKV8XYNJErtikKDSA-6k_ozoW3LRNPXVvE/s1600/Blue+Mist1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovNmdSc8rRYsMHnUOVbzs-e3SqN7opmRs-mjUmqFfEbqv9xagKlW8UKBLokAhkmr4MljCuDC79Xud6l9_Z-JuSpEnylRnfTdXCvOnD7Q1_wKV8XYNJErtikKDSA-6k_ozoW3LRNPXVvE/s400/Blue+Mist1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532906535161212802" border="0" /></a><br /><ul><li>Longview Rd. Red brick split level house with cathedral ceilings. lots of timber and a fantastic swimming pool with cabana. And look at those mosaic tiles in the bathroom *swoon*<br /></li></ul><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga7SQQTSVHj8WS80C954kz4Omlq8XBKSBKwsaBXOCChE2-vpWhyjJV7nGgPSF3_E-uWMzOb96hrkI9qIB0RVG4ZVPCujZdDI1YHD2A7PpODh8l6HAVQ8Vack_Xe9TSk7sHrkaIq3AzNzQ/s1600/Longview.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga7SQQTSVHj8WS80C954kz4Omlq8XBKSBKwsaBXOCChE2-vpWhyjJV7nGgPSF3_E-uWMzOb96hrkI9qIB0RVG4ZVPCujZdDI1YHD2A7PpODh8l6HAVQ8Vack_Xe9TSk7sHrkaIq3AzNzQ/s400/Longview.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532907410179730402" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJbvfK8HzwtMhkgB35lJDIxvRIMgGp_9YuueZICDzklGGp4AHGUBvJ7XYgq_XqQsyWp-7ZPoeCatmY7DrC5QzMhEVo9T94hKZxttW7QW1sk85VIPbthP10fHJ5dkCB-_FkEWuQSuk8Tg/s1600/Longview2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJbvfK8HzwtMhkgB35lJDIxvRIMgGp_9YuueZICDzklGGp4AHGUBvJ7XYgq_XqQsyWp-7ZPoeCatmY7DrC5QzMhEVo9T94hKZxttW7QW1sk85VIPbthP10fHJ5dkCB-_FkEWuQSuk8Tg/s400/Longview2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532907414076315330" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqDIitRN0qkTvY3lz6tORRQgSJ897xso9y5MHciZ64BhlsWnizQFmUm-D8cf3Jzw6JtzwdJYAK9Qw2Ig-PbwCZvvmWKT5sueppx-L_caKPrYpvAirh9RG-mennM42sBF8qk5ApY4e_gM/s1600/Longview1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqDIitRN0qkTvY3lz6tORRQgSJ897xso9y5MHciZ64BhlsWnizQFmUm-D8cf3Jzw6JtzwdJYAK9Qw2Ig-PbwCZvvmWKT5sueppx-L_caKPrYpvAirh9RG-mennM42sBF8qk5ApY4e_gM/s400/Longview1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532907413811616194" border="0" /></a><br /><ul><li>Mimosa Court. This house is my favourite. If we weren't in the midst of renovating and landscaping our own house, I would try to convince the mister to sell our house so that we could buy this one. I love everything about it (except maybe the curtains, but that's fixable.)I think it will be snapped up rather quickly. I can imagine it furnished with some lovely 60's furniture and fittings or contemporary pieces and large modern artworks. And oh, what I could do with that garden.......<br /></li></ul><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJj35jUZ_VGT9bVgaEgxfvxDXOa7Y21Yj7c8COdKu8fr4JHvmIOBCchE-8iahY2N7heE7z62ag9mhk7eQGXJYMXDPtLKhIA9ESD0Cx-ywqmPZwtKXOTYCtFjVAehWlaTqbeB9SeUGFdw/s1600/Mimosa.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJj35jUZ_VGT9bVgaEgxfvxDXOa7Y21Yj7c8COdKu8fr4JHvmIOBCchE-8iahY2N7heE7z62ag9mhk7eQGXJYMXDPtLKhIA9ESD0Cx-ywqmPZwtKXOTYCtFjVAehWlaTqbeB9SeUGFdw/s400/Mimosa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532908501633394674" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DQIJMcYvtLEiIol6rlcd50IYanNJPhipGftPh0czps1vqqlMa5G7bXnnRbumAV9yU4YGvSm_m8vhI7PfjwVpPpS7OSHzNJnFtyNYqOwzAilrlExodNx0dafxs_wSs_4QNas86s27iVU/s1600/Mimosa+1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DQIJMcYvtLEiIol6rlcd50IYanNJPhipGftPh0czps1vqqlMa5G7bXnnRbumAV9yU4YGvSm_m8vhI7PfjwVpPpS7OSHzNJnFtyNYqOwzAilrlExodNx0dafxs_wSs_4QNas86s27iVU/s400/Mimosa+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532908504903093442" border="0" /></a><br />All images are from <a href=http://www.realestate.com.au/buy"/>realestate.com.au</a>joyfleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024840514787891967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121512349584502326.post-40763077287711750282010-09-15T20:12:00.000-07:002010-09-15T20:17:13.686-07:00Callum View<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cMyPs23ZvVxzHA7qXooATjtizRwKyCuiJRvQJmCtdvbSdSrR_NEHcI-8bX7UcRjuKvSwYuCezuZ5qc3vXxl6aMiup1ZL1SKhwSbhzoSwbqejkPGspurHLwJx22b0aFMQrBTEOQQLAMM/s1600/Callum+View.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cMyPs23ZvVxzHA7qXooATjtizRwKyCuiJRvQJmCtdvbSdSrR_NEHcI-8bX7UcRjuKvSwYuCezuZ5qc3vXxl6aMiup1ZL1SKhwSbhzoSwbqejkPGspurHLwJx22b0aFMQrBTEOQQLAMM/s400/Callum+View.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517344834137958962" border="0" /></a><br />I stumbled across this gorgeous time capsule house in Heathmont last month. I love everything about it, from the scrolly house name to the painted wall flower to the immaculate front garden.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17SDCug7PjelUPdfFCHDNdfVZb-zhF9MpnGhS9m_Lcmsno9IA3yTBXQJsues420QxRpBUhAjIkfHPdK1SsnXbzSS_JCKWBZd248QchF0DUVf1s58Hbesqlknm5eH2L_pgKj-XX8kcMEU/s1600/Wallflower+Callum+View.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17SDCug7PjelUPdfFCHDNdfVZb-zhF9MpnGhS9m_Lcmsno9IA3yTBXQJsues420QxRpBUhAjIkfHPdK1SsnXbzSS_JCKWBZd248QchF0DUVf1s58Hbesqlknm5eH2L_pgKj-XX8kcMEU/s400/Wallflower+Callum+View.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517344860517457458" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMHVP268LLiF3ewMD5vW1GZOUbgSmL7wL-OzRWkOwjeI2wdjV18QVL9MHCGzWV40K94SWD-jBq9dw8eqiGywWTh0r8siEYOhliSiMQgU82793Dh6jINga818nJnHGUlvjjwqTAjv2CSw/s1600/Callum.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMHVP268LLiF3ewMD5vW1GZOUbgSmL7wL-OzRWkOwjeI2wdjV18QVL9MHCGzWV40K94SWD-jBq9dw8eqiGywWTh0r8siEYOhliSiMQgU82793Dh6jINga818nJnHGUlvjjwqTAjv2CSw/s400/Callum.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517344845137027346" border="0" /></a>joyfleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024840514787891967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121512349584502326.post-56973424914366741622010-08-17T00:17:00.000-07:002010-08-17T02:33:12.578-07:00I'm not sitting in front of the computer all day!I have managed to get out and about, despite the lack of sunshine and the constant deluge of rain!<br />I took a drive around the streets today and captured a few gems.<br />Enjoy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit58prqAX2BANean2CO-O2o2SFVT2dtNfzHVS0sSRqtUTjRzFIO1ozzs3KYQjQNOQM9XV3yc5sq4UgLwgIgk9T2U3NefrTPYB0pNeNRXkRWdQE0U63toH5hxalvp-mSEu-H2A2Wp3OO-M/s1600/IMG_4701.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit58prqAX2BANean2CO-O2o2SFVT2dtNfzHVS0sSRqtUTjRzFIO1ozzs3KYQjQNOQM9XV3yc5sq4UgLwgIgk9T2U3NefrTPYB0pNeNRXkRWdQE0U63toH5hxalvp-mSEu-H2A2Wp3OO-M/s400/IMG_4701.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506275727050864178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC11CNphTr4kwzBVZZoMs-vNys7BO5e_CMBzJWKMrTuF-iQo0s6ta1EUj78XrYzj0KC8oPBCXIIG9eWXoLzxcn0AkZ4T6vZfUrTS3l_9h6Zy98ZbeqMiUpsLrTO22X8rAGVrXjZKdfFMA/s1600/IMG_4702.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC11CNphTr4kwzBVZZoMs-vNys7BO5e_CMBzJWKMrTuF-iQo0s6ta1EUj78XrYzj0KC8oPBCXIIG9eWXoLzxcn0AkZ4T6vZfUrTS3l_9h6Zy98ZbeqMiUpsLrTO22X8rAGVrXjZKdfFMA/s400/IMG_4702.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506275738001854098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well, what do you know! The house in the lower picture is actually for sale. Details <a href="http://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-croydon-106760556"/>here</a>.joyfleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024840514787891967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121512349584502326.post-8395268911451235502010-07-23T17:56:00.000-07:002010-07-23T18:42:54.104-07:00Day tripping on the edge of the Yarra Valley.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNROkb7gvW21WOekaKPLcVHB6q3250K0nlvuCOzrUUYCS6li__pHHxyRw1KYyI4fJDAhJFHxL4w4wNooOcJuIlVVJo_B0NO079kvjQJ3-B6rG3ZKUZ_PZe9HwERiGLPh4vkKPn00orHi4/s1600/IMG_4578.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wXyk5MGlurVdQyoM8hKq_qLEQi1sup0kJ7n-d5-PlpuXh3SENY79jurzl2EyH69LX83eylXWIdVsvkiduVJ6Th5ePwHzsmh9i_0G2eMagKZmzlbAnRV0soF5jHoZPFW9aANhxEta63s/s1600/IMG_4574.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wXyk5MGlurVdQyoM8hKq_qLEQi1sup0kJ7n-d5-PlpuXh3SENY79jurzl2EyH69LX83eylXWIdVsvkiduVJ6Th5ePwHzsmh9i_0G2eMagKZmzlbAnRV0soF5jHoZPFW9aANhxEta63s/s400/IMG_4574.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497277167101816834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Actually, it's not really a day trip for me, more of a 15 minute drive up the road.<br /><br />Back in April, the Robin Boyd foundation held an open day of some significant Boyd designed houses. As I'm not a member of the Boyd Foundation, I had no idea that this was on and only found out about it after reading it over at <a href="http://www.modernistaustralia.com/index.php/2010/04/big-boyd-day-out-2/">Modernist Australia</a>. My disappointment at missing this event turned to surprise when I read the suburbs that these houses were situated. Lilydale, Ringwood East, Warrandyte and Research. Ringwood East is the suburb next door to mine and it turns out that the Patrick Hegarty house is around the corner from a friend of mine. When I drove past the other day I was going to take a photo, but the weather had other ideas. And the Stanley Blott house in Lilydale is actually in Chirnside Park on the cusp of Lilydale. And it's only 15 minutes up the road.<br />I drove up there yesterday (I say up as it's high on top of the hill, overlooking the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges) and managed to get a few photos of not only the Stanley Blott house,<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7erG_X-FwtmpKgfUQ5vy3f4fXkr9Cv4pfv0IOgJc1KEeyHcyGDJExopwITHwbl5ib78za0cMv-66mTJbb80OGyc0Fb7dH2K6A5Rb9Bu4O85CI26kq9FvEW3KzPS6iFJLZDYic39pYpE/s1600/IMG_4572.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7erG_X-FwtmpKgfUQ5vy3f4fXkr9Cv4pfv0IOgJc1KEeyHcyGDJExopwITHwbl5ib78za0cMv-66mTJbb80OGyc0Fb7dH2K6A5Rb9Bu4O85CI26kq9FvEW3KzPS6iFJLZDYic39pYpE/s400/IMG_4572.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497277161609528514" border="0" /></a> but some other wonderful houses that were built sometime in the 60's or 70's. The whole area is a real mishmash of houses, with a lot of redbrick 70's and 80's houses, some flat-roofed styles from the 50's and 60's and the odd McMansion springing up.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvfHf6lu_OWgvb7hU_59tW0sPbcySLZemmhcog1V5r8DAuxEoZ6ahNZfsiyUJm5vdu3eKs-i4UOf7C8g85fU_gNDfMAXr8JSM3vlJ2rj-2f6sCpF7yauyKrSbGa0HqkZphKYCnXCm9BQ/s1600/IMG_4565.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvfHf6lu_OWgvb7hU_59tW0sPbcySLZemmhcog1V5r8DAuxEoZ6ahNZfsiyUJm5vdu3eKs-i4UOf7C8g85fU_gNDfMAXr8JSM3vlJ2rj-2f6sCpF7yauyKrSbGa0HqkZphKYCnXCm9BQ/s400/IMG_4565.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497277148346674834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8v5IdCswv3HBzLKRbUyE7fwDFJ8OYrKO8rLNNJvLveXf7nHxlZIxbxwxCCPZkm60aMl1Ca_ex29l6wf80uYBWyqO1S5u3rTacX_AlMEtI2C7GVjtbt7loitaFf6akgFFmoYw3TepUvg/s1600/IMG_4564.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8v5IdCswv3HBzLKRbUyE7fwDFJ8OYrKO8rLNNJvLveXf7nHxlZIxbxwxCCPZkm60aMl1Ca_ex29l6wf80uYBWyqO1S5u3rTacX_AlMEtI2C7GVjtbt7loitaFf6akgFFmoYw3TepUvg/s400/IMG_4564.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497274935935788722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3rMWnVSkFJVB1ZfWbndfju5xNwLjBIplHDKUCZLBSB3XxqOCDsIzhe4NfzomT7bVqh-UVF2H9PKG4IWkdflql-3FxXYtVKdjqAwol59mFyyGbazgkDlY3wS43RA-SyE5RuvYlUU5DsHk/s1600/IMG_4588.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3rMWnVSkFJVB1ZfWbndfju5xNwLjBIplHDKUCZLBSB3XxqOCDsIzhe4NfzomT7bVqh-UVF2H9PKG4IWkdflql-3FxXYtVKdjqAwol59mFyyGbazgkDlY3wS43RA-SyE5RuvYlUU5DsHk/s400/IMG_4588.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497281258730644002" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNROkb7gvW21WOekaKPLcVHB6q3250K0nlvuCOzrUUYCS6li__pHHxyRw1KYyI4fJDAhJFHxL4w4wNooOcJuIlVVJo_B0NO079kvjQJ3-B6rG3ZKUZ_PZe9HwERiGLPh4vkKPn00orHi4/s1600/IMG_4578.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNROkb7gvW21WOekaKPLcVHB6q3250K0nlvuCOzrUUYCS6li__pHHxyRw1KYyI4fJDAhJFHxL4w4wNooOcJuIlVVJo_B0NO079kvjQJ3-B6rG3ZKUZ_PZe9HwERiGLPh4vkKPn00orHi4/s400/IMG_4578.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497281238657796290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mkSvmAusArtlm4l3_4SjSwA29pYmFeF8vnEYgvtGmiC21VEXAnKKVVV0osRLzzF-Pfi75veS_3TM_ZBxNpI5-kGZ-EtB4CxWsO9E7oL0hRZtpGbGUHp7hLI9rdGaE3y_3UwR7d_5SOY/s1600/IMG_4580.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mkSvmAusArtlm4l3_4SjSwA29pYmFeF8vnEYgvtGmiC21VEXAnKKVVV0osRLzzF-Pfi75veS_3TM_ZBxNpI5-kGZ-EtB4CxWsO9E7oL0hRZtpGbGUHp7hLI9rdGaE3y_3UwR7d_5SOY/s400/IMG_4580.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497281248469852898" border="0" /></a><br />I didn't go searching for the homes in Warrandyte or Research as both of those areas are heavily treed and I doubt they would be visible from the roadside.joyfleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024840514787891967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121512349584502326.post-27875873268412115912010-07-03T01:43:00.000-07:002010-07-03T02:04:21.646-07:00Seeing the light!When we bought our house it had been recently renovated and new fittings like carpet, timber venetian blinds and lights were all in place. The lights were nice, but kind of generic and cheap oyster lights. There were 7 of these lights throughout the house, all requiring 2 globes. The larger spiral energy saving globes didn't fit, so I had to hunt around for the compact ones before they became readily available. Also, the upturned design of the light meant that it was a great spot for flies and moths to die, leaving a lovely dark shadow on the glass part of the light fitting.<br /><br />I convinced The Bloke to change them all to batten fix lights so that I could change the shades as I desired. I thought that this would be a simple task, but unfortunately the heat from the lights had damaged the plaster and large pieces had to be replaced. So, the lounge room is still a work in progress, but the hallway is done.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_jNSpqzA1R-M6X1Sbrp7mu-OHpoHAB5IKTJrMFf3KQ_Cd9Dn1KfTJLZ0KVd2FJRZSVcCy_PlZfbSUnoMRLDvmEKQKSSM32VBZz4gk3tuWLz8ALP-6k_1Gpu1_Sav6UClhcvdwfH0Gak/s1600/Spaghetti+light+on.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_jNSpqzA1R-M6X1Sbrp7mu-OHpoHAB5IKTJrMFf3KQ_Cd9Dn1KfTJLZ0KVd2FJRZSVcCy_PlZfbSUnoMRLDvmEKQKSSM32VBZz4gk3tuWLz8ALP-6k_1Gpu1_Sav6UClhcvdwfH0Gak/s400/Spaghetti+light+on.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489600771187877138" border="0" /></a><br />I found a spaghetti light on Ebay that is the same as one I have hanging in my front entrance. After we removed the wiring and constructed a clear acrylic hanging plate for it, we strung it up from a batten fix lamp cord.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkE9lWAaIhl5mQfhKpCCXSHRFJWDJYA2KHxwr9BtI7XWYS3LP4X9492ejg2IgHKXIb3vRpxZjPOoTzOMFQvoHECwLbP2KbY7Iib233YBLiR3Bg8VUels_yna_ytV1BcNzXn5bEJ1QUY_Q/s1600/Spaghetti+light.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkE9lWAaIhl5mQfhKpCCXSHRFJWDJYA2KHxwr9BtI7XWYS3LP4X9492ejg2IgHKXIb3vRpxZjPOoTzOMFQvoHECwLbP2KbY7Iib233YBLiR3Bg8VUels_yna_ytV1BcNzXn5bEJ1QUY_Q/s400/Spaghetti+light.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489600777814657474" border="0" /></a><br />Then we replaced the temporary light shade that I had put up on the brick feature wall in the kitchen. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GTah4M1-7oJghNSWwNu1Rfj3sKhll1y4ErwcIvspqmquSvysHCrwSKrg8z5dwjLJqry0wkSN48PhR_a9y3E351bMPZum9glzON6dvQU4F6QvXmsQYG-7zyfydw-8ICTfUgzBEj7MTXc/s1600/Sconce+on.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GTah4M1-7oJghNSWwNu1Rfj3sKhll1y4ErwcIvspqmquSvysHCrwSKrg8z5dwjLJqry0wkSN48PhR_a9y3E351bMPZum9glzON6dvQU4F6QvXmsQYG-7zyfydw-8ICTfUgzBEj7MTXc/s400/Sconce+on.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489602814414566274" border="0" /></a>When we moved in, it had a rather garish, colonial looking coach light in gold with amber glass (sorry, I didn't take photos of it).<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_3tQ4bH59piqyPG9AG1WoNvp7y-Eq_8FKumYdHkJ4knqQibBRPJR3C1Gp5Q_LnSpa9wrqOpxUXCn8KwLJB8QvFqcwKsjCA_k7WmER7IsLzzasGZFPCoWy1rVkPwVv02ifWUD61JL6jmY/s1600/New+old+sconce.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_3tQ4bH59piqyPG9AG1WoNvp7y-Eq_8FKumYdHkJ4knqQibBRPJR3C1Gp5Q_LnSpa9wrqOpxUXCn8KwLJB8QvFqcwKsjCA_k7WmER7IsLzzasGZFPCoWy1rVkPwVv02ifWUD61JL6jmY/s400/New+old+sconce.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489602801300692418" border="0" /></a><br />Now it has a retro glass and timber sconce that I found at a salvage yard, cleaned up and gave a new coat of paint.<br /><br />The bathroom needs new lights but that will wait until we do a complete renovation of the bathroom. As we still need to finish landscaping the front yard and building a new garage, I think that will be some time away.joyfleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024840514787891967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121512349584502326.post-4585171490287757822010-06-24T01:16:00.001-07:002010-06-24T01:16:54.651-07:00Pinky & Flo<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joystuff/4724297162/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1352/4724297162_78b028eee4_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joystuff/4724297162/">Pinky & Flo</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/joystuff/">Joyflea</a></span></div>Just what every modern home wants/needs!<br /><br />We picked these up at The Mill Market, Ballarat. I can't bring myself to put them outside in the rain!<br clear="all" />joyfleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024840514787891967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121512349584502326.post-10798530659547655312010-05-16T23:07:00.000-07:002010-05-16T23:42:37.520-07:00Eye candy for the famished!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZZDduXtgjS8_q-wajslLpKa3eriBVtk3gqTK9y5lSMqNLsxv93NFODKq9JHIf24a1Ni0NdyEW0gXdzwBvzidmNPQfj3zZ0CmfbytvHjj1kL5lNQ-kVhUqJZ479X1ilzJHSCSTDpjJt4/s1600/Soda1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZZDduXtgjS8_q-wajslLpKa3eriBVtk3gqTK9y5lSMqNLsxv93NFODKq9JHIf24a1Ni0NdyEW0gXdzwBvzidmNPQfj3zZ0CmfbytvHjj1kL5lNQ-kVhUqJZ479X1ilzJHSCSTDpjJt4/s400/Soda1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472119954663652482" border="0" /></a><br />A couple of months ago, I stumbled upon The Soda Tree in Monstrose, at the base of The Dandenongs. I had a quick look around the attached collectibles store, Atomic Artefacts then vowed that I would come back another day with the kids to sample the fare.<br />I had a free afternoon last week, so decided to take the girls for an afternoon treat, as it was gloomy and overcast and I'd been stuck at home all day.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJhidI2z3r4tWdcf4kYnSdinj2144ro2ICVVZM-JgmvHnxhcFJjRg2fDKDhcLPXE6o1Wrp_xeyODrouvAhOlYZeGH_8-3HRVxCa_lmbUfE0C97KGVhP5nUScXmbd5M3toHKbajGIzrcA/s1600/Soda5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJhidI2z3r4tWdcf4kYnSdinj2144ro2ICVVZM-JgmvHnxhcFJjRg2fDKDhcLPXE6o1Wrp_xeyODrouvAhOlYZeGH_8-3HRVxCa_lmbUfE0C97KGVhP5nUScXmbd5M3toHKbajGIzrcA/s400/Soda5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472124622551100802" border="0" /></a><br />This great cafe is housed in a rambling old building (with dwelling attached to the back) and is filled to the brim with cool table settings, vases, lamps, Tretchikoff and various other kitsch art and what I thought was a stroke of brilliance, Little Golden Book covers housing the menu.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8QNpkcsCy5B4QFZuT2r41ajRC6RrVaqPIl2B9St9epJBIeJzSwNoZ-uM3qJfe-bq5Pp-kucnU3WAcqZ4AG8HgmHRCSevu9sOtoJKLx-lBk3vRTv7jfaftRG1svGUotPrJOLtAEDE8gis/s1600/Soda3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8QNpkcsCy5B4QFZuT2r41ajRC6RrVaqPIl2B9St9epJBIeJzSwNoZ-uM3qJfe-bq5Pp-kucnU3WAcqZ4AG8HgmHRCSevu9sOtoJKLx-lBk3vRTv7jfaftRG1svGUotPrJOLtAEDE8gis/s400/Soda3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472121370852548338" border="0" /></a><br />We chose from the cake selection and whilst I had coffee, the girls had hot chocolate with marshmallows.<br />The staff were all lovely and I would like to return to this place on a less than overcast day and take better photos. But for the time being, these shots will give you and idea of the fun vibe the owners have created. If you're ever in Montrose, drop in and grab yourself a bite and maybe a vintage goodie.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgQ3XBHQqodBOeVknkSomLPUtIUtvJIslgmWyAqT9uYYbdfsNHXzcCD6h1U1w1fKj1j4f8FZ3uokMSani1s1Gs4xEBfiHquAZIRaUS1SA2sdiUz_gWGk4NMqkyIlu7wbK94R0mR5EF7M/s1600/Soda2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgQ3XBHQqodBOeVknkSomLPUtIUtvJIslgmWyAqT9uYYbdfsNHXzcCD6h1U1w1fKj1j4f8FZ3uokMSani1s1Gs4xEBfiHquAZIRaUS1SA2sdiUz_gWGk4NMqkyIlu7wbK94R0mR5EF7M/s400/Soda2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472121360942368706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrk5yaBmsDReobd2Xz8TFPwR4GWkpjsGSIxnAYxRqApYVvPCnBp5Jipb5GNz852YQy7nK9YzhEnbum_dy4Ldy7wOzrFN4Z751gPAm95Exx-XLsLoYASTFklkesqYVrFk9JaAOKHb62Ofs/s1600/Soda4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrk5yaBmsDReobd2Xz8TFPwR4GWkpjsGSIxnAYxRqApYVvPCnBp5Jipb5GNz852YQy7nK9YzhEnbum_dy4Ldy7wOzrFN4Z751gPAm95Exx-XLsLoYASTFklkesqYVrFk9JaAOKHb62Ofs/s400/Soda4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472124614308918146" border="0" /></a>joyfleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024840514787891967noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121512349584502326.post-84952047067827088352010-04-13T16:19:00.000-07:002010-04-13T16:36:16.441-07:00RebuildingWe took a trip to Marysville on Sunday. It was my first visit since Black Saturday. There were quite a few tourists visiting and the bakery was doing a roaring trade. You can see the strain though. It's like there is that unspoken question on every visitor's lips. "How are you doing?" But not in the lighthearted greeting kind of way, but the imploring way, that 12 months on, there are still some people living in caravans about to endure a 2nd winter.<br />I was surprised to see some buildings survived, like the Tower Motel, the Cumberland Day spa (or was that rebuilt?) and the timber tavern near the park. (I remember seeing the documentary about the man that stayed and defended that property.)<br />The town felt foreign, all shiny and new. But you could still feel the ghost of old Marysville. The impressive trees, the stream beside the footpath, the diagonal carparks in Murchison street. You can see that new supermarket from Murchison St, because the foreground buildings are no longer. The trees are re sprouting and the gardens that weren't completely decimated provide splashes of colour.<br />I visited the block where Mrs. Cuzens <a href="http://maroondahmod.blogspot.com/2008/09/day-tripping-marysville.html">house</a> stood. There is a bit of garden, some plastic chairs and a rotary clothes line. It made me sad to see it gone, but I knew that there was little hope of it surviving as it was weatherboard and right in the firing line. At least I know that Mrs. Cuzens is safe.<br />I will go back again soon. I'd like to visit Bruno's sculpture garden as do the girls. The garden is growing back and the sculptures are being repaired. And life will go on.joyfleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024840514787891967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121512349584502326.post-85216540195795562372010-02-15T16:50:00.001-08:002010-02-15T17:29:24.714-08:00Eye CandySome lovely Mid-Century gems in the Croydon/Croydon Hills area.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbDg4258VmeylrU-pMEMi1FMx25kefPmSKwcPo3aJsI3mhn4wE_p9nIyA1zR4oMJKN8PuO7Bsb_0NQ97cHnnt6nD0ix4TOWgPIMHq7Aja1P5NhK4fmsc3m60eoPilAnzJnKoGbMP0DUo/s1600-h/IMG_3128.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbDg4258VmeylrU-pMEMi1FMx25kefPmSKwcPo3aJsI3mhn4wE_p9nIyA1zR4oMJKN8PuO7Bsb_0NQ97cHnnt6nD0ix4TOWgPIMHq7Aja1P5NhK4fmsc3m60eoPilAnzJnKoGbMP0DUo/s400/IMG_3128.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438643056183785282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFfp5jvjFCvEyq4wx_x5_S3z6VxBGHMLZnqJSb3dEW8_wLsQd21_PfQITZRBrpJrhd-eV-sKUHESn_ofZ8fOj8Zd7vWihXY8QRfCD2qjS-k11FF0OhdIhlucAAIXJ_TU-u-8A1xPX78I/s1600-h/IMG_3129.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFfp5jvjFCvEyq4wx_x5_S3z6VxBGHMLZnqJSb3dEW8_wLsQd21_PfQITZRBrpJrhd-eV-sKUHESn_ofZ8fOj8Zd7vWihXY8QRfCD2qjS-k11FF0OhdIhlucAAIXJ_TU-u-8A1xPX78I/s400/IMG_3129.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438644656303903714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSXmCORHNIIjh_k-ZoEyLTc-6XPedjBOTBkgesc_YUNmWqvz557LNEPlIVCYgbiSzYNlGbF0msTbSyfO3EsvGg49BFBUKzKFhitZ8VNvvuwFy9N7PjO_oNl-5mm19BWylTHlX7ez3Gb8/s1600-h/IMG_3131.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSXmCORHNIIjh_k-ZoEyLTc-6XPedjBOTBkgesc_YUNmWqvz557LNEPlIVCYgbiSzYNlGbF0msTbSyfO3EsvGg49BFBUKzKFhitZ8VNvvuwFy9N7PjO_oNl-5mm19BWylTHlX7ez3Gb8/s400/IMG_3131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438645626163426978" border="0" /></a>And this last picture is some unusual sculptures outside a fairly non-descript house in Chirnside Park. They certainly stand out against the white wall!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNrwBuqc3zrRg2GrooPt4lUMxmFHaXe3k1FwYJTDugxelvL47QLNV9EU-QMulB1LylIOEssXNb27Gb4YIKVXndq31YfWCQIAep2h59t2ZJ0nEWhmiLripy-Abmp7SVwnZn-Rm2PgU_Oo/s1600-h/IMG_3308.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNrwBuqc3zrRg2GrooPt4lUMxmFHaXe3k1FwYJTDugxelvL47QLNV9EU-QMulB1LylIOEssXNb27Gb4YIKVXndq31YfWCQIAep2h59t2ZJ0nEWhmiLripy-Abmp7SVwnZn-Rm2PgU_Oo/s400/IMG_3308.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438646785072479986" border="0" /></a>joyfleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024840514787891967noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121512349584502326.post-21750567339920885152010-01-19T01:59:00.001-08:002010-01-19T01:59:07.414-08:00door decal<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joystuff/4227514097/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2691/4227514097_7a91a15569_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joystuff/4227514097/">door decal</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/joystuff/">Joyflea</a></span></div>I found a door in hard rubbish (a council roadside clearout for non-Aussies) and after much wrangling, got it into my car and safely home without breaking the glass. When time was on my side, I stripped it back and with the bloke's help, repainted and rehung it. I was worried about the fact that it wasn't safety glass and as we have already had one child hospitalised from running through a glass door, I didn't want a repeat of that. I decided to design a decal that could be applied to the door in frosted vinyl, so that if the door did get broken, the vinyl would hold the glass in place. I searched the web for inspiration and was going to go for a traditional retro design, when the bloke suggested I use one of my sketches. We scanned it into CorelDraw and then he cut it out using a vinyl sign cutter. (He works in the industry, so that's a bonus!)<br />I love the finished product, and I'm sure our bookkeeper will be pleased with the outcome as well.<br />Because this is the door to our office. She comes to our place once a week to do the bookkeeping and she is seriously allergic to cats. And of course, the office is the cat's favourite room.<br />Not any more.<br clear="all" />joyfleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024840514787891967noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121512349584502326.post-90742943300681232582009-11-11T22:30:00.000-08:002009-11-11T23:39:40.245-08:00Dreaming.It's been too hot to pound the pavement lately, so I've been doing my daydreaming online. Here's some properties in my area currently on the market.<br /><ul><li>Tagell Rd, Heathmont. Built in 1962.<br /></li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GikCIQ0rAmdsV_TBETzQlQp6PeOG6oMiLHeTfJEhLQxvYD4rTPiF5qFQ6lpnwoZIsvLBZ-RdP3NaKAdF2XylGdWfavJOvjpDqu_SiRwFdjNezAT3VAmyledJgOZPp8JpK-DkqcRv6ZQ/s1600-h/Tagell3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GikCIQ0rAmdsV_TBETzQlQp6PeOG6oMiLHeTfJEhLQxvYD4rTPiF5qFQ6lpnwoZIsvLBZ-RdP3NaKAdF2XylGdWfavJOvjpDqu_SiRwFdjNezAT3VAmyledJgOZPp8JpK-DkqcRv6ZQ/s400/Tagell3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403101734660173554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-5hl1fYgQyagXc9eBSP7FzLgGi3ocSJ9jLDTY8lnOx8KpQvRP3bWzeXFaze5gRpByDceq1wJcugWCvbaq30rJxeHxlw7sBkhTOVY_IxPnLhAgeAw2Tx_V5TiUKFPuhA2V27yzF0xL2r8/s1600-h/Tagell2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-5hl1fYgQyagXc9eBSP7FzLgGi3ocSJ9jLDTY8lnOx8KpQvRP3bWzeXFaze5gRpByDceq1wJcugWCvbaq30rJxeHxlw7sBkhTOVY_IxPnLhAgeAw2Tx_V5TiUKFPuhA2V27yzF0xL2r8/s400/Tagell2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403101732012898178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga71dz0K4h_Mk_48af6Qyf-rsj65TSV622RECJn2uIBTIx_mhQYig8x3jUcKCuKiYSDjv6kEvskA0zstoTBiDXVdERg5mBhOpvBZWFZ_hYZI8BnHwBamQ4PZLoWWUQTis22zZvCGfAQGw/s1600-h/Tagell1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga71dz0K4h_Mk_48af6Qyf-rsj65TSV622RECJn2uIBTIx_mhQYig8x3jUcKCuKiYSDjv6kEvskA0zstoTBiDXVdERg5mBhOpvBZWFZ_hYZI8BnHwBamQ4PZLoWWUQTis22zZvCGfAQGw/s400/Tagell1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403101724725124242" border="0" /></a><br /><ul><li>Gracedale Avenue, Ringwood East.</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyUypZhpynrV1qD10ryEccGwTI3jOkYzUicjvYO1S6iE_THPpLJ3ByTDa5Dn9NMTGr78XSMKR9GbCGcWKAg_PjIcMtk3kJ7uHxT1w4sAo9f0Hy_ZiWW8TjhrB2I3WYxaiDlEtscm-lC90/s1600-h/gracedale3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyUypZhpynrV1qD10ryEccGwTI3jOkYzUicjvYO1S6iE_THPpLJ3ByTDa5Dn9NMTGr78XSMKR9GbCGcWKAg_PjIcMtk3kJ7uHxT1w4sAo9f0Hy_ZiWW8TjhrB2I3WYxaiDlEtscm-lC90/s400/gracedale3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403104452622308626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RIyjc8EfmEVo6EmDxAyf1DU9HUbUUjAzqQLk6WrCyxU6gzY-NZff6-hJLnQYmav0By07y7XzdyTJ8_Lp0yXj_F8llPvvlAZcDMAW0m-eCgd1sqz4rSx8LhtVs7mkuDc6m_tjSUsJDuc/s1600-h/gracedale2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RIyjc8EfmEVo6EmDxAyf1DU9HUbUUjAzqQLk6WrCyxU6gzY-NZff6-hJLnQYmav0By07y7XzdyTJ8_Lp0yXj_F8llPvvlAZcDMAW0m-eCgd1sqz4rSx8LhtVs7mkuDc6m_tjSUsJDuc/s400/gracedale2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403104449443690514" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWcs1KZPgu2qerLayTmW2xxddyfhVwhX_DkrWVnIoanPtt1IgCl4V-5irddcQnhKY2DclWtM7c29qctXL2Ed9XDn1h6wVOnK6QhEemB3XSrSpDxLRBeigFsTTzJ75cUxebSjcXVAMaFs/s1600-h/gracedale1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWcs1KZPgu2qerLayTmW2xxddyfhVwhX_DkrWVnIoanPtt1IgCl4V-5irddcQnhKY2DclWtM7c29qctXL2Ed9XDn1h6wVOnK6QhEemB3XSrSpDxLRBeigFsTTzJ75cUxebSjcXVAMaFs/s400/gracedale1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403104443379010306" border="0" /></a><br /><ul><li>Aurum Crescent, Ringwod North. I liked the style of this house, but I didn't like the renovation of some parts of the house. Why do people insist on feature walls of every lounge and bedroom in a suede finish?</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZ3d5OF_cOpq1ik99Nof9xqFf2A-Jo4_s823FF6wmkgosDydeqCFxaIoxujsVull2SD0UBlAyPSmmuzfOMWnUUwAiAS0AaQsNBm8X-AdV0UgRYwZ7Eca_uv8EgD8CkwKbGW9JKdmhw6U/s1600-h/aurum2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZ3d5OF_cOpq1ik99Nof9xqFf2A-Jo4_s823FF6wmkgosDydeqCFxaIoxujsVull2SD0UBlAyPSmmuzfOMWnUUwAiAS0AaQsNBm8X-AdV0UgRYwZ7Eca_uv8EgD8CkwKbGW9JKdmhw6U/s400/aurum2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403110793113821906" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_PcZxsp6HI2wtSFyvXdTj-gBBar5Z7VziDDgG2_EZz7km_jsF9HbIp85WJJdtY7VBWjsEpVJPtMru-ZAcF18h4FUlBEr13vsWAg3ciWL_YZlJgoVpdyzI6u2Q0Phv0gBa-roVEG8sp-U/s1600-h/aurum1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_PcZxsp6HI2wtSFyvXdTj-gBBar5Z7VziDDgG2_EZz7km_jsF9HbIp85WJJdtY7VBWjsEpVJPtMru-ZAcF18h4FUlBEr13vsWAg3ciWL_YZlJgoVpdyzI6u2Q0Phv0gBa-roVEG8sp-U/s400/aurum1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403110787737310258" border="0" /></a><br /><ul><li>Wembley Gardens, Donvale. I love the exterior of this house. The crazy paving, the split rock walled garden. Unfortunately, the interior of this house was a bit OTT. The masculine room was alright, but that stag head would be the 1st thing to go!!</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwJCsJwIwXr78b1l25ftDdQ8SMS6CFG93BYKSZlw1Nu3nM5lGXiGG3kKzIqqro21fMxTkVKoSI0j3KjmeCmCUMGfMhxaULNRR1K-BKlPaNFe_mNhLGS9Vejzq0etjcSRksfCwEBLQqB8/s1600-h/wembley3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwJCsJwIwXr78b1l25ftDdQ8SMS6CFG93BYKSZlw1Nu3nM5lGXiGG3kKzIqqro21fMxTkVKoSI0j3KjmeCmCUMGfMhxaULNRR1K-BKlPaNFe_mNhLGS9Vejzq0etjcSRksfCwEBLQqB8/s400/wembley3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403114785432939922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDvywBfIyj107NhVw4VE9-__6NF9ZxvXdTVq5TZHfByi8UsLClFfGbhyphenhyphenAHvNrAVD-all7kOYPyreScF0uvweMqQj0ZdY5OBaJpPDMBrxeJUJSYIYMHk8FnQ_pOcR3p9rIbxFiTGG7tMI/s1600-h/wembley2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDvywBfIyj107NhVw4VE9-__6NF9ZxvXdTVq5TZHfByi8UsLClFfGbhyphenhyphenAHvNrAVD-all7kOYPyreScF0uvweMqQj0ZdY5OBaJpPDMBrxeJUJSYIYMHk8FnQ_pOcR3p9rIbxFiTGG7tMI/s400/wembley2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403114776767082418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmmvYWMLwmbxtXizbrWqyqMF_C4td72TTFn8fS8Hpko16hafNItmxH0GthTHhushNw68-0oYNtOfsMwYffiPdmvfHRiMtXaMrR-dj8zfDj35fgJWVWjJf7G2MAhB3a1NCd9m4UOOv9Fo/s1600-h/wembley1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmmvYWMLwmbxtXizbrWqyqMF_C4td72TTFn8fS8Hpko16hafNItmxH0GthTHhushNw68-0oYNtOfsMwYffiPdmvfHRiMtXaMrR-dj8zfDj35fgJWVWjJf7G2MAhB3a1NCd9m4UOOv9Fo/s400/wembley1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403114773608780562" border="0" /></a><br />All of these images were found via <a href="http://www.realestate.com.au/">realestate.com.au</a>. <br />It has a great new gallery feature so you don't have to squint at thumbnails to get an idea of the property.joyfleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024840514787891967noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121512349584502326.post-54627456929518265832009-10-18T17:33:00.000-07:002009-10-18T17:56:06.546-07:00One day whilst the sun was briefly shining.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQF8mKfCehha7G5-Xgp0vsJNLw7Ey24cmQVhIDiYmw7Cd1d_bOKgTxC1k1YbRAW_JDHjL3SU850QsfnBkh_WH17FEmS4DfhdwHTEVo5mNYUrDypduwJw-pPL9-iFcCl2u9hTIVECKyn3U/s1600-h/Hidden+from+view.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQF8mKfCehha7G5-Xgp0vsJNLw7Ey24cmQVhIDiYmw7Cd1d_bOKgTxC1k1YbRAW_JDHjL3SU850QsfnBkh_WH17FEmS4DfhdwHTEVo5mNYUrDypduwJw-pPL9-iFcCl2u9hTIVECKyn3U/s400/Hidden+from+view.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394105594480399042" border="0" /></a><br />.....I grabbed my camera and went for a drive around Ringwood North. Why did I drive? Well, it's magpie season and I preffered not to get swooped by a birdie!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jl3EpVOA37q8FH9pdtNt5Vft7__KFDFq-XkhjBzYPcJw7LxcUGWDLdo7tAMQbmQ1UJUgrrQy2Cvwyf_NuWE1RieYq-ZvUz3GZdWU0vxCwwEiI8oJy8KJRivwjt-xYiwQDzML-a54O30/s1600-h/Bilgola+beauty.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jl3EpVOA37q8FH9pdtNt5Vft7__KFDFq-XkhjBzYPcJw7LxcUGWDLdo7tAMQbmQ1UJUgrrQy2Cvwyf_NuWE1RieYq-ZvUz3GZdWU0vxCwwEiI8oJy8KJRivwjt-xYiwQDzML-a54O30/s400/Bilgola+beauty.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394106247653106674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKlrl7DbM6AqGv9lGhlx0TL0oYo2FWGQh_94NozhDcO-2xV2relQMO7v0jkRJ4Ow-0obhHMgzq8MKqtXCKTgQkWaWRzxxn5v37N4B0e_Vnmar4YEHVpUQctf8dlHu5phZvimIicN78Nk/s1600-h/IMG_1885.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKlrl7DbM6AqGv9lGhlx0TL0oYo2FWGQh_94NozhDcO-2xV2relQMO7v0jkRJ4Ow-0obhHMgzq8MKqtXCKTgQkWaWRzxxn5v37N4B0e_Vnmar4YEHVpUQctf8dlHu5phZvimIicN78Nk/s400/IMG_1885.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394108248822829858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhOxxLgSeuqgJy1-2ZkH0yfLVBkWzfkkOHkB0yW5En_j_nS5HGYpvg__ldndmWtiZKXhVkWKC-_aocUaC31fG6dfdAAwLx7l7OJZMMBOHALGYpiRg85qDm14H6royWNLYoCytNUTh9To/s1600-h/Breezeway+blocks.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhOxxLgSeuqgJy1-2ZkH0yfLVBkWzfkkOHkB0yW5En_j_nS5HGYpvg__ldndmWtiZKXhVkWKC-_aocUaC31fG6dfdAAwLx7l7OJZMMBOHALGYpiRg85qDm14H6royWNLYoCytNUTh9To/s400/Breezeway+blocks.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394108237272791058" border="0" /></a>joyfleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024840514787891967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121512349584502326.post-88610536342272104972009-10-08T16:35:00.000-07:002009-10-08T18:32:33.048-07:00Ringwood East, HeathmontI have a friend who lives in the leafy part of Ringwood East, in a house that sits amongst the tree tops. I am envious of her large expanses of glass at each visit.<br />It's a beautiful area with many gorgeous modernist homes. The only problem is that many of them have been there for 30-50 years so the magnificent gardens often obscure the houses from the street.<br />The neighbouring suburb of Heathmont, once thriving apple orchards, is another hotspot for contemporary post-war housing.<br />After visiting my friend on Wednesday, I grabbed my camera and cruised around the streets of these 2 suburbs and took some snaps. Here's a couple that could be seen through the foliage.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNwiUKf_utVwglY3eUYu9kHOGiM2uxAXI-5dnM5oWIYeuDUIX7-Kb0s02nD4Tt6L07KsyS9Vj13x4WjXHRl2V4AZAb12FmqyYQwwIfc6ERSV6BGLDs6MrKE74i6qED93iOzM1LUeN0u4/s1600-h/IMG_1849.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNwiUKf_utVwglY3eUYu9kHOGiM2uxAXI-5dnM5oWIYeuDUIX7-Kb0s02nD4Tt6L07KsyS9Vj13x4WjXHRl2V4AZAb12FmqyYQwwIfc6ERSV6BGLDs6MrKE74i6qED93iOzM1LUeN0u4/s400/IMG_1849.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390380296763268434" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2oysvHjWGSRdqdaukUUTOiWhr_1Fqy3pu7LGsUqC-NJ7Acqlgq2I7I36fJD1A77fHQ6nbtmITSUpTwC2B1ytzZo32XDAFlJ5iOJWsefjzhFdn2poHK9mQKI5hBJD3aTH3WeVb1cNarQ/s1600-h/IMG_1851.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2oysvHjWGSRdqdaukUUTOiWhr_1Fqy3pu7LGsUqC-NJ7Acqlgq2I7I36fJD1A77fHQ6nbtmITSUpTwC2B1ytzZo32XDAFlJ5iOJWsefjzhFdn2poHK9mQKI5hBJD3aTH3WeVb1cNarQ/s400/IMG_1851.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390380312786143554" border="0" /></a>joyfleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024840514787891967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121512349584502326.post-6493162287115223782009-09-29T22:10:00.001-07:002009-09-29T22:10:27.504-07:00Open for business!After a well deserved break and a freshen up for the shop, Railway Bizarre is open for business again. Drop in and see the lovely Wendy at 42 Railway Ave, Ringwood East.(It's almost across the road from the train station-how's that for handy?)<br />Opening hours are 10-5 Tuesday to Saturday. If you visit on a the 1st Saturday of the month you can wander around the Car Boot market in the station car park.joyfleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024840514787891967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121512349584502326.post-20498452902518704222009-09-08T04:15:00.000-07:002009-09-08T04:32:51.384-07:00Wall art<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqU62OibZGjP5YDWJIvXX7HCJSsKwEpQ7vzbLni9RqLSLvB5w7hTd8eKY6mDuU2Clvz8YlupsmAbmu11zrHIGTquj2UtOhRZ5KIKkhkhxReS0aB__FheDsSV8i7uGqvTTmCr4-oBG4ngM/s1600-h/IMG_1685.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqU62OibZGjP5YDWJIvXX7HCJSsKwEpQ7vzbLni9RqLSLvB5w7hTd8eKY6mDuU2Clvz8YlupsmAbmu11zrHIGTquj2UtOhRZ5KIKkhkhxReS0aB__FheDsSV8i7uGqvTTmCr4-oBG4ngM/s400/IMG_1685.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379057116924406722" border="0" /></a><br />I grew up in a newly established estate in the South Eastern suburbs in the 70's. There were lots of brick veneer houses, mission brown wood trims and some quite avant garde houses. One thing that I remember vividly was the "flowers" that people had attached to their houses. The 1st time I saw them, I thought that they were a kind of metal sun and wondered why our house didn't have one. I guess we just weren't European enough. Or cultured. I later discovered that you could get coffee tables made from the same twisted and misshapen metal. I didn't like those quite so much as the wall art.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo00BirYVs4i_cZCEaoGEZ-ZRZctwava0IENy0Du-St7btucAgPcRQDE09Pp-aWSuLUYL2qQdB9jknTnRQv1FzXHnAcyA_soDBD4EXinRr_Br9wrAGs47SozrCxi266xqtKW3rH9qpx10/s1600-h/IMG_1686.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo00BirYVs4i_cZCEaoGEZ-ZRZctwava0IENy0Du-St7btucAgPcRQDE09Pp-aWSuLUYL2qQdB9jknTnRQv1FzXHnAcyA_soDBD4EXinRr_Br9wrAGs47SozrCxi266xqtKW3rH9qpx10/s400/IMG_1686.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379057103929914674" border="0" /></a><br />They are slowly disappearing from the landscape. As houses get renovated, rendered or knocked down completely, these metal marguerites have no doubt been handed over to the scrap metal man for a nice wad of cash. Or placed in hard rubbish for the lucky treasure hunter to acquire for him/her self.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhclfyqw3WM1iDAdcb9U9Y6sDvucFMQP1jcFU90zoxBYPdxZ05rbnr-nlvQb2sCTfxLZMkPoUcS4x_FHSKJA2faRqBqGUwiuoYproI6q323D4xrxQJi886y3v25frJMbgMkwPQ9q3Nig4/s1600-h/IMG_1684.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhclfyqw3WM1iDAdcb9U9Y6sDvucFMQP1jcFU90zoxBYPdxZ05rbnr-nlvQb2sCTfxLZMkPoUcS4x_FHSKJA2faRqBqGUwiuoYproI6q323D4xrxQJi886y3v25frJMbgMkwPQ9q3Nig4/s400/IMG_1684.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379057093406051010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I hope to acquire one for my own 70's redbrick, so that I may bask in it's nostalgic from the comfort of my yard and not from a stranger's nature strip.joyfleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024840514787891967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121512349584502326.post-43237043491911960002009-08-06T19:50:00.000-07:002009-08-06T20:22:44.774-07:00Day Tripping- Mt. Waverley (City of Monash)I spent a good part of my childhood in Mt. Waverley, in a 70's brick 2-storey with Mission brown trims. I used to walk past a group of houses and wonder to myself "Why couldn't my parents have built a house like this?"<br /><div style="text-align: center;">They haven't changed much in the last 30 odd years, except the gardens have grown and some of the houses have been pulled down and replaced with McMansions.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CnhUuIk8bYG8f3RvHRh93MrUY4fEVz9xpWnYlIO01LsYY7Uk_5BwvobOYi-ipCB0qYvH9Wy_y1ViJ5A-rwD6TEaADo_9vyDXdjX4nhxnLVYsSk3u7SVCUiyRm4T_L9gali6uyOH8pa4/s1600-h/IMG_1444.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CnhUuIk8bYG8f3RvHRh93MrUY4fEVz9xpWnYlIO01LsYY7Uk_5BwvobOYi-ipCB0qYvH9Wy_y1ViJ5A-rwD6TEaADo_9vyDXdjX4nhxnLVYsSk3u7SVCUiyRm4T_L9gali6uyOH8pa4/s400/IMG_1444.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367052367989431890" border="0" /></a><br />Waimarie Drive. This house wasn't always yellow. I think it was a redbrick with white trims. It's long and takes up two house blocks across the front.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZNCU-ZbfRLKv1EDbJrFrau9q-GFLUpL751APcjg9A7ktexz6nraWBzTGIXlp29ro84rqsbW1OLYmNDhdTpV7-zM8-3bGA_Kp2RyKbIUmdjJA9WoCL7DBGbUIZGfgzAql6guPy7dJY8E/s1600-h/IMG_1469.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZNCU-ZbfRLKv1EDbJrFrau9q-GFLUpL751APcjg9A7ktexz6nraWBzTGIXlp29ro84rqsbW1OLYmNDhdTpV7-zM8-3bGA_Kp2RyKbIUmdjJA9WoCL7DBGbUIZGfgzAql6guPy7dJY8E/s400/IMG_1469.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367053211516246146" border="0" /></a>Bond Street. These houses backed onto a reserve. Most of them had inground pools, which I was rather envious of!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4FqSwB69wgm2xZS5fyuu96v142xTiB-8orko8d7DIzVfRKnRnwZ-qkZ2fVi4_wWIxFwWP37rbTm9jOY4S7SKAWWAqBxja3GybyosFlkEmWg7L3cToxKeA4EFycL5ey6I4zlbAMFkRS7c/s1600-h/Munro+Ave.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4FqSwB69wgm2xZS5fyuu96v142xTiB-8orko8d7DIzVfRKnRnwZ-qkZ2fVi4_wWIxFwWP37rbTm9jOY4S7SKAWWAqBxja3GybyosFlkEmWg7L3cToxKeA4EFycL5ey6I4zlbAMFkRS7c/s400/Munro+Ave.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367054861702664562" border="0" /></a><br />This house was built in 1964 and is still occupied by the original owners. It was designed by an architect after the homeowner couldn't settle on a display house design, using components from various designs he liked. it has a northerly aspect with large loungeroom windows at the front. It has a seperate carport at the back.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQG3olCj2dFbBECJqM9pVzZFQ3QHM_mKMfHBYEhzBISKyhVF3Oxm4KK1o-fEvWpSoSJFytRuBiA7yYdKBoiKkYiECc6KqN2Rn9xncicrk4KauhIjC0CEatXmrV6d_rb948__pyJV0hu4U/s1600-h/Munro+Ave+2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQG3olCj2dFbBECJqM9pVzZFQ3QHM_mKMfHBYEhzBISKyhVF3Oxm4KK1o-fEvWpSoSJFytRuBiA7yYdKBoiKkYiECc6KqN2Rn9xncicrk4KauhIjC0CEatXmrV6d_rb948__pyJV0hu4U/s400/Munro+Ave+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367054869671309362" border="0" /></a>The owner was going to build a patio at the front off the loungeroom and even installed glass doors to open onto this area. After living in the house for a while though, they decided that a patio would impede the sun that streamed into the front bedroom windows. Potted rubber plants and a rather impressive monstera deliciosa have been plonked out the front, obviously removed from the interior of the house as they either a) were no longer fashionable or b) grew too large to be kept indoors or c) too heavy to move back indoors. The gentleman that owns the house was a lovely old fellow and I wish his ailing wife a speedy recovery. And I hope his sons realise the gem of a house that they will possibly one day inherit.<br /><br />For more pictures from Mt. Waverley, head on over to my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joystuff/">Flickr</a> site.joyfleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024840514787891967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121512349584502326.post-36250679272685148242009-07-30T23:43:00.000-07:002009-07-30T23:49:51.506-07:00Day tripping- CoburgWhilst visiting relatives, the girls and I walked through the streets of Coburg. There were some lovely old houses, many with the original features. I particularly loved the numbers attached to the walls of many of these houses. I couldn't get many pics as the sun was going down, but here's a couple to whet your appetite.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1REXJXmRBUTwRuLBFFYIVkVxkEOItrK2tJdrm6RVZnvbYLLm0sJlutvX7eheY5wpLta3h8XSNtjiFMSmvDTURWqWFQlKnsC6slMcC0UP75289RIErr4JfnXZX8ifA0AJdbCY4SJjkn0/s1600-h/OneOSeven.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1REXJXmRBUTwRuLBFFYIVkVxkEOItrK2tJdrm6RVZnvbYLLm0sJlutvX7eheY5wpLta3h8XSNtjiFMSmvDTURWqWFQlKnsC6slMcC0UP75289RIErr4JfnXZX8ifA0AJdbCY4SJjkn0/s400/OneOSeven.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364512544824240082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozN18oLFOzy4ZC6RTwvDKGB57T3bbA57P1Vyqa3eZ9wB2UjKvS4WWUyDUdIqxbaS0BD5HIb5xbAkXv5yQuHbV02iZghTGQ80TqA-kfRqLtLTFmoZJtHk69maKcRV_TLhFnXbZSabtqZE/s1600-h/Forty.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozN18oLFOzy4ZC6RTwvDKGB57T3bbA57P1Vyqa3eZ9wB2UjKvS4WWUyDUdIqxbaS0BD5HIb5xbAkXv5yQuHbV02iZghTGQ80TqA-kfRqLtLTFmoZJtHk69maKcRV_TLhFnXbZSabtqZE/s400/Forty.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364512534679842738" border="0" /></a>joyfleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024840514787891967noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121512349584502326.post-71858233962864995562009-07-09T01:38:00.000-07:002009-07-09T02:15:36.957-07:00Sunny winter days.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCKebVMu_u4lRstO2EbqAL3NNhYV52M2N8xbWXQiPXvvuoRJAP2wxz7F_AFNMyu5qAPetF7whiNYsnsy81A0DedjF07vX3ZIzJFFCaVjSZ2xRNIs8ATAh701oc-bAFNuF40EPBuRBK5A/s1600-h/Croydon+South.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCKebVMu_u4lRstO2EbqAL3NNhYV52M2N8xbWXQiPXvvuoRJAP2wxz7F_AFNMyu5qAPetF7whiNYsnsy81A0DedjF07vX3ZIzJFFCaVjSZ2xRNIs8ATAh701oc-bAFNuF40EPBuRBK5A/s400/Croydon+South.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356381645070405042" border="0" /></a><br />The weather has been perfect this week. Cold, frosty mornings followed by warm, sunny afternoons. Just right for a bit of a sleep in and an afternoon walk. I drove to Heathmont and Croydon South today and had a bit of a wander around and took some photos. I was pleased to see that many of the houses in Heathmont have been kept in an original or close to original state. There's a bit of rendering and painting of exteriors to modernise things, but shapes are kept the same and landscaping has been done to suit. It was a difficult area to photograph as it is heavily treed and the sun was a bit to high. But here's some eye candy to peruse.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiPOW9s2JzOVk43-l9DrDU7j0yOj54RqQr8AlXW4_CH7LapX-jpOaBfsBu-2ChyKI1hxSwnqLnqj1-A15A0ZpGYmQrc6dIf7RtPMT0aLAYO-SXtTh62MpwPD1ZnkHNcYwEGXvyg6uj-0g/s1600-h/Barron.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiPOW9s2JzOVk43-l9DrDU7j0yOj54RqQr8AlXW4_CH7LapX-jpOaBfsBu-2ChyKI1hxSwnqLnqj1-A15A0ZpGYmQrc6dIf7RtPMT0aLAYO-SXtTh62MpwPD1ZnkHNcYwEGXvyg6uj-0g/s400/Barron.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356380493035037922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTA2H4P32PWMG-3OLpE2uKLXIeEXCUBu0eWwTKCBjwck50CFUBKGyy9lmGYQkCEBzxTghBaosAuNvbet8-9iwgKAUPNMjytMeaMmYnwBtmxpwh90oeCgnAnyGcKJqGe7qGRDJACCwVSSM/s1600-h/Boulevard.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxC1A04oRo-kd1ttVUFnb6CqczkE9jD_vtF4VEpl4G84Q3IG45UBX2xNwP4WD5ULQ6tojC065mYBRiOVL501zTs6GM1ahQGb1yD-OvWb7JS9OHn10gJVysPNeybPEJgAXtBWH56pc3mjM/s400/Wendy+crt+bouldevard.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356384959199382690" border="0" /></a>joyfleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024840514787891967noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121512349584502326.post-75145184241191116882009-06-01T02:41:00.000-07:002009-06-01T02:45:43.690-07:00Alistair Knox home for sale<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWRxgHpdaH1Lo0U3yv9FW8BX37fxpEEWbw4hlYBxDa1lNN2NKUUz4oIOmpaWwWxVSQjWde5UZ-Wv7C5nte6X7sy_xuW8fOb04I4ZrFqzfgHHJhNpYW2jZ9bZbaR8YHmOSmjHkobsTXpI/s1600-h/aknox5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5PRTp31gxnouKDg-UBTUTaBtZsROD_kRMiRTXsH-I9tuUjhStn_IKqdzemyTOe1sJs4xP8vSQlVcZAp3y3XKehGGxK3_IC-yS2_oHaevtL30gqlns1V6dl_IzOsbBb5jrh5FpG7DReQ/s400/aknox1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342292342053176354" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="font-style: italic;" class="bold green13 zoom" title="ARCHITECT DESIGNED HOME ON 2 1/4 ACRES">ARCHITECT DESIGNED HOME ON 2 1/4 ACRES</div><span style="font-style: italic;"> This unique one owner, Alistair Knox designed home is privately situated in the heart of the prestigious Tintern precinct of Ringwood East on 9,246sqm (2 1/4 acres). Alistair Knox is arguably one of our most famous and influential theorists of domestic architecture in the 20th century and meticulously planned the site and aspect of this fine example of his architecture.</span><br /><br />Photos courtesy of <a href="http://www.treeby.com.au/index.cfm?pagecall=property&propertyID=1072092/">Treeby Real Estate</a>.joyfleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024840514787891967noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121512349584502326.post-20011768747918391802009-05-21T18:34:00.000-07:002009-05-21T18:47:17.771-07:00Getting to know the neighbourhood.I'm enjoying my walks and sometimes drives around the neighbourhood and surrounding area. There is really quite a diverse mix of house in the area, ranging from california bungalows, 1940's waterfalls and 60's cream brick. There's also a high content of traditional weatherboards and the ubiquitous McMansion popping up here and there. The more radical contemporary homes, of which there are quite a few, are impossible to photograph due to the long driveways, expansive garden combination.<br />Yesterday, I focused on details. It was a hazy day so I only got a few.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjavwF5jya0hsGB9qwQGY0FWJrYiHL5FyM9dmOhweqwwCtXJ-uuHdM8t6PK_A07y7vDiRjHp-JdqiE-buWA-bKHVVl5qhuyjVPwEUGcHXAJDMX4BH5oTkBNmfuH3Q8AvxaaXY29xodhtmE/s1600-h/IMG_0915.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjavwF5jya0hsGB9qwQGY0FWJrYiHL5FyM9dmOhweqwwCtXJ-uuHdM8t6PK_A07y7vDiRjHp-JdqiE-buWA-bKHVVl5qhuyjVPwEUGcHXAJDMX4BH5oTkBNmfuH3Q8AvxaaXY29xodhtmE/s400/IMG_0915.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338457571845680322" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Love the split rock wall.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMF3nqQNFviXgsAAfL_oBYmuBKkNCwVT5nEQrz-LlTAsjRIVD7DBnEiI6hs_7ABqjgl28nAxkeJnZGjKnqCQfiBgTkbh7BWGLhimmNi7j0LTLsXeJIY0OIIEPVpJfmuY654F-r_LBNkF0/s1600-h/IMG_0905.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMF3nqQNFviXgsAAfL_oBYmuBKkNCwVT5nEQrz-LlTAsjRIVD7DBnEiI6hs_7ABqjgl28nAxkeJnZGjKnqCQfiBgTkbh7BWGLhimmNi7j0LTLsXeJIY0OIIEPVpJfmuY654F-r_LBNkF0/s400/IMG_0905.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338457557191497362" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">This house had good solid contemporary lines. Built late 50's early 60's. Really hard to get a good picture.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yJdGBKkGL1YvlDC_5J9xqDcr2IWGdqTztAe9teCM0_IpypqWwCvm5byM4avBDpmIemkWz6ulQe47X7ymMBMDNq01trbbMlHrdLgVfB4842VpPJp7nr5MQYdbTqG5t2gSb5A8W2ISf78/s1600-h/IMG_0914.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yJdGBKkGL1YvlDC_5J9xqDcr2IWGdqTztAe9teCM0_IpypqWwCvm5byM4avBDpmIemkWz6ulQe47X7ymMBMDNq01trbbMlHrdLgVfB4842VpPJp7nr5MQYdbTqG5t2gSb5A8W2ISf78/s400/IMG_0914.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338457567267516418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Time capsule garage in Ringwood East.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtONd1Z2TSICeAe_g5WEgslYtbZA9NQMQ5-OtOArsuynRz8g86pPVBxEp6iqlsnkkzqSsomwNI5TbneKuA1kBDYes2qUaNI_l3egItIyU-D288xaLd0H7fthjE_yq1qgbb-d9xbzJvo8A/s1600-h/IMG_0911.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtONd1Z2TSICeAe_g5WEgslYtbZA9NQMQ5-OtOArsuynRz8g86pPVBxEp6iqlsnkkzqSsomwNI5TbneKuA1kBDYes2qUaNI_l3egItIyU-D288xaLd0H7fthjE_yq1qgbb-d9xbzJvo8A/s400/IMG_0911.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338457564748498706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Largely untouched 60's brick. The patio even had some lovely concrete planters.</span><br /></div>joyfleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024840514787891967noreply@blogger.com0