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My first shindig

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On 29 December about 20 of us gathered for my "Procrastinators Christmas Party". I took "pig" out for her first party in decades. She loved being on the bow of the boat deck at sunset. My Tambar Springs friends came, as did friends and their extended families from the Sailing and Astronomy Clubs as well as an old friend from my Armidale days, Vicki. It was such a good night. Note to self - put out the dips and the little baby cheeses before people come. The boat deck was a popular gathering spot, as I thought it would be. The upturned work lights reflected off the silver foil on the ceiling to create plenty of soft light for the rest of the evening. Pig complained I was hogging her limelight.
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Mucking around on the boat deck

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I am back from a couple of days in Goomburra for long time friend Greg's 70th birthday, and headed up to the block Christmas morning. With the boat deck largely completed I tossed the drone into the air to take a few pictures. For a fleeting moment a nautical film about an unseaworthy boat popped into my head, but I forget it's name... Off to John and Jan's this afternoon for a Californian & Australian Christmas.
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First Windows installed

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Paul, Scotty and I installed the first 12 windows and 1 door. That is about a third of the total, albeit the easist third being the smaller windows on the ground floor and one on the first floor.
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First batch of windows arrived

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The first 14 windows and glass doors have arrived! All double glazed. The design I chose have a double reveal arrangement that helps to hide the aluminium frame from the inside and also serves as an aid to thermal efficiency.
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Wires for power and wires for balustrades.

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A little more progress over the last fortnight. I just have a couple of my regulars working on the balustrades and wiring the balustrades. It looks SO much better to remove the plywood boarding around the "house deck". Meanwhile we approacing the completion of the landscaping features with the build of the balustrade. I am pleased with the detail we came up with to hover a piece of flat steel over the balustrade of the "boat deck", which is already being called the "Titanic".
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Aurora Australis

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Phil from the Astronomy Club rung me at 9 pm on 12 Nov and said there was a severe solar storm underway, and so I grabbed the DSLR and headed to find a dark spot on the South side of Tamworth and sat my camera on the car bonnet, due to the fact that I could not find my tripod at such short notice. But as it turned out the effect was quite nice don't you think?
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Out of the blue

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A minor milestone, the house is now wrapped in sarking. Sarking is a secondary moisture barrier between the cladding and frame. We have also attached the battens, ready for the cladding.
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