Tim Bull

Insatiably curious.

Camping in the Darebin Parklands

As many of you will know, Karina is the Vice-President of the Darebin Parklands Association (DPA) that works to improve the parklands that we overlook in our house. One of the things she is very passionate about has been having lots of activities to get kids involved and interested. For

Camping in the Darebin Parklands

As many of you will know, Karina is the Vice-President of the Darebin Parklands Association (DPA) that works to improve the parklands that we overlook in our house. One of the things she is very passionate about has been having lots of activities to get kids involved and interested. For

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Camping in the Darebin Parklands

As many of you will know, Karina is the Vice-President of the Darebin Parklands Association (DPA) that works to improve the parklands that we overlook in our house. One of the things she is very passionate about has been having lots of activities to get kids involved and interested. For

Skirt Making

Karina got a new sewing machine for Christmas and the kids have been very excited about it after they were let loose for an afternoon with a spare piece of fabric. I think Ella tried every one of the 50 different stitches. Grandma saw this interest and so when we

Skirt Making

Karina got a new sewing machine for Christmas and the kids have been very excited about it after they were let loose for an afternoon with a spare piece of fabric. I think Ella tried every one of the 50 different stitches. Grandma saw this interest and so when we

Skirt Making

Karina got a new sewing machine for Christmas and the kids have been very excited about it after they were let loose for an afternoon with a spare piece of fabric. I think Ella tried every one of the 50 different stitches. Grandma saw this interest and so when we

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Skirt Making

Karina got a new sewing machine for Christmas and the kids have been very excited about it after they were let loose for an afternoon with a spare piece of fabric. I think Ella tried every one of the 50 different stitches. Grandma saw this interest and so when we

Restumping continues

The re-stumping continues quite quickly. As I type this (lunch break working from home) the Building Inspector is outside checking off the stump holes and the new concrete stumps which are now largely in place suspended from the bearers.It’s all kind of “backwards” from what I expected. Basically

Restumping continues

The re-stumping continues quite quickly. As I type this (lunch break working from home) the Building Inspector is outside checking off the stump holes and the new concrete stumps which are now largely in place suspended from the bearers.It’s all kind of “backwards” from what I expected. Basically

Restumping continues

The re-stumping continues quite quickly. As I type this (lunch break working from home) the Building Inspector is outside checking off the stump holes and the new concrete stumps which are now largely in place suspended from the bearers.It’s all kind of “backwards” from what I expected. Basically

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Restumping continues

The re-stumping continues quite quickly. As I type this (lunch break working from home) the Building Inspector is outside checking off the stump holes and the new concrete stumps which are now largely in place suspended from the bearers.It’s all kind of “backwards” from what I expected. Basically

Termite damage

James and John, our builders came by this morning to pull out the termite damaged window to get it remade. Some of the damage the termites left behind. John with the damaged window and James inspecting the damageWith the barge and plinth boards off we can also see the two

Termite damage

James and John, our builders came by this morning to pull out the termite damaged window to get it remade. Some of the damage the termites left behind. John with the damaged window and James inspecting the damageWith the barge and plinth boards off we can also see the two

Termite damage

James and John, our builders came by this morning to pull out the termite damaged window to get it remade. Some of the damage the termites left behind. John with the damaged window and James inspecting the damageWith the barge and plinth boards off we can also see the two

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Termite damage

James and John, our builders came by this morning to pull out the termite damaged window to get it remade. Some of the damage the termites left behind. John with the damaged window and James inspecting the damageWith the barge and plinth boards off we can also see the two

Restumping and removing

You might remember that before we went away to England (August 2007) we had a brief termite infestation which had to be eradicated. This has caused a small cascade of problems which need to be addressed – we have to replace the window that was eaten out, we thought we’d

Restumping and removing

You might remember that before we went away to England (August 2007) we had a brief termite infestation which had to be eradicated. This has caused a small cascade of problems which need to be addressed – we have to replace the window that was eaten out, we thought we’d

Restumping and removing

You might remember that before we went away to England (August 2007) we had a brief termite infestation which had to be eradicated. This has caused a small cascade of problems which need to be addressed – we have to replace the window that was eaten out, we thought we’d

Rockbeare

Restumping and removing

You might remember that before we went away to England (August 2007) we had a brief termite infestation which had to be eradicated. This has caused a small cascade of problems which need to be addressed – we have to replace the window that was eaten out, we thought we’d

Back to School

On Monday the kids started back to school. They’ve both been very excited about it and couldn’t wait for the first day back. Jasper is starting grade 2 and Ella is in grade 3. Jasper’s teacher is Emily (the same teacher Ella had last year) and Ella’

Back to School

On Monday the kids started back to school. They’ve both been very excited about it and couldn’t wait for the first day back. Jasper is starting grade 2 and Ella is in grade 3. Jasper’s teacher is Emily (the same teacher Ella had last year) and Ella’

Back to School

On Monday the kids started back to school. They’ve both been very excited about it and couldn’t wait for the first day back. Jasper is starting grade 2 and Ella is in grade 3. Jasper’s teacher is Emily (the same teacher Ella had last year) and Ella’

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Back to School

On Monday the kids started back to school. They’ve both been very excited about it and couldn’t wait for the first day back. Jasper is starting grade 2 and Ella is in grade 3. Jasper’s teacher is Emily (the same teacher Ella had last year) and Ella’

On video screens in planes

We went to dinner tonight (local Thai restaurant) with the kids and started chatting about where it would be fun to go for holidays. Ella said Japan or China, Jasper wants to go to Africa and they both think Tasmania would be fun. We asked what they think about going

On video screens in planes

We went to dinner tonight (local Thai restaurant) with the kids and started chatting about where it would be fun to go for holidays. Ella said Japan or China, Jasper wants to go to Africa and they both think Tasmania would be fun. We asked what they think about going