Thursday, June 15, 2006

Pat's house

I ventured north to Bundaberg to see my mum's cousin and her family. They kindly gave me a place to sleep for a couple of days and managed to feed me despite my not eating red meat. They were very welcoming considering they hadn't seen me in about 20 years. They were also busy building a new home in the rural setting of Childers.
Pat and her husband Trevor in front of the new house. The turf will be laid once all the building work is finished. It was a pretty large project to take on. They had professionals in to do the groundwork, bricklaying and fit some of the services but Trevor and his son in law Brian did most of the rest.
Australian buildings have bigger rooms than in the UK and the ceilings are 3 m high to reduce the heat.
Somewhere between the trees is a lake that makes up part of the 40 acre garden.

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