Photos, I hope

Sooo, am at the Mt Pleasant Library for a change. Have printed off a very informative interview with the subject of Sarah's SOSE assignment. Sarah has chosen Dr Fiona Wood, one of the two inventors of spray on skin for burns victims.

Graeme and his crew have almost finished house at the back end. They are cleaning up for the painters, Bruce and his brush hand who is tall and laughs a lot. To the left, you see Ron, roof surfing on the old garden shed. It's now on the ground waiting for some one to take it home. Ron has a hangover today as he was celebrating being alive last night. Bash thinks he's a pretty clever dude, he's good at fishing and welding and let slip today that he can also wield a mean putty knife. I have puttied so many bloody nail holes that I can do it in my sleep. Let Ron take it on, I say. Anyways, he has been a welcome member of this little housebuilding boat and I hope he and Bash get to go fishing sometime.

Sala Homes, we notice the main bedroom door sits in front of the glass entry door when both are open. There has been a bit of muttering about the sliding door mechanisms being out of date and the doors have taken quite some time to hang. Can there be a more modern solution? It poured rain this morning and the strawboard certainly cut down the noise. Quite pleasant inside despite my boring job... We all agree we would use wood frames next time we tackle this type of project.

We now have four sides fenced which has made a big difference. Have taken away my 13th load to the dump.

Am currently reading a book called 'The Tipping Point'. Over the past few years Kate and I have had a running conversation about fashion and fads and why I don't rush out the buy the next big thing. The book describes how a tiny idea can, if it comes in contact with the right personalities along the way, balloon into a separate existence all of its own. It puts forward the theory that not only viruses etc are contagious - that ideas or object ownership can be too. Kate's current object of desire is the 'Vote for Pedro' shirt which is associated with a movie she has seen. This idea has come from a scene in the movie and some clever person has turned it into a business. I am not seeing it everywhere so assume the idea has not yet taken wing however it illustrates the case. If one day, weeks from now, you see the shirt, you can assume it has started to become contagious. Seems to affect young people who still spend their parents money. The fad will die off almost as soon as it hits it's peak. Anyone want to borrow the book? I hear a collective groan.

There is another thing it explains a little. Sustainable design has become trendy lately - will it become contagious?

Above photos, in no particular order are the kids, Bash and Graeme and the digger, Ali and I, then lastly Ron who has so far been able to avoid the camera.