House work and Family catch up in Nelson

Beautiful view from the Barnicoat Walkway out over Nelson/Tasman Bay

Hmmm - just a small hole 😏

Hmmm ok a bit bigger than first thought!

All finished, I can relax now, maybe.......

Bill giving his opinion on one of the beers at Eddyline Brewery.

AC " Do I really have to get wet!!)
Shannon's posture says it all 😆

Anyway, there were a few others already in.

Another beautiful evening at Queens Rd Reserve

The finish was well worth the hard work!

Always plenty of cleaning to do around a house.

Room for a Bus to easily travel down the Drive now.

After our two weeks off over Christmas, it was time to knuckle down and catch up on all the maintenance jobs that were required to be done before the new Tenants moved in.
We had made a brief list before Christmas but with family staying in the house, a few more came to light.
We had known the conservatory floor was a bit soft in a couple of spots, but once Bill started on it, it became apparent it was actually quite a big job! It had lasted nearly 30 years (when Nick was born, Bill started building it with my Father), so we can't complain. But so much better now and no one should fall through! The carpet was  absolutely rotten after another 5 1/2 years in the sun, but Trevor came to the rescue with a piece he had stored away. Thank you Trevor 👍
The lounge/dining area's ceiling had an oil stain in a small corner (from one of those automatic fly sprays - wouldn't touch one of them again!) that had appeared worse over time and really bugged me (not Bill). If it bothered only me, it was then up to me to repaint it. I had hoped I may have got away with just a decent wash - but that just left it with shiny spots everywhere fly pop had been (and this was most of the ceiling), so I couldn't get out of repainting the whole ceiling. Looked fabulous (well as fabulous as ceiling tiles can be) once completed.
With both showers having leaks just outside their doors, light fittings needing a bit of work, extractor fans requiring to be vented outside to comply with the new Healthy Home Standards the Government is bringing in this year, wooden windowsills requiring a paint, and a few other minor jobs, we were kept quite busy. Plus out in the garden finishing off the pruning I wouldn't let Bill do before Christmas 😟, the time just flew.
In amongst this, we also had Shannon & AC come and have Wellington's Anniversary weekend with us which was lovely (and an excuse to have another couple of days off 😉). They drove over from Wellington as they wanted to do what will probably be the last road trip in Shannon's Nissan Skyline before they sell it prior to them heading overseas later in the year for a 4 month European excursion. The weather was perfect for the weekend, managing to get a walk up the Barnicoat Range which Bill & I hadn't got around to in the 30 odd years of living in Nelson. A sample of beers at Eddyline Brewery after we sadly found the other couple of local brewery's were closed Saturday afternoons. A swim off Rocks Road like the days of when the Kids all lived at home. I think AC thought it was a bit weird just to stop on the side of the road and jump into the sea. But there were too many others also enjoying a swim for it to be more than a quirky Tyler tradition!😆. And also fit in another lovely evening up at Queen's Road Reserve along with Vicki & Trevor, Joan and a local cat who made itself at home.
S&A headed off back to catch the ferry after they had paddle boarded down in Tahuna that morning, and met us for lunch in Nelson City at the famous (maybe soon) Burger Culture where we had truly delicious burgers - even Bill commented how much he enjoyed his, which is high praise indeed! Simon & Nicki also have their Hop Federation Beer in there, so a glass of that had to be had of course.
As January was moving on and our Property Manager had sorted out new Tenants to move in, it was time to move on.
We headed off to Christchurch for a wedding and to spend a bit more time down that way annoying H&R, and then onto maybe catching another Salmon 🐟!!