So if the last part of this post was about Superstar Tea Cosy - this one is all about my Tradies, who are working so hard to get the Hanworth House show on the road
Meet Carl of HH - he loves his digger
And Foreman HH who keeps the team on track
Landscaper HH Tony is a recent welcome addition to the team
This is a rare shot of Builder Boy HH (who runs a mile every time he sees a camera in his direction) He really is the boss !
When this one grows up he will be just like Builder Boy - go Jake!
Plumber HH (Wade) is very mischievous
Of
course you have known Carpenter HH a long time-
he has been through each and every day with me since Day 1 on site
Architect HH calls in regularly to make sure his wishes are carried out (and most of the time they are!)
Sparkies HH have been with us for months (that would be Grant and Mark)
Don't you just love this bit of lighting magic! It is one of my favourite spots
The site shed has gone, so the builders have had to move their lunch location into the new build
And occasionally they get a visitor like Miss HH pictured here on her birthday - well they are practically family after all!
Alistair and John can do just about anything
But John has recently found that being a reality TV star is quite up his alley
Their main job of late has been the new build
And the back courtyard area (loving my newly installed columns - which were made from a mould of the 1864 ones down in Wagga Wagga - they are very well travelled)
The landscaping team did a great job clearing the front yard
But it was short lived because, drum roll, the pavilion has started!
Glass has arrived to close in the courtyard verandahs
and floorboards are all being replaced
VJs are going up
How nice of the besser block company to make bricks specifically in honour of Hanworth House!
And how fab is the main kitchen
The second kitchen began one day
and was finished the next
And has anyone seen these beds? They arrive from AustraliaPost in a smallish box and, after you slit the vacuum packs, they explode to become a fabulous mattress - I can't get enough of the whole experience!
And you may well ask why I am looking just a little excited in this photo
It's because I finally have an office bathroom (and we no longer have to pack a picnic lunch to get to the closest one!) Happy days!
The Green Lady is not so green anymore - as Gal is taking over
There is green in some bedrooms however - still loving the mint green incy beds
The Incy Bed company is fantastic - Check out incy beds here
Meanwhile the generosity of people is overwhelming - looks at all this beautiful donated crockey
and how perfect are these mint green and purple beauties?
and how perfect are these mint green and purple beauties?
Totally perfect
Just like this ballroom rug currently in production - thanks to the uber talented Gilles and Franck
Cannot wait to see the real thing!
Meanwhile, Cathy Border and Channel 10 came to visit - note how, by some chance, my outfit matched the floor rug - ha ha! That's a new one!
OK, life gets very serious tomorrow - it is exactly one month until the 150th birthday
And this is what the site looks like at present - bit of work still to do!
But these guys are at the ready - and I have faith - because just 6 months ago the HH courtyard looked like this
And just look at it today
Wish me luck!
So Superstar Tea Cosy may well claim to have my heart
But it is really my builder boys who do! Don't tell her (or them!)
X HH
