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4 Jun 05: Roger directs the first of four tankerloads - 40,000ltrs
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...the start of the base to keep the bronze cranes firmly on their feet
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5 Jun 05: Didn't I say they would look just wonderful?
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6 Jun 05: Now the pool is full, and you get the infinity effect...
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...no, we haven't had the first swim yet—still waiting for the pump, chemicals etc
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7 Jun 05: Clio doesn't seem to mind the chemical cocktail...
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8 Jun 05: A work in progress...cacti, etc, still to be added
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10 Jun 05: First swim!
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4 Jul 05: Peter has been painting the inside of the cloister—it's too hot outside!
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11 Jul 05: an extension to the rocks and gravel—still waiting for plants...
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13 Jul 05: The decoration of the cloister and the new tiling areas is almost complete...
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...and the cacti have arrived! Yes, of course, they still have to be planted...
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18 Jul 05: And there they are all done!
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27 Jul 05: The boundary wall is now the same colour as the house
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The frame in the cloister...
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...and a close-up!
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13 Aug 05: Some lovely new furniture...
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...an Echeveria with a lovely rock to set it off...
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...meet Maureen (musa maurellii) who is struggling a little to settle in...
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...and a Bird of Paradise which looks very happy...
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...and a new pot and a snake - fortunately just a beautiful blue ceramic one!
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...and a close-up of the snake so you won't mistake it for a real one.
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19 Nov 05: We now have our very own gin-and-tonic tree - just look at those lemons! |
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13 Dec 05: Maureen is definitely looking happier these days...
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...and an artistic shot of the cactus flowering yet again
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...the snake may be considering a swim but it's too cold for us
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...and he's cold-blooded too
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...the wind is about to blow the leaves off the fig...
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14 Dec 05: Told you so!
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