Old Laundry

Some ridiculous hours are required at work at the moment, so this blog is definitely being neglected. However, the laundry renovations have started at my place, and so the upside to the hours I have been putting in at work means I don't have to look at the state my house is in for the duration.

Here are shots of the old laundry which has been completely demolished:

Retaining wall

The work on my retaining wall is almost complete. And what a pleasure it is to look outside my kitchen window to see a decent brick wall, instead of one that is falling apart.







Next.. the laundry!

Moonta & Wallaroo

On the weekend me my friend M and her daughter, went away to the Eyre Peninsula. We rented a cabin at the caravan park at Wallaroo. I had never been to the Copper Coast despite having lived only an hour and half away (from Port Augusta or Adelaide). And, I can't believe how much I enjoyed it. I came away from the weekend feeling extremely ignorant in my knowledge of the region's history. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, it was a booming region where people were given free passage from the Cornwall area in the UK to work in the copper mines. There was an incredible museum at Moonta that use to be a school. I can't believe how many relics of times gone by remain. Worth a visit for sure. Here are some of my photos from the weekend.


Marina at Wallaroo








Note the 'mounds' on the ground behind the plaque...so tragic. The plaque says "To the memory of the children who fell victims of epidemics due to insanitary conditions in the early mining days. 1969."