Holidays at home cost more.

Well if you thought that staying home and taking some holidays might mean saving some money I am pretty sure I have proved you wrong.

I still have a week to go but I seem to have been spending money, mostly at Bunnings, hand over fist.
The plan was to just complete a couple of small things.  We own a really nice, 3 bedroom, townhouse.  It's small yard is about twice the average size, compared to other townhouses which it turns out is

about right for me. 

To pretty up the little garden by the front door was on my 'to-do' list from not long after we moved in.  It took some time and is almost finished.

I cleaned up the little 'daily' garden beneath the citrus trees and added some more seedlings for everyday use.  We use the 'Daily' garden for things like lettuce and beans.  We have a 3rd garden for the likes of herbs and tomatoes currently, it's due for overhaul soon.

  For the longest time I have had plans for a large raised vegie' garden along the side fence but as I've been finding ways to spend the money we had put aside for that, it will have to wait.  Mind you I did manage to build a 3/4 garden here. It's about 2400mm long, 1200 back.  I have planted some seeds there earlier today.  See the big spikes should mark out where it will finish up one day.

Finally, we've lived here for almost 3 years but rarely, if ever, managed to fit a car in our garage.  Well on the right side of the car I finally built some shelves which has allowed a lot of storage boxes to go up above head height.  Hanging Bike Racks on the left and a little judicious culling or re-stacking further up the garage.  Mrs HBR now has access and safe parking for the 'family car'.  It seemed prudent to try and reduce the car temp.

Don't tell her I said that! I think we'll be in strife if we get a 'medium' sized car.  We might have a visit from a newer Forester tomorrow, I'll see if that fits, to put some ideas in her head.