Many years ago, we had a friend that wanted to make his whole house out of exposed concrete with curving walls................. wonder what ever happened to him?? As for me, ah, no!

Couple cases here Luke, I taught my son how to cook at least the basics that he liked, steaks, salads, veggies he loved. I also taught him how to do his own laundry and certain minor repairs and improvements to his clothes.. 7 years ago he and his girlfriend of the time were up. He got very upset, because he said she did not need operating instructions. Apparently all his women think he does not know how to do anything. Hubby #1 and #2 have both had me cook for them for years, 10 for the first and 21 for the second. Don't get me wrong, they both chop, nobody likes to see me with a knife in my hand. hubby one liked salads so he learned to make dressing. he probably did something else too, but i do not remember. Hubby 2 same way, a way too hot chili, washing up, chopping, spaghetti sauce, steak. He had to do all the cooking for over 3 years due to Big C. I forgot how many things i don't like til he started his short order navy cook ways. Uggh I am so glad that I am well enough to at least start the meal, he normally does the last couple stirs and serves. In the summer, i actually would cook the whole thing sometimes. Now I guess when you divorce you have to take parting shots, especially if you are the one in the wrong. First hubby made 2 "There is such a thing as being too good a cook" and the other one was equally ridiculous in my opinion! Serve we now our favorite foods... Making sure it sweetens our tudes.... Falalala lalala!

lucky you! your water tank is below ground. I have to look at my 20,000 litre tank outside my kitchen window. It sits on a concrete plinth so I can't even plant around it. I'm too terrified to grow creeping fig on it incase it affects the integrity of the tank. At the moment it has wisteria draping over it, looks lovely in spring but deciduous and it's now becoming too invasive so need to get rid of it.. I also have star jasmine approaching from an arch beside - can't wait for it to take over the tank.. I love all the decorative features suggested but I reckon something like star jasmine might work with some other landscaping features to the side: bench, rock, more plants. The beauty of star jasmine is that it doesn't root, will drape over and can be pulled aside. Every couple of years I put the blower over the top of my water tank it to make sure the leaves don't mulch to create soil on top.

there are way too many colours going on here. Your home is a traditional style and yes the cream and green are traditional colours with the reddish brick however why did you put grey around the windows??also you have red scollops above the grey and it doesn't do the house justice. What colour was there before you painted the grey?? considering grey is a more modern colour I think you were attempting to modernise the externals. in saying that the roof would have been better to paint charcoal the cream in white and then the grey and then the driveway would be done in a grey stain. but if you leave it the way it is and cover the red scolloping above the windows the same grey and the bricks below the windows near the ground grey as well then get the drive way restained to the reddish colour of the bricks on the house and then it would blend more and look inviting.