Chapter 2 Continuing stages of creation

It was after these tenants had left after Xmas 2006, we had once again driven up to the property for further clean ups......
Previous tenants, before our purchasing of the property, had created a "tip" where plastic bags were found in the creek,blowing all over the land with plastic milk carton etc....we called in scrap metal recyclers to remove old corrugated iron water tanks, old body cars old dumped TVs etc along with metres & metres of old wire......all this made a huges difference.

It was at that time I had to crawl under the house on my hands and knees to remove rubbished piled up over the years......and whilst I was doing that, my daughter, who had come up with us at this stage, was pulling out old timber wardrobes from an old shed that was riddled with white ants then burning them in a pile.
As the flames built up I also dragged timber lying around also riddled with white ants....
it was during the search for more timber to burn I had come across a disastrous garden bed behind the house where some one had laid wooden poles for a garden edging......we immediately pulled it out and again laced with white ants so on the fire they went.


It was time for us to return to our homes to prepare to return to our places of employment.
It was was about 4.30 am when we had packed the car for our return to Sydney when James was out on the veranda he heard a sound unfamiliar to him.
Remembering he is Scottish..... he called out to me to come hear it...
I listerned and hearing grunting noises in 3 different locations in the trees.
We waited a while to hear it again and realised they were koalas...How delightful...
Evidence of this were apparent later with sightings by the neighour and markings on trees.

We had discussed the option of leaving the house empty as oppossed to letting it out again, and have further problems, but as the Insurance policy deems, we have to be seen to be at least looking for a tenant to ensure no squatters or vandels cause any damage and as we had heard about the unsavoury element in the community near us, we allowed a young family to rent the house off us cheaply in exchange for works done in return....
they are still in the house today but only for another few weeks as the next stage to be added will explain........