December 2010
3 posts
May 2010
2 posts
WatchOn the 2nd of May: Happy 2nd Birthday to the Workshop
To celebrate, we made another little film clip with self-indulgent shots - mostly of us eating and roaring like leopards - set to a cheesy song. But hey, it’s our birthday, we get cake. Cheesecake.
With love to all youse who made our house so much more than a house.
April 2010
2 posts
February 2010
7 posts
summer is ...
riding to the beach every day
watching plays at the sydney festival - we were disappointed by ‘the party’ (it was british political satire)
ollie’s birthday picnic in the park with frisbees; the birthday boy impressed all by cycling with an entire case of beer under his arm
cold salads on the deck in the late afternoon
dumplings in chinatown, you know the place, with the...
new project: vegie patch
We’re putting the Treehouse Project on the backburner, ‘til Ollie gets back from his cross-country travels. It will remain a lofty dream, a castle in the clouds..
And meanwhile, we’re getting our hands dirty with some gardening. The plan is to grow a minimal-effort / maximal-delicious vegie selection to feed the hungry masses in the coming months. GFC is actually short for...
October 2009
3 posts
beehive
The house has been a hive of activity as always! As a result, we’ve developed a backlog of blogging material, like dishes in the sink…
Well, that’s the simile you were expecting, but -it has to be seen to be believed, folks- the Workshop finally has a cleaning system that WORKS! Anarchy didn’t quite leave a spotless benchtop; perhaps because we are fundamentally flawed...
“a home and a hub, HQ and hostel
for itinerant activests from hither and yon...”
– Ode to the Workshop by a new friend, passing by from Adelaide
September 2009
5 posts
stranded
It’s a summery September afternoon at Wattamolla. You’ve just washed off the sweat of the day, taking a dip in the lagoon. Po suggests going for a hike into the bush to explore the waterfalls. You’re still in your trunks, dripping wet from the swim, but wearing boots seems like a wise idea. Even if you look a little ridiculous, like city corpos who wear joggers with their...
House weekend
‘I’d really like to go away for the weekend. Does anyone have ideas?’
‘Ummmm..’ (4 people consecutively bail on the idea) ‘But…. we could do one day, not the whole weekend’.
Ideas:
Manly trip, wattamola, the gong, blue mountains, paul learns to drive manual to take us.
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Leaving here at 8am for a bike ride to wattamola. Paul may stay...
The Workshop
Our house has decided to share all via blog. You’ll get an idea of the awesome events that go down and the petty fights our collective house indulges in. Enjoy.
House meeting minutes 17/09/09
House agenda
* Rent
* House check-in
Paul: We havent met the vision we set for the house, but it would be cool to come up with ideas to re-invigorate the house.
Nick: Happy about the house, and the fact its nicer than other sharehouses. Also super keen to be back in summer mode.
Sadhie: Has been really happy with all dinners and house activities. It could be cool to have a structured dinner....