My Grandparents' House...

When I was a child I remember my grandparents' house being a grand home with a large well manicured lawn and an abundance of flowers in the garden.  It was a holiday haven where I would spend hours playing hide and seek and other games with my brothers and cousins.  It was alway kept immaculate by my grandparents who were retired farmers and there were always fresh baked biscuits in the tin, rolled oats and freshly squeezed orange juice for breakfast and red cordial in the pantry for hot days when we'd come inside after a good game of tennis.

I was browsing realestate.com.au this morning and there it was...for sale!  My grandparents sold it nearly 10 years ago when they were in their 70's and no longer needed or were able to care for the large yard and home. 

Now, the home is a bit of a shadow of its former grand self which is a bit sad...boy do I wish I had the money to buy it and give it some love!!

Sadly at $580k it is very much out of our price range...

Oh the many games of tennis that were played on this court!!

Kitchen is still as I remembered it with the exception of the bright blue wall...

Sunroom (used to be the TV room) has had the old cream lino removed and floor boards polished and the walls painted yellow rather than the old neutral cream.

Formal dining room...used to be carpeted but original wallpaper still remains

Formal lounge opening onto a front street facing balcony

Backyard looking back up to the house...My grandfather "Gundy" had a beautiful large vegie garden which is now just grass.

Back of house...

Main bedroom...eek!! Not a fan of the wall colour!!

Mum's old room...these people really weren't afraid of bold colour!!

Sue's old room...again...the colour...really?!?

Bathroom...Pink skirting....say WHAAAT?!?

Toilet / vanity...oh now I see where they're going with the pink...that doesn't mean I like it!

Other than the pink, bathroom area is still the original.

My grandma's old sewing room...now office.

Back deck with clothes line.

Downstairs games room...

The setting for many a family get together...Christmas and Easter Lunches and hours spent learning to play pool.

Might go buy a lotto ticket...