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One of the best things I've found since starting this blog is meeting so many wonderful people. For the most part, the meeting is 'virtual', but I've also been lucky enough to meet some of my fellow bloggers in person. <br /><br />Yesterday, I was invited to the home of the lovely Jenny of <a href="http://jittajack.blogspot.com/">The Five Year Project</a>, and we spent the morning chatting and sharing renovation stories over a cuppa. Jenny is as warm and friendly in person as she is on her blog, and I fell head over heels for her beautiful Queenslander, which she and her husband are in the process of renovating. For those of you who haven't had the pleasure of a visit to her blog, here's just a little snippet of what you'll find there:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xF7kvCkNblSYLjJKNf4xdvlQi9wV4p_kIihd3bgzHr851Bfw8BYVEXLmWR3-EAqmbVSxCaXlNYmxb_mYswYtpfKfKcmLI_BYtQDSg20QHoZBmSd3dpIkonAI5tk7sP5_8rtHoUTmgk0/s1600/five+year7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xF7kvCkNblSYLjJKNf4xdvlQi9wV4p_kIihd3bgzHr851Bfw8BYVEXLmWR3-EAqmbVSxCaXlNYmxb_mYswYtpfKfKcmLI_BYtQDSg20QHoZBmSd3dpIkonAI5tk7sP5_8rtHoUTmgk0/s640/five+year7.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">we had morning tea at this gorgeous table, which Jenny refinished herself</span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGA4maoLf6fPUksqP0VqNwGFOZolOzaSgliuOaDpxOLX6FV_Lo_eCLoJExYB0C__-rwrzK9ANBiSfHhKZjRJ2a090MYGfRbo5TV2xuB_p3pADAJFiEEWArZfN7uLgNgSQKNhp_9kLiFc/s1600/five+year3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGA4maoLf6fPUksqP0VqNwGFOZolOzaSgliuOaDpxOLX6FV_Lo_eCLoJExYB0C__-rwrzK9ANBiSfHhKZjRJ2a090MYGfRbo5TV2xuB_p3pADAJFiEEWArZfN7uLgNgSQKNhp_9kLiFc/s400/five+year3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">would you look at the domed ceiling - it's even more stunning in the flesh</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXX2vHpL-ZFmpbMifQ974tu_OUR2dGyhGv78agTDHQSyf0p82LDL2oelar90-mq0hjfj3ZnWmkSEvdXVBdSt7cO2k6_vPjHChq-sznGXfivUtA8S63Nqr7U5MXMsGX7QYfuxSEsdEQQec/s1600/five+year1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXX2vHpL-ZFmpbMifQ974tu_OUR2dGyhGv78agTDHQSyf0p82LDL2oelar90-mq0hjfj3ZnWmkSEvdXVBdSt7cO2k6_vPjHChq-sznGXfivUtA8S63Nqr7U5MXMsGX7QYfuxSEsdEQQec/s400/five+year1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">...nothing like a great before and after, is there?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFv2z9TFSXrUmNu7KIr1ZVVF3ZpvZwVXWGvLcpfDxwpgfww-6rYuzfdYo2hANGYxlqGaTIb_pXWxNvM46vFH5_Nz2tA1K8abAv0B6HuMpX-c2rAzU3lyHtr785SgKzTKhOOi1E3O0ABHc/s1600/five+year4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFv2z9TFSXrUmNu7KIr1ZVVF3ZpvZwVXWGvLcpfDxwpgfww-6rYuzfdYo2hANGYxlqGaTIb_pXWxNvM46vFH5_Nz2tA1K8abAv0B6HuMpX-c2rAzU3lyHtr785SgKzTKhOOi1E3O0ABHc/s640/five+year4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Jenny's very talented husband built this kitchen island himself</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cq7ZQCKuR6JQHfu2YCAJ6z3oextty93PIV11QWR8JOsFm4EkeiaSXrYjuTLcjG6zOff1QW24ejsc5WqZDnqXHaJODvypkubwJsois8ztD60r0F2kQd2qDQzwr0PUdE16Kwn0Dcpn8hM/s1600/five+year2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cq7ZQCKuR6JQHfu2YCAJ6z3oextty93PIV11QWR8JOsFm4EkeiaSXrYjuTLcjG6zOff1QW24ejsc5WqZDnqXHaJODvypkubwJsois8ztD60r0F2kQd2qDQzwr0PUdE16Kwn0Dcpn8hM/s400/five+year2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxcqVaqM-Nj3dImzYi5zyFCCw7p_AiMbgoaoh1KUMpGDuWCzcra0w_6Dn-C8WZfUQQlh6TNSHxsg7eznl2-nbB4d-y8i1ggeIvgUwx1uareaE3cwEH7502igdXF_M6hMejvEzEt35Aa4/s1600/five+year5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxcqVaqM-Nj3dImzYi5zyFCCw7p_AiMbgoaoh1KUMpGDuWCzcra0w_6Dn-C8WZfUQQlh6TNSHxsg7eznl2-nbB4d-y8i1ggeIvgUwx1uareaE3cwEH7502igdXF_M6hMejvEzEt35Aa4/s400/five+year5.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_GKsHFkviWegnt55uvkxn5EwNIUjCY77_vfAXxmrEiM3ILmCVNgR0aqOTaTn9Gw1aloe2j7TjHSpwz0tDngQYGa9cwXYt04iWgYLbXB173C2DDeMZNYDrpVsPbZ4WW8gZ1ESaDXyRlU/s1600/five+year.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_GKsHFkviWegnt55uvkxn5EwNIUjCY77_vfAXxmrEiM3ILmCVNgR0aqOTaTn9Gw1aloe2j7TjHSpwz0tDngQYGa9cwXYt04iWgYLbXB173C2DDeMZNYDrpVsPbZ4WW8gZ1ESaDXyRlU/s640/five+year.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">her lovely, renovated master bedroom</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwXfJybNmCl2tInHOdElMZpr_wF826Fz6rdA0anAH7isFjxbPDVd0r-sf7Ri3qV13Fu6XhrUUDIsoZMtlcWBzQJlwV7wsvW6kU9CC6I3hAcQwScMYUjXWbjCMCqenGG06QVdEOhjEZQ4/s1600/five+year6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwXfJybNmCl2tInHOdElMZpr_wF826Fz6rdA0anAH7isFjxbPDVd0r-sf7Ri3qV13Fu6XhrUUDIsoZMtlcWBzQJlwV7wsvW6kU9CC6I3hAcQwScMYUjXWbjCMCqenGG06QVdEOhjEZQ4/s400/five+year6.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">hand-painted stripes in Jacob's room</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for a great morning Jenny, and if you haven't already, pop on over to Jenny's <a href="http://jittajack.blogspot.com/">blog</a> - you can see all of the fantastic befores-and-afters on show. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Also, thanks everyone for the lovely comments on yesterday's post - you guys are the best. Can't say it enough.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Have a great day,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a></div>

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