One year on

Almost a year since the first guests arrived. Since then the house has fulfilled its objective of giving us a small dwelling that could be used by friends and relatives, particularly in time of need. Longer term occupants have included a nephew in need of space during a life crisis, interstate friends with a critically ill child in hospital. Friends and relatives from overseas, interstate and country Victoria have come for shorter stays. And because the living space is bigger with less furniture than the "big house" it has been used for social gatherings, meetings, even as a rehearsal space for a chamber group.