Diary of a Flood Survivor

This is going to sound strange, but I have grown to love the smell of fresh paint.

To me, it has come to signify a new start, a fresh beginning, the last task of some long drawn out necessary renovations.

After 19 months we have fnally had the last paint touches done on the upstairs living area.

Picture rails, skirting boards and doors all now have a lovely sheen to them.

The smell of paint will once again return when we fnish the rebuild for downstairs, but for the time being we celebrate the project so far.

One thing that amazed me shortly after we moved in was how quickly that quirky second drawer made an appearance.

You know what I am talking about?

That second drawer darkness continues to spread. e source of this darkness is the queen and she is hell-bent on taking over the kingdom, having massacred many of the subjects of the land in her quest.

Each of the friends struggle with their individual battles in the hope of coming back together and overturning the queen’s power.

Brisbane-based author K E Barden takes our much-loved fairy tales and delves into places not thought of.

Her story-telling will captivate and enthral as the reader follows the struggles and joys of Eveline, Hansel and their small band of faithful friends who are ghting for their lives.

You can order your copy of ese Grimm Fates from shawlinepublishing. com.au in the kitchen where everything gets thrown in, from batteries, birthday candles, allen keys (of which we have an amazing amount after the number of fatpacks we had to put together), key rings, light bulbs, miscellaneous screws and nails and goodness knows whatever else ends up there. Even before we had carpet or doors, we had the second drawer. We still don’t have a railing on our internal staircase or a proper front door, but we have a second drawer.

Before the second drawer appeared, as the kitchen was being installed, I would say its contents were spread around the bare foors, waiting for that time when they could gather in their new home.

I’m not saying it’s a conspiracy, more just a fact of modern life.

While there are items in our homes that have a necessary place, such as a bed or a lounge suite, the poor extraneous items that we may not need straight away, or only bring out to put on birthday cakes, or use for a home project, have nowhere else to go but the second drawer.

I will have to ask my recently moved out son if he has seen an appearance of that second drawer in his new abode.

Little steps