Garage finished!
That supposed to be 4 weeks project turned out to take two and a half months in the end, but we weren’t in a hurry…
Category: A new life in NZ (2014-now)
Bauernbrot (farmer’s bread)
One of the things I miss the most here in New Zealand is European bread. Dark, heavy and moist sourdough rye bread with a crust that…
Happy Lambing – Lambs 2016
Chocolate got twins! It was a quick delivery around noon, and the lambs look healthy, fed and spent the afternoon in the warm winter sun. Awwww.
Crazy Weather
But we still are way better off than people on the East Coasts these days! Half a metre of snow in Hawkes Bay, unbelievable. Hopefully,…
Garage painting
Builders here are usually not happy having you around all the time, as the health & safety regulations are quite strict in New Zealand. There…
Through little people’s eyes
About twice a year the kids’ cameras get a download. There always are pictures on it that we didn’t see from their point of view, or things…
Garage insulation and lining
Insulation costs too little to not do it. Who knows what we’ll want to use the garage for in the future. The windows are double…
Registered Master Builders House of the Year Awards 2016
Our builder submitted our house to this year’s House of the Year Awards and it seems the judges liked it. We have won the “Lifestyle Award…
The water tank
Kiwi-style improvisation adventure: