Congratulation to this young family who built and moved into a Tiny House in South Australia. (It's great to have your space on you parents property to settle on.) Their concept this is quite similar to what I imagine an Elastic Home to be … [Continue reading] about An Example of Elastic Home Living, (MVP) Minimum Viable Product
One Can of Paint (Before and After)
Last week ... was spent scraping paint off skirtings and architraves in our bedroom, to try to make a clean line between two colours ( white and purple ... called brassica like the vegetables) It was supremely boring, and tedious, to say the … [Continue reading] about One Can of Paint (Before and After)
Views of Havilah House
I’m quite fortunate to live on 2 acres, this home has so much potential, I am pleased the I cleared out much of the garden and made it easier to manage however I do regret cutting and clearing some of the trees and shrubs, most notable the frangipani … [Continue reading] about Views of Havilah House
Avocado, Bannana, Blue Berries, Lime, Passion Fruit and Paw Paw,
So if I have an aspiration for 2017 it's to plant Avocado, Bannana, Blue Berries, Lime, Passion Fruit and Paw Paw, at Havilah House. There is a particular variety of lime that Steve Childs told me about which I would like to get. As for the … [Continue reading] about Avocado, Bannana, Blue Berries, Lime, Passion Fruit and Paw Paw,
Havilah House Plans
A collection of Havilah House plans. Havilah House Plan - September 2010 (PDF) 3.2 MB Havilah House Plan - JPG (JPG) 290 KB Havilah House Plan - TIFF (TIFF) 2.8 MB Property Drawings - 1975 [pdf-embedder … [Continue reading] about Havilah House Plans
Notes for Kars the Architect
These notes are for Kars the Architect who has helped me plan the interior of some of the rooms in my home, I hope these photos will give Kars a feel for where I live and what I like. I feel its important to have different spaces and regions … [Continue reading] about Notes for Kars the Architect
Bread: Making our own products one at at time.
When I look at the ingredients list on a loaf of bread in my local superstore, I can't believe that all of these ingredients listed on the label, are there just for my benefit. I think that most of this incomprehensible long list is there to ease … [Continue reading] about Bread: Making our own products one at at time.
Photovoltaic Solar Power Journey: Installation
My electricity bill for the past 3 perhaps 4 years has been about $700 a quarter, ( thats $175 dollars each month), a lot of money for warm baths and TV. We're a large family of 6 and looking at the website usage estimate $700 seems reasonable … [Continue reading] about Photovoltaic Solar Power Journey: Installation
Growing Power: Will Allen’s Urban Farm
We wanted to grow our own vegetables, but life in the US is very busy, nobody has much spare time, certainly not time enough to chat about their backyard operations or even if they have one ( very unlikely). My local library has tons of books … [Continue reading] about Growing Power: Will Allen’s Urban Farm
Can you really live off 1.5 acres? The Market Gardner: Jean-Martin Fortier
We thought that this year we would make the effort and attend the Mother Earth News Fair of 2015, on the 8th & 9th of August in West Bend, Wisconsin. (we currently subscribe to the magazine Mother Earth … [Continue reading] about Can you really live off 1.5 acres? The Market Gardner: Jean-Martin Fortier
Preparing to build a Boma (Outdoor Fire Pit)
I recently spent all of December 2015 in South Africa and while I was there I was once again convinced that Architecture is much more of an influence on society and upon our emotional and psychological well being than we give due credit to. So for … [Continue reading] about Preparing to build a Boma (Outdoor Fire Pit)