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I have fallen in love with my home and property again, after living here for 17 years this October 2020. The home is full of laughter and friends. It has been a difficult, long journey and I'm ashamed at myself for complaining so often about this … [Continue reading] about Thoughts about Havilah House in 2020
Sunday, 2 February 2020 For families with children, their home and car have for the past century been our their most expensive debt. (investment). For people under 30, education is their greatest debt. By the time we reach 50 we rarely … [Continue reading] about Home Values
So this story begins and Mudjima, Queensland. Julian's a regular at the "Christian Surfers" and we are at "The Island", drinking coffee and chatting after a spell on the beach. Jules has been doing his best to stay out of the ocean because of an ear … [Continue reading] about Julian’s Toyota HiAce Campervan (1982 RH32RV)
The Yanmar YM14 2 is a versatile a two cylinder diesel tractor lawnmower, which was manufactured in 1983. My YM14 is the probably the most reliable ride on lawmaker I have ever owned although, sticky speaking the YM14 is a tractor not a … [Continue reading] about Yanmar YM14 Diesel Tractor
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
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)
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
I few years ago my son and I built this chook shed "chook house" thingy together. It was a bit bulky and needed bigger wheels to move around the property effectively. What surprised me was how many people wanted it when I put it up on Facebook … [Continue reading] about Luxury Delux Chicken Thingy
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,
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
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