Author Archives: Al

Technically speaking having a baby is one of the least eco-friendly things you can do this over populated, under resourced world. But this was probably not the first thing that came to mind when realising we were going to have … Continue reading →

Thanks to my amazing father in-law, Greg, we are lucky enough to have a flash new outdoor fireplace and pizza oven. Has been used for a variety of pizza’s as well as twice-cooked pork hocks and ditto lamb shanks. No … Continue reading →

It’s 2014 and we’ve been living in Valley Cottage for about eight months and are well and truly settled. So it’s about time to put some of the ‘ta-daaaa!’ pics up. We’re so very lucky and now it’s summer getting … Continue reading →

Jan 18th marked 8 months since the ground was broken on our eco-dream… and we’re nearly ready to move in. Just two more weeks and it should be finished. Mind you we’ve been saying this for a couple of weeks … Continue reading →

The roof went up a few weeks ago and the team have now installed the solar hot water heater – along with the wetback on the woodburner this will help keep our water heating bills down. After patiently working through … Continue reading →

Roof trusses for the most expensive garage north of Auckland are now up and should have the roof next week. Verandah concrete to be laid later in the week, Auckland spring weather allowing.