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 within a home, and these areas should… Continue reading Notes for Kars the Architect
Category: Havilah House
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 for a fridge, swimming pool pump, 5 bedroom… Continue reading Photovoltaic Solar Power Journey: Installation
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 has much more of an influence on society and upon our emotional and psychological well being than we give due credit to. So for example, if we look at something as simple as a fire,… Continue reading Preparing to build a Boma (Outdoor Fire Pit)
Building a Stockpile Enclosure
Anyone who has owned property and a home knows that sooner or later you need to choose a place to store materials and equipment, and if you delay the choice, the materials and equipment will choose a place of their own. It’s with this in mind that I consider the past 12 or 13 years that… Continue reading Building a Stockpile Enclosure
Havilah House – Swimming Pool
We have an amazing and interesting swimming pool, here are a few photos of our pool, which was build in 1964 and has a significant amount of history. Catherine at the pool, I had the sun screen up overhead, but the pool is a chlorinated salt water pool which rusted out the steep posts… Continue reading Havilah House – Swimming Pool
Havilah House – Living Room and TV Room
The Living room and TV Room are alongside one another and where we spend much of our family time however sometime you need to be able to get away from it all which is why I’m working on the Music Room (in Australia this is sometimes called the Rumpus Room). A recreation room (also known… Continue reading Havilah House – Living Room and TV Room
Fix One Thing Each Day
We all have things to do each day and we feel that we must do what we know before we make our lists that we simply could not do everything on the list because we have a finite amount of time available each day (and we don’t know how many days we have left) and… Continue reading Fix One Thing Each Day
Thoughts and Dreams 1997
“While you are making your plans, your children are growing up around you and begin to plan and dream their own futures”. – Roland M The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. – Lao Tzu This is what I wrote to myself in 1997. I received much of what I was hoping… Continue reading Thoughts and Dreams 1997
Havilah House Music Room
http://www.small-cabins.com/havilah-house/havilah-house-habitat/ I have been working towards making a music room in the garage, (below the four upstairs bedrooms). I have mostly used recycled material. The project has been quite time consuming and is still incomplete. The idea is to have a retreat of sorts, a place for members of the family to find some… Continue reading Havilah House Music Room
Sometimes you have to chop them down
We have had this palm tree, (golden cane), since we moved into the Havilah House and because of where it’s located right outside the carport which I need to make it a little more accessible. Mark has helped me for years, and if I had documented everything he has helped me with this blog would… Continue reading Sometimes you have to chop them down