Recently a friend of my offered my his Cabin, its located in Mount Mee, so if I accept I will need to dismantle, relocate and then rebuild it on my property. These are some photos I took of the property in 2014 when we first went up to look at his cabin. Cabin in Mount… Continue reading A Cabin and the possibilities it has to offer
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
Strawberry Jam: Making our own “products” one at a time.
This jam contains only three ingredients: strawberries, cane sugar and lemon juice. Done. Safety Warning: Don’t let the mixture boil over ! It creates one hell of a mess, not to mention on an open gas flame it may catch fire … and sugar has an awful lot of energy in it. ( my Mom… Continue reading Strawberry Jam: Making our own “products” one at a time.
So where on earth are we going to live? if we bail out the Rat Race.
So where on earth are we going to live? if we bail out the rat race. For most people if we have been slaving away in the rat race we are looking for more, for bigger, or larger, for more space, more everything. We are most definitely not thinking about smaller, cheaper, or less. It… Continue reading So where on earth are we going to live? if we bail out the Rat Race.
What does bailing out the Rat Race actually mean?
What does bailing out the rat race actually mean? It means different things to different people: I think that there is a continuum, with the polar opposites at each end being the crazy “I-have-no-time-to-live-my-life” at one end, and far at the other end, “I-have-all-the-time-in-the-world- life”. Our “more is better” rather than “better is better” commercial advertising… Continue reading What does bailing out the Rat Race actually mean?
Less time, no time – The “earn more” or “spend less” dilemma
Less time, no time – The “earn more” or “spend less” dilemma Any small business owner knows that keeping costs low is critical to success. The same applies to bailing out of the rat race. It can’t be done unless costs are low, or income is high, of course both would be nice. However, there… Continue reading Less time, no time – The “earn more” or “spend less” dilemma
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