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OK, so I am the world’s slackest blogger.  I went to a workshop on using social media to market your artwork during the week and the key message was to be regular with your posts.  Well my bad, but it’s been seven months since my last post and I’ve been threatening to do it butContinueContinue reading “It’s been a while . . .”

Well, not actually in sight, that might be a bit optimistic as it is going to take years til we finish. However, we did receive our Certificate of Occupancy on the 14th of August which was a big milestone for us. That means only one more inspection and we can  have our final certificate forContinueContinue reading “The end is in sight . . .”

It’s now the middle of winter here and the mornings have been frosty and cold but generally followed by beautiful clear days with blue sky from horizon to horizon.  We came back from our annual holidays with spending money to spare which we have invested in getting the house to the next level.  We areContinueContinue reading “Lots going on at Banksia Hollow”

It has been such a long time since I posted on here as we have been so busy doing the house I haven’t had time to write about it. Things have gone ahead in leaps and bounds with the solar on and working really well, the kitchen installed, the plumbing and electrical roughed in, walkContinueContinue reading “It’s starting to look like a proper house . . .”

Something a bit different for this post . . . a story I recently wrote and would like to share. We were recently introduced to the writings of Henry David Thoreau and have discovered that this 19th century American philosopher had views on life similar to our own.  He withdrew for a time into theContinueContinue reading “Our Walden Pond”