Life in NZ – The First 10 Years (2006 to 2016)

May 24, 2010

Cattlestop, Part II

You may recall that last June we bought ourselves a used cattle stop which we wanted to install at our front gate so that we could keep our gate open AND keep out any four-legged hoofed animals.   It was quite a journey to get the cattle stop to Wainui and […]
March 20, 2010

Heating Installation, Phase 1 (Mar 1 – 12, 2010)

Pete was only gone for a week from his February visit before he was back again for another ten day stint.  And also along was his bother Barry or ‘Baz’ or ‘Purple’ as he’s known to be called.  Purple was going to be his right-hand man in this next stage […]
March 20, 2010

Bedrooms

It’s been a while since my last post in December.   We all enjoyed a very long summer break where house renovations were the last thing on anyone’s mind as it was time to enjoy the short-seasoned summer and all that it offers:  BBQ’s, the beach, basking in the sun, Kiwiburn, […]
January 12, 2010

Decade in Review

Happy New Year everyone and welcome to a new decade!   I can’t believe the aughts are over as I clearly remember New Years Eve 1999 and being so excited to ring in the new millennium.  And now the first ten years are over.   How fast it has gone. My friend […]