Strong winds!
Our site is a little exposed up here… and that’s the result of the last storm: We used the garden hose to tie it to…
Category: A new life in NZ (2014-now)
Designing an eco home that works
The section In January 2014, ten months before we actually arrived in New Zealand, we found an interesting piece of land that was for sale online.…
You’re building your first house for your enemy, your second one for your friend and your third one for yourself
In the German-speaking area, the title of this blog post is a well-known Confucius quote, but since I couldn’t find any references in the English part…
Planting zone 1
Now we can finally start planting the “inner ring” of plants that are closest to our house. While our orchard and veggie beds are already thriving…
Garlic powder
One of my favourite spices: Garlic powder. It adds a nice taste to any steak or BBQ dish, as it doesn’t get as easily burned…
Refinishing the dining table
Let’s face it: After 8 years of heavy duty our colonial style dining table didn’t make a good picture in our new home. The red-ish…
Upcycling: Benches for the garden
During roof construction for the house our builders ordered one 4m long glued timer beam too much. Instead of dumping it we thought we could create…
New year’s eve at Kaiteriteri
Fireworks are rare in NZ, but Kaiteriteri camp ground organized a nice one this year: