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Outrigger Canoe
While in Hawai’i, I found this canoe just sitting on the beach. Outrigger canoe racing has become a popular canoeing sport, with numerous clubs located around the world. Outrigger Canoe Racing is the...
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To deck or not to deck…
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. We had our hearts set on a beautiful Merbau deck for our outdoor room – at least until we came...
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Developer Approval!
Merry Christmas to us! We received our developer approval on the 24th of December! We pretty much figured this would be the most difficult step of the whole approval process. Here’s hoping it was. The...
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A Balinese style landscaped backyard
As Megan and I continue on our quest to prepare for and create a backyard oasis in which we can enjoy what little free time we have, we find ourselves constantly returning to the resort style living we...
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Organising our life
Unpacking is a lot like Christmas – each box you open you find stuff you’ve completely forgotten about. Especially if you build a house and it has all been in storage for months! We’ve spent the...
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More soil, more work
Our house, before bricking. I think the grand total to date was 21 tons of topsoil, roadbase, and garden soil. Yesterday that tally rose to 28 tons, with another six sitting in our front yard ready to...
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How does landscaping add to the value of your home?
As we start our never-ending task of landscaping our home, I did a bit of research around the benefits of having a well landscaped home. Needless to say, the benefits significantly outweigh any pain...
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Drought tolerant, tropical landscaping
Often you model the ‘theme’ of your home based around a holiday destination or even an event/time in your life. In our case, this involved both – we were in Hawai’i for both our engagement and...
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