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Unfortunately this is a post about our solar aspirations... Before we put the wind and hydro to work, I thought it would be a good idea to get in some “quick solar” to run the place, so I’ve been doing some research. I know I left this waaaay too late. I didn’t even start looking at this until the plant room was nearly finished. The thought of getting stuck into something that is a fast-evolving field too early felt a little futile and the sheer vastness of sources, products

A little bit from the mill... We had to back-burner it a little after the critical repairs were done, and while we were focusing on the house, but there has been a little movement. The upstairs floor has now been reinstated giving us vital storage area not only for things that are currently crammed into the caravan, but also for mountains of crap that will survive the purge when we move house. The preparations for that are currently underway and my next post will be about the

Are you ready to hear our sob story? Typo intended... It has been nearly three years since the inception of this little project. Back in 2023 when we were putting the wetland in place, we asked the digger man to make a little rectangular dip in the ground for our foundation (in hindsight it ended up a little too deep). Then nothing happened for almost a year. It was our intention to hold a cob workshop at the first SPAB party but as no teacher was found at the time, this idea

... since my last blog post. Ever since we embarked on the restoration of the house, it has been like working two full time jobs. I'm not...

Hi everyone. We've been quiet for a while, but we've not been idle. In fact, it's been a ridiculously busy time with a bunch of things on...