Floorboards, Fenestration and the Miller House Tractor Shed Everybody has a builder story… especially in South Auckland with the present building explosion we are enduring. As soon as you mention “old house” 95% of tradesmen are never heard from again and the others start discussing estimate figures that a real estate agent might quote…
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Invercargill has arrived as a tourist destination in its own right
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A couple of days ago across on Ulva with a couple from Auckland almost the first birds we saw was a Saddleback couple busy home building.
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A sea of orange jackets is the norm for our region with some 1300 road workers on the road and about the town not to mention the influx of contractors who are working to repair earthquake damaged homes throughout our region.
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Ancient Sediments from Deep Below Where in the world is this? Any guesses? Which continent? Well it is a mixture. You don’t have to be a scientist to go exploring, however, many scientists visit this site and/or monitor its activity from afar. On a glorious sunny day in early August we…
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Season Preparation and Local Attractions Greetings from Carl and Jeanne at Picton, at the top of the South Island. We have been busy preparing McCormick House for the busy Summer season ahead. With warm North Westerly conditions, gardening is a great sunny option. Our local wood pigeons are feasting on local Kowhai trees. Tuis and…
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Hidden Lodge Winter Excitement Winter is one of our favorite seasons at Hidden Lodge, the town is so beautiful at the moment and there is so much happening. The official Winter Festival went off without a hitch and ski season is in now in full swing. There has been tonnes of snow dumped, and the…
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Musings of a Landscape Gardner All the years I have resisted buying a leaf blower as a gadget I did not need, I do enjoy raking leaves, but this year’s storms and the now substantial size of the oak trees have convinced me to relent. Of course now there is no holding me,…
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Iris’ Garden Iris has a little sign in her garden >> “To Live off Your Garden you almost need to Live in Your Garden” and to be fair she is never happier than in amongst her plants. And of course our guests love the fresh from garden produce that appears in snacks and nibbles. Gardens…
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