Them’s The Breaks

Them’s The Breaks

Living in a 2 storey house without stairs…and a broken ankle When I posted about living in a house with no stairs, a lot of folk (quite sensibly) raised concerns about how we would cope in this house if injury struck, or in our old age. Always ready to go the...
Getting to the Root of Things

Getting to the Root of Things

  Irrigation Method #1- Deep Pipe Irrigation Even though our property borders a creek, the ram pump and piston pump projects are still in the pipeline (ha ha), so we rely solely on rainfall for both household and garden water requirements. Our first fruit trees...
Hot Off the Press!

Hot Off the Press!

Are you worried that you will never see inside our fabulous house because we do not know you or like you?  Fear no longer! The Owner Builder magazine is a wonderful Australian publication which helped to fuel our own off-grid dreams.  The House that Worked Out is...