Kath and I've been thinking about food.
We want to make the plot as self sustaining as possible, but neither have us have grown more than a carrot in our lives.
Now we have 2 beds of veggies in big planters in Imhoff's. It's a practise run.
Today we went to volunteer for a couple of hours at a permaculture garden in Constantia at the Alphen vet. It's being run by our neighbour's tenant Karen. Going to learn a lot there. Can't wait.
Sunday, 16 March 2014
Tuesday, 4 March 2014
Trees got to go
Got quote from tree felling company.
I'm loathe to cut down any tree, be it blue gum or pine.
Both have to go in this case. The Gum - it's raining on my neighbor. The Pine - apparently it's a very invasive species.
The hole left from the Pine is going to be the start of a small leiwater dam.
We'll try and harvest as much timber as possible - or else firewood.
Goodbye big trees
I'm loathe to cut down any tree, be it blue gum or pine.
Both have to go in this case. The Gum - it's raining on my neighbor. The Pine - apparently it's a very invasive species.
The hole left from the Pine is going to be the start of a small leiwater dam.
We'll try and harvest as much timber as possible - or else firewood.
Goodbye big trees
1st House Planning
Saturday 1st March
Kommetjie school sport's day. Erin won her race :) Ben had to sit out with his sore ankle :(
Then packed the car and off to Greyton to meet the potential prefab wood builder.
Erwin's designs are amazing - www.amazingplaces.co.za . He walked us through some potential designs and then we we up there on the plot trying to measure them out to see if they would work.
This is a pic of his Greyton home which would be similar to ours if we go for the prefab pod house approach:
And these are the drawings he did sitting with Erwin in his house:
Ok so tried to measure out the deisngs from Erwin, but not enough rope actually so decided to buy more, and a longer measuring tape and try again tomorrow.
Off to the Blue Hippo for the night - what a special place.
Back to the plot and trying to measure out the potential structure for the house. The plot is extremely narrow -18m - and flipping long -130m.. But that narrowness means we are close to the neighbours and need to be clever about the structure and future plant growth for privacy.
Big old and very friendly tortoise keeping the grass short.
Then after burning in the sun all day on the plot, we went to remind ourselves of what lay on our doorstep :)
Kommetjie school sport's day. Erin won her race :) Ben had to sit out with his sore ankle :(
Then packed the car and off to Greyton to meet the potential prefab wood builder.
Erwin's designs are amazing - www.amazingplaces.co.za . He walked us through some potential designs and then we we up there on the plot trying to measure them out to see if they would work.
This is a pic of his Greyton home which would be similar to ours if we go for the prefab pod house approach:
And these are the drawings he did sitting with Erwin in his house:
Ok so tried to measure out the deisngs from Erwin, but not enough rope actually so decided to buy more, and a longer measuring tape and try again tomorrow.
Off to the Blue Hippo for the night - what a special place.
The Tee-Pee village is inspirational.
And Jay has been hard at work here
Back to the plot and trying to measure out the potential structure for the house. The plot is extremely narrow -18m - and flipping long -130m.. But that narrowness means we are close to the neighbours and need to be clever about the structure and future plant growth for privacy.
Big old and very friendly tortoise keeping the grass short.
Then after burning in the sun all day on the plot, we went to remind ourselves of what lay on our doorstep :)
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