The sun was shining and although there were threats of a southerly to blow in we decided to make the hike up Mount Kaukau which is right behind Khandallah where we live. It’s an uphill climb that I did on New Year’s Day where the views of Wellington and... Avid readers of my blog may remember earlier in the year that this executive-domestic managed new heights of frustration with interference and mind changing of colossal proportions by the powers to be where I work. But, hey I got over it at the time so that’s... You have to look closer to see progress on the house build this week. After a glorious week with no days lost because of rain the builders have continued to make great progress putting in ever increasing amounts of detailed components.The roof framing has been... I escaped New Zealand this week for a quick trip across the Tasman to Australia on a fact finding mission for a project at work. You’d think that getting from Capital City Wellington to Capital City Canberra would be a simple journey to make. Not so! It took 12... The builders have continued to zoom ahead with the roof trusses and bracing almost in place. It’s amazing to see the house in its full skeleton. With a bit of luck and some good weather this week it will be framed on the veranda and ready to put its hat on.... 