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Our Block Update

Posted on April 23, 2015 by mgardz

There is a lovely saying “life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass it’s about learning to dance in the rain”. It encapsulates the sentiment of the moment actually. Our building journey has been incredibly difficult and rather eventful … Continue reading →

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First “Mow”

Posted on April 12, 2015 by mgardz

On Friday Hubby ticked the first thing off the list and ran the whippa snipper over the weeds. Too much rock for a mower! He said the weeds claimed a whole roll of whippa snipper line and he decided to … Continue reading →

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Our Block

Posted on March 29, 2015 by mgardz

Since both our neighbours have started and the fence is up, our block of 733m2 looks smaller than we first thought! The lovely view is a nice reminder that all this stress will be worth it and it will be … Continue reading →

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Our Block Update

Posted on March 20, 2015 by mgardz

Officially feeling left out, both our neighbours have started so this will probably be the last time the set of three will be vacant. You can see J&C’s fence up now with their Scottie Cam picture and it looks like … Continue reading →

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Our Block Update

Posted on November 11, 2014 by mgardz

My cousin made me laugh so much with his impression of how he thinks the block will look so I had to share…   Really needed a laugh after the frustration of how long its all taking to make the patch … Continue reading →

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Settlement!

Posted on November 10, 2014 by mgardz

So today it just got a little more real. Our land settled! She’s ours. Our Convayancers Bec and Sandy from Glenmore Conveyancing are FANTASTIC! Second time we have used them and they are wonderful. Wonder what the block will look … Continue reading →

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Our Block Update

Posted on November 4, 2014 by mgardz

Just about the only one as organised as my anal retentive self, is our Conveyancer! Everyone else seems  to need a significant amount of micro managing and it’s making my head hurt! Anyway it seems the bank now has their … Continue reading →

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Our Block Update

Posted on October 29, 2014 by mgardz

I really needed some cheering up yesterday so I drove past the block just to reassure myself that it’s all worth it.The block’s park is now finished so made me feel a little better that it’s all just going to … Continue reading →

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Our Block Update

Posted on October 28, 2014 by mgardz

So finally something exciting, our land registered yesterday! 2 weeks until settlement and she will be officially ours! It only took a month to register. Hopefully they are as swift at approving our plans when we get to that stage. … Continue reading →

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Our Block Update

Posted on October 19, 2014 by mgardz

Still no news on the land registration, or on Masterton’s plans. All this waiting is making me go crazy! Here are some progress pics on the landscaping of the beautiful view we will have, there are shrubs all the way … Continue reading →

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Our Block Update

Posted on October 13, 2014 by mgardz

We went across to the block yesterday for our weekly visit and we now have some turf along the council strip and the estate are landscaping the area surrounding the dam we face which will be lovely. The garden pictured … Continue reading →

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So it begins…

Posted on September 30, 2014 by mgardz

We have been toying around with the idea of building for some time but so many factors came into consideration. We really love where we live at the moment, the suburb, the location and the fact that we have some … Continue reading →

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