Why is making decisions so hard? Narrowed down the block choice to two. The Darlington battleaxe, vs the Swan View block with the well. I loved the Darlington block when I wasn’t on it. It was the perfect location, a secluded block – it shared the driveway with two other blocks, one of which was vacant and the other was just starting construction. I had a wily scheme to get around the BAL restrictions. Setting foot on it I would instantly start noticing the issues….Continue Reading “Making decisions”

The hunt for a block….my criteria were, in no particular order: between 15 and 20km from the city (because it’s a nice distance for cycle commuting – too close and it’s not worth getting hot and sweaty, too far and it’s too hard for my aging body to ride that distance. 🙂 minimum 1500sqm, to give the inevitable large dogs somewhere to run, with room for chickens, a garden and all the fun stuff. relatively flat, because I don’t have the budget for crazy earthworks….Continue Reading “Hunting for blocks”