a sense of PLACE
Recently, during a break in the build, and with some time on our hands, we decided to reflect on leaving our home of 25 years;…
how SLOW can you go?
“The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great…
till DEATH us do part
When we married in our late teens, we took ‘till death us do part’ out of the vows we read; we just weren’t comfortable signing…
a LEAP of faith
In 1992, having recently had twin boys, we started a conversation around change; how could we raise our children with one parent at home? What…
HOME away from HOME
In a former life, and for more than 11 years, I travelled 90 kilometers daily for a job I loved in Toronto. For the most…
Show me the MONEY
One of the most challenging aspects of our new build has been managing the budget. Don’t get me wrong, I have been managing money for…
Having Blind FAITH
One of the most interesting outcomes for me in the process of designing and building a house, has been the learning that there is so…
The FAMILY that builds together…
The discussion went something like this “Who wants to take care of us when we’re older, so we can age in place and die at…
