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  • The Lord speaks and we obey

    The Lord speaks and we obey

    In today’s post, I will talk about something I’ve had on my heart to write about, but I didn’t really know what to say. You see, the Mad Scientist and I are firm believers, but we are also cautious to write much about our views in a public forum because topics like religion and politics…

  • Sickness and more possibilities for property!

    Sickness and more possibilities for property!

    Hi all, I’m sure you have all been wondering where we’ve been and why we haven’t posted in awhile.  Well, right after our big adventure post, the Mad Scientist, the kids and I all came down with the flu! We all spent pretty much the whole of last week with 39°C/102.2°F fevers.  Our youngest two…

  • An Unexpected Journey

    An Unexpected Journey

    Our journey into the mysterious back blocks of Canterbury.

  • Property Woes

    Property Woes

    Hi everyone! I thought I would start our day with a brief update on where we are at.  As you know we began our journey at our city home and have gotten to the point where we are ready to move out to a larger homestead or lifestyle block.  We put an offer in on…

  • Status Update

    Status Update

    Hi guys, There’s no video to upload yet.  I’m still working out bugs with iMovie.  I haven’t used it before, so I’m taking my time to get the first film right before I upload it for your viewing pleasure. In the meanwhile, we have had two forms of property inspections done on the lifestyle block…

  • Reasons for Change

    Reasons for Change

    Good evening, Many of our friends and family members are asking us why we’ve decided to make this big change.  It’s a big thing, I suppose, to go and seek employment outside of one’s field and sell your existing city property to fund the purchase of a rural one. Unfortunately for the Mad Scientist and…

  • Please excuse our mess!

    Please excuse our mess!

    Getting our city home on the market takes a lot of work.

  • Crunch Time or Time Crunch?

    Crunch Time or Time Crunch?

    Hi everyone, When last we left off the Mad Scientist and I were posting our very first blog post and introducing ourselves. Now some of you will know that we currently reside in a small house in a city on the South Island of New Zealand. Some of you might also surmise that we’re not…

  • Introducing ourselves

    Introducing ourselves

    Our first blog post