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Well, here we are wwwwhhhhooooppppp wwwwhhhhoooopppp, our adventures have just begun. We've been settling into our little bus well, and just feeling our way, simply recovering from a mantel time of complete craziness, and feeling good about it all. We broke away from our ties and spent last weekend at a friends beautiful lifestyle block, [...]
This blog is for everyone whos kindly supported, and helped us in so many ways to propel the project forward. So here we share our gratitude for all you amazing people out there and of course our little community who have pulled together and supported a good cause. We first had the seedling of an [...]
Wow-what a fast-changing world we all live in right now - I hope your all doing OK. As a family, we chose to lock down a week before NZ officially did, as we were increasingly worried about catching the coronavirus. Lola was still at the local school, so we needed to self isolate. As it [...]
Well, the bus refit is still very much ongoing, and we're truly getting there now, with all the carpentry being a wonderful combined effort by my dear Dad ( boatbuilder/carpenter ) visiting who really wanted to be part of the project despite on holiday : ) and a great boatbuilder friend Ian and of course [...]
OK well, we've been plodding on with the bus fit-out, but feeling like we're treading water with everything else! Anyhow, we seem to have got a few more jobs done recently which makes us feel like we're getting nearer to setting off. Just a few days ago the first logo went on the bus so [...]
The bus is now starting to take shape as we remove parts of the bus that don't work for us with what does work for us. The main reason for changing the layout of the bus is to allow us to lock a separate kitchen to keep food well out of reach and out of [...]
Looking back to when we were settled, in UK, Cornwall, two little cherubs Lola and Isla - 3 and 6 at this point. So life had been very routine, doing the playgroup/ schooling thing, with endless appointments with specialists for Isla. Although the appointments were supposed to be supportive and positive for Islas's development, we [...]
Our eldest daughter Lola has always had a love for cooking, be it daughter and Mum's time at home, or BBQs outside with family and friends or lessons at school. Ever since Lola was the little girl she's always enjoyed getting messy in the kitchen, and now in more recent years realizes that she has [...]
We look back and remember how hard those early days were. If we could had seen a family doing what we're about to do it would have given us hope during those early times with our future seeming so unknown and uncertain. So, for those of you who are new to PWS, there is light at the end [...]
