For the next month and a half I was like a 10 year old boy frantically playing on a set of monkey bars at the local playground. Undoubtedly the lessons I learnt from this were to embrace the power of modern technology but never neglect that which is tried and true. Conveniently I was still […]

Tim came out, assessed the job, looked at the 120 year old bricks with an air of concern and got to it. For the next month we worked through the unreasonably wet winter weather. Tim battling against the four different sized bricks that he had to Tetris together, and me, the newbie, trying to shovel […]

BREAKING GROUND I had already engaged a builder, Brett, and a plumber, Tony, to help with the slab. I asked Brett to help with the slab as I thought it would be best to ensure the foundations were laid as close to perfect as possible to set the house up for the best chance of […]

Mum had also been patiently holding on to the block of land specifically for me for a few years now. It often dawned on me that I was more than likely holding her back, so I figured the stars were aligning and this was definitely the best time to pull the trigger. These two, selfless […]

I spent 19 months travelling Asia, Europe, North America and then living the “Australian dream” doing a snow season with Holly in Whistler, Canada. Eventually the two of us landed in the UK. Holly’s father, Rupert, had sadly passed away the previous year and so we moved to the UK and lived with her mum, […]

The isolation that came with working in a remote community thousands of kilometres from my friends and family weighed down on me immensely. Working 12 hours a day for 26 of my 28 days away meant I was forced to actively pursue those connections in the limited time I had, even more so when the […]

I was always working in the big shed making things with dad for the cottages, or by myself making whatever I could dream up, or in mum’s studio painting and creating. It was an upbringing that was truly inspirational for my imagination, with the freedom of limitless creative expression. It was a time that laid […]

This is the story of how the Nook came to be. A journey of life’s twists and turns, love and loss, friends and family, teamwork and support, dedication and dreaming. Thank you to all of those involved and all of those yet to be. See you all at the little house on the hill. Holly […]