Yeah!!! the chickens have moved to their new home and are starting to settle in. I can’t express how much it means to be able to sleep in past 4 o’clock in the a.m. without a rooster crowing right next to the house and tent every 15 minutes. We’ve penned off an area in...
Well we’re one month into construction and we’re now onto the second floor. We had a bit of a delay a couple of weeks ago when we realized that we were short lumber for the second floor joists, walls and rafters. It seems that the quantity surveyor that drew up the material list from...
Another month has gone by and life continues to be as busy as ever. We started the construction of our house with the post holes being dug for the main part of the house. Arthur brought a power auger from Canada which really helped with the digging. The digging crew appreciated the assistance. Footings...
Its already been two weeks since I’ve been back to Fiji after my 6 weeks in Canada. I thought that my visit to Canada went quickly but the past two weeks has been a whirl wind. Arthur has so much on the go right now so it’s been challenging for me to get caught...
We have been very busy during the past two weeks trying to get a lot done before I head back to Canada. Arthur will need a well-deserved rest once I leave this Saturday. I’ve tried to upload a few videos showing our progress on a number of projects on Vimeo as well as YouTube but...
Our progress with planting our root crops is progressing well. We now have approximately 7000 taro planted and about 3000 cassava planted. Most of these are for market but some are for our food supply. Until they are ready to harvest we have been eating a lot of rice. Occasionally we receive a donation...
As I see from the date of my last blog, it’s been over a month since I’ve posted an update on our adventure. As per usual we’ve had a very busy and challenging month. The first challenge for me was the extreme hot weather that followed TC Winston. There was about 2 to 3...
I celebrated my first birthday in Fiji this week. I’d like to thank everyone that sent birthday wishes. It was great to hear from so many of you. I had a great day cooking up a storm for a large group of people that came over in the evening for a kava drinking session....
First of all I’d like to let everyone know that Arthur and I and all our family in Fiji are well and doing okay after the category 5 tropical cyclone Winston hit Fiji on February 20th. Secondly, this is my 4th attempt to post this blog but due to limited and variable internet access...
This week’s project was to construct a small plant nursery so that we can start our next batch of Yasi seedlings. One of Arthur’s cousins provided us with approximately 1000 Yasi seeds. Yasi seeds don’t have a long shelf life so it’s important to plant them soon after they’ve been gathered to ensure the...