We moved into the new kitchen area on 4-10-16, slightly behind schedule (just like everything in Hawaii). We found some discounted flooring materials at Home Depot which has added a nice finish to the interior. I also picked up a tank-less water heater off of Craig’s list and installed that so we officially have a […]
On Saturday 2-13-16 Bonny and I started construction on the outdoor kitchen area, we poured the concrete footings after forming up some re-bar inside some scrap pipe that I shipped over in the container. Big thanks to my previous employer (Titanium Excavation) for letting me take some of it home. On 2-20-16 […]
The Ohia Lehua is a species of flowering evergreen tree. It produces a brilliant display of flowers ranging from fiery red to yellow. Ohia Lehua trees are usually the very first plants to grow on new lava flows. It is a common misconception that the word Ohia is used to refer to the tree and […]
With 2016 here now, we have a new list of goals to complete by years end. 2015 ended with us showering (outside) on our property for the first time ever (December 31st, 2015). Doesn’t sound like much right? Well it is! With the water tank set up and filled we have had the pleasure of […]
With a little help from a local Idahoan (Zak), we were able to get our water catchment tank set up this week. I built a small stand for the base and then we muscled it into place. Ten foot of gutter from the home depot and a little trip to the plumbing department and we […]