"Matt and Carrie" and the Great "Spovel" Debate

The "Spovel" Debate

What is a spade? AND What is a shovel?

In NZ we call the blue-handled square-ended one a SPADE. This is for digging holes as it has a cutting edge.

The pointed long-handled one is called a SHOVEL. This is for sliding into heaps of stuff and lifting it.

Carrie and Matt are demonstating the finer points of resting using your spade or shovel.

" Manil, Dharmi and Allen"

"Ben and Jude".

Ben and Jude from Tauranga stayed for a couple of days

I wish he had stayed a lot longer. He is the mastermind who designed the "Prow gable".

"Yukihro"

Yuki mined "MtFuji", dodged "King Kong" and made @ 100
large mud bricks.

He was turning 21 so we had a "21st" for him.

"Kyooko"

Kyooko..we will always think of your wonderful smile...

when are you coming back??

P.S. Dec 06- we got a NEW electric beater!!!

"Kae Abe".

Kae & Shannah

Kae came back to stay for a few weeks in October. It was like having a relative come to visit.

Xmas 2005 "Mee ( Jansaree)

The frames are up.

Mee (Janseree) was with us for Xmas 2005 .

Jansaree helped plant this corner of Alynne's Line

Our FIRST WWOOFers

Foundations are completed with
the help of Graham & Alyn from
Canada, our first WWOOfer's, thanx
guys you were so much help bending steel and helping to pour
the first of 25meters of concrete.

22 tonne of logs

27 tonne of "Douglas Fir (Oregon)" arrive.

"The first Post Hole is bored"

28 august 2005