Gareth always wanted a blank canvas

So, as you can see, been busy with a bit of earth moving over the last week or so. For those of you that have been to Carool, you will realise the enormity of what has been done. The picture doesn't give you perspective - but we now sure gotta lot of hill! More soon. 

The Technology Tangle

I created our blog a week ago and it's great to see that our friends are starting to follow. When I posted details of the blog on my facebook page, I had a suggestion to create a fan club so that they could follow. I had thought the follower section on blogger was for that purpose. Well, I've created the fan club for Escape Retreat and and have linked this on to our blog, but now I'm not sure what to do with the Facebook page.... does that mean I have to update in both locations? I thought having spent the majority of my working life in technology organisations that I was completely 'au fait' with all of this? Oh to be gen y or z!

Hive of activity

Finally getting rid of that damn Camphor Laurel grove (if you don't know how much of a problem Camphor Laurel trees are in NSW then read here FNC Weeds )

Here are the guys clearing up the front fence line for our new fence and hedge and along the side of our new entrance. Just in time for Gareth to start building a gorgeous new garden to compliment those on our title pic he has built.

Things are moving!!

It's great to finally see things happening. We first started talking to architects and builders in 2008 and as most people know this is not a simple process. After 8 months in council, we received our development consent in January 2010. Now we're knee deep in civil & structural engineers, architect, consultants, excavators, tree loppers.... you name it, they're here. And we haven't even started building yet!
Strange how every time you make a phone call it seems to cost you $5000 these days.....
Anyway, it's all part of the 'escape' plan......more detail on that later. Cheers.