Build a natural swimming pond – Conclusion
Last Updated on October 6, 2015 by Team Ideas24 The Last Post If you’ve followed this blog from the beginning, you’d be forgiven for thinking that I perhaps never got to finish our pond because of the brain eating amoeba. Alas, nearly as surprising, we added a fourth girl to our lives which sent us […]
Build a natural swimming pond – Pt 9
Last Updated on October 3, 2015 by Team Ideas24 The Day the Pond got Car Jacked! We’ve certainly had our ‘moments’ during this project. It started as an idea, became a dream and at times came close to becoming a nightmare. But three daughters asking ‘can we have a swim yet?’ has kept my determination […]
Build a natural swimming pond – Pt 8
Last Updated on October 3, 2015 by Team Ideas24 Brain-eating Amoeba and Other Possibilities If you’ve followed this blog from the start (a big thanks for that), you’ll know that it has been a long series of holes being dug and then being filled again. And the reed bed is no different, except for the […]
Build a natural swimming pond – Pt 7
Last Updated on October 3, 2015 by Team Ideas24 Boys and Their Toys… OK – it’s been a while! But before I could continue with the latest antics of our swimming pond project, I had to take a deep breath. Why? Because although the overwhelming feedback for my first series of posts was positive (for which I […]
Build a natural swimming pond – Pt 6
Last Updated on October 3, 2015 by Team Ideas24 Sand, Cement, Water and One Very Irate Woman! Well, well, well – three holes in the ground. (OK – so it’s an old and tired joke). Actually, we just have one very big hole in our yard, with a factory second fibreglass pool in it. See? If you’ve […]
Build a natural swimming pond – Pt 5
Last Updated on September 28, 2015 by Team Ideas24 The (W)hole Disaster Continues… Even if you’ve been paying close attention as you’ve followed my journey into the unknown, you’re forgiven if you’ve lost track of where I’m at. Even I’ve lost track of where I’m at ? A quick recap is undoubtedly warranted… In the […]
Build a natural swimming pond – Pt 4
Last Updated on October 3, 2015 by Team Ideas24 The (W)hole Disaster! If this is the first time you’ve read my blog, here’s a quick summary – We are a family with three young children (two with disabilities). I got the idea into my head to build a natural swimming pond for them. We’ve found […]
Build a natural swimming pond – Pt 3
Last Updated on October 3, 2015 by Team Ideas24 Snakes and ladders! Yes, this is kind of what I had in mind. Well sure… bigger and finished but I’m sure you get the idea. Read on, fellow travellers. There is a sound logic behind all this. Just ask my husband… The adventure continues – So, with […]
Build a natural swimming pond – Pt 2
Last Updated on September 25, 2015 by Team Ideas24 Location, location, location… We live on 100 acres, so technically, we could have located our swimming pond in a thousand different locations. The reality however was that we needed the pond close to the house. Not all of our children are water safe, so we either […]
Build a natural swimming pond – Pt 1
Last Updated on September 24, 2015 by Team Ideas24 In the beginning: So, what possesses a woman with a three, four and six year old to decide to build a natural swimming pond? Well believe it or not, it was a picture on The Owner Builder Network Facebook page that started the ball rolling. Two […]