by priscillawaugh | Jun 19, 2013 | Articles
. . . well, eventually we will. There will be windows on the south-facing wall, so one of these days there will be real happy smiling little faces peering in from the playground. This may not happen for a while, for reasons both of cost and of security. But...
by priscillawaugh | Jun 18, 2013 | Articles
In case you don’t speak Maori, I can tell you that that means “Be Vigilant!” and it was my school motto. It also translated, according to my brother and his waggish friends, as “Watch your back!” I can also tell you that it was a bit...
by priscillawaugh | Jun 17, 2013 | Articles
Everyone passing the site is mightily impressed with the progress being made on our community centre. Even better, they are coming up with fantastic ideas on how they would like to see it used. Today’s ideas were Karate classes and an outreach clinic for...
by priscillawaugh | Jun 14, 2013 | Articles
Well, perhaps every home needs a wheelbarrow. But once happily ensconced in the new building, we might have to find somewhere else to keep ours. This, though, will be the new kitchen, with the main hall off to the right of the picture.And looking back into the kitchen...
by priscillawaugh | Jun 13, 2013 | Articles
This is a really exciting bit, where you can start to feel the spaces created by the building team. The children’s room on the eastern wing (the playground is behind us): The front of the building, with kitchen and office front of the main hall: And the new...
by priscillawaugh | Jun 12, 2013 | Articles
Since earliest times, buildings have been recycled into other buildings . . . or into roads, footpaths, garden walls – you name it. Which is good news for environmentalists, but probably less good for archaeologists, when Roman villas such as the beautiful and...
