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gillianvann
Nov 20, 20232 min read
2013, we enter our renovating era
We had already renovated quite a few properties, mostly timber Qlder homes and some apartments, and I think being naive and confident...
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gillianvann
Aug 31, 20221 min read
Arriving in a new land.
Even though the data will tell you that Australia is surprisingly "same" across the whole island, I don't think when you first move you...
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gillianvann
Mar 8, 20222 min read
How to move interstate with 3 kids, 2 dogs and 3 cars.
Firstly, unless your kids are of driving age, you'll need to either sell the extra car, or store it with friends until you can return to...
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gillianvann
Feb 13, 20223 min read
Things go awry, mistakes made, but we muddle through.
We returned home to Brisbane full of excitement, and we were anxious to get our plans underway and began enthusiastically telling...
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gillianvann
Feb 4, 20223 min read
Piney Ridge Estate, our story
Our story begins in 2012, when some friends of ours in Brisbane quietly, privately had a conversation with us about perhaps, maybe,...
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gillianvann
Feb 4, 20222 min read
Step 2: visit again, with the kids
So in 2013 we were on a road trip to Victoria and we had a little bit of time spare, so we thought we'd drive home the long way, via...
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gillianvann
Feb 4, 20222 min read
When you know, you just know
There's an amazing scene in the Dirty Rotten Scoundrels movie (the 1988 one) where Lawrence asks Freddy what it is he wants (to go away)...
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