Build a natural swimming pond â Conclusion
The Last Post If youâve followed this blog from the beginning, youâd 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 from busy to bedlam. (And if you havenât read […]
Build a natural swimming pond â Pt 9
The Day the Pond got Car Jacked! Weâve certainly had our âmomentsâ during this project. It started as an idea, became a dream and at times came close to becoming a nightmare. But three daughters asking âcan we have a swim yet?â has kept my determination up. Our very limited budget has needed us to innovate […]
Build a natural swimming pond â Pt 8
Brain-eating Amoeba and Other Possibilities If youâve followed this blog from the start (a big thanks for that), youâll know that it has been a long series of holes being dug and then being filled again. Â And the reed bed is no different, except for the fact that it is the last hole! Iâve read […]
Build a natural swimming pond â Pt 7
Boys and Their Toys… OK â itâs 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 thank you), the last post seemed to raise a […]
Build a natural swimming pond â Pt 6
Sand, Cement, Water and One Very Irate Woman! Well, well, well â three holes in the ground. (OK â so itâs 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 youâve been following my blog, you know that my dream […]
Build a natural swimming pond â Pt 5
The (W)hole Disaster Continues… Even if youâve been paying close attention as youâve followed my journey into the unknown, youâre forgiven if youâve lost track of where Iâm at.  Even Iâve lost track of where Iâm at ?  A quick recap is undoubtedly warranted⌠In the beginning there was an idea. That idea was to […]
Build a natural swimming pond â Pt 4
The (W)hole Disaster! If this is the first time youâve read my blog, hereâs a quick summary â We are a family with three young children (two with disabilities). Â I got the idea into my head to build a natural swimming pond for them. Â Weâve found our location and chosen our pond liner. Â Now we […]
Build a natural swimming pond â Pt 3
Snakes and ladders! Yes, this is kind of what I had in mind. Well sure⌠bigger and finished but Iâm sure you get the idea. Read on, fellow travellers.  There is a sound logic behind all this.  Just ask my husband⌠The adventure continues â So, with three little kids involved, weâve decided to build a […]
Build a natural swimming pond â Pt 2
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 swim with them, or stay at the waters edge. […]
Build a natural swimming pond â Pt 1
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 of our children have disabilities and âswimmingâ a.k.a. playing […]