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As Much as Things Change…

Here on the Homestead, things can change so fast:

Their discovery
1 November 2025
Out and About
12 November 2025
Feathering Up
19 November 2025
“Just leave them to their own devices,
Cousin Lucas”
29 December 2025
Part of the Flock
Today

Actually, not just on the Homestead. At the City Campus, too

Hey, something’s happening next door
25 June 2025
Foundation work?
July 2025
Little houses made of ticky-tacky 24 September 2025
Outside finished 22 November 2025
On the Market
Today

But some things reassuringly can be counted on to stay the same

Where’s Breakfast?!
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Published by unionhomestead

This story began as a family's fumbling attempt to live The Good Life in suburbia; the awesome suburb of New Brighton, Christchurch, New Zealand to be exact. Our wonderful neighbours tolerated our hair brained schemes as yet more lawn was turned into garden and more animals were introduced until there was just no more room left and there was nothing else for it... we moved to the country. So, here we now are: an extended family of humans, cats, ducks, chickens, and goats trying to step as lightly as possible on this gorgeous planet while still enjoying the internet and good television. We've got 5 acres of land to play with, a whole new township to meet, and neighbours who do this sort of thing for a living...what could go wrong? You want a list?! This lifestyle of ours isn't always pretty; There's meteoric highs and the most cataclysmic of lows. Our intent is to share all these - our idiotic mistakes, glorious triumphs, outcomes both lucky and unlucky; and those thigh slapping, tear spurting, belly laughing moments that often follow all of the above - through this blog and our Facebook page www.facebook.com/unionhomestead. We reckon everyday is a school day and, if you're maybe pondering having a go at this lifestyle yourself, you will always be able to call up this blog and say with ultimate conviction, "At least we're not as bad as them."

4 comments

    • Its a double edged sword as there was all kinds of shenanigans happening in the empty section and having the townhouses next door has increased our property value but,phew, they’re close!

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  2. Like puppies, chickens grow up so quickly. With the town houses now ready for sale, you are no longer living next door to a building site. I hope you have good neighbours. Medium density housing can be a mixed blessing or not a blessing at all. Do you feel the goats have trained you well?

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