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 been following my blog, you know that my dream is to give Read More

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 beginning there was an idea. That idea was to Read More

With a non-existent budget for a swimming pond and a very flexible time line, how have we suddenly ended up with a tight deadline to get a hole dug? If you missed the previous post, hubby and I were “discussing” which excavating guy to use to dig a hole for Read More

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 our location and chosen our pond liner. Read More

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 three little kids involved, we’ve decided to Read More

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 Read More

  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 Read More

If you ask Wikipedia, “A natural swimming pool or natural swimming pond (NSP) is a system consisting of a constructed body of water, where the water is contained by an isolating membrane or membranes, in which no chemicals or devices that disinfect or sterilize water are used, and all clarifying and purifying of the Read More