Trading the mortgage for a meadow
We're Cherrie and Paul. We sold up in Western Australia and bought 5 acres on Tasmania's North West coast, with the goal of building our own kit home and garden from the ground up. Come along for the mud, the mistakes and the magic.
What we share here
Real, honest, sometimes hilarious life from two people learning as they go. We're sharing it all to inspire you to be brave and go where you want to grow.
The Tasmanian Property Check
Send us an address and tell us your dream. You'll get a clear, branded Property Report of the pros and cons, matched to what you want: zoning, overlays, bushfire, flood, access, water, power, slope and more, plus the questions to ask the agent and the costs nobody mentions.
$14 AUD per property
Can't get to Tasmania to see it? Add Boots on the Ground and we'll visit for you.
Start your tree change with a free guide
Printable PDFs we wish we'd had before we sold up and moved across the country. Download, print, scribble all over them.
- Tree Change Starter Checklist
- Questions to Ask Before You Buy Land in Tasmania
- More on the way as we build
Meet the family she dreams it, he builds it
Cherrie
the dreamer
A visionary, green thumb and serial idea dreamer. Loves nature, animals and a good research rabbit hole, and always sees what could be.
Paul
the doer
Industrial and mechanical designer and natural problem-solver. If Cherrie dreams it, Paul works out how to build it (with a spreadsheet).
Holly
chief of mud
Our fluffy white Samoyed and social butterfly. Believes every stranger is a friend she hasn't met yet, and that mud and white fur absolutely do mix.
Delilah
site supervisor
Professional cuddle recipient, windowsill enthusiast and household bedtime enforcer. Accepts adoration on demand and considers everyone's schedule secondary to her own.
Join us on the journey
Build updates, garden wins (and fails), Tasmanian tree-change tips and first dibs on new guides. Roughly once a month. No spam, promise.
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