Posts in House Project

Sabbatical Reflections: Back Home, But Not Done Yet

Since October 25th, we’re officially back in Switzerland — well, almost all of us. Jane returned a bit earlier to rejoin her classmates after fall[…]

Building, Waiting, Learning

Here we are again, with another update from Crete. It’s been a while since our last post in August, and that gap in time reflects[…]

The Big Roof Drama

Hello friends, family, and fellow dreamers! It’s time for another update from our dusty (but slowly rising) corner of Crete! When we last wrote about[…]

From Concrete Chaos to Sunset Bliss: More Adventures in Building Our Dream Home

Here we are again with another chapter of “How to Build a House in Crete (and Stay (Mostly) Sane)”. If you’ve been following along, you’ll[…]

Building Dreams in Crete – A Tale of Concrete, Bureaucracy & Water (or the lack thereof)

Greetings from sunny Crete. We’ve officially entered what we’d call the “romantic chaos” phase of construction. That’s when the dream is real, the concrete is[…]

Construction is starting soon!

Today was an exciting day! Not only did we finally see the sun for the first time since arriving, but we also met with our[…]

We Finally Have Our Building Permit!

After almost 2.5 years we finally received our building permit today! Honestly, we weren’t entirely sure that it would happen… we’ve been told many times[…]