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Day In The Life – Living in Nicaragua With a 5 Month Old Baby Girl

Posted on February 20, 2015 by hollybeck27
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The New Dipping Pool

Posted on December 27, 2014 by hollybeck27

The house is now mostly finished, and we have an 11 week old baby girl named Luna. Little Luna has occupied most of our time lately, so I’m way behind on blog posts. Eventually I’ll get a chance to take … Continue reading →

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Video Tour of the New House

Posted on August 4, 2014 by hollybeck27

We are six months into building our new 2 bedroom 2 bath house in Northern Nicaragua at Brisas Del Alma in Aposentillo, and it’s just about done! All we’re missing is a few little details that should be complete within … Continue reading →

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Sneak Peak At our New House

Posted on August 1, 2014 by hollybeck27

I can hardly believe it, but the house is nearly complete. Way back in February our contractor promised to have it finished by the end of July, but as anyone who has ever built in Nicaragua (or anywhere else in … Continue reading →

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House in Progress Tour

Posted on May 13, 2014 by hollybeck27

In Part 2 of our Nesting in Nicaragua series, Holly is one week shy of being six months pregnant and the house has been under construction for five months. The roof is mostly on and you can start to get … Continue reading →

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Brisas House Progress in Late April

Posted on April 30, 2014 by hollybeck27

After four months of construction, we have walls completed to roof height, the roof of the bodega is finished, and we’re starting to install the alfajias (rafters) that will hold the roof of the main house. It’s the end of April. The … Continue reading →

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Breaking in the Beach House

Posted on December 27, 2013 by hollybeck27

It was a long time coming (8 months to be exact), but the beach house is finally finished! Ok, so it’s not totally finished. There are still plenty of details to be addressed. We’ve got trim to put up, painting … Continue reading →

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Planting Non-GMO Corn and Beginning to Build at Brisas

Posted on September 28, 2013 by hollybeck27

We are the proud owners of Lot #22 at Brisas Del Alma in Aposentillo, Northern Nicaragua. Since buying our lot a few months ago we’ve started making some improvements. The fence and some tree planting came first. Now we’ve hooked … Continue reading →

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Beach House Roof Construction

Posted on July 22, 2013 by hollybeck27

The next step in the saga to build a beach house in Northern Nicaragua is complete. We’ve got a roof! When building anything in this country, you’ve gotta have patience. Lots of patience!

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Beach House Progress – Slow and Steady

Posted on June 15, 2013 by hollybeck27

The whole process has been really slow, but at least it’s been steady. We bought a beachfront concession lot back in April of 2012. It wasn’t easy and you can read the full story here. Since then we’ve been working … Continue reading →

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