The Farmhouse

11 Selwyn Lake Road, Irwell,
RD 3
Leeston 7683

Tel: +64 3 329 1068

 

Flatmates or boarders Wanted   We are currently full untill the end of April

Last Updated (21 April 2012)

We are currently looking for            , easy going, openminded, reasonably quiet, flatmates to share our country abode.

  • Pets negotiable, neighbour's cat(s) + one black stray, spayed female, hang out here a lot....     

  • Prefer to share cooking - we usually all eat together at the big dining room table

  • Kitty runs at $50 per week per person, (record kept on a shared google spreadsheet) includes toothpaste, cooking gas bottle and food

  • 3 rooms,    1) $135 + expenses  ($10 cheaper per week, for Automatic Payments)
                      2) $125 + expenses
                      3) $100 + expenses

  • expenses are currently running at $30 per week for power, telephone, and internet. 

  • Or you could take the boarding option of $240/week where you don't have to worry about cooking, or cleaning, We'll even do your laundry (although we would draw the line at ironing your underwear).  Note this would not preclude you from cooking should you wish to have a go occasionally, again the boarding rate would be $10/week cheaper when paid with auto payments.

  • Dining Room fire place has a wetback 

  • We have had 3 Daikin heat pumps installed

  • High Speed Internet (with wireless or cable) download speed up to 1MB/s from www.scorch.co.nz, cabled to each room

  • 2 living areas available to you (lounge and dining room)

  • Free to Air TV (no one except me seems to want SKY)

  • We have a pool and tennis court as well, plus fishing literally at the back door - seen a lot of seriously big trout cruising around there (we are located next to The Selwyn River)

  • There's also an orchard there with an abundance of pears, apples and plums over the summer,

  • implement shed for car parking,

  • breadmaker

  • big laundry

  • Polished wooden floors (carpeted bedrooms)

  • ride on lawnmower and a dingy

  • we have chooks too so there are free free-range eggs. About 7 per day at present, when we can find them :-)

  • nest map

  • Andrew Regularly goes collecting trailer loads of firewood from a neighbour's farm, so there's always plenty to burn

  • less than 10 minute's drive to Lincoln Uni (13.5km)

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Note this is a gay friendly, nudism friendly, house

Call Andrew or Yi-Ming on 329 1068 or 021 997798 (afternoons and evenings is better - cheers :-)

 

 
Tigger
From 2008 Oct Flowers

   

 

 

 

farmhouse

summer 2007

night view

 

2009?


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Flowers

 

New Bathroom and bedroom $125 + expenses.  Currently available

 

 

The Blue Room ($115 per week + expenses) currently available

 

 

 

The yellow room (renovated: relined, soundproofed and insulated in April 21009) $120 + expenses (currently unavailable)

Bed was made high to give more storage space and for ease of vacuuming under it, Now a conventional double bed in this room

 

 

 

 

 

 

The wee room   $80 per week + expenses

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Kitchen Dining

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dining

 

 

Kitchen Dining

Its Snowing!

 

 

The Map

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latest addition

hotwater  Firebaths

 

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          About us            

Yi-Ming 46, Taiwanese, Kiwi, sculptor: ceramic.co.nz
Andrew 47, Kiwi, andrewboyd.co.nz Real Estate, consulting and a little IT andrewboyd.co.nz
Nico, French, 30 (something) year old guy working at Plant & Food

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* Willing Workers on Organic Farms - working free in exchange for free accomodation and food, usually 3 - 4 hours per day, 5 days per week