We've already got a name for the house when it's finished. Being typical newcomers to the country, we wanted to have something that shouted 'New Zealand'. We didn't want a Maori name, though. In New Zealand, having a Maori house name when you're not Maori is the equivalent of having a French house name in Britain (i.e. it's a bit pretentious). We've decided on 'Fantail Cottage' because the fantail is one the native birds that regularly comes to visit us on the building site.
So now all we need is a name for the yurt. If you've got any ideas, we'd love to hear them.
The fantail, a native New Zealand bird (Maori name: piwakawaka)
1 comment:
so on days you're feeling pretentious you can invite people to Piwakawaka Cottage?
for the yurt - how about, "Our guest quarters," or "storage shed," since that's what it might become?
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