PostsCommentsPayoutsvincentnijman (73)in Daily Blog • 12 hours agoRE: A stack of $1 notebooks to process my thoughtsI have no system really but I do always have several notebooks lying around and usually a notebook with me when I go out and this has been the case for decades ( I am 44 now ).…vincentnijman (73)in Homesteading • 12 hours agoRE: Day-to-day as a Natural Builder (part 7)I can easily relate to this, even more since @clareartista and I had to prematurely leave our rental house, a week ago ( which wasn't the plan in early Winter ) and are now back…vincentnijman (73)in Photography Lovers • 12 hours agoRE: Better late than ever.Amazing photos! If you love this, I'm sure you would love our plot of (wild) land here in rural Italy. It contains loads of oaks, 80+ olive trees and a bunch of fruit- and nut…vincentnijman (73)in Ecency • 2 days agoRE: Ecency waves Dec 10I do like this addition to Ecency and can't wait for the chat to become ( a bit more ) active! ✨vincentnijman (73)in Ecency • 2 days agoRE: Ecency waves Dec 10I am so looking forward to many months of adding olives too many of our home cooked dishes, as we have been doing with our own walnuts for quite some time now ❤️💚🍸vincentnijman (73)in Caturday • 4 days agoRE: Dealing with wild cats during the full moon - Countryside DiaryMuch appreciated!vincentnijman (73)in Caturday • 4 days agoRE: Dealing with wild cats during the full moon - Countryside DiaryScheduled times, I see. Our life is a bit too random for that. Are you an organized person? If we let her in at night, we don't get any sleep. Also, we prefer not to have a…vincentnijman (73)in Caturday • 4 days agoRE: Dealing with wild cats during the full moon - Countryside DiaryOur house was probably colder than our cat's room, downstairs. That is, up till this afternoon, when we installed a small stove in our bedroom. You, a cat hotel? Do you have cats yourself?vincentnijman (73)in Caturday • 4 days agoRE: Dealing with wild cats during the full moon - Countryside DiaryThank you for your comment! 9 cats sound like quite a number. We/ @clareartista had 3 of them. We brought 2 here, to our new land, one disappeared. We had 8 cats and kittens next…vincentnijman (73)in Ecency • 4 days agoRE: Ecency waves Dec 09Thank you for the nice comment! If there's anything we didn't want to do anymore it's another rental. Two similar(ly) negative experiences in less than a year ( in Portugal and…vincentnijman (73)in Ecency • 4 days agoRE: Ecency waves Dec 09and I am glad that you're not in a tent either. We are doing better now ( as you can read in my comment above ). Hope the weather calms down a bit around you, soonish.vincentnijman (73)in Ecency • 4 days agoRE: Ecency waves Dec 09It was super challenging indeed but we sure managed to turn things around today. Our bedroom now has a functioning mini stove and the unhouse is starting to feel like a home ( as…vincentnijman (73)in Homesteading • 5 days agoRE: First Frost - pondering to change our terrazzo into an ice rinkIt's easier said than done. We have 'limited' funds and do everything ourselves but we are getting there, day by day, step by step.vincentnijman (73)in Photography Lovers • 6 days agoRE: The bleakness of air pollutionGlad to be in the Italian countryside and not in a place like that, no matter how cinematic it might look.vincentnijman (73)in Homesteading • 7 days agoRE: First Frost - pondering to change our terrazzo into an ice rinkUp till now we only have snow in the distant mountains. Luckily, because we're out of our rental house and back to sleeping on our land due to issues with the rental. It's cold…vincentnijman (73)in Homesteading • 7 days agoRE: First Frost - pondering to change our terrazzo into an ice rinkCreatives will always be creative! Glad to make you smile :^)vincentnijman (73)in Homesteading • 7 days agoRE: First Frost - pondering to change our terrazzo into an ice rinkWhy would I be careful of the forest? I think human beings are often more dangerous than animals. It's all about respecting nature, not fearing it.vincentnijman (73)in Homesteading • 12 days agoRE: First Frost - pondering to change our terrazzo into an ice rinkDo your sheds have flat roofs? A builder I'm not, either, but Clare is quite a bit more skillful in that area, as she has (mostly) single-handedly 'chipped' away at her…vincentnijman (73)in NeedleWorkMonday • 12 days agoRE: THE END OF THE 50c STALL- waaaaaaaah!I am grateful to have been able to experience the 50ct stall for a little over a year. It sure leveled up my wardrobe. Let's see what the (fashion) future brings... ✨👕👗👚🧣🧥🧦✨vincentnijman (73)in Ecency • 13 days agoRE: Ecency waves Nov 27These pics were taking from a view point near our town's main piazza.