PostsCommentsPayoutsvincentnijman (73)in Homesteading • 2 days agoFirst Frost - pondering to change our terrazzo into an ice rinkWhen we checked back in on the land, to feed the cats and find out how the covering had held up, yesterday morning, we eventually found out that although it had kept most of the water out, there was enoughvincentnijman (73)in Homesteading • 7 days agoHas a Wolf Visited our Land? 🐺A handful of days ago, whilst visiting the forest area on the hill above our land, we were warned by the local vigile that there was a wolf roaming the area. More on that in my…vincentnijman (73)in FungiFriday • 12 days agoFirst Fungi in the ForestThe first half an hour or so of our walking and climbing through the hilly forest, we hardly noticed any fungi but - as tends to be the case - once we reached a certain point ( of focus ), more and morevincentnijman (73)in HiveGarden • 14 days agoAmazing Abundance on Our LandWho would have thought, when Clare and I first walked our land, a little over 4 months ago, that it would be such an abundant place?vincentnijman (73)in HiveGarden • 22 days agoCan you overdose on Walnuts? When the man who sold us our land showed us around on what is now our property, he wasn't exaggerating when he told us that the huge, old noce ( walnut tree ) at the edge of our property gifted him 70vincentnijman (73)in Wednesday Walk • 28 days agoFrom Gouda With Love - Part 1 - Koekjes ( Speculaasjes and StroopwafelsOn day 5 of my one week trip to my motherland, The Netherlands ( Nederland ), I had two speculaasjes with my coffee. My eye fell on the faded cookie jar that my mother has…vincentnijman (73)in #travel • last monthNo More Camping ❌🏕️ plus a ✈️ to The Netherlands ...Yesterday morning, a week and a half after moving into our rental house ( to over-Winter ), @clareartista and I decided that it was about time to pack up our tent. Believe…vincentnijman (73)Ranting Off Gridin Rant, Complain, Talk • last monthThe Great Turnaround...What a turnaround! 3 months ago, we acquired our 1.1 hectare plot of (wild) land with a house like building on it that was far from ready to move in(to). Since then, @clareartista and I have been goingvincentnijman (73)Ranting Off Gridin Rant, Complain, Talk • 2 months agoTo Rent or not to Rent and Stay in Our Tent - Countryside Life DiaryLast week I wrote about @clareartista and I deciding to spend two nights in a local hotel, to briefly escape the chaos and discomfort of our new land. It's now 4 days later and…vincentnijman (73)Ranting Off Gridin Rant, Complain, Talk • 2 months agoEscaping the Chaos for two nights - Countryside Life DiaryI am writing this post from a cosy big bed in a hotel room. I have had a luxurious shower this morning, as well as last evening although it has to be said that any kind of shower is luxurious for us, thesevincentnijman (73)in HiveGarden • 2 months agoRemember Stick Figure?This morning, on a relatively cool early Autumn day, @clareartista and I went on a stroll around our land. The idea was to check out and hopefully identify some mushrooms that…vincentnijman (73)adventuresnaturalistin Amazing nature (AN) • 3 months agoThe Return of Mrs. Porcupine (?)Do you remember Mrs. Porcupine? Mrs Porcupine is getting on my nerves again... If you have been a long time follower of mine/my blog ( for at least 5 years ) the title…vincentnijman (73)Ranting Off Gridin Rant, Complain, Talk • 3 months agoFlying Pants - Countryside Life DiaryThis morning, when I was about to get up, leave the tent and go for a morning poo. Clare – who had just gotten up – yelled at me from outside: “Your pants!” What is she talking about? , I wonderedvincentnijman (73)in HiveGarden • 3 months agoNatural Abundance - 10 days on our new landI am listening to @clareartista 's latest podcast entry ( see her profile for a link ), while writing this. It's late morning, here in Roccavivara and we have spent 10 days in a row on our new land. It'svincentnijman (73)in Hand Written • 4 months agoCountryside Life Diary/Diaria della Vita in CampagnaAnd then, while I was editing this post, the old man took two chickens with him ( probably for his wife to cook them up for their visiting family members ). And when he saw me…vincentnijman (73)in Art. • 4 months agoSurviving the City - On our exhibition during the Vinalia festivalWe spent another 5 days in the city of Guardia Sanframondi, after 8 days in the countryside and saying that our time in the city has been intense is an understatement. The…vincentnijman (73)in Homesteading • 4 months agoRain, Disfunctioning Window Wipers and a Detour in the Darkness on the Way Back to our New Land It started raining and the temperature was basically cut in half.vincentnijman (73)in Homesteading • 4 months agoOn Parasites 🐜🦂🦟 and free energy aka Countryside Living vs. City LifeScorpions, spiders, ants, wasps, mosquitoes and gnats mice and rats... You will find plenty of all of these creepy crawling critters and bugging, flying pests, out here in…vincentnijman (73)in Art. • 4 months agoPreparing for my first expo, alongside Clare's...Whilst in the middle of moving house, I am preparing for my first drawing exposition. @clareartista is preparing for what I believe to be the third expo of her (not so) slow fashion/clothing.vincentnijman (73)in #homesteading • 4 months ago35 Years Later... The Smells of my ChildhoodThe smell of warm water in a garden hose... it brings me back to Summer holidays in the South of France, in the mid to late 80s. Back then, my (Dutch) grandparents used to own a plot of land in a hamlet
