PostsCommentsPayoutsvincentnijman (74)in HiveGarden • 3 days agoWe found our first tartufo/ truffle!I almost forgot to share this, due to some distracting/ exciting days, but a couple of days ago, when we returned from a beautiful late-afternoon walk, Clare spotted something…vincentnijman (74)in Homesteading • 6 days agoGetting closer to acquiring more land and a nicer building right next to us...This is a follow up to: a post I shared 4 months ago, where I talked about the building and the plot of land right next to our property being available/ for sale as its…vincentnijman (74)in Homesteading • 7 days agoUnder the weatherYesterday afternoon, Clare and I drove back from our house for sale in the campania region to our land with temporary house-like building and the tent that we sleep in most nights.vincentnijman (74)in Homesteading • 17 days agoFigs, walnuts, olives to cure an energy hangoverYesterday, I felt pretty overwhelmed and, frankly, a bit depressed. I literally struggled to express myself ( both on here and to @clareartista ) and spend most of the time…vincentnijman (74)Ranting Off Gridin Rant, Complain, Talk • 20 days agoBack to Camping Life and a functioning smartphoneAfter nine days of inactivity - even the guy of the repair shop in town told me to give up on it and buy a new one - my smartphone started charging again, today. I was so…vincentnijman (74)Ranting Off Gridin Rant, Complain, Talk • 23 days agoAccidental post. Don't upvote thisA Beauty Treatment for My Shoesvincentnijman (74)Ranting Off Gridin Rant, Complain, Talk • 23 days agoBad Luck or Good Luck?A handful of days ago, Clare noticed that our car was nearing a very special mileage. Then, on a recent drive, when we had just left home, I pointed out to her that we had reached this magical numbervincentnijman (74)in HiveGarden • last monthHow five days of rain changed our land majorly over nightAfter having had to deal with extremely wet - several hundreds of milimeters of rain in a handful of a days - and unpleasantly cold Spring weather, the sun has returned to Italy…vincentnijman (74)in Homesteading • last monthWet, wetter, wettest - Extreme homesteadingThis write up follows If you haven't already done so, read that first. It has now been raining almost non stop for 4 days and I am relieved to say that we are nearing the…vincentnijman (74)in Homesteading • last monthWet, wet, wetIt was only yesterday, when I walked around in my sleeveless undershirt, almost considering to take it off, whilst working on our land. I 'complained' to Clare that the…vincentnijman (74)in Homesteading • last monthSprintery Weather - From Spring back to Winter over nightI have about 50 minutes to write this post, as that is when the bar closes that @clareartista and I are sitting in, drinking a latte macchiato for a change.vincentnijman (74)in Homesteading • 2 months agoNatural Fitness - a healthy mind in a healthy bodyThis morning, @clareartista and I woke up from a little bit of sunshine, making its way into our bedroom ( a couple of meters away from our bed ). It was still pretty chilly…vincentnijman (74)Ranting Off Gridin Rant, Complain, Talk • 2 months agoOops! I threw out Clare's favorite shoes!This morning, @clareartista and I decided to drive to a town near the sea. The plan was to visit the beach/ seashore, for the first time in months, and to do some shopping in a…vincentnijman (74)in Homesteading • 2 months agoNatural Building Today was pretty rainy, very grey and quite chilly. And so was yesterday But it was worth it, just for the view alone We woke up early and decided that - instead of…vincentnijman (74)in Caturday • 2 months agoMamma GattaOur neighbor's cat is a bit of a sad case... It does not help that her ( former ) owner, an Italian farmer in his mid to late eighties does not visit his land any longer. And -…vincentnijman (74)Ranting Off Gridin Rant, Complain, Talk • 2 months agoThey say Friday the 13th is bad......but yesterday, Thursday the 12th, was way worse. There was a lot of thunder. The sky looked super dark. And, worst of all... Whilst I was out, working on the…vincentnijman (74)in HiveGarden • 2 months agoPrimavera / SpringI had anticipated this for a while, but today I finally witnessed the first peach blossom flowers opening up. Very exciting indeed, as - although we have eaten a couple of…vincentnijman (74)in Homesteading • 2 months agoThe Challenges and Beauty of Homesteading/Off-grid LifeI am working on our land, on a challenging early Spring day. The beautiful but 'threatening' sound of rolling thunder has been going on in the background for over half an hour…vincentnijman (74)Ranting Off Gridin Rant, Complain, Talk • 2 months agoNot Meant to Be..In my previous post I said I was gonna talk about the possible sale of our/Clare's old house, as a woman from my home country seemed genuinely interested in it. Long story…vincentnijman (74)in #italia • 2 months agoTwo Weeks Later - An Update on Our Housing SituationGetting closer to selling our House...
