PostsCommentsPayoutsvincentnijman (73)Ranting Off Gridin Rant, Complain, Talk • 5 hours 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 • 11 days 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) • 24 days 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 • last monthFlying 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 • last monthNatural 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 • 2 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. • 2 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 • 2 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 • 2 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. • 2 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 • 2 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 hamletvincentnijman (73)in Homesteading • 2 months agoNight one camping on our land... La prima notte in campeggio sul nostro terreno in la campagnavincentnijman (73)in Art. • 3 months agoA beaver(?) and 2 cats eating - Speed drawing on hand drawn, analog, (im)perfect art, cats and moving housevincentnijman (73)in #land • 3 months agoWe Found Our Land!This is a follow up to last week's upcoming (wild) camping and house hunting adventure and quite an exciting one, to say the least...vincentnijman (73)in LIVING IN GIFT • 3 months agoSpontaneous swim and upcoming (wild) camping and house hunting adventurean adventurous day to get into moving energyvincentnijman (73)in #hive • 3 months ago8 Years on Hive - my journeyToday is a pretty special day for me. I would have never thought, on this day in 2017, that I would still be active on here, 8 years in the future. Even though Hive didn't even…vincentnijman (73)in Caturday • 4 months agoBeniamino chilling in a flower potcapturing how only cats can chillvincentnijman (73)in Olio di Balena • 5 months agoMayday - Hypersensitivosaurus and Cold Turkey walk into a bar in Italy.What follows is a wee li'l story inspired by @clareartista and me mistakenly drinking (caffeinated) coffee for the first time in about a month. After the Sunday market, on a…vincentnijman (73)adventuresnaturalistin Amazing nature (AN) • 5 months agoTesting out our new TentFriday morning, Clare and I set out on a hike, out of the city and into the mountains, to give our tent a test ride/test rest...vincentnijman (73)Ranting Off Gridin Rant, Complain, Talk • 5 months agoJust another 'Shitty' day in Ittylay?reminiscing a romantic moment with Clare on a shitty day in Italy
