PostsCommentsPayoutsvincentnijman (73)Ranting Off Gridin Rant, Complain, Talk • 18 hours agoIPI AI AI - (How) Does AI Like it to be Made Fun of?Does AI have a sense of humor? If so, how does it feel about jokes about itself?vincentnijman (73)in Weekend Experiences • 2 days agoA Day of Socializing in the City Yesterday morning, Clare and I decided to visit an Italian city that I hadn't been to yet and where a couple of her old friends live. We left on a cold misty morning, dressed in plenty of Wintery layers...vincentnijman (73)Ranting Off Gridin Rant, Complain, Talk • 6 days agoPosting for PeanutsWith the current price of Hive and little prospect for it rising, it pretty much feels like posting for payout isn't really worth it, these days. That is, unless you earn loads…vincentnijman (73)in DIYHub • 7 days agoPotato Power!I am seriously considering to patent my latest 'invention': the charging potato. My phone wasn't working for 4 days in a row. It simply didn't want to charge at all, no matter what I tried.vincentnijman (73)Ranting Off Gridin Rant, Complain, Talk • 8 days agoThe (Brain) Fog is Clearing - Sunshine after RainAfter a number of depressing, humid, grey, rainy days, with hardly any sunshine, I managed to briefly get a couple of sunrays on my face whilst on a walk, yesterday afternoon...vincentnijman (73)in Homesteading • 11 days agoNavigating the ChaosAnother week has passed since my post about experiencing our first snow(fall) on our land. It almost seemed it would snow again. It sure was cloudy, humid, rainy and cold enoughvincentnijman (73)in HiveGarden • 18 days agoFirst SnowThe night after returning from a week and a half stay in @clareartista 's old house in the city, I heard precipitation that didn't sound like rain and felt that it might be…vincentnijman (73)in Wednesday Walk • 27 days agoA perfect walkAfter a couple of days of overly socializing and a bit too much caffeine, alcohol and sugar, a walk in nature was very welcome to @clareartista and me. Even more, after having…vincentnijman (73)in Weekend Experiences • last monthTalking about Selling our House...This morning, we had a nice walk into town, strolling along a mostly washed out market. Even though it only rained lightly, especially compared to yesterday, there clearly…vincentnijman (73)in Caturday • last monthIt's Raining Cats and (no) dogs...I am lying on the couch, near the burning wood fire, sipping on tea made of nettles, orange and sage ( if I'm correct ). All picked/foraged from the gardens below us, the day…vincentnijman (73)in Homesteading • last month( Dreaming of ) manifesting more storage- and living space and an even bigger plot of land...As @clareartista wrote about recently in The Only Way is Up , it seems like the two of us have been successful in manifesting something we had set our eyes upon/ put our minds…vincentnijman (73)in Homesteading • last monthA much needed break ( away from our land )I am sitting in the sunshine on the balcony of the house that Clare and I still own but does seem to fade away when we aren't there She acquired this space; a quirky 10 room…vincentnijman (73)Ranting Off Gridin Rant, Complain, Talk • last monthHomesteading Struggles Usually I'm quiet on here for a good reason aka turbulence and/or great distraction aka life taking over. Saying that the last week and a half have been challenging is a bit of…vincentnijman (73)in Weekend Experiences • 2 months agoA Day near the Sea - Marketing Today, @clareartista and I went to one of the seaside cities near(ish) us to check out the Saturday market there.vincentnijman (73)in Caturday • 2 months agoDealing with wild cats during the full moon - Countryside DiaryLast night was pretty intense and the timing wasn't great... After an exhausting day of doing too much ( which wasn’t a lot ), the day after having to deal with a lot of turbulence and the decision tovincentnijman (73)in Homesteading • 2 months 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 • 2 months 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 • 2 months 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 • 2 months 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 • 3 months 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 70