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#livingingift #naturallaw #sovereignhomestead #slowfashion #theartoflife #thegoedlife
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NeedleWorkMonday
2026-07-27 04:18
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Normal, Boring Sewing Job
I've had neither the head- nor the heart-space to get into my #needlework these past weeks: we've been navigating the extreme temperatures and the dishevilled state of our land and buildings; bumbling
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NeedleWorkMonday
2026-07-27 04:00
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DOUBLE-POSTED BY ACCIDENT - PLEASE ignore this post! πππ
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Homesteading
2026-07-17 08:06
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Hot.
We're sheltering in the piazza of the nearby village, to get through the hottest day of the week. There's a delicious breeze keeping insects and being-boiled-alive at bay, whilst the bustle of school bus,
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Homesteading
2026-07-09 15:41
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Our One Year Anniversary On Our Land Is Today! πΊπ₯³β€οΈβπ₯π
Wow - today marks one full year since we first set foot on our land... We've been looking back on our time here, seeing how far we've come and what has already been achieved: this helps immensely in how
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NeedleWorkMonday
2026-07-06 17:11
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Red (bedsheet) Dress! πW.I.P.
updated photo, from this morning Hallo Brilliant Needlework Friends! It has been a while! As you can see fro the chaos behind my dress model, we're deep in our highly inexpert attempts to make our wee
clareartista
Homesteading
2026-06-29 14:06
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Raking Hay Whilst The Baking Sun Shines
our new 'fridge'! We are in the temporary 'kitchen' of our new home, having eaten our first meal in this house. A simple affair, as we haven't brought our cooker down yet. We're satiated and hydrated,
clareartista
Homesteading
2026-06-25 04:43
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The Pigsty, The Chicken Rooms & The Hayloft (our new home!)
We spent the early morning and then the afternoon and evening yesterday, working on our new house. At last the word came from the owner's daughter, that all he needs is a big roll of yellow hose, and a
clareartista
Homesteading
2026-06-20 08:19
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The Goed Life πΊπ΅οΈπΉπ·πΌπͺ·
As @vincentnijman referenced recently, it has been hard to get into sharing this month, as things have been pushing us to the edge of sanity - and beyond, in places! We rarely rant excessively, epecially
clareartista
Homesteading
2026-06-13 16:19
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Our (Almost) Heavenly Cantina π
It is very hot. And quite hard to reason, plan or focus. For those of us in very hot climes, without air conditioning or the like, it is time to pace ourselves and to limit what we try to get done in a
clareartista
Homesteading
2026-06-07 06:02
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The Fun And The Cosmic ππͺ·π
We've had rather a fun week, these past 7-days; a lot of moments of lightness and laughter, rather than the usual rollercoaster. It has been a HUGE reprieve, at least for me, where the previous month or
clareartista
HiveGarden
2026-05-28 06:49
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Biodiversity Abounds!
Hallo Dear Hive Garden Friends! It has been a long while since I shared in this community, as we've been deep in our #sovereignhomestead journey, and sharing over in Hive's Homesteading group: life has
clareartista
NeedleWorkMonday
2026-05-25 07:12
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Needlework Sales Success!
We had THE most successful opening night of this mostra in the Galleria Artemis! The most reinvented clothing I ever 'sold'! It had to be done in a fairly clandestine manner however, as someone locally
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NeedleWorkMonday
2026-05-18 05:06
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Work In Progress... ancora....
I worked a lot on this dress this week - it still wants major efforts to get it to completion, and so I'm using Needlework Monday to reflect on what it needs doing - and to hold me accountable to finish
clareartista
Homesteading
2026-05-14 05:42
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Daily Miracles vs Extreme Back Pain
This week is tough - and glorious! Following three days of being laid out by extreme back pain, the fresh cool winds and glaring sunshine bring me back to my senses: life is miraculous here on our
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NeedleWorkMonday
2026-05-11 06:17
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Vintage Table-runner Dress (work in progress) π
Ciao Tutti! I've been at my sewing table again this week, as a way of grounding and calming myself, amidst much excitement pending our acquiring of the house and land next door to our #sovereignhomestead
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Homesteading
2026-05-05 08:11
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New Day - New House!
How our world has changed in one day! Last week we began looking more earnestly at our 'financial situation' and to consider asking for help. A couple of days later we spoke to Vincent's dearest mamma,
clareartista
Homesteading
2026-04-29 01:12
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MAKING HOMESTEADING SUSTAINABLE
The very concept of βsustainabilityβ in homesteading has long been both a means of keeping people off of the land and, for those who are already on it, keeping them striving and straining (rather than
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NeedleWorkMonday
2026-04-27 05:58
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Velvet Super-bag π₯°ππ¨π§΅πͺ‘
This is the bag that took so very long for me to finish: there is something rather special about a thing that has to be put aside for a good while β for me, it creates a tension that is like a bow string
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Homesteading
2026-04-22 14:42
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Day Of Rest (and research and rumination!) π§οΈπ§οΈπ₯
Another potent rainy day on our #sovereignhomestead and I wake up from a much-needed nap after a very short night, as @vincentnijman graciously brings me hot soup on the 'sofa'... I'm snuggled in under
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NeedleWorkMonday
2026-04-20 06:28
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New Clothing Cycle! π§΅πͺ‘πͺ·β€οΈβπ₯
Beautiful Needlework Friends! I've been back at the sewing table this week, at last - and have already finished a very nice (in the end, started months ago!) bag, and very nearly completed another pair
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