The white dress is complete! From pillow case and duvet cover, to cutting additional lengthening strips from a vintage sheet, to scraping free time from between sessions breaking up old cement, hammering

I know it's not Monday, and the community is "Needlework Monday", but I have to admit to being a little bit excited. I just got home with my new toy, bought on eBay as a "collection only"

RECIPE:Homemade salty crackers with Italian Parmigiano cheese-fast and tasty- with sunflower seed & bread crumbs

Throughout the night and during the day, we were blessed with rain, several times. Even though the sun still shone strongly, in between the moments of wetness, it already feels so much better. It has cooled

The season changed!! We are suddenly launched into a new dimension: able to work, rest, play a great deal more (co)creatively! We've loaded the car up with cement and roof paint, and are bracing for the

What it says on the tin! 😍

🌟 August 31st Ecency Daily Leaderboard Quest 🌟 Hello friends! I hope everyone is having a good day today. Today I am sharing the August 31st Ecency Daily Leaderboard Quest report. Every day I try to

Blackberries are one of the nutritious wild fruits you can eat, and they grow everywhere here in the UK. It's not too late to pick them; you can freeze them for later use, or eat them as you pick, which

We had a wonderful long chat in the tent last night before sleeping, with the orange moon rising slowly above the mountains in front of us. @vincentnijman and I unfolded some of our fears and vision around

We grow seedlings, plant them out into the garden, and before we know it, we are ripping it all out. We put it in, we take it out! This has to be the first year in my entire life where keeping up with

Today, @clareartista and I are trying to have a day - or at least a morning off - away from our homestead life. We drove to the nearest wee city to visit our favorite bakery, buy a couple of things at

A lovely Sunday with caffé latte, handsewing French seams on this new white dress - made from a vintage pillow & cushion covers 🤗💐😍💝 #needleworksunday #handsewing #clothingre

This idea came to me after chatting with my old neighbour, who was telling me enthusiastically about the old days when they used to cook bread over a fire on a stick. He was so detailed and enthusiastic

Scrabble and oatcakes for breakfast! @vincentnijman and I like to play international Scrabble - to keep our multiple languages lively 🙌😍 #scrabble #internationalscrabble #multilanguagescrabble #oatcakes

"Looks like a fairytale..." said my younger sister, in response to me sharing a picture of the three majestic, old cork oaks that guard the forest track leading up to our land. It really does,

Dear Hive Friends, It was quite a shock when we returned to our home in Andalucía after spending six months in Vienna. We discovered that both the master bedroom and the guest bedroom had suffered from

Hello my crocheting friends, I'm back to share one of my crochet projects, this time it's a cute tablecloth for a small table. Hola mis amigos crocheteros vuelvo a compartir unos de mis trabajos a crochet,

Making really nice progress on my vintage bedlinen > dress project, this #needleworkmonday 🤗💝👐 Last stage will be sewing the belt loops in place and hemming the bottom of the dress - possibly tomorrow,

I took this photo two days ago. What does it make you think of? The first thing I think about, when I look at it, is wild fires. Knowing how many of those there seem to be, these days, around the globe,

Love, Land, Life! Here is a post from @vincentnijman and my Patreon, speaking to our #homesteading adventures this week: finally we are seeing harmony and fruition! #naturallaw #freedom #slowliving #lovelife!

Today wasn't too shabby... We got up before sunrise In the morning, whilst Clare was out working, I spent quite a bit of time watering the garden... It felt great to see the grapevines, pomegrenate, olives,