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

Sometimes clouds say more than words...

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

"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,

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,

Life can be pretty tough... Clare and I had to endure apple-bramble crumble with custard for breakfast, today. 😒 As if we don't have enough sweet stuff to eat, already. It was hard work getting through

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,

Have you missed me? I sure have missed you... Yesterday, after a three and a half month wait, my new phone finally arrived. I was close to thinking I had been scammed In the last weeks and months, I was

another wee update on our homesteading life

Mid-afternoon, under the scorchio sun ( 39 Celsius today! ), I walked to la vecchia fontana, less than 10 minutes from our place, to get us some acqua viva e molto fresca... I passed the three ancient

Hurray hurray! *we got rid of the hay! 🙌👨‍🌾👩‍🌾 We also visited the moon it's not that far away. A couple of days ago, we discovered a stunning, natural swimming spot, a 20 minute drive from our land.

🎶Hay now, hay now...Don't dream it's over...🎶 There's way more hay to move away, out of the former chicken coop. Way more hay and dust and poop. This huge amount of hay previously filled the hay loft

Another day, of moving hay Yesterday night, the sky was grey There was a fire in the distance but rain saved the day If you like what I share, you can further support @clareartista and me on Patreon and

Today is a special day for me... I just got notified that it's my Hive anniversary. Although I knew it was coming up, I didn't know the exact date. I do now :^) One more year and I will have spent a decade

Today is a very exciting day for us/ oggi è un giorno molto emozionante per noi... This morning we finally got the green light to go ahead with cleaning out and working on the property right next to us.

This afternoon, whilst @clareartista and I were enjoying a much deserved siesta after yet another DIY session, we realized that something magical had happened... When we entered the kitchen, we discovered

I have been dealing with a malfunctioning phone, once again and been waiting for over 6 weeks for a crowdfunded replacement phone now... @clareartista and I are seriously struggling with the scorchio weather/

What follows is a wee overview of the last 7 days ( mostly visually ), starting today and counting backwards, just because I can... Enjoy! Tuesday / Martedì / Dinsdag Today is a(nother) hot day but our

Summer seems to have started early this year in Molise, Italy and the clouds have clearly emigrated to other countries. So for us, people of Northern-European heritage, it's recommended to slow down, hydrate

...aka the little step ladder that Clare and I used to hang clothes on, in our bedroom. We installed this at the side of our future home ( more on that place in yesterday's post ) to lead up to the roof