Just when I was thinking chronic hip pain was going to be my fucking life, a Bowen therapist handed me a book, suggesting that there were a few things about how my pain was presenting that suggested it

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

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

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...

We never really celebrated Father's Day - I think we saw Dad often enough that we didn't feel the need to have a special day for him. My sister sent me this photo last weekend though on the Australian

Green and great!

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

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

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

Taking a step back from Hive to enjoy more freedom, balance and time away from being online.

"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,

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,

Time for a Sunday squirrel story. A day in the life of a grey squirrel in Vermont. A squirrel's day starts early.

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

it is not merely a ‘Great Reset’ nor merely a ‘New World Order’ it is Omnipresent.

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,

Dearest Needlework Friends! I will try to express what a relief it is today, to get some momentum behind my sewing practise again! The atelier has been a bedroom and a living room, a store room and a workshop

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