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Farmer Vincent
@vincentnijman
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Homesteading in rural Italy
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Molise, Italia
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2017-06-29 11:52
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Fairytale Forest
"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,
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Homesteading
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Life is not always what it seems
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,
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HiveGarden
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Fruit Fest
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
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HiveGarden
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La Vita é Bella
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,
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I'm back!
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
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Homesteading
1M
Don't wake sleeping cats
another wee update on our homesteading life
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Rant, Complain, Talk
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Feck! Flipflop failure at the vecchia fontana
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
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LIVING IN GIFT
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Another week on our homestead
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.
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Homesteading
2M
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The Hay Fever continues...
🎶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
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Homesteading
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Moving more hay, fires far away
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
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Rant, Complain, Talk
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9 years on Hive, 9 years of life...
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
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Homesteading
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We got the green light - Homestead Extension
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.
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Bigfoot paid us a visit...
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
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Rant, Complain, Talk
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Troppo Caldo/ Too Hot...
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/
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life
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A week in photos ( and some words )
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
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HiveGarden
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Underneath the cherry tree
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
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Homesteading
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Stairway to heaven..
...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
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Homesteading
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The Waiting ( is the hardest part )
A week and a half ago, Clare and I shook hands on buying our anziano neighbor's property. 10 days have passed now since the agreement with our neighbor and we are getting more and more impatient...
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HiveGarden
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We found our first tartufo/ truffle!
I almost forgot to share this, due to some distracting/ exciting days, but a couple of days ago, when we returned from a beautiful late-afternoon walk, Clare spotted something interesting on the path leading
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Homesteading
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Getting closer to acquiring more land and a nicer building right next to us...
This is a follow up to: a post I shared 4 months ago, where I talked about the building and the plot of land right next to our property being available/ for sale as its current owner is getting too old
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