<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 03:09:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/created/molise/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Don't wake sleeping cats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday, late afternoon, whilst our big hot water barrel was warming up in the sunshine, once again, Nelly ( formerly known as Mama Gatta ) was sleeping on the roof of our future kitchen. A roof that]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@vincentnijman/dont-wake-sleeping-cats</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@vincentnijman/dont-wake-sleeping-cats</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:17:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCCbL2WRU39uH4PPwnX9ddVJh9Gbpzo2aP672y3DxyWM7shQxuSNMgrJw1tQaPm5nF4R5sHQtdZxUYZEASXFDEGebwmziJZRC96LzLVSRaL3ss92RjeXCA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another week on our homestead]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@vincentnijman/another-week-on-our-homestead</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@vincentnijman/another-week-on-our-homestead</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141753]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:28:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW3w55E9m2dpuZgVrNq2aY9mK1hCQvRtQNqL2dpMPchVswCUup9S8WpuY86ZaTdEVHChVwVaAxXAhTtyrAtjqkCUpMhZY2JyvPSiw3RmcRQS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hay Fever continues...]]></title><description><![CDATA[🎶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]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@vincentnijman/the-hay-fever-continues</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@vincentnijman/the-hay-fever-continues</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 16:31:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW3w55E9m2dpuZgVrNq2aY9mCAMSaYRqq5D1jw4hAh5dEt3L1TV6YaWzMd9R457udmSK4qzRcPuN62U4KKPYNLniDT6XvtXs3v8TUtyZZiQn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moving more hay, fires far away]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@vincentnijman/moving-more-hay-fires-far</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@vincentnijman/moving-more-hay-fires-far</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:47:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW3w55E9m2dpuZgVrNq2aY9kFbfPMuPD82xF4kW5MTFd9bWcjceqB3twWjhPy1aoQQJo1tTPYSR7qT1vMHjzZHZhrAbH965VjsDJ1C2jBJsY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raking Hay Whilst The Baking Sun Shines]]></title><description><![CDATA[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,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@clareartista/raking-hay-whilst-the-baking</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@clareartista/raking-hay-whilst-the-baking</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:06:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW3w55E9m2dpuZgVrNq2aY9mPMTYhs9ESCW3oysfkKp1UTzQH8QXyRUtG2imdMr9RpGFQvg9MBAyUNWzBTck4oqU8jg2SbmECVzq2pMv1UVt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We got the green light - Homestead Extension]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@vincentnijman/we-got-the-green-light</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@vincentnijman/we-got-the-green-light</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:17:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW3w55E9m2dpuZgVrNq2aY9mKWdvCq8wof3KMA2M6dhojb2g3mSoPpx16Gq9ETP242HHWEopdLwx7detmSvRuLfZmgAoRsZ5yGqvxgtSPXqp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stairway to heaven.. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[...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]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@vincentnijman/stairway-to-heaven</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@vincentnijman/stairway-to-heaven</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 20:28:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmXiWz7wtv4Radhn51FCVHPbVsPcsh7Ka9tEFjdvUMSYaT/1778702257938.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back to Camping Life and a functioning smartphone]]></title><description><![CDATA[After nine days of inactivity - even the guy of the repair shop in town told me to give up on it and buy a new one - my smartphone started charging again, today. 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Only about]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@vincentnijman/wet-wetter-wettest-extreme-homesteading</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@vincentnijman/wet-wetter-wettest-extreme-homesteading</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:53:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmb5Hy51SbmyDuNvH9zfTCeLYxGYGcSKXDK44D1ScL7cpy/1775126615717.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wet Wet Wet ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week is very, very wet... A delight of course, philosophically and in terms of the flourishment of our land: we are seeing the water well fill, the green leafy plants proliferate, the soil become]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@clareartista/wet-wet-wet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@clareartista/wet-wet-wet</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:19:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQma2NqvsaQn7vbBkvHqecuELVXdAUxLM8919jngzxfr81R/1773842311577.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Challenges and Beauty of Homesteading/Off-grid Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am working on our land, on a challenging early Spring day. The beautiful but 'threatening' sound of rolling thunder has been going on in the background for over half an hour now. 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Saying that the last week and a half have been challenging is a bit of an understatement but hey,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@vincentnijman/homesteading-struggles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@vincentnijman/homesteading-struggles</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196233]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 18:46:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmRJXEGyaDywSzsUcW8jLkcBGEFBKcTYoLwHsxzubgdm8q/1766919815114.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding The Way]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been the most straining and torturous week yet, and even so, we have made huge progress on the simplest, most important things. The hardest part was firstly coming into conflict with our landlords,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@clareartista/finding-the-way</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@clareartista/finding-the-way</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 19:00:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmUQjbwZ6Gg3YRtA6Y1mteoko7WA57yKgmKLPQWsquCACi/img_20251206_080932.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Frost - pondering to change our terrazzo into an ice rink]]></title><description><![CDATA[A couple of days ago, I shared the above photo in a family chat. It showed our (un)house, seen from the front, with the terrazzo covered in plastic. 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More on that in my previous post: First Fungi]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@vincentnijman/has-a-wolf-visited-our</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@vincentnijman/has-a-wolf-visited-our</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 19:40:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmScJL31j52AyuGofkQgfZkSAWpt7g8tZtafAtgwq3Vojw/1764181698162.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Fungi in the Forest]]></title><description><![CDATA[I asked @clareartista how she felt about driving up to the wee forest above our land, yesterday morning, before actually heading to the land itself and do some work on our garden and house ( that still]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@vincentnijman/first-fungi-in-the-forest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@vincentnijman/first-fungi-in-the-forest</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-151327]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 07:40:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmToUNdTXpLcDZ2qPJJ4z8nuUQCySh4EbD3mUGNGnsv8pJ/1763658626463.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[No More Camping ❌🏕️ plus a ✈️ to The Netherlands ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday morning, a week and a half after moving into our rental house ( to over-Winter ), @clareartista and I decided that it was about time to pack up our tent. Believe it or not but for about 3 months,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@vincentnijman/no-more-camping-plus-a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@vincentnijman/no-more-camping-plus-a</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 13:55:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmbHWb65TRLF3vFsgtaVNeJNAHhTQSKLFFPG5WrnY3Ud8N/1761121731061.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item></channel></rss>