No one warns you that effort can become a hiding place — that discipline is sometimes just a rhythm your body trusts more than questions.

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

The key still hangs on her ring, though it hasn't opened a door in eleven years — kept less out of habit than as proof of a year she never once described to the family who thinks she's always been fine

There are times when we think we're a bit crazy for throwing ourselves into homesteading like this... But it is rare; mostly only when someone directly accuses us of rashness, madness or irresponsibility.

There is a strange, unnamable quiet that settles into the room when a long chapter of waiting suddenly reaches its end.

There are situations when the best way to finish a hectic week is to organize a comfortable ritual right in your house. And it is not necessary to make a big celebration, on the contrary, there is some

Wow - today marks one full year since we first set foot on our land... We've been looking back on our time here, seeing how far we've come and what has already been achieved: this helps immensely in how

Option 1: Peaceful & Reflective ​"Escaping the hustle and bustle for a moment of peace. There’s something so grounding about watching life move at its own natural pace in the village. 🌿✨"

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,

We spent the early morning and then the afternoon and evening yesterday, working on our new house. At last the word came from the owner's daughter, that all he needs is a big roll of yellow hose, and a

As @vincentnijman referenced recently, it has been hard to get into sharing this month, as things have been pushing us to the edge of sanity - and beyond, in places! We rarely rant excessively, epecially

Hallo Dear Hive Garden Friends! It has been a long while since I shared in this community, as we've been deep in our #sovereignhomestead journey, and sharing over in Hive's Homesteading group: life has

I've been sitting by this window for three days now, and the mountains haven't changed their mood once. The mist hangs low over the valley, the same thickness each morning when I wake, the same weight

I spent the afternoon in one of the college passages, the kind where light moves slowly across stone and you lose track of time without trying. There's a particular quality to these spaces, the way centuries

I was supposed to catch the 12:25 to Richting Groenplatax. That was the plan. Quick commute, nothing fancy. But then I stepped off the escalator at Sint-Anna and the whole afternoon just... shifted. There's

How our world has changed in one day! Last week we began looking more earnestly at our 'financial situation' and to consider asking for help. A couple of days later we spoke to Vincent's dearest mamma,

🌅 When Dawn Whispers: Finding the Sacred in the Ordinary "There is nothing quite like the stillness of dawn..." From my window, the world still sleeps, wrapped in shadows. But slowly, the sky

![]( a quiet village, as the sun sets, life slows down… but the purpose becomes clear.These are not fishermen.They are ordinary villagers, casting nets not for business, but for their families.Simple moments.

Today was - as is quite usual now - a range of the extreme and the banal... From a glorious breakfast on our 'terazzo' to chatting with a very lovely woman from Amsterdam who is coming to view our Arthouse

Today was a spontaneous full working day on our land: I began with selecting an appropriately-girthed oak as a first of 6 pillars for our mezzanine, then we progressed to pruning the olives and clearing