On Friday night I had opened the house up because it was to be low 80’s on Saturday. I had planned to mow but the grass hadn’t grown enough to warrant it. I did sit and pay bills/do budget for a few hours

A trip to the usual park with the tortoises to feed them with old pieces of bread instead of throw them in the garbage, soon autumn is coming so tortoises will be going to sleep This report was published

When you think of Punta del Este in Uruguay, the first thing that comes to mind is “expensive and exclusive” (or at least that’s what we were led to believe in Argentina). Whenever television shows talked

The long-awaited summer vacation, after two hellish summer months at work, began on Saturday morning, when I arrived in Cyprus. I didn't pay any special attention to the forecast that predicted precipitation

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

Using every possible Saturday for a trip to the sea, the summer is almost over, temperatures are still good but the sun changed, it's also less strong, the tide too This report was published via Actifit

Hello, everybody! This is my entry for the Black and White Photography challenge. Rules to follow in this Black & White photography challenge: Black and white images that represent any positive meaning

Guten Abend Hive, endlich wieder Italien! Nach der langen Fahrt sind wir tatsächlich staufrei angekommen. Wir sind erst zum Pool und danach zum Strand.Typisch für das Wochenende ist am Strand viel los

On Friday morning I was up around 5:30AM and got the sprinklers going. Then I emptied the basil out of the dehydrators. I didn’t pack the leaves as they retain nutrients better if not crushed much, but

An other day an other plant, jujubes ate going very well and will be ready in a few weeks to be harvested, I'll be taking them This report was published via Actifit app (Android | iOS). Check out the original

This rock dove is the coolest one that I have seen around the lake yet! She was really relaxed and not afraid at all. She didn't even move away from me, and I got close enough to take some pictures of

On Thursday morning I woke at 4AM but I didn’t want to get up. I couldn’t get back to sleep so I read and dozed until 5:45AM. I got the sprinklers going even though they said 30% chance during the day

On Wednesday we left the kefir draining the whey off. This is what it should look like. There should be no loose or jelly like areas. The cheese should be solid enough that it peels off the buttercloth

East Shed garden all cleaned out On Wednesday morning I was up around 6AM and worked on getting my post up. I wasn’t moving too fast and wasn’t even close to ready when my general helper got up at 7AM.

After the watermelon and the tomato, now I'll show you the melon, this is a fresh plant, we opened a melon and the seeds inside were sprouting already, so we just planted them, you can see the green already

I had put the kefir grains into the raw milk I had skimmed the cream from on August 21st. For some reason, the milk did not want to turn to cream all at once. It turned the top ½” at a time and I had to

Trying to tell you a little bit of everything with this post, so bear with me and my outlandish title. I was thinking last night on the comfort of home. I had something of a long day, and was just noticing

When the sun goes down, the heat eases off and you can really soak up that summer vibe, especially when you’re surrounded by nature. Summer isn’t over yet, and I have to say: I’m so glad it isn’t over

Juneberry flowers - Photo by general helper On Tuesday I was up around 6AM. I got my short post up and then went out to clean up the kitchen. Once that was done, I set up to process beans and went out

Although I have visited Timisoara several times, a small Romanian city near the border with Serbia, every time I find myself there again, I find something that catches my attention and challenges me to