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@vincentnijman
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vincentnijman
Homesteading
2026-04-02 17:53
Wet, wetter, wettest - Extreme homesteading
This write up follows If you haven't already done so, read that first. It has now been raining almost non stop for 4 days and I am relieved to say that we are nearing the end of the downpour. Only about
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vincentnijman
Homesteading
2026-03-31 15:51
Wet, wet, wet
It was only yesterday, when I walked around in my sleeveless undershirt, almost considering to take it off, whilst working on our land. I 'complained' to Clare that the (Winter) socks that I had picked
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vincentnijman
Homesteading
2026-03-27 12:02
Sprintery Weather - From Spring back to Winter over night
I have about 50 minutes to write this post, as that is when the bar closes that @clareartista and I are sitting in, drinking a latte macchiato for a change.
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vincentnijman
Homesteading
2026-03-21 18:53
Natural Fitness - a healthy mind in a healthy body
This morning, @clareartista and I woke up from a little bit of sunshine, making its way into our bedroom ( a couple of meters away from our bed ). It was still pretty chilly, even though we had had the
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vincentnijman
Rant, Complain, Talk
2026-03-19 18:46
Oops! I threw out Clare's favorite shoes!
This morning, @clareartista and I decided to drive to a town near the sea. The plan was to visit the beach/ seashore, for the first time in months, and to do some shopping in a supermarket. This would
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vincentnijman
Homesteading
2026-03-17 19:52
Natural Building
Today was pretty rainy, very grey and quite chilly. And so was yesterday But it was worth it, just for the view alone We woke up early and decided that - instead of sitting inside, around the stove, burning
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vincentnijman
Caturday
2026-03-14 18:55
Mamma Gatta
Our neighbor's cat is a bit of a sad case... It does not help that her ( former ) owner, an Italian farmer in his mid to late eighties does not visit his land any longer. And - in fact - hasn't done so
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vincentnijman
Rant, Complain, Talk
2026-03-13 18:07
They say Friday the 13th is bad...
...but yesterday, Thursday the 12th, was way worse. There was a lot of thunder. The sky looked super dark. And, worst of all... Whilst I was out, working on the land, the brambles aimed for my head twice.
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vincentnijman
HiveGarden
2026-03-11 18:52
Primavera / Spring
I had anticipated this for a while, but today I finally witnessed the first peach blossom flowers opening up. Very exciting indeed, as - although we have eaten a couple of dozen yummy peaches from this
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vincentnijman
Homesteading
2026-03-09 15:47
The Challenges and Beauty of Homesteading/Off-grid Life
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. Luckily, it is only
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vincentnijman
Rant, Complain, Talk
2026-03-05 13:55
Not Meant to Be..
In my previous post I said I was gonna talk about the possible sale of our/Clare's old house, as a woman from my home country seemed genuinely interested in it. Long story short, she viewed the house and
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vincentnijman
italia
2026-02-25 10:09
Two Weeks Later - An Update on Our Housing Situation
Getting closer to selling our House...
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vincentnijman
Rant, Complain, Talk
2026-02-11 12:11
High and Low - Balancing out life on our land with social life in the village
"Don't procastrinate, just focus on your writing..." said @clareartista , when I was thinking out loud about possibly buying more Bitcoin with my Hive, eventhough Hive just reached an even lower
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vincentnijman
Rant, Complain, Talk
2026-02-02 15:17
IPI AI AI - (How) Does AI Like it to be Made Fun of?
Does AI have a sense of humor? If so, how does it feel about jokes about itself?
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vincentnijman
Weekend Experiences
2026-02-01 18:35
A Day of Socializing in the City
Yesterday morning, Clare and I decided to visit an Italian city that I hadn't been to yet and where a couple of her old friends live. We left on a cold misty morning, dressed in plenty of Wintery layers...
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vincentnijman
Rant, Complain, Talk
2026-01-28 17:37
Posting for Peanuts
With the current price of Hive and little prospect for it rising, it pretty much feels like posting for payout isn't really worth it, these days. That is, unless you earn loads ( have plenty of whale friends/
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vincentnijman
DIYHub
2026-01-27 13:37
Potato Power!
I am seriously considering to patent my latest 'invention': the charging potato. My phone wasn't working for 4 days in a row. It simply didn't want to charge at all, no matter what I tried.
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vincentnijman
Rant, Complain, Talk
2026-01-26 11:11
The (Brain) Fog is Clearing - Sunshine after Rain
After a number of depressing, humid, grey, rainy days, with hardly any sunshine, I managed to briefly get a couple of sunrays on my face whilst on a walk, yesterday afternoon...
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vincentnijman
Homesteading
2026-01-23 10:49
Navigating the Chaos
Another week has passed since my post about experiencing our first snow(fall) on our land. It almost seemed it would snow again. It sure was cloudy, humid, rainy and cold enough
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vincentnijman
HiveGarden
2026-01-16 19:11
First Snow
The night after returning from a week and a half stay in @clareartista 's old house in the city, I heard precipitation that didn't sound like rain and felt that it might be snow(ing). I was right. The
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