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@vincentnijman
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2017-06-29 11:52
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vincentnijman
Homesteading
2026-05-13 20:28
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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vincentnijman
Homesteading
2026-05-12 09:43
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...
$ 3.634
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vincentnijman
HiveGarden
2026-05-04 13:23
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
$ 5.785
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vincentnijman
Homesteading
2026-05-01 12:16
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
$ 14.579
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vincentnijman
Homesteading
2026-04-30 10:27
Under the weather
Yesterday afternoon, Clare and I drove back from our house for sale in the campania region to our land with temporary house-like building and the tent that we sleep in most nights.
$ 4.277
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vincentnijman
Homesteading
2026-04-20 12:28
Figs, walnuts, olives to cure an energy hangover
Yesterday, I felt pretty overwhelmed and, frankly, a bit depressed. I literally struggled to express myself ( both on here and to @clareartista ) and spend most of the time being quiet, not doing much
$ 30.296
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vincentnijman
Rant, Complain, Talk
2026-04-17 15:44
Back to Camping Life and a functioning smartphone
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. I was so inactive though in the family
$ 3.049
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vincentnijman
Rant, Complain, Talk
2026-04-14 09:54
Accidental post. Don't upvote this
A Beauty Treatment for My Shoes
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vincentnijman
Rant, Complain, Talk
2026-04-14 09:49
Bad Luck or Good Luck?
A handful of days ago, Clare noticed that our car was nearing a very special mileage. Then, on a recent drive, when we had just left home, I pointed out to her that we had reached this magical number
$ 3.010
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vincentnijman
HiveGarden
2026-04-06 11:01
How five days of rain changed our land majorly over night
After having had to deal with extremely wet - several hundreds of milimeters of rain in a handful of a days - and unpleasantly cold Spring weather, the sun has returned to Italy and to our beautiful plot
$ 7.329
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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
$ 6.344
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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
$ 2.343
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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.
$ 9.430
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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
$ 6.616
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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
$ 5.644
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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
$ 4.676
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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.
$ 3.549
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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
$ 2.432
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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
$ 2.008
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