<?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>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 21:36:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@vincentnijman/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><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>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@vincentnijman/stairway-to-heaven</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@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[The Waiting ( is the hardest part )]]></title><description><![CDATA[A week and a half ago, Clare and I shook hands on buying our anziano neighbor's property. It is a plot of land with plenty of fruit trees ( cherry, apple, fig, walnut ), a fenced orto ( veggie garden )]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@vincentnijman/the-waiting-is-the-hardest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@vincentnijman/the-waiting-is-the-hardest</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 09:43:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmeL9Ma25EE3cbpBsdp5N6thLnb6Mi8eYCpt78VGM5QdsE/img_20260509_075309.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We found our first tartufo/ truffle!]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@vincentnijman/we-found-our-first-tartufo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@vincentnijman/we-found-our-first-tartufo</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 13:23:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmen3yXvtaXjz8JAQ48XqKQg3dL3JomYGrQd5Ci8GuhG7j/1777644135964.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting closer to acquiring more land and a nicer building right next to us...]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@vincentnijman/getting-closer-to-acquiring-more</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@vincentnijman/getting-closer-to-acquiring-more</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 12:16:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmUFRW7KD9G7Vthe3MtAhUAfhN8zMyS8xNfD1DhAQvHSYC/image_3bdec6a4_b70d_4e74_b330_f4e93f547f3f5427072680456164723.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under the weather]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday afternoon, @clareartista 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. It was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@vincentnijman/under-the-weather</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@vincentnijman/under-the-weather</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:27:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmWqf2jbdyJyFtmmkUBSoxtCfRAFM2419UCJcatn1gbo9a/1776768505697.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Figs, walnuts, olives to cure an energy hangover]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@vincentnijman/figs-walnuts-olives-to-cure</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@vincentnijman/figs-walnuts-olives-to-cure</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:28:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmRh4JEBY3kgbQo6U9qM5m1QX99vZq9ganJx4aJuTz4zsA/1776685038698.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. I was so inactive though in the family]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@vincentnijman/back-to-camping-life-and</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@vincentnijman/back-to-camping-life-and</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196233]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:44:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmb2DZ6ScAabawMR1yqv1jGb4qMhoeSesoujqWgsfundWA/1776436808980.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accidental post. Don't upvote this]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@vincentnijman/bad-luck-or-good-luck-a958038d0526</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@vincentnijman/bad-luck-or-good-luck-a958038d0526</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196233]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:54:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmR1SQUgsgg6Y19cEBkaQhN5TLRNvJNxMApxjSuVbggToq/img_20260413_123424.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad Luck or Good Luck?]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@vincentnijman/bad-luck-or-good-luck</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@vincentnijman/bad-luck-or-good-luck</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196233]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:49:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmRtpS6ifTBStgDF5aeVXruByLqE1uHMZvc8h6A3kN6gDY/img_20260408_111834.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How five days of rain changed our land majorly over night]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@vincentnijman/how-five-days-of-rain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@vincentnijman/how-five-days-of-rain</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:01:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmekHwZ5qUHa6r9BUoWDhJ25FUuw5rZpqSrEjDkGZpFZqE/1775470350488.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wet, wetter, wettest - Extreme homesteading]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@vincentnijman/wet-wetter-wettest-extreme-homesteading</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@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[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]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@vincentnijman/wet-wet-wet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@vincentnijman/wet-wet-wet</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:51:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmWEgDJxjjKq22HEWp5daj5s5truCeYHyotwtKxG7LxL25/1774945935686.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sprintery Weather - From Spring back to Winter over night]]></title><description><![CDATA[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. We usually drink orzo ( barley coffee ), these]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@vincentnijman/sprintery-weather-from-spring-back</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@vincentnijman/sprintery-weather-from-spring-back</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:02:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmQTdajxkAKHufjKjrCezGEdbaVQNLHnQKHeDBfBEwu3nk/1773741077166.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Natural Fitness - a healthy mind in a healthy body]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@vincentnijman/natural-fitness-a-healthy-mind</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@vincentnijman/natural-fitness-a-healthy-mind</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 18:53:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQme2MuDHi9hLQ7oTMYmCL6852kM6FmmVN1Poz1aNtV8ztv/1774003688849.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oops! I threw out Clare's favorite shoes!]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@vincentnijman/oops-i-threw-out-clare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@vincentnijman/oops-i-threw-out-clare</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196233]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:46:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmXXBpxWquogKvmudYDTsoquePx6S7MbxgXnA3Ntk3dx6q/1773941366481.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Natural Building ]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@vincentnijman/natural-building</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@vincentnijman/natural-building</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:52:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmSUYykj5rKaowL6AqFfBXFMpNBBSxDmZwuKR64G56Sd9y/1773741077909.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mamma Gatta]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-187635/@vincentnijman/mamma-gatta</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-187635/@vincentnijman/mamma-gatta</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-187635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 18:55:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmRPmKMbTN61LGytRHNqGxTuAEAFArmg5hqksjASfv4cmT/1773507224622.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[They say Friday the 13th is bad...]]></title><description><![CDATA[...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.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@vincentnijman/they-say-friday-the-13th</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@vincentnijman/they-say-friday-the-13th</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196233]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:07:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmXyvNWfJqLbcYttjo4RntbsGMZfHC9PNiejvia276b7KG/1773328805297.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primavera / Spring]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@vincentnijman/primavera-spring</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140635/@vincentnijman/primavera-spring</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140635]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:52:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmSHfr5qzq4oA6a2GgpmLo8Fyftqv4A9B5SwF2hiR52AoK/1773253316747.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. Luckily, it is only]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@vincentnijman/the-challenges-and-beauty-of</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114308/@vincentnijman/the-challenges-and-beauty-of</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:47:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmWUXWhuCqdPqW1yahq6nLBPinsErf2NYBkw1iVfqAMurn/1773065730773.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item></channel></rss>