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

The countryside always feels much fresher than the big, chaotic city of Jakarta. Today I walked in Madiun, East Java. Here the air is lighter and time seems to move at a slower pace. Slow living, some

Dearest Hive Homesteading & Natural Law friends! Here is the latest episode of The Art Of Life podcast: an hour of deep-dive into the early days of this glorious Real Life adventure in returning to

So we were getting out of the car at a very-expertly-parked spot, just the other side of a pavement, next to a large, wet wood pile. In Trivento, Molise, where we were trying to resolve an issue with the

A new year always feels like a new fresh page. But instead of adding more unreachable or unreasonable goals, more, and more noise, I'm thinking about what I want to release. The things that feel heavy

We’ve been back in Guardia Sanframondi for almost a week now, and I am champing at the bit to get back to our land. But we can’t. It is simply not ready for this season, and we’re forced to step significantly

A morning and peaceful walk <3 ▶️ 3Speak

👋 Hello & Hi everyone, I’m sharing something very simple today—a few unplanned moments, a few unnoticed corners, and some flowers that quietly exist around us every day and frankly speaking, I just

Every challenge right now seems to be The Final Straw: our house is not holding up to even the most basic expectations, and our attempts to logicalise fabulous solutions appear to be falling on the Universe’s

Sitting in bed with a scalding hotwater bottle at the base of my back, and @vincentnijman tap-tapping away beside me on the Hive, we’re doing our best to stay cosy of an evening, whilst our miniature stove

It has been the most straining and torturous week yet, and even so, we have made huge progress on the simplest, most important things. The hardest part was firstly coming into conflict with our landlords,

Hallo, Hive Podcasts Community, and friends who love podcasting! This podcast expands on a recent essay that I posted here on Hive: It unpacks the subject of transitioning from urban to rural living, and

The Productivity Myth: Why Doing More Means Achieving Less Modern culture glorifies busyness. The more you do, the more valuable you seem. But productivity, stripped of purpose, becomes self-sabotage —

Ciao dearest Friends of Hive and Homesteading Enthusiasts! We have running water! The thrill of suddenly having running water, after two months on our glorious new homestead, is utterly deliziosa.... We've

halo of kittens, as they warm up in the sunrise Dearest Hive Friends and Homesteaders, This post begins on a beautiful fresh afternoon, as we’re just back from a rather circuitous route to a market in

Lazy Sunday vibes ☕🌿 Slow mornings, no alarms, just cozy blankets and a good book. Brunch on the couch, maybe a nap or two — and absolutely no guilt. Here’s to doing nothing and loving every second of

New beginnings in nature are a wonder: coming back to the land as we are doing, @vincentnijman and I, is full of potent potential and with memories - of my childhood immersion in wild landscape, full of

Slow down, be present, and practice gratitude—simple habits that make every day feel magical and full of joy.

Losing touch with the one thing I wasn't supposed to