Mayako Kuna

Our red clovers are bees magnet. Here are two different bees working hard this morning. Hope you enjoy seeing them as well.
#gardening #homesteading #bees
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2026-04-04 13:05:48 UTC

Good morning people! We finally have an oven and what beter way to celebrate this new luxury in our home than a batch of fresh chocolate chip cookies. This morning is sweet 🌞 https://image.nostr.build/706ad47627f447429ff2760937f9eef4cf3737e571e22b4aa6aa0c60a64e97e0.jpg
#baking #cookies #lifeisgood

2026-03-31 19:35:35 UTC

We are blessed with many colours and blooms this spring. Every morning, we like to walk around the garden and spot a new flower that blossomed that day. We also get to show our daughter what butterflies and bees look like in real life. I can't remember the last time I had seen a butterfly in the city where we lived. She also comes to the vegetable garden and helps me water my garden. I hope that she appreciates the value of #growingyourownfood. https://image.nostr.build/7767406a5b47453cbafc9cadc6f31719924cedf429fe99bceac38bd7a1ea0322.jpg
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#spring #flowers #photography

2026-03-20 19:55:50 UTC

Spring is here. We have been working hard each day to start our #garden. We have planted potatoes, some radishes, fenugreek seeds, mustard, beans and carrots. We have also planted marigold, calendulas and nasturtiums as companion plants. Let's see how this season goes for us. In the meantime we are blessed with beautiful blooms. Hopefully you all are having a great start of the season too. https://image.nostr.build/751d8913975b55644ae7a35e1ac354a47b85c2322ea8dc4d765c2e7d3fe64d03.jpg https://image.nostr.build/e797239b1332df8586d5430513239e33fc31cf8a34b58189ff8001d0ba44e040.jpg
#growyourownfood #homestead #flowers #photography https://image.nostr.build/118633326be8030efed8ec6916766d05a684d198299afa1ac63b9222096de3c2.jpg

2026-03-09 20:53:16 UTC

Look at how gorgeous the whole place looks with the #spring flowers. We love walking to this side of the village. Hopefully in a few years, our own camellia tree would also be this beautiful. https://video.nostr.build/b9c61bdb0cff25a1cf00fdf96a960eab09f173385defbcebb8986e080ae9dd4c.mp4

2026-03-06 21:15:24 UTC

Husband has built me my very own AI agent for my #garden. It's such a great tool for planning patches and finding the perfect timing and companions for plants. And now thanks to this agent, my husband does not have to listen to me go on and on about my ramblings about the garden 😂 https://image.nostr.build/1af54266f99b1801b2f8dd2ead554c8107e101825d16b056ec6dcf0a99160811.jpg
#aiagent #gardening

2026-03-05 22:51:35 UTC

The #growyourownfood season has started for us and we are really excited for this season this year. This will be our first complete year in our #homestead. The goal this year is to learn as much as possible about our land, the soil and the various possibilities for food independence. We do not expect to be seasoned farmers in just a year or two but we are trying out best to learn.
We have some peas sprouting at the moment. We have direct sown some broad beans, carrots and radish. We also have sprinkled some coriander and fenugreek seeds. We have thyme, oregano and rosemary doing pretty well at the moment. I have never had luck with carrots so fingers crossed for this attempt. https://image.nostr.build/14789fbe4022542d4dbfe224e65156b44c42ba567a6ba8a2adc5f71be8c475e4.jpg
#gardening

2026-03-03 21:42:20 UTC

We are working on connecting our back porch to the side deck with stairs. The basic structure will be done in a day or two, then we move on to fixing the joints between stones.
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#buildstr #homestead #construction

2026-03-02 21:38:51 UTC

Ending our day with a backyard bonfire just feels so magical. Good night people, hope you all had a good day!
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2026-03-01 21:21:19 UTC

The weather has been so good this last week and we have been out all day every day to try to make the most of it. We were out collecting some dandelions to try to make some salve with it. We love a good tomato and coriander chutney as a condiment so really happy that we have some fresh coriander in our garden. We have sprinkled some more coriander seeds along with fenugreek seeds so let's see if they do well. https://video.nostr.build/76f59c7e9c6d4a483497ac56ac3b45b54d51e21cbc8cb59c19daead706e233f6.mp4 https://image.nostr.build/893c5bf43ee5a4e3ad1cb446b4725eb651184e3da26fb4412c812de2ee52c821.jpg
#growyourownfood #homestead

2026-02-26 18:21:52 UTC

More colours are returning back and with them, our beloved bees and butterflies. https://image.nostr.build/e34f3116f7f439385c2f41ac3ee01d03c5f2c9e7d9dd5aadfac04b61d01e20e5.jpg
#almostspring #flowers #garden #homestead https://video.nostr.build/3d43de3842944e6861890aa192ce446b1b73b57548f8c29c261879340d09d626.mp4
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2026-02-23 22:16:35 UTC

Before being a mom,I could never imagine having all of my major emotions being directly correlated to someone else's emotions. And now, her happiness dictates my whole mood. Today was a great day. The weather was perfect and she enjoyed visiting all her animal friends 😊 https://image.nostr.build/338ee707b2ef1a4e9291bd4939aa2762bcf94dc69b4c922240993f6429ac2f86.jpg
#momstr #happy #belssed

2026-02-23 18:18:38 UTC

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They really do ☺️

2026-02-22 21:25:57 UTC

Spring is just around the corner. After months of grey skies and weeks of storms and rain, colours have started making a comeback in our garden. Hopefully it will be a good growing season!
#flowers #homesteading #garden https://image.nostr.build/cf70e589026df5a05c17f08cc368eb74583940f3502f33a2997bc441f05718ba.jpg
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2026-02-10 14:55:58 UTC

Forced to be an outdoor person even when we e experiencing the worst storm in ages. But watching her enjoy the puddles, seeing her laugh makes everything worthwhile. https://video.nostr.build/3a74d19a06805d634089524931f8207804f16916ffa76c5410acefb4f246c3b0.mp4
#momlife #joysoflife #gratitude

2026-02-05 17:42:58 UTC

Two days ago, husband and I had a conversation about how we are almost towards the finish line and how we do not wish to do any work on the house for a bit. And then, the Portuguese storm got us real good.
This shed was used as storage space for many boxes, all of them got drenched. We have had many issues with the walls which borders our land but we did not see this coming. https://image.nostr.build/22a0790a1bb1a3f722d0becab512d3280dad005695f4afe0eba4204b8290b3db.jpg https://image.nostr.build/6ad9ff0b21f1d7b9cb1d9d1be8c655fffc93d03bdfe07ef50accd9d65c4e19c4.jpg
#storm #homesteading

2026-01-29 21:19:35 UTC

We have had a series of storms hit us the last weeks. As a result, it has not stopped pouring down for a week now. Everything is flooded, including the tiny path to our house. It took us a good few hours to manage the flow of the waterfall so that we could walk in the path again. #Nature is so mighty, just a tiny reminder for us again. https://image.nostr.build/f416f8df7d05317445dae7701ca957d44d49a2d91c380c2433bbae01ed8762ea.jpg
#homesteading #storm #aftermath

2026-01-26 18:03:37 UTC

In Nepali traditional kitchen, everything is cooked either in cold processed mustard oil or ghee (ghiu in Nepali language). Over the last decades, we slowly saw a shift from these oils towards cheaper alternatives such as sunflower oil and soyabean oil, both marketed as oils good for heart health. I often wonder if money is the only reason we shift away from things that have worked for our health for so long.
We started cooking everything in ghee five six years ago and we are not going back to seed oils. This here is our newest batch of ghee and it smells and tastes amazing!!! https://image.nostr.build/99214a64d969bfd88e3b8dec9b3e93d9aeea8fc8c1d09400e9a04a49beb69c94.jpg
#ghee #homesteading

2026-01-21 19:08:23 UTC

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That looks delicious!!!

2026-01-19 17:57:41 UTC

We had a wonderful day today. Although it was not really sunny, we were happy with a dry day. Our daughter loves being outdoors all the time, children don't seem to be affected by rain nor the cold it seems. As I was finishing up some chores, husband took her to see our neighbour's grazing sheep and once he was back, it was my turn to take her outside for a walk as the husband worked on his computer. It's always such fun to see the way she interacts with her surroundings. These are truly "the good old days" the old me will come back to.
#blessed #momstr #homesteading #walks https://image.nostr.build/982b7b64a1a12b39f0c4e8d44551298062c0d81a5c281940631af8f8708ea8d7.jpg

2026-01-18 20:45:40 UTC

It was a good day! GN everyone.
#sky #bliss #homesteading
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2026-01-18 20:19:54 UTC

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Looks great 👍

2026-01-16 20:59:39 UTC

This brings me back to the happiest memories from my childhood. My maternal grandfather's house was in a remote village, a day walk away from Kathmandu. There was no electricity and no signs of infrastructure at all. Wood was the sole source of energy and my grandfather would always have a big heap of firewood outside his house, safely kept under a aluminium roofed shed. All of his wood came from his own land, we are not there yet but we are working towards that goal.
Come to think of it, the life that we have embraced at the moment is do much in line with the life that he had. Although he served in the army for some years, he was a farmer through and through. His day would begin by strolling through his vegetable garden, talking to his beloved plants and sometimes I catch myself doing that too. I wonder what he would have thought of our corner here.
#homesteading #nostalgia
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2026-01-15 23:48:55 UTC

Ever since we moved to Portugal, I have been looking for tallow everywhere and unfortunately not able to find it. I started using tallow as moisturiser during my pregnancy and since then I do not want to use anything else. After months of searching for suet, my neighbour got me a small amount of suet and I finally rendered my very first batch of tallow. Will be making some moisturiser in a day or two with some other incredible ingredients. https://image.nostr.build/775262b753f3a4dfff1384bd1aef26ba96d506f332ac412add5b73ec9fa6e9e1.jpg
#tallow #skincare #homesteading

2026-01-14 20:42:08 UTC

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It really is, specially with a little one who is feral, it makes such a big difference.

2026-01-14 19:36:32 UTC

Finally our carpenter has started working on the floor upstairs. We know that he has multiple projects running at the same time so whenever he is here we are so thankful and every day is a guess work if he would show up, but we did know that this is part of the work culture here so we are prepared 😉 https://image.nostr.build/8d99a37fa1c226375c2c7c2b00e073f9aea5342fc1f345eeeef3590b3dc46513.jpg
#buildstr #homesteading #construction

2026-01-13 21:35:49 UTC

The lower socioeconomic class, who would gain the most from stepping outside of #fiat systems and saving in sats, are unfortunately the last ones who will be able to access information and understand the characteristics of these two systems. If we zoom out and look at nations as a whole, similar tendencies are prevelant. Point in case, #Nepal.
I was born and lived there until a decade ago. Although I studied economics and finance, I am ashamed to admit that it took me a long time to understand the real world functioning of "money". And although my knowledge is still sub par, I am convinced that Nepal could benefit a lot if it were to seriously invest in #Bitcoin infrastructure.
Nepal has a vast amount of water resources and given the topography of the country, it generates almost 100% of its energy from hydropower. Electricity is really cheap and abundant so even now, stepping into mining would be a significant lucrative investment. Instead, the government has put a ban on individuals owning bitcoins. Nepal would gain such a big advantage if it were to take #Bitcoin seriously. Maybe the issue of massive brain drain would then be solved and the looming emptying of the country would halt.

2026-01-12 21:35:28 UTC

We have had many conversations with family and friends regarding why we live the way we do and why individual property rights is so important to us. When we talk about #bitcoin and how it solves so many problems created by the #fiat system, we are almost always told that we dream and desire a utopia. Why is there such a resistance to understanding a "new" system while clearly the existing system has failed most of humanity is beyond me. Wanting to live a life where we have an autonomy over our own bodies, our property, our mind and way of life has certainly trimmed our social circles, thank god for #nostr so that we know that there are other freedom living, sovereign, crazy people out there.

2026-01-12 09:33:10 UTC

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I can assume that your weekends are always full with chores then. We still have a long way to go as well and the to do list keeps on growing, but we will get there and so will you!!!

2026-01-12 09:28:42 UTC

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We actually did get the indoor plumbing for the first time two days ago 😅
We bought an old building with no plumbing, no electric infrastructure, no modern amenities at all. Luckily we have lots of natural water source in our land so we built ourselves a water reservoir and now we have indoor plumbing in our house ☺️

2026-01-11 20:26:08 UTC

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It definitely is ❣️

2026-01-11 17:01:12 UTC

Not to brag, but we too have hot water running through our pipes now 😉. After months of trying and mostly failing, after endless moments where we were both stretched thin because of the lack of basic amenities, and that too with a child with us, we feel like we have taken such a big step forward. And because we have running water, we also have a washing machine now!!! I am one happy woman!!!! https://image.nostr.build/df8fc42cebd7ff85e3921b224d6ce71001eb8c006df92c5d423df358018edbcf.jpg
#luxuries #plumbing #homesteading #grateful https://image.nostr.build/6a36de4162a80516d72f6cf309899e613c1cb13e6c3f2de218472f15adec7911.jpg

2026-01-10 23:24:01 UTC

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No, the wall that you see behind the tank is the source of our water. We are at the bottom of a hill and these walls naturally filter the water from all the way above and we collect this dripping water.

2026-01-10 21:54:26 UTC

Tears of joy were shed today! After more than eight months of living without the luxury of running water, we finally have managed to welcome our house into modernity.
We have also setup the boiler and water filtration system, will post an update on them tomorrow. As for now, we have running water!!!!! https://image.nostr.build/12ea35b244654690eb23dc48399966be6c60ba50fa8c835e03e431841539a0f7.jpg
#homesteading #water #grateful

2026-01-09 21:23:34 UTC

This is an appreciation post for my husband. When we build the wall for the deck, seeing the empty space between the house and the wall I had thought to myself that this is an impossible task without some equipments. But my husband kept on bringing the rubbles from all our land and filling it up every chance he got. And look at that, it is finally completely filled. About 25 cubic meters space filled solely by the hard work of my husband. Thank you ❤️ https://image.nostr.build/787b6cdba472bf8d91ad18e36048975deb892da0e0735689642be963691c6993.jpg https://image.nostr.build/1c3d399aad19af8924e10a87f992ac3feab5d635944d5268807cf326721882b1.jpg
#buildstr #homesteading #grateful

2026-01-07 20:26:18 UTC

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Thank you, will try to be more consistent this year 🙏

2026-01-07 16:37:52 UTC

Some of our friends have been asking us recently if we have stopped working in the garden as we don't post anything about the garden these days. Well we do work on the garden but I am too lazy to post about it 😅.
We have about 80 bulbs of garlic in the ground and hopefully we get to harvest most of them this summer. Garlics take a long time to develop so the update on them will follow later. The cauliflowers are not doing great. The larvae of white butterfly got most of the leaves so I am hoping to at least get some seeds for next year.
We will start on sowing some onions the coming days and sort through our seeds. Will keep you all posted on the developments. https://image.nostr.build/90ef90f76a97ec6b07e1910da992d51299fd84a7249dccf83944964a7c17a4d2.jpg https://image.nostr.build/06793979cafd58e7e58e70f8951c5615886fa1092a74876defd407f3a10ba2bd.jpg
#growyourownfoods #homesteading #wintergarden

2026-01-06 00:56:54 UTC

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This one seems to keep mice away from the front porch, so yes, we are thankful for his presence here.

2026-01-06 00:55:00 UTC

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The neighbour is an 84 years old lady with six other cats, so she is actually relieved that we have taken over one of her cats. She asks us if if we want more of her cats 😅

2026-01-05 20:16:29 UTC

This used to be our neighbour's cat. Our daughter took a liking to him so we started giving him food every time he showed up so that he stayed longer for our daughter's sake. And now he has adopted us as his family. My husband and I are both not cat people and yet somehow we have a cat now. https://image.nostr.build/71b214bbbb8d4e4f019d0cf5bebcbbc4fb409ed0ac82632232dc5b1c525f2ba5.jpg
#catstr #homesteading #pets

2026-01-04 15:11:45 UTC

Greetings from our neighbour's kitten. He is our daughter's all time favorite creature. Any chance she gets, she goes to find him. https://image.nostr.build/199606cd7cb205d9ef69f1d15f4c4cc47ffc10b3345abfd5910ee5686ff2df2b.jpg
#catstr

2026-01-03 19:31:12 UTC

It's amazing to see how independent and free willed our daughter is already at 15 months. Thankful everyday that we get to spend so much time with her, that she is being raised by us and the upbringing is not being outsourced. Such a privilege to see this tiny human grow. https://video.nostr.build/9eb41f991786299d11ee8b7a9b6c3e8ff93521c0c7a5aa717bfc941688fe5275.mp4
#parenting #homesteadig #thankful

2026-01-02 18:21:47 UTC

Hello everyone, we hope that you all had a great start to new year. We here at our homestead decided to start the new year with a new, yet very simple compost bin construction. We have a big growth of a type of bamboo in our land so we like to use that for making simple structures. This year we plan to do a bit more than last year when it comes to growing our own food. This should be possible as we did not do much last year. Be our witness to see how our plans shape up this year. https://image.nostr.build/d33069a0248dda7916126624c62395affa19c5b95799040231371ca68aacde26.jpg
#homesteading #compost https://image.nostr.build/7c137c9828c9cf9ee48b0ea11204b4efdbe9aa1c1f03a13766f536cf08d49bf6.jpg

2025-12-28 22:50:03 UTC

And we have a water tank that actually fills up. The floor is still not ideal. We will have to put some work in it in the summer because its super wet now but at least we will have running water in house for the time being. https://image.nostr.build/8b60d6f9f770950eaa1d241118599e5566f5957ab0bf731facef68ec7a99c4af.jpg https://image.nostr.build/8119e2e50d1c55249e9d814473523cabea90c5e88e0efed786902ea3bc469abe.jpg
#buildstr #offgridliving #homesteading

2025-12-24 20:42:51 UTC

Dear family, friends and all of you Nostrians who have been with us this year, we wish you all a blissful and merry Christmas and an amazing new year. May the new year bring new prospects and new opportunities for us all. May love be abundant and support be productive. May we all get to live a fuller life, a life in the embrace of people we love and cherish ❤️ https://video.nostr.build/e431daa87acd2d3dbf5eae7218140911058de241c5d703c15364c0beb1003221.mp4
#christmas #festivities #offgridliving

2025-12-07 14:23:01 UTC

GM nostr. We harvested the last of the squashes today. We cleared some of the garden space to prepare it for the next season. We have had loads of squash curry the last month and they taste so good that we want to save these for Christmas to make some more. Right now we have about 80 garlic cloves in the ground, planted at intervals to get a prolonged harvest. We have some cauliflowers growing and some long turnips. Our land is generous and we are forever grateful!! https://image.nostr.build/37db1d159bb52723ec9ac235c8b6e849e55f16e074b24d3787e0398137532019.jpg
#homesteading #growyourownfood #offgrid #foodstr

2025-12-06 13:51:51 UTC

What a few days of rain has done to our small waterfall.
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#rain #autumn #offgrid https://image.nostr.build/2e48194ab5217d9fb0156ce5cc30dbce1a73f9051650d664a2f22ff8fadc960d.jpg

2025-12-05 13:11:47 UTC

This has been a bittersweet development for us. On one hand, having insulation and the dry walls done on the roof means that we have taken a huge step forward but the quality of the work leaves us bit dissatisfied. After consulting three different companies we chose to work with someone who seemed to fit the best with our needs. But maybe it's the lack of command of Portuguese on our end or the difference in work culture or both, the difference between what we wanted, and what has been delivered is a bit too big for our liking.
The dry walls are not symmetrical in any angles in the corner of the house. The wall in the kitchen side is also not a straight line, rather a curve. We are in no position, neither financially nor with time to redo the ceiling so we have to accept this asymmetry.
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#buildstr #offgrid #hiccups

2025-11-23 21:24:24 UTC

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Unfortunately yes.

2025-11-21 21:46:44 UTC

Is anyone else having trouble posting pics on @npub12vk…pugg? I have checked the app permissions and have looked at zapstore for the latest version but somehow I cannot load any media using Primal, that's why I resort to #asknostr.

2025-11-20 19:08:46 UTC

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Feels like its taking forever but it is shaping up ☺️

2025-11-19 19:15:06 UTC

And the bathroom is ready!!!! https://image.nostr.build/60d8324d402ff26b3fd0d6d93efd74440c6596c655c346825d0d87798d30b740.jpg
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#buildstr #construction #offgrid #homesteading #happy

2025-11-18 19:36:45 UTC

The ceilings for the downstairs are finally done. Upstairs is going to be a long time still but at least we can now start on the floating floor for the downstairs. The shed where we are living since 6 months has been rendered almost inhabitable because of the rain. So we have decided that we will start living in the house as soon as one room downstairs is complete. But one step at a time, for now it's one more step closer to having us a home!
#home #homesteading #buildstr #construction #offgrid
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2025-11-10 20:13:24 UTC

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Nothing beats the smell of clothes dried out in the sun. The best way indeed.

2025-11-10 20:06:42 UTC

It has been raining a lot lately, so I am not sure how well our fall garden will do. We have some garlic, some cauliflowers and some radishes going at the moment, trying to #growyourownfood. We have left some flowers for the pollinators, hopefully these help them in this chilly weather. Husband has been working hard all day trying to fill the deck area with the rubbles. Our daughter took her first steps yesterday and since then she just wants to walk all the time. And our spring water tap is back to it's full strength now. All in all, it has been a great day. GN!! https://image.nostr.build/8ba25a2c768ef5df53542845545b27a1d44aeca739088af4ebec11114c70b61c.jpg
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#offgrid #homestead #fall #garden

2025-11-09 20:09:58 UTC

As promised, the progress pictures from the bathroom. The plumber is coming somewhere end of this week to fix the water outlets and everything else. Let's see if this time things will work out as per the planning.
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2025-11-08 21:50:54 UTC

Sometimes when it feels like things are not moving along, it is good to look back at the pictures from before and compare them to how far we have come now.
It has been tough to get this project going. We have been living in a small 10 de meter space for the last half year with our baby daughter. We have no running water, no facilities and every chore has to be done by hand. So survival in itself takes up half a day each day. But slow and steady, we are moving forward. Hopefully we get to move into at least the ground floor before Christmas this year.
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#offgrid #homesteading #buildstr #building

2025-10-29 19:20:56 UTC

We found this cool so sharing with all of you, our house under the blanket of autumn mist!
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2025-10-27 19:20:31 UTC

Ladies and gentlemen, we finally have doors and windows in our house. What a difference these make!! We specially love the glass door which overlooks the valley from our house. I can already see myself sipping my tea, sitting there by that door. Super happy 😊
#buildstr #homesteading #happy #progress
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2025-10-23 19:00:12 UTC

GN! Enjoy this cool video from my garden today. Thank you dear husband for your great sound effects 😜 https://video.nostr.build/32a7a1b34abe673c3528ebfa215e7374787e30691fc2d3ec608ea188a6de1ae6.mp4
#garden #homesteading #offgrid #nature

2025-10-23 11:19:36 UTC

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GM Maria. I have never tried that combination of beef and cabbage in a stew. Something new to try here then because we have been getting a lot of rain and it is stew weather here 😊

2025-10-22 22:05:03 UTC

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Thank you 🙏

2025-10-22 21:12:42 UTC

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Yes, but very slowly 😅

2025-10-22 21:11:15 UTC

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We live in Portugal. But we have seen this type of bricks and method of building in Spain as well. So it makes sense I guess that Brazil would also share this type of construction method 🙂

2025-10-22 18:38:24 UTC

Our biggest challenge so far living in this old property has been the lack of toilet and bathroom. We have had to resort to various creative solutions but as the fall has arrived and with it, rain, we are really glad that the work in our bathroom has finally started. Here are some photos of the progress so far. https://image.nostr.build/08e628198a271cba76e0bd0c501c51eb84bff24e92b5813db7a6c4e150d7deed.jpg
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#buildstr #homesteading #offgrid
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2025-10-20 15:15:52 UTC

Fall is finally here. The colours of autumn are just so magical. Back home growing up autumn meant our festivities, school holidays and just loads of playing time. Maybe that's why autumn always makes me feel homesick and nostalgic.
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2025-10-18 21:30:35 UTC

Construction comes with a lot of mess and we are trying to use this mess to fill up our deck. The idea is to have a deck go from downstairs all the way up to the second floor making some kind of a staircase on the side of the house. Pictures will follow later, if it works, then it will be clear what I mean, haha. Anyways, we had a long day of hard work and we did manage to get rid of a lot of debris from the old structure.
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#construction #offgridlife #homestead #buildstr
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2025-10-11 15:47:38 UTC

We managed to sprout two mangoes and two date plants this summer. Now that the days are getting shorter and colder winds are upon us, we wanted to build a small shelter for our new saplings.
#growyourownfood #homestead #grownostr #offgrid
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2025-10-10 19:08:42 UTC

The old, almost falling apart building that we bought seems more and more like a house with each passing week of hard work. The last weeks have been fun to see how each layer of cement and sand changes the complete feel of a structure. Here are some pics of the before and after from the last couple of weeks. It is going to be a real treat to compare the initial pictures of the house to the finished one, if we manage to ever finish the house at all 😅
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2025-10-03 16:14:47 UTC

We seem to have solved the puzzle of making our water reservoir. The vertical wall where the tube is coming from is a natural source of water. There is a rock bed within the wall and water drips from multiple places there. So making a tank was somewhat a puzzle. What we did now was make an "extension" if you will using bricks and cement in the side and along the rock bed to guide all the water to one single point. There we made a kind of a basin with a tube that guides the water away from the structure. We wanted to see if the ground would then stay dry. Laters we plan to cut the tube so that the water fills up the tank. Will keep you posted on the updates. https://image.nostr.build/f94d0e0826b2c4845dddf1d32c8c5c5730a8144f7470b784274beaaba81cb5e8.jpg https://image.nostr.build/3b4656a26f2f7375e66f21f749e6fcc070c1531d9d29f4ae2a5138e4bbce5d88.jpg
#buildstr #construction #water #offgridlife

2025-10-03 11:12:33 UTC

GM people! Our little bundle of joy is one today. Although we have no oven, I absolutely had to make her a cake 😁
So grateful to the universe that we got to experience parenthood. Its funny how it seems impossible to imagine life without her despite having had a wonderfully full life before her.
P.S. I used dates as a sweetner for the chocolate cake and the icing is butter, yoghurt and coconut sugar.
#grateful #blessed
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2025-10-02 18:49:11 UTC

You get so used to your surroundings that you forget just how magical the evening hue is. The blueish sky painted with the remnant of sun's rays is just spectacular.
#sky #nature #offgrid https://image.nostr.build/5c3204fc0c186b264b0711b029bd0dcb8ceecff403af78b2e001e267ecfd7f82.jpg

2025-10-01 18:59:17 UTC

The septic tank is done fellow nostriches!! Now onto making the water reservoir for our natural spring water which is a challenge because of how wet the ground is. But we have a plan. Fingers crossed !
#buildstr #construction #offgrid
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2025-09-30 17:33:43 UTC

The septic tank is almost done. It should be done by tomorrow afternoon. Then we can move on to a bigger challenge of making a water reservoir near our natural spring. But one day at a time!! https://image.nostr.build/24fcc7ef3f1750c42ac8c865a1389715d9d75b6bcb8c3238fd5e1b51bf6d0e65.jpg
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2025-09-28 16:35:13 UTC

Late September blooms in our small corner in this world. Life is so beautiful ❤️ https://image.nostr.build/47f6b8bd32c957776b073623877e64127443a9d4f750620609566b036a854eed.jpg
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2025-09-25 21:13:45 UTC

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We had only about 50 cms of soil before we hit the rock bed so we would not have been done in a year haha.

2025-09-24 20:13:54 UTC

We got this unit today to dig us a big hole for making us a septic tank. Even though our land is not super accessible by vehicle, this unit managed to go through our terrain. https://image.nostr.build/f5bcd6e83cb90fab32a4194a16649b4015dff6fd6453c60db9bac4a026e7cfe6.jpg
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2025-09-18 18:32:21 UTC

It has been a great day in the garden. The fruits are literally the fruit of the previous owner's work but the veggies are all us. We even managed to get some popcorn kernels. Feeling pretty good about life in a village today!
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2025-09-17 13:15:52 UTC

We have run out of some bathing soaps. We exclusively use Bastille soap for our hair but for the rest, we try to experiment with different colours and oils. This one is made with extra virgin olive oil, Shea butter and coconut oil. For colour we used charcoal powder and indigo powder. Now off to curing it for a month. https://image.nostr.build/7155e727e090fafd877fce9f304a9e7c8af8bf6a33515fa9240732fb6d7621c9.jpg
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#soapmaking #coldprocesssoap #offgrid #homestead

2025-09-16 15:37:04 UTC

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My god, if you have two primary languages in your keyboard, this is what you get, an incoherent message. I was not having a stroke while typing this 😅

2025-09-16 15:33:18 UTC

After a brief period of "cooler" period, the high temperatures have returned once again. So it is time to make some probiotica soda. We have tons of lemon still and the neighbor was kind enough to give us het leftover oranges. In also added some hibiscus and rosehip tea to the orange and lemon juice. https://image.nostr.build/21ddbbc84ea29081c74eb615797c5f34620a175a4dcc207792406cfb4aeaa6cb.jpg
#pribiotics #foodstr #homestead #offgrid

2025-09-15 17:15:48 UTC

We finally have some tomatoes. We still have loads of green ones but luckily these ones are ripe now. Looks like tomato soup is on the menu for dinner tonight 😀 https://image.nostr.build/6accd6e35516ca15c7ed06d0c983ada9f40fa4e8db43333d6e6d2900fb90d4fc.jpg
#growyourownfood #garden #offgrid #homestead

2025-09-13 12:12:16 UTC

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Good morning, aren't we all very familiar with the never ending long list 😅

2025-09-12 16:28:56 UTC

We had to come up with a lot of different ideas for the ground floor. As much as love the natural big stone walls, we have had to cover up one side completely. Because the house is made on a natural slope, in winter underground water seeps in and it's worse during heavy rain. So we built in a gutter along the wall and attached a pipe for water outlet. Also, as the wall is not even everywhere and has some entropy, we had to cover it up on one side. Fingers crossed that we solved the water issue.
#offgrid #construction #building #homestead
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2025-09-12 11:48:30 UTC

GM Nostr! We are blessed with another beautiful morning. The sun is shining bright, the birds are chirping and the flowers bloom with all their glory. We have each other in this small piece of land that we are trying to befriend and work with. Truly blessed!
#grownostr #offgrid #homestead #garden
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2025-09-11 11:13:39 UTC

GM. Searching for moments of tranquility in the garden this morning. Starting the day in my garden is the best way for me to start the day.
#growyourownfood #garden #offgrid #grownostr
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2025-09-09 21:13:09 UTC

We have started working on the ground floor. This was originally used for making wine and for storage so the construction work is very poor. The floor is completely slanted so we had to tear down the old floor and redo the whole floor. We also decided to keep the elevated part because taking that out would mean a lot of extra work and time and we need to focus on getting the basics done right now.
#homestead #construction #offgrid
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2025-09-09 15:34:08 UTC

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It was actually against corruption, the protest I mean. The government banned social media to stop the videos exposing their lavish lifestyle.

2025-09-08 19:47:22 UTC

Today my heart is heavy. I usually stay away from news and events but when something happens back in your home country, you kee an eye out. The government of Nepal has today reached a new low and although I did see it coming, I had hoped that it would not be this bad.
Gen Z had organized a massive nation wide protest today against the pervasive corruption in all levels of Government offices. Following the Phillipines' social media trend, videos show casing the lavish lifestyle of politicians' kids started trending alongside the sad reality of most civilians. This was slowly churning years of silent injustice and people started sharing more and more of these videos. In response, the government banned all social media platforms, except tiktok under the guise of needing local registration.
Cut to today, the peaceful protest turned to a shooting ground and young adults were killed in the street for wanting accountability from their government. Rest in peace dear brothers and sisters!
#nepaliprotest #corruption #nepal

2025-09-07 09:21:42 UTC

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That sounds amazing though, being able to create entertainment from ordinary day to day things. I hope that our daughter also develops your kids' creativity.

2025-09-06 21:31:45 UTC

We got a lot of toys for our daughter from friends and family and she plays with none of them. Her interest rather lies in everyday objects like a vacuum cleaner and kitchen utensils. So the question is, are there children that love toys or is it just an industry catering to adults' desires to buy something for kids rather than catering to kids?
#parenting #homestead
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2025-09-05 17:00:36 UTC

Our very first sunflower harvest. Our daughter's hand for scale 😜. We are leaving smaller sunflower heads in the garden for the birds for winter. The seed was actually bought from a tiny store for eating and we just wanted to see if it would work. It is amazing how much joy small things like this can bring!
#garden #flower #homestead #growyourownfood #grownostr
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2025-09-02 12:21:01 UTC

Good morning people! We have had a nice garden run this morning. The tiny green watermelon was a nice little surprise. We were way late to plant them and the vine was so tiny and lost under all the tomatoes that we did not expect to see anything come of it. We somehow still managed to get one. So, watermelon is added to the list of plants for next year.
#foodstr #growyourownfood #offgrid #homestead
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2025-08-31 17:08:22 UTC

We have updated our energy setup. Now we have almost double the capacity than a week ago. All of the construction in our place has been supported by the old system but last week with fixing the floor, we had a bit of a struggle so hopefully the new setup will help.
#offgrid #solar #homestead
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2025-08-30 10:29:47 UTC

The floor is done people and finally we have a little more space for our little one who is always moving around. The windowsill has been replaced. There is still a whole lot of work to be done, a lot, but it feels like things are moving along towards the right direction.
#homerenovation #homestead #offgrid
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2025-08-27 13:42:46 UTC

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As the potato plants started sprouting, we dumped a big load of compost on top and that did the trick 😊

2025-08-26 12:42:33 UTC

What a beautiful morning it has been! The flowers adorn our land and the soil gifts us bounties. We harvested our potatoes today. Three months ago, we planted about 15 potatoes and now we got about 15 kilos back. Our neighbours are not impressed (😅) as they produce enough for the whole year. But we are ecstatic. This year is a trial for us, a year to see what mistakes we make and how we can do better next season.
#foodstr #gardening #growyourownfood #homestead
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2025-08-25 12:19:02 UTC

The main reason I learned how to make cold process soap was for our homestead. We want to use the grey water from our home to go the garden so we needed products that were not only biodegradable but also biocompatible. For the last three months, our grey water has fed the garden and the garden has loved it. We were out of our cleaning soaps so this is the first batch weade here. Now it needs to cure for a month and we have our own multipurpose cleaning and washing soap again. The soap is made with 90% coconut oil and 10% olive oil.
#coldprocesssoap #offgrid #homestead #handmadesoap
Music: Young Me Dreaming
Musician: Carl Storm
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