Stories from a quieter life. What we build, what we notice, what we remember, and what choosing differently really takes.

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LATEST STORIES
- The Last LightA few red berries, the last light between the branches — and five minutes before it was gone
- When the Water Wouldn’t StopChanging a water filter should take a few minutes. Ours turned into an hour of leaking water, phone flashlights and one very small missing piece.
- We Thought We Were Dog PeopleWe thought we were dog people. Then Oliver arrived, disappeared for two months, and changed the story completely.
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Try “container”, “green roof”, “slow living “,“Karlovy Vary” or “cats”.

Places we visit, experience and remember — close to home and further away.

What it really takes to build, grow and live a little differently.

The cats who somehow became part of almost every story.

Thoughts, photographs and ordinary moments worth keeping

Small things we notice when nothing particularly important is happening.
MORE STORIES
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A Sunday With No Plans
read story -–>: A Sunday With No PlansRain outside, a fire inside, two cats asleep in their boxes. Some Sundays are better without a plan.
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When Dinner Grows by the Fence
read story -–>: When Dinner Grows by the FenceWe’re not really mushroom pickers. But when giant puffballs start growing just a few metres from home, why not find out what they taste like?
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The Day Our House Arrived
read story -–>: The Day Our House ArrivedTwo containers, one crane and a very wet piece of land. The story of the day our container house finally arrived.
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Before the Harvest
read story -–>: Before the HarvestSometimes the best photographs begin without a plan.