Life, lived slowly. 🖤
A collection of stories about slow living,
seasonal food,
quiet mornings and life close to nature.
🌿 Garden
Getting Ready for Winter at Six Blocks
The last harvest, firewood to carry, and somewhere to put everything before winter. And then there are the leaves..
Our First Apples
Three varieties, one small harvest — and the first apples we’ve ever grown here.
When Dinner Grows by the Fence
We’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?
Zucchini, Again
Because apparently twice wasn’t enough.
The Mint We’ll Be Drinking All Winter
Three kinds of mint, a few warm summer weeks, and something to save for the colder days ahead.
The Cake That Disappears Faster Than the Zucchini Grows
Every garden has one recipe that quietly returns every summer.
Too Many Pattypans
Every garden has its own season.
When the Garden Gives You Too Much Zucchini
Every summer there comes a moment when one zucchini somehow turns into five.
🌿 A Simple Way to Dry Herbs Naturally
How we air dry calendula, mint and mallow without a dehydrator.
🍒 When the Currants Take Over
A simple summer dessert made from whatever the garden offers that day.
🏡 Container Home
What We Gave Up to Live Here
We spent over ten years searching for our little piece of paradise. Then, after finally finding it, we considered selling it more than once. Was leaving the convenience of city life really worth it?
When the Water Wouldn’t Stop
Changing the water filter should have taken a few minutes. An hour later, we were wet, frustrated — and still trying to stop the leak.
The Day Our House Arrived
Two containers, one crane, prepared foundations — and a piece of land that had other plans.
Before There Were Six Blocks
When we decided to try living a little differently, one thing became clear fairly early on — we wanted containers.
Would We Build a Green Roof Again?
When we planned our container house, there was one thing we never questioned: the roof would be green.
Before the Dream House
What twenty-five square metres taught us.
The First Night
You’re probably wondering what our first night was like.
So were we. We couldn’t wait to find out.
The Second Attempt
Everyone remembers the first try.
The mud.
The waiting.
The sentence we never thought we would say.