Tag: our place
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The Day Our House Arrived
Two containers, one crane and a very wet piece of land. The story of the day our container house finally arrived.
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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. This summer, we’re drying three different kinds of mint from the garden — classic mint, lemon mint, and one with an even stronger, almost extra-minty flavour. My favourite is probably the lemon mint. It’s fresh and light,…
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🌿 A Simple Way to Dry Herbs Naturally
Drying Herbs Naturally How we air dry calendula, mint and mallow without a dehydrator. Every summer we collect a few herbs and edible flowers from our garden. There are faster ways to dry them, but we still prefer the traditional one. It doesn’t require any special equipment, only a little patience and a place with…
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The Treat He Never Says No To
Living with outdoor cats teaches you that trust isn’t built with treats alone. It’s built through routines. Through quiet mornings, familiar voices, and the little moments they come back for. Koblih spends hours exploring the fields and the forest around our home. Sometimes he’s gone longer than we’d like, but when he finally appears, he…
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Karlovy Vary After the Film Festival
Everyone knows Karlovy Vary during the festival. Few people know how beautiful Karlovy Vary becomes once the crowds leave. If you’re looking for quiet streets, spa architecture and long walks instead of red carpets, this is the perfect time to visit. Getting there from Prague If you’re travelling from Prague, the easiest way to reach…
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Slow Enough to Notice
When we first arrived, we believed that building a home meant finishing things. We were wrong. A completed terrace. A green roof. A finished garden. A path where there had only been mud. There was always another project waiting. Another weekend. Another list. We thought that once everything was finished, life here would finally begin.…
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The Neighbours We Never Invited
When we first arrived, we thought we were building a home in the middle of nature. What we didn’t realize was that nature was already living here. We were simply the newcomers. The first visitors appeared quietly. A roe deer standing at the edge of the meadow. A fox crossing the field at sunrise. A…
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The Beauty of an Untamed Meadow
There’s a certain moment in early summer when the meadow stops looking like “grass” and starts feeling alive. Not manicured.Not controlled.Alive. Wildflowers appear between tall stems almost unnoticed at first. Tiny insects move through shadows. Butterflies land for only a second before disappearing again. In the evening light, even ordinary plants begin to glow softly,…
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The Work Behind the Warmth
There is something almost romantic about firewood. A pile of freshly split logs.The smell of wood in the sun.The promise of winter evenings, warmth, and a stove quietly burning inside. It sounds simple. Almost idyllic. But making firewood every year is not really the romantic part of slow living. It is work. Repetitive, physical, sometimes…
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How We Built Our Green Roof
We wanted our container house to disappear into the landscape. Here’s how we built its green roof using pre-grown modular trays — and how it changed over time.