Tag: six blocks
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When Perfect Isn’t the Point
🎧 Prefer listening? Listen instead. For years, I wanted an old manual prime lens. Not because it was sharper. Not because it was expensive. Quite the opposite. I wanted something slower. Something imperfect. Something that would make me stop for a moment before pressing the shutter. When I finally bought one, I realised it wasn’t…
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Morning Rituals ☕️
Slow mornings rarely look the same. Morning Coffee Most of them begin with a simple cup of black coffee. If the weather is kind, I take it outside before opening my computer or checking my phone. Sometimes I walk through the garden. Sometimes I wander into the meadow looking for Koblih. Other mornings I simply…
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When the Garden Gives You Too Much Zucchini
Every summer there comes a moment when the garden quietly takes over. One zucchini becomes five. Then ten. You start giving them to neighbours, searching for new recipes, and wondering what else you can make before the next harvest. This pizza has quietly become one of our favourites. Fresh zucchini ribbons, rosemary from the garden,…
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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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Slow Escape Near Karlovy Vary
Quiet places, forest walks, cafés and slow weekends. Karlovy Vary is known for its spa colonnades, but some of the best moments begin just beyond the city. This is a growing guide to the places we genuinely enjoy — peaceful cafés, scenic walks, local food, hidden viewpoints and quiet places to stay. It’s not about…
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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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When the Currants Take Over
Every summer has its own little traditions. Around here, they begin when the currants are ready. For a few short weeks, the bushes decide what we’ll have for breakfast, dessert, or an afternoon treat. Every day there’s a little less fruit in the garden… and a little more in our bowls. This one has quietly…
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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…