Tag: Slow Living
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Before There Were Six Blocks
What started as a plan for one small container home slowly became something much bigger — a different way of living, an unexpected friendship, and eventually, Six Blocks.
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Just for a Minute
An imperfect photo taken on an old phone, almost without thinking — and somehow, the first photograph of mine that someone bought.
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THE FIRST ONE THAT SOLD
An imperfect photo taken on an old phone, almost without thinking — and somehow, the first photograph of mine that someone bought.
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Zucchini, Again
Because apparently twice wasn’t enough. There comes a point every summer when zucchini stops being something you grow and becomes something you manage. We’ve already baked it into cake. We’ve already wondered what to do when the garden gives us far too much of it. And still, the zucchini keeps coming. This year, we’ve learned…
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ONE PHOTO. ONE STORY.
What Remains I don’t remember what I was looking for that day. But I remember stopping here. Most of the windows were broken. Some were completely gone. Nothing about the building was trying to be beautiful anymore. And yet, I took the photograph. Maybe because places don’t have to be perfect to make us stop.…
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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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Our Green Roof Experience: Would We Build It Again?
Our green roof experience started when we first planned our container house. We knew one thing from the beginning: we wanted a green roof. Not because it was trendy, but because we wanted the house to become part of the landscape instead of standing out from it. Several years later, people still ask us the…
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The Cake That Disappears Faster Than the Zucchini Grows ❤️
Every garden has one recipe that quietly returns every summer. Not because you planned it. Simply because the zucchinis keep growing, the walnuts are ready next door, and the kitchen somehow starts smelling like cocoa and vanilla again. Around here, that recipe is this marble Bundt cake. Around here, the cake rarely lasts longer than…
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Why We Leave Part of the Garden Wild
Sometimes the best thing you can do for a garden is simply leave part of it alone. When we first moved here, we imagined neat paths, freshly cut grass and tidy flower beds. Some of that happened. But quite quickly we realised that the most interesting part of the garden was the one we weren’t…