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Creator of good things and original Vision, cocreating harmonious threads out at the very edges of reality with my twinflame Vincent. The Art Of Life podcast.
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Clare 3 months ago
We are back in our blessed wee shack, on our magical mountainside property in Molise, Italy.... It is not remotely winterproof, and so is somewhat bracing to the senses already! We hope to be able to make it work, somehow, between multiple duvets on the bed, a miniature stove, multifarious make-do-and-mends... and a great deal of prayer πŸ™πŸ’β€οΈβ€πŸ”₯ Blogs & podcasts are coming! #theartoflife #italy #homesteading #naturallaw #freedom image
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Clare 3 months ago
Struggling this week, after a nasty health implosion; Vincent & I realising eventually that we're being poisoned by leaking woodstove and gas cooker 🀒😡 Major realigning to be done: the rental bothy is no longer a haven, and we're back on our beloved land, roughing it and healing with a homeopathic remedy πŸ™πŸ’β€οΈβ€πŸ”₯πŸ₯³ Not exactly clear where we go from here, though! The 'un-house' is pretty basic, insufficient windows and door, and most certainly not wind- or water-tight! πŸ€”πŸ₯΄ Lots of fresh air though - and funghi! πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„πŸ„ #naturallaw #health #carbonmonoxide #italy #homesteading image
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Clare 3 months ago
Another beautiful-crazy day on our homestead - this time sweeping water off of a large plastic sheet, which *kind of* saved a few hundred litres from pouring through the terazzo and into the cellars! Phase one of salvaging the crazy building on our land is well underway. πŸ€—πŸ˜πŸ₯³ #homesteading #diy #homeimprovements #italy #livingthedream image
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Clare 3 months ago
Our Italian Arthouse is for sale: 10 rooms, two balconies, historical details, in the heart of an atmospheric medieval quarter.... Overlooking the most epic panorama. Great old-fashioned market town of 5000, welcoming of foreigners, big international community, famous wine festival, loads of creative folks. Nearest airport Napoli (1hr by car), or Rome (2.5hrs by car); good public transport - train from the next town (Telese Terme). Mountains, Amalfi coast, islands relatively close. Private contract preferred. BTC accepted. Contact me initially by replying below, for more information πŸ™πŸ’βœ¨ #houseforsale #italy #guardiasanframondi #ladolcevita #thegoodlife #liveinitaly #italiandream image
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Clare 3 months ago
My entire homemade clothing collection - stored just now in The Arthouse (my Italian medieval quarter abode, for sale in BTC), Guardia Sanframondi, until we build a suitable storage/ atelier for them! #slowfashion #handmadeclothing #completelyunique image
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Clare 3 months ago
A favourite upcycled denim coat, that I won a Hive.blog sewing competition with! Made from a few pairs of pale, soft denim jeans, it was a masterpiece effort, which I wish now that I'd kept... (It most unfortunately was stolen by a young woman from England, who I trusted to pay me in instalments for it 😦) Losing it does help motivate me to create another one! Avanti in upcycled styleñ image
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Clare 3 months ago
Working in our forest today was spectacular and deeply full-filling; every session feels like a return to the embodied indigeous being that I knew as a child. Clearing paths, chopping wood, selecting which trees should flourish... sacred tweaking and the methodical strengthening of our bodies, calming of our minds and emotions. Our land becomes more ours, with every right action πŸ™πŸ’šβœ¨πŸ€—πŸͺ΅β€οΈβ€πŸ”₯πŸ«€ #homesteading #sovereignty #naturallaw #freedom image
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Clare 3 months ago
Stripes & Vintage Embroidery - my latest post over on the Hive.blog; "It was a joy working the vintage embroidery into the bottom of the trews! They clash & harmonise in equal measure, and for me they bring more meaning and beauty into fabrics that previously were rather conservative." Link with the full post and photoshoot: https://ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/stripes-and-vintage-embroidery #handmade #handsewn #originalclothing #slowfashion #vintageupcycling #uniquegarments image
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Clare 3 months ago
Final stitching by hand on seams, for these splendid new trousers made from older garments which were significantly less splendid! I will be posting about the completed pants, later today 🧡πŸͺ‘πŸ™βœ¨πŸŽ‰πŸ₯° #handsewing #needleworkmonday #slowfashion #homemade #unfashion #recycled #upcycled image
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Clare 3 months ago
Loving a sewing Sunday, prepping for my #needleworkmonday blog post tomorrow 🧡πŸͺ‘ Working on a pair of stripey super-trousers, made from multiple old stripey skirts & pants... In the pinning phase right now... πŸ’–πŸ’ #needlework #sewing #handsewing #reconstructingclothes #recycling #upcycling image
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Clare 3 months ago
Buona domenica, all on Nostr! Many blessings on our day of rest πŸ™ #happysunday #goodweekend #slowliving image
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Clare 3 months ago
Appreciating the wildness of our mountainside land, as the weather shifts into deeper autumnal rhythms... We're able to see much better the contours of the hillside, as our trees shed their leaves and carpet the forest floor in new colours... A blessed time, chopping wood, harvesting greens and cracking walnuts πŸ™β€οΈβ€πŸ”₯πŸ’ #sovereignhomestead #naturallaw #italy #freedom image
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Clare 3 months ago
Extreme inspiration from our land, as we symbiotically reconstruct the natural shelter which is on it. Feeling very happy to be reaching (at least one) corner of the 'more-stable stable', having reset the floor in natural stones. Some rocks were already in the building, some outside... Beautiful process of finding each Right one, to fit into the next πŸ˜‡πŸ™πŸ’™ #homesteading #naturallaw #creativeliving #slowliving image
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Clare 3 months ago
The Art Of Life podcast: This episode **Nature Pays Us (All) The Most** speaks to the transition from urban to wild setting, sharing Natural Law wisdom around becoming sovereign in the health-wealth-happiness of harmony with Nature. LISTEN HERE πŸ‘‡ On Fountain On Spotify Or on my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/nature-pays-us-143953332 (This episode is linked to a recent essay 'Nature Pays Us More', which you can also read over on Hive; ) #naturallaw #slowliving #selfsufficiency #autonomy #sovereignty #transition #livingingift image
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Clare 3 months ago
A new post about our #sovereignhomestead is up on the Hive - "I love that we are in this dreaming space, of inventing a new kind of home, one that we have not really seen yet, but have a strong sense of wantingness towards. And I love our shared understanding of what is important, and what is less so; we absolutely do not want a conventional electrical supply or infrastructure. Nor a conventional water supply! Nor conventional cupboards and storages spaces… I made a wooden bed frame that we may bring with us…" Read the full post here: image
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Clare 3 months ago
Olives, olives, olives... we are harvesting the final fruits of our first year on this magical #sovereignhomestead in Molise, Italy... Very grateful for this new wealth of nutriment available to us so easily and freely πŸŽ‰πŸŽŠβœ¨πŸ’–πŸ’ I wrote an essay recently, around how Nature Pays Us More - and will be recording a podcast on the subject, later this week πŸ’šβœ¨πŸ˜‡ #naturallaw #freedom #foodforfree #theartoflife image
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Clare 4 months ago
Nature Pays Us More... "Payments might feel lighter, easier, less consequential, now that things are moving into the digital realm, but there is the distinct air , to me, that humanity is now free-falling – tumbling into a bottomless abyss of empty darkness, the further we move away from a grounded, balanced, wholesomeness in our living and in our transacting. Our collective arrogance seems immeasurable: our belief in there being infinite supplies of everything, available at any time of the day, at the click of a pixelated button, ad infinitum, forever and ever... Does it really feel like freedom, to be able to click buttons like this, and then to accept a package at the door? Would it not feel betterto pluck a ripe fruit, put it into a homemade basket (rather than a metal fabricated one that is borrowed just for the time spent perambulating the store), jar it up for later. Look at the jar later on one’s crammed larder shelves, bursting with bright condiments and nutrition? Or to visit a local producer of such riches (minus the strip lighting, the loud beeping, the tinned music and advertising whacking us on the ears), to dine with them in the sacred natural light, communing with truly holy food and presence….?" Read my full essay over on Hive: #naturallaw #sovereignhomestead #livingingift #gifteconomy image
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Clare 4 months ago
I'm writing up a post/ short essay on Being Paid By Nature - Living In Gift, which is a free life of health, wealth and happiness, for All. #livingingift #naturallaw #freedom #freedomforall #sovereignhomestead image
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