Enchanting midsummer nights, insanely long days. Yesterday I was still taking pictures at 10 o'clock in the evening and afterward I worked in the garden for another hour. Today we celebrate, we pick flowers, make a fire to chase away dark monstrosities, and place birch...
Today is the longest day of the year and the official start of supseason summer! Soon the lakes will get warmer, the mosquitoes less hungry, and fruit will start to ripe. We'll be eating ice cream and diving into the water, sitting around campfires (if it...
This week, the North is getting ready for one of the biggest festivities of the year: Midsummer, the longest day of the year! Great for midnight swims, paddling into the sunrise, or midnight feasts. But no celebration would be complete without the joy of sharing....
Being lucky is of course great fun, but every now and then it also results in a mountain (literally) extra work. Shortly after the winter, we ordered 25m³ of wet wood, which we then dry in the woodshed during the summer to be able to...
Are you also getting ready for a sun-sational season? We sure are! Winter doesn't give up easily here up north and even last week we were grilling burgers in the woods with fleece and wool sweaters! But things change in a blink of an eye. Suddenly...
“How does it look?” The vet asked. And all I could think of is “Shar-pei”. Not long after our evening walks on Saturday, Lizzie asked for my attention and I saw her face swelling from her lips to her ears (and one paw too, we...
Leashes, collars, jackets, grooming products, the stock of dog poop bags...
A challenge? We love challenges! Hurtta wanted to challenge and inspire us to get out (even) more with our dogs and created this dare for us. All you need to do is screenshot the rolling image on their Insta-account and try what you get. + by...
It's been a while since it was just me, the dogs, and a camera. Joeri had meetings at all the moments that I would be able to go for a walk, and I definitely didn't want to miss these magical first days of spring feeling. So...
While one would think that not much criticism can still hurt after 4 years at art school,...