tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77657930663095209742024-02-06T19:01:04.653-08:00BogaLetterPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03407257588764009434noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765793066309520974.post-74707003267975881852016-12-14T02:03:00.001-08:002016-12-14T02:26:18.332-08:00What does Bogata Suma stand for? Rich forest.... A place in nature to relax. To learn and enjoy together to create quality things. Have great results and celebrate. We are looking ahead. Many things will develop in 2017. We decided that learning is a big part of our initiative. We need to learn every day to create what we want. Work hard at getting results and enjoying it. And at the proper moment stop and celebrate what we have reached. And then, sit and do nothing but sit, enjoy good food and company and celebrate that again. When does celebrating ever stop???<br />
As we were used to live in the city of Leiden, we went to stores to get everything we needed. Warming the house came from pipes. Electricity via wires. That is normal. Now we warm the house with wood. The whole year we are collecting a little bit of wood here, a little bit there. Anything that breaks off a tree and is sort of useful, we pick up. Cut in small pieces. And stack. That way there is a continuous flow of wood to cook and heat the house. Integrated within the moves we make anyway. How can we use this in more contexts? We'll experiment with that in 2017. Our 'Get connected year'. A year for a selective few to come and enjoy with us this exhilerating life out in the forest.<br />
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We are building a core group that can support the many initiatives that are planned. We have a group that is connected and active on direction level. Next to it are themes. Animals, housing and maintenance, garden and forest design, conserving and food, foundation general management & volunteer organisation, training and education programs. The background idea is that the environment in which we work is organized in productive results as mentioned above. Proper legal structure will ensure everybody is feeling well served in connecting and joining this initiative. For inspiration, ask about Findhorn foundation in Scotland. See how they are organized. Or Sieben Linden in Germany. I let myself be inspired by many more of those initiatives.<br />
If you think it's time for you to come and join a starting group to create a village and initiatives in nature? Contact us at www.bogatasuma@gmail.com. Or call 00385955088572 to come and meet us and exchange what you would contribute to a passionate life in nature. We are there to serve you serve nature. To inspire you to make natural choices. And to celebrate and take pride in creating beauty. Till we in our right moment feed the trees again.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03407257588764009434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765793066309520974.post-64525989061135824572016-12-12T07:21:00.000-08:002016-12-13T02:22:36.205-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This year was awsome again. It gets better every year. Inspiring projects and cooperative results. As well as things that did not go too well. But taken in the stride and absorbed so we know better next year. Finishing things has been a challenge in the past. Still is. So special attention is paid to when we start new projects. That is when an other project has been finished. Normal one would say. For other it is a challenge. We are learning.</div>
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Next year will see steps made in creating the right setting for hospitality to develop. The aim is to have outdoor kitchen, lounge combined with water house (cleaning showering) and swimming pool. That would seem like enough goals. We have some more. </div>
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Next year is animal year. Building stables therefore. Goats of a special swiss kind, a local strain of pig, some new birds. Alpaca's are maybe a step too far for 2017. That takes learning too. As all animals and the care they need.</div>
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The volunteer organisation will be contained by a foundation. The volunteers will be organized in teams that are organized in themes. Preparations for that are under way as well as formalizing the foundation. A new way of working will grow. It is clear we cannot and should not want to do all. It is also the aim to have more people live around us. Space will be adapted or built for some to come and live here. Over time teams will take themes of animals, garden and park development, kitchen and foundation team. So we can cooperate and build village life. A life where elderly can be and live a life in a natural village setting. Supported by the young. A setting for the young to learn this natural life from the elderly. For that the foundation will be attracting funds.</div>
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All in it is going to be another explosive year at Bogata Suma.</div>
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All this is possible because we as a team are growing. Through training in permaculture for one. To have natural growh take place. But definitely because of personal development and the seeking of support outside our small family. Volunteering is inspiring. We will build an honor wall for all those that have been here. Those that have been here some of which you see in the pictures above. Personal development training to have a success system support us is another aspect that is developing under the experience of the projects at Bogata Suma. It is certain systems in practice that make that we can take the load we are taking. And sound financial management. Barbara can take credit for that. There are more that will be named later.</div>
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We are looking at a very promissingoutlook for 2017. We hope to see you here and join us in a beautiful project with many fun and inspiring things to do in the coming period.</div>
Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03407257588764009434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765793066309520974.post-70211901738434639942016-04-30T07:02:00.002-07:002016-04-30T07:02:52.014-07:00Living in nature and having lot's of inspiring people around. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Looking back to 2015.</div>
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We have so much to be grateful for.</div>
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So many people came into our life.</div>
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Ursula and Chris from New Zealand, Chris from Australia, Yaean from Whales, Ursula from Germany, Stanko and Mile (Kalimero) from Vojnic, Romana and Wurda from Vojnic, Robert from Dallas Texas, Julian from Canada, Bastien from France, Magda Pichler from Croatia, Mayta and Renaldo from Brasil, Leighann and Keri from California. The California delegation later went to our family in Sierra Estronad in Aragon, Spain. </div>
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Referring directly to our family in Spain also was a successful first.</div>
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If you want to visit them;https://sierraestronad.wordpress.com/</div>
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We also learned so much from our older neighbours, Stevo Mrdenovic, Janko Mrdenovic, Janko Vujic. Getting to know more </div>
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How to smoke meat and make porkfat for the kitchen. How to work with a scythe and hammer it sharp. Old techniques and valuable. Why? Scythe needs no gasoline, exercises the body, is silent, doesn't stink and the cut grass is better for the animals.</div>
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Dutch friends who provided us with the million star camping idea. Thanks family Vogelpoel for that. Especially their great inquisitive son who is interested in numbers.</div>
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New people in our lives: Rene and Helga Pronk of His photography and tours in Zumbarak, Croatia. </div>
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Walking tours and wine routes.</div>
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We were supported by so many people also.</div>
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Not to forget our financial administrative expert Kruno Karin from Karlovac Call for excellen fiscal service in Croatia 0916460007. </div>
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Also certainly not to forget Barbara's parents. Who support is in more than one way.</div>
Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03407257588764009434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765793066309520974.post-8645725416559701582015-02-13T06:24:00.002-08:002015-02-13T06:25:24.758-08:00How we learn from nature<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span lang="en-US">We learn by watching nature as we work. Also by asking the neighbors. How to stock wood for example. That they do for two years winter seasons. I didn’t know that. This season we will stock double. One for next year. One for winter 2015. From then on we have double the stock we use before every winter. Then in time you have the best wood ready for when the season changes. And so we grow.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US">Recently we found out we can start preparing for our camping. It will create possibilities for hosting workshops, paying guests and volunteers. It shows not every lawyer knows what he’s talking about. Double, triple check reputations might be a way out and prevent our situation. That we had to learn. Being out of money while possibilities are there. We experience this shortage and we keep on working on our goals. We’ll get there though. Never ever give up. That is also in our workshops. There will be difficulty. If you define that as: ‘The universe thinks I can handle that’….. It suddenly is a compliment. </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings;"><span lang="en-US"></span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US">The growth we follow is like a political statement. My father burned out because of how government, lawyers and big money had made law so they could push projects over the backs of the citizen. That is where our democracy is out of balance. It is where the people fully report a NO to something and the government goes ahead anyhow. If someone gathers votes and says he’s going in a certain direction he’d better make that true in all actions. If not. UN!!! vote him or her. Then you can say you are so UN voted!!!! Go do something useful. Go drive a taxi. Then you learn about what the people really want. I would go straight back to taxi driving if I had to.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US">Same goes for where and what you buy. Just don’t buy the shares or invest in funds that manage shares of big coal, oil nuclear or whatever you don’t support. You might have noticed that the politicians and financers think that the citizen can and will pay for all that goes wrong in the economy. They must think that they have the money. Think about it. What if they are right?????? If we really can decide what happens because of where we put our money?? Just don’t pay for what you do not agree with anymore.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US">We will design it so on our site that there will be an outdoor kitchen integrated in a lounge area. Connected to a pool and a building for washing, showering and going to the toilet. Also we will have space for training with up to 20 participants. Same number goes for beds ready on site. We will have light solutions for that. And some secret places hidden on the terrain.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US">We plan to go on working with the young people that come here. Here they can learn about how everything works in nature. We are still learning. And will be learning to the end. To that there is no end. We also look forward to having more people around us that love to live out here.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US">And taking care of the elderly. Restoring the chain that binds young and old together. Together we all go the same direction. It is more in the end that that becomes clear than during the voyage. It is life’s energy. It is life’s energy to stand for which you choose. And to learn that. And keep on learning. And celebrate we are going at 33 km per second in the right zone around the sun. Pretty amazing.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US">This project is in no way possible if we think to do it alone. We will need more support than we have asked in the past. There will be a permanent team assembled from those that One of the supports we will ask is financial. For specific projects. There will be offerings of participation in specific steps of the project. Also we are preparing our version of permaculture and personal development and project management workshops. We will publish our digital versions of both in the near future. For that there are some experts we will engage to help us launch those in a successful way. And in so doing finance our own development. In order to speed things up, we will campaign for funds for the start of 2015.</span></div>
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Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03407257588764009434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765793066309520974.post-85257051681217804472014-08-19T02:26:00.001-07:002014-08-19T02:30:21.975-07:00Relaxing at cafe Markan at the Korana river.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is one of the places we love to go to. It is in the area of Barilovic and this is the Korana. The wall in the water served a watermill. And mark the boat. It is of a very simple design. Easily made at home.<br />
Here we go to cool off. In the first years we didn't have a bathroom. So as soon as possible in the season, we would be the first to 'dip in'. The local population usually waits a little longer before they declare it 'summertime' let's jump!.
Under the stony bottom crayfish are hiding. The water is usually christal clear. It creates the Plitvice waterfalls and lakes. Next to our little paradise is Cafe Markan. Family owned, you can sit in the shadow under the trees and be served all day.<br />
'The sun always shines at the Korana you know'. Now you must be frowning...... Like, what, summer? We missed a serious amount of sun. This season was different from all seasons I experienced ever anywhere. The amount of rain falling in one night recently would be enough for 3 months in autumn. So the summer elected to take some time off this year.<br />
And really cafe Markan is the place to go. While it is sunny :) .Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03407257588764009434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765793066309520974.post-24160681428102129952013-03-17T07:14:00.001-07:002013-03-17T07:14:34.761-07:00Buying local<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SlJyH6bKkkI_5QsKBjPvt7-qSLBxJ9DLLEDcfc-97HS5HygzCmpMZJqjfrNaBGBm1FdZOeWcfriUEIRydESVw_Jxb9uQc1I9XbopEqTwlVnHDhaanLh5tvZNt74pR33sGynewANMyxM/s1600/market+karlovac.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SlJyH6bKkkI_5QsKBjPvt7-qSLBxJ9DLLEDcfc-97HS5HygzCmpMZJqjfrNaBGBm1FdZOeWcfriUEIRydESVw_Jxb9uQc1I9XbopEqTwlVnHDhaanLh5tvZNt74pR33sGynewANMyxM/s320/market+karlovac.jpg" /></a>Here Barbara is buying at the local market. Obviously these two are enjoying their company. All foods come from local smallfarms. It is within a reasonable distance. What we don't have we buy. We have no hesitation in buying local. And the quality is all the more compared to supermarket goods.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03407257588764009434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765793066309520974.post-50794761100088330212013-03-17T07:05:00.001-07:002013-03-17T07:05:20.220-07:00Optimal vehicle combinations<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZJE2plvN72Cp-SxjcHZkAWn9PuyKH3EtX00Ync7hWFv_qk619KLs0G7omC23Yr1NG9dZfz1HCE1eBy5DhZARcOSEXJ9aOdRgKyIhgVzpdVRzrDvu0IWRNvdsyquSfGay7_9eU1KElZM/s1600/loadingsandforwalls.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZJE2plvN72Cp-SxjcHZkAWn9PuyKH3EtX00Ync7hWFv_qk619KLs0G7omC23Yr1NG9dZfz1HCE1eBy5DhZARcOSEXJ9aOdRgKyIhgVzpdVRzrDvu0IWRNvdsyquSfGay7_9eU1KElZM/s320/loadingsandforwalls.jpg" /></a>Somewhat ominous here you see how our trailer is filled with a cubic meter of sand. I googled the weight of that. It seems a cubic meter weighs up to 1,5 tons. The trailer was way over it's maximum therefore. I took it easy. Anyhow, the mazda pickup and the trailer are the best buy if you know you are building. If you are building your own project and involved in buying and transporting a small pickup and trailer are indispensable. Masses of material can be bought by truck. In between and smaller loads you have to do your self. Otherwise the supplier is going to take the most effective way to get the goods to you. You will not know when they will arrive. Also transport costs are going to go up. The trailer is 3 meters long. The pickup is up to 14 years old. Technically that is also an advantage. These days auto builders are more and more choosing to build cars and profit from repairs. Therefore the cars are less durable. I am glad I bought a slightly older combination. Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03407257588764009434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765793066309520974.post-71869534703100930702013-03-17T06:48:00.000-07:002013-03-17T06:49:14.413-07:00Googling in piles of paper property documentation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotfNe4xftNAj4nbkgfSaxHGL7XyXwwmF9RzRgFB_YQBquwcvkDJZl59N7NC3gEkHlMzvO5-a9flxAW3Cvg5Xz4QWx6OJgS3sV6S0BFgRezJBpT_n8MVQ6_DKQHoP3DRDiMhb0tX78XRo/s1600/admninistration+stateoftheart.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotfNe4xftNAj4nbkgfSaxHGL7XyXwwmF9RzRgFB_YQBquwcvkDJZl59N7NC3gEkHlMzvO5-a9flxAW3Cvg5Xz4QWx6OJgS3sV6S0BFgRezJBpT_n8MVQ6_DKQHoP3DRDiMhb0tX78XRo/s320/admninistration+stateoftheart.jpg" /></a>Every country in the world has it's own system for organizing, documenting and storing. The separation of Yugoslav countries also had to take place on administrative level. Through hundreds of years ownership, use, inheritance etc of real estate was done between people. It wasn't updated with every change in reality. Someone died. Family continued use of lands. Hey, we live here. What do we care about administration. Life is more important than paper. If you want to know something, if it is in the piles of paper they know their way in and the pile of paper has your document hidden, they know how to find it. They have some system in their head and they know how to google in age old piles of paper. They walk straight to it, pick up a bundle and out comes your document. And mind you, there are I think miles of those piles.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03407257588764009434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765793066309520974.post-82501633737357079932013-03-17T06:13:00.001-07:002013-03-17T06:55:08.896-07:00Guests from Leiden travelling to Mozambique<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2gxGQ3Rncsq6jb_Y5lDDbdlVkOmrx2PUJsTsChdsfWwFCckOa7esOlVU4bp81Z32T4KaDuY1yDrkfMjpqBrQEai6mLVSWvunOFQxXqTP6DL0CBOng7Jjr9lTHispGJkg1KE69GgqJCc/s1600/dutcharrival.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2gxGQ3Rncsq6jb_Y5lDDbdlVkOmrx2PUJsTsChdsfWwFCckOa7esOlVU4bp81Z32T4KaDuY1yDrkfMjpqBrQEai6mLVSWvunOFQxXqTP6DL0CBOng7Jjr9lTHispGJkg1KE69GgqJCc/s320/dutcharrival.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklXVXIX25jfomjf8qmUdGSM4zzivobCx7610qcw0PAZa5WQoXNaPe6oPeG2TyxZFdNf1ewCAgISvJMPLCuKL2iWR93BEMOlSk94B7ty_pEqVEuwGG2Zet979yE3IVxeyjNUj8xGrlZVY/s1600/dutchsafaricamptrailer+unfolded.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklXVXIX25jfomjf8qmUdGSM4zzivobCx7610qcw0PAZa5WQoXNaPe6oPeG2TyxZFdNf1ewCAgISvJMPLCuKL2iWR93BEMOlSk94B7ty_pEqVEuwGG2Zet979yE3IVxeyjNUj8xGrlZVY/s320/dutchsafaricamptrailer+unfolded.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOVHTScoyuJMwuObE0ZEk86_r77o89Jm9hZSUV6f2e_1lx-RyU1zY4-Q3JpbhzTpjpOKGPhMbwcdVUXmB96-Mfhn2RVbEwJ8_gWuN8uZMHTcsG7KvpWf3rkA6WZ4x4Njxcw4L1R56TPQ4/s1600/dutch+delegation+before+going+on+to+turkey.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOVHTScoyuJMwuObE0ZEk86_r77o89Jm9hZSUV6f2e_1lx-RyU1zY4-Q3JpbhzTpjpOKGPhMbwcdVUXmB96-Mfhn2RVbEwJ8_gWuN8uZMHTcsG7KvpWf3rkA6WZ4x4Njxcw4L1R56TPQ4/s320/dutch+delegation+before+going+on+to+turkey.jpg" /></a>Our dutch friends the Colijn family from Leiden on the road to Mozambque arrived at our place in september 2012. We had a lot of fun together. Cooking and eating together.
For their trip they have the best tools. A safari trailer and an air cooled landcruiser. For the jeep to cross the Mediterranean there was separate barge. They arrived earlier in Egypt. Some days later the barge arrived and they were reunited with their mobile camp combination. They are experienced overland long distance voyagers. Earlier they made a trip down east Africa and up west. They took more or less 2 years for that. In the meantime they experienced all kinds of adventures that have to do with border crossings, repares and long distance travelling in general. Let's say that every country has it's own culture of how they organize and administrate things. At least they are enjoying their house on the coast of the Indian ocean now. Marcel is contemplating going into farming. We are looking forward to their next steps.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03407257588764009434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765793066309520974.post-87788533821605086622013-03-17T05:57:00.001-07:002013-03-17T05:57:22.560-07:00Working together to create beauty<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhzTxe7zI9kBCrsyRYJt66TCwN0yYAwwdvY3pFdjoBRyLpcb7hN1jNFo1TV1Ibs_2lIwjph4aZHwF7Au0IMSaRNHXK6VnLgY-ZsgsMw4QWn-UFASA3iM0wosYRO8RqdKg6UMMf-5utIs/s1600/porchrightfullyproud.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhzTxe7zI9kBCrsyRYJt66TCwN0yYAwwdvY3pFdjoBRyLpcb7hN1jNFo1TV1Ibs_2lIwjph4aZHwF7Au0IMSaRNHXK6VnLgY-ZsgsMw4QWn-UFASA3iM0wosYRO8RqdKg6UMMf-5utIs/s320/porchrightfullyproud.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tMOEW3w9AT9daHUfX_hThtf01_GpVxgmt_djePIrWYk2qa8kq8_TKAmEqtDQAuvFexxb42d1J3MHypXeCuCAwp-Q4_diKXDJfix595YL6fRCLf3VQxbsjKqwphn_SlAMgR6_YDNUTm0/s1600/porchfamilypicture.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tMOEW3w9AT9daHUfX_hThtf01_GpVxgmt_djePIrWYk2qa8kq8_TKAmEqtDQAuvFexxb42d1J3MHypXeCuCAwp-Q4_diKXDJfix595YL6fRCLf3VQxbsjKqwphn_SlAMgR6_YDNUTm0/s320/porchfamilypicture.jpg" /></a>Ian posing as rightfully proud woodworker, designer, lifter of people to a higher quality level. 19 years old when he came and visited Bogata Suma end of 2012 he was an example in thoroughness, dedication in detaildness and also in influencing his surroundings to work on a high level of quality. He was an example for Mile, Mirko and last but not least me. He is from Philadelphia US. His father is a longstanding architect in the area. Ian must have inherited something from his father in the way he works. We will remember him when we feed rabbit in the cages he built. When we breed plants prior to planting we will work in the hothouse in the hothouse he created. He left a lot of traces. We are looking forward to his creative next steps in life.
The porch was a created as exercise for Mile, Mirko and me to jump to a higher quality level of working with heavy wood. We will by successfully finishing this project be able to advertise what we are able to do. We will use the acquired skills to offer building capacity to projects in the region. Thereby we will probably start a new activity in building. Also inspiring a team to move on to a high level of quality is a challenge. The mind wants easy solutions. It takes concentration to maintain the course. It also shows these things can only be done as a team. So we thank this team. We are looking forward to many new projects where we can exercise creativity, dedication and fun and create beauty. In being together as well as the building results.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03407257588764009434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765793066309520974.post-60753561903392109242013-03-17T05:36:00.001-07:002013-03-17T05:38:36.074-07:00Porch takes shape<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLrbTIcaevB7TQSAxmdZAmKaWHHzBUqbQZlOCa4m9m_u6HouFnF8kSbg0RkrHlCYVSW0V5SxUjv8rwhujweSN0TlEnRFejU5_pvfELMk4AwclcE3GZiG77W13LE3-DuUM2PFGBUE73ik/s1600/porchhorizontalputtinginplaceleftextrarotation.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLrbTIcaevB7TQSAxmdZAmKaWHHzBUqbQZlOCa4m9m_u6HouFnF8kSbg0RkrHlCYVSW0V5SxUjv8rwhujweSN0TlEnRFejU5_pvfELMk4AwclcE3GZiG77W13LE3-DuUM2PFGBUE73ik/s320/porchhorizontalputtinginplaceleftextrarotation.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPtZ2q5puJJnMGqdoBjyTcMDEL6Ihhl5e3mrHhfKVAZfgWFHgFXG0NvXQyY2YF0qxwvuzaD0CH6fwZF4rGGae6TZugRKbgrfp5rmd_so3bk6D_HpbF1OuenadDD_5TJyBu_3YSyR08OI/s1600/brickfeet+in+making.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPtZ2q5puJJnMGqdoBjyTcMDEL6Ihhl5e3mrHhfKVAZfgWFHgFXG0NvXQyY2YF0qxwvuzaD0CH6fwZF4rGGae6TZugRKbgrfp5rmd_so3bk6D_HpbF1OuenadDD_5TJyBu_3YSyR08OI/s320/brickfeet+in+making.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OKW2uYP_7G5DAuC8BqNRMJZF9Am-mxzVGN6AsrTpKkAHqiau9FVUvjfAlHhM0Sh7gL_WbcJalv4XBPrfrdscEstpH_T5UrjwV5TZmGRwe8VfNmadZkjDoVHwGvS8-IrR9tTSZ_Rwo50/s1600/porchdaringtocutextrarotationleft.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OKW2uYP_7G5DAuC8BqNRMJZF9Am-mxzVGN6AsrTpKkAHqiau9FVUvjfAlHhM0Sh7gL_WbcJalv4XBPrfrdscEstpH_T5UrjwV5TZmGRwe8VfNmadZkjDoVHwGvS8-IrR9tTSZ_Rwo50/s320/porchdaringtocutextrarotationleft.jpg" /></a>
Cutting bricks to fit cones that later receive pillars. Here you see Mile cutting the cherry pillar to length. It had to be lifted off after measuring in place. Every step is new. The danger of making a measuring mistake is always present. It will mean a trip to the woods to find a new tree. The design is such that the pillar rests on a brick fundament that matches the diameter of the pillar.If you cut it to short there is no way back. A step forward to putting the first chestnut horizontal in place. It fit in one go. For a team that has never worked on this kind of project you can imagine we brought out the rakia to celebrate the moment.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03407257588764009434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765793066309520974.post-90078398029506394612013-03-17T04:20:00.002-07:002013-03-17T04:25:47.128-07:00Processing the heavy cherry pillars<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHKGRGu4iv7FPZOhdL98PIfAtImY1k9dEZsZ_kX_KKSKGOjN72sLMN4ksWXBsZNdqcT-vD3lb3qKSjQAn1IidLdsn3_ZsY7phceZLDnNWqHjAUSAA93YK-LeRBNVmag8lvDDETSDeB10/s1600/porchianrosenberg.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHKGRGu4iv7FPZOhdL98PIfAtImY1k9dEZsZ_kX_KKSKGOjN72sLMN4ksWXBsZNdqcT-vD3lb3qKSjQAn1IidLdsn3_ZsY7phceZLDnNWqHjAUSAA93YK-LeRBNVmag8lvDDETSDeB10/s320/porchianrosenberg.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaKgarJTnq-T-5EbGc-nUKGUIIWcYe1iZhhjeuvUOaX5Cn_AGklNvFlhElefpz0YEBvTtSMTymBaT-2fsF1Kjs7zVExY9E2qWWQBlM0U0I865CJUxnJbXjkHDtwh31a393XVrqnzYkgi0/s1600/task+under+hand+designs,+tools+and+big+trees.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaKgarJTnq-T-5EbGc-nUKGUIIWcYe1iZhhjeuvUOaX5Cn_AGklNvFlhElefpz0YEBvTtSMTymBaT-2fsF1Kjs7zVExY9E2qWWQBlM0U0I865CJUxnJbXjkHDtwh31a393XVrqnzYkgi0/s320/task+under+hand+designs,+tools+and+big+trees.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wDNM8GRKD6UXY_u1Q-1fJhlrbxpzAcLAKKSIWtzTq5XZw_liB61xXSVrdLYETwpgYKEWEOH_f3CksqPbOFZNKqG2q8emIFoGo1Z2QE9BMjE6MUU3vdwZ5W43YW01G0nqt2KSlq163pY/s1600/porchliftbeam.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wDNM8GRKD6UXY_u1Q-1fJhlrbxpzAcLAKKSIWtzTq5XZw_liB61xXSVrdLYETwpgYKEWEOH_f3CksqPbOFZNKqG2q8emIFoGo1Z2QE9BMjE6MUU3vdwZ5W43YW01G0nqt2KSlq163pY/s320/porchliftbeam.jpg" /></a>Ian Rosenberg of Philadelphia found out one can sit on a skateboard and easily skin a tree of this dimension by riding back and forth. You see the faithful traditional tool on the tree. That cleaning prevents bugs and fungi creating a world under the bark. That process will quickly reduce trees to earth. Next we lift the supports in place by our old digging machine. In the background you see the tent under which we did a lot of work. No tent means a lot of stopping. Lengthening an otherwise straightforward project. It was meant to be the last project of 2012. Which it was. It is actually waiting completion because of weather conditions in the meantime were not permitting.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03407257588764009434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765793066309520974.post-20323557205316559772013-03-15T10:09:00.001-07:002013-03-17T04:04:31.184-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbGo2gzFUlgPtVF6OL35k-ZScTdTNZOXsWkz-c-nKwgNv7bu2mt-fMRqHAU8kOYcqS9qwXGg7bJIL-FPpCZr6W34HK2uYVxIjfOQHttoExjTaDbpC_ytaIUuWvnx42LwuYSnvZ3kpWuk/s1600/porchshinglesexperiment.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbGo2gzFUlgPtVF6OL35k-ZScTdTNZOXsWkz-c-nKwgNv7bu2mt-fMRqHAU8kOYcqS9qwXGg7bJIL-FPpCZr6W34HK2uYVxIjfOQHttoExjTaDbpC_ytaIUuWvnx42LwuYSnvZ3kpWuk/s320/porchshinglesexperiment.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRm4oCknQm_-blGqAvCnisCtMnkCFwrG-a6t4zMCEggqLVtZXmqErE-9xCIIxYi305NZbwT2t2VNtnKsW62zBE3mIw3g3sYyENiGcaxcQJJKI0G8VlJdfG3nF8TRKmqhyWWgYEl9atRc/s1600/aa+porch.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRm4oCknQm_-blGqAvCnisCtMnkCFwrG-a6t4zMCEggqLVtZXmqErE-9xCIIxYi305NZbwT2t2VNtnKsW62zBE3mIw3g3sYyENiGcaxcQJJKI0G8VlJdfG3nF8TRKmqhyWWgYEl9atRc/s320/aa+porch.jpg" /></a>
First result of experimenting with splitting wood with a froe. The material you see under the froe is the next project. Making gates of split acacia. For the roof the kind of wood we chose is sweet chestnut. Length is about 30 centimeters per piece. The tool we used is a froe. Wooden handled & the bit is to be slammed into the top of a segment of tree. The result should be a shingle. You can even the rough surface a bit through honing with the cutting device you see in the previous picture. We are showing results not process now. The showing of process will be the next level in showing what can be done with natural materials. For process we will need youtube or so. Anyhow Ian and me were surprised about the speed with which things could be done. While I was welding and grinding away at the froe, Ian was making the frame under the shingles. The frame you can't see. Froe and test set-up were realized within 2 hours. The froe bit is made of an old blade spring of a car. It does not need to be so very sharp. It's just a grinding so the profile of the froe has a splitting effect. It will keep on working for ever probably. We calculate we need to make 1200 of those shingles for the porch roof to be.
It started raining in the days after we created this experimental test roof. We put a plastic bucket under the shingles. Not a drop came through. In principle a good result. Except we don't know if sweet chestnut is the advisable kind of wood. There are shingles made of evergreens that are pretty much the best. We will end our experiment with a definite choice of wood for the porch within the next supposedly nice months. Spring and all. No more snow!!! ;)Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03407257588764009434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765793066309520974.post-60417900083030501572013-03-15T07:56:00.001-07:002013-03-15T07:56:06.762-07:00Porch of natural beams heavy woodwork<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LrWzZEq7rJjowcAx17sVbSZ-DE_Ta-i-4ZKUf7VrVzJr_F7DKEfO6I40Zd8NSUjAErqxYo7RaTaVwyDtKybxE7EhdS9SwN1PsHBSJv6EIAU4_HiFLr794MyZyiOpIVRwT-Vvly4Sivc/s1600/porchdesigns.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LrWzZEq7rJjowcAx17sVbSZ-DE_Ta-i-4ZKUf7VrVzJr_F7DKEfO6I40Zd8NSUjAErqxYo7RaTaVwyDtKybxE7EhdS9SwN1PsHBSJv6EIAU4_HiFLr794MyZyiOpIVRwT-Vvly4Sivc/s320/porchdesigns.jpg" /></a>
Ian Rosenberg had already put in place rabbits cages and a hothouse in a hothouse. The hothouse in the hothouse had been finished in a high quality way as had the rabbit pens for that matter. We learned quickly from Ian that dedication and quality get a deeper meaning with his kind of thorough and detailed focus. On his own he lifted our level of quality more than the proverbial inch. I experience myself as sometimes pretty stubborn, but his level of quality left no space for denying. For this 19 year old I take off my hat. As did Mile and Mirko.
I was thinking of a new project that could challenge all of us. Meaning Mile, Mirko, me and not in the least Ian. The heavy woodwork is meant to have a different effect than an efficiently built, precisely calculated, sterile porch. I wanted some heavy duty verticals and ditto horizontals that made one solid impression. Something one might expect in a movie about dragons. An idea of future projects. For ourselves as well as to inspire others. Maybe that we might be hired to build in a natural way for clients. So a challenge to later advertise our acquiered skills. In the meantime, as I write, this exercise is already bearing fruit. About which later. As Ian is the son of an architect in Philadelphia, he was already familiar with sketching a structure. Here is what he came up with after discussing the ideas.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03407257588764009434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765793066309520974.post-78080873881321928332013-03-14T06:02:00.001-07:002013-03-15T04:07:05.904-07:00Natures special effectsLooking west over the Radonya valley towards east side of Gorski Cotar still hidden in mist and clouds. In the morning a splendid view. Especially through the special effects nature daily provides.
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It is flavored with herbs from the countryside and simply is irresistible. Next to that the pigs fat is used in many preparations. Also delicious sausages are made as well as bound smoked meat. Along with good company, a glass of good wine and a salad that is why we came to Croatia. They still know self sustainable living. In times that food prices are soaring something that needs to be cherished. As an original city dweller we are not yet so far we can prepare our own pigs yet. We learn step by step. And for sure from our neighbors who are becoming good and trusted friends. A pretty intense way of life actually. In the city I experienced relations with many as fun and entertaining. Here it is more basic. We live with a kilometer of forest separating us. We see each other a couple of times per week. Much more intensive that in the city. There it is minutes or seconds of quality time. Here it is sometimes hours. It feels closer to me.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NKG6cSDGTtrPpT-3_IZ5kD4sU0TbzGf_bEGTgxSf-psyQyvnPIPbTUUJ9483ed90nq25erpzw0h-zaWP0nB5CxmaMqQrSMyq2hJvFj-zCvEX9IxWfB9hB63rUzZxRCgB-WYSHtps5iQ/s1600/miles+roasted+pig+in+his+workshop.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NKG6cSDGTtrPpT-3_IZ5kD4sU0TbzGf_bEGTgxSf-psyQyvnPIPbTUUJ9483ed90nq25erpzw0h-zaWP0nB5CxmaMqQrSMyq2hJvFj-zCvEX9IxWfB9hB63rUzZxRCgB-WYSHtps5iQ/s320/miles+roasted+pig+in+his+workshop.jpg" /></a>Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03407257588764009434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765793066309520974.post-38525372907234615142013-03-14T05:26:00.001-07:002013-03-14T05:26:31.463-07:00Water mills in RastokeRastoke, a little village near ours. This village is constructed around water. It has various nice restaurants and various watermills. Many are used to make flour. The watermills are completely of wooden construction. The sound of water is continuous in that village. The water flows on to our summer swimming place downstream.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxo16m6rWJGqMZXDJ7D___05zL3x11Lt_vQ1TaDQMMPXs-Pgo3xx12kt5jYL9sXd1DJE3KfrSzG6nqMz2_vqHKd6xMizlLpfOMjlf5syfg1QgdxauH0bA04dwLhHfP2nl6FRus_CShwik/s1600/rastoke+near+plitvice+water+houses+village.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxo16m6rWJGqMZXDJ7D___05zL3x11Lt_vQ1TaDQMMPXs-Pgo3xx12kt5jYL9sXd1DJE3KfrSzG6nqMz2_vqHKd6xMizlLpfOMjlf5syfg1QgdxauH0bA04dwLhHfP2nl6FRus_CShwik/s320/rastoke+near+plitvice+water+houses+village.jpg" /></a>Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03407257588764009434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765793066309520974.post-83361178524934693802013-03-14T05:15:00.002-07:002013-03-14T05:20:46.616-07:00Life in the kitchenSometimes we indulge in something really delicious. A small raw tuna in this case. We buy at the local farmers market. Fish comes fresh from the Adriatic. Other goods come from around Karlovac. We use examples from the whole world if they appeal to us. Volunteers from all directions also are inspiring in that sense. They bring all their special recipes. Some are delicious. We love being in the kitchen. 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<br />Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03407257588764009434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765793066309520974.post-45709293488688073622012-09-30T05:45:00.000-07:002013-03-14T03:08:51.184-07:00House without scaffolding<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The dryer works because behind the glass is a blackened surface. Sun hits it and an airflow starts. In the top are drawers with fine mesh. On those one can put mushrooms, tomatoes, apples etc. Everything you want to keep through the winter and be able to use off season.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03407257588764009434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765793066309520974.post-88969509642022064232012-09-11T03:53:00.002-07:002012-09-11T04:17:36.969-07:00Clearing ground quickly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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And again, sometimes a mechanical tool can clear away things that you imagine are going to take for ever doing. And yet, also that can be a fantasy. How to do it simply. With the natural means. Is still a challenge.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03407257588764009434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765793066309520974.post-70884426847884116962012-08-03T03:12:00.000-07:002012-08-03T03:13:50.652-07:00Remote, quiet, fresh & relaxing inlands<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In the backlands of Croatia there are many such places. You only have to go off the main roads now and then and explore a bit. Many times the oldest houses are still being lived in. The circumstances are quiet, remote and relaxing.
Croatia has only a 4.4 million population and 56000 square kilometers of surface. Compare that the netherlands; 34000 17 million inhabitants. 500 inhabitants per square kilometer vs. 80 per square kilometer. What happens if you realize most of the population lives in a couple of big centers like Zagreb? There is a lot of space there.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03407257588764009434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765793066309520974.post-8097613973757430092012-08-03T02:58:00.001-07:002013-03-14T03:16:36.048-07:00Chickens arrive and bring eggs every day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Chicken come from the market in Vojnic. As predicted, they began giving eggs soon after arrival. You see our son contemplating chicken, us gingerly putting them in their new quarters and.... eggs.
We got two different ages of chicken. It meant the hierarchy was to the disadvantage of the younger ones. Next time we won't mix the two. They are doing fine now by the way. And the eggs are great.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03407257588764009434noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7765793066309520974.post-73209180503680857422012-07-25T07:56:00.000-07:002013-03-14T03:14:07.219-07:00Slow return to nature<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPRR9XeprqHoXNbGRmghY-8DmWwBrOzJ51PQILSJs20CiUKDi7NQeuk5Sutm8IJS7r4xlaSFX_Vyk39ppkrZQu6__mn2pGPnrsp9YsEEEuVfawFtEZlXjZxO1Yd_NVijucYod-MfFdrs/s1600/view+somwhere+in+hr+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="150" width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPRR9XeprqHoXNbGRmghY-8DmWwBrOzJ51PQILSJs20CiUKDi7NQeuk5Sutm8IJS7r4xlaSFX_Vyk39ppkrZQu6__mn2pGPnrsp9YsEEEuVfawFtEZlXjZxO1Yd_NVijucYod-MfFdrs/s200/view+somwhere+in+hr+2.jpg" /></a></div>Simple construction marking a period that this area was lived in. It's like my hut in the dunes in holland. Some things take a long time to return to nature.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03407257588764009434noreply@blogger.com0