Rewild with Hygge| The Simple Life Journal
Most of us are running on empty. Too much noise, too many decisions, not enough time to think. This is a space for the antidote — practical, gentle ideas drawn from nature, slow living, and the simple rhythms that help overstimulated minds find their way back.
Written from a small retreat in the Koppány Valley, Hungary. Rooted in the Rewild with Hygge philosophy.
Our Content
NATURE AS MEDICINE
How time outdoors directly reduces stress and mental noise.
SLOW DOWN
Practical ways to simplify daily life and reduce overwhelm.
LIVE BY THE SEASONS
Following natural rhythms instead of fighting them
BACK TO BASICS
Reconnecting with nature hands-on — foraging, noticing, being present
EAT WELL, SIMPLY
Nourishing seasonal food without complexity
FIND YOUR WAY BACK
Practical tools for people burned out and looking for clarity
QUIET THE MIND
Simple practices that act.
CREATE WARMTH
Building comfort and calm in everyday life
Simple Life| Journal
Latest Reads...
Foraging| Pine Needles
Pine trees belong to a group of wild edible conifers, which also includes spruce and fir trees. What do fresh pine needles taste like? Pine needles have a stronger, more woodsy flavor profile than spruce and fir which tastes more citrusy. Try collecting tender spruce...
Pine Needle Gimlet
Recipe Ingredients INGREDIENTS 60ml Gin 35ml Pine Needle Syrup 20ml Lime juice For the Pine Needle Syrup INGREDIENTS 1 1/2 cups water 1 1/2 cups caster sugar 1 cup chopped pine needles Instructions Step 1 Forage your pines needles. See Foraging for Pine Needles blog...
No Cafetiere – No problem ! Let’s make Cowboy Coffee
Reduce, Re-use, Recycle
Within our planning each year we try and look at ways to reduce and re-use waste. We already have a few recycling projects lined up and have collected wine and plastic bottles used last year for our 2022 projects. We are still researching so happy to receive any...
My first foraged walnut
Foraging is something I have always loved to know more about, we’ve all picked raspberries but how many of us have collected walnuts!
Butterflies of Hungary
One of my perfect moments in Hungary came as we were weeding in the hot sunshine. From no where butterflies appeared and landed on us. Sadly it was the romantic scenario it seemed after I discovered why, but it’s still beautiful to watch.
SUMMER 2020 – Revamp Photobook
THE LIBRARYTHE CAMP KITCHENFIREPIT AREA & PIZZA OVENRECEPTION/BAROUTSIDE TOILET & SINKSWELL, WATER TAP, DRYING AREA & STEPS
‘SPRINKLING’ On easter monday
A quirky Easter tradition that has evolved, but nevertheless lives on and why Hungarian’s create such beautiful painted eggs.
Our piece of history
So one of the hardest issues to tackle on arrival at Koppany Pines was the state to the cottage. In particular the kitchen, it had been left empty for months with food still in the freezer but no electric, this had led to a flood, flies and other unmentionables. ...
WEEDING ! – Our search for an organic approach
After back breaking hours of weeding, only to find new growth within days, it was time for action. But how to tackle it as we are restricted on chemical usage in the nature park, so it was off to the internet in search of a plan!
