Lavender Essential Oil Making on Black Sea Coast, Romania
It was a beautiful sunny afternoon in early July when we set off for The Lavender Festival to catch up on this picturesque event taking place in Pecineaga, with only a few days before...
Woodworking Craftsman Builds Rustic Stool With Hand Tools
This is the village of Iaslovăț, a village of high standards with respect to the virtue of diligence, for diligence is the most crucial trait of the people from Iaslovăț. Add talent and skills...
Making Roof Shingles With Hand Tools
Have you ever admired the old houses covered with shingles from an open-air village museum? Well, those shingles were most likely hand-split piece by piece in a small carpentry workshop from the village of...
Hazel Basket Weaving From Start to Finish
While in Breb, it was curious to see villagers trotting down the road with hazel pack baskets on their backs. One woman had it stuffed with groceries, another was carrying her freshly picked nettles...
Hitting The Woodworking Paradise With Impressive Wood Carvings!
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Cottage Cheese Pancakes With Custard (Village Cooking Video)
This article features affiliate links, meaning we’ll earn a small commission if you purchase through these links. Please read our Privacy Policy for more details. It was a sunny day. The hens were roaming about, pecking...
Horse Logging to Prepare Firewood for Winter, Romania
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The Village Cooper Keeping History Alive in Pleșa, Suceava
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Shepherd’s Cheese Polenta | Local Cooking in Romania
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Cheese Recipes From Most Old Fashioned Sheepfold in Romania
This article features affiliate links, meaning we’ll earn a small commission if you purchase through these links. Please read our Privacy Policy for more details. It is almost a half of a century ago that the...
Romanian Mountain Men’s Longhorn Herding Call
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The Love Of Beaded Embroidery Is Ingrained Into Her Soul
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In Dust and Sandals – My First Children’s Book about Country Life
In Dust and Sandals is a book about country life dedicated to children aged 3 to 7 years old that I wrote and illustrated based on my village life experience. I can’t quite remember...
Easy and Delicious Fall Dessert: Plum Dumplings
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Autumn Smells Good: Wood Smoke and Plums
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Black Pottery Center With 200 Years History: Marginea, Romania
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