At Peace With The Pieces

A very, very special (probably once in a lifetime) offer.

At Peace With The Pieces — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:17:07 GMT

Hi all,

So today I’m writing to you with a bit of an unusual, somewhat vulnerable(?) offer.

But first, let me introduce Katie. Katie is a beautiful human, who booked in to stay for Christmas 4 years ago, and her and her family have been back ever since (they’ll be coming again in about 2 weeks time! very excited). We love them. Over time, Katie and I ha…

Endless days, endless nights

At Peace With The Pieces — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:49:21 GMT

Hello all,

Isn’t it funny how when you try to force something, it often just doesn’t happen. Like thinking about what to write about here. Something interesting, current, thoughtful. Something honest. So I stopped. I stopped trying. And yesterday, on my evening walk (just before having a very close, unexpected interaction with a family of wild boar) I t…

An interview with Tattoo + Rituals retreat guest artist - Megan Stacey

At Peace With The Pieces — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:55:33 GMT

Hey all,

Hope you’re all surviving the intense heat that seems to be gracing all of us here in the Northern Hemisphere. We’re eating lots of watermelon + feta salad (both because it’s delicious AND because of the hydration/sugar/salt combination).

As mentioned in our last letter, we’ve got a very niche retreat planned in November - a tattoo retreat.

Why…

Summer-fruit munching & plotting

At Peace With The Pieces — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:17:18 GMT

Hi all,

Writing this from a surprisingly cloudy afternoon, with bouts of rain and thunderstorms. I adore the smell that hangs in the air after summer rainfall… so soothing.

I think it took us until early last week to realise that summer is really in full swing - it was a slow starter which in turn has made us hope for a milder few months heat-wise, but …

5 years!

At Peace With The Pieces — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:27:44 GMT

Today is our 5 year anniversary. 5 years of bliss, and grit.

It feels like a huge accomplishment in many, many, many ways. There have been enough bumps in the road that perhaps could have made us throw our hands up and say “I give up”. While at the same time, eating the fruit from a tree you planted is a feeling unlike any other.

We’ve tried and tested, s…

Blooming, blossoming, blossoms.

At Peace With The Pieces — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:30:28 GMT

Wowowow, it’s been a minute.

Hi all.

Let me start by welcoming all our newest subscribers - welcome! You’ll soon learn these essays are infrequent and different every time… we hope you enjoy them and that they may bring some lightness, food for thought, or perhaps even some inspiration.

Second, some photos of the current scenes at the farm. All is exqui…

We moved here for the Sun... where is it?

At Peace With The Pieces — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:55:29 GMT

Hi all,

I’m wondering how many times the internet will drop out in the duration of writing this… We are in the midst of the second wave of storms (90+kmph winds) and rain (100 ml on Wednesday alone - usually we average about 500ml a year). The wifi and signal has also been dropping out here and there; ‘off grid’ never felt so real!

We also had our first…

"I'm so glad it's not just me!"

At Peace With The Pieces — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 17:25:33 GMT

Hi all!

I’m writing this to you from a wet, cold and thundery Andalucía. The mountain tops are covered in snow, and this will be the first year we have our Christmas lunch inside. Surprisingly, it feels positively festive!

Maybe it’s the time of year - winding down, reflecting, thinking about things that have happened across the last 4 seasons, things we…

Hi friends, new + old!

At Peace With The Pieces — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:57:24 GMT

Hi all,

Many new humans here! Welcome all.

I (Nina) try to write at least one newsletter a month, but am not always consistent (and learning to be OK with that!). In these posts, there’s usually some kind of theme, a general farm update, retreat or workshop announcement, music recommendations or some words. Hope you stick around!

So it’s been a couple …

Our first time on a podcast!

At Peace With The Pieces — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 06:35:52 GMT

Good morning loves,

Hope you have all had a good week so far. Thank you so, so much for all your messages and kind words from last weeks’ post; it truly warmed my heart & soul and gave me a little boost of confidence. Writing these newsletters can sometimes still bring up some doubts and fears - vulnerability is a fragile and beautiful thing!

I ended th…

'The softer one gets more sharp.'

At Peace With The Pieces — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:55:57 GMT

Hey all,

Happy September, turn of the seasons, Virgo season, back-to-school energy, or whatever else this time brings for you.

I’ve been carrying around this newsletter for some time now, pondering which way to go with it - I’ve had so little on my mind, yet so many ideas for these essays…

Laura and I were away for most of July and the start of August, …

Keeping things simple --- a recipe for crispy, zesty white beans

At Peace With The Pieces — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:35:41 GMT

Good afternoon all,

Yes, we are Spanish and say ‘afternoon’ at 6pm, especially these days when it’s still 25+ degrees at this hour.

My sincerest apologies for starting this newsletter drop with a mention of the weather - I think we are all very much aware of it and also, why is it that we’re seemingly having similar conversations every year? It’s as tho…

Spring, showers & sumptuous surprises

At Peace With The Pieces — Fri, 23 May 2025 10:05:00 GMT

Good day all, and happy Friday.

Thanks for opening this little update from us!

Yesterday we finished another catering gig at La Loma Viva, a syntropic/regenerative farm project on the coast near Motril. We befriended Karen and Ryan, the guardians of the farm, a few years ago after attending their syntropic farming workshop. If any of you are into the id…

We're shit farmers, and that's ok.

At Peace With The Pieces — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:04:10 GMT

Hello all,

Hope you are all keeping well & the longing for longer days doesn’t feel too unbearable. Not long now!

Laura and I have some BIG news. For the first time in almost 4 years, have sowed our seeds ON TIME. We tend to be a bit on the late side, usually meaning things like broccoli go to seed before having actually grown to maturity first (the flo…

Time is an illusion... yet it feels very real.

At Peace With The Pieces — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:40:38 GMT

Yesterday marked Imbolc, a Celtic celebration of light and fertility. The darkest days are behind us once again, now moving towards more light and warmth as seedlings are sowed, leaves are budding, and the almond blossom is in full swing, creating lovely pink and white clouds all across the landscape. And as for us humans, well, it’s time to set some in…

Whether Christmas is your thing or not... happy-end-of-year-wishes from us!

At Peace With The Pieces — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:17:48 GMT

Hello everyone,

Hope you are doing OK. Happy Christmas/festive season (if you celebrate!)

Maybe you’re a big Christmas person, who leans into all the sparkly, indulgent things and can listen to Mariah Carey on repeat.

Or perhaps you’d secretly prefer to sack it all off and go sit on a remote island somewhere until the new year because the whole idea of Chr…

when words don't suffice - music as (the ultimate?) healer

At Peace With The Pieces — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:58:26 GMT

As I was driving back from town earlier, I thought about how writing hasn’t come so effortlessly lately. There hasn’t been much to say as of late. I’ve spoken to a few dear friends about this recently. The collective heartbreak and ache of all things happening in this world… how there are no words that can encapsulate the unfolding and continuation of p…

Making wine and feeling fine (by now). Plus, 'Yes, Chef - the Insta-Chef'

At Peace With The Pieces — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 15:45:22 GMT

Hello everyone,

Nina & Laura here again - this time with a longer update and something special (scroll down past the farm/life stuff if you’re impatient). Summer came and went and we’re back to sporting tracksuits and slippers when we’re not shaking pans for workshop participants, or bent over pulling up all of summers’ delicacies (sadly tomato season h…

A heat-induced summer rant, some news + an exciting offer

At Peace With The Pieces — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 11:15:34 GMT

Hello all!

I hope you’ve been keeping well amidst the worldly madness; sending everyone extra love in these challenging times.

It’s been absolutely scorching here - it seems as though we’ve developed amnesia when it comes to the summer heat, probably as a form of self-preservation.

The last few weeks, our days mostly consisted of pre-sunrise mornings wor…

On the importance of rest & creativity

At Peace With The Pieces — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 10:46:26 GMT

Hello, hi hi,

Coming to you from the sofa with the fan on full blast, where we usually hide out between the hours of 12-6pm during the summer months. We’ve been back home for a week now, after 2 weeks off. And when I say ‘off’, we really did manage doing that to the fullest possible capacity!

Going on holiday has honestly never felt so nourishing - perh…