Who needs a boring gym when there's fresh air, hard work and possibly ducks in the bath?! Looking forward to the pond - who's going to film it while the other digs?! - and seeing what you're going to grow. 'Be kind' is my most favourite YT vid sign off. The ducklings are adorable! Next week, puppies and bunnies!
A pond is a lovely idea but a big commitment of time and energy. Maybe a plastic toddler pool till you're really ready to tackle a pond. When I was a young woman, I had lots of barnyard animals, including ducks. Plastic pools always worked for me and the ducks in the barnyard. They enjoy clean water. A plastic pool is easy to clean. Just dump and refill. Do you know the cardboard or newspaper trick for gardening? Put a thick layer in your vegie beds, with good overlap and up the sides a couple inches. The cardboard will kill all plant life underneath; then, as it rains or you water, the cardboard begins decomposing and attracting earthworms, which enrich the soil and turn it to gold. Happy gardening and congratulations on your darling duck babies.
Hi Maddie. Definitely miss seeing your van adventure videos but I’m so excited on this next phase in your life. Gorgeous home by the way. I can definitely see the potential. Cute duckies. See you on the next video 👋
Those blackberries look just like what I have to deal with here in Oregon. Unfortunately, they are very hard to get rid of and will come back since it is impossible to eliminate all the roots. Are they native to Germany or introduced like they are here? I'm so impressed with all the energy that you and Ellie have. You will surely make that old house and yard into a beautiful place that you can be proud of!
I say this every time but I love that adorable, expressive, little sweetheart of a doggie! I know you won’t forget her but PLEASE give her all the attention she deserves. You’re her mom and she has been through so many changes!
Watching you two clear out black berry bushes brought back memories of when I had to do the same thing when my Family and I bought the property we have here in Oregon. Cool, you've got ducks lol. I used to have ducks, chickens, turkeys, and some other animals when I lived in Florida. I really bet that you and Ellie are really getting a work out while doing all this stuff. Have you gotten used to the idea that your home isn't on wheels anymore? lol
Peanut and Dottie are adorable. And of course I love Eliza. You guys are doing a great job and I look forward to seeing what’s been done each week. Thank you so much for sharing. 🐕 🦆 🦆
🎉... what's that song? Wait...."It's starting to look a lot more like Christmas" wait... that ain't the one😊 "it's starting to look a lot more like Germany"☺️ WOW... the work you two have put in. I didn't realize how overgrown the yard was. Congratulations to you and Ellie for all the work you have put in. Eliza seems extremely happy too with all the room to run around. Wagging her tail all the way through this video. Going to be a grand home Maddie...🎉
Maddie, you and Ellie are doing a great job! I am going to give you a dad lecture about lifting with your legs, though, because it looked like you were using your back to yank out that fence post. It's easy to forget in the heat of the moment, but no fun to have chronic back pain. Ok lecture done. I love what you're doing with the place and look forward to the next episode. The ducklings are super cute!
Eli destroying things last week and doing the same this week. There seems to be a pattern 😁, lol. The garden is looking wonderful, and I can't wait to see the finished product! Also - There was just way too much cuteness with your Running Ducks!
Another video, oh happy day! Well done on removing the blackberry brambles… that was a lot of hard work!!! You two work so well together… so lovely to see how much fun you have together and how wonderful you’ve added to your little family…. now you are five!❤️👩🌾🐥🐕🐥👩🌾❤️ Really looking forward to the next video! ❤️❤️
This video is beautiful. I love it so much . U guys r so loving n caring Maddie . Your a great mommy n so is Ellie. Mucho Love Always. God Bless Ya'll ❤❤
Ok the first thing, talk about cuteness overload those ducks are ridiculously cute. Second I swear they grew a crazy amount from the time you brought them home and the end of the video! I don't know if you've heard of Vanwives on yt but they are similar in their can do/will do attitude and getting things done! I am very happy for you and very impressed with all you've done so far. Can't wait for the next video! You go girls! You rock! ❤🎉
I've been watching you Maddie for quite some time and now you're over there in Germany and I love it I love what you're doing to that homestead keep up the good work you're doing a fantastic job you and and Ellie great job lots of hard work❤ I also love those ducks I also love that garden spot that you are fixing all up❤❤❤❤
Forgot to say I hope you got all the roots out berry bushes are so hard to get them out so if you start seeing them again pull them right up. best of luck and love you guys
The ducks are GORGEOUS!! ❤❤ If it were me, I'd start with the outside, and it's also the right time of year to do that. Also, I always think it's more uplifting when the garden is beautiful, because then, as you are working on the house, it will always bring you peace and happiness when you have a break and step outside. x :)
not sure what to say but the smiles you and Ellie have are so wonderful my journey with you over the months have never seen you so happy . Keep them ducks save see you next week
I don't know if you ended up doing this, but it's a good idea to put a piece of scrap wood on top of the post when you're hammering tit into the ground. The reason for doing this so that the scrap wood gets the indentations from the hammering rather than your post. It also helps prevent splitting the top of the post. You could also paint the top of the post with wood protection (and/or add a wooden cap on top) to stop the post from rotting over time.
Hello from Oklahoma! I really enjoy watching your videos. Your home renovation is my favorite. It's wonderful to see young people "enjoying " hard work and realizing the satisfaction of it.
Don’t worry about not being able to finish the projects in a week - progress is good enough! Love the ducks so much and so excited to see next week’s video :)
I once lived in a suburban area where Canada geese and mallard ducks nested every spring, and would marvel at how the tiny chicks grew up so quickly and became full-sized members of the flock within a few months. It would be great to have a big enough back yard to have ducks and chickens and maybe some smaller geese. And I can totally relate to the ordeal of turning a backyard wilderness into a garden. Massive amount of work that never seems to end, but it's good, honest work and is well worth it in the end. I've never had to deal with blackberries but I imagine that the seeds will soon sprout and you'll be picking those out for months and years to come. They're great in wild areas where you can pick and eat them without end, but on private property they're invasive. I built a raised bed planter a few years ago out of untreated douglas fir, and it's given around 5 or 6 seasons so far but rot has set in so I doubt that I'll get another season out of them next year. But lumber was super cheap back then around $3 for an 8' 2x4, so no real complaints. But you don't want to fill it with earth though as that's too dense and heavy. Best to fill the bottom quarter to third with not yet decomposed chopped-up wood, branches, leaves, grass clippings, etc. (nothing that will grow back of course like blackberry clippings), then the rest with a mix of compost, peat moss or coconut coir, and relatively lightweight raised bed soil. A little earth is ok but not too much. Don't put any non-decomposed materials in it or it'll leach nitrogen from your plants. There's tons of videos on all this. So what are you going to plant? So many choices and there's never quite enough space for everything you want. I like to start out with salad greens, lettuce, kale, arugula, spinach, etc., maybe some radishes and onions, then fruiting plants like tomatoes and peppers, and root veggies like beets and turnips. And of course tons of flowers, sunflowers, marigolds, dahlias, zinnias, gazanias, and so on. My favorite is fragrant flowers like nasturtiums, flowering tobacco, petunias, alyssum. I also like morning glories but they're not for everyone. Great progress so far! And your ducks will be happy as, well, ducks!
Please give Eliza lots of love. She is confused and may feel her place in the "pack" has changed and may not be sure of her role. Set aside Eliza only time so she knows she was not replaced.
The garden is going to be such a nice place to sit and relax as well as hang out with the animals. I love that you are able to repurpose a lot of that wood. Looks great!
What a cute addition to this wholesome family! Seeing your happy face while doing all this hardwork shows that you made the right decision to move to my home country
Watching y'all both get down and ditry with all of this hard work is so inpsiring to me! Always challenging yourself to see what you're capable of and you've built such a dream life bc of it
Lovely video. I don't mind a long project build over a few weeks so you don't have to skip/leave content out. Each video does not need to be a completed project.
Love the Ducks. They are so cute!! You have done a wonderful job clearing out the overgrown brush. Will it ever warm up there? Looking forward to more videos!!
I love ducks! They make great friends. Good job, you too . I’m sure your muscles were sore after ripping up very mature blackberry bushes but it’s always such a good tired when you’re done with such a project. I am surprised that you didn’t keep a controlled row a blackberry bushes because blackberries are yummy and good for you!? The ducks may have even liked eating them, not sure about that though😊
Foxes are very good diggers and could easily get into the ducks' sleeping pen if they were in the yard, assuming that's where the ducks are sleeping every night.
loved the Cuba Libre t-shirt...I miss my gorgeous island so much. Interesting fact: Cuba Libre (Cuba Free) is a drink and also a battle cry used during the independency war in Cuba against Spain. It is also part of a phrase used by the cubans when they try to face the cuban communist dictatorship which is "Viva Cuba libre". Cubans also use "Patria y Vida" (Nation/Country and Life) in protest to the government, and is a change to the slogan used by the government which is "Patria o Muerte" (Nation/Country or Death)
Who needs a boring gym when there's fresh air, hard work and possibly ducks in the bath?! Looking forward to the pond - who's going to film it while the other digs?! - and seeing what you're going to grow. 'Be kind' is my most favourite YT vid sign off. The ducklings are adorable! Next week, puppies and bunnies!
I love the addition to your little family. One of my favorite channels to watch.
A pond is a lovely idea but a big commitment of time and energy. Maybe a plastic toddler pool till you're really ready to tackle a pond. When I was a young woman, I had lots of barnyard animals, including ducks. Plastic pools always worked for me and the ducks in the barnyard. They enjoy clean water. A plastic pool is easy to clean. Just dump and refill.
Do you know the cardboard or newspaper trick for gardening? Put a thick layer in your vegie beds, with good overlap and up the sides a couple inches. The cardboard will kill all plant life underneath; then, as it rains or you water, the cardboard begins decomposing and attracting earthworms, which enrich the soil and turn it to gold. Happy gardening and congratulations on your darling duck babies.
Hi Maddie. Definitely miss seeing your van adventure videos but I’m so excited on this next phase in your life. Gorgeous home by the way. I can definitely see the potential. Cute duckies. See you on the next video 👋
I'd really like to see you girls protecting those pretty eyes using the tools!
Maddie and Ellie, I said it last week but you 2 are doing such a great job. Wish you both all the best take care.
Danke :)
You guys look so happy, such a joy to watch you and your critters!
You two handled that rototiller real easily!
The one I have wants to race to the neighbors yard, rather than till.
Cool ducks
Those blackberries look just like what I have to deal with here in Oregon. Unfortunately, they are very hard to get rid of and will come back since it is impossible to eliminate all the roots. Are they native to Germany or introduced like they are here? I'm so impressed with all the energy that you and Ellie have. You will surely make that old house and yard into a beautiful place that you can be proud of!
I say this every time but I love that adorable, expressive, little sweetheart of a doggie! I know you won’t forget her but PLEASE give her all the attention she deserves. You’re her mom and she has been through so many changes!
She’s truly never been happier!
Hello. That saw is not a circular saw but a track saw. If you make a track for it, you can saw those straight lines you wanted.
That was a massive amount of work! It's so satisfying to watch the progress! I love these videos!!
Nice work! Just an FYI-Whenever you reload the electric stapler,unplug it first.Stay safe!
Watching you two clear out black berry bushes brought back memories of when I had to do the same thing when my Family and I bought the property we have here in Oregon. Cool, you've got ducks lol. I used to have ducks, chickens, turkeys, and some other animals when I lived in Florida. I really bet that you and Ellie are really getting a work out while doing all this stuff. Have you gotten used to the idea that your home isn't on wheels anymore? lol
You guys are doing a FABULOUS JOB with everything!!! GIRL POWER💪🏼🩷🐶🪿
Peanut and Dottie are adorable. And of course I love Eliza. You guys are doing a great job and I look forward to seeing what’s been done each week. Thank you so much for sharing. 🐕 🦆 🦆
Looks like your dog is ok with the ducks. That’s a great addition!
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OMG, cutest things ever! My wife just came in and she was dying of their cuteness.
Love to meet your new babies. They are the cutest. Happy times ahead. X
🦆🦆💕 There are so cute, funny and pratical. And Eliza looks very happy and relaxed, being in one place together with you. It is going to be beautiful.
Love how happy you look in your little German garden Maddie
🎉... what's that song? Wait...."It's starting to look a lot more like Christmas" wait... that ain't the one😊 "it's starting to look a lot more like Germany"☺️ WOW... the work you two have put in. I didn't realize how overgrown the yard was. Congratulations to you and Ellie for all the work you have put in. Eliza seems extremely happy too with all the room to run around. Wagging her tail all the way through this video. Going to be a grand home Maddie...🎉
Maddie, you and Ellie are doing a great job! I am going to give you a dad lecture about lifting with your legs, though, because it looked like you were using your back to yank out that fence post. It's easy to forget in the heat of the moment, but no fun to have chronic back pain. Ok lecture done. I love what you're doing with the place and look forward to the next episode. The ducklings are super cute!
I'm so happy that you have babies to take care of now.
Blackberry roots! Ugh! So much work!
Eli destroying things last week and doing the same this week. There seems to be a pattern 😁, lol. The garden is looking wonderful, and I can't wait to see the finished product! Also - There was just way too much cuteness with your Running Ducks!
Ihr könntet den Grünabfall für Hochbeete nutzen. Ist ideal als unterste Lage.
Another video, oh happy day! Well done on removing the blackberry brambles… that was a lot of hard work!!! You two work so well together… so lovely to see how much fun you have together and how wonderful you’ve added to your little family…. now you are five!❤️👩🌾🐥🐕🐥👩🌾❤️ Really looking forward to the next video! ❤️❤️
I love this lil emoji fam!!
This video is beautiful. I love it so much . U guys r so loving n caring Maddie . Your a great mommy n so is Ellie. Mucho Love Always. God Bless Ya'll ❤❤
The baby ducks are so cute 🥰
Now I want baby running ducks, they're precious!
What a great video. Now I want ducks too 😂
Thank you so much!! 🥹 just don’t forget they are SO dirty! (But cuteness makes up for it lol)
Ok the first thing, talk about cuteness overload those ducks are ridiculously cute. Second I swear they grew a crazy amount from the time you brought them home and the end of the video! I don't know if you've heard of Vanwives on yt but they are similar in their can do/will do attitude and getting things done! I am very happy for you and very impressed with all you've done so far. Can't wait for the next video! You go girls! You rock! ❤🎉
I've been following Camper Vibe, 2 married women, that also recently left van life to renovate a 200yr old Irish Cottage.
I've been watching you Maddie for quite some time and now you're over there in Germany and I love it I love what you're doing to that homestead keep up the good work you're doing a fantastic job you and and Ellie great job lots of hard work❤ I also love those ducks I also love that garden spot that you are fixing all up❤❤❤❤
Forgot to say I hope you got all the roots out berry bushes are so hard to get them out so if you start seeing them again pull them right up. best of luck and love you guys
The ducks are GORGEOUS!! ❤❤ If it were me, I'd start with the outside, and it's also the right time of year to do that. Also, I always think it's more uplifting when the garden is beautiful, because then, as you are working on the house, it will always bring you peace and happiness when you have a break and step outside. x :)
Our thoughts exactly! And we want the fruits and vegetables to grow as fast as possible ☺️
not sure what to say but the smiles you and Ellie have are so wonderful my journey with you over the months have never seen you so happy . Keep them ducks save see you next week
I don't know if you ended up doing this, but it's a good idea to put a piece of scrap wood on top of the post when you're hammering tit into the ground. The reason for doing this so that the scrap wood gets the indentations from the hammering rather than your post. It also helps prevent splitting the top of the post. You could also paint the top of the post with wood protection (and/or add a wooden cap on top) to stop the post from rotting over time.
Hello from Oklahoma! I really enjoy watching your videos. Your home renovation is my favorite. It's wonderful to see young people "enjoying " hard work and realizing the satisfaction of it.
Your ducklings are way too cute. Just how can they be that CUTE?! 😭💖✨✨.. (Poor Eliza, though, I kinda get why she may feels jealous).. 😅🫠
She still gets soooo much love and long walks every day!
Y'all are so precious. I watched twice because y'all are so precious with those ducks.
Aww, we can’t get enough of them either 🦆
This is so sweet 🥹
Don’t worry about not being able to finish the projects in a week - progress is good enough! Love the ducks so much and so excited to see next week’s video :)
Awwwwwyour babies❤❤❤ give Eliza lots of hugs and kisses for reassurance. They are all just precious!
I once lived in a suburban area where Canada geese and mallard ducks nested every spring, and would marvel at how the tiny chicks grew up so quickly and became full-sized members of the flock within a few months. It would be great to have a big enough back yard to have ducks and chickens and maybe some smaller geese.
And I can totally relate to the ordeal of turning a backyard wilderness into a garden. Massive amount of work that never seems to end, but it's good, honest work and is well worth it in the end. I've never had to deal with blackberries but I imagine that the seeds will soon sprout and you'll be picking those out for months and years to come. They're great in wild areas where you can pick and eat them without end, but on private property they're invasive.
I built a raised bed planter a few years ago out of untreated douglas fir, and it's given around 5 or 6 seasons so far but rot has set in so I doubt that I'll get another season out of them next year. But lumber was super cheap back then around $3 for an 8' 2x4, so no real complaints. But you don't want to fill it with earth though as that's too dense and heavy. Best to fill the bottom quarter to third with not yet decomposed chopped-up wood, branches, leaves, grass clippings, etc. (nothing that will grow back of course like blackberry clippings), then the rest with a mix of compost, peat moss or coconut coir, and relatively lightweight raised bed soil. A little earth is ok but not too much. Don't put any non-decomposed materials in it or it'll leach nitrogen from your plants. There's tons of videos on all this.
So what are you going to plant? So many choices and there's never quite enough space for everything you want. I like to start out with salad greens, lettuce, kale, arugula, spinach, etc., maybe some radishes and onions, then fruiting plants like tomatoes and peppers, and root veggies like beets and turnips. And of course tons of flowers, sunflowers, marigolds, dahlias, zinnias, gazanias, and so on. My favorite is fragrant flowers like nasturtiums, flowering tobacco, petunias, alyssum. I also like morning glories but they're not for everyone.
Great progress so far! And your ducks will be happy as, well, ducks!
Please give Eliza lots of love. She is confused and may feel her place in the "pack" has changed and may not be sure of her role. Set aside Eliza only time so she knows she was not replaced.
She truly gets SO much love and sleeps with me every night! ❤️
Loving your life in Germany! Thanks for taking us along!
It’s so much fun watching your progress! Can’t wait to see more!
Everything looks absolutely ducky!
Congratulations Maddie. You turned dreams into reality. I love your channel and will always watch it. Best of luck.
Thank you so much!!
The garden is going to be such a nice place to sit and relax as well as hang out with the animals. I love that you are able to repurpose a lot of that wood. Looks great!
Omygosh the ducks! Got choked up over you getting choked up. Cant wait to see thr garden come together! 👩🌾👩🌾🐾🐤🐤
Love watching ❤you guys work!!
Love the duckies❤❤❤
The ducks love you
What a cute addition to this wholesome family! Seeing your happy face while doing all this hardwork shows that you made the right decision to move to my home country
Hello, you are very brave to move to another continent and live there.👍💗💗💗
Watching y'all both get down and ditry with all of this hard work is so inpsiring to me! Always challenging yourself to see what you're capable of and you've built such a dream life bc of it
Too cute... Cuteness overload!
Such cute new members of the fam 🥰
I love the duck idea for pest control. ❤❤
Your video make me laugh, thank you.
Lovely video. I don't mind a long project build over a few weeks so you don't have to skip/leave content out. Each video does not need to be a completed project.
Looking good team. Keep up the good work.
Those Baby Ducks 🦆 look so so so Cute Maddie 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥹🥹🥹🥹
May your house dreams come true!
You must feel amazing! Being outdoors, moving your body and building something
so cute! love the garden so far, and the running ducks are adorable.
I am so impressed in how fast Elli got fluent in English.
she's been fluent for a long time :)
I love ducks. They are so cute.
Love seeing the progress! And the cute ducks!💕
Awesome... love that you have blackberries too :) OMG the ducks are soooo cute, I LOVE them!
how nice with ducks, it will be nice to see the garden finished
Ja, stay tuned ✨
@@itsmeelli nice to see more of you in the movies too, you do a great job
Aww I love duckings ❤❤❤❤
Mmmm, fresh blackberries right off the bush. Are ya keeping any of them?
only the ones we can't reach! lol
Holy cow they got big over a 25 minute video!!! lol
Love the Ducks. They are so cute!! You have done a wonderful job clearing out the overgrown brush. Will it ever warm up there? Looking forward to more videos!!
U ladies r the hardest working ladies I know, awesome job 👏💥
Wonderful job, ladies!
I never knew you could get duck eggs to hatch without an incubator.
Looks good to me ❤❤🦮🐍🐍❤❤
I love ducks! They make great friends.
Good job, you too . I’m sure your muscles were sore after ripping up very mature blackberry bushes but it’s always such a good tired when you’re done with such a project. I am surprised that you didn’t keep a controlled row a blackberry bushes because blackberries are yummy and good for you!? The ducks may have even liked eating them, not sure about that though😊
That's good she doesn't hurt them.
Maddie I love your tshirt. I am Cuban & your shirt means Free Cuba & it has been my prayer that Cuba will be free! I love Peanut & Dottie.
I at first thought "running ducks" meant they were being trained for a running contest.
Dang cute duckies!
Awesome progress!
Cute babies!!
Best lgb German DIY channel on UA-cam
Y'all are too cute with your little duckies ❤
Are you leaving some blackberry bushes to be able to harvest your crop?
There are a ton right on the other side of the fence but they are way too prolific to grow without them attacking the garden all over again!
I would love to have a few ducks and chickens, but for now, the wild mice and squirrel living in our garden will have to do.
Haha better some animals than none ☺️
Damn, and there is so much more work. One day we will have our dream cottagecore garden ! 😍
Also guess who named "Peanut" peanut !?
Hi 🍃Maddie have a beautiful day🌱
❤ LOVELY LADY 🌹 YOUR VOICE AND YOU BOTH ARE HEART TOUCHING 💖 LOVE YOU 👄
I lovely your great job. ❤❤
Looking good🎉🎉
Foxes are very good diggers and could easily get into the ducks' sleeping pen if they were in the yard, assuming that's where the ducks are sleeping every night.
I read it as gold diggers 😂
They are sleeping in separate, enclosed duck house!
Cute ducks. Wish I could have some or chickens but can’t we have to many predators. Enjoy.
Blackberries yum. Did you keep a little?
Good video!
loved the Cuba Libre t-shirt...I miss my gorgeous island so much.
Interesting fact: Cuba Libre (Cuba Free) is a drink and also a battle cry used during the independency war in Cuba against Spain. It is also part of a phrase used by the cubans when they try to face the cuban communist dictatorship which is "Viva Cuba libre". Cubans also use "Patria y Vida" (Nation/Country and Life) in protest to the government, and is a change to the slogan used by the government which is "Patria o Muerte" (Nation/Country or Death)