#47 Visa Troubles. We Bought a Dump...in France. Episode 26
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
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Episode #26
Bonjour bonjour! It has been a while but we finally have a video ready! The cherry tree is freed, more trees are planted, and the spring clean up continues! We have a very special appearance from Olivier, who has been working on a great pop culture project which can be found on www.radiophare.org. Blokes Mum and Ged arrive to help us and we discuss our current predicament - no French work visas. Thanks so much for watching and for all your support!
-Bloke and Budz
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Vous devez vous battre pour continuer à vivre dans cette campagne normande dont vous êtes en train de faire un paradis pour vous et les chats. Nous sommes à vos côtés pour vous soutenir. Bon courage à vous deux.
Merci❤
Merci ❤️
Go see the Mayor for help, as it is in the town's interest to have more business. Mayors have real clout in France.
We care about you. Imagine yourselves on the other side of the Visa challenge and related concerns. Imagine that your visa apps have been accepted and how you feel, how your world looks being over that hump and with the freedom to expand in all of the ways that you love to. That time that jump that feeling of elation is already in motion. Your place is steadily becoming your beautiful grounded and inspiring sanctuary.
You are loved
Thank you❤️
Hope the visa issue can be swiftly resolved. I guess it becomes more complicated when neither of you is currently salaried, as bureaucrats like a nice easy box to tick!
Some lovely words you said about MrB there Miss Budz, possibly the finest compliment any human could ever hope to be rewarded with...
Stay safe folks and stay strong the visa will come... its a French thing
Every day you return that old derelict house into a welcoming home, all things like replacing the windows and broken doors make it look loved, and then you help the land by rescuing the lovely old cherry tree from its choking parasite great work you two and long may you continue to make things better for the house just as importantly the land it sits upon!
Thank you, Mr. Bloke is a very special soul ❤ thanks so much for watching
That double rainbow, planting the evergreen oaks. You made that Cherry tree, oh so happy. You two are the best and have special hearts!
You will find a way Daren and Pam. Positive vibes and lots of love your way.
Bryan & Nora
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Thank you guys ❤️
I really do hope and pray that you manage to sort out your permits guys. You have both worked so hard to create the beginnings of a beautiful home and life in France. Lovely to see you both again in a really beautiful post. Thanks for sharing. Love n' hugs xxx
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Thank you ❤️
You two people are just beautiful. I am fighting a disease. You both gave me beautiful energy that I need. Thank you to both of you
Sending you healing vibes ❤️
So grateful to see you back! I cannot speak to other countries, but when expatriating here to Mexico, a savvy local Facillator (who may or may not be an attorney but has a good reputation) was a huge help! It was well worth their fees, so crucial to have an advocate, and they know their way thru all the hurdles! Keep believing and seek local help!
Thank you for removing the ivy from that loverly tree.
Just loved Mr Bloke hugging the freed tree and you saying "Gotcha tree, we gotcha!". Conveyed so much emotion in just a magical clip - brilliant vidoegraphy. Do hope your visa issues are sorted out in a positive manner, I can only wish you the very very best of luck. Keep safe you two.
Thank you ❤️
The planting of those oak trees gave me goose bumps. It is truly symbolic of you both putting down your roots in France and I’m sure will lead to your permits coming through. Have faith. 🦋
We knew 4 oaks had been cut down on the property. We were so happy to be able to replace them plus 1!!!❤
@@budzcreates That will reap its own reward.🌿
@@budzcreates It looks like they may have been planted too DEEP. @25:27 But I am only going by a video.
>>> Always plant a tree at the same level as the soil in the pot or top of the root ball.”
The top of the soil in the pot.....should be at the same *Level as the ground. You can Look this up.....and Good Luck.
Looks so much better...you both have worked so hard through some really challenging circumstances,!!! Perhaps a lawyer could help with the visa mess. Sometimes we can do more damage in trying to do it ourselves!! You will figure it out as you have with every other problem. Stay strong!!
Merci!!
Immigration agent would be far more useful.
Just like the trees and hazelnuts you planted, the fruits of labours will prevail, roots will grow deep, as will time in France when the Visas come through. Don’t allow the invasive ivy take over and crowd your vision or cherry tree! Jobs well done.
I’ve never written on a vlog before. I had to write here. I love your home in France! I love the work and the love you both share on this site! I hope you continue with this effort and that the work visa thing will happen for you. If I was younger I’d go there and dig with you! Thank you for sharing this with me.
Thank you for a most amazing video, Loved every second of it. Will pray so that your visas get approved and you can continue to build dreams in your beautiful French home.
Ty❤
Thank you so much!❤️
Was getting worried about you two. Happy to see you back ❤
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Only 2 videos on youtube that I never want to end!!......Mr. & Mrs Bloke and Dreaming of a Chateau❤ You both make everything beautiful from recycled ,unwanted stuff and your both "Earth Mothers". Thank you for 26 min.of Joy ❤❤
Ahhhh Thank you ❤️
French visas can be tough! Call on some legal experts for help. Truly, ridiculous since they allow expats to buy land & homes. But you two are very special and as strong as your oaks. I loved that the cherry was released from the Ivy! Sending you love & support❣️🌱❤️
ohh having to deal with US admin isn't easier as frenchman beleive me, my experience!
That tree will lover you forever for getting rid of that ivy girdle. I could hear it say "I can breathe!" ♥♥
That was beautiful Mrs Bloke. Your both beautiful people. The Farm looks beautiful. Goid luck. I hope you have a great attorney. 💕💕🙏🙏
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We love your channel. Beautiful music no unnecessary chatter and beautiful couple and farmstead. Best wishes for your visa journey.
What can we say, everyone has said it. We love watching you both and the transformation. ❤ Sending love and light to you both and the cats xx Louise and Bryan.
Good to see you back. I love your ingenuity.
Thank you kindly!
you've perfected the Croc-shuffle Mr Bloke ~
There was a Croc-éd man, who walked a Croc-éd mile, he found a Croc-éd sixpence beside a Croc-éd style, he bought 5 Croc-éd cats who caught 5 Croc-éd mice and they all lived together in a little Croc-éd house.
Lovely 🥰 We call them indoor outdoors….They make life so much easier coming and going!
I think that the two of you are a great asset to France. Hopefully it will all work out 🙏
Amending my previous comment.
The Visa struggles must be scary, stressful, taxing and come with a degree of threat to your hopes and your dreams.
You deserve to live out your dream in France and you have shown such commitment already to this. You have value and want to share this value, to contribute locally in such genuine, soulful, unobtrusive ways.
You are assets and I imagine that this is the pragmatic question or view taken by their bureaucracy. So unless you have a dark criminal seedy sinister past 😮 then we believe that the road block about your visas will peel away presenting new life opportunities just like the ivy on your cherry tree!!!
Isn’t it great how the windows and doors came into being?! So clever and creative. Function with rustic charm 🤗
The two of you are a strong loving force.
Thank you ❤️
i agree, thats exactly what i've been told when i was in the US years ago, they were very condescending as you said about "thier bureaucracy" with far less wealthy advantages socially
Planting a tree is always a good way to help sink roots. Your new oak trees will need regular watering the 1st year to help them get their roots settled in. Ask a local nursery how often and how much.
You worked so hard and the property and house looks great. Good luck with your visa! I’m sure it will all work out 🌺🙏🌺
Don’t give up. I am sure there are others who have gone this path and they could advise you.
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Dear Bloke couple.
👍👌👏 A lot of progress is shown in this video. Congratulations ! 🎉 2) I wonder if the old machine/milling device can be used as a shredder for making very useful wood chips out of branches. Please kindly allow me to suggest that you try to find out. 3) By the way: Please buy yourselves or let donate a flat shovel. It's way more effective on flat grounds than a pointed/rounded shovel. 4) If you peel off the hairy stuff and dirt from the big pieces of ivy, you might be amazed/surprised how wonderful grown structures there are. Nice for making art but the wood must be protected against wood worms. Unfortunately I learned it the hard way (I had to throw away all my natural ivy mesh), sigh. 5) Hope the totally unnecessary, annoying/distracting visa thing will soon be solved.
Thanks a lot for making explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and especially health to all involved humans, animals and plants.
Ty❤
I concur , there are the right tools for every task , flat square mouth shovels clear debis more efficiently and less spillage , pneumatic tyres on wheelbarrows is almost a pleasure to push , and a light weight demountable scaffolding kit would be great to have in the future , you are doing a grand job and wish you every success .
Great to give 9 to 5 a miss and work on some fulfilling projects which keep the mind and body fit! Nice to see the sunshine ❤
Amen on the sun!!!
Beautiful video, well worth the wait! Hope the visa situation gets worked out, soo stupid people just cant move freely around without all the fuss 🙏
I sure hope you get your visa issues resolved. You’re doing such good work! And I love love love those five black cats. The scene where they were sitting in a sentry line all evenly spaced was adorable!
I'm really full of admiration for you both. You've made such a huge improvement to your property, and a lot of that occurred during quite dreadful weather. So I really hope the visa situation can be resolved happily for you. Wishing you both all the very best with everything 🤞❤️
TY❤
Keep that mesh you picked up between the building & fence.
It could be used to filter/sieve soils that has rocks & roots etc.
Build a wooden frame then apply the mesh to it. The finer soil material falls through leaving the rubbish on the top.
Then sort & relocate the various sorts of rubble etc.
Mr B is very creative. I love how he’s using the free windows. Looks great.
Ty❤️
The smell of hay is the best isn't it.
So is Olivier 😍.
So are your Mom and Jed.
Fabulous week.
Meanwhile keep jumping those hoopa...
Keep visualizing....keep acting as if.
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I hope you sort out your visas. You have made such a beautiful place ❤
Love the blue door. That tree was taking huge breaths every time a piece came off. I cried when you hugged it. Thank you, thank you. It feels loved. Greetings from Australia. Hi Olivier. Greetings to Mum and Ged. Love the song words at the end. See yar next time.
I have been in your shoes and it did work out well for me and my family and I am sure it will work out for you guys. Good luck.
Great video guys you have worked so hard and made the place look more natural and back to its better place it was meant to be that way so on wards and up wards for you both thank you for sharing chat soon all the best Budo xx
Cheers Budo ❤️
Are you aware of French land law - if you allow someone to use your land ( whether paid or unpaid) they can claim it as theirs after a length of time. Be very careful or you could lose your meadows.
Hope your Visa problems get resolved you have worked so hard. An inspiration and a joy to follow your journey.❤
French red tape is a great challenge. If anyone can find a way through this, you two will. Good luck...... keep on keeping on. ❤
It will all work out for you both .. thank you for such inspirational videos
Great to get some windows in. I’d suggest finding an advisor to help with your visa application. There will be someone who can navigate the French bureaucracy for you ❤
Trust the journey not the perceived problem .......there is a solution that may not be visible or known to you yet however I see you happily settled so its not far away.....surrender and like magic Universal forces working in the background will sort things out...love and light Alessandra from Tuscany.❤
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Thank you ❤️
The area looks nice and neat now. Well done. Thinking of you with the visas.
Thanks! 😃
The weather must have finally warmed up if Mr. Bloke is working in his shirt sleeves!
Clever use of windows!
I hope you find a way to get the visas you need to stay. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.
Blessed Be!
You have me so emotional. With your energy and passion the next chapter will reveal super positivity. I've got your backs. Love to both.
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Thank you ❤️
It’s so nice to see it all coming along! It will look lovely when it’s all done! ❤️🎶🤗🎶🦋🎶🇨🇦
This must be very stressful. I hope you are working hard on your Plan B (and C and D). The place is looking so much more loved and cared for. Good work!
I think we are on plan z😂
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From the Netherlands, we miss you.
Hope you’re doing well and your cats too, of course.
New subscriber. Looking forward to your channel and journey. Finally a Homestead outside of the USA!!! God ☦️ ☦️ bless you all and many prayers 🙏🏻 Nurse Judi in 🙏🏻 Scottsdale AZ and Eucharistic Minister 💙 🙏🏻
They have to let you stay, it’s the best channel on UA-cam! Chin up, all will be well.
Thank you ❤️
You have my prayers that this mess will work itself out soon for you.
You have such a restful channel. I do hope something can be worked out so you are allowed to stay. You have done so much to fix and nurture the property you purchased. You gave new life to the tree that was being gurdled by the ivy vine! how happy it must be!
Thank you ❤️
Hello There, nice to see you both again 😉
It's not a dump.. it's a positive property to start from to make a nice home to live in. All the best with the future!
It is a beautiful property now. That’s just the name of the show :) 😅
So good to see you both back, I was beginning to worry a little about you both.
I love watching how you have sprinkled your magic on this land when you first bought the farmstead and then with all your love and nurture how it then began to sprout new life, and as time has passed we have seen how with all the hard work you continue to feed the land the land wakes up and has taken a complete different look and feel to it, and it's got an old French rustic romantic farmhouse and land feeling to it, the type you would picture read about 😊.
Praying for you both that things can be sorted out and you get your visas❤ sending you love and hugs.
Thank you ❤️
That's awesome. A big Welldone to both of you. 😊
Soooooo worth the wait!! Love you 2😊 keep moving forward!
Thank you!❤️
I love your videos and I really hope you get it all sorted out. Get a good lawyer. Don’t stop trying! I cross all my fingers for a solution so you can stay!!!
Cant wait for the next one.
Best wishes 🙏 We trust and pray everything to be in order ❤️🌿🌻🌈🐈⬛
Thanks!
Thank you so much ❤️
Adding more doors and windows makes such a difference. I am so looking forward to seeing the missing lintel put back in its place. I feel that it is the keystone, and a turning point for you and your new home. PS - I have been following you since your Mann box video.
The cats!!!!! ❤❤❤.
Lovely to see you both back . The work you do and music are done in such a calming manner. So relaxing. Thank you . xx❤
Ty❤
Our pleasure!
Missed you so much these past couple of weeks. Will be praying all visas and such come through❤
You've done such a great job of cleaning your land.
Thank you- it really feels amazing and open and alive!
Thank you!
You made a lot of progress.... Impresive cleaning up the next room and particularly the cherry tree gets freed! Big kudos to both of you!
I don't know if you've done this, or if it will help with your work visa, but have you set up a micro-enterprise? I work from home, so did that, and got my social security number, SIRET and SIREN numbers, etc. But, my visa already came with a right to work, so not sure how that all works. Though, I vaguely recall you can set that up anyway? Maybe it will help. Gosh, that sounds so upsetting, I know my first time applying I was rejected for a visa outright. Anyway, you can set them up online, and it processes very quickly. Once you have your stuff you can set up with URSSAF and pay whatever social charges (like social security, pension, etc.). What a beautiful tribute you made to Mr. Bloke about what he brings to the world. I was very touched by that. But you both bring beauty to the world. And I"m so impressed with all the work you've done.
We consulted an expert and we made a mistake from the beginning- my fault- we should have started out with a work visa if we intended to work both the long stay tourist visa- stay tuned, we explain more in the next video!
@@budzcreates Oh yes, that was part of my problem, not understanding the right visa. I sure hope you can get it sorted. Have you been here a year yet and done the Formation Civique? Maybe they'll let you change it at the conversion from a Visa de Séjour to a Titre de Séjour. But, I'm no expert by any means. Also, if you haven't changed your driver's license for the French one, and the State you come from is one of those eligible for the exchange, make sure to do so before the one year is up, otherwise it costs thousands of euros to take the driving course and all of that. I was so fortunate to have one from a State with a reciprocation agreement, so I was able to do everything online.
You two and friends have done a beautiful job. It looks great. Hope everything works out. The old saying " We make plans and God laughs". 😊
Glad to visit the much improved Dump with you both and the kitties 🐈⬛
Are you able to sell the hay?
Can appeal or reapply for the French visas?
Please keep the videos coming 💐👍🇦🇺
The hay was for the neighbors cows- we were happy to let him have it and feed the cows!
Hope things work out for you two. You have made such progress on setting down roots and making a home for yourselves. The property is looking spectacular. Such hard work from both of you.
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I do hope all gets sorted out you are both a source of good for any country they should be glad to have you both I can only imagine the distress it is causing you bothsending positive thoughts and the whole building is coming alive with doors and windows bravo!
Thank you ❤️
Welcome back. As ever, thank you for taking us along with you. So therapeutic to watch. All will be good in the end so keep doing what you are doing.
Thank you!🙏
What a wonderful video , thanks you two 👍
Our pleasure!
You've both done a great job keep pouring love into your home it's beautiful. So, good to see your parents helping.
Love and Light ❤❤
Praying for your wisdom about getting your work visas 🙏
Slowly but surely you are making this your home. It’s amazing the progress already. Keep your beautiful positive attitude as it’ll all work out as you want it to be.
God, i know how you feel taking off that ivy. It was all over the rear of our renovation .it took me ages to get it off. Good luck to you both. We are just starting our journey and were not far from you, Gina & Chubb ❤
It felt so good to free up Miss Cherry!
The farmyard is starting to look really nice, I hope the visa situation is solved
Looking so pretty. New reclaimed windows and doors look great. Nice job
Oh you have both worked so hard, the land is looking magical, love how you got the creeper off the stunning cherry tree.
I was sad watching you put in all the new windows, I felt like you were getting ready to lock up…….
I’m sorry to hear you are having visa problems, I hope it can be resolved , I so look forward to seeing you both and your beautiful fur babies each week…..kindest regards Ruth from New Zealand…….
Great work on the cherry tree...et les portes et les fenetres aussi...incroyable! As always...peace and love ✌️
Your French is fantastic!!!❤❤❤❤
@@budzcreates vous avez email lol
will follow you no matter where you end up. Greetings from the Rogue River Area Oregon.
I really enjoy watching how you have transformed this "jewel" that was neglected due to life happening. Your quest has been to take things that most people throw away and re-purpose them into a usable item.
You seem to really focus on positivity a lot when you share which I really appreciate in a world that tends to be negative negative.
I would like to make a suggestion... please consider updating your name of your UA-cam channel. Your place is a "Jewel" hidden in dirt and debris. Removing the name "dump" professes its possibility. It professes its potential. Maybe it will then bring positive energy into the visa situation. Your channel is about transformation and maybe it might change the situation. Maybe a slight name change would be the positive energy you need right now.🙏
We agree about the name. We use "Dump" more for a UA-cam marketing strategy - when you learn to do UA-cam they suggest catchy names and sadly more people click on dump than jewel! We couldn't agree with you more - words posses energy, but the title will stay for now.... we use the word "dump" lovingly and the place knows how much we love it. Thank you for your kind words and thank you for watching! (Mrs. Bloke)
Great to see you guys back. Good luck with the work visas, you deserve them after what you've done to the dump! Think it's time to drop that tag as in my eyes it's truly beautiful, you've made it look amazing. With the harvesting of the hay contributing to the local economy and your future plans, I'm sure the mayor will help pursue your work visas. Stay safe ❤
Thanks so much for watching!!
So glad to see your back, fingers crossed your Visa’s come through you are both such a welcome of fresh air…
Oh no! I am so sorry to hear that! No, no! It's not the end. Positivity and double rainbows kind of magick! Make sure you get all the help and advice as possible. (Strictly Legal France is good for that on VisageLivre) sorry being cautious here. Truly, bright blessings to you both. XX
Hope you get your visa's guys. I just love your cats I have 7 of my own, they are my calming babies ❤❤
Sorry about your work visas, but you will find a way, you always have. Inspirational. 👍👋
It's great to see you back. Your home looks beautiful. Thank you for sharing your hard work & adventures with us 😊
I love watching someone else tidy up and organise their stuff. Sorry to hear your visa problems. I hope there’s some way of sorting this out for you guys. Your property is looking so good. Thank you for sharing
Great to see you back. I hope you sort out the visa situation soon .
All the best.
All crossed for you both that you are able to stay in France and continue to build your own bit of paradise. Xxx
Missed you both so much. Sending love and positive thoughts to you 💛
You are doing a phenomenal job cleaning up that place!!!! Congrats
Oh how I've missed you two!
Gutted for you both after watching how hard you've both worked on the farmhouse and land but you will get your rewards I've no doubt 😊 paul
Wishing you all the best, I so hope it all works out for your life in France. We have just arrived at our little house in Mayenne after two years away, so my heart is full, and goes out to you two
6:30 my wife and I love you guys and your channel..wishing you all the luck in the world
Thank you ❤️