We HAD to do this on our Portugal Farm Renovation
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
- This week we're indulging in our first ever harvest! It feels like a monumental moment as we start this journey towards having our dream off-grid sustainable homestead in Northern Portugal.
We also move house so that we have a bit more space, and John tries his hand at making a bed!
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Thanks so much for watching!!!
Really love seeing Crusoe running around in the mud and the rain. Parents who are not hung up on him staying clean, he is also a little plum monster lol his love for fruit is wonderful to see.
Thanks so much Lisa!
...Seeing Crusoe enjoying the sound of the rain...his laughter and giggles is priceless...My Favorite Family... #TeamAmazingNewbys
Thank you Cia! Crusoe sends lots of hugs and we all send our thanks for watching. great to have you along for this adventure. 🇵🇹❤️🙏
This was a busy episode and I loved it! Crusoe, the duck, the chick, and the plums… brilliant❤️👏👏👏
Thanks Carol! Super busy!! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. 🙏👍❤️
Oh my gosh...where do I begin! You all made me smile and laugh including the duck and chick drinking my morning coffee! And your chutney looked so yummy! Can't wait to see your next video.
Glad to see that you are letting Crusoe grow up like we did as kids in Rhodesia, playing in the rain, mud, etc etc The e-mail you got from Sonya about the property next to you and her memories of growing up there and remembering the people who lived on your property was a delightful tribute. How beautiful is that. I loved this episode the plum chutney looked good how did it taste? Recipe please. I love the way you correspond with both mothers to find out how you can make the chutney with or without pips and agreed with leave the pips in for the pectin. Ha Ha. Love it. Have a great day.
Brilliant to hear from you and thanks for such a lovely comment! Xx
It's such a great pleasure to follow your dayly life. Crusoe is adorable and joyful, thanks to his good parents that let him free while watching.Your next baby will also be a lucky one growing up in such a lovely environment you are creating. All the best to you all, lovely family.
Thanks Luisa! Thank you for your kind comment. Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. ❤️❤️👍
When he grabbed the chick in the rain and said, "Come on, Duck!" and the duck ran after him, ah, that was so adorable!!! And I love Crusoe's plum obsession. So cute.
Thanks Valorie! Great to hear from you friend, its been quite a week! Thanks so much for watching and taking this journey with us, your support is so very much appreciated! 👍🙏🇵🇹🏡
I just paused the video to come type exactly what you've said! They're all too cute!!
So fun to see Crusoe playing in the rain. That's just what children should be doing, enjoying the outdoors! Calling both mums was so funny. My kids call me now for cooking advice and I love it. Great job on the bed! No need to reply! Love seeing your journey!
Hi Tripletgirl2, how are you friend? Yes, Crusoe loves the outdoors, in fact he hasn’t been in doors very much his whole life! Thanks as always for watching friend. ❤️❤️👍🙏
Love watching your videos you are such a beautiful family. Caruso and No. 2 are so lucky to have such great parents.
Thanks Suzanne! What a lovely comment to read. Thank you friend. we are having so much fun here on the farm. Great to have you joining us. 🙏🇵🇹🏡
A boy, a duck and a chick had a delicious adventure one beautiful sunny day. For when the boy woke up that morning, the warm breeze coming in through window carried the sweet scent of ripening plums....
Aunty Tutu, you know for sure that little boy loved his plumbs sooooo much! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. ❤️❤️❤️
Usually in small towns and even in the bigger ones in Portugal, you can find the parts for the gas in a hardware shop, Maxmat or Bricomarche. It's so good to be able to eat the things of our land, it's the best feeling in the world!!!❤I love watching your videos!!!
Thanks Margarete, Great idea thank you so much for sharing it, Maxmat is certainly a go to option. Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. 👍❤️🙏
I just am floored by the positive attitude which is turned up to an eleven. You are very truly happy people to begin with. Optimism is contagious though and I love to see the parts of your lives that you share. Thank you FRIENDS!
Thanks Xavery! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. ❤️❤️❤️
I love Crusoe. He is a wonderful little guy and so very entertaining. You are doing a fantastic job on the bed. Great job with the plums. Having a wonderful productive week. Take care.
Thanks Debbie!
I think you three are amazing! I think your positivity and your “mission statement” are truly inspirational. Thank you for sharing this part of your lives.
Thank you Sandra! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. 👍❤️🙏
Love your videos you are a wonderful family Crusoe playing in the rain was a joy to watch love Carol 🇦🇺Adelaide Australia 🇦🇺
Thanks Carol, love to Australia! Crusoe sends lots of hugs, thank you for watching friend. 🙏🙏👍❤️
John built that bed from scratch faster than I can put together IKEA furniture; and that's some amazing-looking chutney! Crusoe is getting faster and faster! Look forward to watching you guys each week!
Hi Christy! Thank you! John certainly zips around a piece of wood, very handy! Crusoe is super speedy now, we keep a close eye on his roaming though. Thanks so much for watching and taking this journey with us, your support is so very much appreciated! 👍🙏🇵🇹🏡
Also forgot to mention, well done John on a good job with the bed, having a ready made one that you just screw together can be a right nightmare on your own, trying to hold it altogether as you fix the bits together, but from scratch, that's a whole different level. Well done that man, big thumbs up to you!!!
Thanks Dave! That’s very kind! Thanks so much for watching and taking this journey with us, your support is so very much appreciated! 👍🙏🇵🇹🏡
Crusoe's determination to get those plums had me laughing . Can imagine what the nappies changes will be like 😂 Could almost smell the chutney as it was bubbling away on the stove. Such a great episode and love that you call your mum's and ask their opinions on such things .
Hahaha they’ve been pretty full on Shona! 😂
How awesome to be able to pick fruit from your own trees. Love seeing Crusoe enjoy the plums and your chutney sounds yummy. The bed design is lovely too. So much happening, new project and growth. Hope the water gets sorted so you can enjoy a well deserved hot shower.💗🚿🛁
Thanks Martine! Lots happening here, and some BIG projects also going along. Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. 👍❤️🙏
It is such a joy when your videos are out . You and your family are a joy to watch also . I enjoy them all and enjoy watch Crusoe grow up he's such a happy little guy .
Thank you Sharon! What a lovely comment to read. Thank you friend. we are having so much fun here on the farm. Great to have you joining us. 🙏🇵🇹🏡
You are an amazing couple, I admire you with small child, pregnant taking a huge task. You are doing very well! Keep on going. I started following your videos yesterday and I watched all of them.
Yay! We are so excited to have you join us on our adventure Maria. We always love hearing from you and are so appreciate of all your support. We post a video every Wednesday and Sunday ❤️❤️❤️
It’s so great to hear that families before you have caught up with the Newby’s and the wonderful transformations happening on your beautiful farm in Portugal! That CHUTNEY, Tara! Am almost smelling it from here😄-oh, and John, your gift for crafting a bed is amazing!!
Thank you Kim! What a lovely comment to read. Thank you friend. we are having so much fun here on the farm. Great to have you joining us. 🙏🇵🇹🏡
Absolutely loved this episode with the bed's built, the plum's chutney and Crusoe's help! You are my weekly entertainment and I would not miss any episode! Ciao di Roma
Thanks Patrick! That’s super kind! Thanks so much for watching and taking this journey with us, your support is so very much appreciated! 👍🙏🇵🇹🏡
Great job John that bed is coming along nicely enjoyed watching love watching Crusoe run around no shoes and in the mud reminded me of my youth in Zim 🇬🇧
Thanks Susan!! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. Big love always to ZIM!! ❤️❤️
Apart from the fact that these videos are wonderful for how to live in a beautiful natural setting, they are an example of how to raise a happy and healthy child. Congratulations to the parents!
I'm almost sure you could source Vetiver plants through a permaculture group in Portugal. They are great grasses that form incredible root systems to stop soil erosion and can be cut for mulch. There is lots of info on other sites if you feel you want to research using this plant. When I had rain in Tenerife (very rare) it was usually monsoon like and caused deep rivets in the soil and uprooted new planting, creating berms alongside this plant could save you a lot of pain in the future. One more thing, if you make jam ,soak your fruit in the required quantity of sugar in a covered bowl for 24 hours before putting it onto the stove, The overnight maceration enormously improves the depth of flavour. No need to reply guys, I'm sure you are becoming overwhelmed with things to do. I just am happy to watch you grow together and you continue to inspire me in my new life.
Thanks a great tip Karen. Thank you friend. Great to hear from you, thanks for watching. 👍🙏❤️
So wonderful to make from your harvests. Such a satisfaction. Plum jam is lovely as well. Not sure if you eat meat but pork chops cooked with plums with balsamic reduction is OMG. So happy to see y'all enjoying your space. There are 1000 gallon rain barrels we are looking at to help with the watering. Blazing hot in Texas right now and water restrictions are soon upon us. A extra water source fir these occasions would be stellar. Thanks again.
Sounds like a great idea Julie! Thanks for sharing and good luck with your water x
You are so good to watch , I had my children in the 70s and it’s great to see Cruso .
Ahh thanks Glenys, great to have you here x
Oh there’s not much in life that’s more rewarding than preserving your home grown produce, I guess gifting them makes it all the more joyful. If Crusoe doesn’t eat them all, can I suggest plum and apple jam? It’s scrummy! Pop some plums into the freezer until you are in a position to use up the windfall apples. Happy days lovely friends xx
Plumb and apple jam! Yes, that’s a well received suggestion!! Thanks Mary Ann! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. ❤️❤️❤️
The chutney did look amazing, could almost taste it! I bet Crusoe's nappy was interesting after all those plums😂! Have a good week and sleep easy on the wonderful new bed that John made. X
Yes, I did think of the nappies! 🙈🤣🤣🤣💜
A most interesting nappy!! Thank you so much for watching Claire. Big hugs!! 👍❤️
Awesome, those plumps are tasty 😋
Also great spicy work, Tara.
You have a perfect rainy spot there.
So good luck with water 😀
Thanks guys! Have fun on the travels!! 👍❤️🙏
Days of juggling..weather, babies, beds, and the fun side of life called journey!!!!
Amazing Tertia! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. ❤️❤️
Oh my gosh the rose at the end 😍🥰💕 John is teaching Crusoe well 😁
Ahh great to hear from you Lou! 🙏🏼 ❤️
Aha. I built my own bed in 2010 and although squeeky, it has held together perfectly. It even was a perfect match to my original headboard. Good luck. I only had hand screwdrivers, too. 😁 I can't wait to see yours. Your kitchen is sooo beautiful. I love it.
Ducks live in ponds and are very waterproof. Rain won't hurt them one bit. Just saying!!
Thanks Bev! A great project. We have now completed the bed. It looks great!
@@TheNewbys oooh. It is coming out lovely. Much nicer than mine, so far. Elegant.
Caruso is just the sweetest💚 y'all are doin a great job on the bed! I have to say , there's nothin more rewarding than making a summer slaw with everything from your own garden.
Thanks Katie! For sure!! Crusoe sends lots of hugs and we all send our thanks for watching. great to have you along for this adventure. 🇵🇹❤️🙏
Awww....you are teaching Crusoe well...Daddy! ♥️
Thank you Rhonda! That’s a really kind message. Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. ❤️👍🙏
Portugal has been having a lack of rain, so I’m glad to see it’s raining!!!
Thanks Linda, where we are there has been quite a lot of rain in the last few months! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. 👍❤️🙏
I have seen that you have brought herbs from brand “ margaõ”. Nice to know that the Portuguese took the name of my birth city Margaõ when they left it’s colony in Goa India which was ruled by Portugal for 400 years. . Proud moment to see my birth city name on the herbs package..
Ahh that’s very special, thank you for sharing ❤️
I'm loving this new channel, and how lovely for you to hear from the lady called Sonia, she brought tears to my eyes. The plum chutney looks fab and what joy it gives me seeing little Cruso with the duckling and chicken following him. ES PERFECTO !!!!
Ahh thanks Cherie! We were so thrilled to hear from Sonia too xx
Hello Cherie how are you doing?
I enjoy watching you video , Crusoe love the farms live play with the duck , I love Portugal and is my favors place to live . Thank you very much to sharing your farms live, and you beautiful cottage house in Portugal .🥰
Thanks Elizabeth! ❤️❤️🙏
Oh my goodness Crusoe you definitely stole the show this week. After a week of hospital appointments and a lot of running around, you hve certainly made my week. Look forward to next weeks episode. Stay safe guys. Hugs for the ever gorgeous Crusoe 🥰🥰👍👍💙💙
Thanks Karen! Hospital appointments? We hope you’re well and OK? A big hug from Crusoe we hope will help. Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. ❤️❤️👍🙏
@@TheNewbys hubby had a total knee replacement operation 7 weeks ago. All going well for him so far 🤞lots of physio and Doctors appointments. 🤦🏽♀️👍
You guys are fast becoming my favourite family,, Caruso is a darling and duck and chicken following their lil mate around is adorable. Love from Australia
Thank you Tracy. Love to Australia! Thanks so much for your lovely comment friend. Great to have you along for the journey. 🙏👍❤️
So lovely to see you all happily picking the fruits given by mother earth . If you happen to be short on storage and space and want to lessen the workload , I peel chop and cook my apples into a semi puree with a little sugar , cool it and pop into freezer bags in the freezer and use for crumbles ,pies anything really all winter . I never have to buy fruit for cooking . Slice up lemons and bag them up and freeze ,they make lovely ice wedges in drinks so healthy . Hope you manage to use everything, it's great fun .
Thank you for the suggestion we will try it. That’s a great idea!! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. ❤️👍🚐
Crusoe is one of my reason to watch your every video tons of love and kisses for Crusoe darling 😘😘😘❤❤❤
Thanks Ruby! Crusoe sends lots of hugs and we all send our thanks for watching. great to have you along for this adventure. 🇵🇹❤️🙏
Homemade apple cider vinegar has a vast array of uses,pickled eggs one of my favourites and the vinegar extremely beneficial to your health and so easy to make.Plum jam is delicious and dried out in the sun can last for yonks and good source of vitamins for winter.I want a child in my life again those moments of simple joy are precious.
Thanks Dave. We are so fortunate to be able to spend all day with Crusoe. He is so much fun!! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. ❤️👍🙏
My favourite renovation series ever! Thank you for inspiring so many
Thank you Alisha! That is so kind. Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. 👍👍🙏❤️
What a fantastic week you’ve had! Crusoe is one lucky little boy learning to love nature and the earth! The bed is going to be gorgeous! Love to you all!
Thanks so much Libby!
I'm glad you found a happy place to live - Portugal is a great place to live and have a family.
Thanks Fernando. We LOVE Portugal! A beautiful country. ❤️❤️❤️🇵🇹👍
Such a beautiful family another great video Crusoe is precious as always, thank you!!!
Thanks Hong! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. 👍❤️🙏
Tara, I’m so impressed that you took on making something you’ve never done before. I think it will taste yummy. We grew up making all kinds of things from our nine fruit trees in the little orchard. Two peach, two apricot, a nectarine, black plum, red plum (like you used) purple plum and one I called the green plum. (On the first three plums the deeper the color the more flavorful and sweet.). The “green” plum always stayed light green so no one ate from it but one day, I was about 8, I noticed that some had yellow or pink tips on the bottom, so I tried one of the pink tipped ones, it was delicious. That was my tree that summer. I was a selfish girl because I didn’t tell anyone how good it was till the next year. I told my sister who quickly told my three brothers and then Mom. It made great jam.
One plum jam story: I was making red plum jam and I had scraped the foam off the top as it cooked and put it in a bowl. Then Dad brought home chocolate ice cream so we all got a bowl and for whatever reason I tried the warm jam part of the foam and it was so very yummy. I’m not a big chocolate person so having this on it made it something different, which was so good.
Tara, since you told me to share tips with you I just want to encourage you to roll any citrus with your palm on the counter to loosen the juices up. If it’s still hard try 30 seconds in the microwave (that is if you use one) then roll it. Then grate the zest before you juice it, it’s so much easier to get the zest this way. You can also freeze juice with or without zest, for other days, in ice cube trays; once frozen put in freezer zipper bag.
John I know you really dislike, perhaps hate, the bamboo But two things: One keep a lot of it to make Crusoe a fort with them, Indian TP style with an opening (of course). He will love hanging out in there letting his imagination go and just hiding out maybe reading a book The taller the better because ten foot tall Dad can go in there also. The second thing to add to your busy life is one vlog just to inspire you with bamboo’s uses. This couple makes beautiful simple things with it. I know you’ve had a tractor there to dig it up but perhaps it’s growing elsewhere and maybe you’ll put some of this amazing garden resourceful inspirations to work. The vlog I’m encouraging you to watch is Wu Vlog, 12/30/2021. Couple buys dilapidated house and make beautiful garden. This is pretty close to its description for you to find it. Wu plays the same 3-4 songs over and over so you may want to mute it. There is no talking unless you know Japanese.
The best to you three!!!💕
Thanks for being a part of my life. Looking forward to the next vlog.
Thank you so much for all of this incredible info, I so appreciate it!! Xx
Wow! Look at that rain! Could do with that here in the algarve!!! Awesome video again, love you guys….what a great place you have found, all that super fruit, chutney looked amazing!!! As John was making the bed, I was looking at the lovely view of the trees from your bedroom , wonderful….what a little character Crusoe is becoming,,,,and the little duck and chick, so cute..❤️how very special to get that message from Sonia, very interesting, hope she has some good stories
Of past times…🤔..enjoy your week, look forward to next Sunday ….💐😎👍🇵🇹
Thanks Sheena, we’re so excited to be in touch with Sonia and her family too ❤️
What an idyllic place for children to grow and mature, into happy individuals. I was born in the 2nd city Birmingham, but thankfully my parents moved us to the Staffordshire/Shropshire borders into the gorgeous countryside. Where we grew lots of our own produce and had many pets including a Billy goat and turkeys. Such happy happy memories. Love the countryside and seaside. Love nature.
Thanks Sharon! The countryside is beautiful! That is definitely part of the plan, to grow as much as we can! Thanks so much for watching and taking this journey with us friend, your support is so very much appreciated! 👍🙏🇵🇹🏡🌱
Love your little man’s determination to get what he wants. You can buy or make aprons just for fruit picking, that way he can’t make off with them ALL!! WCL
Thanks Patricia, great advice x
Crusoe is a joy to watch and starting to steal the show, loved him playing in the rain, trying to eat all the plums and a lovely wave at the end. Another lovely vlog thank you and no need to reply as you have so many other tasks and jobs to do! xx
Ahh thank you Ali x
Good morning Tara, loved the plum process. I encourage you to research a "Victorio," for processing fruit. It's a large food strainer that clamps on a table. When making apple sauce you quarter apples, cook on stove with water until soft. It then grinds the peel into one container, and the sauce into another. No peeling of apples or decoring. It also has attachments for grapes and tomato juice. No electricity involved. Hope that helps.💓
We are going to buy a Victorio. Great suggestion. Thank you KJ. 👍👍
A duck that doesn't like getting wet!!!!!!! Priceless! :))))))
Brilliant! Right Ally!! 😂❤️👍
Nothing like fresh plums, just a warning don’t eat too many in one sitting, oh dear. Great video Crusoe and his feathered friends are so cute 👦🏼🐥🦆❤️
Thanks Sandra! Don’t eat too many in one sitting!! 😂😂 Crusoe knows ALL about that!!! 😃 Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. ❤️👍🙏
Well done you 2 and Crusoe be safe and continue to send blogs they are so entertaining 😀 x
Thanks Gloria!! ❤️❤️👍
Another great video. Thanks so much for sharing. Crusoe is the Plumburglar! So exquisitely cute!! Bed is looking wonderful and hope you get a "stand up" hot shower soon :)
Ha! A plumbburglar!! Love it!!! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. 😊🙏👍❤️
What a BEAUTIFUL experience for this baby, wondering around for adventures ‼️ 💛💙💔🇻🇪
Thanks Alba!! ❤️❤️
Replies are great. That bed is coming along great. Busy, busy family. 🌸
Thanks Kelly! Bed is finished! Can’t wait to share the finished product with you next week, and we get stuck right into the Bamboo problems!!
Ewe, Bamboo is a hard one.
Tks for download! I already liked because I know I would. Busy watering/feeding potplants with cell in my hand and watching you!
Thank you Meme! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. Enjoy you day. 🙏🙏❤️
Crusoe is loving farm life, eating fruits off the trees and splashing water in the rain...totally in the nature. Get ready you guys are going to have plenty of fruits coming your way 😁. John is very handy. Seems he is very capble to tackle every task. Lovely fun vid.❤
Thanks 101Life! Another truly lovely comment. Thank you! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. ❤️❤️👍
Lovely video this week. The smalls - Crusoe, duck and chick / warm the heart.
Thanks Michael! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. ❤️❤️❤️
What a wonderful place and way to raise your sweet little family.
We absolutely love it on the farm Kim ❤️😊 Thanks for watching friend!
Hi! You don’t need to go to a Post Office (CTT) to pay the tolls, you can do it online, if your car has a Portuguese license plate and you have a Portuguese bank account with online services.
It’s not completely straightforward, but you can generate a MB (Multibanco) reference number for your toll payment at CTT wbsite, and then you can use that number either at a bank ATM or using your bank online services.
I would point out that in the long run buying a Via Verde tag will be cheaper because paying tolls using CTT has an extra cost for each toll.
This is true but you cannot fit a tag to a hire car (which theirs looks like - you will probably end up paying double
Thank you friend! That’s terrific advice! We own the car so getting a Verde tag will be a great plan. We will do this possibly next week. Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. ❤️❤️👍🙏🙏
I love your relationship with Caruso….utter joy ! You two just seem “in love” with every day! Love checking into your life and your excitement!!
Thanks Linda! What a lovely comment to read. Thank you friend. we are having so much fun here on the farm. Great to have you joining us. 🙏🇵🇹🏡
I'll be smiling all week remembering Crusoe splashing through the muddy puddle. Well done you guys for letting him experience the joy of puddles!
Thanks so much Jocelyn!
It’s so cool seeing people like you two doing what you do . Specially getting it going while expecting another ( visitor ) , and doing so on the land ( country ) I left a few decades ago
It only brings us ( my wife and I ) back in time when we lived in your new land , even tho we were from the island down south
Take good care of those old vines and it will return something unique
Thanks again for doing this
Thank you friend. This is such a lovely comment to read. 🙏🙏❤️❤️
Hola!
Siempre es maravilloso verlos, no hablo inglés por eso disculpen todos mis comentarios en español.
Los vemos en familia y nos encanta su granja!!!
Queremos ver la cama!!!
Thank you friend. ❤️❤️👍
Perhaps you could look into the concept of berms and swales to channel the rainwaters to where you want/need it to go; I don't know if that would be a viable strategy for your farm's layout, but it might be worth checking out. You've now seen where the water naturally flows, and the berms and swales could help guide water toward reservoirs.
It’s such a great idea Stephanie! Thank you. We are looking into it. 👍👍🙏❤️
Ciao siete una bellissima famiglia vi seguo sempre siete molto bravi fate tutto da soli ammirevole ciao e auguri per il nuovo arrivo un bacio e un abbraccio affetuoso
I was also going to suggest this. I watch another family in America called The Tiny Shiny House and they are busy doing hers and swales on their property.
Yes a swale in the Top field! Could it also be a natural swimming pond?
French drains around your houses, guiding the rain into your water storage or irrigation tank?
@@McCarthy446 Yes, Tiny Shiny Home has quite a detailed video explaining the process: ua-cam.com/video/CoCiCW4xK0Q/v-deo.html
Hello my dear friends as usual is a pleasure to watch your interested videos thank you for sharing with us
Thanks Luis! Thanks for joining us friend. ❤️❤️
Watching your adventures is very inspiring during these war times
Thank you friend xx
Such a fun vlog. I hope your new bed is comfy. The chutney looks so tasty!!! You guys are rocking farm life
Have a great week xo
Thank you Sandy!! Wonderful to hear from you friend. ❤️❤️❤️
I just have to say how much joy watching y'all brings to my Sunday mornings. TY so much for sharing your journey. I just wish your videos were LONGER lol 🥰
Hi Tammara! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. Such a kind and lovely comment. Crusoe sends lots of hugs and we all send our thanks for watching. great to have you along for this adventure. 🇵🇹❤️🙏
Crusoe is an Alpha boy toddler!👱♂️ You guys are great free spirit's, and he 🦆and 🐥 are so lucky. Whimsical wonderful, adventurous life and upbringing. Thank you for the watching of your fun, fascinating life. ❤ Southerrn California ( Culver City) Kay T.
Thanks Kay T. What a lovely comment to read. Thank you friend. we are having so much fun here on the farm. Great to have you joining us. 🙏🇵🇹🏡
Hi ive been learning Spanish with Duolingo and iam sure it will help you with your Portuguese language ☺ and its free and it's very additive. You are living my dream take care stay safe.
Thanks Sue! Keep an eye out for todays Vlog where we talk about exactly this!! ❤️❤️
Canning is so easy for a good majority of fruits. In addition, dehydrating some of it too for use later when the fruit is not in season. A small story: When my youngest was about 10 he came to me with a jar of jelly. He asked if it was good. I said of course since I just bought it. He looked at me and said, "but is it good?" I looked at him quizzically. Then he continued it's not in your usual jars. It was at that moment that I realized he'd never had store-bought jelly before. It still warms my heart when I think back on it.
Thanks Lori! Excellent information friend. We should try out these ideas! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. 👍❤️🙏
Great looking bed! Think I might build one myself... 😉
Thanks Nardus!!!
No need to de-stress with apps and meditation. Newby videos are bursting with feel-good vibes and joy from the simple pleasures of life.🏡🍒🍊🍎🦆🐥🌹💚🌞
Thank you Ally!! ❤️❤️
Just did discovered your channel, yesterday, loved your videos on all the places you travelled with Crusoe, I gather since John is Scottish and you Tara are from Africa, makes a nice combination, now you are living in the Porto region of Portugal world famous Portos and Roses wines, also Amarante is situated in the rich agricultural lands of the Minho region, the northern section of the country which is responsible for the grapes of the vinho verde, the young semi-sparkling ‘green’ wine unique to Portugal. Will be glad one day to visit and check your orchards, apple, oranges, plums, grapes, figues, you can grow kiwis too, and so much more. I believe that is what your farm now was growing in the past with the grapes, vinho verde. You are blessed and congratulations on your new arrival in September. Praying all will be well for all of you. Many blessings and cheers from Canada🇨🇦. FYI my roots are European and my folks would loved to work in your orchards.....once upon a time🙏💖🌺🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Thanks Joanne! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. What a lovely comment. Thanks so much for watching and taking this journey with us, your support is so very much appreciated! 👍🙏🇵🇹🏡
Just when we were feeling overwhelmed by the challenges we have here with our old house and two acres. We watched your video and were amazed at the positive way you go about your journey. Thank you for the inspiration!
Thank you Elizabeth, that’s such a lovely comment to read, good luck with you house and land. It’s such fun to try, and it doesn’t matter if it goes a bit wrong. It is life and that’s wonderful! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. ❤️❤️❤️
Looking forward to buying TheNewbys products in the shops soon 😁😁. Fabulous watching as usual xx
Thanks Anne! Great idea, we are working on that as we write! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. 👍❤️🙏
You both are doing some great jobs around the house crusoe is such a joy to watch the duck and chic follow him around like hes there mom the rain was so beautiful but at the same time I think God was showing you the weak stops to help you along with finding away to save the water 🙏that’s what I would like to think 🤔 the bed is looking real cool can’t wait to see it done . Take care God Bless love to all Peggy
Thanks Peggy! Great to hear from you friend, its been quite a week! Thanks so much for watching and taking this journey with us, your support is so very much appreciated! 👍🙏🇵🇹🏡
The bamboo is no match for the "digger" ... no doubt Crusoe wanted a ride on that machine ! And congrats on your first harvest of plums for an annual chutney tradition on the Newby farm. All the best.
Thanks MattyO! It’s been a lot of fun on the farm for sure!!
Loved the video this week, looks like you are settling in so nicely 💜
I'm wondering if you can use swales to direct the rainfall to all your fruit trees and other areas around your farm that you need/want water 🤔
Thanks Kate! Good idea. We are looking into a super irrigation system, and also more water. It’s going to be a fun future project. Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend.
What a wonderful episode, what with chutney, bed-carpentry, and floods! Well done guys! Hope there wasn’t too much water damage. You need a water-butt or two!
Just loved the sight of Crusoe trotting about with chick and duck. Stay well and happy! xx
Thanks Penny! A fun episode for sure. Thanks for watching friend. Always great to hear from you. ❤️❤️❤️
Hey you two lovely people. I haven't been able to comment on the last two videos and only just figured out why. So much to be so happy about. The chicken and duck make my heart sing with joy, I love them so much. My goodness Crusoe is growing so much and his vocabulary is getting awesome, so nice to see he is always so happy whatever he does. The fruit growing looks awesome, it is just so nice to see you all. The bed is looking awesome John, very impressed. Take care all of you and lots of love. x
Big hug Tim!! We will see you really soon friend. Thanks for watching mate. 👍🙏❤️
Thank you for letting your boy be a joyful, not hovering, and get dirty, wet. They wash up. He will not understand until years to come how special his parents are.
Ahh thank you so much Donna, that means a lot to us.
Just discovered your magical family! We are relocating to Portugal by the end of this year from nova Scotia, Canada. We have spent our lives traveling, a lot under sail, and now in our early 70's, it's time for another adventure. I was in Portugal, Madeira and the Azores MANY years ago (before you guys were born!). I now write adventure books (the old-fashioned way to share!). We follow you with joy...
Hello friend! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. your life sounds magical, what are the adventure books and where can we get a copy?! 👍👍🙏❤️
It's a good job Crusoe is able to juggle all his Boss duties now he's also head of plum quality control and bed assembly! :o)
So lovely that you have that connection to the former neighbour so you can keep her memories alive and maybe she can help with some of the new puzzles that come up for you as you work around the farm - once the bamboo has been wrangled that is! I'm wishing you all the luck possible for that!
Once again thank you for bringing us along on your journey each week x
Love that Kimberly. Everyone needs a foreman!! Crusoe is soooo good at being the boss!! We are very fortunate that the local community is so friendly and welcoming, we are learning so much. Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. ❤️❤️👍
Aww fab video! Love seeing Crusoe getting down and dirty in the rain, so many parents too prissy about keeping their kids clean all the time! It all comes off in the wash later. Loving seeing your progress and the bed is amazing. Hugs to the littte man xx
Thanks Jenny! Crusoe is loving it!! Big hugs from us all friend. Thanks for watching!! ❤️❤️👍
Love the Newbys ,while sitting on the deck with a hot latti on a beautiful Sunday morning...
Thank you patsfan! What a lovely comment to read. Thank you friend. we are having so much fun here on the farm. Great to have you joining us. 🙏🇵🇹🏡
This was a fun one! I swear I can taste your plums! Duck and chicken are growing so! Everyone, everything, is so darn cute! Tfs
Thanks Lauren! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. ❤️❤️🦆🐥👍
In the islands we don't let the rain water go to waste, we buy barrels to catch the fain water to use to wash clothes and other stuff
Thanks Sue!! Love to the rain!! 👍👍❤️💦
Hello dear Newbys... Crusoe has such a great connection with Mother Nature.... and she gives back harmony and beautiful, tasty, amazing plums... Have a wonderful time in the kitchen ...lol
Thanks Bela!
bravo, you are such an awesome family. love the bed, and love sweet Crusoe helping out. you are so beautiful how you attempt to answer everyone. it makes us feel so special. anyway. biggest hugs and love to you darlings. xxxx
Thank you Ruth! A lovely comment to read. Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. ❤️❤️
Gosh Crusoe is going to get the runs with all that fruit consumption, LOL Oh well, at least he'll be regular. How lovely to grow & consume your own produce though, so healthy.
Idag fick jag se en gammal film på er, tittade på den så roligt att se ,det har hänt så mycket sen ni flyttade in. ❤
Wow all that fruit. Plums galore. Plum jam. Plum chutney. Plum tart. Stewed plums. Plum sauce… a bit like tomato sauce but spicer. Yummmy😋
Yummy!!! Thanks Alison! ❤️
Thanks Tara , John and Crusoe, I really enjoy watching your videos !!! You are making a great job and the way you do everything is inspiring !!!
And it is funny to see Crusoe moving around followed by his little friends !!! I wish you the best !!! Hugs from Uruguay !!!
Thanks Karina! Love to Uruguay! Great to hear from you, thanks for watching friend. 👍❤️