Strange Lights in the Night Sky, Water Challenges & Grape Testing
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Carissa, Iwan, Frankie & Albi
Our Story:
We are Carissa, Iwan & Frankie the sausage dog, and in 2020 decided one night over a bottle of wine that moving from North Wales to Portugal would be a good idea. Within a month we were on the road to Portugal to find the perfect piece of land to call home. We picked up Albi, Joao and Simao the cats along the way, as well as Diogo the podengo and a flock of chickens.
Subscribe to follow our project as we turn an old stone barn into our home, and learn the ropes of looking after a piece of land to make an abundant garden and one day, our very own winery.
No need to apologise for lack of big projects - we appreciate you sharing your authentic life- its compelling viewing to see how you are getting on - we love to see your daily life.
I actually hate the big projects many vloggers put on but I enjoy seeing them enjoy the results of their working the land and seeing decor.
You are my new favorite homestead channel! I find your homestead so relaxing, thank you!
I like seeing people enjoying their lives instead of always working so hard. Watching the stars was always a favorite for me.
Looks like an underwater creature swimming in the deep. Moves together with purpose, more amazing every time I watch.
It reminds me of a flock of birds, but I have no idea why they're so bright. 😊
like an flock of birds...
True!
Could they be drones?
@@marjorieschulz6658it is possible that maybe some drone experiment guiding themselves throughout an algorithm controlling the drones within the influence of their own proximity network
You've never done a video I didn't totally enjoy. Keep up the good work 👍. They're always a dose of beauty, calm and tranquility.
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What a great attitude "In the meantime, I'm going to pick some pears!" Yes Iwan... you can't change some things but you sure can enjoy others!
We do not need to see projects....we love your channel the way it is. If we want to see Nick and all his work we will watch his channel, no disrespect. Keep this channel in your style because its unique and different and we love it that way!
Cheekily going to say 35C is a mild Summers day where I live. When it climbs to 45C plus I have to bring my chickens inside into a portable baby cot in the laundry room for the day so that they survive the heat. :D
Totally agree! We got to 45° last year and it was unbearable!
Hi, Carissa and Iwan. I enjoy watching whatever you’re doing… testing the grapes, feeding the chickens, getting the water pump to work… whatever🙃 You’re part of my Saturday morning❤️❤️
The sky looks amazing a night with the stars but what you caught on camera was truly spectacular. The soup looked delicious. Always love your vlogs.❤️❤️❤️
Man made: laser
The heat is why locals do siesta midday, as you know.
It looks like your tomatoes are growing very abundantly, great job. Diogo is just a bouncing Betty. Wild little boy, he is. Wow, the moving lights in the sky are wild. I will be anxious to know if you find out what they are.
Hi Carissa and Iwan
Are you aware that your balloon pump vessel(the red thing)also needs to be pressurised with air via the shraeder valve on the end of the vessel.this can be done with a car tyre pump and the pressure allowance will be on the data badge on the vessel.
The air pressure is very important for the pump to pressurise the system
If it will not hold pressure the balloon will need replacing.
I live in Greece and face the same problem with a lost three months every summer. I can't wait for mid September when we start to get a cooler breeze!
I watch two utuber channels were they moved to North Portugal because they said you get more rain and generally its a bit cooler in summer. I'm just realising i actually follow a number of utubers like yourselfs moved tpo Portugal bought land grow vegetables and fruits live of grid.😊
It looks like the harvest here in Southern France will also be early this year. We haven't measured the sugar content yet and are (perhaps foolishly?) waiting until the blistering heat is over (as forecast) a week from now. Once they are ripe, however, the boars move in and gobble them up, so there is a small window of time...
Wow, it looks like some stealth flying object/ship with cloaking capability and the light from the ground or Earth are bouncing off of it. Great capture.
Always nice to hear from you. Thanks and enjoy your land.
The dratted water pumps! You've had so much trouble with them! I hope one day you can afford something more reliable, and make your life easier. I loved all the clips of the animals ☺️💗
There’s probably an optimal time for figs before pest get them. The rest looked fine. I’ve got Brown Turkey variety, which are hardy here in SE Scotland. I peel and poach some in red wine, which is delicious over Greek yogurt with some toasted almonds. Also made fig jam this year. And my fav is a marguerite pizza with sliced fresh figs and rocket on top with a drizzle of pomegranate molasses
ooh, love figs and cheese
Hi! Thank you for the video. I believe the lights at night are drones. Figs can have maggots, and I also have always been told not to eat figs if they have it.
A foot value (non return value) at he bottom of the hose is a necessity to keep water leaking out of the hose. again the hose attachments need to be leak free and the non return valve seal be free of rubbish. Love the blog
I never tire of seeing crazy Diogo running through the shot ❤️❤️❤️
Diego certainly provides ample joyous zaps of Tigger energy to their Quinta, bless 'im. Wonderful silly pupper.
Wow, I’m so curious to know what on Earth that was in the sky that night! Looks amazing. I have been seeing lots of those butterflies too, they are so beautiful! Xx
Great video , love to see you each week. It looks like they are fruit fly larvae in the figs. They are harmless. Covering the fruit in the kitchen will help. You should also see little 1mm flys the fruit. You can also make a simple trap.
Ok I have to own up ☹️ it was me doing the lights in the sky using my action adventure LED torch from Boy Scout 😂 , amazing torch and fooled quite a few people 😳 especially being that I shone it from my back garden in the UK 😂 once a boy scout always a boy scout , dib dib , dob dob and all that and glad you enjoyed it lol 😂.
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Diogo is like a wild kid that is allowed to do its thing ❤
great content regardless, looked like the nearest thing to an angel watching over you, good luck with the generator these things are sent to try us, keep calm and continue doing what your doing as you have already achieved so much. Thank you
Diego is so intense in watching everything you're busy with.😅
Curious ❤ like he intends to learn.....so funny to watch.
Your chickens love the treats you give them.😊 greens.....
Soon th grape harvest.🎉
Yes! Diogo randomly flying through scenes is adorable as well. 😂
He’s a funny dog!
Marvelous night sky , we really enjoyed all your episodes, we love you guys. Rain of blessings.
Ahhh so excited to see how your sweet potatoes slips do! I was watching loads of videos last week about growing them here next spring, as they are our most favourite! Xxx
Here in Texas, we are experiencing 43 Celsius with 41 being an average this month. I think winter is even harder for me as I don't do well below freezing. Create ways to stay cool. All the best to you two. I hope you succeed because there is no better way of life than having enough land to grow your own food, and raise birds for eggs and fish (I built a large pond and stocked it with catfish).
Enjoy your videos!
I use orange juice in a drink bottle with a few holes in the upper half as a trap to attract the fruit fly...it needs to be put up as the fruit starts to develop and I don't get the fruit fly blown. Regards Rhonda Australia
Love the videos, especially love the relationship you have with Diego! Hope you get the water pump problems solved, carrying water everywhere isnt great, especially in heat of summer.
another lovely video, and i always enjoy watching and love to hear snippets of Welsh! You captured the range from 'problem' issues through daily life and capture the 'fun' stuff - all interesting and helpful for those of us planning a similar journey. What an incredible night sky. No idea about the mystery sighting though. the soup looked yummy.
Diolch Lynne ☺️ glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching 💛 🏴
We were in Spain one very hot summer. Gazpacho always hit the spot.
If you can get hold of it, a non return valve will help your priming problem. Even on a movable system it works, but don't position it on it's side, close to the top of the pipe going down to water works for me. Worth a try, will save loads of time. 👍❤
Love you guys, enjoy all your videos. Take care. Much love from Jen, Cape Town, SA. ❤
Your videos are also so calming, even if you have pump or any other problem for that matter. You two are doing well while figthing the heat. It will come to an end though. Keep on what you doing, you will get there. When you have land the work will never stop 😊 love from South Africa. Summer starts soon on our side. I can't wait, tired of winter 😅 we do have same temps as yours in summer. We not off grid so it is easier to cope. Aircons and cold showers😊 be good and keep on doing what you do. ❤
As always, thanks for taking us along on your journey.
you should be doing rain water harvesting during the rainy season
We are 😉
@@FrankieOffGrid Very good, it should be done in most places these days
Thank you both
The tomato soup looks so good and fresh. Take care.❤
Thanks for the invite to the cycling again! We would never have known it was on and it was a beautiful spot to watch from 😊 can’t believe you have seen a dog eat grapes like that. Our mates dog ate a couple of raisins once and had to be rushed to the vets. I’m terrified of letting biscuits and Ellah near them now 😅
Excelente vidio é pena é o problema da agua. Espero que resolvam estes problemas o mais depressa possivel falem com o senhor Nick ele de certeza resolve esse problema ele é uma pessoa fantástica . Muito obrigado e nao desanimem. Bom domingo e cá espero por outro vidio.
God blesse you ❤❤
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Could your light show have been one of those drone swarm light shows? Looks very odd…
I thought that at first but then it went so high into the sky that I don’t think it was, unless the drones got lost 😆
Wow what an awesome sight 🤩 one thing about living in Portugal is the fantastic night sky 💫 we saw lots of shooting stars but nothing like you experienced and amazing that you managed to capture it on film….we have seen the Starlink train Wednesday and Thursday night which is pretty spectacular to see supposedly passing again 9pm this weekend….lovely Vlog 🌞🇵🇹👽💫
Hi just a little tip for your pumping problems
Your pump will not prime air, so you need to get the pump full of water.
Also most common problems is the connections leaking air, could be either damaged seal, or just not tight enough, try wetting the seals first. Your petrol pump looks to be working well, just air screws it up. Sorry if I'm telling you how to suck eggs, but I spent 30 years playing with pumps at various incidents. Love your channel.
Thanks so much Roy! Some great tips!
Always good to watch your everyday life and the animals antics
Great work as Always
Thank you Miriam!
Pumps don’t like sucking long distances. With those types of pumps you need to get them as close to the water line as possible. Even lower it down the well on a rope if the water table is low (just make sure you don’t spill oil!) Shortest possible suction pipe. Non return valves help as they don’t let the water run back. Also make sure there is no leaks on the suction side as it is easier to pull air in then water up. Make sure you have a good seal at the suction pipe to the pump connection. That is why the electric submersible pumps work well. 😮 Love your channel!
You might invest in a couple of hand pumps as they are self priming and use no electricity, just arm muscles. With all the wells on your property, it would be easier to move the water where you need it most.
So relaxing.❤
Love watching your content, look forward to every update.
You guys should build a natural pool like Nick has. Having someplace to submerge your bodies to cool off during the hot months is key to get through your hot summers. Take it from someone living in South Florida year-round. Our summers are as brutal as yours, plus humidity. I could not live here without A/C and a pool.
That was truly incredible.! What a thing to catch on film ! I’m saying Definitely%100 alien. You also caught two cats teleporting to another dimension 👍😂
Reflecting lights off the underside of a flock of birds I'd say.
I have no clue what those lights were in the sky. If LED, they were strong, and it was a well derived plan.
Stay as cool as possible in that heat.
I would be put off on those figs as well.
Diogo is so lively and curious. I missed Frankie this week. ❤
Thankyou for the enjoyable video to watch 😘
Elaine from Pips made some yum fig jam, you could give that a go, the boiling process will kill off any little bugs……
Loved your filming of the stars…..
Those lights were amazing, been looking at meteor videos and nothing as beautiful and awesome.
oneway valve on the pipe into the well... fill up with water manually (it won't run out due to the valve) when pipe is full... start pump.... sip drinks and enjoy sun
can't avoid the extra protein in fruit, if you find one, toss it... just be happy to find a whole worm and not a half worm
It is hot here in Texas and as long as the air conditioner does not break down, I won't be going outside. No rain where I live in the last couple of months. Have never seen it this dry in all of my 66 years.
You still need to cover that pump near the house as the sun is shining right on the bit of new hose sticking out of the drainpipe. One year in Greece several chairs collapsed that had been sitting in the sun! Does something to the chemistry apaz!
tryed animal cool mats, but nothing like a aircon, for a propper night sleep. or outside under mossy net
Heaven 😊
Cold is relative I guess. It is Oct 31 in Canada and tonight it is 0c. That's not cold, it is beautiful out. -30 is cold
Que inveja eu tenho das galinhas a comerem figos....a minha fruta de eleição.
Amo figos
Beijinhos 😘 de Lisboa ❤
Thanks for sharing your experience and lives with us 🙏❤️Your Alaskan friend
The night sky was beautiful! Tfs, take super care in the heat! Laura ❤❤
Amazing view of whatever you captured. I think they might be balloons by the way they move. Can’t wait for the grape harvest. Love and be safe!🤗😘🌼🇻🇪
Amazing❤❤
Namastê 💖😘
I will mention your light show to a friend who has been researching this kind of thing for decades…. Yes suppose if it were drones they lost them…. 😂…. I have lived with a totally dark sky in north of Scotland for 25 years and not seen anything like that….
have you got a non-return valve just before the filter on the bottom of your pipe? If you ever buy a new pump, consider the Husqvarna dealer in Castelo Branco. We bought one and never had any problem.
Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys, maybe the back flow valve was stuck from the water pump so it could not suck in the water,way don't you go swimming all the time when it's so hot.
i never met 'the sunny saudade project' before. its only been about year for them and they have tons of videos already. well thank you for the recommendation.
The lights might have been a starlink satellite launch. Don’t know for sure.
Sorry for the late comment, but thank you for making such a great video!🥰 Enjoy the comfort!💤 #zamat #zamathome #relax #pillow #cervicalpillow #neckpain
Well, interesting video with starlink type drones. Whatever. About FIGS- drying, preserving, dehydrating, and health benefits also. I unfortunately buy my dried figs and dates from a popular health store in my town in the U.K. when preserving your crop of dried figs I would keep too many for a whole year until you’re next crop. So, there is a UA-cam video on ‘How to preserve FIGS for yourself!’ They will keep for years. Short Term- figs can easily be frozen and used when needed to do a variety of dishes. Put these in packets (4 to 8 figs) per packet and label them before freezing. For me I love eating dried figs, but I would sun dry them either whole with the stalks on , or half or quarter them and put them onto drying shelves using parchment paper (shelves must be 12/15 inches apart) shelve size (Depth 12 X Width 30 inches). A 3 or 4 tiers high with a cover to keep off insects/mosquitoes/flies etc., using a mosquito gauze, and put them out into the hot sun. Rotate the shelves every 2 hours and turn the figs also throughout the day and bring your unit inside at night. Do this for 2/3 days until the have dried out to a reasonable moisture content. Face the unit east/west for full sun. The midday sun the top shelve will be the only shelve getting full sun, so rotate the shelves every 30 minutes. Before it rains, bring them in under cover. HEALTH TIPS- best time to eat dried figs is in the morning on an empty stomach if on a weight loss diet and for overall heart health. Figs are high in fibre and help to deal with stomach issues, especially constipation. Just find your eating protocol by starting to eat three to four a day or more, or eat enough to be system free daily. Dried figs contain more calories, sugar, dietary fibre, vitamins, and minerals than fresh figs. Fresh figs will have more vitamin C, A, and beta carotene. Hope this helps. Lots more you can do with figs. Enjoy.
I just found your channel, I have enjoyed watching and love all of what I’ve seen. Thank you for sharing your lovely life style, it’s a lot of work and so rewarding.
It’s obvious we are not alone!
Hi there we dry figs and then stuff them with an almond and lemon rid. Chuck the ones with the maggots and dry the good ones in the sun with a fine netting over to keep insects off. When both sides are dry they can be stored for a month or so
The strange light in sky could be star links, we have seen them in South Africa. With you water try watching the origin homestead they also in Portugal these is small and works like a bomb 2:16
I just happened on a video the other day about a particular wasp that lays it’s eggs in figs and it’s access is through a tiny hole at the base of the fig. If I remember, nearly all figs have it so maybe all of us have been eating them for years. I have no idea how UA-cam recommends videos like that but I’m getting an education whether I am better for it or not 😂
There is a wasp or bee that does this with the figs but people still dry or cook figs and make deserts with them and figs sre good for you.
Always a pleasure x
that looks like a massive Starlink launch? - look it up! There are more than 4,500 mini Starlink satellites up there already and around those days there was a Chinese launch too.
Why do the satellites "dance" around the sky, going in one direction then curving up 180°-ish back towards the direction it came from... again and again and squiggle formations, too?
@@ruthconstantino6861 Ruth, Starlink launches a bundle of small satellites at the same time, they are linked to each other, and they "unfurl" and spread out just like that, there's no big mystery - it must be on their website - I don't know whether youtube lets us post links in the replies, but you can google starlink and spaceX and you'll see!
My dog loves grapes granted only 1 or 2 when i eat them!
Those lights were dreamy to watch! Great fix on the pump! Gosh your grapes look glorious! That tomatoe soup had me salivating! Thank you for the recipe share!❤
Lovely, lovely content, all of it. Projects not required but interesting when you choose to share. Adored everthing you included, especially reminders how difficult extreme heat, dryness, rain, firess, bureaucracy, etc can be woven together with your delights.
Incredible and weird night sky capture, brilliant really.
João and Sausage are so striking againt the stone and verdant background. Beautiful composition. Diogo the the streak of gold criscrossing your clips 😄.
And thank you for including kitty kuddle, summer edition, with Albi leading the boys on how to embrace cool tiled floor.
Albi: Sshhh... 💤
Simeow: *thud*
João: Like this, Albi??
Appreciated your presentation of the cycling tour do Portugal.
Absolutely love the night sky here and pump systems are always worth knowing about. If you ever need to cool off the pool is always here for you and air con - Luke has a great way of drying figs but always interested in knowing more. So much lovely fruit around at the moment and tomato and basil soup is a great call - think we may do a bit of that too. It is just great doing it with all of your own produce, which for the first year we have been here, we can manage too.
Awesome guys! We will pop up for a beer one of these days. We always end up going the opposite direction
It is all worth it, just to have organic heirloom plants and foods. I am making peach wine and red wine now... A couple of cases each for the cold months... carry on.
Ooh sounds great!
The flask thing Iwan used with the grape juice is called a graduated cylinder. (It's called "graduated" because it has little marks on the side for measuring liquid amounts. Presumably one without the marks would just be a cylinder, but I've never seen one like that.)
It’s always lovely to watch your journey in Portugal hope the weather cools down soon … it has been a very dreary winter here in Rushworth Australia so seeing sunshine is even uplifting😊
We (My husband and myself )also the strange lights . It look like a string of Xmas lights. Son identified them as a Starlink satellites tail .
We had several evening launches in the US last week. Virgin did their first passenger shot to orbit and Spaces did a resupplying shot to the international space station. Could have been either of those.
I read how the Virgin Atlantic launch would break from its forward path to curve upwards towards the heavens allow the propulsion tank(s) to separate from the glider, which had many a twinkling lights along it. It's flight path seemed a match to FOGgie's short of what they watched, but the Virgin launch was several days before their captures? 🤷🏻♀️
If this wasn't what they filmed, then I vote they captured 👽👽👽 or sky sprites 😄. It'd be good to learn more about Serra d'Estrella or Gardunha paranormal reports that some viewers mentioned.
The lights in the sky, well it was me, we came to take frankie, but read your thoughts and there was way too much love, poor hubby, we left partying on the way👽
🤣 we were out drinking wine! You should have said hello! Haha
See earlier comment. I believe you need a foot valve to ensure the pipe between the pump and the water remains full of water until you have suction. 😮
Tie the bottle with top off around the fig trees Rhonda Aust
Hi guys we always love watching you guys so calm no matter what happens 😊 Diogo makes me laugh too. Don’t forget we have grapes on our land at Corticada if you want them so drop me a line and I will give you the GPS coordinates 😃🍇 we miss the sunshine back here in Yorkshire 😢
Thanks Chris. We’re going to harvest ours on Friday so will have an idea of whether we’ll need to or not then.
In Brasil, do to the temperature the figs must be involved in little papers when its green and waiting to mature. And them you can have them when mature without any of this "things"...RS....
Just use "elbow grease" to get water, the good old "picota"... much healthier for mind, body and spirit 🙂
Not too good for showering though haha