OFF GRID HOMESTEAD. Surviving Extreme Temperatures. RURAL LIVING In Hot Summer
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
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A little of our story:
Carissa, Iwan & Frankie decided one night over a bottle of wine that moving from North Wales to Portugal would be a good idea. Within a month they were on the road to Portugal to find the perfect piece of land to call their new home. We picked up Albi the cat along the way. Subscribe to follow our journey 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.
I like that you leave periods of silence in your film. I like that you write the descriptions on the screen. You have lovely views and I enjoy them more with the music and no talking. Your films are a good balance between talking and silence. Thank you.
What a blessing to see the rain.
That cat sitting on the chair while you are trying to make it was a hoot.
I know how hot it is, humid ...and a fan is a must...makes the surrounding much more comfortable...it helps having a better sleeping also..., but your place looks beautiful 🥰💫
I love the way you take a sausage in a knapsack he seems to love it
Made me laugh about Frankie burying the socks. Our spaniel collected socks, bras and pants from the airer. He buried them down the back of the sofa! He doesn't do it so much now he's older but if we lose anything we know where to look! Thankyou for another lovely video!
You should water in the evening so the plants can make better use of the water In the morning the heat comes and the earth dries faster. I was a farmer in alentejo the hotter part of Portugal and had to water at night.
Bougainvillea..beau-gan-vil-lee-a.
Named after an explorer who also has an island of New Guinea named after him, where the vine may be from.
I think your channel has become my number 1 Portugal farm program. Keep up your formula it is so layback and unpretentious. You both come across so genuine and the farm is so calm and serene. Well done!
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A breeze when you are hot and sweating still cools you off… however, when you stop pedaling and there no longer is a breeze, that’s when you realize how hot it really is! Take care guys! 🌀💚🌀
It definitely does make us feel cooler! Thanks so much for watching :) xx
Loved the latin names of the dog and cat. 🙂 After some real latin names from the plants, I was caught by surprise when I saw those names and I was like "what?!..." and found it hilarious. 🤣
hahaha oh my god albi sitting on the chair you were fixing made me laugh sooo much :D portugal gets crazy storms and wow 22 fires that is scary, keep safe, maybe cat your cat his own huge pot filled with earth hehe
Love the bikes nice that you got one as well garden looking good Garlic looks great hung in your kitchen love it
Thanks so much Patrica, I love the look of the garlic hung up in the kitchen too :)
It’s nice to see how you have worked out a lovely routine for yourself in the mornings. I always enjoy seeing all of your pets, and I really enjoyed those last names for them. Hope you’re having a lovely visit with your dad.
I don't know why but I love when Franky walks that path.
Sausagis Dogosa and Albus Locatus was reeeaaally funny 🤣 I've been binge watching all your older videos these past few days and I've been really enjoying them. It's really beautiful what you've build there. Very relaxing, calm, peaceful and artistic videos 💕
Hehe glad you appreciated it 😊
Your kitchen looks beautiful, the white walls and dark wood shelf. It was fun watching it come together. When you get the floor tiled it will be cool on your feet. Thanks for showing the garlic braiding, twice even, when my garlic is ready I'm going to do that!! And yours looks perfect hanging on the cabinet you built. The perfect little country kitchen.
One day when I grow up, I'll also be able to water my garden with a hose!
😂 such a novelty!
@@FrankieOffGrid lol
It is really growing well, full of fruits, vegetables and flowers...and working early in the morning is really the best, for us and for them...and the summer is very beautiful ...hot ...but beautiful 💫 got to see your new fan...yes it is s huge difference...even for keeping the bugs away
Hello, Carissa and Iwan. Looks like a good harvest of garlic. The area around the pool looks good after the tidy up. Frankie seems to enjoy his bike rides in the sack… he puts a smile on my face❤️
I hope that you have a good visit with your Dad and his wife😊. Good job on the strimming, Iwan.
Thanks
The view of the kitchen with the light on at night is lovely. Good job. Your very hard work paid off.
Thank you so much!
Hi Carisa or is it Clarissa ? I just want to say I find your videos totally relaxing from the content, your voice and your music always relax me and put me in a lovely mood xx Frankie Off Grid is a fab new name xx Keep the videos coming I love you watch Euan strimming after you said he finds it relaxing x I’ve started to drink different teas because of your channel I’ve got heaps of lemon balm in the garden so started to drink it daily xx
Hope your bougainvillea gets lots of sun there. All looking lovely. Good luck.
Carissa , Iwan the chicken plunge pool to revive works I had a brown leghorn rooster knock his water over in wagga australia and he overheated it was 40 at least and he came good over a week we don’t worry how cold as the idea is bring their core down quickly as long as they are dryish before bed , it must be horrendous for you both not used to heat on such a scale we have a thing here which is like a tea towel folded diagonally and wet ,placed in freezer til frozen and wrapped around the neck and tied , the problem , your off grid , other way smash the ice up like frappe and roll into tea towel , we have vests that have ice packs in the lining now for tradies etc most building sites start at 7 am start and finish at 12 noon the roofers wear shorts & boots only on tin roofs or tile …. Blistering . In the end I moved to Tasmania it had 6 days last summer over 30 degrees it has 2 feet of rain a year and tree ferns 2 men high and I can say I don’t miss 90 days of 40 to 43 degrees heat and cooking in kitchens @ 50 degrees hope you keep cool on your lovely land 👍❤️❤️❤️🙏
I like the bits with just music and very well shot video features.
Isn’t Albi just sweet …..making sure her chair is made to fit ❤❤❤
I am amazed how you manage to plait those garlics together so professionally.
Great up-cycling idea with the chair! I had been wondering how to plait garlic so that was very helpful how you went though the process! I sent your video to my cousin as we were talking about it recently…the garlic looks lovely hanging in your gorgeous kitchen.
Enjoy your time showing your dad around it will blow his mind to see how much you n Erwin have accomplished.
E-bikes are great! I have one but we are going into winter here in Australia so any sunny day I am off enjoying it but the warm sunny days are few n far between…🥶 till next time.
Amazing what you can upcycling. A ebike has been on my wishlist I have rented one. be safe in Australia 🇦🇺
YES!!!! a fan from a fan!!! LOL - and that rubber plant should do great there with your white walls reflecting light. It may grow slowly but sometimes that's a benefit (cause they don't outgrow their space)
Great video love how you got off your bike and hurriedly got in the water 😂
Your garden is looking amazing
The pool area is going to be beautiful once things have grown
It was nice to see how excited that your dad was coming
Thanks for sharing 😁
It was so hot, I couldn't wait to be swimming in the water :D thanks so much for watching x
Lovely, all of it. The latin names of the furbies slay 😄😎. Your reworked chair is cool and well ventilated, you're so resourceful. Frankie must have a (american) football or a motorcycle helmet her bike rides, sausage dog-sized, of course. So cute how she wanted to play with the piglets. Your kitchen is verrry pretty & practical. Your green things, chickens, and pets are looking great. Keep taking it easy and adjusting & readjusting to the heat 😉. 💗
I love your helpful cats 😻
The rain sounds amazing
You both are awesome and amazing! My hat is off to you! No matter how hot it gets!
Loved the scientific names of the pets, so funny! And I love Frankie traveling on the backpack, awesome! Stay cool guys!
I saw a couple with their dogs 🐕 in a backpack 🎒 which was especially made for dogs, I was told they ride on their motorbike with them
Congratulations on the wonderful kitchen work. It looks amazing and beautiful. Thank you for sharing! 😍
Loved the chair it’s a good way to upcycle you could have wrapped cord round the wood 😊
Loved the nighttime view of the front of your house. It looks so cozy.
we know a sock pincher too but you get them back half eaten. love frankie backpack, this heat is just crazy, so tired from it. please can we have our June weather back, so pleased you both now have bikes❤️💙
Fantastic episode guys. I love that you’re keeping an eye out for your hot chickens. And glad you’re not dunking their heads under. 😂
Garden looking good u so gentle loving y animals
You create a soothing and relaxed vibe, just beautiful. An extension of the kitchen roof over the pool area would be relatively straightforward and inexpensive way of extending your living space creating a covered shade courtyard.
Great video!!
We are having the same weather here. Just too hot to do anything past 10 a.m.
Stay cool and enjoy your visit with your Dad. Tell him happy Father's Day from friends in U.S.A.
And I love your kitchen
Great job its beautiful
That storm was really freaky! Stay safe and enjoy your visit.
Hope you all can salvage all the figs. Your place is beautiful.💕
I hope so too! I think we will try sun drying some this year x
Hi
Just noticed when you had the storm a lot of water coming off your roof . Just thinking of a few water butts to collect it all. I am sure you might have them already.
Great video again.love those bikes.
Thanks Suzy :) we do often put buckets under the rain from the roof, I don't know why we didn't that day to be honest! Cant wait to get a drain pipe on the roof to collect it all for the garden
Ohh I love seeing Frankie in the backpack!! I've also got an electric bike very recently and it's incredible, with all the hills around our home I'm so so happy about it.
They’re amazing aren’t they?
Those clouds at 22:00 could have been desert sands blown from the Sahara. There were reports of several of these sand clouds reaching Portugal this year. In fact, almost every year it happens perhaps once or twice. I think this year it already happened at least twice.
Ways to keep cool in a hot summer :1. Tie a cold cloth around your neck-use either cold water or ice. 2.
Make sure you keep electrolytes up by drinking water with honey, lemon slice or juice and a bit of salt. Also to make the fan even colder put a bowl of ice water close by and it will blow cold air on you!
That garlic looks amazing!! Hope you are having a great time with your dad.
Thanks!
Thank you so much Eileen :D xxx
Absolutely love --- Sausagis dogosa ❤️❤️❤️❤️🤣🤣🤣
Bit of Monty Python humour 😅
love it out there, and those bikes are great. its so wonderfull , the way you two live there, its so amazing. God bless. greetings from Holland
Thanks so much Tina!! We feel very lucky x
Everything is looking amazing! The veggies plants all look great, that bougainvillea is gonna add some gorgeous colour to wherever you put it. Caught a glimpse of some interesting books on your bookshelf too hehe 👀
Maybe this an unfounded concern but are you sure you want to plant grapes (i.e. edibles) where you found an old fridge? I think fridges, especially old ones, could have some nasty stuff in them, I would just be worried about whether it could have contaminated the soil. I dunno, but just thought it was worth mentioning in case it was something you hadn't thought about.
Hope you have a lovely time with your Dad xx
You can chop the small garlic and make an infused oil in your lovely olive oil, or pickle it in the onions.
Nick and Andrea from Project Portugal have been such help, havn't they. Love the hot summer adaptations to your place.
My husband has been growing Jerusalem Artichokes on his allotment for many years & they can easily reach 3 meters in height. He regularly gets asked by newbies, what are the 'triffids' he is growing?? They are lovely roasted along with potatoes & other root veg in the winter. or make a great soup
Impressive garlic plaiting skills Carissa. Watch out for the thorns on the bougainvillea they can be nasty. great vid as usual. xx
Hi guys I love your ideas doing something from nothings All the best
The spice rack is awesome. congrats.
I have heard how you all are struggling with the heat. We had it here last year. Those bikes look great. A few of my friends have similar. Just a word od caution, I heard on the news here a e bike caught fire in the battery in someone's apt. Also there have been reported fires from lithium batteries.
It looked like a lovely swim in the dam. Frankie in the the back pack is so cute. Albi is a great helper.
Cat: Mum according my wise and wide experience on chairs' fix, you did it cool endeed!
Your kitchen looks lovely 😍
Love from Morocco 🇲🇦 !
Great video guys, thanks for sharing 👍🤗💯
Kitchen does look really good. Has anyone else suggested making little drawers to slide into the smaller rectangular holes in your breeze block shelves?
🤣🤣🤣You made me laff out aloud, with your comment to hot to do anything, and how it could end your life, jokes aside, heat stroke is a very real reality and one can get it so easily with those temps so drink drink tons of liquid my fav water with lemon 😊🍋🥛🌄
My dad always said the best part of the day was the mornings.
So summer begins. It begins s here in Nova Scotia on June 21. Anyway, here the heat is more manageable. I can relate to animals disappearing objects. My Honey Bear, as a kitten, had a thing for underwear, which would usually end up in the kitty box.
I live on the east coast of Australia....i know all abt unrelenting heat. In summer i just do everything after 10pm, washing, housework etc....so much more human. During the day is for melting lol
Spectacular filming ty
It is awesome watching you guys. I wish I would have done what you have done when I was younger. How is your Portuguese?
I have not been to Castelo Branco, but know northern Portugal where my wife is from.
Love the electric bikes and the review. I’ve been looking for this brand in North America.
i used the seeds from the scapes once in a ferment and it was fabulously delicious (i think it was sort of a sauerruben (turnips)). they are a pain to peel! maybe you can leave the skins and it would likely be fine... however, if you want to skin them before using them, it is easiest to soak them in some water for a bit until the skins soften and they are easier to remove.
Lovely video.
Loved seeing Frankie on the bike, super cute! Tfs, Laura xx
Chicken wire over the plants works well make it in the half circle two thicknesses and the chickens can sit on top of it without damaging your ceilings
Music says a lot!!!
Love the video, and love Frankie in the backpack :) Your kitchen is coming along beautifully! Thanks for sharing the strategy for garlic braiding.
A suggestion - it might help to tie the lower ends of the curtains to the poles on either side, so it doesn't blow about as much in the wind/rain? You can use the same string you used to repair the chair? (brilliant idea with the chair btw!)
Did Frankie get to go swimming???? I love your your flower top.......
That plant you couldn’t quite pronounce with the fuchsia pink flowers is bougainvillea - pronounced Bogan-villy-a - it is in Aussie anyway mate 😆👍🏽 be careful where you plant it, it grows like wildfire and has big nasty thorns, it commonly will cover a whole building or grow up a tree killing the tree, it would be a good shade covering for the chook-house as long you keep it pruned every 6 months - a year, your little home on the land looks cool, it can only get better from here right 😉🇦🇺
Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love you guys, very relaxing vid.
I hope you will introduce us to your visitors !!!!
Hi you can make a dried fruit snack with the quince
Hi how about starting at the wood end then thred the opposite way weaving up and down it will make it stronger and softer. X
I had thought about weaving but there isn't something at the back yet to attach it too. I might try and attach something as you're right it would be softer too :)
Kudos to you. After verdant Wales I could not bear the heat. I live in Comunidad Valenciana and we're insulating the roof and roof terraces against this appalling hellish heat. The most brutal heat is around 5pm to 7pm, sun from the west.
If you can plant a staggered row of drought-resistant trees on the western edge of your property you will be thankful for it.
Paulownia is a fast grower and it is drought-resistant and has massive lilac flowers. But plant them in a zigzag 5 metres apart. They are a commercial hardwood tree here in Spain (for pellet stoves) but in GB are considered an ornamental tree.They can grow five metres in a year, and have very deep roots for looking for moisture and to anchor them.
Don't let the heat get you down. Autumn is around the corner.
Wonderful video...
Thank you :)
Everytime I see you working around that standing stone I just want to say: give my regards to Jamie #outlandervibes 🥰
The pigs were so 🥰 cute
Seconds in, a beautiful morning with the wild flowers looking great ... which makes me wonder: do you get morning dew this time of year in Portugal? Does the meadow benefit, do you think?
Playing with scorpions is the funniest bit of film I've seen in ages! Brilliant
It’s dry as a bone 😅 haha the scorpion was totally fine after the phone fell on him 😂
@@FrankieOffGrid Robust chaps, scorpions! And I agree with Iwan about them fluorescing in ultra-violet light. It really is very funny watching you cope with the beastie
Nice bike ride
good morning what abeautiful garden
Thank you Amelita ☺️ I still have lots to learn with the garden but slowly it’s improving 🌱
Bom dia, ficarão muito felizes se fizerem pequenos lagos ao redor da casa, muitos problemas são resolvidos e coisas boas acontecem feito mágica.
Question. If you are having many super hot day in a row, do you think watering the leafy parts of your garden vegetables etc etc is a good idea??. Do you think drip irrigation might be a better way to go in the future.?? I love what you did with the chair. Ti's now functional. Your place is looking great..
Thanks Maurice :) yep I think we will do either drip or flood irrigation. Watering the leaves isn't ideal but with our current hose being so powerful its a bit too harsh on the roots. Watering early in the morning or the evening means that its usually evaporated from the leaves before there's too much sun on them
@@FrankieOffGrid I have seen Flood Irrigation and believe to this day it is a waste of a resource..
When it comes to the Scorpions the general rule is, small claws big sting big claws small sting.
Beijinhos de Lisboa ❤️❤️😘😘
Hello Iwan and Carissa! 😀
I love your vlogs
Thanks so much Biddie :)
you should look up sound filtering and filter out the massive "hiss" you have in most of the clips, it does wonders.
Thanks Jesper we’ll look into it, still learning lots about making videos!
@@FrankieOffGrid it will come over time :D noone starts out as Spielberg ;-)