#30 A Realistic Off-Grid Week in our Cabin | Solar panels, Building, Baking & Cleaning
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- Опубліковано 13 вер 2024
- What does a week look like in an off-grid cabin for a family of three?
🌱 Getting water from the stream
🌱 Collecting power off the grid
🌱 Heating up the cabin
🌱 Cleaning up everything from 1 year of renovations
🌱 Experiencing shifting spring weather in Sweden
🌱 Anti-inflammatory baking with the wood stove
🌱 Enjoying life and keep building dreams
RECIPES:
All recipes are inspired by Maria Borelius
Anti-inflammatory breakfast porridge:
Water
a handful of dried berries/raisins
1 tbsp (tablespoon) turmeric
1 tbsp ginger
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tbsp cardamom
a pinch of black pepper
a pinch of salt
1 dl (deciliter) linseeds
1 dl sesameseeds
1 dl chia seeds
1 dl nuts
Boil and add oatmeal until it's porridge
Add milk, perhaps fresh fruit or berries and enjoy ♡
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Banana oat Cake with spices & chocolate:
2 ripe bananas
Perhaps leftover porridge from the morning
2-4 eggs
1 tsp (teaspoon) turmeric
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cardamon
a pinch of salt and pepper
appropriate amount of chopped dark chocolate
Some glutenfree flour OR oatmeal (eg. buckwheat, rice, oat or almond flour)
Mix until it has a thick consistency
Pour into forms
and bake for about 20 minutes on 200°C
until it's beautifully brown on top and you can stick a fork in without getting dough on
Enjoy with cream and perhaps berries or jam ♡
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Golden Good morning Drink:
1 tsp fresh ginger
1 tsp fresh turmeric
1/2 freshly squeezed lemon
pinch of black pepper
boiled water
Enjoy in your favourite cup ♡
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Annie & Julian
Its usually called " the dump " where you 'dump' stuff .
The log wall is the best wall ever , I wouldn't even change it .
Sometimes I put the pretty view of that wall on my screen for hours to inspire me all day .
The doors are the best , natural wood is so beautiful. It just hurts my heart when people paint it .
The wide trim around the doors and windows is so perfect.
Happy , happy Spring !!!
Ahh, yes I’ve definitely heard that before (the dump) 😉
We must keep the wall for you then ☺️
But I’m so so sorry to tell you, we are gonna paint the doors to fit the traditional Swedish style 😬 It’s gonna be really cute though. Maybe light blue or green. (Julian suggested white) 🥱
Thank you for being here and being you 🥰
Love, Annie
I'm sure it will be beautiful whatever you do . ( please do green 🫠 )
Its a dear little place for sure 💜
@@skyval7926 Haha, you're so sweet! Thanks ☺
Gratitude 🙏 is the best feeling in life. We are blessed.
Oh yes 🌻
If you can find peace in this world with what is going on you are truly blessed I've gotten closer to my creator and I have total peace
That is so beautiful. There are still so many wonderful things in this world, like the nature, love and dreams 🌈
Love, Annie & Julian
Thank you both for taking us along your journey.Thank you.🌺🌺🥰
Thank YOU for joining us on the journey 😍
Forestuga=sun porch in Wyoming
Ahh 😊 I guess it would be - some of the time. And a walk in fridge some of the time 😄
Love, Annie & Julian
I love your positive attitude and joy! Blessings
Thank you 😍 So sweet!
The cottage look great I would love this kinda lifr
Thank you 😃 It sure is something ❤️
Love, Annie
So cute the stove is❤🎉
Haha, yeah it’s small, but it heats up the whole cabin and cooks all our meals 😍 Love that cutie 💗
Annie
Your right a thankful heart is the best heart
Absolutely 🥰 I’m glad you recognize it ❤️
Great to see you back at it again. Cottage looks great. Enjoy your time there.
Thank you so much! Great to be back ❤️
Love, Annie & Julian
So many uses for old wood, for example, raised garden beds, temporary borders, or forms for even another shed ect.
So true! That's why we kept all that was good :) I think you will like our upcoming video, where we are building with reused wood :) x Annie
So good to see you back again! I missed your video's. Hope you all are doing well. Wishing you a great Sunday and hope to 'see' you again soon xxx
So good to hear! Yeah, I guess time flew and it was a while between the videos. Thank you for the warm ‘welcome back’ ❤️ Happy Monday!
Love, Annie & Julian
I love that loving your clutter away i will keep that in my mind when i am cleaning my closest out.
How great you could use it!
When you clean out the “energy vampires” and the clothes that are just “filling” you are left only with favorites 🌈✨👗
Love, Annie
I have been gardening for five days straight and am so happy to have a rainy Sunday to rest and five of my favorite UA-camrs posted in my honor!
Oh wow! Good job 💚 Who are the five channels? 😍
Love, Annie
@@AnnieJulian Martijn Doolard, Roaming Wild Rosie, Joanna's Dream Home, Make Do Grow. And yours! Also watched three long time favs Elise Buch, The Pethericks and Escape to Rural France. Funny I am in Illinois USA but mostly watch people in other parts of the world. We don't watch TV.
How exciting to turn on my computer and see one of your videos! Your happiness and enthusiasm is infectious. I smile all the way watching you two relate to everything and each other. Some observations": Your videos are getting better and better. You are a real professional. I love the music and the photos of nature. I also love the personal touches you put in. Thank you so much for all you do. My day is better because of your efforts! Jim in California
How great to hear! Thank you so much, Jim 🙌 So nice to wake up to this comment ☺️
Love, Annie
Beautiful that u back yay missef u guys stunning 🎉 view
Thank you so much 😍 Yay!
Happy vibes,
Annie & Julian
Love the cottage, love your channel.
Thank you so much! Love having you here 😍
Love, Annie & Julian
Can I just say a BIG THANK YOU to the three of you for this video. I'm sick with the flu at the moment. So stuck in bed. This was the medicine I needed today ❤️❤️❤️❤️you can't help but feel good watching your videos. Thank you thank you ❤️
Awww ❤️ Wishing you get well soon. We’re happy the video could relieve the pain a bit ❤️ Thank you for letting ud know.
Bless you ❤️
manga Tak, MEMORIES😊 from CEYLON TO Copenhagen in the 60s TIVOLI & CARLSBERG 😂now in Woy Woy SYD , GREAT SCENES /PIZZA
Sounds like an adventure!
Hi Annie and Julian , Thank you for sharing your dream with us all . I love your Happiness and gratefulness , your home is beautiful . looking forward to watching many more shows. from Australia 🌹🍀🌺💜
Hi Natalie
What a nice video....thanks for sharing it.....😉..I wish you love and hapiness in your litltle house.....💖 Pascale
Thank you so much, Pascale 🥰 May you have a beautiful week ✨
Love, Annie
Some of that old wood could be good to reuse for a few garden beds.
It was rotten 😬 But we will have some beautiful garden beds. Maybe from rocks, or the wood that we saved that was still good 🫶
I'd like to add to the old wall topic that the furniture and the objects on and around it also gives that special cosy, warm feeling that you should be really proud of. The colours altogether are magnificent. I also made a screenshot of it earlier. The warm lights, too. It's a treasure.
Very surprised you didn’t cut up all that lumber for firewood. Really like your videos!
There will be more - fresh lumber :) Thanks a lot!
Love, Annie
What a charming video, thank you for sharing glimpses of your Dream Life. One vote here for keeping the old timbers in the exterior wall exposed to view, they are beautiful and share a story old of lives and legends gone by. Continue to live the Dream!
Thank you 😍 Your vote is noted 👌
Wishing you the best in your dream life as well 🌈
Love, Annie
Ohh, it was so good to see all the incredible updates, love! Sooo excited with you. And it makes me wanna buy a house in Sweden too 💕 so much love your way! Cheers to spring ⚘️🌻🌼🌱
Thanks, love! Haha, yeah it's easy to fall in love with Sweden
@@AnnieJulian it sure is. Big hug to you, sister 😘
Thank you for the positive "wibes" you are spreading. You seem so happy all the time! Makes the videos beautiful.
The place you throw away your trash is called "Återvinningscentral" in Swedish, but people say "Tippen" as in the old word Soptippen!
Oh 😄 Thank you 🌈 I’m happy alot, especially when I’m here. My happy place. Thank you for noticing ☘️
Ahh, yeah I got that from the signs at återvinningscentralen. I just forgot the English word. But Tippen! That was new 🤩 Thanks!
I would keep the old log walls visible for sure. Have you considered staining the top part darker to match the logs? Would make the room look taller.
Oh my gosh! I would really need a big trash container as well but there is no way a truck could make it down the road so I just have to make hundreds of trips to the dump with the trailer instead. It will take years! 🤣
Okay ☺️ Great suggestion! Julian suggested something similar yesterday 🪵 We’ll see 😊
Oh 🙈 I hope you will find joy in the process no matter how it ends up ✨
Love, Annie
@@AnnieJulian yes! I actually do enjoy the process. Love seeing the end result. 😊
@@savingsiskola Exactly! Ahh how great
wow..i like offgrid life style
Thanks! 😄
Lovely video❤ THANK you for letting us join you on your journey😌 And yes, please leave the wall as it is! It may look a bit messy but it tells a story of its life in this world. Dont hide it. If you make everything around it look pretty and tidy, it will become as a picture on its own wall❤
Thank you for sending the love right back 🥲❤️ Okay... We will try to make the wall work, and not just look like an unfinished treehouse, but a proud timecapsule 💛
Love, Annie
@@AnnieJulian I am sure you can find a way to make it beautiful❤ Good luck! I really look foreward ot the result. And remember, you are entitled to you own opinion! If you dont like it, then dont listen to us and make it beautiful in your own way☺
@@iliarts8539 We will 🥰 Your inspiration is valued ❤️
@@AnnieJulian ❤
Love the thought of keeping that old wall. I'd definately do so - I'd wire brush it lightly to remove loose debris and any dry rot / mould, then I'd oil it with a outdoor furnature oil like Tung Oil. :-) It'll look lovely and add a nice feature to your living room 🙂
Oh! Thanks for the specific advice, I will definetely keep it in mind, when we will work on the wall. Thank you!
recycling station...😉😉
Yes! Makes sense 👌 Thank you.
Love, Annie
So nice! Thank you!
Great! Thank you ❤️
Annie and Julian - I see in this video you are using the old stove - Thought earlier you were going to replace it? Did you rebuild it? I must've missed that somehow. ?? I'm refurbishing an old 1980 series Australian made wood burner for my outdoor BBQ area. I fun project. Thanx again for a lovely episode!!
Hey Kev :)
You'r almost in real time now! But did you go straight from fall to spring? We buy a new (old) wood stove in August an Julian replaces it in fall or winter. It's in there somewhere.
Oh that sounds so cool! We're currently planning a spa area, which makes me think of your BBQ area.
Are you not allowed to have a burn pile there? Very common in rural USA. Not toxic stuff, but brush piles and wood scrap.
Also, that small wood stove/oven...common there? Ours here are huge. Would love to have something similar here.
Yes, it is allowed. It just has to be in the right circumstances, like wet weather and not too close to anything.
The stove, I’m not really sure. I think they might be common in small houses and cabins, and then they are bigger in normal and big houses 😊
Love, Annie
Wow, a 40 minutes video! how awesome! I'm glad to see you hack! This was a lovely thing to watch. A lot of progress on the house! and it's as beautiful as ever! I'm super happy for you! (And thanks for the recipes! I'll try them out soon!) Thank you for the video, and for your beautiful energy!
Hey J! Yay, I’m so glad 👏 Thank you. Happy you could use the recipes 🤗
See you soon!
Annie
Annie the Doors look so good so much more light love it. We are going into spring in Wisconsin USA we are so happy the snow is going and we can start planting things Good luck this summer with your adventures
Hi Linda! Ohh thank you, it's so beautiful with all the light. So happy to hear you're jumping into spring with both feet. Have you planted anything now?
Love, Annie
So good to see, that things are going forward. A great project you are realizing there, i'm really impressed about the progress :)
Thank you so much, we’re so glad you are following the process ❤️
Thank you for your videos, I've just found your channel so I have a lot of catching up to do. I think the word you keep searching for, for a trash place might be a "dump".
Hey! Thank you, so great to hear. We would love to have you along on our journey. Yes, that is a good word for it, thank you ;)
Love, Annie & Julian
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I also discovered I had a beautiful old wall when renovating the kitchen at my torp (in VGL). I wasn't sure I wanted to keep it bare because of insulation issues, but from an old builder I was told I could use a mixture of rye, sand and linseed oil in any open crack I wanted to seal. I suppose it might be an old Danish recipy, so that might be something you could look out for. It is as you can see also a sustainable solution for an old torp. Btw, strange door, it must be something gone wrong in production!
Okay! This might be gold! Thank you so much, I will tell Julian about this miracle recipe. Because yeah, we were planning on insulating the wall on the inside as well.
Yeah, the door, right? 😆
Thanks again ❤️
Annie
It's called a Dump, scrap yard, or recycling center depending on what you're throwing away lol. it's a terrible term but hey.
Haha, thanks 🤗👌 I’ll choose my favorite for next time.
Love, Annie
Hi, what a beautiful project with using natural products as possible. Question…. Where did you buy the windows and doors? Thanks !
Thank you so much! We bought it at our local low price timber trade (?) in Denmark.
Love, Annie
@@AnnieJulian Thanks! Then I will have a look at our local sågverk if they can make something like this.
Can you not use the old lumber for your firewood in your home and just move it to a storage area that can have value in being able to warm your home?
Great suggestion! I think it would take YEARS to burn it all. And we really wanted the space and the land to be free from all the old, moldy wood. The forest, on the other hand, is filled with small branches and fallen trees, that we are allowed to bring inside and keep us warm. x Annie
Hi, was curious on the brand and cost of your solar panels and what setup you guys have? I have a little red cabin that could be a doppelganger to yours and am looking into solar :)
Thanks for your question! I don’t have the answer right now 😅✌️ Maybe you can see it if you look back at our older videos, where we put them up the first time. Otherwise I can get back to you. Stay in touch 🤔🩷
Hmm. Shame about the doors. But usually yes you want the hinges inside the building and not outside. But if you flip the whole assembly the other way your door would swing left instead of right which might work for you. 🤷♀️
Exactly! It’s alright now, we’ve gotten used to it 😄♥️
Love, Annie
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Where did you big refrigerator go?
To our cottage, where the old fridge was getting bad. It took way more power than we needed (we didn’t use the freezer part)
ABSOLUTELY DO NOT COVER UP THE TIMBER WALL. IT HAS SO MUCH CHARM AND REAL HISTORY THAT YOU HARDLY FIND NOWADAYS
Haha, I hear you loud and clear 😄
Trash transfer station
Aha! Thanks ❤️
26:58 Axeworking 🪓😱
The movement of the axe must be vertical. Specially from the moment if die blade hit down of the wood.
Never swinging the axe in this way at your own direction!!!
There is a stone unter the wood? No way!
You should use a chopping block, please.
Thank you for this video, thank you for your familychannel. 🙏🏻😇
Best wishes for you and your family. 🤗
You’re right 😊 I’m still practicing.
You are the first one to notice the stone! You’re absolutely right, it’s a terrible idea. Julian is so skilled, he never hits the stone. And I don’t chop as much. Would you belive me if I said we haven’t found a chopping block yet? 😄 It’s high on the wish list. But it needs to be dry. The blocks around here are falling apart. But as soon as we have a reason to cut down a bigger tree, a chopping block is on top of the list.