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I wish you both the very best of luck , looks lovely

I had a hard time with snails and slugs this spring--putting saucers of beer all around the garden really does help to get rid of them! Always a pleasure watching your videos.

Love your videos

As always it is so heart warming to see you all work together as a family. Growing vegetables is a learning process and is really down to your own personal experiences.

Übersetzung aus der Info-Box: "In dieser Folge legen wir unseren Gemüsegarten an, der in diesem Jahr wegen der vielen Schnecken eine besondere Herausforderung darstellt. Außerdem bauen wir selbst Türen für unser Schlafzimmer. Vielen Dank für all die Unterstützung auf unserem Kanal. Indem ihr unsere Videos liked, kommentiert und abonniert, helft ihr uns ungemein, und wir wissen das sehr zu schätzen. Wir, Colinda, Jeroen und unsere 3 Kinder Luca, Fleur und Jules, haben im August 2022 die Niederlande gegen das französische Land getauscht. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt hatten wir noch kein Haus gekauft, sondern nur unser Haus in den Niederlanden verkauft. Im Dezember haben wir schließlich unser Traumhaus gekauft, ein altes Bauernhaus im Lot-et-Garonne-Gebiet, das ein wenig Liebe gebrauchen könnte. Und jetzt sind wir damit beschäftigt, es zu renovieren, den Garten zu verschönern und einfach unser tägliches Leben hier in der schönen französischen Landschaft zu leben. Denn dies ist eine ganz besondere Zeit in unserem Leben, und wir wollen unseren Kindern (später) zeigen, dass sie immer ihre Träume verfolgen sollten, egal wie beängstigend sie auch erscheinen mögen. Wir wollen dies für die Zukunft dokumentieren, denn Erinnerungen verblassen schnell. Und hoffentlich inspiriert unsere Geschichte auch Sie dazu, Ihre Träume zu verfolgen, denn schließlich lebt man nur einmal." Mir gefällt Eurer Haus richtig, richtig gut. Besonders der Wintergarten ist ein Traum. So hatte ich mir mein Traumhaus in Frankreich auch vorgestellt. Natürlich kostet es auch sehr viel Arbeit, Zeit und auch Kraft, um so ein tolles Anwesen daraus zu machen. Das Potenzial war bereits da. Es ist schön, diesen Fortschritt zu sehen. Liebe Grüße aus Schleswig-Holstein.

Colinda how sad your work was wasted on the slugs and snails if you have any leftover copper pipe you could circle your best plants. It is alleged to give them an electric shock. A bucket of salt and a torch to find them in the evening is good but with all you do you might not have the energy. Happy to see you wearing gloves. Thankyou for the link I was looking to see if there was a post from you👏👏👏

Will reference this video for when I’m ready to start a veg garden of my own..thanks for the work you put into these vlogs🙏🏽

Love everything about that veranda! The floor tiles, windows ❤❤ I also congrats you for teaching your boy how to paint and i can see that he has graduated😊👍

Amities Brandenbourg ❤️👍🇩🇪

That sounded like tiles coming down you might want to check your roof. Glad the boys like their room and hope they have moved in :) Vaulted ceilings might be nice for you if it works. Those boards could be reused somewhere not in bad condition but that insulation isn't good. Maybe in future you could make the barn into self service gites for guests ;) your pup and kitten are cute :) how are your kids adjusting to their new schools and bet they are awaiting holidays too. You can always make panels on the doors to reuse them if they are usable. I hope you will be able to find doors maybe try a reclamation yard or Leboncoin.

de kinderen stralen , en zo leuk om te zien dat ze helpen 😄 hmm pannekoeken 😍 veel succes met de renovaties, you got this 👍

Your videos always remind me of my childhood in the French countryside. I very much enjoyed the crêpe making in your beautiful veranda. I can’t wait to see the finished bedroom 😊

I feel it's better to bring your things and throw away once you get there, than feeling as if you've left something behind. But then, I'm the sentimental type, so I never get rid of anything.

I love your cat and dog! Also, it looks like you got some lovely boards out of your ceiling. Once you get the nails out of them they will be great for another project!

Is that a Barbapapa in the village?

Thank you for sharing, so nice to see all your family helping with your renovations.

Hello from an early Autumn morning in Sydney Australia. I really love your verandah it’s such a perfect space for meals and enjoying family time. I wish your new business every success. Amazing how you guys carry on with the renovations with all the other everyday things on top of that. Thanks for your video 🤩

Dear Colinda you have worked so hard to make an exciting home for your family. I hope your husband is not too tired after working on his new enterprise. It doesn’t look as if it has slowed his brico down at all. I am glad you did not get the hailstorm we had last week. Everywhere was white and leaves were shredded. A real mess. Those plain doors from the 50/60s make good tabletops in the workshop or eating outside. I know you will reuse everything. Gloves??👏👏👏❤

Hi from a very grey Brittany. Again the veranda is my favourite room in your house but I have seen for the first time the "patio" with gravels, flowers table and chairs is fantastic too. Lucky you are to live in the strawberries😋😋😋😋 region. The renovation is a long journey but seeing already what you have done I am sure about the result.💯💯💯💯

Bonjour to you too. Nice to see the renovation is being sympathetically completed and the ceiling wood retained, of course it is.😊 How are the children settling in, I wonder what friends and places they have left behind. They certainly look contented. No one owns a cat, they just tolerate you if they want to. Alan ❤

Wat een kleine deugniet is de kat😂

Yours is one of my favorite blogs, and I think it is because your family is so real. I love to see how your projects take shape at a normal pace and without pretentiousness. I think Dutch families are very hard-working people.

Removing the old plaster is hardwork. It’s good to take a break. Even gardening/ weeding is backbreaking work. You have a gorgeous cat and dog

Nice colour on the bed. I like your little helper ❤

Nice to see the children pitching in to make a cake for the family ❤

I think I commented in another video I do love the Brocantes so much treasures. That’s one job I can’t handle. When we’ve done plastering it never looks right. Your husbands very quick and did a great job.

this is really beautiful! i hope one day to return to france to buy a home too

Great progress

Lots to see around your area. Beautiful villages. I love Brocantes over there. Yes, it’s treasure hunting. Yay! The insulation is in the plasterboards up. It looks like a room now. Well done. Love the gate too.

Nice how the family is involved with the work. Your getting there with the room

That brings back memories. It used to be myself and my five siblings job to collect the walnuts on the ground then peel them and let them dry. We had an almond tree, fig trees, one cherry tree and an orchard with all sorts of fruit. I do miss the countryside. Your garden has lots of produce ready for picking what a great harvest.

What a lovely story of your move to France. Yes, sometimes we dream of things and never follow through then have regrets. I guess during the Pandemic it really brought these subjects out in families that life is short and yes, you only live once so why not. With your decision it worked out brilliantly

Hi from a nice sunny ☀️Autumn morning in Sydney, Australia. Love your video content it’s so refreshing to watch you guys over in rural France

Wow! That’s a big job. It’s all going to pay off in the long run. Love your plan for the boys room opening it up more and love the light natural look your going for

You’ve got a lovely vegetable garden establishing. Brilliant! 👏

Great video you guys are doing such a wonderful job the gardens are coming along. Yummy strawberrries and a fig tree.

Love the farmhouse and the outbuildings. So much potential. Great how you’ve got fruit trees and a grapevine. Nice spots for flower gardens. The verandah with its windows is glorious. What a lovely space to have cups of coffee/tea, read a book or just to while a way the hours. You’ve done so much to enhance the farmhouse already

Congratulations on your new home. Already I can see the children are loving it. You’re doing a beautiful job renovating so far and the gardens are looking lovely. Love the drone shots of your property

What a wonderful video. Congratulations you have a lovely house and property for your family. It’s nice to see you renovating this old farmhouse and bringing back to life 👏👏

Als je de moestuin in de herfst afdekt met bruin karton, wel in meerdere lagen en overlappend dan heb je in de lente veel minder werk en kun je er ook meteen doorheen planten omdat het dan al een beetje vergaan is. Succes met de rest van het onkruid😉

Hello, there you are. Perhaps its me, probably, i dont get notified about a new video. I check weekly still let's get on with watching paradise........

Welcome home Simba! 😍