Building our own tiny home, apocalyptic weather & growing our food. Stone barn conversion, Portugal
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Beijinos e abraços,
Carissa, Iwan, Frankie & Albi
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.
The cubby hole wall will be most attractive. Oh my the future dusting needed. 💖
You could always make a chicken tractor, for a specific area you want turned over etc🤷♀️😉❣️
Nice people 2teach happy Life style, Own decisions, Lovely gardens, fruits, instead of running after corrupted cities Real estate ,waste Fast food, polluted air..
I HAVE A SMALL 10X18 OFFGRID SPACE FOR GUESTS AND I HAVE FOUND THE MORE COUNTER SPACE IN THE KITCHEN , THE BETTER. I JUST WENT FROM 4 FEET TO 6 FEET COUNTER UPGRADE A FEW DAYS AGO, AND THE 2 BURNER STOVE, RICE COOKER, CROCKPOT, AND COFFEEMAKER TOOK ALMOST OF THAT ROOM. ADD 6 MORE FEET AT LEAST. FOR BAKE SHEETS, PREP AREAS, A SINK. I AM DOING LIKE YOU ARE, BECAUSE I DONT HAVE MY HOUSE BUILT YET. SO THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO PREPARE. THE CEMENT WORK LOOKS GREAT, YES THE STONES ARE EPIC, BUT THE ROOM NEXT DOOR WILL HAVE THAT CHARACTER. THE LAND IS CLEAN AND TIDY TOO. KUDOS, JOB WELL DONE.
I find the different textured wall most attractive.
The dust storm, which we also felt here in austria, is a yearly recurring event, which looks spooky, but leave tons of so precious micro nutrients for the nature all over europe. But you are right, after two or three days, this is getting depressing. I am dreaming a long time about what you have done - emigrating to portugal. I absolutely hate the winter, and growing my own food (at least for 8-9 months per year) here in austria for over 30 years now. So, maybe, some day...
I loved the scene, Carissa, of you walking on the path to the garden, followed closely by the chickens and Frankie. 😁
I love how the wall is looking it will be beautiful once it’s rendered and painted! The chickens are feeling like they home now and follow you both around like they are house pets!
They’re happy chickens! I think 😅 we can’t wait for the walls to be finished.
Have you ever seen "Peace, Love & Misunderstanding"? With Jane Fonda. A great one with chickens in the home!! 😍
Hens are great critters - easily trained, too! Of course they will come running when called, if you feed them something nice/different. But you can also teach them not to go to some places - into the house, on to the road. They are no respecters of veg patches though! They WILL trash them looking for worms and bugs unless you keep them out. Khaki Campbell Ducks on the other hand make great veg grower companions - very helpful and non destructive
Kkkkk....curious chickens 😄....but, for myself, working in the plants of all kinds are so inspiring and motivating, isn’t it for you!? When you go collect what you planted ? And your place is so nice, simple and so very inspiring 🥰...and of corse, good work improving the wall and you feeling happy with the work...and you like drawing too ..cool...and a I love your work🥰
I hope the car will be fixed without costing too much of a bundle. More rain is good after being dry for some months. I think the breeze block design would be artsy and eclectic. Which is good. When you get more constructed, Karissa's graphic art should be prominently displayed.🙂👍👍👍
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Nice Closing
Your home, your decisions. Love watching the process.
Love the shelves.
Thanks Rachel!
It's always exciting designing storage for a room. I'm sure painted white they will look good. You've worked hard rendering. Well done on your plant growing too, look forward to seeing your abundance of harvest. Have a good weekend and week ahead xx
wonderfull draw.. congrat
How lovely to see how far your land has come. Such charm!! So much work, lol. Sigh
Love how you set up the shelves in the corner. Think that will look really nice!
You’re such a talented artist your drawings are beautiful ☺️✍️
Thank you so much Jenny! ❤️
I love watching all angles of stonework . And I appreciate your post!! It seems it is not an easy job producing films for us to watch. And just like any celebrity that chooses a career in the public eye there is a responsibility. I would be terribly disappointed if I turned my tv on to watch a favorite show and it wouldn't be there... So thanks. But it is important to try and maintain a "normal" life..with rest and fun. It's nice to have chickens in the house especially to play with dad. Thanks again for sharing !!💕
I think the cement block shelves look artistic. I'm sure you ending will be stunning
We had the same orangey light here in the south of England. Your peach tree blossom is stunning so pretty. Love your vlogs
It was very strange! The peach is beautiful isn’t it? We got two peaches last year so hoping for a few more!
Really like the brick design for a shelf! I am sure it all will look great when finished. The Portugal weather is very strange. Thanks for sharing your life with us. Take care and see you next time.
Without knowing what the purpose of those blocks or the final design of the kitchen, wouldn't it be a good place for cabinet storage? Love the drawing.
Hi guys in 1982 Melbourne Aust a dust storm the same rolled in that seemed apocalyptic the orange hue from over farming / clearing the mallee a semi arid region the only other was wall of smoke , burnt leaves 500 feet high Ash Wednesday ?came across the bay scary stuff I walked 100 yds it was 1or 2 kms away and was on me within 2 minute semi run , garbage lids flying past me visability 6 metre /18 feet 😳🤭😯
Nice idea for the shelving, and cubby storage, might use that. I like open shelf storage, keeps it interesting to look at and what you need and have available accessible and visible.
House and garden are looking great.
The kitchen is going to be so cozy and inviting when you are done. Love the shelf constallation. Im hoping to talk my man in to moving to Portugal asap. Loving your videos.
The walls will look amazing white and will brighten up the room, love watching it all come together 😃 Iwan's definitely missed his calling as a flight attendant lol 😆
Good morning, Carissa and Iwan. Carissa, I was feeling a bit jealous watching you in the garden. It’s mucky March here in Peterborough, Ontario. It will be a couple of months before we can get in the garden. The kitchen is looking good. I liked the block layout😊
Hi guys does the name of the Tea shop “ Seibiant” have a specific meaning? Love the teapot!
The kitchen is coming on great. can't wait to see the finished project.
Glad you got to return to the garden and have more of your happy place 😍
The blocks as cubbies will look great!
Lovely video guys, keep on keeping on ❤️ beautiful artwork at the end😍
Can't wait to show you guys how to chuck render on the walls🤣
We can’t wait either! Hopefully in a few weeks!
Saharah sand goes to USA too.
Another lovely video! Thank you C and E.
actually the sand storm from Africa is quite common 2-3 times a year for us on the Greek isles and the rest of the southern mediterranean i presume.
Lovely video - thank you! I like your idea of using the breeze blocks as a kitchen 'art piece'...very inspiring!
Luv it (: 👍🙏💚
Your kitchen is going to look amazing!
Fingers crossed!
So is yours Cindy
I think you need to bring the breeze blocks lower down as the cooker/worktop will be too wide for you to reach most of them, only the section in the middle that is going to be narrower it could work.
IKEA make narrow base units too 37cm deep I think.... We put them and they have been a game changer especially the cutlery drawer and was so inexpensive.
The same here in Essex England every thing is covered in sand bah humbug I had just had my window man clean my windows the day before now they look awful 😖 😱 got to hose all things down xx
Ah nightmare!
Loving your updates🤗👍
Thank you Celia! ❤️
I love the cubby holes, the kitchen is going to look great😍 Chinese artichokes can be invasive, we had a real problem with them on the allotment site where I used to grow. The horticultural society advise using plastic or something as a barrier to stop them spreading. This may not be a problem in Portugal as it’s so much dryer than Wales. Pleased you have had lots of rain 🌦
Nice to have a ladies day out. Love the earrings.
These are Jerusalem artichokes, variety is called "Chinese".
They definitely will overtake the potatoes.
Like that very much.
Thank you!
That's a awesome stone building behind you your getting on well there do you have to be a resident to purchase property in Portugal cheers very good videos alot of work done already
Thanks Stephen, we can’t wait until it’s done. You don’t need to be a resident here to purchase, you just need a NIF number - they’re very easy to get.
@@FrankieOffGridThats awesome thanks for info. Very much appreciated wish you are your partner a very healthy and prosperous 2023 good luck with your projects
What would be the best season to go and look for something 🛠️🏡🏚️
Thanks so much!
I’d say.. unless you’re happy with extreme heat.. you should feel it first - I think if we’d have come in summer we may have chosen differently but we’ve learned to deal with it.
@@FrankieOffGrid extreme heat no thanks😂
Thanks again I will take it all in to consideration look forward to seeing more interesting videos in the further 🛠️🏡🍻
What do you think of building a wooden shelf instead a block shelf? Seems block shelf can't store much? Just a thought 😅
I think we’ll use a combination of both. That part of the kitchen will be above the oven and a work top. So we’re thinking a good place to store random kitchen equipment that doesn’t get used too often.
How come you chose cement versus lime? I’m just curious. I love your place and your videos. I can’t wait to move to Portugal as well. 😊
Hi Francesca, we actually asked as many builders/tradesmen as we could for advice, some from the UK and some from this area in Portugal. All of them advised against using lime. It’s interesting as almost all of the information online suggests using lime over cement. The biggest reason for us not using lime is that the back of the house is partly underground and would be difficult to seal, a cement mortar with waterproofing additive should give us that seal 🤞
Why do you not smooth the plaster with a sponge after you have put it on the wall when it is wet to get a polished finish?
These layers aren’t plaster yet.. we’re just filling the holes ready for the plaster layers
House seems to coming along nicely. Which estate agent did you use when you purchased ? Or do you have any recommendations
We used one in Castelo Branco that we 100% would not recommend 😅 I’ve heard good things about Remax. Good luck!
Thanks for the quick response. We will travelling at the end of may to Portugal 🇵🇹 to see if we can locate a nice property to buy. If we’re in your neighbourhood, will drop you a message, bring you a nice present for your dedication and hard work.
All the best
Wow....50cm of rain Iwan..!! You really did have a bit of a downpour overnight. Are you sure it was that much and not just 50mm (2 inches in the imperial talk...LOL). 50 cm out here in Brisbane would be equating to a good flood.
Pretty sure I said the well rose by 50cm 😉
Iwan, you may not know it but "making jewelry" is code for getting together and drinking wine. Just kidding! Best regards to all.
I figured it was 😅 it was a good excuse to the do the same!
@@FrankieOffGrid There ya go!
Your farm is looking great and it's a real pleasure to watch y'all work. It inspires me to do my own. Best regards.
Thanks Sydney!
hi
Olá boa tarde rsrs 👍👍
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Great job on the wall and garden. Please show close-up of earrings. I also make jewelry and art. Please give Frankie a scratch under the chin from me. :) Cheers
Olá boa tarde...😄
Olá Paula! Tudo Bem?!
@@FrankieOffGrid Tudo bem... fico muito contente por ver vocês a falar português.
Nós aprendemos! Português és língua muito difícil!
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Olà boa tarde...
Boa tarde Maria!
Why are you covering such beautiful stone with cement?
Did you miss the bit where we explained why?
50cm? That's half a merte.
It is!
It goes down about 4 metres in the summertime.
YOU ARE NOT USING CEMENT !!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOO. !! HOW AWFUL.......HOW SAD....
It’s the worst thing in the world isn’t it?! 😂
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