#3 Tackling chores on our homestead - Couple renovating an old farm in Italy
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 เม.ย. 2023
- January in Piemonte. The second week at our Italian Farmstead. We get a visit from Isis’ mother, who lives in Italy. We crack open an “ancient” bottle of wine. We show you the inside of some of our outbuildings. We do a few chores around the property. We explore the south-east edge of our land. And we say goodbye to the farmstead for a few months.
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00:47 Isis' mother visits
01:22 La Casetta
03:44 The Essiccatoio and other rooms
06:02 Working in the garden
07:23 Cut down a small tree
08:44 Our first tiny heap of firewood and kindling
10:04 Sampling an old bottle of home made wine
12:11 The Stalla and Fienile
13:23 Trimming a tree that is damaging the roof
15:24 Temporary fix of a drainpipe
18:50 A walk to a border of our property
20:43 Clearing out the Fienile
27:43 Saying goodbye (for now)
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I have fallen ridiculously in love with your farmstead, and can hardly wait until your next update. Thank you for the drawings of the buildings. That was so helpful!
Glad you enjoy it!
I like the way you 'map' the buildings. It helps to get a feel of the layout of the buildings.
You have found a gem of a place. Wish you joy and happiness in your beautiful new home.
Thank you very much!
Please keep the videos coming I’m sure you will smash it 🙌
I adore everything about this, the house, you guys, the weather, the pace of filming and the quietness, sometimes working, sometimes explaining. ❤
Thank you so much!
The stonework construction of your buildings is incredibly beautiful, I look forward to further episodes. It is like the farm is awakening after a long winter of neglect.
The January sunsets and winter colours in the landscape are appealing to my artisitc eye, but the way you two work carefully together appeals to my heart. The photography (and editing) are also very artistic. I am eager to return and follow your story further tomorrow.
Thank you so much Wendy!
Congratulations on your Farmstead truly she is a Beauty. You understand she will take time and work to bring her back to life and you have wonderfully demonstrated the methodological approach of prioritizing those tasks. You have shown her that you care by lovingly taking the time to introduce yourself in a nuanced manner to preserve her integrity. Your farmstead, land, animals, plant life all feel your presence. The postive peaceful energy you have brought her will be reciprocated in kind.
Blessings for Bounty to both of You and to all of the Farmstead.
*the birds excited chirping in the background was natures way of telling the good news to all.
thank you for your beautiful words!
I'm so excited for you two!! Look at how fast this channel grew to over 9k 👏🎊🎈🎉 congrats!
Clearly there's a lot of us out here that are thrilled you're reviving this beautiful property. Cheers 🥂
Thank you so much Liz!! It has completely blown our minds!
My kind of mom! She brings the ax and the "let's get down to business" tools.
she has built two cabins and two houses when she was younger :-)
You have found a real gem of a place and the location is magical. I very much enjoy the calm and soothing way that you film and practical way that you approach thhe work. I find it very relaxing to watch. I am looking forward to following your journey as you progress through renovations. How nice that you will have your mother there, as well. xx
I love hearing you speaking Dutch to one another. It reminds me of my grandparents.
Graag gedaan! ;-)
Stroopwafel will give you the energy to complete the project 😀. Love the video. Thanks.
stroopwafels make the world go round 🤣🤪
That is so nice they saved you a bottle of wine, made from your land, to celebrate your new house, with your Mother
This is blowing my mind. I'm from the U.S. This is going to be fantastic. Make sure you remember if you can. If you're gonna have a garden. Find a place to put all your can vegetables in. A root cellar. Can't wait for the next video.
I love watching Your Journey ♥️
So pleased I found your channel on TH-cam. The way you film and edit is so relaxing. I can’t wait to see what you guys do next. Thank you for allowing us to come along on the journey with you ❤ lots of love Claire from the UK xx
Happy to welcome you on our journey Claire!
I cannot buy you a coffee yet, but you have my full attention!!! Best of wishes to you and good luck with your endeavors!
thank you so much yannis! the sentiment is greatly appreciated ❤
Glad to see some more Italian channels pop up, I have mainly come across the Portuguese content but am partial to Italy since we live here as well. Any other Italian channel recommendations are more than welcome.
Hi Stijn! We enjoy watching Martijn Doolaard, Raising Voyagers, Our Italian Dream House and Villa Aroldi
@@storiesfromthecascina yeah we've been watching all but the Italian dream house as well :-)
@@stijnt2377 ook nog: atelier mavi 🙂
What a delightful journey you both are on and especially thanks for taking us along too. I love the way you explain you plans and also provide the diagrams of the buildings. It truly is a magical and meditative piece of earth.
Our pleasure!
Leuk om je moeder Nederlands te horen praten
Ребята, это ваша жизнь, вперёд! Это ваш выбор! Вы начали осваивать науку жизни на своей земле! Стали больше уметь! Учитесь на собственных ошибках, скоро асс будете в ремонте и стройке подобных объектов! И всякий раз просыпаясь рано утром, вы видите, что небо и солнце не устали, оно светит и выходит день за днем согревать людей и все живое на земле для жизни! А вы теперь с этой частью природы едины!!! Радости вам! Удачи и плодотворного делания! Здоровья и мира!
You have a lot of buildings and a commensurate amount of work ahead of you. It will be great to see things being improved and made liveable. Best wishes from Australia.
It's really great how you colour along on the drawing as you tour the property. I've seen property tours where they haven't done that, which eventually causes the viewer to get lost, and then feel disconnected. So thanks for showing that respect!
Gefeliciteerd met de aankoop van uw woning. U hebt een juweel van een plek gekocht en ik wens u het allerbeste met uw plannen voor uw huis. Have a lovely day and I can not wait to see you begin your projects. The way you mapped out the buildings on the property helped enormously for us to understand what each building was, thank you.
Hallo Isis and Bertus. I love your Farmstead, you really got more accomplished, than you think. I like how you mapped out the property, it made it easier for us to understand where you are. Thanks so much for sharing, Hi to Isis's mom.
Drie mooie afleveringen dus dat belooft wat voor de toekomst.
Wat een ontiegelijk mooie locatie en landschap.
De stenen gebouwen zijn adembenemend mooi en kijk er naar uit om te zien hoe jullie dat allemaal gaan aanpakken, een mooi lange termijn project.
Kan niet wachten op de lente aflevering als alles in bloei staat en de kleuren er vanaf spatten.
Veel kracht en succes gewenst.
Abonnee erbij 😃
Greetings from Berlin! For me the conclusion of your video is: just do it...and joy and satisfaction will come to you!
Right on! That is exactly how it feels to us!
BEST
Bravissimi! Continuerò a seguirvi in questa avventura, ciao! 💪
Love the way you don't waste anything. Keeping the branches for firewood is very frugal.
The roof first, it will be So nice to have your mother live there with you
Love the little Chappell it is gorgeous ❤ lots of work it is a big homestead . Looking forward to the next episode 🎉
Greatings from Trieste!!
I have one cascina in Slovenia too.
Beautifu experience!! !!!
Wow wat een magische plek en de ligging met uitzicht op de alpen de natuur prachtig. Eerlijk gezegd denk ik dat de oudere gebouwen en de chapel echt veel ouder zijn misschien wel 1700 of eerder nog zo te zien aan de bouw en steen stapeling prachtig ik wens jullie alle geluk op deze mooie plek en ga jullie nog lange tijd volgen ❤🙏🍀🌹
Hoi en welkom! zeker weten dat de oude gebouwen ouder zijn, maar hoe oud is lastig te zeggen. We vermoeden intussen minimaal gebouwd ca. 1850. Het kapelletje is een verhaal apart - waarschijnlijk is het een laat-middeleeuwse constructie die verplaatst is (elders afgebroken en op deze plek opnieuw gebouwd). Wij zijn qua opleiding acheologe en historicus dus we gaan zeker nog verder op zoek naar de geschiedenis van het huis.
Dan komen jullie vast en zeker nog heel bijzondere verhalen tegen over deze bijzondere plek en boerderij heel nieuwschierig 😅👍
Hello from Kansas, USA! Congratulations on your new home! Such a beautiful location. I love the way you map it all out for us so we can see and get a feel for all the rooms and buildings. I can't wait to follow your progress. Good Luck! ❤️ from Kansas!
Thank you so much!
This place has so much potential, just amazing.
The videography and use of blueprints during the voiceover makes it a pleasure to watch.
When do you plan to move into the house?
we're staying in the house this spring for a few weeks, but move permanently in july! we can't wait!
Looks like you have some work cut out for you. Most of us only dream of what you two have accomplished with the purchase of this hilltop. Looking forward to seeing it become a happy home for you both. Wishing you the all the best!
Enjoying every moment with you folks! Lovely tune at the end.
Glad you enjoyed it Susan!
Looking forward for your next episodes.
Hi. Thanks for sharing your journey. I love the way you guide us through on paper and then show us the building. It helps a lot. I’m not an expert on tree pruning but I think you should trim the branches closer to the main branch. This will help the tree heal over better so I’ve heard.
We'll end up taking away the entire tree (we're bringing a chainsaw in the next video ;-) This tree is a European ash, they grow to 40 meters tall and that would cause so many problems in this spot.
Beautiful light in that hay loft!
That straw will make a wonderful starter layer in improving the soil for a vegetable patch
I'm learning so much! Soon, I'll do the same with my new home in Italy. Thank you for sharing your journey!
So glad to hear you're finding useful nuggets of info in our videos!
Can't wait to see what you do when you come back!
Great jo that beautiful building
Of course! Stroopwafels! I’m enjoying your progress and wish you all the best in your new homestead.
thank you! ❤
Bravo👏
Another great video.
I have found by consuming so many videos…I love good editing. And you are doing a great job. It is exciting to look forward to how the skills and style will evolve.
The other thing I enjoy is when I “fall in love” with the creators. Don’t be afraid to be 100% authentic and give us your full personalities. Quirks and humor always add to the charm for the viewer. It was lovely to see Mom and so nice she will join you eventually.
I think it is interesting that the creators I enjoy the most are never from the US haha!
I look forward to number 4 and I will find out if anyone got sick from the wine🤣🙏🤞
Thank you so much for your comment Todd! Nobody got sick from the wine ;-)
love the property, love the potential
So happy to see your new video and again beautiful edited. It looks so tranquil and only the sound of birds and the wind absolutely lovely. I hope we will get to see loads more in future.
Thanks and good luck with everything.
Thank you so much 😀 We'll have a spring video ready for you soon !
What a view!! ❤️
Yes, could be worse :-P Thanks for watching Kare!
What a beautiful project very best of luck, my biggest fear would be dying of old age before even scratching the surface
Good luck
Thank you! We are at complete peace with the idea of never finishing it. It was a conscious decision we had to make, otherwise we would have never started :-) To us it's more about the process and the experience than about ever reaching "the end". It's more about preserving and improving than about finishing.
Come back soon. We're waiting and very excited about your new journey 🎉❤
we are too 😊 next video will be online in 2 weeks 😉
Thank you for the update. I look forward to seeing your next update 💚🙏🏼🍷
Thanks for watching!
I am so excited to have your mother with us on this adventure!! Can’t wait for the next video❤ Bev in Colorado USA
What a wonderful spot, the open views at sunset are amazing. Very lucky to find a good bottle of wine in your cellar - and I hope you will keep the wall-mounted corkscrew, it works beautifully! On the larger scale of things, it's great to have the reassurance of a second surveyor's opinion. Good luck with everything. Looking forward to your next video.
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it!
Kan niet wachten op jullie terugkeer en jullie nieuwe avonturen!
Love the stroopwafels in the end ❤
Nice project! All the best.
thank you!
You did a Great job, many more videos to come, it is Lovely, Are you going to have Solar, or wind generator??? The view is Amazing, your property is spectacular, I once lived in a cabin for 7 1/2 years with no electricity or running water, inside the cabin, burn firewood, for heat, a Big garden for fresh food, it was really The Best Time of my Life, No modern day distractions, ( No radio, television, computer, or cell phone). I have to say it got me soo in Touch with my Spirituality, and my Creative Imagination
Hi Lori! We are exploring both solar and wind energy - gas is going to be mostly a temporary solution. Since we have 8 hectares of forest it also makes sense to look into wood as a source of energy/heating. And yes, a slower paced life, close to nature, the seasons and the cycle of life gives so much meaning to our existence indeed.
The old hay, will make good mulch for your garden
Would love to see the chapel. And see it redone as well.
Thank you for sharing your adventure! What a beautiful property, so full of potential. I am living vicariously through you, Martijn, and Not Useless Yet while I wait for my dual Italian citizenship to be recognized and figure out a way to be a "digital nomad" until I retire in 5-7 years. I read "Under the Tuscan Sun" twenty years ago and have dreamed of purchasing and renovating a long-abandoned but structurally sound property like yours, full of old furniture, tools, and memorabilia. My great-grandparents emigrated in 1903 from a hill town in Sicily, and my dream is to one day purchase a property there and split my time between there and the US.
Hi John! Thanks for sharing your story, and welcome to your channel! Rooting for your dreams here!! We have a friend who went through getting dual citizenship and we know it can be a demanding process!
Greetings from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, 🇨🇦. What a special place you have found to bring back to life. The scenery and the amazing stone buildings! You must be so happy to call this place home. Does it have an original name or will you be naming it? Excited to watch the restoration!😊
It has an old name that's more or less out of use now. We're not yet 100% sure if we'll keep it or give it a new name. We'll definitely talk about the name in a future video. We want to make one at some point all
about the history of the house.
Dear people, you are good of doing what you do, a day your big house will be a very nice place but please buy some machine to cut the trees, make your works easier as possible. ❤
Can’t wait to see what’s next!
Congratulations- you have your work set out for you! There's a tremendous amount of work ahead... thousands of hours of backbreaking work with tools, sweat and labour.
Wij zijn na 21 jaar verblijf in Italie, eind vorig jaar terug in Belgie aanbeland.. we begrijpen dan ook volledig waarom jullie je droom volgen.. jullie lijken me zeer rustige en geduldige mensen… vaardigheden die jullie ongetwijfeld nog regelmatig zullen kunnen gebruiken om dit project tot een goed einde te brengen…een klein advies: omring jullie met enkele plaatselijke specialisten die jullie ‘ten volle ‘ kunnen vertrouwen..veel succes en we blijven jullie droomproject alleszins volgen.. groetjes Ed
Hey Eddy! Jazeker, dat is absoluut de bedoeling. Onze geometra komt uit het buurdorp (ons eigen dorp is zo klein dat we geen eigen geometra hebben). Zij heeft alle locale connecties voor goede vakmensen en we hebben al contact gelegd met al onze buren (waaronder ook een Nederlands koppel die de voorbije 15 jaar gerenoveerd hebben) die ons ook in contact kunnen brengen met plaatselijke specialisten.
@@storiesfromthecascina Mijn ervaring is dat het werk zeer traag wordt afgewerkt tenzij je effectief ter plekke bent of je een lokale persoon hebt die ervoor kan zorgen (in jullie geval een geometra).
@@stijnt2377 oh ja, wij hebben ook niet de intentie om al dingen te laten doen zolang we er niet permanent wonen (vanaf juli). wij willen erbij zijn als er impromptu beslissingen gemaakt worden door werkmensen 😛en Italianen hebben nogal de neiging om zelfs beslissingen te maken die helemaal niet stroken met wat je zelf voor ogen hebt
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Views are amazing . The space for your Mum will be lovely
What an adventure!! Lovely buildings and will be following with interest....
Loved watching the interaction with your property! Looking forward to your new Spring video.
Excellent idea to share floor plans ✨and highlighting projects as you work. Thank you!! 🤩
We've got a whole barrel full of wine that I've thought about opening, but still a bit worried what might pour out of it 😯 seems like yours was great though!!
Yes, ours was pretty amazing. :-P We heard later that it was probably a bottle of their last batch of home made wine, which dated to 2008. It tasted like a full-bodied frizzante rosso. I'm not sure if there's a difference between bottled wine and when it's in a barrel in terms of how well it keeps.
It’s so beautiful! Thank you for sharing this journey with us.
You are so welcome!
Love the floor plan info. Thanks. Great vid and can't wait for the next one. Cheers 🥂
Glad you enjoyed it!
What an awesome adventure for you both! I look forward to the journey and thank you for taking us along.
Our pleasure!
Lovely farm! I really enjoy your editing and the practical drawing of the buildings and descriptions.
I like your place
Waited and waited for your next video. It was another wonderful episode. Love all your scenery shots. Lekker stroop wafels en Koffie. Look forward to ‘spring’.
Love ♥️ from your Aussie mates...looking forward to joining your journey.
Welcome aboard!
Such a beautiful house and area, not sure if I would get much done I think I would be looking at the views all the time. ❤️😁
A beautiful setting, a lucky find - the old red! Please think carefully about hacking down semi-mature trees! Once down it takes many years to replace and leaves are a natural aspect of farms, trees etc. Greeny from NZ
Lucky find indeed! We don't take cutting down trees lightly ;-) but having an ash tree that can easily reach 40m grow about half a metre distance from a building... that can only cause problems. we'll plant something smaller in it's place, maybe a lilac tree or a fruit tree.
Wishing you all the best in this adventure! I can't wait for the next episode! Congratulations!!
Thank you so much!!
Very beautifully done videos. Love what you are doing, thank you for sharing your journey
Thank you so much!
There is a special relationship that can develop between a person and a place that is rural, unlike in an urban situation. It is one of becoming related to the sky, trees, the soil, the climate and the wildlife.
I moved to a rural environment that was very wild unlike in Europe where everything is so ancient and settled. The Olympic peninsula of Washington state on the edge of the National Forest and Park is quite different and an unknown place to much of the world. It is so different from the town that I had previously lived in. It is an adventure in living to be awakened by coyotes in the morning, to see the bald eagles soaring over the Bay, and to be surrounded by the verdant evergreen forests which are punctuated by the red bark of madrona trees. I love the life adventure and feeling closer to nature even if it is frightening at times to be near cougars and bears. In contrast to the larger animals there are the two different species of hummingbirds which are such a delight to experience with their buzzing. Sadly, I know that that experience will never be yours in Europe since they only exist in the Americas.
But you can experience the ice covered mountains. In your case the Alps in my case the Olympic mountains. There is a beauty here of experiencing the sky which in your video I can see that you experience too.
You have entered into a new life adventure. I hope that you enjoy it in a special way that will be an expansion of your life in new ways and imaginations that can only be known in dreams.
Hi Michael! Thanks for sharing your story :-) In terms of wild-life we have deer, wild boar, hares, foxes, badger, marmot, beaver and occasionally wolves. It will never be the same as your part of the US but by European standards it's not bad. (Apparently there have been some sightings of vultures too, I just learned)
@@storiesfromthecascina Are there eagles? They are so magnificent as they soar so gracefully in the air. Sometimes I hear the young ones who make such a distinctive squeaky sound demanding to be fed in the early Spring.
I love Italy and have traveled there some years ago. I hope that you have some more discussion about its distinctive culture and people.
@@michaelroark2019 there are a few different verities of eagle but we still have to spot our first one 🙂
Indeed a great place, as I said last time in a comment, a property with tremendous ways to restore it as it deserves, Hoping soon to see more of your fabulous work and this fascinating stonewalled construction🇮🇹👍🏻🙏🏻.🇳🇱🇳🇴Greetings, Hubertus
Nice property and nice job. Hope to see many more videos. For cutting small branches of the tree I suggest You to buy a "coltellaccio" (large knife, machete), instead of using the hand saw, it will be more efficient and fast, but You need to pay attention not to put hand or nails near it or it will cut it. Congratulation from Treviso province, north-east of Italy.
ciao Luca! Grazie per il tuo commento. sono andato in una piccola tana di coniglio e ho scoperto di un coltello chiamato roncola. risulta che ne abbiamo circa 5 in casa nostra. vediamo se riusciamo ancora a farne buon uso!
Место с красивыми видами! Но берегите супругу, чтобы не надорваться от работы и не перегореть. К тому же от настроения жены и зависит весь микроклимат в доме! Так что пусть она занимается тем, что ей приятно и не сложно делать по дому!
Удачи вам!
The location is absolutely stunning! I love your channel and how you map it out for us! Looking forward to the next vlog!
Glad you enjoy it!
Love and fortune for you ! Greetings from Turin.
Same to you!
@@storiesfromthecascina Thank you for talking about our wonderful Italy.
Take us with you please to the Netherlands. We would love to see your daily lives.
I wish you all the best on your journey! Looking forward to follow along. Cheers from an Italian in Norway 🫶🏻
Thank you so much!
Beautiful homestead but you have an enormous work to do! Saluti dalla Toscana
You got that right! Lots of work ahead :-)
Hello from the state of Georgia, USA! Congratulations on your new homestead. Looking forward to following your journey.
Thanks and welcome!
So great to follow you in this/Så kul att få följa med er!!🎉😃 Emelie from Sweden👋🏻🇸🇪
Tack Emelie!
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Good job! you guys. Maybe invest in a small tractor to help you move heavy items around the farm. Something like a weed whacker or weedeater, as we call it in the US, would be a good addition to help with grounds maintenance.
We surely will at some point, but in the meantime our neighbour who is a farmer is mowing the hay on our land :-) A win-win situation ;-)
Thinking you might already be back and happily working and we’ll see what you’ve managed to accomplish really soon! 😁
We've been back in march and will take you along in our next video! it will be online in just under two weeks time :-) (Once we permanently live there our plan is to do weekly videos, for now it's going to be every two weeks)
Oef, jullie moeten beide goed op je rug passen. De manier van hakken, de manier van zagen zet extra kracht op je rug, zo houd je dat niet lang vol, zeker niet met wat jullie allemaal moeten doen. Mooie plek, hele uitdaging!
That hat has character - rather like your new home. Will it return in the Spring? 🤔🤔
In the spring, yes! In the summer it will be temporarily replaced by something more suitable for the climate. ;-)
Есть такие минуты в жизни, когда становится всё, всё, всё ясным и понятным. У вас наступил такой период в жизни, где всё устроится и потечёт в режиме, который вы создадите сами себе, никого не подгоняя и не торопясь.
There is a modern version of the bow saw for pruning, it’s called a reciprocating saw and you use a bow saw blade in it. Just easier. I’m sure you will be buying cordless tools, so pick your brand