I don’t think Alex is afraid to go anywhere within the convent or the grounds….. his visions are so compelling of this glorious place. Seeing this place through his eyes are wonderful!
I bet a lot of people (both viewers, and historical preservation societies) would be interested in getting a better look at the writing on that wall. You can try yourself to get better images (this may be Alex’s department) by blacking out the room entirely, either with black fabric over the window or going in at night, and then shining a UV light at the wall(s. If there’s writing on one, there may be writing on others; attempting to preserve it would explain why the room was untouched). It seems counter-intuitive, maybe, but iron gall ink will fluoresce under UV. How much depends on how faded it is, and the quality of your light source. If that doesn’t yield results, I’ve heard there’s a research project going on at the Uni of Northumbria’s school of conservation using false color infra-red imaging. Even if the UV *does* work for you, they may be interested in testing their methods on your unique sample. But in either case, I know i’d be keen to actually see the writing, and see if there’s any more hidden around the room somewhere. History’s mysteries will always spark curiosity!
@@ROSIEH007a rubbing on paper would be as clear and avoid damage. Clean newsprint - butchers paper - works well for being thin enough to reveal indents without tearing too easily.
Billy have you thought to contact the Horticultural Society closest to you see if they take on the garden ? Needs a good plan and loads of free plants.
Simon-thank you so much for telling us about your trade and especially about your pride and precision in the work you do every minute of the job. True-200 years from now your beautiful handiwork will still be like new. I feel privileged to have you share with us.
I would try two things to help piece the words on the wall together. One would be get a black light and see if the ink shines better for translation. Or a neat trick is to take a picture with your iPhone and click the lock button on the side of your phone three times consecutively and it places your screen in “negative” color mode which inverts the colors. I use this trick often as a film photographer to view negatives on film rolls and it works amazingly. Perhaps they could also help. Either way, I think it should be noted and you should contact a historian to look into it as it could help piece together historical events. I would also go as far as to preserve that section, if not the whole room by placing a piece of plexus glass with UV protection over that area for others to view as party of history of the convent. Very cool discovery!
What an interesting discovery of the writing on the wall. Very observant of Alex to notice it. I wonder how many secrets are yet to be discovered as you continue the restoration of the convent.
I so admire these awesome craftsman. My Dad was an electrician and did plumbing and everything else. He taught me as his helper growing up. If I could do it all over I would have done the same as him. Not have gone in to Nursing which I did Love and was good at. It had my heart but I had to retire early due to what I felt was the deterioration of the Medical profession due to ? Budget cuts??? Not sure but Nurses now are over stretched and mistreated by administration and some patients. It wasn’t easy in my day but what was easy was taking the Ethical/moral path when advocating for our patients and ourselves. When we spoke up we were listened to. Much Love, sorry for 2 comments. ❤️
Corporatization. It has ruined everything it has touched. When any business gets so big that those running it are completely disconnected from the work being done and those doing the work, they all become just cogs in a machine. It's all become too big, too disconnected. We need to go back to smaller, more local community based ("mom and pop", if you will) formats, where you actually know your employers and employees, your customers/ patients, and there is accountability and reputation within the community and incentive to maintain good quality of service and relationships, respectful treatment of employees and customers, or go out of business.
If the person who wrote on the walls had cancer spread through their body, they might of had hallucinations which might explain the parts about the poison that killed the King and Queen. Interesting video!
Exactly! Now the history that seems to align with the writing is interesting. But remember, they had squatters living in that building and for who knows how long? Interesting that there is writing in English and French? It may not be the same author? I’m guessing long after the nuns left, and squatters, depending on their mental state, might not report an accurate account of their situation. But the cancer diagnosis rings true for me, unfortunately. So they had to go somewhere and perhaps the convent gave them a sense of peace. Since the writing reflects an apparent historical event, maybe the squatter had some kind of occupation that gave them access to that information? Maybe a former teacher who fell on hard times? We will never know.
I’ve never heard of cancer causing hallucinations, not even the ppl I knew who had brain tumors. However, when cancer patients are put on morphine for many days in order to get pain under control, hallucinations and paranoia is caused by the morphine.
Watching the work being done in the garden is bittersweet, it has to be cleared for improvement but seeing the roses being disturbed hurts a little. I can imagine how beautiful it was in its day and it will be again. Thanks Billy. I would love to see some drone shots of the whole garden to get a good perspective of the size.
@@1MartinWaite No sarcasm, it's supposed to be however I have yet to be successful at it with roses. Lots of other stuff has done great. I haven't had time to try to figure if it's my soil mix or what.
Yannis, you should be wearing a mask when dealing with the dry plaster, you can get Silicosis, especially mixing indoors. My Uncle Robert was a plasterer all his life. He spent all his latter life crippled with it, as it causes major issues in the lungs, in various ways. Now, not bossing you, just be careful youngfella. Lungs are really handy things to have working correctly, and let's face it, this job suits you 🙂
I am in total agreement with this comment. And you have put it’s astutely, kindly and humorously so! Yannis is quickly building a fan base of his own isn’t he! A truly “good feel” addition.
@@elizabethcazan4049 thank you so much for your comment! Aw yeah, I'm just 8.46. Because it's so good I can take it in sections. I'm absolutely buzzing watching it, and you wouldn't expect that after a minor operation, earlier this afternoon. My best wishes to you, and yours 😊🙏🏻💜
Alex is doing a great job for you….. so pleasantly entertaining. Must say, that writing on the walls, gave me the shivers… Poor folks who wrote. I would definitely try and keep that as a reminder of the people who passed at the convent, in the loving care of the French Nuns. Sont Dieu donnés , c’est sur🙏🏻❤️ Bonjour from California ☀️🌴
Great opening music and scenes, magical! Simon is so thorough and patient..and Yanis seems like an excellent student. Writings on the wall were the icing! Fun episode. Thanks to all
Every episode brings me joy. The videography is incredible, Alex. Love how you explore scary areas of the convent!!! Music today is impeccable. Roger & Yanis = great team. Glad to see the garden again. Crazy idea, for the future: wonder if any organized group of volunteer gardeners would plant & care for a vegetable & herb garden, with some flowers, of course? They could access the produce & the rest for Covent use, whatever that might be (families of your crew, Billy?). Blessings from the US.
Alex is a true pro. The images and music he used for the intro draws the viewer into the vlog. Simon and Yanis have done an amazing job. I love the way Simon explains what he is doing and why. Awesome!
Billy you need to hire a wood chipper it would make short work of all the branches and twigs. Simon and Janis are doing a great job of the kitchen it’s looking great. Janis will remember these few weeks for the rest of his life, he’s learning so much…so are we from Simon. I liked the music at the start of the vlog, seemed quite Scottish! Alex is doing a great job of the camerawork it’s really good seeing different parts and views of the convent. Lastly…..hi Phil 👋!! Sorry Ryan didn’t see you there Hello 👋 😂
My father was a tradesmen and he could do the most remarkable work with bricks.He did a lot of work for the Catholic church in and around Johannesburg in south africa . When we first bought a house it was a 1938 house and we that is my dad and my husband renovated the house from the roof right down to the maid/cellar room It took us just under 20 years to do working weekend and holidays as we all had full time jobs. The one point I would like to make is the we had pressed steel ceiling which we dropped and put up boards which he plastered with glass-stone so that the whole ceiling was one with no cover straps.He was a true master of his trade.
I'll bet you could discover something new in the convent every day for the rest of your life. I hope someone pursues the writing on the wall and find out what it says exactly! I FREAKIN love this TH-cam channel! And also the original channel Doing it Ourselves! I check every morning for the next installments!
So far, I hadn't gotten really creeped out by anything discovered in the Convent, not even the discoveries in the attic. BUT, the writing on the wall in that corner room talking about cancer, and poisoning, King and Queen? Yeah, that one gives me a bit of the creeps! It would be fascinating to know more behind this story. Is it true or not, and why write it on the wall?
perhaps the chemicals used in the poison.. fascinated him or what he was exposed to in life. i did see shows about the court and the poisoning going on. i forget what show was called.
Simon does great work, and don’t think I’m being weird, but I love the sound of his voice. Not sure what it is with me and voices, but some, like his, I could listen to all day! Major kudos to everyone who has been working on this project! It’s quite daunting, but ya all just “crack on”!
I have a blacklight flashlight I bought for $10 on ebay. Just get one of those. I think your convent holds many more secrets. Seems you are finding them one by one. I admire the sense of adventure you have, although that upper floor of rooms I would not walk down that hall alone either. I love how Philip was "outta there!" That room with the inscriptions on the wall, could it have been something other than storage long before anything else. Have you gone to a Historical Society that might be able to tell you more about the convent? Convents keep their secrets as I mentioned in a response before this one. "The children are dead"---now that's the scary one.
With relocating the hallway upstairs, i was thinking about the ground floor floorplan. Though it may be past this point when it comes to the plans for the kitchen, I think putting a hallway along the courtyard side that goes all the way across would be pretty nice. As it stands, you have to walk through the kitchen (or out into the courtyard) to access the 18th century stairs from the ground level. When one thinks of "luxury", they don't often think about having to cross a (potentially very busy) kitchen to access other parts of the house. If you instead had a hallway flanked on one side by windows that traversed the courtyard, it could pull the place together Added bonus is it would add symmetry to the kitchen as it would center the fireplace on the wall. On the refectory side of things, the hallway would also provide easy access to the library, plus allow more space to put in bathrooms (I think that's what you'd said you were putting across from the kitchen) and perhaps a nice dining room next to the library. It's not my project, but if I were doing it, I'd have the rooms go Kitchen - Entry Hall - Formal Dining Room - Bathroom - Library, and then have a long window-flanked hallway at the front that allows you to go from the 18th century stairway all the way through to the library. You'd have garden views from the rooms and courtyard views from the hall. Meanwhile upstairs you'd have courtyard views from the suites and garden/town views from the hall.
It would be great to get a special light in there that might expose more of the writing, then have it photographed. Don't they do some special photography with paintings to see what's underneath on the canvas? Seems like something like that would work.
Wow, what a find. Would it be possible to have a town historian take a look it? Maybe they might have more context to the findings based on their town knowledge.
I had to stop at 1:23 and take a moment to tell you this is the best intro to your videos ever. The camera work and framing of each shot was spot on. The music added a lot to the first impressions. I'm going to roll it back and watch it again. Having the person you engaged to do your shooting and editing was the best move you could have made for your channel. So, back to the beginning...... with love from Arizona, USA
Hello Pethericks! I very much enjoy your channel and the personalities of your friends and family. Really like the fact that it is a family effort and endeavor. I am a carpenter and cabinet maker from Texas. Really enjoy the craftsmanship and attention to detail. Roy
Wow. Great video. The camera work and music gives me chills in a good way. Epic epic video. ❤️🥰❤️I would happily camp out in the convent alone with no fears, and I’m a 64 year old Gran. Love the spirits of the old Nuns.
That was fun! Maybe you could get an archeologist type to take a look and provide some suggestions for preservation or capture of the details recorded on the wall. Hey might have ways to better reveal the writing without destroying the record. Again, great photography, everyone!
Regarding the writing on the wall, if you take a piece of paper and do a rubbing as people do on grave stones, you could have a "print" of the writing.
I think you should start composting all of that wood, branches, scrubs and other organics from the garden. Then you would get some really nice soil for use in the garden and flower beds.
Landscaping the garden will be fun. An area of formal garden, perhaps a bit of English cottage garden and wooded trails with places to sit in the shade. Glad to see Phil. He seems lonely.
Well, that was interesting. I, too, hope you discover and translate more writing. The ceiling is looking really good after Simon’s and Yannis’s hard work. 😊❤ I hope you save that old door with its mustaches!
I just saw an archaeologist using some sort of filters that were making Pictographs that were worn and completely invisible to the naked eye, visible with the filter. It was on boulders and rock cliffs in SW United States. The technology exists and it super cool!
Yeah, that writing on the wall was creepy. No wonder it was covered up. Simon is doing a great job on the ceiling. I'm sure he's already heard that a thousand times already. Thanks for sharing your day. 😀
Billy you and Gwendoline are both such kind and lovely people. What you are achieving at the convent is amazing and I hope all your ideas and dreams are fulfilled🤗
What a lovely opening with wonderful footage and music, thanks Alex. Gave me goosebumps! So many things going today it seems to have kept Alex very busy. Simon, thank you for being so eloquent as usual. All the clearing will make such a huge difference; I've learned to enjoy watching digger-work. The writing in the plaster was fascinating. Someone wanted it remembered (written-in-stone) and here we are all acknowledging it. Hopefully you can have an old French language translation done. The mystery continues.
Quite the mystery! Writing on the other walls in that room? Very creepy! Wonderful episode, love the side discoveries and mysteries! Great job Alex with the creepy factor. Thank you all for making and sharing this lovely video! 😮😊
Billy, after completing a remodel it is always fun to get the owner's reaction to the transformation. Since the person getting the new apartment might be camera shy you could have your wife stay out of the apartment until it is finished and you could then give her the grand reveal. Just an idea.
I think maybe that room should be left as is to preserve it. The note on the wall is interesting and creepy. Could they be talking about how the cure is like a poison? Or maybe that cancer itself is like a poison?
Billy, great idea. Get another one of the black pots you have In the court yard and modify it to cover the air conditioner. Then it would match everything. If you do It right, I'll bet you could even add a grate and then put a few pots with flowers In It and not block too much air and it will just look like another planter.
If the lettering was the same through the writings I would agree that it was an orderly or staff member. If it changes each line it might have been the patients themselves who wrote them. I would like to learn more about them and maybe save them some how. Different lighting methods might bring them out in better contrast. Very interesting video.
As if the beauty of the convent, the beauty of the craftsmanship of the hand carved wood work isn't beautiful enough, you have added music that is just as beautiful to ones ears, as the video is to ones eyes. Thanks so much for sharing this video.
Thanks Simon, you mentioned the silver tape you're using this time, thank goodness. I've only been trying to remember to bring in my silver gaffer tape, since yesterday! I'm on it, like a car bonnet!! You're on pause Back again. Job's Oxo! Thank you 🙏
Billy you might want to check on the air conditioning that’s your tenant can move from room to room very easily as long as the room has a window. No heavy lifting and it does a very good job. Might be worth checking it out. Nothing to lose. 😊❤
I would love to know if there is some way to preserve by picture all the writings to be analyzed especially the mention of the poison. Fascinated by that
If it were truly written in old French, Ryan wouldn't be able to read it so well. The style of the hangman as well as the meny references to various cancers, including a brain tumor, may give you a clue as to its age. The age of the room is very intriguing. Since the convent was also a hospital, perhaps the occupent suffered from dementia and feared by the nus as a sign of possession, which could explain the abandonment of the room all together. How sad.
Where were the pts bodies stored until they could be picked up by the mortician? Could this have been a catalog of the different patients cause of death?
Alex’s video skills are superb…a true master. Billy, you might br able to take paper rubbings of the writing, just tape up white paper and rub gently with lead of a pencil. May make out more and preserve the writings.
I am really enjoying the content with Simon and Yannis (sorry if I have not spelled that correctly). Alex, the music at the beginning of the video was lovely. The writing on the wall was fascinating!
I really enjoy the video's. If you want my opinion on the corner apartment that Ryan flaked on....Enlarge the bathroom into the kitchen, have 2 doors...1 to the front bedroom and 1 to the living area (like we do in America, on suite) then make the extra room in the back the Kitchen...it has the most light. Your bathroom could then be a decent size and connect to the bedroom.
Alex is a treasure, finding new things for you to learn. Plus he seems to be brave enough to wander. The kitchen is coming along beautifully. The room seems to be a chronicle of illness, or a person with a very sinister mindset.
I'm so glad you saw the writing! I was all set to ask about it and then you came back to it. I wonder if it came from one of the nuns who maybe had dementia. Look forward to your videos every day!
The lovely videos of interesting parts of the convent makes me think about what it was like when it was full of people. The hustle and bustle of their lives and going about daily chores and religious duties. I wonder if there are photos anywhere.
It may well be that a nun had a mental illness or delirium and was locked in the room, with the former it can be common to express these sort of thoughts which would otherwise seem bizarre. Poor Nun, I hope that she found peace. This could also explain why the room was left untouched if there were some associated "bad vibes" in there.
I really love your hard work at the convent. No short cuts. You're an inspiration. And Billy today I noticed you gained a lot of muscles. Especially under your chin and around your belly or is it the good life in France. A that hard work, the vlogs. In this vlog you were out of breath and sweating. I know its hot in Europe right now, but.... I wish you the best and stay healthy
@@sammaybery3067thanks for your sincere answer and as sincere was my reaction to the vlog. And yes maybe it is rude but my job is revaldation of heart and lung patiënts from the simple covid up to transplantations and when I see a few men doing exactly the same, being in the same room and in the same temperature and one is sweating heavy. These are yellow, possibly red flags. I don't care about the visual aspect, only the health aspect. My reaction was short and direct so maybe they would read it. Quit often a little rudeness is necessary to get someone's attention and it is never to offend someone. And yes you can still think it is rude.
This is quite an interesting process (plastering) but I guess I just don't understand *why*. I am from the US and generally speaking we don't do a lot of full plastering here now. We generally do sheetrock and then tape up the joints and use some joint compound on them and screw holes, sand and paint (or wallpaper too, I guess). I thought people mostly did plaster in places where the wall needed to breathe but clearly in this application evernthing is either interior or well insulated with a vapor barrier.
Well done Alex, loving the scenes of the attic 🥰 kind of get a time stands still vibe 😀. Also thanks for going back to the writing on the wall as curious as to what it said. After Ryan’s deciphering more intrigued to the know the story behind the writing and if anything else can be detected. Hope you revisit this and possibly preserve if possible 🤷♀️
Opening is one of my favorite tunes; very nice fit. Potential residents will want to know the cobwebs have left the building for other jobs. I wonder if there are enough artifacts to support a 'display' room--like a small museum. Now that you've uploaded, don't be surprised if archeologists descent on the building.
Billy, I think you should try a lead pencil and try to shade the writing to see if the letters pop up more. Interesting find. Cheers 🍻 from Pennsylvania ❤
What an absolutely amazing vlog!!! Lads, seriously....... The old room they wwouldn't touch.... A convent, okay. The message written by an adult about children, okay. Now, go check out what the Irish nuns did to our own. The Tuam Babies, the Magdalene Laundries, et, etc.
Wow😮. Another mystery. I wonder if someone knows how to read music. The musical notes may hold a clue to date the writings. Great job Alex on filming and music. Hello to all you wonderful fellows. Joyce from Connecticut, USA 🇺🇸❤️🙏. P.S. I believe Philip saw someone in the window.
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I don’t think Alex is afraid to go anywhere within the convent or the grounds….. his visions are so compelling of this glorious place. Seeing this place through his eyes are wonderful!
Alex would probably like to see a ghost 👻 probably try to get a interview!
Did he sleep at the convent the other night?
I totally agree with you @Smaofry47. He has a gift for seeing how it can all be fixed or remodeled.
I agree. I love his sense of adventure.
@@nuttienattie1 I've been wondering about that myself, but as a non-patreon follower I just assumed it was 'insider knowledge'.
Simon is a wise man! “If you going to do something, do it once and do it properly”
My granny used to say that
Simon is a natural in front of the camera. Also, very articulate. Master craftsman.
Where is he (his accent) from?
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I'm South African, I dont know where in the UK his accent is from.
I was thinking the same thing! He is truly at ease with himself and the process! And how wonderful to take on an apprentice! Crack On gang!
Sounds like he’s from Essex?
Agreed! Simon is amazing!
I bet a lot of people (both viewers, and historical preservation societies) would be interested in getting a better look at the writing on that wall. You can try yourself to get better images (this may be Alex’s department) by blacking out the room entirely, either with black fabric over the window or going in at night, and then shining a UV light at the wall(s. If there’s writing on one, there may be writing on others; attempting to preserve it would explain why the room was untouched). It seems counter-intuitive, maybe, but iron gall ink will fluoresce under UV. How much depends on how faded it is, and the quality of your light source.
If that doesn’t yield results, I’ve heard there’s a research project going on at the Uni of Northumbria’s school of conservation using false color infra-red imaging. Even if the UV *does* work for you, they may be interested in testing their methods on your unique sample. But in either case, I know i’d be keen to actually see the writing, and see if there’s any more hidden around the room somewhere. History’s mysteries will always spark curiosity!
I would love to see some high-res photos of the writing for sure!
Simon is right. You definitely don’t want those beans getting plastered.😂
How about colored chalk?
@@ROSIEH007a rubbing on paper would be as clear and avoid damage. Clean newsprint - butchers paper - works well for being thin enough to reveal indents without tearing too easily.
Curious about that strip of plaster thats been torn off. Maybe the writer mentioned names someone else didnt want seen?
Please tell Alex his introductions to this channel are fabulous, he truly gifted.
Billy have you thought to contact the Horticultural Society closest to you see if they take on the garden ? Needs a good plan and loads of free plants.
It’s wonderful to see a true craftsman at work. No shortcuts. And now we have another young one in the making.
Simon-thank you so much for telling us about your trade and especially about your pride and precision in the work you do every minute of the job. True-200 years from now your beautiful handiwork will still be like new. I feel privileged to have you share with us.
I would try two things to help piece the words on the wall together. One would be get a black light and see if the ink shines better for translation. Or a neat trick is to take a picture with your iPhone and click the lock button on the side of your phone three times consecutively and it places your screen in “negative” color mode which inverts the colors. I use this trick often as a film photographer to view negatives on film rolls and it works amazingly. Perhaps they could also help. Either way, I think it should be noted and you should contact a historian to look into it as it could help piece together historical events. I would also go as far as to preserve that section, if not the whole room by placing a piece of plexus glass with UV protection over that area for others to view as party of history of the convent. Very cool discovery!
That’s why no one ever changed that room. They wanted to preserve it!
Now you got me wishing you had those laser scanners. Like when they scan caves & find unknown carvings or artifacts with nearly worn etchings.
What an interesting discovery of the writing on the wall. Very observant of Alex to notice it. I wonder how many secrets are yet to be discovered as you continue the restoration of the convent.
I so admire these awesome craftsman. My Dad was an electrician and did plumbing and everything else. He taught me as his helper growing up. If I could do it all over I would have done the same as him. Not have gone in to Nursing which I did Love and was good at. It had my heart but I had to retire early due to what I felt was the deterioration of the Medical profession due to ? Budget cuts??? Not sure but Nurses now are over stretched and mistreated by administration and some patients. It wasn’t easy in my day but what was easy was taking the Ethical/moral path when advocating for our patients and ourselves. When we spoke up we were listened to. Much Love, sorry for 2 comments. ❤️
Corporatization. It has ruined everything it has touched. When any business gets so big that those running it are completely disconnected from the work being done and those doing the work, they all become just cogs in a machine. It's all become too big, too disconnected. We need to go back to smaller, more local community based ("mom and pop", if you will) formats, where you actually know your employers and employees, your customers/ patients, and there is accountability and reputation within the community and incentive to maintain good quality of service and relationships, respectful treatment of employees and customers, or go out of business.
I’m a retired nurse too. So sad to see the profession in the current state. There are good nurses but it has become an almost robotic job.
And not to dismiss Loyalty. I had it for my employer and they had it for me. Family like loyalty. Not valued or encouraged today ❤️
I love that you can tell Alex goes exploring. What a find!
Love the images Alex is showing us of the convent. Well done!
The artistry of Alex's very professional video work is a joy to watch.
Lovely introduction music and pictures.😊
If the person who wrote on the walls had cancer spread through their body, they might of had hallucinations which might explain the parts about the poison that killed the King and Queen. Interesting video!
Exactly! Now the history that seems to align with the writing is interesting.
But remember, they had squatters living in that building and for who knows how long?
Interesting that there is writing in English and French? It may not be the same author?
I’m guessing long after the nuns left, and squatters, depending on their mental state, might not report an accurate account of their situation.
But the cancer diagnosis rings true for me, unfortunately. So they had to go somewhere and perhaps the convent gave them a sense of peace.
Since the writing reflects an apparent historical event, maybe the squatter had some kind of occupation that gave them access to that information?
Maybe a former teacher who fell on hard times? We will never know.
I’ve never heard of cancer causing hallucinations, not even the ppl I knew who had brain tumors. However, when cancer patients are put on morphine for many days in order to get pain under control, hallucinations and paranoia is caused by the morphine.
Watching the work being done in the garden is bittersweet, it has to be cleared for improvement but seeing the roses being disturbed hurts a little. I can imagine how beautiful it was in its day and it will be again. Thanks Billy.
I would love to see some drone shots of the whole garden to get a good perspective of the size.
I'd give my eye teeth to get some cuttings of them to try to root
I know, I saw that little rose and winced!
@@1MartinWaite No sarcasm, it's supposed to be however I have yet to be successful at it with roses. Lots of other stuff has done great. I haven't had time to try to figure if it's my soil mix or what.
If you put branches through chipper you could create mulch for your roses etc in the courtyard and keep weeds down and prevent plants drying out.
I don't think Europe mulches the way we do in the US. we have more wood resources here.
Yannis, you should be wearing a mask when dealing with the dry plaster, you can get Silicosis, especially mixing indoors. My Uncle Robert was a plasterer all his life. He spent all his latter life crippled with it, as it causes major issues in the lungs, in various ways. Now, not bossing you, just be careful youngfella. Lungs are really handy things to have working correctly, and let's face it, this job suits you 🙂
I am in total agreement with this comment. And you have put it’s astutely, kindly and humorously so! Yannis is quickly building a fan base of his own isn’t he! A truly “good feel” addition.
@@elizabethcazan4049 thank you so much for your comment! Aw yeah, I'm just 8.46. Because it's so good I can take it in sections. I'm absolutely buzzing watching it, and you wouldn't expect that after a minor operation, earlier this afternoon.
My best wishes to you, and yours 😊🙏🏻💜
Alex is doing a great job for you….. so pleasantly entertaining. Must say, that writing on the walls, gave me the shivers… Poor folks who wrote. I would definitely try and keep that as a reminder of the people who passed at the convent, in the loving care of the French Nuns. Sont Dieu donnés , c’est sur🙏🏻❤️ Bonjour from California ☀️🌴
I didn't see ledger lines for the musical notes but if the tune was identifiable, it might give a clue to the date of the writing.
Great opening music and scenes, magical!
Simon is so thorough and patient..and Yanis seems like an excellent student. Writings on the wall were the icing! Fun episode. Thanks to all
This episode was epic! I hope you guys will look further into the writing on the wall. It's delightfully creepy.
Every episode brings me joy. The videography is incredible, Alex. Love how you explore scary areas of the convent!!! Music today is impeccable. Roger & Yanis = great team. Glad to see the garden again. Crazy idea, for the future: wonder if any organized group of volunteer gardeners would plant & care for a vegetable & herb garden, with some flowers, of course? They could access the produce & the rest for Covent use, whatever that might be (families of your crew, Billy?).
Blessings from the US.
Alex is a true pro. The images and music he used for the intro draws the viewer into the vlog. Simon and Yanis have done an amazing job. I love the way Simon explains what he is doing and why. Awesome!
Say a prayer for the soul of the one who wrote that message and for the souls involved. 🙏
Simon is doing a wonderful job! Such a labor intensive job.
Billy, I really enjoy seeing Phil. I like him. Phil is so 😎 cool. Thanks for having him on your Channel.
The room with the writing on the wall should be saved. Maybe there is more writings that has not been noticed yet. Great historical mystery.
Billy you need to hire a wood chipper it would make short work of all the branches and twigs. Simon and Janis are doing a great job of the kitchen it’s looking great. Janis will remember these few weeks for the rest of his life, he’s learning so much…so are we from Simon. I liked the music at the start of the vlog, seemed quite Scottish! Alex is doing a great job of the camerawork it’s really good seeing different parts and views of the convent. Lastly…..hi Phil 👋!!
Sorry Ryan didn’t see you there Hello 👋 😂
My father was a tradesmen and he could do the most remarkable work with bricks.He did a lot of work for the Catholic church in and around Johannesburg in south africa . When we first bought a house it was a 1938 house and we that is my dad and my husband renovated the house from the roof right down to the maid/cellar room It took us just under 20 years to do working weekend and holidays as we all had full time jobs. The one point I would like to make is the we had pressed steel ceiling which we dropped and put up boards which he plastered with glass-stone so that the whole ceiling was one with no cover straps.He was a true master of his trade.
I'll bet you could discover something new in the convent every day for the rest of your life. I hope someone pursues the writing on the wall and find out what it says exactly! I FREAKIN love this TH-cam channel! And also the original channel Doing it Ourselves! I check every morning for the next installments!
If you get time you should draw a map of your garden perimeter and ask for ideas to supplement your own! Best video on TH-cam. Keep up the good work
So far, I hadn't gotten really creeped out by anything discovered in the Convent, not even the discoveries in the attic. BUT, the writing on the wall in that corner room talking about cancer, and poisoning, King and Queen? Yeah, that one gives me a bit of the creeps! It would be fascinating to know more behind this story. Is it true or not, and why write it on the wall?
None of that as creepy as the part about "the children were already dead" part that Ryan was trying to decipher
perhaps the chemicals used in the poison.. fascinated him or what he was exposed to in life. i did see shows about the court and the poisoning going on. i forget what show was called.
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That gave me chills!!!😱
Simon does great work, and don’t think I’m being weird, but I love the sound of his voice. Not sure what it is with me and voices, but some, like his, I could listen to all day!
Major kudos to everyone who has been working on this project! It’s quite daunting, but ya all just “crack on”!
What other secrets are lurking within the boundaries of the convent? Stay tuned!
I have a blacklight flashlight I bought for $10 on ebay. Just get one of those. I think your convent holds many more secrets. Seems you are finding them one by one. I admire the sense of adventure you have, although that upper floor of rooms I would not walk down that hall alone either. I love how Philip was "outta there!" That room with the inscriptions on the wall, could it have been something other than storage long before anything else. Have you gone to a Historical Society that might be able to tell you more about the convent? Convents keep their secrets as I mentioned in a response before this one. "The children are dead"---now that's the scary one.
With relocating the hallway upstairs, i was thinking about the ground floor floorplan. Though it may be past this point when it comes to the plans for the kitchen, I think putting a hallway along the courtyard side that goes all the way across would be pretty nice. As it stands, you have to walk through the kitchen (or out into the courtyard) to access the 18th century stairs from the ground level. When one thinks of "luxury", they don't often think about having to cross a (potentially very busy) kitchen to access other parts of the house. If you instead had a hallway flanked on one side by windows that traversed the courtyard, it could pull the place together Added bonus is it would add symmetry to the kitchen as it would center the fireplace on the wall. On the refectory side of things, the hallway would also provide easy access to the library, plus allow more space to put in bathrooms (I think that's what you'd said you were putting across from the kitchen) and perhaps a nice dining room next to the library.
It's not my project, but if I were doing it, I'd have the rooms go Kitchen - Entry Hall - Formal Dining Room - Bathroom - Library, and then have a long window-flanked hallway at the front that allows you to go from the 18th century stairway all the way through to the library. You'd have garden views from the rooms and courtyard views from the hall. Meanwhile upstairs you'd have courtyard views from the suites and garden/town views from the hall.
It would be great to get a special light in there that might expose more of the writing, then have it photographed. Don't they do some special photography with paintings to see what's underneath on the canvas? Seems like something like that would work.
I think you mean a blacklight?
Wow, what a find. Would it be possible to have a town historian take a look it? Maybe they might have more context to the findings based on their town knowledge.
I had to stop at 1:23 and take a moment to tell you this is the best intro to your videos ever. The camera work and framing of each shot was spot on. The music added a lot to the first impressions. I'm going to roll it back and watch it again. Having the person you engaged to do your shooting and editing was the best move you could have made for your channel. So, back to the beginning...... with love from Arizona, USA
I REALLY love Alex’s work, the music, the filming…all next level! Nice job!
Hello Pethericks! I very much enjoy your channel and the personalities of your friends and family. Really like the fact that it is a family effort and endeavor. I am a carpenter and cabinet maker from Texas. Really enjoy the craftsmanship and attention to detail. Roy
Wow. Great video. The camera work and music gives me chills in a good way. Epic epic video. ❤️🥰❤️I would happily camp out in the convent alone with no fears, and I’m a 64 year old Gran. Love the spirits of the old Nuns.
That was fun! Maybe you could get an archeologist type to take a look and provide some suggestions for preservation or capture of the details recorded on the wall. Hey might have ways to better reveal the writing without destroying the record. Again, great photography, everyone!
Regarding the writing on the wall, if you take a piece of paper and do a rubbing as people do on grave stones, you could have a "print" of the writing.
Yes. That is what I was thinking.
beat me by 12 min me andmom would go looking for graves of are family and do rubbing with paper and cole or pencil
No, you cannot. It's written with ink, not engraved in the plaster.
@davesansom8742 Not necessarily, French white plaster is incredibly soft.
@@sidobern4374 That was my thought
I think you should start composting all of that wood, branches, scrubs and other organics from the garden. Then you would get some really nice soil for use in the garden and flower beds.
I totally agree!
Landscaping the garden will be fun. An area of formal garden, perhaps a bit of English cottage garden and wooded trails with places to sit in the shade. Glad to see Phil. He seems lonely.
I wonder where Lightning (Phil's husky dog) is?
Another exciting day at the convent! Thanks Billy and Alex🙏❤️
Well, that was interesting. I, too, hope you discover and translate more writing. The ceiling is looking really good after Simon’s and Yannis’s hard work. 😊❤ I hope you save that old door with its mustaches!
I just saw an archaeologist using some sort of filters that were making Pictographs that were worn and completely invisible to the naked eye, visible with the filter. It was on boulders and rock cliffs in SW United States. The technology exists and it super cool!
You have the most phenomenal "B-roll" footage of this beautiful convent. Kudos to your camera operator. So enjoying these videos so much! ✝
Yeah, that writing on the wall was creepy. No wonder it was covered up.
Simon is doing a great job on the ceiling. I'm sure he's already heard that a thousand times already.
Thanks for sharing your day. 😀
Billy you and Gwendoline are both such kind and lovely people. What you are achieving at the convent is amazing and I hope all your ideas and dreams are fulfilled🤗
This is truly one of the creepiest discoveries in the convent.
Love the different places we see because of Alex filming from different places, think it's time for your and Phil to go on a boys adventure lol
Love those old doors
Alex you're a master! Thank you Billy for bring Alex on board!
What a lovely opening with wonderful footage and music, thanks Alex. Gave me goosebumps! So many things going today it seems to have kept Alex very busy. Simon, thank you for being so eloquent as usual. All the clearing will make such a huge difference; I've learned to enjoy watching digger-work. The writing in the plaster was fascinating. Someone wanted it remembered (written-in-stone) and here we are all acknowledging it. Hopefully you can have an old French language translation done. The mystery continues.
I love how Simon explain it. I feel I could try, even though I know it's harder then it is. Will leave to the Simon's in the world.
Quite the mystery! Writing on the other walls in that room? Very creepy! Wonderful episode, love the side discoveries and mysteries! Great job Alex with the creepy factor. Thank you all for making and sharing this lovely video! 😮😊
Billy, after completing a remodel it is always fun to get the owner's reaction to the transformation. Since the person getting the new apartment might be camera shy you could have your wife stay out of the apartment until it is finished and you could then give her the grand reveal. Just an idea.
I think maybe that room should be left as is to preserve it. The note on the wall is interesting and creepy. Could they be talking about how the cure is like a poison? Or maybe that cancer itself is like a poison?
Billy, great idea. Get another one of the black pots you have In the court yard and modify it to cover the air conditioner. Then it would match everything.
If you do It right, I'll bet you could even add a grate and then put a few pots with flowers In It and not block too much air and it will just look like another
planter.
If the lettering was the same through the writings I would agree that it was an orderly or staff member. If it changes each line it might have been the patients themselves who wrote them. I would like to learn more about them and maybe save them some how. Different lighting methods might bring them out in better contrast. Very interesting video.
Loved this episode. Has anyone tried to decipher the music notes to see if there's a melody that goes with the writing?
As if the beauty of the convent, the beauty of the craftsmanship of the hand carved wood work isn't beautiful enough, you have added music that is just as beautiful to ones ears, as the video is to ones eyes. Thanks so much for sharing this video.
An interesting find by Alex and his opening sequence was lovely today 😊
I am so enjoying Simon. Such a great spirit.
Thanks Simon, you mentioned the silver tape you're using this time, thank goodness. I've only been trying to remember to bring in my silver gaffer tape, since yesterday! I'm on it, like a car bonnet!! You're on pause
Back again. Job's Oxo! Thank you 🙏
Billy you might want to check on the air conditioning that’s your tenant can move from room to room very easily as long as the room has a window. No heavy lifting and it does a very good job. Might be worth checking it out. Nothing to lose. 😊❤
I would love to know if there is some way to preserve by picture all the writings to be analyzed especially the mention of the poison. Fascinated by that
If it were truly written in old French, Ryan wouldn't be able to read it so well. The style of the hangman as well as the meny references to various cancers, including a brain tumor, may give you a clue as to its age. The age of the room is very intriguing. Since the convent was also a hospital, perhaps the occupent suffered from dementia and feared by the nus as a sign of possession, which could explain the abandonment of the room all together. How sad.
Where were the pts bodies stored until they could be picked up by the mortician? Could this have been a catalog of the different patients cause of death?
Alex’s video skills are superb…a true master. Billy, you might br able to take paper rubbings of the writing, just tape up white paper and rub gently with lead of a pencil. May make out more and preserve the writings.
I am really enjoying the content with Simon and Yannis (sorry if I have not spelled that correctly). Alex, the music at the beginning of the video was lovely. The writing on the wall was fascinating!
Good Job on the Kitchen and the Apartment Billy and Crew. As he saying goes These walls can talk er rather write. It is sad what they left behind.
I really enjoy the video's. If you want my opinion on the corner apartment that Ryan flaked on....Enlarge the bathroom into the kitchen, have 2 doors...1 to the front bedroom and 1 to the living area (like we do in America, on suite) then make the extra room in the back the Kitchen...it has the most light. Your bathroom could then be a decent size and connect to the bedroom.
Alex is a treasure, finding new things for you to learn. Plus he seems to be brave enough to wander. The kitchen is coming along beautifully. The room seems to be a chronicle of illness, or a person with a very sinister mindset.
I'm so glad you saw the writing! I was all set to ask about it and then you came back to it. I wonder if it came from one of the nuns who maybe had dementia. Look forward to your videos every day!
Might have been a nun with mental illness.
The lovely videos of interesting parts of the convent makes me think about what it was like when it was full of people. The hustle and bustle of their lives and going about daily chores and religious duties. I wonder if there are photos anywhere.
It may well be that a nun had a mental illness or delirium and was locked in the room, with the former it can be common to express these sort of thoughts which would otherwise seem bizarre. Poor Nun, I hope that she found peace.
This could also explain why the room was left untouched if there were some associated "bad vibes" in there.
I really love your hard work at the convent. No short cuts. You're an inspiration. And Billy today I noticed you gained a lot of muscles. Especially under your chin and around your belly or is it the good life in France. A that hard work, the vlogs. In this vlog you were out of breath and sweating. I know its hot in Europe right now, but....
I wish you the best and stay healthy
Rude.
@@sammaybery3067thanks for your sincere answer and as sincere was my reaction to the vlog. And yes maybe it is rude but my job is revaldation of heart and lung patiënts from the simple covid up to transplantations and when I see a few men doing exactly the same, being in the same room and in the same temperature and one is sweating heavy. These are yellow, possibly red flags. I don't care about the visual aspect, only the health aspect. My reaction was short and direct so maybe they would read it.
Quit often a little rudeness is necessary to get someone's attention and it is never to offend someone. And yes you can still think it is rude.
I would definitely get an expert in to look over the wall writings. What an amazing discovery!
This is quite an interesting process (plastering) but I guess I just don't understand *why*. I am from the US and generally speaking we don't do a lot of full plastering here now. We generally do sheetrock and then tape up the joints and use some joint compound on them and screw holes, sand and paint (or wallpaper too, I guess). I thought people mostly did plaster in places where the wall needed to breathe but clearly in this application evernthing is either interior or well insulated with a vapor barrier.
Alex is amazing! His footage and music is so enjoyable ❤. I love your vlogs Billy and I never miss a one!
Well done Alex, loving the scenes of the attic 🥰 kind of get a time stands still vibe 😀. Also thanks for going back to the writing on the wall as curious as to what it said. After Ryan’s deciphering more intrigued to the know the story behind the writing and if anything else can be detected. Hope you revisit this and possibly preserve if possible 🤷♀️
Gotta say your new photographer, editor is great. Thanks for adding him. Cheers
I hope you can find a way to preserve that wall.That was definitely a creepy thing to find in a convent.
Thanks you Alex. The intro video and music are awesome!
Billy, did you see the rose in the garden where you were working? You may want to consider rescuing these botanical treasures!
i’m doing my best, we have saved a lot of them it’s abit hot at the moment to move them but when it cools down
Have you considered repurposing the short room doors for closet doors eventually? Those old doors are gorgeous!
"The children are often dead after burial" gave me CHILLS!!!😱
Not to get all spooky, but THAT room is CREEPY AF.
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Understandable! Your efforts have been tremendous overall to save the convent. Well done!
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That's rather horrific.
Love watching this on my flight from Melbourne to Sydney
I've been watching these videos. I love this redo. Everyone needs a Simon in their life. He is so talented.
Opening is one of my favorite tunes; very nice fit. Potential residents will want to know the cobwebs have left the building for other jobs. I wonder if there are enough artifacts to support a 'display' room--like a small museum. Now that you've uploaded, don't be surprised if archeologists descent on the building.
Wow. That is an intriguing find. But please please show us the scary hallway
Billy, you need to get a claw for your digger. It would make it way easier to grab large piles of debris. Keep up the good work.
Billy, I think you should try a lead pencil and try to shade the writing to see if the letters pop up more. Interesting find. Cheers 🍻 from Pennsylvania ❤
What an absolutely amazing vlog!!! Lads, seriously....... The old room they wwouldn't touch.... A convent, okay. The message written by an adult about children, okay. Now, go check out what the Irish nuns did to our own. The Tuam Babies, the Magdalene Laundries, et, etc.
The butterbox babies in Nova Scotia ..
Wow😮. Another mystery. I wonder if someone knows how to read music. The musical notes may hold a clue to date the writings. Great job Alex on filming and music. Hello to all you wonderful fellows. Joyce from Connecticut, USA 🇺🇸❤️🙏. P.S. I believe Philip saw someone in the window.
Could Michael play those notes?