You both do such great work! Will your new windows have screens? Will the Cottage have electricity and running water 💧? Do you have any idea when the Cottage was built originally? Everything is coming along so nicely! You should be very proud!! Looking forward to your next adventure! Wishing you well from Northern California!!
😅 The patience and hard effort that you both put into the work that you are doing on this property is certainly evolving into worthwhile projects. You've taken a house derelict from neglect and made it lovely home. You've breathed new life into the property with trees and plants. Congratulations to you both. Great job!
Victoria, the expression on your face when you took the full weight of that window frame was priceless! Us viewers could almost hear your improved vocabulary! Such a lovely episode, full of beautiful videography and nature. It must take ages to edit and upload, so thank you for that, the finished result makes for wonderful viewing!
You two are so lovely together, playful, supportive, and just the right bit of cheeky. I gain so much enjoyment out of watching you improve your beautiful property bit by bit. Thank you!
Straw on top of the potatoes works great. The potatoes just grow into the straw and makes it easy to harvest!!! Keeps weeds down and shades the potatoes. You still can do that too! 😊
When your marigold flowers die save the heads they are full of seeds. Next year you can just scatter seeds around your plants and you will have a ton. I ended up with a whole pillow case full and just hung it in my garage over winter. The next years I planted them all the way around my garden and I had the best crop with NO bugs.
I have a cousin named Myron. Years ago, someone created a lovely little building in the form of that old barn, and you two are more than doing it justice- it is going to be such a lovely home.
Soon you will be getting the splash pool cleaned up and ready to go with the warm weather. You're right about the stone work under the window's, it turned out quite nice.
Old Windows. A shard of old glass, falling unexpectedly is basically a falling razor. Put a couple strips of masking tape or painter tape on each of the panes. Unless the entire pane falls, you won't get any dropping guillotines. The stone work looks great. Good luck with the plum tree! Thanks for all your time.
Fiquei encantada com as janelas o Ricky fez um excelente trabalho. Adoro ver a Victoria no jardim a plantar flores acho que vai ter flores lindas a propriedade esta linda depois de tanta chuva está tudo verde a planta da batata está com muito bom aspecto suponho que vai ter umas batatas muito boa. A arvore das ameixas tambem com um bom aspecto. Eu nunca me canso de ver os seus vidios estou sempre desejosa de ver mais. Desejo-vos uma boa semana 🫶🫶🫶 God bless you 🙏🏼 🐕🦺🐕🐈⬛🐈
My husband calls me Betty, Bert, Jack, because my name is Jackie lol also calls me Bobby, I answer to all names 😂 great job, on everything you do. Much love from Oklahoma USA Jackie 🇺🇸💖
What a fabulous result, both with the windows and the garden. Who cares if mounding the potato beds is necessary, they look so pretty when they’re mounded, so I think it’s worth doing! Also, what on earth would we do without WD40??!!?? Super results, super video. Pauline, Australia
The walls look so much better now that you got rid of all that horrible cement and redid the stonework under the windows! Great work and congratulations on getting it done!
My father in law built a whole village with quarry stones years ago all by hand .. Hey for mortaring tips check out Chateau De Montmagner.. Lesa is the mortar queen, never did it previous, but can teach all now .. great job 😊
Hi to you both from sunny Queensland, Australia. love watching you both do this project. Just a tip to help cope with the hot weather. Wet your shirts with water often during the day - and also your hats (including Ricky's makeshift shepherds hat). It helps you stay cool - and any slight breeze becomes a bonus.
Hi there, here is Hanka from the Czech Republic. I love marigolds, they are pretty, really resistant and their blossoms will last till the very end of autumn. Try to collect the seeds then, there will be plenty of them, let them dry and store them in a dry place over the winter. In March, you can plant them in the greenhouse. As soon as they grow a bit ( after 3 weeks) you can place them in your flower beds. I wish you all the best, keep creating your lovely videos and sharing your life with us. 💚🪻 Bye H
Rick, you really disappoint me, at 5:38 when the lovely Vicky is holding the window frame, it was the perfect chance for you to reach through and tickle her. Your stonework on the windows came out fantastic! Enjoyed the video, thank you.
Just remember, any endeavor you tackle will usually be something new to you that you have never done before. But proceeding on will be both a new experience and a learning lesson. And even if you make a mistake, you can always regroup and redo it again. That is how we learn different skills... Thumbs Up!
Yes, it was most certainly worth the effort. That cottage is going to be smashing when you're done---cozy, tight, and heart warming. You two (4 actually) 'rock'!
Hello Ricky and Victoria, I am a new subscriber. about 2 weeks ago. I have watched all your videos. very interesting, not boring at all. one of the reasons why I want to watch all your videos, is because I was curious and had lots of questions in my mind, when I first came across one of your videos. so I think I should watch your video from the beginning so I can know the story. and I can't wait for the next video. I pray that you both are healthy and happy, and always given ease by God, in carrying out whatever it is. Amen. so you can continue uploading new videos, because I see this is the last video uploaded 10 days ago. I also pray that your RUclips channel continues to grow, continues to grow to 1 million subscribers. Amen. Every time I finish watching your video I feel happy, sometimes I'm moved to see your struggle working on buildings and gardening. greetings from Indonesia 🇮🇩
I got a kick out of Ricky’s French Foreign Legion hat. Very creative and practical! The chipped stone around the window just adds to the buildings character and charm. Nice work you guys. 😊
Love watching you both. Ricky you have done a wonderful job on the stonework. Looking forward to seeing the windows go in. Victoria, your joy in the gardens shines brightly. ❤
You have to put masking tape (painters tape) on the glass. Like The X-Files. That way if the glass breaks out it doesn’t it won’t fall can cut your hands.
i watch you from the beginning on...i never,ever thought that it will be sooooooooooo much work to build your stones house up. You can be very proud of you. Love, kim from Germany
You are absolutely right about considering livable space inside the house. Ive seen this many times in homes where bedrooms dont have corner areas or wall where a tall dresser can be placed. Also, this little cottage's exterior maintains its charm by keeping it as you are working with the windows.
Thank you for introducing milanote to me. I've used it for designing our daughter's back garden project in her first home. Excellent for collaboration and ideas. I'll be using it again.
You guys are getting it done. it won't be long before you get to your main house. The window length is a great idea for the stone cabin. Your patience and wonderful sense of humor is so infectious . We love ❤you guys. All the best 🙏 from where we are now Lagos, Portugal in the Algarve Jim, Harriet and Yuki
Enjoy Lagos guys! I went there last year to meet friends for a few days. Recommend a kayaking tour around coastline! They leave from the area near the castle
The building looks as if it has always been that way. The new stone work blends in beautifully. Those windows! I have the same issue to tackle soon. I enjoy your garden. It is looking well taken care of. Thanks for sharing this journey with us all. Cheers from Italy
Those old "iron framed" windows certainly are very heavy. What I forgot to say - all this renovation work will certainly eliminate the need to go to a local gym. Cheers
After binging and being thoroughly entertained for the last 10 days, I will finally be watching you in real time. I will have trouble being patient for the next episode. You guys are amazing with your farm/building work and your videography.
PLUMS! Love them. I have planted a little orchard and read back then that in the first 1-2 years it is best to remove all the fruit so the tree can focus on establishing a good root system. I found it easiest psychologically when the fruit was tiny so it didn’t break my heart. My trees are vigorous and don’t require additional water in summer. Great work all round the property!
It amazes me how hard you both are working to complete your dream, yet you still remain cheery and funny, too. You are doing a fantastic job, and I wish only the best for you both.
In our house we say that you have beaty swallocks, just change a few letters (3) and the true meaning is evident. Its been very nearly 30c over here in Cyprus, summer is here along with the dust storms!!! Thanks for posting.
I agree with you Ricky it’s better to keep the windows in original size to gain wall space. Love your banter with Victoria. Another step forward on the tiny house looking good so far. Nice work on the garden and a good variety of potato you have planted hopefully it will all work out for you.😊😊❤❤
WOW! Ricky, your stone work is just gorgeous! Plums! One of my favorites! Stunning garden, Victoria! Always such a treat to see your weekly progress!! Doggies look happy and healthy!! Glad you are both feeling better!! ❤️
With the sun shining on your land the house looks so nice and neat and tidy. You're both doing a grand job. I love every week seeing you've posted a video coz it's always full of laughter and fun. Have a good week ahead xx
New viewer binge watching, Victoria your little ramp turned out great! I am very impressed with the work you guys have done. I will carry on watching! ✌🏻💞😊 USA
Hello from Colorado! Your weather looks lovely and warm! We has white flaky rain yesterday. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we don't get any heavy snow. How about Sweaty Freddy? Manky Mikey? Blessed Be!
Rick I would never had guessed you hadn't done this type of work before you have a pretty good job on this build so far...Victoria your potatoes plants look so healthy I am sure they will be worth all the effort ❤
Wow, Ricky! I am so impressed. You are getting so at good choosing the right stones and breaking them to fit! You could have been a mason in a previous life.
Another way of growing potatoes is to use old car tyres. You use one round the plant to start with then add another & fill up the soil. Makes it very easy to harvest too. Here in Johannesburg, South Africa, old tyres are readily available, don’t know if they are where you are. Everything coming along so well, congrats!!!!
When you plant your marigolds or any other flower from a container befor you put it in the ground, loosen up the root base, just get those roots at the bottom freed up to immediately root.
Well those windows were certainly put in to stay. I think the whole building could have fallen down but the windows and the sills would still be standing. Definitely a job well done. I rather like those old metal frames.
Your garden looks great. One suggestion would be to pick apart the roots of the potted plants before placing them in the soil.it allows the roots to spread and pick up nutrients and moisture.
I am glad you are both feeling better now. The progress on the stone cottage window openings is wonderful. They look so much better now. Your potatoes look healthy. You can save the seed from the marigolds to replant next year if you are interested in saving the cost of buying them each year. I hope you have a good week.
Save the shutters, they have tons of character and might be used in some way or another. Not it shutters, at least as a a decoration in a barn or something. Love what you're doing and enjoy every week!
Overlapping roof tile block beds are good for tucking in a floppy 'tent' of horticultural fleece providing a warm environment for early spring crops (fleece let in rain and sunlight). They are good for slug control also. During the day they hide under the tiles so you need to lift them and scrape the slugs into water-filled jars where they drown. If not they come out at night to chomp the plants!
Thankfully so far the slugs on the farm seem to be heavily concentrated in one area of the land & it’s nowhere near the veg garden…hopefully it stays that way but I’m sure they’ll find it sometime
Hi guys!! Excellent job on the windows Ricky!! Made such a big difference!! Victoria love your garden!! Makes me want to get outside & get my hands dirty!! Marigolds are so beautiful & cheerful looking!! Bonus they are good at repealing bugs like flies & mosquitoes 😊 Y'all take care ❤💚💛
Well done you two...it's looking great...you should have hidden a time capsule iside the window cavity so that in many, many years to come someone in the future could find...maybe some before and after shots...xxx
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You both do such great work! Will your new windows have screens?
Will the Cottage have electricity and running water 💧?
Do you have any idea when the Cottage was built originally?
Everything is coming along so nicely!
You should be very proud!!
Looking forward to your next adventure!
Wishing you well from Northern California!!
Such an improvement to the stonework, it looks so much better and cohesive without the concrete under the windows.
You two are so much fun to watch. Your love for each other is evident and such a blessing for all to see.
Beautiful videography, beautiful scenery and you are truly beautiful Souls. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Tania 🥰
I agree Ricky a full length window will make the house appear modern and thats not the idea
Not necessarily...
😅 The patience and hard effort that you both put into the work that you are doing on this property is certainly evolving into worthwhile projects. You've taken a house derelict from neglect and made it lovely home. You've breathed new life into the property with trees and plants. Congratulations to you both. Great job!
Thanks!☺️
Victoria, the expression on your face when you took the full weight of that window frame was priceless! Us viewers could almost hear your improved vocabulary! Such a lovely episode, full of beautiful videography and nature. It must take ages to edit and upload, so thank you for that, the finished result makes for wonderful viewing!
Thanks Dave! The look on her face was one of absolute panic!😂
What a lovely couple you both are I'm glad I found your channel. Great progress
You two are so lovely together, playful, supportive, and just the right bit of cheeky. I gain so much enjoyment out of watching you improve your beautiful property bit by bit. Thank you!
Straw on top of the potatoes works great. The potatoes just grow into the straw and makes it easy to harvest!!! Keeps weeds down and shades the potatoes. You still can do that too! 😊
When your marigold flowers die save the heads they are full of seeds. Next year you can just scatter seeds around your plants and you will have a ton. I ended up with a whole pillow case full and just hung it in my garage over winter. The next years I planted them all the way around my garden and I had the best crop with NO bugs.
one other advantage of marigolds is that if you have "nemetode nodules" on your tomatoes then the marigolds will strangle them. Another win-win!
Ricky you and Victoria make an enjoyable to watch team. Victoria is an absolute English treasure . Greetings from Lindale Georgia USA
Ricky is lucky to have discerned that Victoria is a sweetheart, as well as a lovely flower.
I have a cousin named Myron.
Years ago, someone created a lovely little building in the form of that old barn, and you two are more than doing it justice- it is going to be such a lovely home.
Thanks Evelyn 😊 I actually quite like the name Myron! Not convinced that Victoria even believes me that it’s a real name!😂
Soon you will be getting the splash pool cleaned up and ready to go with the warm weather. You're right about the stone work under the window's, it turned out quite nice.
It desperately needs a clean after being left since last summer!
Old Windows. A shard of old glass, falling unexpectedly is basically a falling razor. Put a couple strips of masking tape or painter tape on each of the panes. Unless the entire pane falls, you won't get any dropping guillotines.
The stone work looks great. Good luck with the plum tree! Thanks for all your time.
The tape also keep panes more stable which will make it less likely they will break or crack.
Fiquei encantada com as janelas o Ricky fez um excelente trabalho. Adoro ver a Victoria no jardim a plantar flores acho que vai ter flores lindas a propriedade esta linda depois de tanta chuva está tudo verde a planta da batata está com muito bom aspecto suponho que vai ter umas batatas muito boa. A arvore das ameixas tambem com um bom aspecto. Eu nunca me canso de ver os seus vidios estou sempre desejosa de ver mais.
Desejo-vos uma boa semana 🫶🫶🫶
God bless you 🙏🏼
🐕🦺🐕🐈⬛🐈
@@assuncaomeireles198muito obrigado 😊
Just a suggestion on the potatoes you can also cover them with hay or straw to protect them from the sun and retain moisture
My husband calls me Betty, Bert, Jack, because my name is Jackie lol also calls me Bobby, I answer to all names 😂 great job, on everything you do. Much love from Oklahoma USA Jackie 🇺🇸💖
What a fabulous result, both with the windows and the garden. Who cares if mounding the potato beds is necessary, they look so pretty when they’re mounded, so I think it’s worth doing! Also, what on earth would we do without WD40??!!?? Super results, super video. Pauline, Australia
If you want more potatoes, you got to mount them.
And it will stop them greening up too..😊. Daylight = green spuds.
Agree! Nothing wrong with mounds! And WD40? That and duck tape.
ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺 😊
Well done for showing your worst and all, as they say: Every day is a school day. I hope they look great when they are finally fitted, good luck.
The walls look so much better now that you got rid of all that horrible cement and redid the stonework under the windows! Great work and congratulations on getting it done!
My father in law built a whole village with quarry stones years ago all by hand .. Hey for mortaring tips check out Chateau De Montmagner.. Lesa is the mortar queen, never did it previous, but can teach all now .. great job 😊
Hi to you both from sunny Queensland, Australia. love watching you both do this project. Just a tip to help cope with the hot weather. Wet your shirts with water often during the day - and also your hats (including Ricky's makeshift shepherds hat). It helps you stay cool - and any slight breeze becomes a bonus.
We actually did this last year! It really helps. Because we don’t have air con in the car we also used to drive sitting on a wet towel!😂
Hi there, here is Hanka from the Czech Republic. I love marigolds, they are pretty, really resistant and their blossoms will last till the very end of autumn. Try to collect the seeds then, there will be plenty of them, let them dry and store them in a dry place over the winter. In March, you can plant them in the greenhouse. As soon as they grow a bit ( after 3 weeks) you can place them in your flower beds.
I wish you all the best, keep creating your lovely videos and sharing your life with us. 💚🪻
Bye H
Rick, you really disappoint me, at 5:38 when the lovely Vicky is holding the window frame, it was the perfect chance for you to reach through and tickle her. Your stonework on the windows came out fantastic! Enjoyed the video, thank you.
Promise you're going to put new shutters back ❤ It just looks so beautiful with shutters on and maybe a flower box below each window 🪟😊
Yep the plan is to have new shutters!
Great work. Love your team spirit!
Just remember, any endeavor you tackle will usually be something new to you that you have never done before. But proceeding on will be both a new experience and a learning lesson. And even if you make a mistake, you can always regroup and redo it again. That is how we learn different skills... Thumbs Up!
Wise words Gary
Yes, it was most certainly worth the effort. That cottage is going to be smashing when you're done---cozy, tight, and heart warming. You two (4 actually) 'rock'!
Hello Ricky and Victoria, I am a new subscriber. about 2 weeks ago. I have watched all your videos.
very interesting, not boring at all. one of the reasons why I want to watch all your videos, is because I was curious and had lots of questions in my mind, when I first came across one of your videos.
so I think I should watch your video from the beginning so I can know the story.
and I can't wait for the next video. I pray that you both are healthy and happy, and always given ease by God, in carrying out whatever it is. Amen.
so you can continue uploading new videos, because I see this is the last video uploaded 10 days ago.
I also pray that your RUclips channel continues to grow, continues to grow to 1 million subscribers. Amen.
Every time I finish watching your video I feel happy, sometimes I'm moved to see your struggle working on buildings and gardening.
greetings from Indonesia 🇮🇩
I got a kick out of Ricky’s French Foreign Legion hat. Very creative and practical! The chipped stone around the window just adds to the buildings character and charm. Nice work you guys. 😊
Great job on the stone work. Just love watching you and Victoria working together. Love your channel and your personalities.
Thanks Margarett 😊
Both of you should be very proud of yourselves! Your determination, innovation and hard work have produced a beautiful result!
Awww thanks Jane 😊
The best 26:09 minutes of my Sunday! Perspirin' Myron is a winner. Love and hugs to you and the dogs from me in New Mexico USA.
Love watching you both. Ricky you have done a wonderful job on the stonework. Looking forward to seeing the windows go in. Victoria, your joy in the gardens shines brightly. ❤
You have to put masking tape (painters tape) on the glass. Like The X-Files. That way if the glass breaks out it doesn’t it won’t fall can cut your hands.
Well done, the tiny house and the garden look great.
The sills are beautiful! Live and learn. ❤
Victoria and Ricky, another wonderful episode…. and another relaxing moment for me…. oh this much loved tiny house…⚒️🔨🍺👍🫵🏻
i watch you from the beginning on...i never,ever thought that it will be sooooooooooo much work to build your stones house up. You can be very proud of you. Love, kim from Germany
Thank you! It’s definitely a labour of love 😍 🏠
Perspirin’ Myron! You guys put a smile on my face!
So glad you two are feeling so much better again👌🙏
Hey you two! Stop selling yourselves short. You nailed it perfectly. Well done my super heroes 😎 greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦
What a beautiful life in the farm, simple yet peaceful ❤healthy lifestyle watching from Philippines 🇵🇭
Top quality as usual! What a TEAM!!!
You are absolutely right about considering livable space inside the house. Ive seen this many times in homes where bedrooms dont have corner areas or wall where a tall dresser can be placed.
Also, this little cottage's exterior maintains its charm by keeping it as you are working with the windows.
Thank you for introducing milanote to me. I've used it for designing our daughter's back garden project in her first home. Excellent for collaboration and ideas. I'll be using it again.
That sounds like a wonderful use! Our garden plan is currently just on paper but I think I’m going to transfer it to Milanote
You guys are getting it done. it won't be long before you get to your main house. The window length is a great idea for the stone cabin. Your patience and wonderful sense of humor is so
infectious . We love ❤you guys. All the best 🙏 from where we are now Lagos, Portugal in the Algarve Jim, Harriet and Yuki
Enjoy Lagos guys! I went there last year to meet friends for a few days. Recommend a kayaking tour around coastline! They leave from the area near the castle
The building looks as if it has always been that way. The new stone work blends in beautifully. Those windows! I have the same issue to tackle soon. I enjoy your garden. It is looking well taken care of. Thanks for sharing this journey with us all. Cheers from Italy
Good luck with your windows!
@@LifebyLiving I'll let you know! Lol
Those old "iron framed" windows certainly are very heavy. What I forgot to say - all this renovation work will certainly eliminate the need to go to a local gym. Cheers
After binging and being thoroughly entertained for the last 10 days, I will finally be watching you in real time. I will have trouble being patient for the next episode. You guys are amazing with your farm/building work and your videography.
Wow 10 days of binging?! You must be sick of seeing our faces!😁 Thanks Suzanne 😊
PLUMS! Love them. I have planted a little orchard and read back then that in the first 1-2 years it is best to remove all the fruit so the tree can focus on establishing a good root system. I found it easiest psychologically when the fruit was tiny so it didn’t break my heart. My trees are vigorous and don’t require additional water in summer. Great work all round the property!
It amazes me how hard you both are working to complete your dream, yet you still remain cheery and funny, too. You are doing a fantastic job, and I wish only the best for you both.
You’re very kind. Thank you Judy 😊
Never met a Myron? Clearly you've never lived in New York! Great work on house and garden. So fun to follow.
You can use straw to mound up around your potatoes too. Easier to harvest afterwards as well. Think they’re called lazy beds or something similar
Agree with you on not changing the windows.
So glad you are both feeling better. I really enjoy your channel. Your doing an excellent job!!!
That Wood Chisel will never be the same again!
It’s an old cheap one that I keep for instances like this
I’m not sure why I find watching you two hard at work so relaxing. It’s all coming along , well done.🤗👍
The stone works looks great.
In our house we say that you have beaty swallocks, just change a few letters (3) and the true meaning is evident. Its been very nearly 30c over here in Cyprus, summer is here along with the dust storms!!! Thanks for posting.
It's amazing how far the tiny house has come
I agree with you Ricky it’s better to keep the windows in original size to gain wall space. Love your banter with Victoria. Another step forward on the tiny house looking good so far. Nice work on the garden and a good variety of potato you have planted hopefully it will all work out for you.😊😊❤❤
WOW! Ricky, your stone work is just gorgeous! Plums! One of my favorites! Stunning garden, Victoria! Always such a treat to see your weekly progress!! Doggies look happy and healthy!! Glad you are both feeling better!! ❤️
Plums are our favourite too Marsha! Eat them every day when they’re in season here. Praying that ours taste good!
@@LifebyLiving I’m sure they will be delicious! It is beautiful there, on your lovely farm! Blessings!
Use White Cement with a 5 to 1 ratio with Brickie Sand. Could you get Sunflower seeds and plant them so they will reseed wild.
Podziwiam za kreatywność. Lubię was oglądać.😊
With the sun shining on your land the house looks so nice and neat and tidy. You're both doing a grand job. I love every week seeing you've posted a video coz it's always full of laughter and fun. Have a good week ahead xx
Hi, I know it is after the fact but putting tape over the whole pane of class gives you some protection if your worried the glass might shatter.
New viewer binge watching, Victoria your little ramp turned out great! I am very impressed with the work you guys have done. I will carry on watching! ✌🏻💞😊 USA
Hello from Colorado! Your weather looks lovely and warm!
We has white flaky rain yesterday. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we don't get any heavy snow.
How about Sweaty Freddy? Manky Mikey?
Blessed Be!
Haha manky Mikey 😂
Well worth the effort and learnt a new skill building a stone wall 👍🏻 A good fun relationship is sharing silly references ie name rythme 😂
Rick I would never had guessed you hadn't done this type of work before you have a pretty good job on this build so far...Victoria your potatoes plants look so healthy I am sure they will be worth all the effort ❤
Thanks Pauline
The stonework is really shaping up beautifully, well done- oh, and I just remembered I need to go mound up my potatoes
I hope you're putting the old shutters back on. They made it look authentic
Your work has made such a marvelous difference in your lovely little stone house!
Stone work looks great and so glad you did it! We look forward to your videos
Wow, Ricky! I am so impressed. You are getting so at good choosing the right stones and breaking them to fit! You could have been a mason in a previous life.
What an achievement! Well done both of you. I admire how you tackled this, even though you'd never done it before you created such a beautiful wall!
Thank you! We’re really happy with how it’s turned out 😊
It is always so nice to see your videos. I enjoy your interactions and your work. Beautiful!
Thanks Silvie! 😊
Lovely gardens, plums, window areas look really great!! Well worth the effort I'd think!!
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Jobs well done folks! I particularly like the dancing dog on your Milanote board. 😂
😂 we love it too!
Another way of growing potatoes is to use old car tyres. You use one round the plant to start with then add another & fill up the soil. Makes it very easy to harvest too. Here in Johannesburg, South Africa, old tyres are readily available, don’t know if they are where you are. Everything coming along so well, congrats!!!!
When you plant your marigolds or any other flower from a container befor you put it in the ground, loosen up the root base, just get those roots at the bottom freed up to immediately root.
Well those windows were certainly put in to stay. I think the whole building could have fallen down but the windows and the sills would still be standing. Definitely a job well done. I rather like those old metal frames.
Absolutely fantastic editing
Thanks Jan!
Your garden looks great. One suggestion would be to pick apart the roots of the potted plants before placing them in the soil.it allows the roots to spread and pick up nutrients and moisture.
I am glad you are both feeling better now. The progress on the stone cottage window openings is wonderful. They look so much better now. Your potatoes look healthy. You can save the seed from the marigolds to replant next year if you are interested in saving the cost of buying them each year. I hope you have a good week.
I'm impressed with the obvious improvement in your masonry skills. Keep up the good work.
If you replace the shutters you can put hinges into those broken holes with some epoxy
The windows look wonderful and also the garden!
Teddy and Poppy 🐕❤
I found you guys a while ago, got hooked, binge watched for a while..now I have to wait for the new uploads ...longer videos! You guys do great stuff!
The House Is Looking Great.
Yes beautiful stone masonry! And the new windows will look so nice in their stone setting!
Thanks Betty!😊
Save the shutters, they have tons of character and might be used in some way or another. Not it shutters, at least as a a decoration in a barn or something. Love what you're doing and enjoy every week!
Will try to repurpose them one way or another but they’ll need a LOT of tlc! They’re pretty much disintegrating
Overlapping roof tile block beds are good for tucking in a floppy 'tent' of horticultural fleece providing a warm environment for early spring crops (fleece let in rain and sunlight). They are good for slug control also. During the day they hide under the tiles so you need to lift them and scrape the slugs into water-filled jars where they drown. If not they come out at night to chomp the plants!
Thankfully so far the slugs on the farm seem to be heavily concentrated in one area of the land & it’s nowhere near the veg garden…hopefully it stays that way but I’m sure they’ll find it sometime
Hi guys!! Excellent job on the windows Ricky!! Made such a big difference!! Victoria love your garden!! Makes me want to get outside & get my hands dirty!! Marigolds are so beautiful & cheerful looking!! Bonus they are good at repealing bugs like flies & mosquitoes 😊 Y'all take care ❤💚💛
I Look forward to your videos. I enjoy your company Victoria and Rickey and the results of the project.
The house such a picture book pretty house. I am always excited to see the progress. Everything is coming along. Great work and sweet smiles.
Well done you two...it's looking great...you should have hidden a time capsule iside the window cavity so that in many, many years to come someone in the future could find...maybe some before and after shots...xxx
That’s a great idea!
I love watching you both. You are working so hard and doing a great job. Watching from Idaho USA
Such a pretty place. Love the stone cottages. Just beautiful. Great stone work Ricky.