He just gets on with it, no complaining, just gets it done, its actually inspirational in a way that RUclipsrs often aren't. This is content that should be heralded, flippin brilliant.
So true. Although, I in fact actually somehow feel it demeaning to him and his craft - what he produces in total, both by hand on the ground as well as cinematographically “content” - as it sort of lumps him in with so many RUclipsrs who actually do NOT even produce “content” but are merely acting as some sort of online, desperate prostitutes, and thus only represent the way over-commercialized, likes-begging online and “social” media hordes of our age. Martijn’s work and production, quality, to me, are more along the lines of beautiful short films. From Southern California ~ Happy New Year!
It is heartwarming to see a group of strangers working, laughing and eating together despite different languages and backgrounds. Truly the essence of humankind…. And gives credence to the old saying of “it takes a village”..
Lieber Martijin, ich sehe jetzt seit 4 Stunden dein Hausvideo und bin tief berührt und freue mich mit dir an dieser wundervollen Natur. Ich bin 74 Jahre alt und habe vor 40 Jahren auch ein Naturhaus gebaut, weiß, wie schwer die Arbeit ist und wie Holz riecht und Mörtel. Bleib gesund, achte auf deine Hände. Ich wünsche deiner Seele ein einmalig schönes Heim. Herzliche Grüße aus Germany 🌞
Hey Martijn, great compilation of the year. So much done. But one thing left me with a warm feeling - what an excellent friend and wonderful human being Johannes is!! He's a really great man.
What a pleasure it has been to follow your journey martjin, I started following you late 2021ish, I had a serious accident that very nearly killed me and I had to relearn to walk, and I'm now on my feet again (95% with a lot of fighting and hard days but i'll never be 100% but i'll take the 95%), you have inspired me to live more and go after what I want. During that time I could live a little through your videos while I was stuck in bed for nearly a year, thank you for your content and what you put out into the world, truly.
For me, growing up and not learning the skills to handle adversity, Martijn is the example of calm under pressure that I need to see. It soothes me to watch his videos, to see him prioritize the situation, understand that he is safe and the rest will get sorted. His attitude, skills, musical selections and beautiful cinematography are the best. He has added value to my life. THANKYOU Martijn. Can’t wait for your coming adventures.
Hi Martijn. My wife (who is Italian) and I watch your weekly videos religiously every Sunday night. They are inspiring and leave us feeling warm and happy everytime. Keep up the great work and we look forward to seeing more of your great work in 2024. Happy New Year 🎉
Here we are in southern California near Manhattan Beach in our living room with our 2 doggies. It’s drizzling outside while we have our coffee and eat pastries, which is seldom. Happy to be with you all that love Martijn. Happy new year to all!
So happy to see we have a video today! Capsuling the past year will be a wonderful afternoon for the final day of 2023. Happy New Year to all and Happy Everything for 2024 to all of us. ❤️❤️ From sunny Florida 🌴🌴🌴
Welcome home!!! I am in Florida, nice weather. I don’t even remember how a few weeks ago I found your page but I really enjoyed, the peaceful way of your daily videos. I remember when you commented that you didn’t save 5 days of videos and you looked so calm. Happy New Year . I was talking with my sister and then I saw your page on. I got excited. Thank You again. Happy New year 🎊 to All You and your all your followers. 🧘♀️☮️🕉️☯️🐝❤🐝💡🐝🪫🐶🐾
Love your channel. You create and surround yourself with breathtaking beauty; congrats and thanks. I'm 75 yr. old, retired school teacher living in country near Knoxville, TN. Love your work ethic and high level of skills. We have many of the same hobbies.
This channel blows my mind. I mean, just doing all the work to renovate these cabins in a country where you are not native and don't speak the language is incredible. But then to film (with all the camera angles, and drone footage), edit, and document everything, well, it's nothing less than awe-inspiring. I've created a video or two for fun and it is incredibly time-consuming. I don't know how you accomplish all of what you do.
Another year tucked into the memory box, etched with laughter lines and wisdom whispers. Age is a tapestry woven with moments, and here's to adding another vibrant thread. The calendar might turn, but the soul knows no numbers. A year older, yes, but richer for the stories collected and the lessons learned. Happy New Year to all! 🥂🍷🍸🍾
Martin, I travel to Vicenza often. It has been fascinating to watch all that you've accomplished. Wishing you the best and a very happy, healthy 2024. God bless.
Not sure when you will be back, but just so you know, you are greatly missed!! I hope you had a wonderful vacation with your friends and family and come home refreshed, revived and ready to tackle the inside this winter! The stairs and stove are incredible! You are perfection! Travel safe!
Hey Martijn! Where are you? I hope everything is going well with you. It has been a long time since the last video. We are eagerly waiting for your next video. I can't spend my weekend without your video.
The bad storm with the hurricane-force winds demonstrate the solidity of building with stone. I'm so glad I found your site - absolutely enthralled with every amazing project. Your wooden gutter project is stunning. At 1:49 - Live n' learn - cement those beggars in. This, for me, is one of the best refurbish-you-own-home presentations yet. An artist do-it-yourselfer, Jack-of-all-trades, master of most, with patience of a true man.
Điều tuyệt với nhất với năm 2023 của mình là đã tìm được kênh này, thật sự mình đã được giải tỏa những căng thẳng cuộc sống khi bắt đầu xem kênh của Martijn, chúc anh một năm mới thật tốt đẹp!!!
Martijn. Thank you for so many wonderful hours these last few years. I have admired your dedication to complete your cabin with passion. It is truly beautiful. And I like the quality of your viewers. Glad I am a part of this adventure. Happy New Year.
Martin I have followed your journey restoring your cabin from the very start and loved every minute of it, this episode brought back all the good memories and the odd sad ones, I was reminded of all the wonderful people who came to assist you on the heavy duty tasks and also Johannes your kind neighbour, thank you for a wonderful New Year’s Eve viewing 😊
Martijne - your channel is similar to medItation. It's a study in patience, calmness, serenity and artistic integrity. I am an American that lives in a tiny village on the Mediterranean Sea with my Dutch wife on the southcoast of Turkiye. We had the shell of a small village-style house built for us - walls, roof on a 1100 sq meter plot. We ourselves have added covered porches, stone paths and an extensive garden. We laid the floors, built wooden cabinetry in the indoor kitchen, an outdoor kitchen and shower and several small storage buildings as we're a bit too old to have done it all. The silence here is almost profound and the lack of humming background noise soothes the soul. After watching your cycling content were thrilled at this home content. It is definitely like s meditation and a very enjoyable channel you have created.
Excellent episode. So many stories woven into each one. This one makes me laugh. "Let's go roll some massive stones uphill and move them onto the roof ? " and those guys showed up, and I learned watching them. What good-hearted workers! I am glad Johannes is there for Martijn.
Dear Martijn, I send you, at 30°C and beer drinking, my best wishes for the 2024, from Thailand. Thanks a lot for your videos and all your efforts you do for us.
Martijn, congratulations to you and all of the volunteers that supported the project with their time and energy these past two years. The tangible rewards of the remodel so far are quite evident. I imagine the intangible rewards to you have to be very satisfying! Your dream is becoming a reality. Happy New Year, Martijn! From Minnesota, all the best in the coming year. Dan
It’s 10:30 am in the Northwest of the United States about 45 miles from Victoria BC Canada on Whidbey Island. The temperature is warm for this time of year at 52F. I am sitting in the living room of my cabin in the woods with a cup of coffee happy that we get a video from Martijn. Happy New Year and thanks for the artistry in filming and restoring. Have enjoyed it since the first episode.
Martijn, thanks for another year, sharing your life and not hiding behind either "bliss or hardship." I so appreciate your illustration of living in the moment, yet never losing sight of your goals. We're all pulling for you, feeling privileged to journey with you in your building process--life itself.
Such a nice surprise! Thank you so much for thinking about all of us. I know we all love to watch you work so hard to make your dream come true. It is such a beautiful home and beautiful scenery too. Trials and tribulations are paying off. Looking forward to the new year watching your triumphs. Happy New Year to you, your family and friends. And, your chickens!
Ingeniero , arquitecto, contructor ,cocinero ,cose ,repara , graba,edita ,hace un trabajo fotográfico maravilloso ama y admira la naturaleza como pocos , que más se le puede pedir a este hermoso ser ❤ / Engineer, architect, builder, cook, sews, repairs, records, edits, does wonderful photographic work, loves and admires nature like few others, what more could you ask of this beautiful being ❤
In een tijd waar alles versnelt met een kortere attentiespanne, is het inspirerend om je avontuur ogenschijnlijk van zo dichtbij te mogen meemaken en te genieten van de traagheid (op een positieve manier) en ook oprechtheid van je niet aflatende inspanningen. Dank je wel Martijn voor je zen-momenten die je ons geeft. Je laat het harde werken op een manier zien die klopt. Het leven niet op zijn makkelijkst of vluchtig maar op zijn mooist, in het ritme van de natuur. Goud waard!
As a viewer from neighboring Greece i have to say one thing.Amazing work and excellent cinematography.And when your good mother baked that cake i burst into tears.Be well and thrive
Hey Martin I'm Cassandra & I was watching your video's & loving your creativity in creating everything and I noticed that you have chickens now okay the more livestock you have the more you will draw the Wolves closer to you so I would suggest you get you at least two dogs just a suggestion ❤
Enjoy your final 4 1/2 hours (European time) before year 2024 arrives. Have a great golden night with your love ones, praying for peace around the world. Stay safe Martijn enjoy your night. God bless.
Martijn is a tough guy, as vid of his biking through the Americas shows. And now completely renovating what was really not much more than two old piles of stacked stones into a stunningly gorgeous mountain retreat. What percentage of the population has the mental toughness and perseverance to overcome, to see a project like this through to completion as Martijn will? ~~Minnesota/USA
Ich wünsche Dir ein gutes, erfolgreiches, gesundes und schönes neues Jahr. Danke, dass Du uns an Deiner Leidenschaft teilhaben lässt. Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland
Took me 3 days to get all the way through this one. A beautiful film. Unrivaled work ethic. Unrivaled dedication. Unrivaled discipline. You’re an inspiration Martijn. Thank you for your unwavering commitment so that we can all benefit from the instruction and/or entertainment your films have to offer. You are a true inspiration. Stay strong and again, thank you.
Cuando terminé de ver este vídeo en mi cómoda silla, me sentí flotando en las nubes y mi alma estaba en paz. Al principio, cuando vi la duración del vídeo (3:30h), pensé !!OOOh!! 😱creo que voy a ir dando saltos en la línea del tiempo para verlo rápido, pues ya he visto todos tus vídeos anteriores, pero al final no me he perdido ni un solo segundo, ha sido una experiencia increíble. Sinceramente, eres un artista en todos tus trabajos. Te deseo una gran salud y suerte en el 2024 para que puedas materializar todos tus sueños. Eres un gran tipo Martijn 😉
Marrtijn, I love your videos. Very inspirational. I just wish I was young enough and in better health to be able to do something like this. Your chickens showed me where the phrase "bird brain" comes from. You throw down food for them and they all head for the same piece. Not thinking that there is enough for all of them. They all want that one piece.
I have been watching you for a while now and you never cease to amaze me with your talent. You’re an artist, craftsman, explorer and you seem very at one in nature. It makes for fascinating viewing. Congrats on another year’s hard work. I’m so happy you’re now living in the cabin this winter!
Happy new year Martian from Phillipsburg Kansas. The nurse in the hospital turned me onto your site when I was going to my chemo for cancer so for the last eight months I I have been watching your videos from the start. It’s been great company for me lying here recovering from all of this. Thanks again happy new year
Your videos are always top priority on my viewing list! It is so astounding to see how much your love for where you are warms your heart and nourishes your soul. Thank you for communicating this message to all of us who are enthralled by your efforts. Have a wonderful 2024 and be safe.
Мартин, спасибо за твой контент! 👏Желаю тебе много сил, вдохновения и здоровья👍 твой репортаж для меня как глоток свежего воздуха из правильного мира, жизни. Пожалуйста, будь счастлив и живи в радость🌳 Большое тебе спасибо!
Martijn , greetings from the USA, in Tucson Arizona. The precision in your build is a joy to watch. You are not afraid of hard work, and ask for help when needed. I like also that you take the time to hike and enjoy the beauty of nature around you. My husband is a craftsman, so I appreciate your attention to detail. I also get a real kick out of the cowbells as the neighbor moves their herd.
I am watching this year’s summary with my family, @ 14 C degrees and 2880 height, cooking pork for tonight. We hope you are having some rest and family time… You deserve it !
Happy New Year from MINNESOTA, USA Few months ago I found this young fellow with a bit of land in the mountains. I raced thru 80+ videos and started over at #1! The difference in Martijn is striking. The first videos are more peppy and energetic, which makes his recent clips sound tired by comparison. But I don't think that is the case...it's his cadence that has relaxed and slowed down. He's moving with a new rhythm. What an exciting adventure I can have right here from my cozy cottage by the lake! Happy New Year! 🎉🥂🎉🥂🎉
We are regular viewers and absolutely love the privilege of sharing your journey. We have viewed this over Hogmanay (Scottish New Year's Eve) and NY Day. We are addicted to your content Martijn, and wait with baited breath for your next upload! Thank you! My 80 Yr old folks absolutely love you!
The Suzuki company should give Martijn a new Jimny for all the great publicity their brand has been given. He's only had to replace the clutch after all those miles up and down the mountain paths, pulling fully-loaded trailers of gravel and you-name-it! This vehicle is a beast!
Thank you for sharing your work with us. If you haven't already built it, I think your chicken coop needs the most sunlight available all year round. Length of day and the ability to sun bask impact on their health and egg laying. They can forage in and around the forest if you get them out of their run during the afternoon.
Quello che piu' mi piace del tuo tenace lavoro, a parte la bellezza del luogo, e' che tu non ti arrendi mai qualunque cosa succeda. Hai chiaro in mente il tuo progetto e lo persegui con ostinazione finche' non ottieni cio' che vuoi e che ti pare appropriato. E cio' rendera' il risultato straordinario. Grazie e buon lavoro. A presto.
bonjour Martjin, c'est avec plaisir que je visionne votre compilation, je pensais avoir tout vu, mais non je n'avais pas vu la destruction de votre campement, vous y aviez fait allusion plusieurs fois mais je n'avais pas très bien compris. Vous avez un grand talent et êtes indestructible. je vous souhaite mes meilleures veux pour l'année à venir.
Thank you dear Martijn for gifting us with your art. It flows from everything you do. You, fascinate, inform, calm, inspire. I’m grateful to witness such astonishing beauty. Not that you would care about such things, but I can certainly imagine awards are coming your way. All of your work is stunning! Wishing you and yours a heartful, artful 2024 & beyond 💫
From the beginning till now these videos have been THE BEST! And we know that this coming year will be no different. Thank you so much for including us on your journey Martijn! Keep on keeping on!
Hello Martijn and this community. The art of making and the making of art is so fulfilling and so life affirming; Martijn has gifted us. On a grey but cozy day I’m drinking a strong cup of coffee (“always yes to coffee!”) and looking out at a massive grey pine tree, where a squirrel cavorts with a seed treat hung there. Today I will work in my shop; a lifelong builder and maker here, I learned at my father’s knee. A Martijn video the most wonderful way to salute and end 2023.
He may be dutch, and my great grandfather was bavarian, but watching these always puts me in mind of the firm calm self-reliance i learned culturally from him. At 75, I owe he and his wife much.
Martin. What a fitting conclusion to the year’s efforts…reaching the top of the mountain. You are at the top, of all the video story tellers on you tube. Thank you for hours of enjoyment you’ve given us!
When I remember what it all looked like the first video and what is looks like now, I am in total awe. The dedication, success and failures of restructuring, rebuilding, coupled with mother nature's natural course, and yet Martin still moves forward. Amazing man and wildly talented! God's blessings with you as you move into the new year and onward on the project. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful landscape shots along the way. Well done, Martin, well done. 🙏❤
Es war schön wieder die alten arbeiten zu sehen, ist sehr wertvoll, ich bewundere dein Fleiß und Geduld……auch ein großes Dankeschön an alle Freunde und Fremden Menschen die dir im lauf der Zeit geholfen haben 👍🏼 und deine Eltern total sympathisch und süß 🥰
Hi Martijn, Happy Sunday!!😊 Recapping the Whole Year in this Video of 2023 is Marvelous!!😍 Your Whole Year, You have Done So Much Work & Everything is Beautiful!!😍 From the Roof, to the Gutters, to Starting & Mostly Finishing the Inside of the Cabin...Love the Stove, Stairs!!❤ Hope Your Christmas Holiday, Visiting Your Parents & Family was Fabulous!! 🎄❤ Have a Wonderful New Year !! 🎆❤ Love Barb from Central Illinois USA❣
You are talented and inspiring all at once! You make me smile every time I see your work that you do and the way of life you choose inspires people I hope you live a long time with health happiness prosperity and enjoy your fruits of your labour because you are in the right place for that. KEEP UP WHAT YOU ARE DOING VIDEO YOUR LIVING AND PASSION
Martijn, I was amazed at the steps I had firgotten. You so deserve your lively homestead, restored and improved to perfection. Thank you for the hikes. We are missing you, enjoy your holiday a d loved ones.
There is something special about you brother. I watch many renovations, when yours popped up, I couldn't stop watching. Massive building skills and patience with the camera action. I can tell you have peace, even through the videos. Many people strive for that type of peace in their lives. I'm still pushing towards that, but very close to achieving that peace myself! I look forward to viewing more.
He just gets on with it, no complaining, just gets it done, its actually inspirational in a way that RUclipsrs often aren't. This is content that should be heralded, flippin brilliant.
So true. Although, I in fact actually somehow feel it demeaning to him and his craft - what he produces in total, both by hand on the ground as well as cinematographically “content” - as it sort of lumps him in with so many RUclipsrs who actually do NOT even produce “content” but are merely acting as some sort of online, desperate prostitutes, and thus only represent the way over-commercialized, likes-begging online and “social” media hordes of our age. Martijn’s work and production, quality, to me, are more along the lines of beautiful short films.
From Southern California ~ Happy New Year!
This is the way…
Agreed!
@@dutchglobetrotter6464 👍👍
Absolutely agree 😊
It is heartwarming to see a group of strangers working, laughing and eating together despite different languages and backgrounds. Truly the essence of humankind…. And gives credence to the old saying of “it takes a village”..
That, "old saying',is in reference to raising children.." it takes a village,to raise a chi!d"...great 'Commraderie " though !...jus'sayin'...
happy new year dear Martijn... greetings from 7 kilometers below your cabin... it's an honor to have you in our valley 😉 ciao ciao
How cool!!!
wow! 😊
Martijn appears to be making new life-long friends.
@@jessesmith8461
Where is it? I'm still trying to work it out. I'm in Val Susa.
Lieber Martijin, ich sehe jetzt seit 4 Stunden dein Hausvideo und bin tief berührt und freue mich mit dir an dieser wundervollen Natur. Ich bin 74 Jahre alt und habe vor 40 Jahren auch ein Naturhaus gebaut, weiß, wie schwer die Arbeit ist und wie Holz riecht und Mörtel.
Bleib gesund, achte auf deine Hände. Ich wünsche deiner Seele ein einmalig schönes Heim. Herzliche Grüße aus Germany 🌞
Aren't there awards out there that Martijn should be getting?
Indeed! His cinematography is fantastic!
Hey Martijn, great compilation of the year. So much done. But one thing left me with a warm feeling - what an excellent friend and wonderful human being Johannes is!! He's a really great man.
What a pleasure it has been to follow your journey martjin, I started following you late 2021ish, I had a serious accident that very nearly killed me and I had to relearn to walk, and I'm now on my feet again (95% with a lot of fighting and hard days but i'll never be 100% but i'll take the 95%), you have inspired me to live more and go after what I want. During that time I could live a little through your videos while I was stuck in bed for nearly a year, thank you for your content and what you put out into the world, truly.
Such a great motivation, well done Jonathan
For me, growing up and not learning the skills to handle adversity, Martijn is the example of calm under pressure that I need to see. It soothes me to watch his videos, to see him prioritize the situation, understand that he is safe and the rest will get sorted. His attitude, skills, musical selections and beautiful cinematography are the best. He has added value to my life. THANKYOU Martijn. Can’t wait for your coming adventures.
Thank you and a very happy 2024. It’s an absolute joy and privilege to witness all you do.
Hi Martijn.
My wife (who is Italian) and I watch your weekly videos religiously every Sunday night.
They are inspiring and leave us feeling warm and happy everytime.
Keep up the great work and we look forward to seeing more of your great work in 2024.
Happy New Year 🎉
Here we are in southern California near Manhattan Beach in our living room with our 2 doggies. It’s drizzling outside while we have our coffee and eat pastries, which is seldom. Happy to be with you all that love Martijn. Happy new year to all!
Coincidimos en el aprecio y afecto a Martijn. Felicidades y gracias.
So happy to see we have a video today! Capsuling the past year will be a wonderful afternoon for the final day of 2023. Happy New Year to all and Happy Everything for 2024 to all of us. ❤️❤️ From sunny Florida 🌴🌴🌴
🇧🇷feliz ano novo🎉
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Very happy for you to be in the first cabin. Martijn you deserve an architecture award!!!
Welcome home!!! I am in Florida, nice weather. I don’t even remember how a few weeks ago I found your page but I really enjoyed, the peaceful way of your daily videos. I remember when you commented that you didn’t save 5 days of videos and you looked so calm. Happy New Year . I was talking with my sister and then I saw your page on. I got excited. Thank You again.
Happy New year 🎊 to All You and your all your followers. 🧘♀️☮️🕉️☯️🐝❤🐝💡🐝🪫🐶🐾
Happy New Year 2024 to all Maartijn Doolard's followers!!!
Bedankt Martin voor de vele mooie uren waarin we je aan het werk hebben mogen zien 😁.
Het allerbeste voor 2024!🥳
Hello Martijn! You couldn't ask for a better (friend) neighbor than Johannes! Happy New Year!
Love your channel. You create and surround yourself with breathtaking beauty; congrats and thanks. I'm 75 yr. old, retired school teacher living in country near Knoxville, TN. Love your work ethic and high level of skills. We have many of the same hobbies.
Gosh, already four weeks without any news. Incredible how I miss these videos.
This channel blows my mind. I mean, just doing all the work to renovate these cabins in a country where you are not native and don't speak the language is incredible. But then to film (with all the camera angles, and drone footage), edit, and document everything, well, it's nothing less than awe-inspiring. I've created a video or two for fun and it is incredibly time-consuming. I don't know how you accomplish all of what you do.
This is the most peaceful thing I've ever seen.
Thank you, Martijn. Happy New Year to you and all the subscriber family here. All stay well and safe. God Bless.
Love these whole year summary videos!
Szcześliwego Nowego Roku!!! Dla nas, wirtualnej rodziny .. Happy New Year to all of us, from Poland!!!!
Thank You! Happy New Year to You too!!! :)
Gracias y igualmente para usted y su familia. Felicidades en 2024.
Martijn love your chose of music for your videos. So beautiful and relaxing. Thank you.
De beste wensen voor 2024! Bedankt voor het inspirerende werk en de beelden van de prachtige wereld.
Another year tucked into the memory box, etched with laughter lines and wisdom whispers. Age is a tapestry woven with moments, and here's to adding another vibrant thread. The calendar might turn, but the soul knows no numbers. A year older, yes, but richer for the stories collected and the lessons learned. Happy New Year to all! 🥂🍷🍸🍾
Lovely words 👍
Martin, I travel to Vicenza often. It has been fascinating to watch all that you've accomplished. Wishing you the best and a very happy, healthy 2024. God bless.
Yes! Lovely words.
You, my friend, are a gifted writer! Poetry!
Well said happy new year from Kansas
Not sure when you will be back, but just so you know, you are greatly missed!! I hope you had a wonderful vacation with your friends and family and come home refreshed, revived and ready to tackle the inside this winter! The stairs and stove are incredible! You are perfection! Travel safe!
Hey Martijn! Where are you? I hope everything is going well with you. It has been a long time since the last video. We are eagerly waiting for your next video. I can't spend my weekend without your video.
He doesn't work in winter.
@@lightwave9588 He only took 3 weeks last Christmas/New Year
The bad storm with the hurricane-force winds demonstrate the solidity of building with stone.
I'm so glad I found your site - absolutely enthralled with every amazing project. Your wooden gutter project is stunning.
At 1:49 - Live n' learn - cement those beggars in.
This, for me, is one of the best refurbish-you-own-home presentations yet. An artist do-it-yourselfer, Jack-of-all-trades, master of most, with patience of a true man.
Điều tuyệt với nhất với năm 2023 của mình là đã tìm được kênh này, thật sự mình đã được giải tỏa những căng thẳng cuộc sống khi bắt đầu xem kênh của Martijn, chúc anh một năm mới thật tốt đẹp!!!
Martijn. Thank you for so many wonderful hours these last few years. I have admired your dedication to complete your cabin with passion. It is truly beautiful. And I like the quality of your viewers. Glad I am a part of this adventure. Happy New Year.
This wonderful man never gives up. His homes look better with every video and I never get tired of them.
Jij natuurlijk ook de beste wensen Martijn voor 2024! Dank voor je video's en het verhaal tot nu toe 🎆
Martin I have followed your journey restoring your cabin from the very start and loved every minute of it, this episode brought back all the good memories and the odd sad ones, I was reminded of all the wonderful people who came to assist you on the heavy duty tasks and also Johannes your kind neighbour, thank you for a wonderful New Year’s Eve viewing 😊
Martijne - your channel is similar to medItation. It's a study in patience, calmness, serenity and artistic integrity. I am an American that lives in a tiny village on the Mediterranean Sea with my Dutch wife on the southcoast of Turkiye. We had the shell of a small village-style house built for us - walls, roof on a 1100 sq meter plot. We ourselves have added covered porches, stone paths and an extensive garden. We laid the floors, built wooden cabinetry in the indoor kitchen, an outdoor kitchen and shower and several small storage buildings as we're a bit too old to have done it all. The silence here is almost profound and the lack of humming background noise soothes the soul. After watching your cycling content were thrilled at this home content. It is definitely like s meditation and a very enjoyable channel you have created.
Your videos are perfect for Sunday mornings. Beautifully shot and edited by the way. Zen vibes.
Holy wind storms Batman!!! Now I understand why everything there is built of heavy as possible stone shingles included!! My prayers go out to you!!
Most beautiful rain gutters ever made.
Excellent episode. So many stories woven into each one. This one makes me laugh. "Let's go roll some massive stones uphill and move them onto the roof ? " and those guys showed up, and I learned watching them. What good-hearted workers! I am glad Johannes is there for Martijn.
Dear Martijn, I send you, at 30°C and beer drinking, my best wishes for the 2024, from Thailand. Thanks a lot for your videos and all your efforts you do for us.
One minute before YEAR TWO video premiers. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! Congratulations to Martijn for two more years of an ongoing and wonderful journey
Martijn, congratulations to you and all of the volunteers that supported the project with their time and energy these past two years. The tangible rewards of the remodel so far are quite evident. I imagine the intangible rewards to you have to be very satisfying! Your dream is becoming a reality. Happy New Year, Martijn! From Minnesota, all the best in the coming year. Dan
It’s 10:30 am in the Northwest of the United States about 45 miles from Victoria BC Canada on Whidbey Island. The temperature is warm for this time of year at 52F. I am sitting in the living room of my cabin in the woods with a cup of coffee happy that we get a video from Martijn. Happy New Year and thanks for the artistry in filming and restoring. Have enjoyed it since the first episode.
You are where I picture myself when I'm watching Martijn hahaha!
Martijn, thanks for another year, sharing your life and not hiding behind either "bliss or hardship." I so appreciate your illustration of living in the moment, yet never losing sight of your goals. We're all pulling for you, feeling privileged to journey with you in your building process--life itself.
Such a nice surprise! Thank you so much for thinking about all of us. I know we all love to watch you work so hard to make your dream come true. It is such a beautiful home and beautiful scenery too. Trials and tribulations are paying off. Looking forward to the new year watching your triumphs. Happy New Year to you, your family and friends. And, your chickens!
Gracias igualmente para usted y su familia.
Sunday mornings, Martijn Doolard’s channel and a cup of coffee with my dog on my lap💙😃👌🏼
Ingeniero , arquitecto, contructor ,cocinero ,cose ,repara , graba,edita ,hace un trabajo fotográfico maravilloso ama y admira la naturaleza como pocos , que más se le puede pedir a este hermoso ser ❤ / Engineer, architect, builder, cook, sews, repairs, records, edits, does wonderful photographic work, loves and admires nature like few others, what more could you ask of this beautiful being ❤
In een tijd waar alles versnelt met een kortere attentiespanne, is het inspirerend om je avontuur ogenschijnlijk van zo dichtbij te mogen meemaken en te genieten van de traagheid (op een positieve manier) en ook oprechtheid van je niet aflatende inspanningen. Dank je wel Martijn voor je zen-momenten die je ons geeft. Je laat het harde werken op een manier zien die klopt. Het leven niet op zijn makkelijkst of vluchtig maar op zijn mooist, in het ritme van de natuur. Goud waard!
As a viewer from neighboring Greece i have to say one thing.Amazing work and excellent cinematography.And when your good mother baked that cake i burst into tears.Be well and thrive
The men who helped you with walking up the steep slopes carrying the flagstone was HARD work! Great men! God bless them!
This is a lovely way to end off the year! Thank you for the video!
Grazie Martin per quello che sei, non cambiare.... Ti aspettiamo , al prossimo anno!!!
You are an inspiration Martijn!
Hey Martin I'm Cassandra & I was watching your video's & loving your creativity in creating everything and I noticed that you have chickens now okay the more livestock you have the more you will draw the Wolves closer to you so I would suggest you get you at least two dogs just a suggestion ❤
A very good tip. And concrete your chicken wire a good 2 ft into a trench in the floor to stop foxes digging.
Enjoy your final 4 1/2 hours (European time) before year 2024 arrives. Have a great golden night with your love ones, praying for peace around the world. Stay safe Martijn enjoy your night. God bless.
Martijn is a tough guy, as vid of his biking through the Americas shows. And now completely renovating what was really not much more than two old piles of stacked stones into a stunningly gorgeous mountain retreat. What percentage of the population has the mental toughness and perseverance to overcome, to see a project like this through to completion as Martijn will? ~~Minnesota/USA
Well said ! 👍
Very well said - mad respect to Martijn! 👍👍
Father J HAS A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOUR❤😊GOD bless everyone moving those HEAVY FLAGSTONES...WOW..STRONG MEN..😮AWESOME JOB..❤😊
Ich wünsche Dir ein gutes, erfolgreiches, gesundes und schönes neues Jahr.
Danke, dass Du uns an Deiner Leidenschaft teilhaben lässt.
Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland
Took me 3 days to get all the way through this one. A beautiful film. Unrivaled work ethic. Unrivaled dedication. Unrivaled discipline. You’re an inspiration Martijn. Thank you for your unwavering commitment so that we can all benefit from the instruction and/or entertainment your films have to offer. You are a true inspiration. Stay strong and again, thank you.
Have a happy 2024! We wish you good health so you can move forward with enthusiasm in your project and we can accompany you on your adventure.
Cuando terminé de ver este vídeo en mi cómoda silla, me sentí flotando en las nubes y mi alma estaba en paz. Al principio, cuando vi la duración del vídeo (3:30h), pensé !!OOOh!! 😱creo que voy a ir dando saltos en la línea del tiempo para verlo rápido, pues ya he visto todos tus vídeos anteriores, pero al final no me he perdido ni un solo segundo, ha sido una experiencia increíble. Sinceramente, eres un artista en todos tus trabajos. Te deseo una gran salud y suerte en el 2024 para que puedas materializar todos tus sueños. Eres un gran tipo Martijn 😉
Marrtijn, I love your videos. Very inspirational. I just wish I was young enough and in better health to be able to do something like this. Your chickens showed me where the phrase "bird brain" comes from. You throw down food for them and they all head for the same piece. Not thinking that there is enough for all of them. They all want that one piece.
I have been watching you for a while now and you never cease to amaze me with your talent. You’re an artist, craftsman, explorer and you seem very at one in nature. It makes for fascinating viewing. Congrats on another year’s hard work. I’m so happy you’re now living in the cabin this winter!
Happy new year Martian from Phillipsburg Kansas. The nurse in the hospital turned me onto your site when I was going to my chemo for cancer so for the last eight months I I have been watching your videos from the start. It’s been great company for me lying here recovering from all of this. Thanks again happy new year
Your videos are always top priority on my viewing list! It is so astounding to see how much your love for where you are warms your heart and nourishes your soul. Thank you for communicating this message to all of us who are enthralled by your efforts. Have a wonderful 2024 and be safe.
Мартин, спасибо за твой контент! 👏Желаю тебе много сил, вдохновения и здоровья👍 твой репортаж для меня как глоток свежего воздуха из правильного мира, жизни. Пожалуйста, будь счастлив и живи в радость🌳 Большое тебе спасибо!
Happy New Year Martin & all the viewers 🙂. Wish you all the best & may wisdom find you and have a blessed future.
I admire people who take on a single task for such a long time (and the end is not yet really in sight). My greatest respect and “hats off”...
My husband and I get so excited when you have a new video. Love watching the miracles you have performed on these two houses.
Martijn , greetings from the USA, in Tucson Arizona. The precision in your build is a joy to watch. You are not afraid of hard work, and ask for help when needed. I like also that you take the time to hike and enjoy the beauty of nature around you. My husband is a craftsman, so I appreciate your attention to detail. I also get a real kick out of the cowbells as the neighbor moves their herd.
Just a marvellous film.
I am watching this year’s summary with my family, @ 14 C degrees and 2880 height, cooking pork for tonight.
We hope you are having some rest and family time…
You deserve it !
Happy New Year from MINNESOTA, USA
Few months ago I found this young fellow with a bit of land in the mountains. I raced thru 80+ videos and started over at #1! The difference in Martijn is striking. The first videos are more peppy and energetic, which makes his recent clips sound tired by comparison. But I don't think that is the case...it's his cadence that has relaxed and slowed down. He's moving with a new rhythm.
What an exciting adventure I can have right here from my cozy cottage by the lake!
Happy New Year!
🎉🥂🎉🥂🎉
We are regular viewers and absolutely love the privilege of sharing your journey. We have viewed this over Hogmanay (Scottish New Year's Eve) and NY Day. We are addicted to your content Martijn, and wait with baited breath for your next upload! Thank you! My 80 Yr old folks absolutely love you!
The Suzuki company should give Martijn a new Jimny for all the great publicity their brand has been given.
He's only had to replace the clutch after all those miles up and down the mountain paths, pulling fully-loaded trailers of gravel and you-name-it!
This vehicle is a beast!
This time has passed so quickly with so many beautiful memories there. My wishes for everyone’s happiness..💞💞
Thank you for sharing your work with us.
If you haven't already built it, I think your chicken coop needs the most sunlight available all year round. Length of day and the ability to sun bask impact on their health and egg laying. They can forage in and around the forest if you get them out of their run during the afternoon.
My Granddaughter & I have watched this on repeat, since your away with family. Hoping all is well Martijn🫶
Martijn does life PERFECTLY❤😊❤😊
Quello che piu' mi piace del tuo tenace lavoro, a parte la bellezza del luogo, e' che tu non ti arrendi mai qualunque cosa succeda. Hai chiaro in mente il tuo progetto e lo persegui con ostinazione finche' non ottieni cio' che vuoi e che ti pare appropriato. E cio' rendera' il risultato straordinario. Grazie e buon lavoro. A presto.
Thank you so much Martijn, for sharing another year of your uniquely beautiful life. You bring a little bit of " heaven" to many lives each week.❤
bonjour Martjin, c'est avec plaisir que je visionne votre compilation, je pensais avoir tout vu, mais non je n'avais pas vu la destruction de votre campement, vous y aviez fait allusion plusieurs fois mais je n'avais pas très bien compris. Vous avez un grand talent et êtes indestructible.
je vous souhaite mes meilleures veux pour l'année à venir.
Thank you dear Martijn for gifting us with your art. It flows from everything you do.
You, fascinate, inform, calm, inspire. I’m grateful to witness such astonishing beauty.
Not that you would care about such things, but I can certainly imagine awards are coming your way. All of your work is stunning!
Wishing you and yours a heartful, artful 2024 & beyond 💫
From the beginning till now these videos have been THE BEST! And we know that this coming year will be no different. Thank you so much for including us on your journey Martijn! Keep on keeping on!
De beste wensen voor dit nieuwe jaar, Martijn!
I like how chilled and patient you are. And birds chirping in the background makes watching so relaxing. Thank you for sharing and good luck
Happy new Year vor all Visiters from all countrys and berlin. God luk in to the future for all projects in this Channel and special for Martin.
Bonne année Martin! I've enjoyed watching your Sunday videos this past year.
Hello Martijn and this community. The art of making and the making of art is so fulfilling and so life affirming; Martijn has gifted us. On a grey but cozy day I’m drinking a strong cup of coffee (“always yes to coffee!”) and looking out at a massive grey pine tree, where a squirrel cavorts with a seed treat hung there. Today I will work in my shop; a lifelong builder and maker here, I learned at my father’s knee. A Martijn video the most wonderful way to salute and end 2023.
He may be dutch, and my great grandfather was bavarian, but watching these always puts me in mind of the firm calm self-reliance i learned culturally from him. At 75, I owe he and his wife much.
Happy New Year from the Pacific Northwest. Watching you work is like a relaxing meditation...well for us anyway. Happy to see you moved in and dry!
I bet you don’t miss the tent! Thank you for a years entertainment, do enjoy it 🤗
Aloha! From Hawai’i🌺Watching your progress has become my Sunday ritual! Have a wonderful , prosperous New Year!
Martin. What a fitting conclusion to the year’s efforts…reaching the top of the mountain. You are at the top, of all the video story tellers on you tube. Thank you for hours of enjoyment you’ve given us!
When I remember what it all looked like the first video and what is looks like now, I am in total awe. The dedication, success and failures of restructuring, rebuilding, coupled with mother nature's natural course, and yet Martin still moves forward. Amazing man and wildly talented! God's blessings with you as you move into the new year and onward on the project. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful landscape shots along the way. Well done, Martin, well done. 🙏❤
Es war schön wieder die alten arbeiten zu sehen, ist sehr wertvoll, ich bewundere dein Fleiß und Geduld……auch ein großes Dankeschön an alle Freunde und Fremden Menschen die dir im lauf der Zeit geholfen haben 👍🏼 und deine Eltern total sympathisch und süß 🥰
Hi Martijn, Happy Sunday!!😊
Recapping the Whole Year in this Video of 2023 is Marvelous!!😍
Your Whole Year, You have Done So Much Work & Everything is Beautiful!!😍
From the Roof, to the Gutters, to Starting & Mostly Finishing the Inside of the Cabin...Love the Stove, Stairs!!❤
Hope Your Christmas Holiday, Visiting Your Parents & Family was Fabulous!! 🎄❤
Have a Wonderful New Year !! 🎆❤ Love Barb from Central Illinois USA❣
I see why the houses and roofs were made with stone that wind is unforgiving!! Wow!
You are talented and inspiring all at once! You make me smile every time I see your work that you do and the way of life you choose inspires people I hope you live a long time with health happiness prosperity and enjoy your fruits of your labour because you are in the right place for that. KEEP UP WHAT YOU ARE DOING VIDEO YOUR LIVING AND PASSION
Martijn, I was amazed at the steps I had firgotten. You so deserve your lively homestead, restored and improved to perfection. Thank you for the hikes. We are missing you, enjoy your holiday a d loved ones.
I just finished year two! Outstanding. I hope there is going to be a year three. Your videos are therapy for the soul. Thank you
There is something special about you brother. I watch many renovations, when yours popped up, I couldn't stop watching. Massive building skills and patience with the camera action. I can tell you have peace, even through the videos. Many people strive for that type of peace in their lives. I'm still pushing towards that, but very close to achieving that peace myself! I look forward to viewing more.