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For chiggers, get some clear fingernail polish and paint over the area you have them. The polish prevents the chiggers from getting O2 thru the skin and it kills them. My dad set trailers and would get them all over his back crawlin under the trailers. It worked. When my husband came home from military training at Fort Knox, he was covered, and I told him to let me put polish on him. He didn’t believe me but it worked. From then on he carried it in his shave kit on training, and shared the secret with other guys in his units. They were amazed and didn’t kid him anymore about having fingernail polish bc they carried it too!
I think the girls favor both of y'all. I've always thought that. I know this much without ever meeting any of you, you're my kind of people. I love this channel and the content. It's simple, pure, real, honest, and God fearing. My kind of living. God bless each one of you.
I listened to the contented chickens, the branch rambling in the background, and the birds making spring chatter. I listened to the horsefly buzzing, saw the bee attack Matt, and heard the new fresh leaves moving. I got tired when you moved all the soil up the side of the hill, sleepy when you sat to have popsicles, and sad when you ended the vlog. It was such a great time with you and Matt and thanks for taking us along.
Tipper- The chiggers love me as well. I found out a few years ago that VIck's Vapo-rub applied to the bites on the skin will quell the itching & actually remedy the problem by bedtime. If you have a bunch around the ankles, apply the Vick's liberally/thickly & put on a pair of socks... The Vick's remedy applies to skeeter bites, as well!! Prayers & love to the Presley's.....
Raised beds looking good. My husband made wooden ones and they are so tall that I don’t even have to bend over. Can’t Waite to see when these are filled and ready to harvest.This year(2024) we don’t plan on doing gardening except peppers hot and bell peppers.
Love when say Cut and allow us to watch through everyday conversations ❤ Yes you have raised two incredible daughters with good hearts you should be very proud !❤
If you sweat a lot bees love it. Y’all are hard working people! I just love watching your channel. Tipper you’re right food taste better when you raise it. God Bless y’all you’re good people.
I just love the popsicle time of these videos. This sounds crazy, but just the naturalness of conversation with the normal pauses and ponderings…too many conversation videos and tv shows or clips are super edited to have rapid conversation to the point where it’s overwhelming to my brain LOL It’s so nice to hear normal flowing conversation- especially with interesting topics!
Hi Tipper! I totally agree with everyone’s comments that watching and listening to you and Mat sit and chat is so relaxing. I feel as though I’m right there with you. I went to Costco and bought a box of those popsicles and actually ate two of the grape ones…delicious! Imagine my surprise and delight when you and Mat sat down to enjoy…a grape popsicle! Love you and your channel! 🌻🌞🌻
We used to raise honey bees years ago & harvest that wonderful honey. If you ever get stung & you can immediately put ammonia on the sting it will take out the pain. Even if you don't have pure ammonia, you can put something that has ammonia in it like Windex & it will help the pain. Maybe it would have worked for the Japanese Hornet sting. We've seen the big woodpeckers in our area about every 3 or 4 years. They don't come often & don't stay long. The 3 red potatoes that I planted in the 5 gal. bucket has only produced 2 little plants. Hope they make a few potatoes for us this year. Katie & Corie are wonderful daughters because you & Matt raised them to love the Lord & honor their parents. Thanks for the chit-chat time! Hugs!
Love your videos! We had a problem with lone star ticks on our acreage. Every family member had been bitten by them and we tried every repellent known to man and they didn’t help at all. Then we started taking 3 garlic gel supplements a day during tick season (after reading that ticks are repelled by garlic) and we never had another problem.
Try to always keep Benadryl on hand. I had a friend that was never allergic to bee stings as a young person. He was stung in his 50’s and his throat began to swell and would have died had his wife not given him a Benadryl. My dad ate Brazil nuts all his life until in his 40’s his lips started swelling. I always keep some in my purse not only for me, but incase someone I work with she have a sudden food allergy 😊. Y’all got so much done today! Yes, your girls would make anybody proud ❤! Redbud is my favorite tree:) you will have fun watching it grow:) God bless from Oklahoma!
I’m from Sylva, Jackson County,N C. I moved to Florida due to a family death, but I’m so homesick for the mountains I can’t hardly stand it. You can take the girl out of the mountains, but you can’t take the mountains out of the girl. I’m trying to get home, it’s alright here as far as laws go, but I think I’ll truly never be happy till I get back to the woods❤ Thank y’all so much for making these videos. It sure is nice to watch y’all set around and just enjoy each other, God Bless Y’all ❤🙏🏻❤️
I love to watch you all working together! The Family love & care warms my soul! Matt & Tipper you're Wonderful Parent's! I love Everybody! God's Speed Only!
Tipper talking about the bees stinging her lips gives new meaning to the "bee stung look" of the lip plumpers at cosmetic stores. lol Make the Kardashians think.
In Texas when we had a garden we would put the hair from the hair brush in stockings (the cheep knee highs from Walmart) tie them every 10 feet kept the deer out of them 😉
"Most righteous man that's ever been 'a get mad if he lived in a house full of girls". Truest words ever spoken. Must have fallen asleep with one of your more recent videos playing and the algorithm knew what I needed. So glad I woke up at 3:33 AM to hear Matt's words of wisdom. You two are great to fall asleep to and to wake up to. I'll have to come back to this one when I'm more awake/lucid. Edit: 47:42 it's actually a mated pair of Carolina Wrens in a duet. The bubbly sounds (for lack of a better term) are its mate calling back in response to the beautiful song. One of my best friends taught me that.
Tipper you have Beautiful hair! Love how your family comes together to work and get things done. I love popsicle time! You make me feel like I'm sitting and talking with you both.
Matt, my daddy had four girls and when he came home everyday he immediately made a drink. He only made one and then he could make it through a crazy, laughing, and singing supper. My mother didn’t like the drinking so that was it for him. We were a very happy family.
U Guys Rock! Matt is such a Blessing now that he is Retired and fully committed to getting things done, I Love it. Family All together is a Wonderful thing. I miss ur Type of Life. When Daddy died, it was like my World was turned upside down, and then Mama brought more Devastation. My older sisters moved us from the Country to the City. Nothing was ever the same. Still miss it to this day. Keep up the great Work, Living and Loving. Keep Pushing, it looks good on All of U.
I found your channel a couple of months ago,I'm addicted to you guys love the gardening and miss it so much im to old to start one by my self but remember those great summers and veggies! Your life seems so blessed!
Many hands make work easier. Nice that you have extra hands when needed and everyone shares the load. Nice to see Matt get a popsicle today. 🙂 Both my daughter & I are allergic to bees - she has to carry an Epi-pen. I can't use one of those as allergic to that too so extremely careful around bees. You all are having such nice weather now. Thanks for taking us along through your day again.
We just had a swarm of bees on the side of our house. It's the second time, thousands of them. They stay about 48 hours and them go on their way. The sound is incredible! So loud.
I use a mixture of essential oils to repel ticks and mosquitos. I imagine it would probably work for chiggers too. I put it on my dogs when I take them outside for a walk, and they haven't been bothered by ticks or fleas. Here is the mixture I use if you're interested: use a 4 ounce essential oil bottle with a spray pump and use distilled water. To that I use 8 drops each of orange, lemongrass, cedarwood, and citronella essential oils. Love your channel!
Your garden is lovely. I never commented on little Quincey but he is such a delightful and well raised young man. He has great knowledge about his plants. I hope you feature him again.
That little joke the girls and Dad have is awesome. I use that diatomaceous earth also it’s good stuff against sugar ants. Those flowers are going to look awesome next to the stairs. Tipper When my kids were little I used the Skin so soft too repel the skeeters because I don’t like all the chemicals. That might help you Matt when your outside. It’s good stuff and smells nice. Now snakes Im scared to death of them. That entire holler would hear my screaming lol.
So fun to hear about the monkeys. My husband was from Hendersonville (still is I suppose). He and his children loved hiding a frog. Of course me too. What silly fun we had.
Hearing you talk about your girls is sweet. My husband & I do the same--our girls are 30 and 32, but we love to discuss how they were as youngsters as well as what they are up to now. We sure do love our kids!
This is "magic week". Magic week is the week everything is turning a light fluffy green. :-) My husband dubbed it that many years ago. Happy for you that all the raised beds got filled.
Interesting about birds. My adult son still lives here and recently a Carolina wren made a nest in our garage where he spends most of his time. It was exciting to watch the progress til the end seeing them leave the nest. Next a rabbit decided to have her babies just outside of the back garage door. My son said it had been a magical spring.
Thank you for sharing your life with us ,just love your activities and your conversations and popsicle breaks, and all your meals that we see are made with love ,the special ingredient!! Love you all!!
That breakfast looked so good, I could eat breakfast anytime. We had breakfast for supper the other night. Diatomaceous Earth is good stuff. We use it around the house and yard. Food grade Diatomaceous Earth can be used on and around animals, it keeps ticks off and doesn't hurt them if they lick themselves after putting it on them. Zoos use it on their animals. Keep meat tenderizer around, if Matt gets stung make a paste and put it on the stings. Yes, Benedryl helps with itching/swelling. Make a mixture of witch hazel plus essential oils- peppermint or lavender or citronella, etc., mix with 4-6 tablespoons of water. apply to skin- especially legs to repel chiggers. Mosquitoes are drawn to blood type O more than others. Enjoy watching y'all working, hard workers all. Good to visit with you guys. Stay safe and GOD bless
My husband has started watching your channel with me. We enjoy gardening together, also. Of course we are in southwest AL, but we about 2/3rds of our garden up & looking good. And, like y'all, we sit in the yard & discuss the events of the day & plans for tomorrow.
I love your videos. It is so calming and oeaceful. I love the sounds of the chickens and the birds and a barking dog now and then. It reminds me so much of my childhood at home. My mom had chickens and a big garden every year. She was a great cook too. My sons still talk about hiw goid her cooking was. Especially her biscuits. ❤❤❤
We have copperheads too. Our dog was bitten twice. He survived both times. The vet said it normally doesn’t kill healthy dogs. He was a black lab. Never found rattlesnake on our property, but they are in our area. Ticks. . . The blacksmith is a tick magnet. However, I was the one who ended up in the ER last year and diagnosed with tick fever. Your garden and yard is going to be beautiful this year!
Robins are said to be loved ones near you. They have a beautiful song and are very tame, it wouldn’t take too much to get them eating from your hand. They are ground feeders so will root for worms etc on the ground. Gorgeous little birds. We have a family of sparrows, two blackbird families and male & female robin that come year after year. Also had a huge flock of starlings which fortunately aren’t here this year! They steal all the food from others and bully them.
Hello Tipper and Matt, in glad you have got so much done it's great that you had help doing it. I love listening to you two talk especially when you keep the camera going and we just get to hear how you talk to each other not for the camera or anything just having a conversation with each other. I agree with you all you sure raised some special young ladies I haven't seen anyone else on here or even in my life as sweet and caring as Corie and Katie you was certainly blessed as parents and also to have found each other you have something so special between you all. Sending love and prayers 🙏💕🙏🕊️ I know what Matt means as soon as I walk outside all the bees come flying straight to me and me being allergic I'm terrified of them all
Thank You for having us to your place !!! It is a welcome place Birds and all !!! Matt is sugar free that is why the bees go after him and Tipper you got the Sweets on Matt with those Hot Peppers for him giggle !!! Praying for the garden !!!
I got stung by over 100 yellow jackets in the neck and face cutting grass. I have never been so close to death. I am very vigilant about walking in the woods in fall. They petrify me now. Husband raises honey bees, took me a good long time to get used to them lol, but sure love the honey. So enjoy watching you both. Many blessings and have a wonderful growing season 🙏
those flowers look reaaally nice! love the relationship you have with your family. children who love to spend time with their parents is such a blessing - you two have done such a good job.
I finally got all my garden out also. I still need to plant some corn but that’s all. Thank God. I’m like Matt, I keep honey bees and when I’m out working in the garden then dive bomb me. Im about ready to get out of the bee business. Love that you and the kids got your beds all filled.
Y'all had a productive weekend, Tipper! People who hire services to maintain their yard may never know the satisfaction of growing their own food. Yes, I agree, Tipper. It DOES taste better! Have a wonderful week!
Here in San Diego yellow jackets are plentiful. My hubby spends hours every summer trying to find their nests at sundown. We have 12 acres in the country so we encounter alot of rattle snake. Hubby will come running into the house with a big smile yelling "RATTLER!" ...It gives him an excuse to shoot the shotgun. When he comes back in I usually say, "Did it really take 10 or 11 shots to kill it?" And he'd smile and say, "Best to not take chances". Haha
Loved this video!! Nice of Corie and Austin helped you and Matt with the work! And the little car rivalry between Katie And Matt!! Then came my favorite part…popsicle time with you and Matt! Love the comfortable way y’all chat while enjoying those popsicles!! ♥️ God bless and love to all!! 💕🤗🙏🏻
I can relate to your experiences with wasps and bees. I have had great success with making a poultice out of the plantain plant. Chew up a couple of leaves and slap it on your bite. By the next day it will be like it never happened. You can also use Adolph’s Meat Tenderizer and water. Make a thick paste and put it on your bite. The enzymes in it that tenderize your meat, break down the histamine that the bee injects into the skin when it stings you. I guess that’s the price we pay for the beauty of gardening. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us. Best regards from Southern New Hampshire.
Watch you on my big screen but have to go to the computer to register a like and a view. So good in these collapsing times to sit and watch a wholesome family live life and follow the ways of our Lord. Thank you.
That is an awesome little game they play. Love it! Love that little sunflower. Quincy did a great job. Families working together is a beautiful thing. You don't see much of that these days.
I used to live where the people who owned the place rented out the land to a group of farmers for commercial farming and, the owner told us every other year they plant corn and, every other year they would plant soy beans! But, there was plenty of area where we was able to have a nice big garden and plenty of flowers! Thanks for sharing your gardening journey with us and, God bless you Tipper and, Matt and,your girls!
LOVE Corie's Michigan T-shirt. I'm from there but have lived in NC for many years. But real home for me is Mich. :-) Glad the kids helped you to get everything set in the ground. Can't wait to see it all about Aug. :-)
Always such a pleasure to watch you and your beautiful family. Thank you for sharing your lives with us. Gives me peace ❤ Quincy did good, he is such a sweetheart! Love him. Don't feel alone, Matt, bee's love me too! I am terrified of being stung and those buggers will chase me when I run! 🤣🐝🐝🐝
We're in Hattiesburg Mississippi, put our garden in , in March, we got warm to hot weather early this year , some beneficial rain regularly, we're praying we're successful, 1st vegetable garden , we're 73 y4s old , can't wait for 1st warm tomato sandwich 😊😂❤❤ you have inspired us so much , thank you ❣
I have that problem with wasps the past several years. Really fresh mulch gets extremely hot as it starts to break down and sometimes that heat can affect your plants but otherwise Ive found it to be very good for the soil and it sure does help with weeds and moisture.
We put some raised beds like yours on a slope in our yard last year. They are great! One problem we had was that the beds drained to the area right in front of the beds, leaving it perpetually muddy. It was a bit of a pain to work in those beds because we were stepping in mud. My husband built little decks in front of each raised bed to give us a nice place to work them. That has worked out really well, just in case you end up with the same issue.
Glad to see Matt finally getting a popsicle 🤣. That was a lot of work. Nice of Corrie and Austin to come over and help. Love your precious family. God bless y’all! 😀❤️
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For chiggers, get some clear fingernail polish and paint over the area you have them. The polish prevents the chiggers from getting O2 thru the skin and it kills them. My dad set trailers and would get them all over his back crawlin under the trailers. It worked. When my husband came home from military training at Fort Knox, he was covered, and I told him to let me put polish on him. He didn’t believe me but it worked. From then on he carried it in his shave kit on training, and shared the secret with other guys in his units. They were amazed and didn’t kid him anymore about having fingernail polish bc they carried it too!
I think the girls favor both of y'all. I've always thought that. I know this much without ever meeting any of you, you're my kind of people. I love this channel and the content. It's simple, pure, real, honest, and God fearing. My kind of living. God bless each one of you.
You are so kind-thank you!
I listened to the contented chickens, the branch rambling in the background, and the birds making spring chatter. I listened to the horsefly buzzing, saw the bee attack Matt, and heard the new fresh leaves moving. I got tired when you moved all the soil up the side of the hill, sleepy when you sat to have popsicles, and sad when you ended the vlog. It was such a great time with you and Matt and thanks for taking us along.
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Love your videos. Feels like being with family.
@@lisao4250 All but Katie she's never there....lol
Tipper- The chiggers love me as well. I found out a few years ago that VIck's Vapo-rub applied to the bites on the skin will quell the itching & actually remedy the problem by bedtime. If you have a bunch around the ankles, apply the Vick's liberally/thickly & put on a pair of socks... The Vick's remedy applies to skeeter bites, as well!! Prayers & love to the Presley's.....
Thank you for the tip and for watching 😀
Love listening to you and Matt just chatting and doing life together.
That’s a really good tip ! I always have some Vicks Vapour rub in the house ! 😊
Thank You 🙏 for sharing Vicks 🌺
Vicks is good for so many things
Raised beds looking good. My husband made wooden ones and they are so tall that I don’t even have to bend over. Can’t Waite to see when these are filled and ready to harvest.This year(2024) we don’t plan on doing gardening except peppers hot and bell peppers.
Your kids are the results of your good parenting.
Love when say Cut and allow us to watch through everyday conversations ❤ Yes you have raised two incredible daughters with good hearts you should be very proud !❤
Thank you so much 😀
If you sweat a lot bees love it. Y’all are hard working people! I just love watching your channel. Tipper you’re right food taste better when you raise it. God Bless y’all you’re good people.
Thanks so much Eva!!
I just love the popsicle time of these videos. This sounds crazy, but just the naturalness of conversation with the normal pauses and ponderings…too many conversation videos and tv shows or clips are super edited to have rapid conversation to the point where it’s overwhelming to my brain LOL It’s so nice to hear normal flowing conversation- especially with interesting topics!
So glad you enjoy!
Outshine needs to sponsor them for "popsicle talks"
Hi Tipper!
I totally agree with everyone’s comments that watching and listening to you and Mat sit and chat is so relaxing. I feel as though I’m right there with you.
I went to Costco and bought a box of those popsicles and actually ate two of the grape ones…delicious! Imagine my surprise and delight when you and Mat sat down to enjoy…a grape popsicle!
Love you and your channel! 🌻🌞🌻
We used to raise honey bees years ago & harvest that wonderful honey. If you ever get stung & you can immediately put ammonia on the sting it will take out the pain. Even if you don't have pure ammonia, you can put something that has ammonia in it like Windex & it will help the pain. Maybe it would have worked for the Japanese Hornet sting. We've seen the big woodpeckers in our area about every 3 or 4 years. They don't come often & don't stay long. The 3 red potatoes that I planted in the 5 gal. bucket has only produced 2 little plants. Hope they make a few potatoes for us this year.
Katie & Corie are wonderful daughters because you & Matt raised them to love the Lord & honor their parents.
Thanks for the chit-chat time! Hugs!
Greetings again from North Texas! You guys are loved in this part of the country! Breakfast looked like childhood!
Thank you so much 😀
You and Matt sitting and eating popsicles and chatting is the most wonderful and relaxing thing.
Love y’all so very much.
I agree.
I really enjoyed hanging out with y'all it's so peaceful just listening to the conversation.😊
Thank you Krissy 😀 We are glad you enjoyed the visit
Quincey did choose a beautiful sunflower for you. 🌻 Sweet boy!
Sunflowers and Daisies are my favorites. ❤️
I love them too 😀
Quincy 😂is So Precious 😂just Love him ❤.
He really knows his business for such a young fella. He’s quite an asset to the family business. 👍❤️
So fun with the monkeys. Great job getting your beds done. Corrie knows how to look busy.
Love your videos! We had a problem with lone star ticks on our acreage. Every family member had been bitten by them and we tried every repellent known to man and they didn’t help at all. Then we started taking 3 garlic gel supplements a day during tick season (after reading that ticks are repelled by garlic) and we never had another problem.
Garden looks good can’t Waite to see what you will be planting. Try sweet million tomatoes. They are so good.
Work goes so much easier with 4 people, so nice for them to help.
It sure does 😀 Thank you for watching!
Try to always keep Benadryl on hand. I had a friend that was never allergic to bee stings as a young person. He was stung in his 50’s and his throat began to swell and would have died had his wife not given him a Benadryl. My dad ate Brazil nuts all his life until in his 40’s his lips started swelling. I always keep some in my purse not only for me, but incase someone I work with she have a sudden food allergy 😊. Y’all got so much done today! Yes, your girls would make anybody proud ❤! Redbud is my favorite tree:) you will have fun watching it grow:) God bless from Oklahoma!
The monkey game sounds like a great family memory and fun.
I’ve truly enjoyed hanging out with y’all -I ❤️ your sweet family-MayOur Savior Bless and keep you Always 💙
I’m from Sylva, Jackson County,N C. I moved to Florida due to a family death, but I’m so homesick for the mountains I can’t hardly stand it. You can take the girl out of the mountains, but you can’t take the mountains out of the girl. I’m trying to get home, it’s alright here as far as laws go, but I think I’ll truly never be happy till I get back to the woods❤ Thank y’all so much for making these videos. It sure is nice to watch y’all set around and just enjoy each other, God Bless Y’all ❤🙏🏻❤️
My grandmother's favorite bird was a house Wren. You know, those little, bitty brown birds. They are just so sweet.
Love that 😀
I love to watch you all working together! The Family love & care warms my soul!
Matt & Tipper you're Wonderful Parent's!
I love Everybody!
God's Speed Only!
Y'all are going to need a lot more popsicles ❤😊
😀 Thank you Julia
Matt could use a fudgecicle
Ya’ll got a second wind after you signed off… said such sweet things about your girls!! They’re lucky to have you two as parents!!💛💛
You’re blessed to have so much help with your garden. Them raised beds will produce a lot of veggies! Busy day for you all!
The calmness of popsicle time...the pauses...very good reminder to reflect. Thank you
Tipper talking about the bees stinging her lips gives new meaning to the "bee stung look" of the lip plumpers at cosmetic stores. lol Make the Kardashians think.
Thank for letting us into your yard! My wife and I enjoyed spending time with your family! 😊🇨🇦
In Texas when we had a garden we would put the hair from the hair brush in stockings (the cheep knee highs from Walmart) tie them every 10 feet kept the deer out of them 😉
Thank you 😀
"Most righteous man that's ever been 'a get mad if he lived in a house full of girls". Truest words ever spoken.
Must have fallen asleep with one of your more recent videos playing and the algorithm knew what I needed. So glad I woke up at 3:33 AM to hear Matt's words of wisdom. You two are great to fall asleep to and to wake up to. I'll have to come back to this one when I'm more awake/lucid.
Edit: 47:42 it's actually a mated pair of Carolina Wrens in a duet. The bubbly sounds (for lack of a better term) are its mate calling back in response to the beautiful song. One of my best friends taught me that.
Tipper you have Beautiful hair!
Love how your family comes together to work and get things done.
I love popsicle time! You make me feel like I'm sitting and talking with you both.
Thank you 😀
He is sooo kind with his words. My husband never says things nice like that about breakfast I cook.😢
I’m sorry.
Matt, my daddy had four girls and when he came home everyday he immediately made a drink. He only made one and then he could make it through a crazy, laughing, and singing supper. My mother didn’t like the drinking so that was it for him. We were a very happy family.
U Guys Rock! Matt is such a Blessing now that he is Retired and fully committed to getting things done, I Love it. Family All together is a Wonderful thing. I miss ur Type of Life. When Daddy died, it was like my World was turned upside down, and then Mama brought more Devastation. My older sisters moved us from the Country to the City. Nothing was ever the same. Still miss it to this day. Keep up the great Work, Living and Loving. Keep Pushing, it looks good on All of U.
I found your channel a couple of months ago,I'm addicted to you guys love the gardening and miss it so much im to old to start one by my self but remember those great summers and veggies! Your life seems so blessed!
Thank you!
Sitting out like that and just talking is such a good thing. We all really need to do this very thing more often !! IMHO.
Many hands make work easier. Nice that you have extra hands when needed and everyone shares the load. Nice to see Matt get a popsicle today. 🙂 Both my daughter & I are allergic to bees - she has to carry an Epi-pen. I can't use one of those as allergic to that too so extremely careful around bees. You all are having such nice weather now. Thanks for taking us along through your day again.
We just had a swarm of bees on the side of our house. It's the second time, thousands of them. They stay about 48 hours and them go on their way. The sound is incredible! So loud.
Wow I bet that is something to see 😀 Thank you for watching!
I use a mixture of essential oils to repel ticks and mosquitos. I imagine it would probably work for chiggers too. I put it on my dogs when I take them outside for a walk, and they haven't been bothered by ticks or fleas. Here is the mixture I use if you're interested: use a 4 ounce essential oil bottle with a spray pump and use distilled water. To that I use 8 drops each of orange, lemongrass, cedarwood, and citronella essential oils. Love your channel!
Thank you!!
Breakfast looked so yummy. Having help always makes it go faster❤
It really does 😀 Thank you for watching!
Your garden is lovely. I never commented on little Quincey but he is such a delightful and well raised young man. He has great knowledge about his plants. I hope you feature him again.
So enjoy your videos!!
Better than anything on TV!!
Especially you and Matt just talking. Such a wholesome family!!!
Thank you.
That little joke the girls and Dad have is awesome. I use that diatomaceous earth also it’s good stuff against sugar ants. Those flowers are going to look awesome next to the stairs. Tipper When my kids were little I used the Skin so soft too repel the skeeters because I don’t like all the chemicals. That might help you Matt when your outside. It’s good stuff and smells nice. Now snakes Im scared to death of them. That entire holler would hear my screaming lol.
Tipper it was a good day weather wise to get a lot done especially with good family members! Everything looks great!
Thank you Buz 😀
You're making me hungry talking about tomatoes, cornbread and fried squash. Always heard many hands make light work. Thanks God bless
So fun to hear about the monkeys. My husband was from Hendersonville (still is I suppose). He and his children loved hiding a frog. Of course me too. What silly fun we had.
You look just like your dad so much! Especially around the eyes. You’re blessed! I look like my dad too.
Hearing you talk about your girls is sweet. My husband & I do the same--our girls are 30 and 32, but we love to discuss how they were as youngsters as well as what they are up to now. We sure do love our kids!
Thank you guys for letting us enjoy your life . Love wins always ❤
Fruits of your labour. :) Godspeed 💯🙏
Ya'll are good people, and you've raised two beautiful gals. 🤗
God bless ❤️🙏❤️
Hugs y’all! Enjoy spring & your hot dog! ❤️
This is "magic week". Magic week is the week everything is turning a light fluffy green. :-) My husband dubbed it that many years ago. Happy for you that all the raised beds got filled.
What great kids you have. Tipper, I love the colours in in t-shirt. Yeah! The beds are full. Such a big job that went so well with many hands. ❤️🇨🇦
Good Sunday evening 😊
Loved the breakfast and the personal conversations. Everything looks so pretty!
Thank you so much 🤗
The flowers turns out great. Thank you for sharing your stories. God bless. ❤🙏
Thank you for visiting with us 😀
Liked the back story on the monkey. Also, Cory wearing a Michigan shirt? She is my favorite now! LOL!! Kidding.
Interesting about birds. My adult son still lives here and recently a Carolina wren made a nest in our garage where he spends most of his time. It was exciting to watch the progress til the end seeing them leave the nest. Next a rabbit decided to have her babies just outside of the back garage door. My son said it had been a magical spring.
Magical ❤❤
Thank you for sharing your life with us ,just love your activities and your conversations and popsicle breaks, and all your meals that we see are made with love ,the special ingredient!! Love you all!!
I enjoyed hearing the hens 'singing' while you were talking and eating your popcycles. Thank you for sharing your time with all of us!
That breakfast looked so good, I could eat breakfast anytime. We had breakfast for supper the other night. Diatomaceous Earth is good stuff. We use it around the house and yard. Food grade Diatomaceous Earth can be used on and around animals, it keeps ticks off and doesn't hurt them if they lick themselves after putting it on them. Zoos use it on their animals. Keep meat tenderizer around, if Matt gets stung make a paste and put it on the stings. Yes, Benedryl helps with itching/swelling. Make a mixture of witch hazel plus essential oils- peppermint or lavender or citronella, etc., mix with 4-6 tablespoons of water. apply to skin- especially legs to repel chiggers. Mosquitoes are drawn to blood type O more than others. Enjoy watching y'all working, hard workers all. Good to visit with you guys. Stay safe and GOD bless
I am going to have to buy me some popsicles to eat while I watch your videos. Always enjoy the sit down chats between you and Matt afterwards.
My husband has started watching your channel with me. We enjoy gardening together, also. Of course we are in southwest AL, but we about 2/3rds of our garden up & looking good. And, like y'all, we sit in the yard & discuss the events of the day & plans for tomorrow.
Love that Linda 😀
I recommend Brenda Gantt’s cabbage casserole when you harvest your cabbage! Delicious! 😘
I love your videos. It is so calming and oeaceful. I love the sounds of the chickens and the birds and a barking dog now and then. It reminds me so much of my childhood at home. My mom had chickens and a big garden every year. She was a great cook too. My sons still talk about hiw goid her cooking was. Especially her biscuits. ❤❤❤
Thank you so much!
We have copperheads too. Our dog was bitten twice. He survived both times. The vet said it normally doesn’t kill healthy dogs. He was a black lab.
Never found rattlesnake on our property, but they are in our area.
Ticks. . . The blacksmith is a tick magnet. However, I was the one who ended up in the ER last year and diagnosed with tick fever.
Your garden and yard is going to be beautiful this year!
Galavanting. My favorite pass time since we retired. I like it.
Robins are said to be loved ones near you. They have a beautiful song and are very tame, it wouldn’t take too much to get them eating from your hand. They are ground feeders so will root for worms etc on the ground. Gorgeous little birds.
We have a family of sparrows, two blackbird families and male & female robin that come year after year. Also had a huge flock of starlings which fortunately aren’t here this year! They steal all the food from others and bully them.
I look forward to your videos on Sunday night. The sound of your creek is so soothing and relaxing. You are blessed to live where you are living.
Thanks so much 😀
Hello Tipper and Matt, in glad you have got so much done it's great that you had help doing it. I love listening to you two talk especially when you keep the camera going and we just get to hear how you talk to each other not for the camera or anything just having a conversation with each other.
I agree with you all you sure raised some special young ladies I haven't seen anyone else on here or even in my life as sweet and caring as Corie and Katie you was certainly blessed as parents and also to have found each other you have something so special between you all. Sending love and prayers 🙏💕🙏🕊️
I know what Matt means as soon as I walk outside all the bees come flying straight to me and me being allergic I'm terrified of them all
Thank You for having us to your place !!! It is a welcome place Birds and all !!! Matt is sugar free that is why the bees go after him and Tipper you got the Sweets on Matt with those Hot Peppers for him giggle !!! Praying for the garden !!!
That’s the way it should be. Helping each other is how I was raised. Our neighbors and my family always helped each other… no money involved.
I got stung by over 100 yellow jackets in the neck and face cutting grass. I have never been so close to death. I am very vigilant about walking in the woods in fall. They petrify me now. Husband raises honey bees, took me a good long time to get used to them lol, but sure love the honey.
So enjoy watching you both. Many blessings and have a wonderful growing season 🙏
So scary, glad you were okay!
those flowers look reaaally nice! love the relationship you have with your family. children who love to spend time with their parents is such a blessing - you two have done such a good job.
I finally got all my garden out also. I still need to plant some corn but that’s all. Thank God. I’m like Matt, I keep honey bees and when I’m out working in the garden then dive bomb me. Im about ready to get out of the bee business. Love that you and the kids got your beds all filled.
Thank you for visiting with us 😀
Y'all had a productive weekend, Tipper! People who hire services to maintain their yard may never know the satisfaction of growing their own food. Yes, I agree, Tipper. It DOES taste better!
Have a wonderful week!
Here in San Diego yellow jackets are plentiful. My hubby spends hours every summer trying to find their nests at sundown. We have 12 acres in the country so we encounter alot of rattle snake. Hubby will come running into the house with a big smile yelling "RATTLER!" ...It gives him an excuse to shoot the shotgun. When he comes back in I usually say, "Did it really take 10 or 11 shots to kill it?" And he'd smile and say, "Best to not take chances". Haha
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My grandmother would make “pone bread” ( it is like your “biscuit bread”) but she was the only person I’d ever seen make it until now😊. Great video🥰
Loved this video!! Nice of Corie and Austin helped you and Matt with the work! And the little car rivalry between Katie And Matt!! Then came my favorite part…popsicle time with you and Matt! Love the comfortable way y’all chat while enjoying those popsicles!! ♥️ God bless and love to all!! 💕🤗🙏🏻
Thank you Tipper and Matt for sharing your gardening. You've inspired me to put in a small vegetable garden this year.
Wonderful!
I can relate to your experiences with wasps and bees. I have had great success with making a poultice out of the plantain plant. Chew up a couple of leaves and slap it on your bite. By the next day it will be like it never happened. You can also use Adolph’s Meat Tenderizer and water. Make a thick paste and put it on your bite. The enzymes in it that tenderize your meat, break down the histamine that the bee injects into the skin when it stings you. I guess that’s the price we pay for the beauty of gardening. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us. Best regards from Southern New Hampshire.
Watch you on my big screen but have to go to the computer to register a like and a view. So good in these collapsing times to sit and watch a wholesome family live life and follow the ways of our Lord. Thank you.
That is an awesome little game they play. Love it! Love that little sunflower. Quincy did a great job. Families working together is a beautiful thing. You don't see much of that these days.
Hi y'all I just found your channel a week ago and love every bit of it they bring me so much peace and calm me. Thank you
Welcome and thank you so much for watching 😀
I used to live where the people who owned the place rented out the land to a group of farmers for commercial farming and, the owner told us every other year they plant corn and, every other year they would plant soy beans! But, there was plenty of area where we was able to have a nice big garden and plenty of flowers! Thanks for sharing your gardening journey with us and, God bless you Tipper and, Matt and,your girls!
Yall should know good kids and good dogs both come from the same place GREAT parents. Congratulations on raising 2 fine young ladies.
LOVE Corie's Michigan T-shirt. I'm from there but have lived in NC for many years. But real home for me is Mich. :-) Glad the kids helped you to get everything set in the ground. Can't wait to see it all about Aug. :-)
A beautiful day to get all the extra work done, and with everyone cooperation, including the weather that helps out.
Always such a pleasure to watch you and your beautiful family. Thank you for sharing your lives with us. Gives me peace ❤ Quincy did good, he is such a sweetheart! Love him. Don't feel alone, Matt, bee's love me too! I am terrified of being stung and those buggers will chase me when I run! 🤣🐝🐝🐝
I am so grateful for you'll, God Bless and Thank you. ❣ Jean
Love the sound of the water…wish I was laying in a hammock listening to the creek💕
Thank yous all for sharing your video with us today. Very nice breakfast Tipper . God bless your family stay safe
We're in Hattiesburg Mississippi, put our garden in , in March, we got warm to hot weather early this year , some beneficial rain regularly, we're praying we're successful, 1st vegetable garden , we're 73 y4s old , can't wait for 1st warm tomato sandwich 😊😂❤❤ you have inspired us so much , thank you ❣
Wonderful Helen! I hope it is very successful!
Your vidios make me feel like you're part of my family. Our life style is just like yours, here in western Pa. Love to watch
I have that problem with wasps the past several years. Really fresh mulch gets extremely hot as it starts to break down and sometimes that heat can affect your plants but otherwise Ive found it to be very good for the soil and it sure does help with weeds and moisture.
Thank you Michael 😀
We put some raised beds like yours on a slope in our yard last year. They are great! One problem we had was that the beds drained to the area right in front of the beds, leaving it perpetually muddy. It was a bit of a pain to work in those beds because we were stepping in mud. My husband built little decks in front of each raised bed to give us a nice place to work them. That has worked out really well, just in case you end up with the same issue.
Great tip! Thank you 😀
Glad to see Matt finally getting a popsicle 🤣. That was a lot of work. Nice of Corrie and Austin to come over and help. Love your precious family. God bless y’all! 😀❤️