Ted is my English Springer who will be 6 next May. Springers are simply the best Ted loves swimming up here in the Scottish rivers, every day if he could.😊 Unbelievable energy. Barney looks fantastic and is one lucky dog to have such a loving owner. All the best from here in Scotland 🤘🤘🤘
Under your story i feel that you have pain i wish i could just hug you no words just a long loving hug im 89 so i understand so much now i didn't understand when i was young ,GOD BE AT YOUR SIDE EVERY DAY KEEPING YOU SAFE XXXXXX DD.
Awww bless. Sounds like me and Elpi. She's Greek. I was down in Greece from Cornwall having driven down there in my very old battered Citroen C15 Champ tiny tiny camper van, I'm 6ft 6 so go figure. I drove to Lesvos over 2,000 miles away close to Turkey to carry out independent refugee volunteering long term and I was heavily involved with the boat rescues. I had to take the passenger seat out to fit my rather long frame into my very narrow bed down that side. Anyway about 2 months in close to one of the refugee camps I came across a very emaciated dog with a litter of pups who were only about 3 weeks old. Kept my eye on them for the next couple of weeks. At 5 weeks old I made my move as a little black and white pup had caught my eye but he did the whole Greek thing of sticking his nose in the air turning away from me, whilst this other one, the smallest of the litter, was constantly snuffling me as if to say, pick me, pick me, I'll be your best friend forever. Long story short 9 years later we're still together. She is my best mate. I take her everywhere with me, snuggling up to her and we both know each other inside out. I wouldn't be without her for the world. Elpi is half the Greek word for 'hope' translated from 'elpida'. When I adopted her she was only 5" long and used to sleep in my hat. She's quite a bit bigger now! The happiest most loving best friend a man could hope to have. When she snuggles that head of hers into my neck my heart melts. Oh blimey, I'm getting tearful just thinking about how much I adore her. Where's my bleddy Kleenex tissues? Bless her. 14 countries we have done so far together with more coming again soon. :)
i lived in fordingbridge when i was young . i thought you must be local to me as i recognise a lot of the places in your videos . good luck with all that digging it will be worth all the blisters you have now in the end .
Hi Lucy whilst doing any outside work like digging etc build a small little campfire and put some dry shrubs on then a few damp ones on top or green leaves the smoke will deter the flies and mosquitos when your working. Love what your doing and following yours and Barneys adventures. Good luck 👍
Water would be good , solar panel and portable power pack get it fitted on the van and a Leisure battery and inverter if you have to run anything for a short time, Then when you've got your shed built you can put it on your roof. Are you going to use a pond liner if you youl need some soft sand to protect the liner when you put in.
Lovely learning about Barney, thanks for sharing… hey pond , it’s going to be a lake maybe… 😂 but it will be fabulous….”indie projects” did a larger version, watching their channel would show the plants to use to keep the water stable etc.. over my head but maybe they could help… can’t remember now if they are in Spain or Portugal..😊
Fish will eat them mind, I'd concentrate on digging a garden for veggies first, not too sure about a pond as I have a 1000 Ltr X 4 ibc tank's only cost £315 delivered, one for a pond with fish in it / another 1 as a spare, two for rain water storage
I doubt your pond will have much water in it for most of the year and when it does the mosquitos and reptiles will love it. Best to use your energy for something else.
Having your own land is great! Doing your own work on your land is great! Keep up the good work! You and Barney have the perfect relationship! Love your videos! ❤
Having dug some pretty big holes by hand over the years it's always easier to dig a small hole to depth then shave out the walls to enlarge it rather than digging the whole area to depth. Just a thought. Hope this adventure all works out for you both. Thinking of doing something similar in Portugal. Looking at small houses . Be well.
Thanks Lucy for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless us all in divine light 🚨 you should drink a lot of water 😉💦 when you are working in the sun 🌞🔆 nice to see you love your dog 🐶
If i was younger, much younger i would go back to my native country, sweep you off your feet, and teach you a few things. But alas, time waits for no one, Enjoy Life while you are young.
Please, for your back and arms, get a long handle shovel - at least!! Once you do, you'll marvel at the difference. Good job! Feels good to do it yourself and build that strength 💪 🙌
🙂 Nice video,, what is the plan/idea with the pond? I think it has to be really big to hold water most of the year,, so keep it up 🙂 It is something like €30 a month at least for water and power,, and I believe it is quite expensive to get connected,, as there is like one prices for all,, might have been €800 for water 😕 An idea,, build a carport for the van,, use Solar panels for the roof and collect rain water from the roof in to IBC's that you use as the walles. (leroymerlin has 550W panels for €89 until te 28th. dual purpose roof panels 🙂)
Lovely video Lucy, well done digging your pond, it will provide a source of life giving water to lots of creatures both large and small. You have my sympathy battling the many insects that doubtless view you as a food source.
The summer heat will dry that pond in a couple of days it need to be much deeper or you will be topping it up constantly...and I've a liner if possible need also to remember the mosquitoes will love laying their eggs in there .. well done anyway lots to learn
Barney is so adorable ❤ But I am totally convinced that I live with the best dog ever 😊 Alma and Barney would definitely get along. As I am not a native English speaker I also enjoy the English lesson. I love your accent
I bet you're glad now you didn't buy somewhere with 10,000m. I fly out next week to look at 3 plots, 750m, 1400m and 2000m , had my NIF for over a year just waiting for the right place. We might be neighbors in a few months because I'm definitely buying one of them.
Hey hey This week is the monthly market in Relva Pop up and come and see your local comunity Land of Zoria farm Will be there with their finest products Cheers
Thanks for the background on Barney he is gorgeous. My rescued lurcher Buddy was my little shadow, I miss him so much, it will be two years this Christmas since I lost him. You’re doing well with the pond Lucy, hard work but knew you would want to do it on your own, having seen all your other projects. Enjoy and see you soon x
We had a runt of the litter cat from my son’s farm friend because she was the only one unsold. Turned out to be a great cat for lots of years. My current cat was passed down to us because she couldn’t go with her previous owner, no idea how old she is but she gets by in her own way.
I also dug my pond by hand. But I don't have any rocks in the ground, it was all sand. And I also have a dog that adores me and wants to play with me when I am working and walking. Great job
Happy 6th birthday Barney 🥰 Looks like you've bought the perfect spot, once electricity and water are connected it will be the paradise your wish for. 💚
Hi Lucy, about the Laws: Maybe you can ask the people at the hardware store, where you can buy some pound foil. Maybe those people can recommend some place where to get information about these laws.
Its ok and egal to dig a pond in Portugal. It only bècomes a problem if more than six peope drown in it. Then it counts as a lake and you need permission for that 😉😉😂
Happy Barkday Barney ❤ the pond is getting there, slowly but surely. I agree its more satisfying by hand. Spray yourself with mozzy repellent otherwise they'll bug the heck out of you. Lovely to hear Barney's story ❤
Thank you for the Lovely Video like always, our morning routine, coffee and check out our favorite RUclips videos. Like your sweet & extra cute Barney, our Bubbles ( shih tzu pet you can see in our photo here with us ) he is also 6 years old, born June 20th 2018 in The Netherlands when we live there for a short time. He is our EVERYTHING, we can't live without him. Dear Lucy, since we are neighbor's, John & I and Bubbles, were going to ask you, if you ever fancy meet up for a coffee here in Fundao, you're more than welcome, we live right in the city center of Fundao just near the camera ( Local townhall ), let's arrange something before you head off to Uk in December. Let us know. Much love to you & Barney 😘😘
The story of Barney was wonderful. Now i need the story of your motorcycle. When will you be having it in Portugal? ❤ Bikes and dogs are my favourite things.😊
Lucy, hello, nice to see you ❤.. a pond.. great thing.. every garden needs a pond. You will need one or 2 solar pumps , since it gets so hot there. I hate those little flys too!!! Have you seen the videos where they dig a halv circle in very dry desert areas to collect water and better the the soil health so they can grow food again?? That my be a way that work for your food forest.. since its also very dry and hot there. Great job, your doing wonderful. I wished I could give you my plants and solar pumps.. I am loosing my garden and dont know what to do with everything . Take care and see you soon.. hugs from germany ❤
Happy Birthday Barney 🎉🎈 Water & a ball - happy Barney! I'm involved in dog rescue - dogs are products of their environment, Lucy. You've made great decisions and created a wonderful, fulfilling life for him. He's chilled because you give him the correct mental & physical stimulation - you're one of the few people who do that, and are capable of meeting a working dog's needs. Seeing working dogs like Collies going mad, because their need aren't met in a domestic environment, is horrific ...and animal abuse. They are highly discriminatory - they have different rules for different situation/locations/people. eg not allowed on a chair rule in one room, move it too another room, dog will climb on it cuz no rules, afaic Hang rubbish bag from a tree to stop wildlife having a party with it ? Use a sealed/Bear canister ? Wondering if there's some trees/bushes you can plant around the pond to keep the sun off and reduce evaporation, or if it's irrelevant with the ambient temperature. Wouldn't want them using too much water themselves. Maybe just put a tarp over it - which reminds me DIY water desalination - dunno if you'd need that.
Thanks for another nice update on your life. Did you contact the "Indie project" regarding pond laws in Portugal? They should know having made one on their property, as well as "Project camp". Good luck with it ❤
Hi Lucy, having watched a lot of Portugal homestead videos, a lot of them have stone walled wells which are very deep , and a lot of, if not all of them suffer from algae buildup or basically drop 4/5 meters due to evaporation in the heat of the summer, I fear that you may find it difficult to keep water in your pond , I would hate to see you work like crazy to make it , then have a sand pit for most of the summer, I hope I’m wrong, I heard what you said in your video, but maybe a digger to make it 20/25 ft deep would be the best way to guarantee that it will keep water in , on another point , have you thought about using the money for connecting to mains power for an investment in solar, that way you don’t have to pay bills for electricity moving forward, and I can’t imagine you would use shed loads anyway, so you don’t need a massive solar system to start off with 🤷♂️just some thoughts for you , not criticising you at all , take care , regards, Kevin from Herefordshire.😊
Good for you wanting a rescue rather than putting money into breeders pockets.Ive had 4staffies all rescue and I would never consider doing it any other way.Hope your enjoying your time in Portugal.
Morning Lucy, never seen anyone dig with a shovel before. Is normal to use a spade, makes life easier. Keep digging your pond, there is no law to stop you. Many over here are of grid, but is expensive too set up and will take for ever to re coop the cost, is better to get mains put in if you are close to a pole. as electric here is less than 1/2 that of U.K. Don't know what you want to live in but a lot build small sheds which they don't get permission for, but you can't live in all the time. I think you have to be out for 2 or 3 weeks a year, but a lot of these that you see for sale you can apply for a habitation license so you can convert to live in. Now there's not that many fly's about. I found it worse in England in the summer, here it's early spring and Autumn when you get a few, but stand-able, at least where I am. There is a shop like that in Guarda is called Casa China, very close too the train station. Have fun.
You can make digging easier if you buy a digging hoe. They are very popular on southern Europe. It's a cross between a spade and a pick. They're also great for mixing cement in a wheel barrow. Under £20 on Amazon in UK. Best of luck young lady. Proud of you.
So funny. I'll tell you what to do to those flies. Pull their wings off and make them walk. Ha Great Video. You're doing great. If only I had of been as smart as you. :)
Barney won the lottery when you came into his life. And my Lab pup chose me, we were trying to decide which one, when she wandered over and sat on my foot.
You have a big journey on the farm! Sorry if it was my mistake, but you're open a whole for a pool!? This is hard rock!!! Why don't you appoint a meeting with the CEO (you) with the CFO (you) and also with the Barney and discuss other solutions to land with your farms' land? Seriously, you'll probably find someone in the village with an excavator for 60€/hour. Ask in the village! Soon, the rains and cold weather will be present until the end of winter. My suggestions are to pay 200-300€ or lesser but weeks gained. Or someone with a tractor with the right tools, lesser cost. Even with all the time in the world, the land is too rusty for anybody else. Try to use more clothes to maintain the body temperature lower. And the insects will not disturb you anymore. Old fashion for work hard in the sun. You are very adventurous. Good luck!
You could have a look at glaying your pond with pigs but you will need some good fencing. Just remember that all bodies of water in Portugal are publicly owned - no worries about your pond but you may be lucky and have a clay retentive soil but knowing our own you will be more likely to have a sandy one. Have a look at what Luke and Sara are doing with their ponds.
Hiya, l dont know anything about gardening in Portugal but it would be good to look into which perennial fruit and veg do well there. Once they're planted they come back every year. In my garden l've got rhubarb, lots of different fruit and berry bushes and canes, chives, mints, balm etc. They're hardy and low maintenance too. Cant wait to see your progress and find out more about your pond. Best wishes from wales xx
I see you don't like insects flying around, neither do I. One thing that attracts insects is a pond or any still water. When I lived in Amsterdam there is plenty of still water with the canals, and the amount of insects was really just a nightmare. I found that those electric bats that look like toy tennis rackets are really good for killing the insects, I never use bug pray because I don't want to spray poison around myself. Anyway good luck with your battle against the insects.
i don't know if its illegal as far as I'm aware, but one of my neighbour has done it and didn't get permission and as long as it doesn't take drinking water away from others its seems to be ok. yours isn't that big any way so I wouldn't worry. I am curious what your doing for sewage as you live in the van on the land? I was looking into reed bed sewage systems for grey water as a composting toilet removes need for black water. you don't want grey water and drinking water mixing. make you very sick.
To build a small pond you don't need a license or authorization, just for a well. Be careful when making the driving videos not to show street names or the names of small towns. There are a lot of crazy people and madness in this world. Stay safe and enjoy the good weather while it lasts
2 дня назад+1
you're a bad digger. at all. completly. there. 😜 now, the good diggers, like myself, get others to do it! 😂🤣 i'm gonna stop now, can't divulge more secrets, sorry. stay strong! 🤠😎
Portugal is very strict about building homes without a permit, so my guess she won't build anything. She has commented about visas as you can only stay for 90 days & must leave the European area after 90 days & stay away 90 days without any kind of visa.
The pond, while having water, will have mosquitos in winter, in summer it will dry out. A garden or ecen a food forest on this soil will never happen, beside of ver dry hardy plants like olive trees and some herbs. Tons of manure and/or good soil will be needed to turn this place into a garden. Tellong you this as an organic gardener for 35 years. Sorry for the brutal truth.
Hi Lucy... may i ask a question.. how long can you live on your land in one go ... cause im going to sell my place in Spain and travel around Europe in a van I just bought but would like to buy a plot of land in Portugal to have a home base to come an go... 😎👍
So impressed by your tenacity and determination to hand big a pond in such rocky soil. Think I would have reached for the dynamite long before now😊
Ted is my English Springer who will be 6 next May.
Springers are simply the best Ted loves swimming up here in the Scottish rivers, every day if he could.😊
Unbelievable energy.
Barney looks fantastic and is one lucky dog to have such a loving owner.
All the best from here in Scotland 🤘🤘🤘
Under your story i feel that you have pain i wish i could just hug you no words just a long loving hug im 89 so i understand so much now i didn't understand when i was young ,GOD BE AT YOUR SIDE EVERY DAY KEEPING YOU SAFE XXXXXX DD.
Awww bless. Sounds like me and Elpi. She's Greek. I was down in Greece from Cornwall having driven down there in my very old battered Citroen C15 Champ tiny tiny camper van, I'm 6ft 6 so go figure. I drove to Lesvos over 2,000 miles away close to Turkey to carry out independent refugee volunteering long term and I was heavily involved with the boat rescues. I had to take the passenger seat out to fit my rather long frame into my very narrow bed down that side.
Anyway about 2 months in close to one of the refugee camps I came across a very emaciated dog with a litter of pups who were only about 3 weeks old. Kept my eye on them for the next couple of weeks. At 5 weeks old I made my move as a little black and white pup had caught my eye but he did the whole Greek thing of sticking his nose in the air turning away from me, whilst this other one, the smallest of the litter, was constantly snuffling me as if to say, pick me, pick me, I'll be your best friend forever. Long story short 9 years later we're still together. She is my best mate. I take her everywhere with me, snuggling up to her and we both know each other inside out. I wouldn't be without her for the world. Elpi is half the Greek word for 'hope' translated from 'elpida'.
When I adopted her she was only 5" long and used to sleep in my hat. She's quite a bit bigger now! The happiest most loving best friend a man could hope to have. When she snuggles that head of hers into my neck my heart melts. Oh blimey, I'm getting tearful just thinking about how much I adore her. Where's my bleddy Kleenex tissues? Bless her. 14 countries we have done so far together with more coming again soon. :)
Have just started watching your video, the dog talk is beautiful and going for the last one /runt/ is always the go for a goodun
You make me laugh so much I can tell you why barny is so happy it's because he has you all to himself. Happy birthday barney 💕 💖
i lived in fordingbridge when i was young . i thought you must be local to me as i recognise a lot of the places in your videos . good luck with all that digging it will be worth all the blisters you have now in the end .
Another dose of sunshine, thank you. Happy Birthday Barn, health & happiness always to both of you 😊
Hi Lucy whilst doing any outside work like digging etc build a small little campfire and put some dry shrubs on then a few damp ones on top or green leaves the smoke will deter the flies and mosquitos when your working.
Love what your doing and following yours and Barneys adventures. Good luck 👍
Water would be good , solar panel and portable power pack get it fitted on the van and a Leisure battery and inverter if you have to run anything for a short time,
Then when you've got your shed built you can put it on your roof.
Are you going to use a pond liner if you youl need some soft sand to protect the liner when you put in.
Lovely learning about Barney, thanks for sharing… hey pond , it’s going to be a lake maybe… 😂 but it will be fabulous….”indie projects” did a larger version, watching their channel would show the plants to use to keep the water stable etc.. over my head but maybe they could help… can’t remember now if they are in Spain or Portugal..😊
Nice to see someone living their dream. Long may it continue.
I've heard that (real) vanilla diluted in water and sprayed on your skin keeps buggies away
As long as you put something in the pond to eat the mosquito larvae, you’ll be fine, well done.
mosquito live in ponds it's not the same as the UK...you are making a breeding ground for them and stagnant water they will be eating you alive ...
Fish will eat them mind, I'd concentrate on digging a garden for veggies first, not too sure about a pond as I have a 1000 Ltr X 4 ibc tank's only cost £315 delivered, one for a pond with fish in it / another 1 as a spare, two for rain water storage
In Portugal I seem many house or farm land have large water tanks made from concrete that fill from buildings gutter's
If she puts an inlet pipe from the stream and an outlet pipe back to the stream you get continuous running water 😃 No mozzies!
Good on you girl! I was told many years ago that girls can do anything……………… when they want to 😊
@@nozyparker Barney can't have any fun with those water storage containers. The pond is for her dog 🐶
I doubt your pond will have much water in it for most of the year and when it does the mosquitos and reptiles will love it. Best to use your energy for something else.
Having your own land is great! Doing your own work on your land is great! Keep up the good work! You and Barney have the perfect relationship! Love your videos! ❤
Thanks Lucy, my regular dose of happy.
Making a good job of your pond hard work but will be worth it love Barney he is beautiful best company in the world
I’ve been looking forward to your vlog. Super enjoyable x
barney tail seems to wag . . . what ever
hum, love is good
Having dug some pretty big holes by hand over the years it's always easier to dig a small hole to depth then shave out the walls to enlarge it rather than digging the whole area to depth. Just a thought. Hope this adventure all works out for you both. Thinking of doing something similar in Portugal. Looking at small houses . Be well.
Thanks Lucy for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless us all in divine light 🚨 you should drink a lot of water 😉💦 when you are working in the sun 🌞🔆 nice to see you love your dog 🐶
AWESOME, Happy Birthday Barney.
Beautiful video Lucy🌹Your doing wonderful and having the time of your life🌹
Lovely outlook on life mate,,, perfect
If i was younger, much younger i would go back to my native country, sweep you off your feet, and teach you a few things.
But alas, time waits for no one,
Enjoy Life while you are young.
Please, for your back and arms, get a long handle shovel - at least!! Once you do, you'll marvel at the difference. Good job! Feels good to do it yourself and build that strength 💪 🙌
🙂 Nice video,, what is the plan/idea with the pond? I think it has to be really big to hold water most of the year,, so keep it up 🙂
It is something like €30 a month at least for water and power,, and I believe it is quite expensive to get connected,, as there is like one prices for all,, might have been €800 for water 😕
An idea,, build a carport for the van,, use Solar panels for the roof and collect rain water from the roof in to IBC's that you use as the walles. (leroymerlin has 550W panels for €89 until te 28th. dual purpose roof panels 🙂)
Chemtrails nightmare over Portugal non stop!
A few fish in the pond will keep the mosquitoes at s minimum, pestie fly's there always seems to be one that never gives up.
Happy digging
Interesting journey story about braney
2 lovely people!
Barney is a lovely companion to you - building a pond is long arduous work, but well worth it in the end.♦
Lovely video Lucy, well done digging your pond, it will provide a source of life giving water to lots of creatures both large and small. You have my sympathy battling the many insects that doubtless view you as a food source.
The summer heat will dry that pond in a couple of days it need to be much deeper or you will be topping it up constantly...and I've a liner if possible need also to remember the mosquitoes will love laying their eggs in there .. well done anyway lots to learn
Ah the fly dance, I know it so well 😂 You are doing incredibly well Lucy. Thanks for keeping us updated.
Barney is so adorable ❤ But I am totally convinced that I live with the best dog ever 😊 Alma and Barney would definitely get along. As I am not a native English speaker I also enjoy the English lesson. I love your accent
Good for you! I built my cob house singl handed no machines. Totally possible.
GO GIRL XXXX
I bet you're glad now you didn't buy somewhere with 10,000m. I fly out next week to look at 3 plots, 750m, 1400m and 2000m , had my NIF for over a year just waiting for the right place. We might be neighbors in a few months because I'm definitely buying one of them.
Hey hey
This week is the monthly market in Relva
Pop up and come and see your local comunity
Land of Zoria farm Will be there with their finest products
Cheers
Thanks for the background on Barney he is gorgeous. My rescued lurcher Buddy was my little shadow, I miss him so much, it will be two years this Christmas since I lost him. You’re doing well with the pond Lucy, hard work but knew you would want to do it on your own, having seen all your other projects. Enjoy and see you soon x
Really good video mate so nice to see your in your happy place it really showed
We had a runt of the litter cat from my son’s farm friend because she was the only one unsold. Turned out to be a great cat for lots of years. My current cat was passed down to us because she couldn’t go with her previous owner, no idea how old she is but she gets by in her own way.
Lucy, are you planning on building your home on the land; say a wooden structure of some sort?
I also dug my pond by hand. But I don't have any rocks in the ground, it was all sand. And I also have a dog that adores me and wants to play with me when I am working and walking.
Great job
Happy 6th birthday Barney 🥰 Looks like you've bought the perfect spot, once electricity and water are connected it will be the paradise your wish for. 💚
hi from Norway nice to see you again
Hi Lucy, about the Laws: Maybe you can ask the people at the hardware store, where you can buy some pound foil. Maybe those people can recommend some place where to get information about these laws.
Its ok and egal to dig a pond in Portugal. It only bècomes a problem if more than six peope drown in it. Then it counts as a lake and you need permission for that 😉😉😂
Mosquito fish may be helpful in ur pond,i can see barney living in the pond too❤
Barney's the best, and he definitely loves you. You're pretty awesome yourself. Can't wait for the next update. How deep will you make your pond?
Happy Barkday Barney ❤ the pond is getting there, slowly but surely. I agree its more satisfying by hand. Spray yourself with mozzy repellent otherwise they'll bug the heck out of you. Lovely to hear Barney's story ❤
Sweet
Great progress, looking good 👌
Tell you what your not afraid to get your hands dirty, we tip our hats to you
Thank you for the Lovely Video like always, our morning routine, coffee and check out our favorite RUclips videos. Like your sweet & extra cute Barney, our Bubbles ( shih tzu pet you can see in our photo here with us ) he is also 6 years old, born June 20th 2018 in The Netherlands when we live there for a short time. He is our EVERYTHING, we can't live without him. Dear Lucy, since we are neighbor's, John & I and Bubbles, were going to ask you, if you ever fancy meet up for a coffee here in Fundao, you're more than welcome, we live right in the city center of Fundao just near the camera ( Local townhall ), let's arrange something before you head off to Uk in December. Let us know. Much love to you & Barney 😘😘
The story of Barney was wonderful. Now i need the story of your motorcycle. When will you be having it in Portugal? ❤ Bikes and dogs are my favourite things.😊
Lucy, hello, nice to see you ❤.. a pond.. great thing.. every garden needs a pond. You will need one or 2 solar pumps , since it gets so hot there. I hate those little flys too!!! Have you seen the videos where they dig a halv circle in very dry desert areas to collect water and better the the soil health so they can grow food again?? That my be a way that work for your food forest.. since its also very dry and hot there.
Great job, your doing wonderful. I wished I could give you my plants and solar pumps.. I am loosing my garden and dont know what to do with everything . Take care and see you soon.. hugs from germany ❤
Happy Birthday Barney 🎉🎈
Water & a ball - happy Barney!
I'm involved in dog rescue - dogs are products of their environment, Lucy. You've made great decisions and created a wonderful, fulfilling life for him. He's chilled because you give him the correct mental & physical stimulation - you're one of the few people who do that, and are capable of meeting a working dog's needs. Seeing working dogs like Collies going mad, because their need aren't met in a domestic environment, is horrific ...and animal abuse.
They are highly discriminatory - they have different rules for different situation/locations/people. eg not allowed on a chair rule in one room, move it too another room, dog will climb on it cuz no rules, afaic
Hang rubbish bag from a tree to stop wildlife having a party with it ? Use a sealed/Bear canister ?
Wondering if there's some trees/bushes you can plant around the pond to keep the sun off and reduce evaporation, or if it's irrelevant with the ambient temperature. Wouldn't want them using too much water themselves. Maybe just put a tarp over it - which reminds me DIY water desalination - dunno if you'd need that.
Thanks for another nice update on your life. Did you contact the "Indie project" regarding pond laws in Portugal? They should know having made one on their property, as well as "Project camp". Good luck with it ❤
Hi Lucy, having watched a lot of Portugal homestead videos, a lot of them have stone walled wells which are very deep , and a lot of, if not all of them suffer from algae buildup or basically drop 4/5 meters due to evaporation in the heat of the summer, I fear that you may find it difficult to keep water in your pond , I would hate to see you work like crazy to make it , then have a sand pit for most of the summer, I hope I’m wrong, I heard what you said in your video, but maybe a digger to make it 20/25 ft deep would be the best way to guarantee that it will keep water in , on another point , have you thought about using the money for connecting to mains power for an investment in solar, that way you don’t have to pay bills for electricity moving forward, and I can’t imagine you would use shed loads anyway, so you don’t need a massive solar system to start off with 🤷♂️just some thoughts for you , not criticising you at all , take care , regards, Kevin from Herefordshire.😊
Shame no locals with a Digger that could lend a hand
Good for you wanting a rescue rather than putting money into breeders pockets.Ive had 4staffies all rescue and I would never consider doing it any other way.Hope your enjoying your time in Portugal.
Morning Lucy, never seen anyone dig with a shovel before. Is normal to use a spade, makes life easier. Keep digging your pond, there is no law to stop you. Many over here are of grid, but is expensive too set up and will take for ever to re coop the cost, is better to get mains put in if you are close to a pole. as electric here is less than 1/2 that of U.K. Don't know what you want to live in but a lot build small sheds which they don't get permission for, but you can't live in all the time. I think you have to be out for 2 or 3 weeks a year, but a lot of these that you see for sale you can apply for a habitation license so you can convert to live in. Now there's not that many fly's about. I found it worse in England in the summer, here it's early spring and Autumn when you get a few, but stand-able, at least where I am. There is a shop like that in Guarda is called Casa China, very close too the train station. Have fun.
You can make digging easier if you buy a digging hoe. They are very popular on southern Europe. It's a cross between a spade and a pick. They're also great for mixing cement in a wheel barrow. Under £20 on Amazon in UK.
Best of luck young lady. Proud of you.
It's called an enxada.
So funny. I'll tell you what to do to those flies. Pull their wings off and make them walk. Ha Great Video. You're doing great. If only I had of been as smart as you. :)
Barney won the lottery when you came into his life. And my Lab pup chose me, we were trying to decide which one, when she wandered over and sat on my foot.
They have said the dog picks you
You have a big journey on the farm!
Sorry if it was my mistake, but you're open a whole for a pool!?
This is hard rock!!!
Why don't you appoint a meeting with the CEO (you) with the CFO (you) and also with the Barney and discuss other solutions to land with your farms' land?
Seriously, you'll probably find someone in the village with an excavator for 60€/hour.
Ask in the village!
Soon, the rains and cold weather will be present until the end of winter.
My suggestions are to pay 200-300€ or lesser but weeks gained.
Or someone with a tractor with the right tools, lesser cost.
Even with all the time in the world, the land is too rusty for anybody else.
Try to use more clothes to maintain the body temperature lower. And the insects will not disturb you anymore. Old fashion for work hard in the sun.
You are very adventurous.
Good luck!
You could have a look at glaying your pond with pigs but you will need some good fencing. Just remember that all bodies of water in Portugal are publicly owned - no worries about your pond but you may be lucky and have a clay retentive soil but knowing our own you will be more likely to have a sandy one. Have a look at what Luke and Sara are doing with their ponds.
Hiya, l dont know anything about gardening in Portugal but it would be good to look into which perennial fruit and veg do well there. Once they're planted they come back every year. In my garden l've got rhubarb, lots of different fruit and berry bushes and canes, chives, mints, balm etc. They're hardy and low maintenance too. Cant wait to see your progress and find out more about your pond. Best wishes from wales xx
I see you don't like insects flying around, neither do I. One thing that attracts insects is a pond or any still water. When I lived in Amsterdam there is plenty of still water with the canals, and the amount of insects was really just a nightmare.
I found that those electric bats that look like toy tennis rackets are really good for killing the insects, I never use bug pray because I don't want to spray poison around myself.
Anyway good luck with your battle against the insects.
Get on girl
👍
🐰
We need seven dwarfs.
i don't know if its illegal as far as I'm aware, but one of my neighbour has done it and didn't get permission and as long as it doesn't take drinking water away from others its seems to be ok. yours isn't that big any way so I wouldn't worry.
I am curious what your doing for sewage as you live in the van on the land? I was looking into reed bed sewage systems for grey water as a composting toilet removes need for black water.
you don't want grey water and drinking water mixing. make you very sick.
Hey well done on getting ya self out to Portugal it’s my dream as well. Can I ask where you get your music from? X
Ooops just seen the music in your description 😂👌🙏
U r 1 determined young woman I wish u and Barney all the best I, ll be watching your progress 😊
Just wondering why is a pond a priority surely lot more important jobs need doing first
To build a small pond you don't need a license or authorization, just for a well.
Be careful when making the driving videos not to show street names or the names of small towns. There are a lot of crazy people and madness in this world. Stay safe and enjoy the good weather while it lasts
you're a bad digger. at all. completly. there. 😜
now, the good diggers, like myself, get others to do it! 😂🤣
i'm gonna stop now, can't divulge more secrets, sorry. stay strong! 🤠😎
Have you ever tried night digging ? Chilling out during a hot day but digging at night ?
Fly repellent
You didn't mention what happened to the cat.
Hey what's your plans for the land? Are you building anything on it or just parking?
Portugal is very strict about building homes without a permit, so my guess she won't build anything. She has commented about visas as you can only stay for 90 days & must leave the European area after 90 days & stay away 90 days without any kind of visa.
The pond, while having water, will have mosquitos in winter, in summer it will dry out. A garden or ecen a food forest on this soil will never happen, beside of ver dry hardy plants like olive trees and some herbs. Tons of manure and/or good soil will be needed to turn this place into a garden. Tellong you this as an organic gardener for 35 years. Sorry for the brutal truth.
sry for the typos (small phone).
So what happened to your first dog ?
Hi Lucy... may i ask a question.. how long can you live on your land in one go ... cause im going to sell my place in Spain and travel around Europe in a van I just bought but would like to buy a plot of land in Portugal to have a home base to come an go... 😎👍
Why a pond?...maybe a compost toilet would be useful?...genuine suggestion...not being funny
If it is clay as it looks like……pack it around the hole….it will hold more warer at at higher level.
looks like clay……you might NOT a liner…
Good luck…
Sim parece que tems electricidade.
In Portugal you can hire local jcb, one hour 50€! He dig out your hole in minutes, why you breaking your back and sweating your knickers off ?