Building by my POND, the next phase. And much more MUD! #8 

What a fantastic project!!! A cabin for Kate!! 💕 Since you have a *tree house* maybe this should be your *lake house*!!! 😁

Eileen is really appreciating all the work you are doing.... especially just for her.....

Eileen is swimming around so at ease with the appearance of her very own personal lake. She knows she is urterly deserving of it! We should have known you'd have even bigger plans up your sleeves Kate! I cant wait to see the finished cabin but i am loving learning all about the construction and fab materials being used x

The little cabin is going to be so much fun to use and I can see John making some furniture for it, too!

Kate, what a wonderfully brilliant rabbit hole you've gone down. It's going to be a real treasure for you and your family and friends to enjoy and a special place for Eileen.

Ant is able to keep up with your imagination! That’s a super power! You think it, and he’s making it happen! Thank you for the update on Eileen’s pond❤

What a delight! Thank you, Kate, and your amazing helpers, Ant, Arran and Ali. Watching this pond and walkway grow - and now an extraordinary cabin as well is such fun. As for Eileen swimming about in her very own pond, that is the cherry on top of the cake. Needing the composting loo made me laugh, totally get that. I look forward to further developments to the magical addition to your wonderful garden. 💚

Watching Eileen just brings so much peace to me. This is going to be wonderful!

Soooo cute how Eileen truged through the mud. But she seems to enjoy the pond very much!! 🙂

I am re-watching this and realize Ant has a sort of flying goose detail on his hat, I think you guys should design a hat motif from the wooden patchwork on the wall of the cabin, print up a batch of caps, and sell them in the shop! Many of us might wear them and certainly buy for our men!

How lovely is that walkway! So looking forward to the next installment of “the pond”.

9:10 You should reconsider fish for your pond to eat all those little flying bugs bothering you. And fish will keep the alge down as well.💖🌞🌵😷

This is wonderful and delightful. I'm so happy that your dreams are coming to fruition with the help of Ant and his crew. I can't tell you how exciting this is for all of us. LOVED the footage at the end - Eileen on the pond with the peaceful music.

I wish you'd get a few more geese to keep Eileen company - geese are flock animals, and do get lonely for their own kind. You've got plenty of room for them in the pond - aren't you tempted to get just a couple more geese? You'd get lots more lovely goose eggs, too!

How wonderful that you will have a cabin by the pond. It is going to be beautiful. I love the recycled windows. And Eileen is certainly enjoying her pond ❤

This episode made me smile all the way through. I know that feeling one gets in building something real special. You, Kate, are building a little dream house and it will be beautiful. Your face, throughout this video, shows nothing but pleasure, even in the mud. Eileen! Well, Eileen has entered paradise, for sure. Lovely! And I am looking forward to the next step in the Birdhouse construction. ❤️❤️❤️

I see Eileen is in Heaven. This is her playground. I love watching her. Thank you for sharing your wonderful little lake. God bless you and your helpers. 😊❤❤

What a delight in every way! I can’t wait to see it finished and how cozy you make the inside. Eileen truly is a gorgeous girl and so very happy to have her own pond 🥹🤎🩶

Eileen is well pleased with her pond! It all is wonderful! Thank you all very much for making and sharing this beautiful episode 💜! 😊

Small cabins in Canada are often called a bunkie or camp. What a fab project!

You absolutely MUST have a wood burning stove in your little cabin ! Not only to keep it as cosy as toast but you can put a kettle on it. Also, you need a big picture window in front for the view. Imagine spending afternoons or even evenings watching the wildlife whilst knitting or hand stitching. 🤩🤩🤩

Kate, Ant is doing a fantastic idea putting all your ideas together. It looks fantastic so far and I can’t wait for episodes 9. ❤️

Kate's "Hobbit Hideaway" of course!!❤❤❤❤❤ Excellent project!!!!

Lovely! You could call it The Last Homely Hide : )

How wonderful - you are truly blessed and Eileen is one lucky goose to have a mother who would create such a haven/heaven for her.

It's looking amazing what a beautiful peaceful place to rest and watch nature.

❤ you all are an amazing group of workers ! So hope the storm hasn’t hurt anything 🌻

This video and you deserve a Golden Thumb Award...just beautiful how you are creating a habitat for both you, your family, and Mother Earth. Thank you.

What a delightful surprise, and so lovely to see Eileen enjoying the lake

Eileen is so happy with her pond, it's great to see ❤

Such a wonderful project Kate, and Eileen is in seventh heaven on her beautiful new pond. I love Kate's Cabin, and those men helping you are just darlings! The compost loo is such a brilliant idea too. Love watching the progress of all this, thank you Kate. xxx

This is going to be a magical place! Lovely!

Kate, All of your DREAMS about your Pond are becoming REAL LIFE plus your PLAy HOUSE like the one I had as a child on the farm where I grew up in Northern Minnesota. I know your Grandchildren will find your CABIN a Fun "Let's Pretend" place to play someday. I so enjoy watching your Dream Project become Real. May you enjoy entertaining many Family and Friends in THE CABIN.

Such fun you will have in your bird blind and just peering into your pond through the seasons! Eileen looks very content. 😊❤️

That little house is going to be so cute! Eileen looks so happy in her pond.

This project is just wonderful- and Eileen thinks so too! Your own cabin to watch the wildlife is a dream come true. Just wonderful.

So beautiful. I can picture you sitting there by the pond working on many projects during the summer. And Eileen is enjoying herself as well.

I got some reusable fly trap jars and put a chicken liver and water in it. Fill about halfway with water. hang somewhere away from sitting area or smell will be strong. But it works. Traps them by the ton.

Looks like Irene(?) is in heaven now that she has her very own pond😊

What a wonderful surprise. Love that you kept it a secret. The pond and its surroundings will be absolutely magical when it's done. Good for you being creative in a million different ways. Such fun. Eileen has a whole world of her own now. So sweet.

Gosh, I cannot believe that I have caught up with real time. What a great idea having a cabin or a hide in the woods. In case this is a one off thing, please have a Happy, Healthy and Safe Christmas. I really enjoy everything you do, I don't Quilt, yet. I knit and you guys and Anna sit on my knee, when my cat isn't there. Anyway, Thank you for being such a beautiful soul. Please go well and take care.

Oh I’d love to sit with a tea and my camera and sit for hours watching the wildlife! I’m a tad jealous. TFS

Hello, Kate! I built a 10’x10’ ( I’d need a building permit to build a larger one) potting shed a few years ago. I built it from the ground up by myself, with the exception of a couple of days when a friend came over to: 1) hold one end of the trusses while I fastened them, and 2) to hold the ladder while I put the upper rows and ridge cap of shingles. She’s not Ant, but she is willing and able to follow my direction! 😊 I used salvaged windows from our local Habitat for Humanity Restore and doors from a yard sale-$2 each and I made one into a Dutch door. I also upcycled a couple of bedsteads and a dining table-also from the Restore-#into lower cabinets and shelves. I just need to finish my potting counter where I’ll install an old IKEA sink with integrated drain board that I bought at a yard sale. Having watched this video, I’m itching to get back out there. However, it’s the second week of December, we have 6” of snow, and it’s currently raining. My shed will be cold and damp, and certainly not favourable working conditions for this 70-yr-old woman! I’m just going to sit back with a cup of tea by my fire and watch catch up with the next episode in your cabin adventure. Thank you, and stay well! Muskoka ON 🇨🇦

Aww Kate what a fantastic project. It’s so exciting watching it evolve. I loved Eileen at the end. She must be the happiest goose in the world. Xx

Kate, This was a wonderful episode to the whole pond/garden project. All of your helpers are amazingly hard workers and all done with such cheery smiles. I look forward to the next installment. Cheers

Kate you need to make a quilt and some wall hangings for the Cabin by the lake….

this could NEVER be done at Lake Tahoe (we are on northern end of lake, California side) with out multiple local (TRPA), county (Placer ), Fish & Game (Federal), written approval by neighbors & considerable $$$$$$., really .... $$$$ just for permitting. If caught w/o permits, oh Boy! Remove all at your expense, Fined heavily, all subsequent building or permitting "red flagged". You & Anth are so fortunate!!!! Brilliant work, joy to follow, can't wait for "bird viewing from new shed". congratulations (you do not live in Lake Tahoe)

The Pond House. Brilliant. I can picture you and Eileen, your knitting in hand. What fun you will have. And rest, Kate. You have made for yourself (with a lot of special help of course) the most wonderful place to live. Well done! I am so happy for you.

Watching Eileen swimming in her Beautiful Pond brings me so much joy. Thank you for sharing this beautiful project. What a fantastic neighbour you have. He has done such a beautiful jib. Such a lovely kind man.Best Wishes from Aust. Trish

The aerial view of color of the trees is so pretty. What fun to plan for. Ant has great ideas! And he’s funny😂. Maybe he should start his own spin-off channel to yours! I’m glad everyone is trying to keep you safe in all that mud!

I bet your grandchildren would like a cabin in the woods for sleepovers 😀 Petra (Tony's wife)

What an amazing idea! A beautiful cabin by the pond. That’s going to be absolutely glorious to sit inside once it’s complete. Thank you for bringing us along for this process! Have you thought about having a small heater inside for the colder months/mornings? There are quite a few small wood burning stoves that would heat a space like that easily. Not sure if that’s something you want to have to fuss with though.

I am so enjoying watching your project 👏👏 What a great bunch of lads you have to help your creation come to fruition 😊 Who would have thought a bunch of quilters would get such joy watching your world become a reserve for animals ❤ Please Keep Sharing 😀

I can't tell you how much joy it gives me to see Eileen swimming around the pond! I have adored geese since I was a little girl and she is just beautiful. Love the little cabin and can hardly wait to see how the interior works up!

A cabin in the woods ? The front woods? Fantastic idea!

I'm glad I don't have to decide which video series I like best, because they are both just wonderful! And as I've said before, Eileen is everything.

That recycled door with the foggy glass would be a great privacy door for your bathroom there. Still enough light coming into it but also privacy

Hiya 🌞, And all for Eileen! Truly a " lucky duck"!Keep well,safe and contented,-& all here! Can't wait to sit on TLGS with everyone and pass the brownies along!Best of fortunes to you,your f a mily and all here.(COVID did start some marvellous communities!)J.I.M.K Mrs. Brisbane, Australia 🇦🇺 ❤ 😀

A cabin!!! What a wonderful idea!🏡 It’s was very interesting to see it come together and what wonderful helpers you have! You’ll have so much fun “decorating” it. It’ll be a lovely place to photograph your quilts as well! I think I want a cabin now too. 😉 looking forward to more progress videos! 🥰

I agree this is a fantastic project. Absolutely a delight to watch Ant and his help work on this with you!!!😍😁

Love Ant!! He is wonderful

Looking spectacular! Eileen probably thinks the lodging is for her. How about calling it the “Pond Villa?”

Was getting worried that there wasn’t going to be a swimming goose shot but there she was in the finish 😊

Just thought I should mention... that I have been watching you for years and thoroughly enjoy your YOU-ness :) Thank YOU

Simply brilliant! Loving it all. Thanks so much for sharing and taking us along. This will become spectacular in the spring with plants around the Pond. I do hope that somewhere along the edge of the Pond, Ant will build a little wooden house for Eileen!

Well done Kate, Ant and helpers....Eileen certainly appears to be enjoying her new surrounds!

Great, you ended with the Queen of the Pond, injoying her Kingdom! Thanks for sharing your dream. Hugs from California. 😊

It is so enjoyable watching the progress of your pond and its whole area. Eileen looks like she is in heaven having a closer place to swim and you will so enjoy just sitting there and watching her. I so understand your need for the nearby potty. Having to trek up to the house each time would take away some of your pleasure of being out at the pond, plus the kids will love it too. Looking forward to the next installment.

My goodness Kate it’s beautiful wish I was close to drop by for a cuppa and a tea bun. Lol

I just think this is wonderful. You can enjoy the area no matter the weather now that you have a little cottage by the pond. I cant wait to see how you decorate/furnish the little cottage. You are probably making curtains for it as I type this comment.

I love the use of the window and old door. Reuse good old things when we can. Your little cabin will be fantastic for teatime. And I love the necessity of the toilet, so smart.

The little cabin in the woods is going to be fantastic! I hope there are many magical adventures for the grand babies over the coming years!

Both of you have such different accents! Lovely to hear you both speak. Ant is really knowledgeable about construction.

Wonderful Eileen... she must be the happiest, most content goose in the world. Love watching your progress on your wilderness retreat!

I love this project and watching Eileen enjoying her new surroundings. It’s really great, Kate.

You and your crew are so pleasant to watch and listen to. I love your place and can't wait for more videos of it. You have a wonderful mind. I see fairies and goblins having the best time there ❤

How exciting. I loved the paned door as a window, the idea was a good one, even if that particular door wasn't suitable. Kate, your videos are so unique, and equally as inspiring. I wish you were my neighbor.😅

You are a brave visionary Kate and have great workers to assist. I love how you reuse windows and such. Eileen probably thinks you are building this mansion just for you. Can't wait to view the more to come.

Amazing project Kate, and Eileen 🦢 is definitely in heaven 🥰

Aren’t our gardens wonderful? They’re never really “done”; there’s always more to do, limited only by our imaginations (and budgets😊). I know you and your family will love spending time by the pond, sipping, stitching, and dreaming. And we on the LGS will love sharing it with you!❤

Just brilliant Kate. I might fly over one day to sit and watch Ileana swim around.

Oh my! You are living my dream. Thank you so much for sharing your magical life with all of us on the Lime Green Couch (Sofa?) Anthony is doing such a wonderful job, and your inspirations are fantastic! I can just picture what the finished cabin will look like inside and out! I am so excited to see what you have done. Great idea on the composting toilet. I know that I would need one of those as well.

I resemble that "meandering mind" remark! Why get bogged down with practicality at a juncture such as this?! 😂 Whatever it ends up being or morphing into is sure to be glorious!

I've loved your first channel for lo these many years, but this garden channel is just a delight! Kate and Anth are a great video team :) This project is super exciting!! A cabin in the woods for wildlife watching! I'm already wondering about the tea kettle, the pillows and quilts, the shelves of pottery, the pink and green :) I just wish the timber were readily available when you need it. Thanks, Kate and Anth!!

It's going to be great, Kate. I hope Ailene is enjoying this as much as you will.

OMG Kate it is beautiful. What a surprise putting up a cabin. Your place to me seems magical. Thank you for sharing all you knowledge,from sewing to cooking and everything in between. So happy I found you on RU-vid six months ago. Can’t wait to see the cabin when it’s finished. Can’t wait for number nine video. Watching that beautiful goose swimming in her pond. ❤️

What a wonderful addition to a already wonderful place! It reminds me of the Shire, I expect to see Bilbo Baggins sitting on the porch blowing smoke rings! Great job!

I call mine the "wee cabin". It's a magical place in the woods by my house.

Wow!!! I love how this is all coming out!! But as wonderful as watching you and your wonderful friends creating such an amazing place, I enjoy on an even greater level watching Eileen in her own pond! Such love!!!! Thank you so much for making these videos bring us along with you!!!

I can’t say it enough…your journey simply delights me!!! 🤗 Your friendship with Ant is just wonderful…watching Eileen enjoy her surroundings is truly beautiful…your vision for this magical location is spectacular!! I can’t wait for the next video update! 🦆💚

Wow!! Kate... this is so lovely, a Bird Hide!!!🐦‍⬛ I can't wait to see what Ant and you accomplish!🤗💖

Eileen will love her little palast you are building her. 🙂

I'm jealous and so delighted to see this "structure" being developed! I'm thinking you could call it " The Bird House " or Lime Green Cottage!

Ooo, another place to make quilts and curtains for!

this guy is brilliant. You are so blessed to have him. It looks great.❤

Kate, this is such an awesome project. Eileen is looking very happy. Ant and friends are doing an awesome job.

Come on, Eileen, let's clad the cabin in feathers!

I am so happy for Eileen! A pond for herself! ❤ Just watching the last garden videos. Greetings from Germany from Luna ✨️

Hi it’s Marian ,I saw Eileen supervising in the background bless her.

Kate and Ant, this is amazing and wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing videos as this Haven is being brought to reality! I love that this is a collaborative vision, seeming to come along more step-by-step than by preset design. Kate, how did you keep the secret of the cabin? I would have been bursting to share the idea! I can understand Eileen may not want an enclosed space but wonder if she would use an open space, more of a windbreak with a bit of roof than an enclosure where a predator could corner her? Just an idea. She gets her own pond, a fantasy for any goose I'm sure! But some part of me just wants her to have shelter as well. Can't wait for #9 (and thanks for numbering!) Best to you all.