Busy days in our French farmhouse 

My day was very similar, however I am in Brazil.

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Hi! Thanks so much for sharing your excitement and welcome to the channel! Happy binge watching! 😉

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We have to go there sometime and eat bitterballen 😂🙈

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It was stinging nettle! Sorry I was assuming people would know given the fact that I used a plastic bag which was very inconvenient but I couldn’t pick them all with my bare hands as they were close together and I would get stung

I love those too! We didn’t have those in The Netherlands!

Thank you! Enjoy your trip to France!

It was very impractical though but I didn’t have gloves 😂

Thanks! We did mix it all up indeed’

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Haha! They do! Define “weeds”. I leave as much as I can 😀

Finishing up on my patio and potting up herbs and flowers this weekend in Western Oregon. Turned a bit chilly or I would be out there now. You are so inspiring🌹

Oh I hope you’ll enjoy the book!

Thanks! It’s such a cool spring here as well. I keep waiting for warmer days too with some garden projects!

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Thanks! The color of the tomettes depends on the sand that is used which is red in our area and I don’t always like them that much either. Also the finished look depends on the treatment that can make them shinier and deeper in color. We are going to tone the colors down a bit as I like that more. And yes Olav is a magician who manages to make things exactly as I imagined plus he has great suggestions and ideas that I use for the designs. In return for him working his butt off to have a happy life 😂 I respect his need for precision and his perfectionism which make things take longer but I know he loves being able to do things his way and on his terms and I can only appreciate that in him. Thank you for seeing that and giving him credit ❤️🙏

@@FrenchCountryLife I hope you will never take anything I say the wrong way because I absolutely love your channel. I lived in Paris (you were right there, in my very old neighborhood in Les Halles, on Rue Rambuteau not long ago) the block has changed & become upscale, it sure wasn't like that when I lived there. There was no signage in English. Later on we moved down south to Ramatuelle and that was just a very beautiful area, so close to the beach and also the vineyards. You're very courageous to chase your dreams, not many people do & then one day you find yourself old & gray & wishing this & that. This is part of the magic of your channel, you did it and with family to boot, and so far seems to be so good & the rest of us green with envy. I do believe you are someone with a vision in everything you do & I can already see how wonderful this place will turn out to be. There are no good men left really (at least here in the States) only psychos & the rest of us who see Olaf and how he works & his skills is another reason to watch your channel and hope & pray that all us single ladies will have a chance sometime to meet a fellow like him. You are very talented & very forward thinking & your channel is always a delight to watch!

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Stinging nettle!

Yes stinging nettles!

It’s stinging nettle! You can pick the leaves without gloves if you hold them by the stem under the leaves without getting stung but they were too close together to avoid touching the top part of the leaves and then you get stung. Cooking them for 2 minutes removes the stinging and then you can cook with them (soup, pesto, quiche, omelette…)

@@FrenchCountryLifeinteresting!

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You have given me so much pleasure and so many great ideas, this is the least I can do. Now I know how easy it is to say thanks in a practical way, I will be doing so again.

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Nettle yes. I put them in my omelette!

We have no huge and dangerous snakes here, only vipers occasionally

We hebben concassé maar achter het huis heb ik het gemengd met beton melange steentjes. Die zijn niet geschikt om met de auto op te rijden maar voor een terras kan dat als bovenlaag prima en de kleur en vorm van de steentjes is veel mooier vind ik. De bouwmarkt zei wel drie keer dat dat niet bedoeld is voor terrassen en paden maar dan zei ik steeds: “er ligt 5cm concassé onder!” en dan waren ze gerustgesteld 😂

Ah Merci voor je reactie! Ik heb idd die nodig waar ik met de Discovery overheen kan rijden! Het is hier al de hele dag mistig en motregen in Ouroux dus ben vanavond begonnen met een heleboel vlogs van jullie te kijken. Heerlijk, je inspireert me zo. Alleen het jammere is dat bij mij in de buurt niet die grote emaüs shops zijn :/. Heb zo’n zin in zon, mooi weer en de Brocantes!

Yes it is!

They’re stinging nettles!

A vide grenier is an (often) outdoor market where individuals can sell items they no longer need (the translation is “empty attic”). In many vide greniers though you’ll find professional sellers as well. A brocante is a shop or a market where mostly professionals sell objects that would be considered “brocante” so with a certain style. A vide grenier can be anything, like a garage sale. Hope this helps!