Slow Living on 1.5 Acres

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We are Carissa, Iwan & Frankie the sausage dog, and in 2020 decided one night over a bottle of wine that moving from North Wales to Portugal would be a good idea. Within a month we were on the road to Portugal to find the perfect piece of land to call home. We picked up Albi, Joao and Simao the cats along the way, as well as Diogo the podengo and a flock of chickens.
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@tlmiam1 7 месяцев назад

I love how Diogo hops after the ball and Frankie just lays there while you step over him. The wall is beautiful, I am always impressed by how well you do all these things. Uncle Nick has taught you well lol !

@ourvan.ourway 7 месяцев назад

Your solar shade structure is looking great. For the uprights, I’d like to suggest putting some corner bracing pieces in at 45° angles. It’ll give it a bit more rigidity during windy days & will keep it solid. Is it possible to add guttering to this to harvest the rainwater too? I’m guessing you can never have enough water in the later spring & summer months. Have a great rest of the week guys

@davewilliams6172 7 месяцев назад

You need to corner brace the solar structure if you want it to last through the first storm. Nice job on the wall and the garden is coming along very nicely, it is good to see some citrus trees being planted.

@petercarbutt3706 7 месяцев назад

very important

@TriciaBrandt-ql6fr 7 месяцев назад

The salad was the most gorgeous one I have seen! Nice to be able to walk out in the garden and pick your meals. Love all your fur babies! Your videos make me feel happy and calm, kudos you two 😊

@deborahthomas3475 7 месяцев назад

When I was your age I built several walled flower beds to divert water in my yard. We don’t have stones in north Florida so I accumulated chunks of busted up pavement. That took a lot of gathering in my car from construction debris wherever I could find it around town. I got mortar mix and mixed it with a hoe in a wooden trough. That was a rewarding project. I hated to leave it when we moved. At my age now I do good to move a few. pavers stones. Your doing good 👍

@katykay6537 7 месяцев назад

Wonderful job on the rock wall, Iwan! Carissa, your salads are so lovely!

@FrankieOffGrid 7 месяцев назад

Thank you!!

@LifebyBertie 7 месяцев назад

How wonderful, Spring arriving is always something so magical. Excellent opportunity to shoot some B-roll. The wall looks great, that is proper labour of love. No minding that the structure is looking a bit wonky as long as it's strong, the solar-panels are not that heavy to begin with. The connecting parts should be solid. Have a good week you guys! Cheers Bert 🙏🏻❤

@magicwendy210 7 месяцев назад

great video as always, l kind of prefer a monday video to the saturdays, starts the week off in a lovely calm way ☺ thank you x

@eldrinod 7 месяцев назад

Lovely stuff, total zen viewing. Your videos and the perfect music selection always make me feel so calm and relaxed ❤️

@ingevansand9180 7 месяцев назад

Please make the wooden structure stronger with 45 degrees corner supports. 😊👍

@dianerayburn1728 7 месяцев назад

The other day I heard a tip for making a strong structure. The more triangles you can include in a frame, the stronger it becomes...

@jimmyconnolly3461 7 месяцев назад

As always, just beautiful. Loved it. ❤️xx

@FrankieOffGrid 7 месяцев назад

Thanks Jimmy!!

@meglange3595 7 месяцев назад

Spring time is so lovely there with all the gorgeous flowers 🥰. May your citrus grove grow strong and mighty!!! A grapefruit tree sounds amazing, and lemon too. I wish I lived in a warmer climate. And I know that would come with it's own issues. It's all a compromise. I'd still choose the warmth over our long, cold winters. Albi finds the very best of spots to have her naps 😄. I do love ginger and white kitties. They have such adorable personalities. Iwan, you're an excellant student of the St Nick Acadamy 😁. Your stone work will just get better and better over time 👍. Have a great week you two. 🥰♥️

@miriammuskal5402 7 месяцев назад

Beautiful platter

@irenepolchet364 6 месяцев назад

Your little brown dog looks like an Africanus which is what we call mixed breed dogs in South Africa 🇿🇦 Watching with great interest. Amazing job. Great learning curve. A little bit od heaven. ❤

@FrankieOffGrid 6 месяцев назад

He’s actually a pure breed Podengo Portugues.. bred to hunt rabbits.

@Metalian66 7 месяцев назад

For Foggies you know a lot. I think the sun melted all your fog.😆😁😀😃 But after all, you are doing it all by yourself. Be proud what you are doing is great!

@denisemastromina7821 7 месяцев назад

Hi do try to strengthen your solar pergola it looked very wonky i would hate in a storm to see your panels lifting of and smashing. We had to move ours to as at 3pm in the afternoon shade went on 1 corner of 4 panels and cut in half the power gain so we had to pay again plus extra wiring to have them moved to an area without shade problems. Big stress as we really needed the extra power. Weput ours on a aluminium frame on our concrete water tank very cheap and still ok after13 yrs👍👍👍

@myitaliantherapyginafiore4414 7 месяцев назад

Iwen your cement and rock work makes me want to begin outside projects again here on my restoration in Upstate New York USA but it's not warm enough yet. Looks great

@PlantMeals 7 месяцев назад

Always a pleasure watching your videos - thanks for the content. Great music choices as always!

@FrankieOffGrid 7 месяцев назад

Thanks so much!

@jimmyconnolly3461 7 месяцев назад

‘I think todays the day the penny has finally dropt with this wall building thing…’ 😂😂😂😂😂❤️✊

@jimmyconnolly3461 7 месяцев назад

This needs a t-shirt and hoodie 😂😂❤️

@ME-tj6gh 7 месяцев назад

22:34 in, love the smiley faced rock.

@isnoo1 7 месяцев назад

Hahaha - on ya kiddo ........ You KNEW I would be watching!!

@jerrywarren6959 6 месяцев назад

It’s really beginning to look very good but I’m afraid that you honestly ought to be wetting /damping down those dry stones first before applying mortar or cement.

@alittleheavenonearth 7 месяцев назад

Have you ever herd the ellen white method of planting? Look it up . We plan to do it that way.❤

@suedale1865 7 месяцев назад

I see in the comments lots of helpful advise-sad it’s after the event but hey ho it is a learning curve for next well wall 🫣 I admire your tenacity both of you 👍 you give it a go well done Fingers crossed for the citrus grove I hope it rained Monty Don advises water trees in every day for a month stops roots drying out so they go down are they in your flood plain ? See you next time ❤❤

@gabriellasaibene904 7 месяцев назад

I am a little surprised that the inclination of the panel is so shallow, why ? Especially for winter

@FrankieOffGrid 7 месяцев назад

We don’t actually have any equipment/material to extend the current structure.. we have enough solar capacity at the moment so all panels don’t need to be positioned perfectly. They’re somewhere between summer and winter at the moment but will work fine for both.

@Homesteadoffgrid 7 месяцев назад

Good for surfing! 🤣👍

@KatooR-Outdoor.. 6 месяцев назад

Great 👍

@jackie4286 7 месяцев назад

new tabby cat? Or is this one the cafe cat?

@FrankieOffGrid 7 месяцев назад

This is Simão, he’s the one we rescued from the cafe.

@mafish7962 7 месяцев назад

❤❤❤

@petercarbutt3706 7 месяцев назад

Nics appy,u have done well lad he is the best teacher in Portugal

@FrankieOffGrid 7 месяцев назад

Thanks Peter! He knows what he’s talking about ey? 😅

@mikefriend7570 7 месяцев назад

Awful lot of padding in this video. Fancy plate of doodahs, bit of stone walling and a coupla trees planted.......yawn.....

@FrankieOffGrid 7 месяцев назад

What more could you possibly want from a channel named after a dog living off grid?! 🤣 comment of the day goes to you I think!

@OutNAboutWithBrad 7 месяцев назад

A quick tip. You're going to need some cross bracing for your solar structure to stop it "racking". If you look at some traditional timber framing buildings you'll see what they've done to stabilise the boxy shapes.

@Liz-cy6gc 7 месяцев назад

Your choice of music is one of the best ones out there!!! Love all your animals and all that you do to inspire us!

@FrankieOffGrid 7 месяцев назад

So glad you enjoy it, we love finding good music 💛

@yvonnebailey9973 7 месяцев назад

Lunch looked delicious. I think you need to put up something between the main leg structure to give your framework more support. Loved seeing your cat curled up in the frying pan. Take care and stay safe. ATB.

@JohnFoxphotography 7 месяцев назад

great job on the well wall, the only thing i will say is you should be wetting the wall and the rocks your placing in, the mortar bonds a lot better when everything's wet, the dryness of the rocks acts like a sponge and dries the mortar to quick, its the same when your rendering a wall it needs to be wet otherwise the wall sucks all the moisture out of the mortar and it doesn't adhere properly. keep up the great work

@projectportugal 7 месяцев назад

Granite, doesn't readily absorb moisture, too wet a surface makes them hard to consolidate in the right place

@1dkappe 7 месяцев назад

@@projectportugalits been a while, Uncle Nick, but I recall working with Portland cement a while back, and the chemical bond formed with the granite required a little bit of water, though not a ton. The moisture in the mortar may already be enough and the humidity may also affect things.

@aliceskewthorpe8991 7 месяцев назад

Yes, I've observed that those building walls on an abandoned chateau do it that way... and their walls are made of granite... But the weather is different in Portugal... I guess! Blessings to all ❤

@projectportugal 7 месяцев назад

@@1dkappe exactly

@abigailgerlach5443 7 месяцев назад

I'd say Spring isn't trying to arrive, it's here! You have blooms I won't see for another two months if we don't have late Spring snows. I didn't know pansies were edible! Good to know! Ingenuity is the mother of invention...not having an unlimited budget is my father's contribution. He jury rigged more items around our house than you can imagine! Somehow, no matter how wonky looking, it worked just fine. I'm half convinced my father had a hand in designing the Leaning Tower of Pisa (in a previous life, of course). How exactly do you "accidentally" buy trees? Is that like me accidentally buying books on Amazon? (which I do a lot btw!) Can a kindle get heavy when you buy too many books? Have a good week! Blessed Be!

@Aotruba 7 месяцев назад

Lunch looked delicious and healthy❤ The well wall is looking GREAT!! 👍😊👍🌟

@carolbulmer8253 7 месяцев назад

Hi, Carissa and Iwan. I love each of your videos. I think that the music and the filming are beautifully synched. See you next week❤❤❤❤

@Rasputin-p4e 7 месяцев назад

Im mason mate, the same preparation like tiles setting, for a more stronger structure, you should also wet the stone slabs you are setting, if not it will react like a sponge and you'll ended up with a hairline crackd finish. When the weather is hot you must wet either thru tiny sprinkling when the mortar was not yet settled. Pardon my english i cant speak well. Gday.

@martinjames3950 7 месяцев назад

He,a been taught how to do it by uncle nick😊

@LPay-jy8mx 7 месяцев назад

Hello you two. Nice progress as always, and admiration for your repurposing and for your off-grid life! A quick tip. When using "wonky" (bowed) planks to support something (or even if plank is straight), installing the plank on edge (rather than lying flat) will yield greater structural strength. For even greater strength, take two similarly wonky planks and create one straighter and stronger plank out of them -- by first, prepping them on the ground by placing them so they look like a mirror image of each other with their ends touching and middles bowed apart. Then screw them together tight and the screws will pull the planks together, straightening them both, and using the opposite force of their wonkiness to increase the new, thicker plank's strength. Good luck! 👍Lee

@rosemaryjasper1121 7 месяцев назад

Lovely quiet relaxing video! No sense of urgency just slowly working through the jobs. Your colourful salad looked beautiful, nearly too pretty to eat! Evan seems to have found his mojo on stonewall building, he seems more relaxed about it now. Nice to see he remembered his face mask, we’re only looking out for your healthy when we all comment on your ppe. Can’t believe just how dry your soil is already this year. Fingers crossed your citrus grove are all happy and grow well. Really loved the calm feel of this video❤

@Путешествуй-к2ь 7 месяцев назад

Have just started watching! Have been waiting for the video since Saturday😅the very first seconds and oh my how much I envy you!! Trees blossoming!!😍🥺with -15 here in Russia and snow all around😣we’ll have grass and flowers and warmth only in May 😩

@janmccann8081 7 месяцев назад

Huzzah, as they say in these parts. A new video! What a beautiful meal you made! It was also lovely to see your flourishing garden. Have fun!

@theyellowbootshomestead 7 месяцев назад

Gorgeous 😍 That saladdddd! Awesome job on all the projects this week:)

@mariabooboo6753 7 месяцев назад

Love Frankie and Diogo. You've made yourselves a beautiful life in my home country wich I miss terribly.

@michelebushnik2874 7 месяцев назад

Lovely peaceful video! Carissa your salad was so pretty! Ewan your are getting skilled with the rock wall, well done! Have a lovely week you two! Many blessings!

@FrankieOffGrid 7 месяцев назад

Thank you! You too!

@junco477 7 месяцев назад

Nice work. And love all the helpful hints that come your way. So many caring folk invested in your hard work and loving hands.

@piaostgren9844 7 месяцев назад

Can't wait until it's spring here in Sweden too, there's a month or so left until then, we still have some snow here. So lovely to be able to put together a salad on your own farm. How lovely you have it. ❤❤

@projectportugal 7 месяцев назад

With the slightly wetter mortar mix you are using (clever) its not really necessary to wet the surface, well thought out Iwan❤

@FrankieOffGrid 7 месяцев назад

😉

@freedomone2346 5 месяцев назад

Yeah, my cat 🐈 coils up in a stainless steel vege. strainer. And like your 4 legged friend. He's beginning to outgrow it. Spilling over the edges. Reminiscing those good old days not so long ago.

@projectportugal 7 месяцев назад

Loving the stone work❤

@leannekudahl2432 7 месяцев назад

It is better to plant bare rooted fruit trees; but not all fruit trees come bare rooted obviously. So, non bare root trees come surrounded in 'compost'. I find it better to safely clear as much of the potting soil from the roots as possible with as little damage. Then plant the tree and water it in. Then I measure out about 30cm (1 foot) away from the outside of the planting hole and place compost/ old manure etc in a ring to try to encourage outward growth of roots. I also water deeply and outward for the same reason. To encourage the plant to step out of its comfort zone so to speak. :)

@Winnie-hq5hs 7 месяцев назад

Oh, hello Simao❤ To be able to pick an orange in your own garden is my idea of happiness. As I live in Denmark, it's only a dream for me.

@barbarakloise6790 7 месяцев назад

Love your big old optimism cacti! Now I know you are loving your new washing machine there that will pay for itself for sure! So glad you could get that!!

@HelenRullesteg 6 месяцев назад

Albi in the frying pan - soo cute. And I love how tolerant you are with your pets - and Diogo always bouncing like a ball :-) -

@FrankieOffGrid 6 месяцев назад

They’re very funny animals! So much character!

@맹희송 6 месяцев назад

어머님이 사시던 시골집 작년에 유실수 몇구루아 알뿌리 심어놨는데 낼은 텃밭나물류와 휴가내서 꽃심으로 가는데 생각만해도 설레내요 한쪽은 텃밭 한쪽은 꽃과 나무 힘든일상을 기운나게 하네요

@MaryBruce-n5d 6 месяцев назад

Relaxing, inspiring ALWAYS!👍💕

@rachelfrees1268 7 месяцев назад

Iwan, the wall is beautiful.👨‍🎨. Your citrus orchard will thrive with your care Carissa. What fun watching Diego.😂

@FrankieOffGrid 7 месяцев назад

Thank you!!

@barbarakloise6790 7 месяцев назад

Frankie is so cute waiting in the care. All your pets are so darn cute. Beautiful beach les there in Portugal. Such a beautiful peaceful place you have there guys!

@vickimccourt 7 месяцев назад

Your videos are poetry for the soul.

@ronelsmith6906 7 месяцев назад

Quick tip from experience, when you hang your washing out to dry, hang it inside out, that way the colours don't fade as fast. that's what we do here in South Africa.

@barbarakloise6790 7 месяцев назад

I imagine at some point you guys with tackle that other well you have and restore that down the road. I love all the stone walls and rock work you do. Always something to keep you busy and working. You guys are doing a fantastic job there and learning more every day too. Love your channel! So fun watching all your animals they are all so cute.

@AlasBabylon1 6 месяцев назад

I don't know how you ended up in my RU-vid feed, but you did. And I'm so glad. 🧡

@FrankieOffGrid 6 месяцев назад

Haha nor are we.. and we are also glad! ☺️

@deborahlee8135 7 месяцев назад

Cross bracing will help the wonkiness and reduce the movement in your structures. Would hate to see you lose panels in a storm. ❤love the new citrus grove ❤

@hoahappyhome 6 месяцев назад

It's really impressive with the stone structure you made, but the mortar looks a bit dry. Have a good day!

@tlmiam1 7 месяцев назад

Amazing how many have viewed this in just an hour. Nice, I hope you make some income to help with expenses. I shared this video on FB to try to direct more views and subscribers your way.

@annettetongden7768 6 месяцев назад

I love watching your videos and I love the music in the background.❤

@Doitgood52 7 месяцев назад

You need to put diagonal braces on one long wall, one short wall and the panels should be fixed thoroughly to the roof. This will result in a much more rigid structure no matter what angle your posts are at. I love your furry kids and how they all interact. So envious of your slow lifestyle ❤❤

@leonormariaparrachoedviges8244 7 месяцев назад

Adoro os vossos vídeos, e o oásis qué estão a construir no meu país. EU tive de emigrar para UK mas vocês fazem-me acreditar que é possivel tornar os nossos sonhos realidade. Boa sorted e.....sejam felizes.

@rayahomecleaningmotivations 6 месяцев назад

wow this is so beautiful... i'm inlove with your place, your home

@melissaeden1219 6 месяцев назад

Wonderful as always. I love seeing you eat rom your garden and plant citrus trees! Inspiring.

@yolieslife1111 7 месяцев назад

I love your channel !! So relaxing to watch ❤

@tlc1718 7 месяцев назад

Please tell me you're going to brace them legs better❤

@blumerlredpilledgirl8958 6 месяцев назад

It seems your temperatures may be warmer for this time of year our gardening starts in March and our last frost in my area is April 1/ your area is beautiful.

@bettelovelace4456 7 месяцев назад

Iwan your wall looks beautiful 👏👏NICK is a good teacher ..everything is looking so good👏. Diogo is like a little grasshopper 🤣.. you both are so hardworking ..Frankie adores you both and the rest of the crew is soooo cute playing together and following you everywhere 🤣🤣…can’t wait to see your blood oranges..👏👏💜💜

@jeanyang6735 7 месяцев назад

I love your place its beautiful

@isabelinhagomes9076 7 месяцев назад

Carrisa your dish was beautiful, a piece of art!😘😘😘😘🤗🤗🤗🤗

@projectportugal 7 месяцев назад

Hope you put some bracing on the new solar shade

@FrankieOffGrid 7 месяцев назад

Once we’ve bought it 😅

@susanmay4082 7 месяцев назад

Hi guys another beautiful video ❤ thank you 🙏

@jwthrussell8786 7 месяцев назад

Wow it’s beautiful !! Thanks Carrisa….wow the beach sounds great

@bbm8946 6 месяцев назад

love your lifestyle thanks for sharing

@andrewmaiden3738 7 месяцев назад

Guys, you can make the Solar structure more rigid and sturdy very easily and cheaply. Fine some used ply, sheet material and cut triangular brackets of sizes to suit and apply them at every corner, in all planes with screws, it will tighten everything up. If you have no sheet material, use onld timber planks and diagonally brace everywhere.

@mavisgillard653 7 месяцев назад

Great video ❤❤ love the music!!

@TheIndigoEscape 7 месяцев назад

Beautiful video! Loved Albie sleeping in the pan haha. I love the lights around the kitchen as well. It looks so cozy in there ❤

@FrankieOffGrid 7 месяцев назад

Thank you! Haha she does choose some strange places to sleep! Hope you guys are well?!

@TheIndigoEscape 7 месяцев назад

@@FrankieOffGrid better now that is sunny!

@FrankieOffGrid 7 месяцев назад

Isn’t it?! Almost can’t wait for summer! 😅

@SJC49 7 месяцев назад

Iwan - your wall is progressing so well. I think you are now fully in your element! Love when the chickens pass by for inspection. Has Uncle Nick seen the wall lately?😍🇨🇦

@lauriewhitlock8137 7 месяцев назад

Maybe you have already done this but I would be very interested in hearing your thoughts and revelations on completely changing your lives and finding your place in the world.

@vardarotenberg4660 7 месяцев назад

Diogois such a wonderful dog. Love to see him cuddling wit😂h the cat

@SJC49 7 месяцев назад

Such a beautiful looking salad plate. Very inspiring, Clarissa!😍🇨🇦

@Michael-v8p8w 7 месяцев назад

Always plant trees in November so they have the wet winter to get established.

@FrankieOffGrid 7 месяцев назад

We usually have a wet spring so fingers crossed. Citrus trees are a little different because they fruit in winter when most trees are dormant, so early spring is usually better - we generally go off whats abundant in the garden centres and do as the locals do 😅

@flyoverurbangarden4315 7 месяцев назад

The well wall looks so good, the rock placement is very attractive. As usual your video, camera shots and editing are excellent.

@ddenice963 7 месяцев назад

The lunch looked amazing 🤩

@annalinekennedy1027 7 месяцев назад

Love watching you 2 working.❤

@neiljones6711 7 месяцев назад

Yes yes yes well done Euanne love the dogs love the cats love you both

@ronroelevink7097 7 месяцев назад

Haha, for a moment I thought Iwan was talking about buying apples when mentioning the Appleshop. I noticed the containers near the car so it made sense, sort of. Guess I am getting older. Enjoyed the video.

@practivan 7 месяцев назад

I am really happy that you understand the concept of 'slow living'. I really appreciate the fact that it's a good thing to do. Thank you and please carry on your excellent RU-vid videos as I love them......

@racebanning6390 7 месяцев назад

HAPPY MONDAY, I MISSED YA ALL ON SATURDAY, HAD MY COFFEE ALL READY AND EVERYTHING..LOL. LOOKS LIKE PLENTY OF HOMESTEAD CHORES, AND TREES, SWEET. WE HAVE HIGH STORM WINDS AND RAIN TODAY IN IDAHO AND 37F TEMPS, BRRRRR🌨❄🌨❄🌨🌨☔☔ ENJOY THE EARLY SPRING TEMPS. BE BLESSED🙏🙏👍👍👍

@christinedrumm973 7 дней назад

Are these English Daisies? They come up in different colors here & blanket areas and ❤

@deborahthomas3475 7 месяцев назад

You are so patient and precise on that wall.

@FrankieOffGrid 7 месяцев назад

Definitely getting the hang of it now!

@lindagage7315 4 месяца назад

Agree with the comments on corner brackets for your solar panels, looks a bit wonky, and also your trees are planted a bit too deep, and I don't know anything about concrete but wetting it before adding more concrete sound logical? Anyway I think your doing a fine job! Love your videos!