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Our Story:
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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@Feeoryne Год назад

Cats sleeping on top of Diogo, priceless! Frankie waiting for Mum, sweet...

@martinlawlor3457 Год назад

A local gardener, when asked for the difference between a marrow and a courgette replied "A holiday!"

@Neilhuny Год назад

The UK Met office yesterday put out an extended weather forecast covering this summer - look up "Summer Forecast Special" which discusses El Nino and mentions in passing that Portugal will probably have a showery summer, from memory 18:38 beetle lava is a cockchafer ...

@reannejarvis9464 Год назад

In Tasmania we call them Corbie grubs, they burrow and kill lawn grass, so they’re a pain in the grass

@yolieslife1111 Год назад

In the US, we call those grub worms they will destroy your plants or grass by eating the roots. Really enjoy your channel such relaxing music, views, animals etc. You're a lovely couple.

@deborahwhite2339 Год назад

Wow! Lots of nice rain. 🌧 i hope it will give you a good topping up for the up coming summer. Here, in Nova Scotia we have had the worst wildfires ever with a touch of arson here and there. Anyway, after a week, we are now getting rain. So hopefully things will get snuffed. The kitties and doggies cuddle puddle is so adorable. 🙂👍👍🇨🇦🔥🌧

@victorgoncalves2442 Год назад

Much needed rain . That white larva is a Beatle, in my area (Setúbal) we call it "bicho barril" , barrel creature . Thanks for the videos

@lorawiseman8847 Год назад

Wonderful video. Loved the rain. I can't get over the Diogo cat bed. That was so cute and funny. He seemed comfortable, too.

@F-J. Год назад

Rain is a blessing. Good time to store rainwater. Just imagine if you got no rain at all till next year ! Have you considered covering young olive trees in tarp IF you get hail stone?

@wooden_branches Год назад

Frankie is adorable waiting for her Mum. Amazing how it has rained both times Carissa was away. Terrific video and it looks like you are going to have an amazing harvest.

@laundryday9511 Год назад

You do the most relaxing beautiful videos.

@meglange3595 Год назад

So loved all the snuggly footage of the little kids. Frankie is always such a little star 😁. I'm so happy for you to be getting rain. Hope your wells and water containment all get filled to capacity. I've started my first ever garden, of my own. I've helped others with their established gardens but never planned and planted one myself. My seeds are sprouting and it is just so exciting!! It really encourages and motivates you to keep going and doing more. I'm starting small, so as not to get overwhelmed at first and so that I can le out already thinking about how much more I'll do next year.

@meglange3595 Год назад

Woops, accidently sent the above comment before it was finished 😄. Anyway, I'm learning a lot this year and hope to do better, and more, next year. Carissa, I can well understand you missing your garden while you were away. Hoping the best for your harvests, and no damaging hail. Take care. 🥰🌿♥️🌿🥰

@jeangodding6348 Год назад

The couch potatoes are adorable , loved the music ,it paired nicely with the tiny bit ominous weather & sky . Another really nice visit , see you next week ! 🥰

@assuncaomeireles198 Год назад

Boa tarde meus amigos apesar da chuva a sua propriedade está maravilhosa . Já vi que tem tomates courgetes e frutas esta tudo a ir lindamente. É muito chato quando nao têm sol ficam sem rede . Quando chegar o inverno têm de arranjar outra alternativa mas nao quer dizer que esteja a chover o inverno todo haverá muitos dias de sol. Muito obrigado o vidio foi excelente e a musica de fundo muito linda mesmo a calhar com a tempestade. God bless you ❤❤ 🐕🐕🐈‍⬛🐈🍇🍏🍐🍅🥕🍉

@Winnie-hq5hs Год назад

I bet Frankie was so happy to see Clarissa again😊 Thank you so much for the absolutely wonderful footage of your lovely pets❤❤❤ Of course all your content is amazing but they really are very special😊😊😊

@robine916 Год назад

If I remember correctly, it becomes a marrow when it gets huge and the skin thickens to the point where it will store well in a cool spot. Not quite as long as a squash, but decently long! Once a year, my Mom would ask me to grow one for her that was twice as big as that one so she could stuff it with a ground beef and rice mix and bake it.🥰

@FrankieOffGrid Год назад

That sounds good!

@pattykelly6621 Год назад

I know with cucumbers, if you allow one to get really big, your plant will think its job is done. Its produced seed and it can die now. And the plant stops producing and dies. I imagine its the same with zucchini. Constant harvesting of the smaller fruit keeps the plant active

@robine916 Год назад

@@pattykelly6621 I wonder? I do end up waiting until towards the end of summer. By that time I have WAY too many zucchinis anyhow! LOL

@uppanadam Год назад

Really enjoyed the thunderstorm in this video!! Hoping for one ourselves soon!! Poor Frankie!! Momma will be home soon!! P.S...that is a grub!! Throw them to the chooks!! They love them!!

@sgrvtl7183 Год назад

The RAIN is beautiful! Everything gets clean and all the gardens watered. Your pets are so cute, laying around together....real pals!!

@irislozinsky3960 Год назад

Love thunderstorms! We get a lot in the prairies of Canada! (Big worry for farmers. Some with hail when very hot)

@vanessagodiin770 8 месяцев назад

Frankie is such a sweetheart. She is so loyal to her family. It makes me emotional when I see how much she loves Clarissa. You wonder what goes on in their mind. We have had three dachshunds over our life and each one of them proved to be so loyal and loving. Frankie must of been ecstatic when Clarissa returned. What a welcome she must have had. Love how Frankie helps with the gardening. So cute to see him digging in the dirt where you are planting.. Will you be making pear wine? You have been blessed with a bountiful harvest by the looks of it. Enjoy your paradise. All The Best!

@FrankieOffGrid 8 месяцев назад

They’re the best dogs aren’t they?! Fiercely loyal and very independent ❤️

@dushy09 Год назад

Looks like all the animals missed their mom 😍

@SJC49 Год назад

Make sure the leaves on your tomato plants don’t touch the ground. Trim up the stalk about 6 inches. Will help prevent disease.

@jeanrichardson2044 Год назад

I have to say, my tidy soul loves it when the long grass is strimmed. I know regeneratively short grass is not particularly beneficial to bees and butterflys, but i like a tidy plot.

@Huskeybear76 5 месяцев назад

Have you ever thought of getting a lawn tractor? You could mow ( saving your back) and have a trailer to tow behind for hauling stuff like the concrete blocks ( cinder blocks is what we in America call them), large rocks and firewood.

@suegunn7210 4 месяца назад

That grub is the larva of the cockchafer beetle, or Maybug. A tasty treat for the chickens!

@Dacostacellybliss 14 часов назад

I like watching Ur videos really very inspiring, Specially because ur love for ur pets Dogs & cats they are very cute😊 Best wishes

@soniaayachealmeida7111 Год назад

Hello, very funny 😂 to see the cats sleeping on top of Diogo. They are true friends 🥰🥰🐶🐱🐈‍⬛🐈🐕 hugs from Brazil 🇧🇷 💚💝💙💛❤

@eunicehenderson9095 Год назад

Grub worm which will become a "June bug type of beetle" at least that is what we call them in southern USA - June is when they emerge from the ground.

@josephinebloodgood4734 Год назад

Your pets! Oh my goodness! Love your videos.

@deniseanglesey972 Год назад

Our summer in New Zealand was extremely wet so if these things follow then yes you might get more rain during summer. At least it will stop the fire risk somewhat

@ivydickson7596 Год назад

Gorgeous and calmness.

@soniawoolley366 Год назад

Love the animals at the end - they r such a delight !!!

@Stephen_Wells Год назад

It rains whenever Carissa leaves. Maybe it's just Portugal crying that she is gone.

@ronguille9721 Год назад

Tomato issue is known a blossom end rot. With inconsistant watering the plant is unable to pull the needed nutrients from the soil. It generally is not a problem with a lack of calcium in the soil. In extreme heat watering the plants twice a day will help. That being early morning and evening. Cherish the rain, no matter when it comes, water is life in these times of drought!

@catarinatorres6378 Год назад

Being very busy working in the city makes me miss my garden a lot! So happy for the Rain help on the watering. Thanks for sharing those minutes of just looking at the skies :)

@kvdw5375 4 месяца назад

Those front leg only gogga's are called dungworms or grubs. They do eat hair roots, stunting growth in your plants - even killing them. But there it does not stop! They're the larvae of beetles, that'll chew up all tender green leaves. That being said, apparently they're quite beneficial to your compost heap - & once the chickens🐓 discover them there, they'll make a bee-line back to your compost heap, every single chance they get!😂 Ps: there are different types of beetles, whose larvae are grubs of different sizes.

@projectportugal Год назад

Cracking video loved all the Animal shots❤

@elainemcgran8828 10 месяцев назад

If you are going to do a vegetable garden on land that holds so much water putting rased beds in would be a great solution, firstly the roots will go deeper in search of water and when it is the rainey season the veg plot will be able to take the rain. Also, make sure you put in enough for drainage in rased beds

@susanaquezada7671 Год назад

Love your pets

@yeevita Год назад

Lovely homestead, lovely animals. In the high desert here, the early residents all had small windmills - they look like toy airplanes in the air - they still have them but these days, there are more solar panels, of course, plus cities. However, for completely off grid, perhaps a small windmill or two might be good for times when the sun is not out.

@ElaineParrock-eu3zf 3 месяца назад

Hello, I have recently discovered your channel and enjoy it so much! Diogo and Albie love the camera don’t they! Well done you two for showing us that a better and simpler life is possible.

@terryevans5476 Год назад

Hope the grape vines and olive trees survived the storms intact

@melindawakley7859 11 месяцев назад

You two have inspired me. I’m not off grid, but I moved to a remote town along way from my usual city life in Australia. Its now time to start growin my own food. The rabbits and deer have already had enjoyable night time picnics on my flowers, and Australian native plants. Tho Kangaroos rarely come close to town. I don’t have fencing yet to keep the deer out So, It’s Time to put some thought into stopping them all gettin to the veggie troughs. I think just covering them up at night will be the solution. Hmmmm. Maybe.

@judithgreen3689 Год назад

Since you asked; here in Colorado, where we live in the high desert region and boast sunny skies, we've had nothing but rain, all May & now June. I grab a cup of coffee & book in very early a.m., get several hours of reading before thunderstorms roll in. I have a hunch this may be your weather pattern, too. I believe this is a global phenomenon in areas that typically see sunny skies. Not, completely sure. I wish you well in your off grid living & your garden flourishes.

@LiLBitsDK Год назад

So cute with the sausage waiting for her momma :D And you need the rain so can't complain about that... and I looooooooooooove thunderstorms the wilder the better :D

@HelenRullesteg Год назад

Loved the footage of Diogo being a pillow for the cats :-))

@jennya2439 11 месяцев назад

Poor little Sausage missed her Mum 🥰

@AleeshaSattva Год назад

So happy to see that new strimmer in action!!!

@Aotruba Год назад

Love watching your pets and, of course, your videos! Pets are so happy you are back ❤🥰🌟👍😻💕

@marybates2201 Год назад

Oh poor Frankie, sitting waiting for his mam to come home. That tugged at the heart strings. That last shot od Diogo being used as a neck sofa. Classic😂. Do the hens cope okay with thunder? You both make the gardening so easy. Everything seems to grow for you. And yes a touch of envy there😅. Do you stil have slugs out there? Anyway bye for now, my garden is calling to me x

@christine3358 Год назад

It looks like you are really going to have loads of produce to harvest this year! Looks so good

@noreenmadden3028 8 месяцев назад

Looking at both cat's lying on Diago all look very content.Love what your doing.Noreen. Australia 🦘🐕

@sharondoust5002 Год назад

As soon as I saw the hole and Frankie I knew what she was thinking a sausage loves to dig job well done who need a shovel when you have a sausage excavator the vegetables are coming on great and the homestead is a live well done both of you

@kathrynmcaravy5966 Год назад

Love seeing your cats and dogs. So fun. Nice garden going along. Best wishes❤️

@adbc8213 Год назад

Hope you all get just the right amount of rain! 😊

@AlongThePathsOfNature Год назад

In Portugal elders say April should be a month with lots of rain and May the month of thunderstorms. The clima is behaving much diferent now (all over the world), and we had no drop of rain in April... At least thunderstorms came in the correct month! :P

@michelebushnik2874 Год назад

It's a grub worm! To treat so they do not decimate your garden and plants, treat simply with soap water to soil.

@ruthconstantino6861 Год назад

The sounds of your lovely rain ws lylling me bsck to sleep as i watched this vlog mid-day. But the clips of your sweet animals and rain-kissed plants kept my eyes open. Glad you got your strimming in. Now that's a brilliant watermelon patch! Loved all the cuddle puddles, tho minus shadow João who was stealthily paying with the carrot or uding the hens shade cloth as his hammock. ❤.

@sheilakerr-jones4345 Год назад

The grub…European Chafer beetle. Your garden in looking prosperous and lush. Hope you had a terrific time back home with your friends. Good to get away, better coming home!

@heidihughes8806 Год назад

The garden is being very productive and looks beautiful in bloom, all your hard work has paid off. Some beautiful footage of the garden and stormy skies Iwan. Nice to see you all back together again😊💗💜❤️💙

@lindagage7315 Месяц назад

Enjoyable as usual!

@maureenlowther7621 Год назад

Frankie was so sweet looking for Carissa, so glad you had a lovely time whilst back in Portugal it was raining😃😃😃. The melons look good you will have a lot of them. Loved the vlog.❤️❤️❤️

@jacquelinecollins7565 Год назад

It's a witchetty grub the chooks will love them!

@celiapereira5223 Год назад

Great update guys 👌 and your pets are adorable 😍

@kristinmcclary7194 Год назад

Oh My Gosh I loved the end with the cats laying all over Diogo's neck. What it the grey cat's name? I wish you had video of Frankie when Carissa came home. My little dog is so sad when I go away and gets SO happy when I get home, then is super clingy for at least a week. I can't wait to see how your watermelons grow. I planted mine to grow up a string trellis after watching a Charles Dowding video. I have 2 that just a little bigger than a golf ball as of today, living in Sao Bras de Alportel, PT for 6 months.

@lindaburrows4724 Год назад

Bless little Frankie x

@sheilajoseph9953 Год назад

Aw cats lying over Diogos head, cute. You fine need a digger on your land you have frankie😂 Those few days off rain will soon dry up, then you will have to do a rain dance😊❤

@leafside Год назад

The sudden rain was so exciting me and my 2yo had to go for a little dance in it!! We missed out on the April pour so I think May is trying to catch up which is great as I was a little terrified about the idea of our Portuguese summer arriving and it already being SO dry since March… so this rain is welcome and the thunders storms even more so, they always get me excited as I love them so much. Such a magnificent boom of Natures voice. So… a thunder storm filled summer in my books would be marvellous!xx

@peterwhite9261 Год назад

I always enjoy your videos. Considering the bad weather, you got lots done. So many stills in your filming would make beautiful framed pictures. Nature's beauty is a global interest.❤

@mareepeters5717 8 месяцев назад

It's called a grass grub in New Zealand, I think it lives on roots.

@audreyhutchison3308 2 месяца назад

You look great in the weather

@michelrosier468 Год назад

I love when there's zero supervision about whats uploaded. Love it Ewan

@tess1176 Год назад

I love how well your furry family get on❤

@arjanvogel6444 Год назад

Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys.

@mariesalway91 Год назад

put the lupins where you want to change to garden to

@shannonlynne1558 Год назад

Another great video! 💜

@joannekoloff5676 Год назад

Ewan u looked very handsome in this wks video. U both r beautiful but I just thought u looked more handsome than usual. I don’t mean to be rude. Clarissa I’m glad u had a great time with your girls. That’s something that is very special. And to the animal crew I love the whole lot of u. 😁

@ddenice963 Год назад

Your precious animals❤ your garden is amazing.

@goodtogo3 Год назад

place is looking great!! love all your animals

@louisebrooks1194 Год назад

I think your onto something with the bottom paddock being so moist. How about creating some no dig beds. Lots of research on this. You must have lots of good compost made, to go into a no dig bed. ?Are you mulching? Gardens looking good! Love the show and especially Frankie Love the slow vibe of the video. Watching from NZ but Cymru am byth🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@martinjames3950 Год назад

We've just had the wettest may in years normally doe the haymaking by now however we have not started yet i,m in southern France

@hungariancottageadventure77 Год назад

great video, pretty much perfect, C is a confirmed gardener, first thing we do after being away is check our plants

@michelebushnik2874 Год назад

Beautiful video!

@louiseswinton6247 Год назад

Here in Western Australia, it's a very similar Mediterranean climate to Portugal. Every cycle or so, we will have a warmer wetter winter, where we'll get monsoonal rain from the Philippines that lowers down into Australia for winter, and rises again in summer to rain in the tropical band in the far northern parts of Australia. Some years it lingers longer in the lower parts of Australia and we'll get rain through summertime when it's usually dry. I'd hazard a guess there is a similar pattern in the Northern hemisphere.

@alybridgwater3282 Год назад

Looks like gaffer beetle lava i get them in my compost birds love them

@karen-ud1hc Год назад

😂The animals at the end.

@livinginthealgarveportugal3357 Год назад

We have noticed here down in the Algarve this time of year you hardly get clouds ….this year we have had nearly every day cloudy which has been great for us as we planted late …forecast is to be like that until mid June …we actually prefer it 🌞🇵🇹🌻

@carolbulmer8253 Год назад

Hi, Carissa and Iwan. I’m glad that you got away to spend time with your U.K. friends, Marissa. However, Iwan had a rainy weekend🙃 You are going to have bumper watermelon harvest. The tomatoes are looking great. I loved the music. See you next weekend❤️❤️

@vickiwalker3486 Год назад

I watched twice in a row! Your place is so beautiful and I love seeing your animals!!!

@Ana-Maria-Sierra Год назад

The weather is unpredictable these days. But you’ve been without sufficient rain for so long. If I were a farmer I’d want an extra cistern or 2 to store the water. Rain during the spring is exactly what you need. I hope it slows down a bit by July, but you still need a bit of rain in the summertime too.

@janehodgetts6078 Год назад

The white bug is a chinch bug, they like dry grass roots, our property in Canada is infested with them, kill the lawn in a few days in summer.

@djersild Год назад

You must be getting all the rain the whole of Europe should be getting. Havent rained here in Denmark for 5-6 weeks now, where we usually get rain 3-4 times a week.

@audreyhutchison3308 2 месяца назад

Lovely

@charlenequinilty7252 Год назад

June bug grub is what we call it around here

@corinevink5164 Год назад

Oh, Frankie and the hole family is waiting for Carissa.

@MarianneInmarsilia Год назад

It has been very rainy in Italy and the south of France too this past month….

@monicacruz4407 Год назад

Lovely rain, good for your grapes. This video is a good illustration of climate change as opposed to global warming, it’s just all over the shop. Eastern Spain, Valencia region also a very wet goodbye to Spring, farmers worried about fungal problems on tomatoes etc. I do think you should have spread your water melons out more, maybe dividing that bag of compost into 3 and planting further apart, that’s a lot of hungry and thirsty plants all drawing from the same bit of earth…all the best 🌱🌱🌱😎

@junco477 Год назад

The four legged creatures sure know how to relax in a pile.

@1dkappe Год назад

Have you given some thought to putting in some dry wells or French drains? Depending on your soil, it could retain more of your rain as groundwater. Also, what’s a Welsh hen-do like?

@livinginthealgarveportugal3357 Год назад

Oh I forgot to mention we actually had a tornado 🌪️ developing between our house and the poly tunnel I handed the camera to Abe and we thought it was on record 😳 but wasn’t thankfully it disappeared 🌻