Hope you all enjoy the Christmas Special and enjoyed all the funny stories. We love you all and Hope you having a lovely Christmas. Looking forward to sharing more with you all in the New Year. 🎄🎅 🏡
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What a beautiful setting ..Laura and Dan you just blend in so nicely in this quaint cottage ❤ Soon, soon 🙏 Wherever! you’ll settle down, ... your own fancy glass window, your own oven baking 'lekker' cakes for Dan and stressing over visas will be history 🙏🌿🕊🎄✨️🇿🇦
It is lovely to see the two of you in a relaxed surrounding. You look perfect in that cottage. I didn’t realize until seeing you there that Laura is such an old soul. The two of you complement one another so well. I can’t wait to see what comes next. Hopefully it’s the barn being turned into your own cottage with your own dogs and cats and children. Blessings for you in the coming new year. I am truly one of your biggest fans.
Hey Leanna so nice of you to say, such a lovely comment :) us to and hope you are all are having a lovely Christmas and sending you lots of love into the New Year ❤🎄🎅 🏡
Looks like you both had a lovely Christmas in that beautiful and charming cottage. I hope that 2024 brings you health, wealth, joy and happiness, wherever it may be.
Hey Raymonde it really is a nice cottage & glad you think so too. You too hope you are all are having a lovely Christmas and sending you lots of love into the New Year ❤🎄🎅 🏡
You are such a lovely couple 🤍Wishing you both every happiness. The cottage is beautiful and you look so settled there. You are a wonderful cook/baker Laura xx
We are all pulling for you to be able to keep your farm. My girlfriend and I have been watching for around a year or so now, and have enjoyed your videos very much. We've seen the hard work you've put into the land! Many blessings and much love from "Tumbleweed" and "Lindy" in the Southern California desert, (living in an off-grid community called, "Slab City", where we are actually "squatting).
Slab city that is cool someone else messaged from that community before. It may have been you around 1 year ago maybe not sure. Very interesting and hope all well out there for you hope you are all are having a lovely Christmas and sending you lots of love into the New Year ❤🎄🎅 🏡
Lovely to see you having such a nice time in traditional settings. My daughter and I are heading up to a cottage on the Isle of Skye on the 29th for a week, straight into weather warnings, negative temperatures and snow.. A great way to spend New Year's Eve 🙂 You are a credit to our region, and to each other. Keep on keeping on, and have a very, very happy and healthy New Year ❤
That is such a lovely comment :) We have been to the Isle of Skye lovely little place. Check out the hike the old man of skye amazing views. Hope you having a lovely Christmas and New Year sending you lots of love ❤🎄🎅 🏡
there is official people to fix the roads but as in many countries rural areas aren't the priority so some people will just take it into their own hands for speed and practicality as a Portuguese person who was raised out of the country i love watching your videos and seeing your experience of my home :)
I hopeyou had a lovely Christmas in that charming cottage. I hope that 2024 brings you health, wealth, joy and happiness, wherever it may be.take care stay love to you both
Laura & Dan, I have really enjoyed watching the progress that you have made on your land. The quince recipes remind me of my childhood. My dad was raised on an apple farm in Arkansas. All the trees in our backyard were only fruit tress as he said no use watering & fertilizing trees unless they can you something back besides shade. We lived in Arizona, but he was able to find a quince apple tree to plant (I believe we must have had the only quince tree in Arizona). We also had an orange tree, grapefruit tree, tangerine, date palm, pomegranate tree, two varieties of plum trees & a grape arbor. Around most of the trees was a wide tree well that we planted vegetables like carrots, lettuce, radishes, peppers & tomatoes. My mom was always busy canning and baking something that we had grown in our own backyard. This early experience I think greatly influenced my desire to get my degree in horticulture when I went to college.
Hey there really nice hear from you and thanks for sharing enjoyed reading. Love that i defo think it a nice boost been brought up in that environment love and that hope you are all are having a lovely Christmas and sending you lots of love into the New Year ❤🎄🎅 🏡
Hey folks, what we really want is for you to come back and take care of the "quinta" (farm) and have a bunch of kids here.😁 Don't give up just because some stupid bureaucrats, brainless ones, want to mess with your dreams. 😱Tomorrow we're expecting 62ºF, something you never get there. 😉Plus, there are lots of good things that already belong to you in this country. I've been traveling to Beira Baixa for 34 years, and we also have the "quinta" there. The Portuguese are cool and love to help, especially young folks like you. We're here waiting for you. Keep strong💪💪and Happy New Year🥳🥳
Such a nice comment and we hope so but will have to see lots so navigate. Thanks for been so lovely and sharing we agree. Hope you are having a lovely Christmas and sending you lots of love into the New Year ❤🎄🎅 🏡
Buy a cast iron Dutch oven pot. Dig a hole. Put your cake in pot and cover place in hole and cover with hot Coles and dirt. Let bake then dig out. And you have cake.
Laura and Dan, I pray and hope that next year your visas problem would be sorted out but what is meant to be will be. The cottage looks lovely and cozy and you two suit it so much. I loved your funny stories and Laura those cakes and apple crumble looked delicious. Enjoy your time with your family and friends and reset and recharge your batteries. I am sure you had a lovely cozy Christmas and I wish you both a very happy, healthy, blessed, prosperous New Year in 2024 and hope that one way or the other your journey takes you to where your souls want to be. I look forward to watching in 2024 and tag along for that beautiful journey where ever it may be. Lovely to see you both happy and relaxed.
Whoaaa the snow's a bit of a shock! How lovely to have the cottage in the family, it's a special place. It looks like you're a great cook Laura. The more I think about it the more I think upside down is the right way up 🤔 I wonder what the dog wanted ? Comfort, escape ? Dogs often choose their people ...and since cars often take them to their happy places, they learn to love cars. I hope the Portuguese don't abuse them. Happy Christmas and best wishes 🎄🎁🎅
Thank you. We had a lovely quiet Christmas just my wife, dog, and me. Lovely. I hope you two had a wonderful Christmas. It’s nice to see a big smiles on your faces. No pressure, just happiness. Can see Laura, in her kitchen in Portugal, making her own breads, cakes, puddings and preserves. Happy new year to you both and your family. 😊❤🎉🍷🍾 bye the way, it’s says rain again in Grimsby tomorrow. No snow
Hey Keith love that and that is what its all about. I know ha oven goals :) Rain in the north now too snow all gone ha hope you are all are having a lovely Christmas and sending you lots of love into the New Year ❤🎄🎅 🏡
tous mes vœux de santé et réussite pour cette nouvelle année , merci pour tous ces partages et de nous faire vivre de bons moments en votre compagnie🥳🥳
Lovely song in the end 🎶 Don't worry, everything will be fine with time. All the Best to you two from Northern Finland 🇫🇮 for next year 2024. Br, Mirja & Jukka
Hey Mirja & Jukka glad you thought so we did too and cool Finland and you guys too hope you are all are having a lovely Christmas and sending you lots of love into the New Year ❤🎄🎅 🏡
Love the cottage, the pair of you look so happy in the cozy environment. Hope you have a great time enjoy the peace and have a happy new year with lots of love.
You guys are awesome, just keep kicking. Can't wait for you to be parents, no matter how long it takes and by hook or by crook. There's a small human or two who would be lucky to have you guiding them. Happy new year x
Hey Kevin such a lovely comment and yes us too. Such a beautiful thing to say tho means a lot hope you are all are having a lovely Christmas and sending you lots of love into the New Year ❤🎄🎅 🏡
Have a lovely rest in that beautiful cottage, thank you for sharing some stories from behind the scenes. Looking forward to following your journey guys, have a wonderful new year.❤
Hi Laura and Dan. Thank you for entertaining me,well from the beginning of your channel uploads, It's been appreciated so at this time I hope you've had a great Christmas,,have a great New Year and let the adventures continue into 2024. I hope so and I'm sure other subscribers will continue to support what you get up to. Ta Paul.
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas 🎄 I hope to see you back in Portugal for good once and for all. Good luck to you both much much love from Sunny Florida.
Hey Grace hope your tan looking good ha in sunny florida and hope you are all are having a lovely Christmas and sending you lots of love into the New Year ❤🎄🎅 🏡
Hey Laura and Dan, you see , because you both have a good heart even the dog knows, that's why he was so comfortable with the back seat, you both have a good soul merry Christmas and a happy new year when it comes ❤ you both, 🇯🇲💯💯❣️❤️🥰
Hope you had a very good Christmas, Laura and Dan. So glad you gave the cozy cottage to rest in from the outdoors. It's made a grand difference and already taken the weariness and old worries off you. It's so nice to see you in warm colors and textures in the candlelit cottage. It's the perfect winter retreat and inspiration you needed. I think i heard some renewed resolve to stick with your Portuguese plan. Hope so. You've come so far and i feel the fullness of your dreams are in reach. The things that challenge along your way are just tests from the universe i think. Thanks for your lovely🌟🎄holiday vlog and wishes to your audience. It's so nice to see you happy. 💖 If you think you might want to review the cottage layout again, i'd be okay with that as i'm a booner and i can't figure how the rooms and floors and flow goes, i get easily confused 😄. P.S. Can you thrift a little space heater? When you leave it can be your contribution to the cottage. We've still a few not being used... if i weren't so far i'd pop over to give one or two.
Hey Ruth yes we agree and thanks for lovely kind words. ha Good idea we just not there long enough and the place has heaters :) but thanks for the lovely ideas hope you are all are having a lovely Christmas and sending you lots of love into the New Year ❤🎄🎅 🏡
It's so nice to see you both so relaxed and enjoying time in this cottage. Great memories. I wish you both a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Good things will come your way. Keep a positive mind. Love and be safe! 😘🤗🎄❤ve
Greetings from Tasmania, the cottage looks gorgeous, love all the cooking you did, looked yummy 😋, I wish the pair of you all the very best life has to offer, you are truly a lovely couple, stay well, stay safe, stay happy,❤️🙏😌🎄
Buon Natale. I, for one, am glad Christmas is over. I ate and I ate and finally today, I am finishe with the feasts. I hope your Christmas was good. You both look relaxed and happy. The cake and crumble looked so nice. Have a great New Year. Katie
Hey Katie you are always so lovely, it was so good cannot wait to make more and you too hope you are all are having a lovely Christmas and sending you lots of love into the New Year ❤🎄🎅 🏡
Excellent job on the cooking/baking Laura! And nice to see tou guys able to chill out for a bit and hopefully not 'think' (to much) about other things that cant be changed at the moment.. Enjoy your time back home and worry about the other stuff when the tome comes to go back. Youve got a rough idea of what you want to happen, so as long as you're on top of any legal/logistical changes etc, then aside from that try to let things take their course. Id hoped to have move to Portugal too just after i first started following you couple years ago BUT unfortunately STILL stuck, (& now missed the market to sell and now all the requirements have changed just to add insult to injury! Now might not even be possible could also now end up losing everything shortly, just praying that i can somehow make things pan out)!? ..As you know yourselves, things rarely go to plan.. But we gotta do the best with the cards we are dealt and look forward and trust that whats meant to be will work out for the best! God bless guys! 🙏☯️✝️🕉️🏴🇬🇧
Thanks for the Lovely support as always and glad you liked the stories hope you are all are having a lovely Christmas and sending you lots of love into the New Year ❤🎄🎅 🏡
I can't believe neither of you two don't drink tea! LOL It was pretty cool seeing "Bob and Nan" at the end. My wife and I are Bob and Nancy. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
ha yea not for us :) its really was so lovely of them hope you are all are having a lovely Christmas and sending you lots of love into the New Year ❤🎄🎅 🏡
I surely hope you two had a wonderful Christmas and please have a Happy New Year!! :) 2024 is going to throw challenges at you and I know you will get through each one with your determination. I am really looking forward to you getting back HOME, doing your usual cleanup (grass cutting etc. etc.) and getting on with your projects. PS: Dan, are you going to buy Laura's stove before heading back home?????? hahaha
So lovely of you too say :) ha love it when we settle hope you are all are having a lovely Christmas and sending you lots of love into the New Year ❤🎄🎅 🏡
That was great - felt genuinely festive, what with the honemade garlands and baking etc. Christmas is so commercialised now with adverts for sales on Christmas Eve, adverts for sales on Christmas day and then all that crap on clearance sale on the 27th! It's literally insanity.. You guys definately did it right though, and you always seem very grateful and appreciative which is what it's all about.. Awesome 👍😉
Hope you two had a nice Christmas, i hope that in 2024 your problems solve, that you get your visa and can stay in Portugal, building your future, you deserve it. greetings from Holland
Nice to see you both having a good time in spite of the challenges! What a charming cottage and great place to spend Christmas. Whatever the journey brings in 2024 may it be a very Happy New Year for you!
Hiya you two , thank you again for your video . Just chill out enjoy your time gather your thoughts and enjoy your new year .Looking forward to the start of the new year following you in what ever you do .. Thoughts with you and happy new year to you both .👍
Hello lovely xmas video and House and your story at the end of the day it's your journey it would be great to see you living of grid with a lovely Caravan with porch etc but i wish you all the best for 2024 takecare thanks for sharing your amazing journey with us 🧲⛏️🎄💡🛠️🧰⛄☃️🌲🚙🎅🎁😊👍
Hey Deran nice to hear from you and we agree we are not giving up until we get it no going back now may just take longer hope you are all are having a lovely Christmas and sending you lots of love into the New Year ❤🎄🎅 🏡
Happy New Year to you both, whatever journey you take, you are making memories whether good or bad, there comes a time when you do look back and can just laugh at those moments. Life experiences shape people, try not to take things too serious, we never know what path we take or how it’s going to pan out. Wherever you go, your subscribers will follow. 😊
So nice to see that you haven't lost your sense of humour , what with things still up in the air in regards to if you get to stay where you are living, don't worry it will all resolve it self. I do understand why you can't get a cement truck up your track .In my younger days there wasn't a cement truck within 150ks.All good experience thou,it makes you use what you do have.I still live where there's only one food store and buggar all else, I wouldn't change it for $$$$$$ in a small place people still care for each other.Take care . Noreen Australia 🦘
Hey Noreen always nice to hear from you and hope all well out there in Australia. glad you get it and nice to read hope you are all are having a lovely Christmas and sending you lots of love into the New Year ❤🎄🎅 🏡
Here are my two cents about us watching you or others.. for 50 years we've been watching content created by professionals and while that was OK, we graduated to wanting real, unvarnished, commercial free, less manipulating content such as yours. We got fed-up with one size fits all content and we appreciate screw-ups, imperfections, REAL content and also real pricing, since one pet peeve I have with content such as HGTV or any do it yourself or fixer upper content is that they never mentions the costs of things and as a result we got fed-up because we cannot relate to it without knowing the costs of things.. So please stay real, don't worry about imperfections, because the day you sound like the local TV channel all perfect and varnished is when we seek to watch someone else.. stay real, stay humble, stay imperfect.. whomever judges you, they will do it no matter what, thus ignore, stay on course, be yourself (like you have been) and that is a magnet for us, no matter where we are at (me from Texas) on the planet.. Cheers 🥳
Such beautiful comment that so nice of you to express all that in the way in which you did. we feel you and glad you see it too. hope you are all are having a lovely Christmas and sending you lots of love into the New Year ❤🎄🎅 🏡
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you both and all your followers. This vlog shows you both beaming and smiling and just proves that you are both meant to be together. ‘Keep the faith” and continue to look after each other, things will work out for the best. ‘Slainte Mhath” 🥃🍷🍻🍾from Bonnie Scotland when the bells arrive in the New Year. 2024 will be your year!
Love that Bonnie Scotland :) No one does new year as good as yous. All the best and hope you are all are having a lovely Christmas and sending you lots of love into the New Year ❤🎄🎅 🏡
Thanks for kind words and we did :) That is so nice to say hope you are all are having a lovely Christmas and sending you lots of love into the New Year ❤🎄🎅 🏡
Hope you had a lovely Christmas and it was relaxing what a lovely cottage let's hope and pray it's all good news for 2024 I fell and broke my wrist just before Christmas going to have another x-ray today looking forward to seeing your next video xx🤗🫶🙏🎄⛄❄️ I just read up about quince never heard of it before it's got lots of good vitamins and good for your stomach
Love that Deb glad you thought so too. We will be sharing more in the new year. Yea defo its such a great piece of fruit so many good benefits 🎄⛄❄Sending you lots of love
Merry Christmas guys, found you on yt recently and binge watched from the beginning and it's so cool watching you guys do the things most of us don't have the balls to but wish we did...really good content, thank you
Glad you thought so we thought it was a very warmly one too and hope you are all are having a lovely Christmas and sending you lots of love into the New Year ❤🎄🎅 🏡
@@theoriginhomestead we had a very stormy and wet few days over Christmas, but today is a marvellous (humid) sunny day. Absolutely glorious. Cheers and much love🐨❤️🐨
Lovely to see you both relaxed and enjoying the English weather. Wishing you both a merry Christmas and a happy new year. And Christmas did come early for you Laura you got your oven 🎉🎉 🎉 congratulations hahahaha. Xx 😊😊
Hey Martin always nice to read your comment and same too you hope you are all are having a lovely Christmas and sending you lots of love into the New Year ❤🎄🎅 🏡
You look like you thoroughly enjoy baking Laura. Everything you made looked delicious! We homestead in Northern Ontario Canada and we have learned to use a large cast iron Dutch oven with a lid to bake over hot coals in the fire pit. We bake bread, buns, cakes, and apple/fruit crisps in addition to casseroles and meat and vegetables. Basically anything that can be baked in an oven can be baked in a fire pit. We learned a lot by watching Kent Rollins cowboy cooking on RU-vid. My wife and I enjoy watching your videos and wish you all the best over the holidays and more happy adventures in 2024.
Hey David i do and we have looked into them we just dont want to make any big decisions on buying too much stuff with everything in limbo :( They are a great idea tho. Thanks for the amazing support and hope you are all are having a lovely Christmas and sending you lots of love into the New Year ❤🎄🎅 🏡
Hi again L&D Happy to see you relaxing a bit and enjoying being back to your homes and families. What a charming cottage that is! Hard to believe it was built in the 1700s. So much interesting history there full of special antiques that would have lots of stories to tell lol. I so enjoy old things some collectible and others because I thought they were amazing. I surely agree with you Laura that you need that wonderful stove with oven! Oh how fun for you to try all your recipes. Someday!! Enjoy your stories. There are more to come along with new memories not to worry. Things will get so much easier when you make your decisions and have a direction going forward. You two are a great team and I know all will be ok. soon. Can hardly wait to hear your plans and great fun tagging along! Take good care and hoping you'll get to relax and enjoy your break. Thx as always for sharing. Hugs from afar...
Love that and enjoyed reading. We agree they dont just make things with the same amount of love anymore. So lovely of you to say you are a lovely person hope you are all are having a lovely Christmas and sending you lots of love into the New Year ❤🎄🎅 🏡
Happy new year, just think and go with your gut feelings and you will be just fine😊 Life goes by so fast, don't sweat the small stuff, as long as you too have each other that's all it matters.❤
Hi Laura and Dan your staying in a lovely snug cottage hope you had a great Christmas Day have a lovely New year stay safe friends looking forward to the next video
Hey Michael thanks for the lovely comment and it wont be till after new years now hope you are all are having a lovely Christmas and sending you lots of love into the New Year ❤🎄🎅 🏡
It's wonderful to see Joy in your faces and to see you Relaxing,whatever you continue with your project or choose a new one,rember you need to feel at Peace doing it.❤
I hope you guys also having a great X-mas and we hope w're gonna get a lot of stories more in 2024, we love you guys. Also a great X-mas to the Origin Homestead "clan" and hope to see you all again in 2024. Btw Tanja fell in love with the cottage. 😂🎉🎄🍾
Always enjoy hearing from yous and you are always so nice. Yes see you again in 2024 hope you are all are having a lovely Christmas and sending you lots of love into the New Year ❤🎄🎅 🏡
Thx for the reaction guys. I do have a question if you guys don't mind. Where do you guys benefit the most from, RU-vid membership or Patreon. Tanja and myself wanna help you guys starting January 2024 but we want that you guys benefit the most from our money and we don't want to miss out on your great content Just let us know and we wish you all a great and healthy 2024.
No worries and that is so nice of you. We are honestly not sure. But we do post all the videos that go on the youtube membership also on the patron page just so you know so no one misses out who supports on either one xxxxx @@Hamata68
