We need to take some time away from our Portugal farm 

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You two are too cute. LOL. Good fun. Well done. I love that you stop to take time to reconnect with each other and watch out for each other. Wonderful. Simply wonderful. Stay of good cheer.

Thank you for taking us with you for that cold water swim! WOW! Be Brave is right!! How lovely that you have such a beautiful clean river for swimming nearby! 🩱🥶🌊❤

When you are working on your stones Kara, you have a look of determination and concentration. Your jaw is set to the work at hand and I have seen this look on Crusoe’s face when he gets involved in his work!

Oh my goodness Crusoe’s enthusiasm is contagious. Your boys are such darlings.

I'm so jealous of your Spring flowers. The flowers, birdsong, misty clouds...all perfect! There is a certain contemplative feeling when working which is rather inspiring. Be in the moment. If you finish this week, great. If you don't, so? My mum had a little card on her fridge which said, "Do what you are doing". She said it reminded her to enjoy the journey, not to get anxious about getting to the destination. So, Tara, do what you are doing! Enjoy it! It will work out. It might require adjustments, changes, or just a rethink. My fingers and toes are crossed!!! Walking is challenging, but I'm there in spirit! Blessed Be!

Thinking back two years ago when there was nothing but an overgrown bamboo forest where you are now standing 🎍 Your farm has blossomed with all the care and love it is getting!! Your outdoor kitchen is just such a project: handmade with all your heart!! I love how rustic it is, looks like it’s always been part of the property! And you’re leaving space for things to grow in and around it, just so beautiful!! ❤ 🪨🪨🪨🍕🥳👍🏻 And 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

15:36 Oh, Crusoe is such a wonderful litte person- he speaks really good and very clear! If I understand it right (English isn’t my first language😊) he love brown flowers? so cute !!! You both do an amazing job with your kids and they can be so happy to have this kind of childhood with you as their parents. For my opinion: good job!!! It is also wonderful to see how you Tara and you John interact together, so respectful and full of love . ❤ It is so sad what happened to your chickens and I hope the new chickens will help all of you to feel a little bit better. Fingers crossed for the letter and I wish from the bottom of my heart that it will be okay and your wishes for the new house will become truth .

I am sure everything will be authorized, and that we will all be here watching you building your new home! Just cause you deserve it! Kiss from Lisbon

Dear Tara, I enjoy watching your building work for the future pizza oven as I can imagine what you are trying to achieve. Now then, Michael Angelo may not have been excited by your plan and execution with the rocks, however Fred Flintstone would have been jumping up and down with excitement! For me personally, I think that your effort is amazing and even though it is far from finished I do believe that you will accomplish what you want to do, so well done so far. I would not miss one episode and credit for all that you do.

Lovely drone shots and nice to see your local area. Thanks😊👌

That little snippet of Crusoe was beautiful. You are living your strap line - even with all of the knock backs you step forward, dust yourselves off and press ahead. My admiration cup overflows.

Thank you for putting the protection on the rebar. It’s never a bad idea to employ safety on a job site. Especially if it’s an open accessible space. It’s coming along beautifully .

The green is so amazing, love it, the nature is awakened. 🙋‍♀️🌺🌸🌷🌿👋

What a beautiful view from the terrace. Love the video. You have to take care of yourself to be able to care for your family.

Building with stones is a huge challenge. Most things now are built with brick or Leica blocks as a foundation and then stone is added as decoration on the outside. So incredibly impressed that you are going for it!

Tara you are doing great with the oven it will look super in the end, you will see. Thanks for taking us along for the dip😮😮😮.Holding thumbs and sending positive energy for the plans .❤❤❤❤🇬🇷 🇬🇷

Putting stones together in this way is a very special kind of meditation. I love it , so have fun 🌱

I'm happy to see you "crackin' on" with your outdoor kitchen/pizza oven. Can't wait to see you making a meal out there! 🌄 It's day 49 on my Aura app and I haven't begun to make a dent with all the helpful content. I find it's particularly useful for me at the end of my days listening to soothing sounds and music. Being a widow, and having a son that experienced severe mental health issues and obstacles from his dad's sudden passing, I've put a lot of responsibility on my shoulders. (Side note: I went to the dentist yesterday and my blood pressure was down significantly. I told the nurse my Aura app and meditation must be helping!). 🥰

Tara, it's very impressive that you even had the imagination to try this project!! I love seeing you and John playing together. Enjoy your family!

What a beautiful day to take a cold plunge.. Could not help seeing all all the scenery at the river.. I am sending love and light to u and ur family.. U guys will overcome!!!

The outdoor kitchen is comming together nicely! Take you time, Tara, don´t rush to deliver some content for us! The garden and flowers are already looking soooo beautiful! And shout out to you both! I couldn´t bring myself into this cold water! NEEEEEVER! John is great in this and you , Tara did so well, too! Nice episode, as always! Love it!

Fun, fun!! The secret to cold water emersion is to rush straight in and stay in. The longer you are under the water the more pleasant it becomes. I've even done it in the coldest weather and at midnight too. You must do it more often. Eventually you become addicted it like Julie at Mapoerton. So awesome. Enjoy❤️

Whoop-Whoop, let me start watching and answer a little later..... Wow, what a nice video, I really like it. I put you on my prayer list for your home building project. I really hope it's going to turn out well. Maybe let Mario help. 😊😊. Love your flowers. Owe and how you made me laugh 😅 when you were in the water. 😂😂. That was so great to see you having time together ❤️. But we missed the boys. Where were they? Crusoe was so sweet. Ps Tara, your pizza oven is going to be just amazing, beautiful! We don't know the idea in your head, but it's started to look awesome. We hold thumbs and pray for you. Greatings Melinda from South-Africa 🙏🏻🙏🏻

I love that you two got to sneak some time away even if just for a beautiful day out for a bit of cold plunge. Love it, on your bikes. These are just dreams that many of us have. Flowers are blooming, trees are growing, and the sun is shining. I am gonna take it as you did this for me, after losing my hubby very recently. So thanks!!!💕💓💌. You two are just wonderful and so grateful for each other to lift you up. But man I am so jelly on those bikes. You two need to do this more often. And you can bet people will be taking you up on that challenge. LOL Tara, that outdoor kitchen is gonna be a gem. But with all those beautiful flowers of John's work, and your green wall growing, we may not be able to see your work. ☹

Cold water swimming is the best! It's a Sunday morning ritual for me with the girls. Very much mind over matter. Get in, breathe out, and just swim! Sets me up for the week and fixes my aching muscles. Always resets my mental health.

Yikes your brave to go in that cold water. And positive thoughts sent your way for the letter that’s coming.

It was lovely to see just the two of you having quality time together as much as you love the boys its very easy to forget that you need time as a couple ❤ and fingers and toes crossed that you get some good news about your build

Tara, admiration for building the pizza oven on your own. Just a hint - when you place the cement/mortar on, you need to 'throw' it on, so that it gets in to all the nook and crannies of the rock you are laying on top. Accuracy of 'throwing', comes with practice. Check out your friends on 'Raising Voyager' about selecting the right stone to go in the right place. Good luck.

Your videos are so magnificent always looking out to discover what project you are doing next... lovely way to live out... I'm watching from South Africa and I have become enthusiastic to move to Portugal just to be close to the nature as you both are doing in an eco environment

The daffodils and tulips are also blooming now in Virginia! 😊

Hi little family, so glad you have the tools for well being and are using them, no matter where you are life can be stressful at times especially when its no fault of your own, there is also the solace of your beautiful children, innocent and new to the world, Crusoe's delight in nature is so heartwarming and little Sawyer keen to be a part of everything you do especially his little mentor Crusoe, love to you all, breathe in the air and look at your surroundings with new eyes every day and life will always be stimulating and the gift that it is, once again, love to all!!🥰😘😘💕👌👍👍💪🐥🐔🐓🦋🦋

Your wall is looking just fine. I like how you tackled this job free-form.

Tara I've started writing this while you're still at the pizza oven...you pivot between having a fabulous philosophy on life & being terribly hard on yourself. We don't live your day by day..we see it in weekly clumps. Maybe you need to see your life in clumps too. You'll see that you are doing wonderfully wonderfully well, fabulous in fact - the small glitches are nothing. Go well my friends, Kia Kaha (Be strong) remember when a door closes a window opens somewhere - keep looking through the windows for your next opportunity. Everything works out, maybe not how you thought, but detours that redirect can take you to places you never imagined. Embrace the detours! Much love ❤

Olá .Sinto muito por suas galinhas.Elas tinham uma linda vida com voces.😢 Melhores dias virao com certeza!!! Deus abonçoe voces❤

I am proud of you both taking that swim! I take a 3 minute cold shower every day and swim once or twice a week for 10 minutes in a dead arm of a big river and it works perfect for me. Hope you stay enjoying it as well. Stay brave and enjoy because you are already very special to many. ❤

Hiya Newbys! Loved this vlog, great to see you enjoying the river, lucky to have this on your doorstep. How lovely you had that time together to chill out ( literally 😆😆😆) , it looked invigorating. As for the future regarding your house build, whatever comes your way , you’re a team and you’ll. face it together. Oh and Tara , you’re doing a stellar job on your project. Until next time, sending you all love and hugs xx❤️💙💙💙

I've come to love your family and I will be keeping you in my prayers for your permits for your home. I had a chiropractor who believed in that cold water business too. He used a water trough like they use on the farm to water. I used to do it in my shower. I forgot about it maybe I will try it again. Blessings and love from New Mexico

Awesome work, looking good Tara

You 2 are so brave with the setbacks you have to face, i will keep my fingers crossed, you’ll get there, for sure!

Flowers look so beautiful great job! Ours were coming up until suprise of 5 inches of snow yesterday 😩. The day is beautiful there which helps mentally. You both need that time for yourselves.to see her prints in the cement is heart warming for the love you gave them but yet heartbreaking at the same time. Bike ride looks great! The river is beautiful.😂😂well you got your well being 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼. Looks like it feels great have a peaceful day ❤️

When I go in the cold sea in the uk I immerse my whole body shoulders as well and stay under for 5 minutes. I find then your body adjusts to the cold and you can get then swim for longer without the pain.

It WILL work out 🤞🏻

Everything is going to be fine. Don’t worry!! The cold river bath was stupendous ❤

You were on a date!!! Fun! I love how you are always looking at the positive side of things and are forward thinkers. Your outdoor kitchen is looking fab! Always enjoy your content! Thank you.

I’m so glad to see you again ❤️

Just feeling your confidence with this project. Trusting yourself with making creative & technical decisions & backing yourself to do so. I’ve recently learned how to do the same & it’s empowering to release yourself from the anxiety surrounding this 🎉It’s looking great! ❤

Tara please don't fear failure, you are already proving to be successful by even trying to do this project! We all have to start somewhere and by continuing without giving up, we get better and better at it. You are also teaching a good lesson in endurance for your boys. Well done! 😊❤👍

You are so fortunate to have million dollar views from your farm. Loved the drone shots. Hope all goes well with your building application.

Second one.😊 Thanks for yet another beautiful video.

Aww nooooo. What has the Municipality now come up with to stop (or delay) the project of the new build? I'm sure that you have a good architect, engineer and also a lawyer to see this project to its final completion. Good luck guys. Praying for a good outcome.🤞🙏

Your outdoor kitchen is really coming along and I am really looking forward to seeing it fulfil your vision. Well done to both of you for doing the cold dip, very brave like your motto x

Swimming in our lakes in the Serra are my fondest memories of childhood summers, I treasure those days

Mortar is to keep the rocks apart. It’s not a glue. My grandad was a brick mason and taught me that. Great work!!!

I just love how the pizza oven is looking and I know how tricky curved and odd shaped rocks can be to join together. It looks very natural as if it has grown out of the ground. Thank you for sharing your challenges as well as your beautiful part of the world.

Tara,all you do ,all your efforts to accomplish what is required,is a sort of beauty uploading on the farm. And John is your perfect mate. What can your lovely kids desire more? Enjoy your reality, love you all ❤❤❤❤

Everything is so full on that you REALLY need to take breaks often. Lots of love xx

My daughter and I just returned from a week long trip to Iceland where we did a cold plunge! Your face in the cold looked much better than mine!😅 Thanks for being such an inspiration for our travels!!❤ Love you guys!!

Tara, thank you so much for sharing with all of us that you have been struggling with anxiety. The struggle itself is hard on its own, not to mention sharing it with others. I know things will work out for you no matter what the letter says, because you have each other. I've been following you for just a few months, but when i found you on RU-vid, I binge watched (Yes, I binge watched :) ) all your episodes to catch up. Now that I am current, I cant wait for the new episodes to come out.

The view from the terrace is beautiful and the outdoor kitchen is great. Hoping all your dreams and plans come to be. ❤

🌺💕🙂Hi Newby Family! I think Tara and Crusoe make the same serious facial expressions when they concentrate on something - seen this many times in your videos and it’s adorable actually! The kitchen is looking great - don’t worry - it will come together! Also keeping you in our thoughts and wishing everything will be good to go for your house - maybe a little delayed but it will come to fruition. I would be at that river every day - so beautiful!!

Be kinder to yourself! This should be your first challenge !❤ most people are currently experiencing anxiety in one way or other. It isn’t surprising given the current state of the world but it is a sign of our moving forward on our journey. So as unpleasant as it feels in the moment (like the deep cold plung😂), when embracing all, one starts reaping the rewards of the blessings in disguise. Any challenge we encounter can be turned into a blessing.So don’t threat about the news as regards your planning application but rather if you can, be excited at the prospect of all happening in a different way to that you expected. Trust my own experience the universe has this “habit” of sending us exactly what is needed in the moment, so we keep shedding what needs be. Then one day in the future you will look back and feel: this was actually for the best and you were triggered to create in a different way, discovering a new you. When we trust, the universe always has our back. So be kind on yourself! I am by the way also in a “similar” place, moving to my cottage in a months time with yet all the big work to be done… and every little decision that needs making is currently daunting….Everything feels new…so constantly having to adapt/create….can be exhausting at times but also exhilarating at other times….so breaks are a must too. I’ll stop for now 😂. Thank you once more for sharing your journey xx❤

Hello from Australia. I just wanted to share with you my “can I do it “ moment. I wanted a fish pond so I thought “give it a go “ and despite being told I am too old (67) I did it. Not trying is failing and you are so far from that and doing a wonderful job on your outdoor kitchen. Keep your chin up

Last year spring skipped us. We didn't see bloom until June. And, here you're in bloom already. So beautiful! Those rocks look very porous - must be the region. Anyway, your wall is starting to take shape. What a beautiful setting for your plunge. Didn't realize all the benefits of a cold plunge! It'd certainly get the heart pumping. No wonder it's good for circulation. You're so brave!

Stay strong everything will workout.❤

That cold dip looked refreshing. I am praying hard for you. ❤

I am so impressed that you are so open and share your troubles and your joys. You're right Tara, remembering the tools at your disposal and making use of them is the key. Lovecthat cold water! All available fingers and toes are crossed for your letter, but whatever it is you will work something out. I think of your friends in Italy, who had to adapt and change completely. (I bet you would love to have some of their shale rocks for your kitchen!). All the best for this week.

Bold, brave and big of both of you to take the cold plunge, it looked beautiful and refreshing 😁

I see your son when you made that face! We are here helping you hold the stone in place.🎉

Congratulations on the cold water immersion, beautiful spot for a dip, the bridge, running river, gorgeous scenery.👏👏👏👏👏❤️🙏

This looks and looks like it feels glorious ! Love your music Tara! Brilliant just Brilliant Newbys❤❤❤

Fingers crossed for your plans! That cold water dip looked painfully wonderful! Awakens the soul for sure!❤❤

I enjoy every vlog yous do , it’s so relaxing to watch yous and the boys , and yes I will pray , that yous get the go for your beautiful new home to be xx ❤

I loved this video. The footages from the farm and the river were awesome. Crusoe is so lovely and sensitive 🤗🥰🦋 "...it's so beautiful, mom...". Tara, I'm sure the pizza oven is going to be perfect". A cold water plunge in the river, in Winter???🥶You are really brave and it was fun😂👏👏 And finaly, be positive, the project will work 🤞🙏

Liked the idea of cold water swim . Great to have a beautiful place ( river ) near your farm . 👍

What a magic place, the river! You are so lucky! Thank you for sharing.

Cold water plunging is exhilarating isnt it😮😊 Inspiring wall and pizza oven project, girls can do anything!!! Best of luck for your home, envision best outcome and hold that vision. As someone with anxiety and insomnia can totally relate, always a work in progress...xx❤

Yes please do more cold plunge even if it’s only 2 minutes of your video inspires me to try again and every thing you both do is amazing and thank you for taking us watching along your journey ❤

I think you need one of those thread aligners to keep the oven wall straight more aligned and organized, the one used in building walls

Yes guys it’s 5 o’clock in the morning 😮love watching you and John in the water 💦 have a little chuckle to myself 🌷👋🌷👋

Everything will work out! You’ve got this! God Bless all of you!

You are so lovely people! Love watching you guys! Life goes on no matter what! Everything will work out. And if it doesn’t its because it wasn’t meant that way and a better way is on its way! Always works! 🙏🏻♥️

The river really is a wonderful thing to have so close to you. Enjoyed this time with you. Cheers.

You two were brave to get in that cold water! ❤🥰💕 🙏🤗 That you can build.

I wish you well. Thank you for your videos

Ah that looks amazing guys! Well done for plunging in 😊 crossing all the fingers and toes and sending lots of love! ❤

❤❤❤❤,praying and sending good and positive thoughts that everything works out for the very best for you all.

Love the both of you doing the cold water dip! LOL Tara…you are doing a good job on the pizza oven….and will learn from any mistakes. Hoping for good news for you…your house.

Well done, you 2!!!!❤I pray that all work out well for your building project,🙏🙏

Hi guys .what a beautiful picture of the two of you to get her having fun.❤❤❤❤God bless you both always and I pray your letter will bring good news missed the boys this week sending hugs to them.god be with you all❤❤❤❤

The kitchen is looking great! And the cold water swimming…you guys certainly are BRAVE!! 🥶🥶🥶

You were brave to enter into that river! I can imagine the cold! kkkkkkkk. Anyway, the place is beautiful and quiet. You have to do this more often. Thank you for this episode and I´ll see you in the next one!

What a wonderful little excursion to the local river beach. An ancient Roman bridge?!?!? Wow! We don't have anything like that here in the USA.

I think the outside kitchen wall is coming along beautifully Tara, in fact it makes me want to go out and build a wall! The cold water plunge looked painfully cold. Good suggestion about starting out in the shower. I have a hard time sleeping so tonight I will give it a try. Thank you!

They must have been very short when that absolutely gorgeous stone bridge was built. Im so jealous how you have so much in the way of beautiful stone buildings. Id so love to live in one - temperature controlled! ❤

It is a face of determination, and it is beautiful!

Fun and gorgeous scenery ❤️👍

My dear dear Friends, What a wonderful episode . Tara, your rock wall is really looking marvelous, and I am praying for the path for your new home. At 74 I too have had too take many detours, but know it seems to always bring me to a better place. I look back at my life and it was all worth it. You both are very clever and it is your exploring that will give you the strenght. Sending all my love and prays. Always Donna USA

Tara, you are doing a splendid job on the pizza oven. A suggestion, use the small stones as pinning stones to fill the gaps between the big stones, push them into the gaps so they bind to the large stones. I am no expert but if you watch Finca Life, Andy explains it really well and I noticed the stone masons using them on the Scotters build and Brady's new extension in Italy. It was lovely to see that beautiful view behind you as you worked, loved the birdsong and silence.❤ Loved the swimming spot and the beautiful bridge. John I suffer from hay-fever and I find if I take a spoonful of local honey it helps, I guess because the bees have collected pollen from the local flora which is infused in the honey so you body gets used to it. We had a house in Spain and I discovered I was allergic to olive blossom, taking the honey helped.

I love joining you guys there , so far away from where I live . It’s a beautiful location!