Of all the beautiful places that I see on different channels, two are my favorites, for the landscape and for their people: you and Martjin Doolaard. You transmit peace, security, union, true enjoyment. I feel sad when the video ends and I'm already waiting for the next one. Thanks for that . God bless you.

“His dream-food-dispensers, hoping to be adopted by him” 😂😂😂. What a great understanding of cats ! 🐈‍⬛ 😂😂😂

Taking that plug out of the blocked window was so satisfying to watch. Loving the flowers. Enjoyed the KZfaq visit. Thanks for the sharing.

Your cinematography and cadence reminds me of the work of another Dutchman in the Italian Alps, Martijn Doolaard. I love your shots of the cloud shrouded countryside, small flowers, and progress with Velluto. Listening to you speak Nederlands brings me back to my childhood.

Thank you Isis for showing all the nature and insects even the beautiful rocks on the beach , these things bring me so much joy I love that you care about the small stuff 💕

I love your property and the care you are taking to restore it. Your camera work is beautiful, and you do just the right amount of talking. I can hardly wait to see footage of Velluto in the house, curled up on a lap. He would be foolish not to adopt you.

I binge watched all your videos and now I’m so happy to see your weekly process!

So pleased you saved the barn door…..

I also live in the mountains. Yesterday, April 27 we had snow, sleet and rain though everything is green and blooming. May 15 is our last day (officially) of frost so all gardeners are cautious this time of year. May I say, "I feel very 'at home' with the two of you in Italy? It feels as though I am just joining you in the work for the day and week. There is a real sense of comfort and the passing of time when I hear you talk about a door needing replace in "ten years time." Everyone is in such a rush. Velluto will adopt the two of you because you are letting him (mostly) set the pace.

You both work so hard and it always ends up looking amazing. Your valley looked so incredibly green and beautiful the beginning and then so magical with the snowy clouds. Great to see you had a day at the coast. The water looked so beautiful and the village so quaint and steeped in history. Loved it all. Did I mention the iris flowers? So beautiful. Congratulations on your amazing repairs to that ancient door.

I love all the wildflowers on your mountain ☘️🪷🌷🌹🌼🌺🪻

The cantina is looking fresher every day.

Your repair just adds to the history and character, much better than a new one could. Looks like the homemade trailer has motorcycle rims, much easier to push with the larger wheels.👍

Watching these therapeutic videos, makes me think how lucky this farmhouse is to have found the right owners.As for ventilation, the barn will surely benefit from the window opening. Thankyou.

We so enjoy - and envy- your endeavors as you restore your beautiful property and embrace a slow-living lifestyle. Sending best energy for all,you hope to accomplish, and that Velouto decides to grace you with his presence❤️

The edging plants at the front of the house is looking amazing.❤

I wouldn't doubt that the barn wasn't from medieval times with those arrow slot windows. What a long and fascinating story that barn door must have, love that you are restoring it. So enjoy both of your natures, your perspective and your process. Becoming part of what I look forward to on the weekend.

The door looks amazing and still has a life to live 😊 your patience with Velluto is starting pay off. ❤

Your paradise looks amazing! I just love how you both really treasure to salvage all what you can, and you do such a awesome job doing it. I enjoy all your videos and look forward to the next. Thank you again for sharing this journey with us all. P.S. I love how the cat is still loving the place as well. God bless❤

I love your style of salvaging what’s there. ❤

All of your filming is impeccable, but the frame with the big big rock in the ocean was STRIKING! So beautiful and artistic!

Excellent job with the old door. Loved the whistling whilst working. Whistling is a dying art......wonder how many tunes have been whistled in those buildings down through the years? 😀

you can really see now, that all the little by little bits of work around the property is making big differences

Buongiorno ragazzi, I have followed since the beginning of your channel, and I find your calmness and determination so therapeutic. Thank you so much, and auguri!

Your purple iris are incredible, like floral amethysts! Someone who lived there liked to garden!

So happy you have saved the door! I was thinking that perhaps you could keep one of the troths, create a lid for the top and use it to store things you dont readily need, then perhaps shelving above? Just thinking of saving some strain on your backs😉

Another remarkable save. Truly great to watch.

What a beautiful place to live your best life. Your dreams and aspirations are coming alive via your new home. Hard work has achieved a way forward so far. My heart supports your determination and dreams for the property, which is magnificent. OMG, the cow shed troughs have been such hard work, and you are near your goal of demolition of the troughs, "YAY". Luv luv luv and admire your determination and aspirations for renovating such a beautiful property and for bringing alive a dream of living your best life and living off your land. You recycle, conserve energy, and look at traditional methods of repair & and maintenance and gardening methods. Your cat will be curled up in front of your fire sooner than you realise.

Your flowers look great.

Wonderful. Thankyou

Its looking great all those little but big jobs are making it more like home everyday…its going to be beautiful 😊

I love watching you two work on your property and the progress you are making

I forgot to tell you, what an amazing job on the door.

wow it's so green already

Such beautiful views. I can understand why you’re willing to put in all the hard work. Love the transition from empty wheelbarrow to…poof! Full wheelbarrow. Haha.

Our weather in western Canada is as crazy as yours,one day like summer and the day after you can put on the fire place…….

Nice editing 👍🏻

Man, I really love what you two are doing.

Always a pleasure to join you guys ..

Your barn is looking good.

Great job saving the old door.

I can see that your property will Bea special place to visit when you get your rental properties up and running. Birdsong, flowers,mountain vistas, hiking-how wonderful it will be!

Love what you did with the door. The whole barn is coming along nicely after all of your painstaking work!

The door looks fantastic,the extra work is well worth the efforts. 🙏💪🙏 Mr. vennitto is looking very healthy and is a very healthy boy.❤

Gut gemacht! Ich mag ihre Videos sehr. ❤ Sie beide sind authentisch und haben Sinn für das Wesentliche. Ihre kleinen Fortschritte sind die Süsse des Lebens im Augenblick. Danke und herzliche Grüsse.

Velluto has become the star! He is beautiful! Soon he’ll be family. Here in the midwest of America (and most likely in most countries in the northern hemisphere) we’re having hot climate one week then it turns cooler the next -- always quite windy, with trees and flowers shedding their pollen. Very much enjoy your continued progress in your videos.

I am so glad Isis and Bertus that you take time off and go and see places and relax, it is very good for the body and soul, especially after drilling through that through out and wielding big hammers on the concrete. The aerial views from the drone around your property in the cloud surrounding your property is beautiful and as the cloud/mist clears. When driving through those tunnels made in the mountains, I often think how many people built it and how long did it take and what pride they must of had on completion and pray no one died building them. I love the sound of the sea. Thank you for sharing you afternoon off with us, just hearing the sea has helped me and made me remember when I was on the beach in South Africa in Durban and when I went on holiday to Pisciotta in Italy and hearing the sea and swimming in a tidal pool there a lovely place and had a lovely holiday there. Have a lovely day.

Enjoyed

Love you both and appreciate the hard work you do. You are living my dream life...

The door has come up beautifully. You could very nearly hear the door sucking up the paint! The effort was well worth the outcome. Bertus did a very professional looking job on the lawnmower repair. The only background noise we ever hear on your videos is that of glorious bird song! How lucky you are to live in a world with only birdsong to accompany you throughout the day, no intrusion of modern day living to assault your ears! I’m sure that’s part of the reason your videos are so calming. Have a good week.❤

Love your hard work- visually just beautiful. Please protect your back. You lift very heavy things, bend your knees & say no to too heavy. I built a hotel with my husband from an old building. I was always on the other end of heavy, finally had to say no. I let stronger people lift❤️

I love your stray tomcat, what a magnificent colour he is. It is obvious he's starting, slowly, to trust you now as he comes closer and closer each time he comes for his food. You are both doing an amazing job with your homestead, what a huge job it has been trying to sort out all the stuff left behind by the previous owners and repairing and painting your doors. I'm really looking forward to when you have all the tools sorted and can start on the house itself.

The Iris are stunning, such a treat to see them. Bertus, in your new workplace ~ the old cow shed, a second hand wood heater would make those freezing cold winter days a little bearable? So nice to see your excursion. Regards Susan at Hobart.

To be honest, I have a few frustrations I could take out on that cow manager. How much do you charge for a few good solid swings guaranteed to break down a solid chunk...? Then afterwards go sit by that ocean and let the sound of the waves wash it all away .... Building sweat equity in your day in and day out of your lives in infinitely preferably to an office cubical, an assembly line or stuck in a town house in the city which are getting worse and worse.... Yeah, I'm a senior still in the workforce, in my sixties however I too will make changes...as soon as a few more ducks are reasonably lined up.. Saw a license plate the other day that said 'winging it' and, I thought yep, that will definitely be part if it. ♥️🇨🇦 Yeah Velutto!

Nice job😊😊😊

La beauté partout. Et avec l’œil de la caméra et la poésie du montage , vous la magnifiez.

A few things to consider when choosing to use nails or screws...Modern round nails push or displace wood which can lead to future cracking. The displacement of wood can be lessened by predrilling nail holes & then putting in the nails. Getting the predrilled hole small enough to allow the nail to do its job and large enough to prevent too much displacement is a bit tricky. Cut or square nails have sharp edges, so they cut, not push or displace, the wood which will minimize any displacement of wood, so they are less likely to cause future cracks. You can buy modern cut nails that are silmilar to, but not quite the same, as antique cut nails. Typically, predrilled holes are not needed, but if the wood is fragile, may be helpful over the long term. Screws, generally, cause less damage if the holes are predrilled. If you use screws on old pieces, you might consider using a nail that will take bluing. Not sure what bluing is called in Europe. It was the process used on old metal parts that gave them a dark grey/black color. A type of bluing is also used on guns & knives to give them a darker color without painting. Bluing will make your screws look like they've been there for ages.

The door is beautiful. It definitely has soul. Just like both of you! Progress!

I caught my sisters half wild cat the other day (who’d been living under their old house and didn’t want to be caught to move to their new place) with pieces of hot chicken and holding them out for her to eat from my fingers. I cld touch her fur on her face with my other fingers while she was eating from my hand. Veluto may come closer and allow touches for this type of incentive!

Ich bewundere euren Fleiß und eure Ausdauer. Und ihr habt eine wunderbaren Blick für Details. Es steckt so viel Leben in eurer Arbeit und euren Videos. Danke.

Magnificent work on the barn door! It's all beautiful, with all the stone work. You two definitely have some magic up your sleeves. The irises, the coastal town, and of course, Velluto.... Thank You for sharing this!♥️

If Velluto is an abandoned domestic cat you may be able to turn him into a pet. If he is feral it will be almost impossible to make him a house cat. We have three feral tom cats who have been coming for food for three years but they still won’t let us touch them, their reflexes are lightning and claws razors. They do cross the threshold to eat however. We accept them for what they are - wild animals who depend on us for food. We don’t try to domesticate them. They are healthy but look undernourished after we have been away, they soon plump up😺

Great video. Great job on the door, such a work of love. To think the number of people who have used the door before you, what stories it could tell! All the windows you uncovered in the cow shed, surprising just what is emerging as you strip back the layers of the buildings. So many stories to uncover! The purple flags/irises look quite stunning against all the bright green new foliage. You really do live in a most beautiful landscape. All the time there is the promise of things to come. The coast looked a bit cold for swimming but a great way to blow away any cobwebs left from knocking down the cattle manger. I too am fascinated by looking for different pebbles, quite amazing what you can find! I think most of Europe seems to have been wet and soggy over the past week or so. Ten days ago I was in the garden in shorts and a t shirt and needing to put on sunscreen ! This last 7 days here in UK the day time temperatures have really struggled to get into double figures! It’s almost like we had the promise to come, then it was snatched from us! Hopefully the coming week is both somewhat drier and decidedly warmer. Have a good week.❤

Splendid carpentry work!!

Poor Bertus. After demolishing the the first half, only to turn around and see he had the same amount of work all over again.

Like so many others i love the work on the door, your visit to the coast - what time do the buildings date back to?, Veluto’s increased confidence and trust, the beautiful views. And the irises! They take me back to my early teens and my first romance. The boy I was enamoured with took me for a walk in the countryside and as we crested a rise, a field of irises in full bloom lay before us. Glorious. Thank you.

Vi guardo sempre con tanto piacere , per la vostra tranquillità e bravura 😅

Love to watch you slowly transform with focus and determination! Believe it or not, we've had very similar weather to you here on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada! Very weird weather as it's warm one week and cool again the next with a lot of rain! I'm loving it though as I'm doing a soft renovation on my art studio before a knee replacement surgery and it gives me an indoor project to focus on before the nice weather! Have fun!

Love your vlog. First one I watch on Sunday mornings. Colorado Cherri

Love,love,lovvvve that door! It was very satisfying, like joyful to watch you both bring it back! Thanks!

Finalmente 🎉 Vi aspettavo come ogni domenica 🌷 Vi adoro Con quanto rispetto verso la natura e materiale che trovate nella cascina . Continuate a dividere con noi il vostro lavoro Traduzione in italiano o tedesco grazie 🌷🧚‍♀️

Ciao Isis and Bertus, what a project that barn is, the trough is backbreaking. I was surprised when you uncovered the little window when you were taking the render off. I love your property and the area you live in; you are literally in the clouds. I am happy you two took the day off and went to the shore, sometimes we get so busy, we forget to just STOP and enjoy life a bit. Thanks for sharing. Love from N.Y.

Since you counter sunk the ugly screw heads you could mix wood sawdust with pva or wood glue to smear on top of the heads & fill the holes. Maybe cover it with woodworm preventive spray & topcoat of a polyurethane of some kind? Sealing in her age & battle further damage❤!!! Beautiful Door❤!!!

The barn door is lovely I would Osmo it only to let the age show. But after all it is your door so you will do what you want, enjoying your channel 😊

The is great beauty in the broken...and repaired.

You do such a great job showing all the beauty around you 👏🏼👏🏼

I’ve been watching your video and how your progressing with your restoration. I admire you both for the strength ambition and talent that you have in the restoration. Both of you have many talents, which I admire. Both of you have definitely great physical strength, which is a plus. And I love seeing the scenery around the property. Yes, I was wondering where was your day off at the coast? As a couple you work as a team and that’s lovely to see until next video. Thank you.

The trip to the coast was lovely. Grazie millle. 🌊

Hard yakka on those feed troughs!! I would of found any reason to work around them. Look forward to seeing how the door turns out.

Love what you did with the door.

Well done salvaging that door. Varnish rather than paint? Just a thought. Can't wait to see what you come up with. Keep up the awesome work. 🥂

U think maybe the original door was made from a grand old chestnut tree on your land?🤔😀

Bravissimi 💪💪👋

the chestnut tree is gorgeous!!

Keep that what looks like a bed spring. It makes a wonderful vertical planter once you put landscape fabric on the back and fill it with plants.

BEST

Instead of painting the door I would rather use boiled linseed oil. That way the old textures and colours stay visible. You'd have to roughen up the newer parts of course. But I think the endresult would look better.

I keep thinking there has to be an easier way to break out that concrete. That is insanely tough work. A thought...do not know if it will help...soaking a metal item coated in cement overnight in 100% vinegar will help soften & dissolve cement that has been left on the metal. Wonder if wetting an old towel with vinegar to soak the cement before hammering it out would weaken the cement enough to make the job easier. To keep the vinegar from evaporating too quickly, you'd have to cover the area in plastic as well. Might be worth a test, but have no idea if it would actually be feasible.

Fijne aflevering weer, succes!

thanks...happy spring...♥🙏

All the metal rebar and other materials, do you have a place to recycle them? Here we have a local city recycling place. We also have a scrap yard we can sell it to. Do you have something like that? With the amount of old metal you will pull out of the farm over the years of restorations you’d be surprised how much money that could add up to.

Thank you 😊

Another tricks to help preserve old wood: Use wood harder liberally on weak spots.

Wow, how far away from the coast? I'll bet it has amazing seafood restaurants. 😛

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Je moet je schroef-boormachine op standje schroeven zetten en niet op boren, dan krijg je geen doorslag met het parkeren. : )

Zet de kruiwagen met de kop in de rijrichting waarheen je wilt. Je hoeft dan de kruiwagen niet met het volle gewicht te keren.

Which beach did U2 go ? I thought I recognised Savona with the square tower and Albissola with the pebbled mosaic street but I am probably totally wrong. Thanks for sharing your plans !

If you aren’t too far ahead and can still react to my comment, may I suggest that you stain the door instead of paint it? I think some people use the word paint interchangeably with stain so maybe that’s what you mean anyway. But I thought I would add my two cents while I had the chance to comment. Paint is a pain in the butt to maintain, whereas stain just needs a new coat every once in a while.😊

Lifelong project = ear protection