This is the final video from our trip to Italy last summer. Turn on subtitles for narration. This channel is primarily our family journal for this project, but we've been very happy to have helpful and kind comments on our videos. For those of you who have been interested in following along, thank you for your supportive comments and suggestions. Best wishes for the new year!

I love your videos. I am retired and moved from the US to Italy 11 years ago all by myself. I bought a house in northern Tuscany (Lunigiana), but it only had a small garden. I sold it after covid and I'm now renting in Liguria. Sadly, I can't afford to buy a house and property like the one you inherited. You are very blessed. Yes it's a long and hard job to restore the home and eventually work the land, but it is your family's heritage and your son will surely enjoy it when it becomes his. Your style of filmmaking makes me relaxed and happy. I enjoy listening to the birds in your videos and can almost feel the air you breathe there. I wish you and your precious family every blessing both now and in the coming new year. As I say to my friends, I didn't choose Italy, but rather, Italy called me to live there. It's that powerful a place on a spiritual level, in my opinion.

Beautiful dreams in Italy, art, love and sensitivity.

Beautiful series - can't wait for the next videos.

I enjoy your commentary. Really appreciate your insights into building a healthy family culture. Thank you

Complimenti per la vostra scelta coraggiosa e sentimentale. Grazie per essere tornato in Italia per scoprire ed amare le tue radici. Saluti dalle Marche.

Oh, that was lovely. I watched one of the first vignettes of the summer, I think, and then this last one. What a beautiful diary. Poignant, trying so hard to finish the roof and having to leave it en medias. Throwing rubble into the shed and locking it up: is that metaphoric for something too? Love the fading away of the last images of your son first looking out over the land of his summertime, and then turning calmly forward into what lies ahead. Hope another summer in Italy is happening already now for you three!

The house is improving a lot and also the cleaning of the garden that you have done is transforming everything around the place into something wonderful, and the story about your family is amazing, it's nice to know about family memories that carry on for generations, I hope you will return to Italy soon

How sad it must be to drive away from that beautiful house! Beautifully rendered in ink and watercolor too.

Ciao ! ti aspettiamo qua'! tornerai... hai del sangue sannita! 😉

Just binge watched your 6 episode's. Thoroughly enjoyed them. Can't wait to see some more. Good luck with your ventures. ❤

I really enjoyed watching your videos, I watched all 6 of them, it made me feel at peace with the future, the music in combination with the beautiful scenery, your beautiful family and your soft voice has made me feel at ease, as bleak as I may view my future it has given me hope. Thank You.

Been following your journey from the beginning. With lots of hard work on the land and the neglected house, you and your family are slowly transforming it into a wonderful home. The sweat equity that y'all are investing is already paying huge dividends, in my book. I applaud you for your tenacity and drive to learn new skills. May you be blessed abundantly in the coming year! Loved your wife's watercolor of the house! 💯 👍

I know the feeling , we have a house in Puglia and we wish to spend more time there , seeing you in the video closing the doors has brought to me so many memories

Great work.! The sound of grass hoppers chirping! Man i cant wait for summer time in Wisconsin. The cold winters are to long here!

it's the journey that counts, no matter how long or short it is, this is a very special journey & one deserving of time; you will be there eventually & you now have a place you can go & wind down; i think it's lovely that you are restoring the old farmhouse & i think your grandparents would be very proud thanx for taking us along on this slow journey of yours, hope to see more next summer

Best wishes for a happy 2024! I also wish you to find ways to be back soon.

I’m not a plasterer but I watch a lot on KZfaq 🤣 I think it is best to drag the plaster away from corners rather than towards as it has nowhere to go. So e.g. the ceiling join you would start at top and swipe down. Also don’t come back to it until you have the whole section done so it has time to grab. You are making a lovely job of it 😀

Part meditation, part philosophy, part famiglia, = SERENITY🙏..... you guys are a beautiful expression of the best qualities of the human condition!....blessings and good vibes, Buono Natale!😀❤🙏

👍👍👍 one after the other, everything in its own time. Rome was not built within one day either. Still a lot of courage and strength.

Lovely birdsong look forward to 2024

Beautiful filming. It’s always a pleasure to indulge with your family.

Loved the water color!

Rica is a very talented artist!

Such nice videos, it feels like we are right there with you each step you make. Sometimes the most rewarding things emerge afterwards.

We are so happy that we discoverd your videos They are amazing. The bird singing, the outsights, your boy, the drawings, the work you did, it’s so peaceful. Thank you so much for sharing.

Thank you for sharing your journey in calm, beautiful videos. Best wishes for the next year! Saludos desde el sur de México.

Nice house , great piece of land and good neighborhood...lol Congrats on that TREE EPISODE..! Carry on...

Where are you guysss!!! I need more of your vids!!!

J’aime vraiment beaucoup vos réflexions et pensées sur la vie…..je cautionne fortement ! Profitez à fond de chacun de vos retours sur le domaine familial

Lovely watercolor! 🙂

Beautiful video, I enjoy them all. Your music choice resonates in my heart. Thank you for sharing Rica's watercolor session, it was thoughtful and beautiful. I shared this video with a friend who is an artist 💚 Happy New Year 2024~!

Я рада что еще посмотрела одно видео хоть и последнее - хорошего Нового года - и ждем вашего возвращения чтоб смотреть ваши работы как вы устраиваете ваш дом - легкой вам дороги❤❤❤

Lovely

Seguo sempre i vostri video e sono curiosa di vederei vostri progetti finali

Che magnifico progetto che avete, portato avanti con misura e intelligenza. I commenti sulla storia familiare passata e presente sono pieni di comprensione umana e saggezza. Buon viaggio di ritorno in America e buon 2024.

Looking good. Everything all in good time.

Merci pour le partage, hâte de vous revoir. ♥️😊🇧🇪

Thank you for sharing❤️🙏

What a joy❤

值得用一生的時光追求的平安感。

Best for 2024.

Ciao, la vostra è una gran bella proprietà ed hai fatto benissimo a tenerla. L'edificio è armonico, delle giuste dimensioni e ben costruito (l'opus murario è molto bello). Non sembra avere alcun problema strutturale. Il paesaggio circostante è uno dei punti forti del complesso. E' importante che tu proceda con un restauro conservativo per valorizzare al massimo l'immobile. Questo implica studiare la storia dell'edificio (quando è stato costruito, da chi) uno studio dell'architettura locale, dei materiali e delle tecniche utilizzate all'epoca. L' archivio del Comune e l'Archivio d Stato locale sono fonti imprescindibili. E' un lavoro preparatorio non da poco ma fondamentale per evitare errori grossolani e per accrescere il valore economico dell'immobile (la poesia deve essere accompagnata da un solido realismo). E' anche da evitare l'inserimento di elementi provenienti da culture remote ed estranee: questo eclettismo stilistico non da quasi mai buoni risultati. Sono curioso di vedere il vostro progetto. Ciao da Milano. P.S. per gli intonaci guarda questo video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/grKfqa5y09rWZY0.html

well done, keep up great work

The birdsong is beautiful

Put mortar under the tiles to hold in place also near the wall.

Is this in Molise? I’m from Molise, this seems nearby. Beautiful house and place btw!

Un long chemin pour tout rénover, mais au bout du chemin , le bonheur! Magnifique endroit!

Pure cinematography 😊🙏 Summer. I remember that... It looks like you've got the lime plastering licked - thanks for passing on the process. Wondering how easy the transition is between your different lives.

Just curious, are any of those large trees you’re cutting up good enough for milling? With all the thought you’ve put into everything I’m confident if they were you would have saved but have to ask. Thanks for sharing, I’m a handyman and feel inadequate by some of the things you’re tackling.

Nice. The title says southern Italy. I know Puglia is very dry and this looks very green. This means this area is somewhere south of Abruzzo and north of Puglia??

Beautiful! We are following your journey as a family. How many acres did you inherit as my parents were asking, Cheers! 😊

Lovely videos…when will you be back?

Il tuo video è molto poetico e molto commovente quando parli di tua nonna e della tua bisnonna. Sai, io credo che per capire veramente la vita che conduceva la tua bisnonna dovresti documentarti su quello che è stato il periodo fascista e della seconda guerra mondiale. Io so che la vita per le donne sole con figli,o perché vedove,o perché i mariti erano partiti all' estero per lavoro o perché erano soldati sul fronte, la vita delle donne rimaste sole non era per niente facile. In più c'era la miseria, la fame e tutte le responsabilità di avere due figli da crescere. Stranamente sento affetto per lei e chissà quante cose non ha potuto o voluto dirvi di ciò che aveva vissuto. Sta alla nuova generazione avere un modo di vivere diverso ma bisogna capire anche il passato per comprendere meglio. Un abbraccio affettuoso alla tua meravigliosa famiglia e tanti auguri di buon anno nuovo ❤

а продолжение будет?

Questo posto somiglia molto dove abito io state a benevento per caso??

Please don't let the vines grow on your home. They'll get in cracks and destroy if.

Hi! Loved this episode! We also live in Campania and we're wondering what town this is at timestamp 26:13?

J'aurais profité de refaire la toiture pour refaire le mur d'origine... et agrandir la maison...

🌟👍🍀💐

Any updates on when you’ll be returning?

Roofing always starts at the bottom and works up. Ask any contractor.

Gibt es da keinen Winter und keinen Sturm. Die Dachsteine ohne Befestigung ist mutig anzubringen.

Maybe a sibling would be good for him to play with and love.

Mhh, "lavori di notte e vergogna di giorno" me lo diceva sempre un operaio di mio nonno che veniva dalla tua terra quando facevamo tardi per finire un lavoro.....lavorare su un tetto di notte è sempre pericoloso. You're not just renovating a house. You are writing a poem for those who lived there and are no longer here. Maybe it will be a poem that will last for those who come after you. Those stones and that forest, wherever you are forced to go, will always be with you and you will know that there will always be a place to take your heart