LIVING OFF-GRID | Self-sufficient 14 acre HOMESTEAD

LIVING OFF-GRID | Self-sufficient 14 acre HOMESTEAD | DIY Compost Toilet Build #3

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Compost Toilet Part 1: • ESCAPE TO THE WILDERNE...
Compost Toilet Part 2: • OFF-GRID HOMESTEAD in ...
Ever since moving to the top of this mountain, our toilet experience has been primitive and, at times, traumatic.
We spent the first year on our homestead going to the toilet in the bushes, with a shovel and a knife, fighting for our place amongst the grunting wild boar.
The second year on our homestead, Emilia made some improvements. A make shift compost toilet built from pallets, scrap wood and a thoroughly cleaned out bucket of paint.
However, we're tired of battling the elements and Robbie has had enough bucket emptying to last him a life time. I’ve told Robbie we will be using a compost toilet for the rest of our lives, so we must build it to last FOREVER! Two years of thought has gone into this design, and probably 1,000 KZfaq videos…. We are so excited to see the result!
0:00 Intro
00:39 Re-cap from part two
01:02 Pouring a concrete roof
07:48 Making a reed bed
09:20 Our water tank BLEW UP…
12:12 Beautiful stone stairs
12:57 Filming a Landrover advert
13:46 Collecting giant 100kg stones
14:35 Should we buy a mule?
15:22 Emilia gets smashed by giant rock
16:18 Finding a reptile fossil
17:02 Emilia and HER BIG JUICY…
19:24 Eleven Griffon vultures
21:15 Robbie’s heals his soul (and his broken back!)
22:37 Emilia in England… racing to finish the stairs
23:49 Robbie finds an ancient spearhead?
25:42 Baby mouflon keeps Robbie company
26:50 Adding mortar to stairs
28:14 WOLF SPIDER BITES ROBBIE
28:50 Emilia returns home (did Robbie finish in time?!)
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Our story:
We are Emilia, Robbie & Sage, we left our city lives behind and moved to the top of a mountain in Spain, to live off-grid. We’ve spent two years alone, renovating an old stone house and restoring the abandoned land. Join us as we continue to build our off-grid homestead, and become self-sufficient from the land.
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@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Thank you SO MUCH for watching this video! 🧡 Feel free to comment on our increasingly insane ideas and building techniques. We learn a lot from what you all say!

@freqenc 2 ай бұрын

Even the mountain goats are calling you, "Cheater". 😆

@climate-civilizations 2 ай бұрын

Literally, climbing on the throne. ... I've just stumbled upon your channel. At first, I confess, I thought these two must be mad, but after watching just two videos, I've come to deeply appreciate your infectious enthusiasm and your relaxed demeanor. Your little boy seems genuinely joyful and robust! Hence, I've made the choice to stick around and offer my support.

@tessakennedy7156 2 ай бұрын

Ɓut mad, yes! 😂

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Hey there! Thanks so much for your kind and positive comment 😀 I think you’ve got to be a little mad to leave the convenience of the city, but once you do, you realise it’s not madness at all! We are so glad for your support ☀️🧡

@flandrinelextensionniste6490 Ай бұрын

A masonry tip that my dad taught me: when you make a stone construction, you can take soil next to it, reserve it in a bucket, and when it's dry and powdery you can throw it at the wet concrete. That will make lovely beige joints rather than gray.

@ladyandtheowlman Ай бұрын

Thank you for your advice Flandrin, that's a cool idea we've never heard of! We're not a big fan of the grey but over time the weather makes it look a bit less visible. But we'll definitely try your idea in future!

@avneryamburg3527 Ай бұрын

Just a tip from a older guy, when u finish to work with cement, & your hand are dirty, wash them, & put some olive oil on your hands. They will come soft like a baby the next day.

@ladyandtheowlman Ай бұрын

Thanks for the advice Avner we'll definitely do this!

@brettce1 Ай бұрын

What a great childhood you're giving your little guy!

@ladyandtheowlman Ай бұрын

What a nice comment thank you! It's nice to be able to offer Sage a unique childhood, everyday he learns so many cool things, and he's becoming quite useful digging holes for us... and also herding sheep!

@andrewharris1837 2 ай бұрын

Surely the most elegant tractor driver on the planet with little Sam really growing up.Robbie the Trojan non stop construction machine.Lovely latest blog.keep them coming pls❤

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

HAHA! Think ‘Robbie the Trojan’ will have to be his new nickname 😅 No need for mules when you’ve got him! Glad you enjoyed the video. Next one won’t take so long to come out! 🤞🏻🌟

@tessakennedy7156 2 ай бұрын

The Good Life - Tom and Barbara - best ever tv series ❤❤❤ they had the best sense of humour and dealt with their days in a most unserious manner - you two certainly fit the bill 🤣

@timshimmin3468 2 ай бұрын

...but who is the posh Margo next door?

@tessakennedy7156 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely zero neighbours 😂

@mikehuth3541 2 ай бұрын

Where has my favorite couple been. Good to see you guys again!

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Mike! 🧡🌟

@davcox100 2 ай бұрын

Now that’s what you call a Brick Sh*thouse😁 Love the style of editing and the humour you bring. Always great fun to watch.

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

😅🤣 THANK YOUUU 🧡

@tessakennedy7156 2 ай бұрын

For an engineer those steps are a work of art - right and left brain working in tandem 👏👏🤩

@pantagana123 2 ай бұрын

Bumped into this channel but, watched a few episoes...ty KZfaq algorithm.. Amazing and happy family, very few of us would be so brave, indeed. Can't even imagine how much time, patience, love and spirit you have poured into all that work. Strange to say but I'm very proud of you :) Wish you all the best and take it easy ;)

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Wow, THANK YOU! Such kind and supportive words. It’s true, a lot of love has gone into the project, and hopefully we can keep giving it for the foreseeable future - there’s still a lot to be done! 🙈☀️❤️

@fireindahole 2 ай бұрын

Love, love, love this channel. Wish you could post more frequently but I'd take quality over quantity. The stairs 🤌🤌🤌 love them!

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

THANK YOU! Robbie is a perfectionist and everything takes FOREVER, but we are trying to post more regularly 🤞🏻🌟

@passinthru4328 Ай бұрын

Fun watching the build of Fort Poop.

@ladyandtheowlman Ай бұрын

Haha Fort Poop is actually a pretty cool name, maybe we should call it this!

@craigwitte2943 2 ай бұрын

The stairs look great ! That spider had a serious bad disposition.

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

HAHA. Poor Robbie.

@drobbins678 2 ай бұрын

Amazing job you guys on the compost toilet, it's bombproof. Even though it was a lot of work the ring beam or bond beam at the top was necessary from a structural point. It's evident Robbie has some excellent construction skills. And nice work on the stairs, I thought Robbie was just going to dry stack the stones, but you grouted them in place - 5 Star job they're not budging. And the landscape scenery backdrop is stunning. Wish you all the best on the Homestead!

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

HAHA. Robbie does everything to the absolute MAXIMUM and it seems like most of the time, it pays off 😅

@drobbins678 2 ай бұрын

@@ladyandtheowlman And it's evident that you and Sage are the reason he does it to the Max. Best wishes to you all!

@Njg3697 2 ай бұрын

You should get some electric poultry netting or some sort of electric fence to put your around the perimeter of your food forest and gatden

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

We are just in the process of putting in a proper metal fence! We’ve had enough of the wild animals, and we are very committed to this area now + it’s only small so hopefully won’t be too hard! 🤞🏻

@HeyMichaelLeo 2 ай бұрын

24:50 moving mountains. Great job. 😊

@HeyMichaelLeo 2 ай бұрын

Love so much that he did all that for his beautiful wife.

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

He didn’t have much choice! 🤣😅😜

@annatoth9478 2 ай бұрын

Beautiul! Now you just need to plant up native ground covers and various holding plants on the sides to keep them from washing down and making the steps full of dirt/dust. It's a fun process, I don't know what species of plants you have that are best for this. I use things like wooly thyme, and succulents and so on. Such a wonderful place you live! Best of luck in all the projects. We just moved into the homestead/house I spent years designing and the build just finished last year. It's been 10 years of planning. My two boys are already 15/18! Now, on to bulbs, (we planted 1800!!) cleaning up the veggie gardens, adding some fencing, this spring finally planting berry bushes and some cherry trees to join the apples and peaches. Never an end in sight. Happy working!

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Hey Anna! Thanks for your lovely comment. I like the idea of wooly thyme! Whenever we do these projects, I always think of the plants too late. I’ve just started propagating lavender and creeping rosemary now. We have lots of good succulents too which will be beneficial and pretty! WOW. 10 years of planning - that’s a lot of dedication. Whereabouts is your homestead? Spring is the best time of year, everything is coming alive again. Wishing you all the best on this never ending journey ☀️🌱🌟

@Puscka61 2 ай бұрын

First things to do: a fence closed also above for hens, a fence for the garden resistant to wild boar and deer,

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the advice! Yes it would have been sensible for us to start with the fence before doing anything else! We're building a new fence in our upcoming video, you can let us know whether you think it will work against both wild boar and deer - we're finding it very hard to build one that can stop both!

@2000rpascual 17 күн бұрын

Greetings from Chile! Love your epic adventure!

@ladyandtheowlman 17 күн бұрын

Thank you Rodrigo! Greetings to you too!

@erosenninjiraiyasama 2 ай бұрын

Damn bro em stairs looking great ,please post more often you guys

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

We are trying! 🤞🏻🌟

@timshimmin3468 2 ай бұрын

Top stuff. Love your new steps and have got serious rock-envy issues about your infinite supply of the stuff. You could build anything you like from solid rock and it will be a work of art with lasting landscape value. What a wonderful place to live..keep going its worth the effort.

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

We're very grateful to have so much good rock around, it does make things a bit cheaper when building things! Better than wood as well, all our wood is getting eaten by termites! We need to get better at dry stone wall building, would have been nice not to use any concrete on the stairs!

@johnmcnichol8330 2 ай бұрын

What a gorgeous location!

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Isn’t it just! ⛰️☀️🌲

@Steve-vz3ud 2 ай бұрын

Nice Job.your hard work is paying off

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Steve, for your positivity! 🌱☀️

@Diver420420 2 ай бұрын

Nice job on the steps. That was a darn attack spider!!

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

That spider meant business 🙈

@LarryLawfer 2 ай бұрын

I love your editor, he/she/Sage, is excellent with the pacing of the story mixing in broad shots and details. I love the bug/bee/sheep/spider details and the tighter shots of the construction, great story telling. You know I am a fan.

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Going to have to hide this comment from Robbie (the editor) or his ego will shoot through the roof! 😅🤣 Thank you for your very kind words Larry 🧡

@LarryLawfer 2 ай бұрын

Sorry Robbie, gret work.@@ladyandtheowlman

@pgregory6357 2 ай бұрын

Super job on the stairs!

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

THANK YOUUUU 🌟🧡

@HeatherNaturaly 2 ай бұрын

Get some Arnica oil. When you get a deep or even superficial bruise, soak cotton wool in the oil and bandage it to the area. It won't even bruise and it will be far less sore. I've had a 1" blood blister vanish in 10 minutes.

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

That's great advice thanks so much Heather! Sounds like magic! We will try this next time.

@GCenghis. 2 ай бұрын

Stairways to heaven :).. good luck and pls do more video..

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Thank you - and we will! 🌟🌱

@keithjefferies9862 2 ай бұрын

wow four days to build amazing steps

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

He’s a machine! 😅

@donaldmackinnon5779 2 ай бұрын

Great job done on the stairs. What lovely scenery you have to look out on truly at one with nature. Well done on how far you both have come.😊😊😊😊

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Hey Donald! Thank you so much for your kind words 🌟🧡

@SmithsdaleFarm 2 ай бұрын

The scream from the spider 🤣

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Hahah yes, think Robbie was genuinely shook up after that experience. We had no idea the spiders here actually bite!

@user-dy7me5ir1j 2 ай бұрын

After Long time, l am with you ❤❤❤,

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

🧡🧡🧡

@torwel24 2 ай бұрын

2:34 why is the Toilet so far away? Why didn't you build it inside your House? 😅 Isn't it extremly uncomfortable when you have to go to the Toilet at 3am in Winter? 🥶😅 Anyway i still like your Builds an Videos and enjoy to follow you along! 🤗

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Hello! 👋🏼 YES - I am so glad you can see how stupidly far away it is 🤣 But alas, Robbie seems to have a terrible fear of 💩 and no matter how much I begged to put it closer, he would not relent. You win some, you lose some.

@curtisboswell2619 Ай бұрын

@@ladyandtheowlman Robbie's going to age, Em...and when he does, he'll bloody well wish he'd listened to you with a tad more earnestness! A black water, and gray water gravity feed septic system just makes more sense, in the long run. Far more efficient, and very little maintenance required, once installed. I've only needed mine pumped once, in a decade. All in all, good show. I enjoy seeing you both work with stone and crete. It isn't easy, but it does look beautiful, and that's it's own sort of reward. Dry-lay as much as you can, as this negates the need to install drains behind walls, when built on hills. This way, hydraulic pressure from water in the dirt or mud behind the rock, doesn't force the rock outward. I'm also enjoying all the shots of the fresh produce being raised on your little farm. Chicken dung makes for great composting, as does sheep dung. Now, if you can just manage to keep the boar out of your garden, you'll be doing well. Robbie's going to wear out the suspension on the Rover, if he keeps abusing it, by hauling rock with it. You need an actual truck, with heavy leaf-spring or air-suspension for such heavy work. I love Rovers as much as the next bloke, but not for the hauling of heavy items... Coil spring suspension is less than ideal for such, and parts for Rovers aren't as cheap as we'd like them to be. I figure that about the time Robbie hits his fiftieth year, he'll be having a wee bit of a re-think, regarding having a commode, as a "scenic-overlook" for the rest of the farm. That's about the time that a man begins prioritizing his comforts... I know from experience. I'm enjoying it folks, Spain is breathtaking in those mountains. Love the work you all are doing, improving the place, and making it your own. Keep the bum shots coming lass, they're even more breathtaking than the mountain scenery. Guaranteed to increase views! 😉

@ladyandtheowlman Ай бұрын

Thanks for this comment Curtis, really interesting stuff! We really appreciate your support and ideas!

@Neilhuny 2 ай бұрын

I must admit when I saw the legs with the trousers around the ankles at 0:06 I assumed it was Sage about to have a pee. Only when the actual film came up did I realise you were comparing war wounds zand it was Emilia's legs & backside. Emilia may claim a deeper wound but I'm definitely on Robbie's side on this debate! He wins. It was lovely to see you getting back together after 5 days apart! Long may it be like that

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Hey Neil! Tbh, my leg was completely fine in the end 😅🤣 Slight over dramatisation perhaps. I will concede the loss on that one. Yes, you despise each other when you’re together, but after some time apart, it’s all love! ❤️🤣

@muhamedhadzic5805 2 ай бұрын

Great video.. Hard work and love for family. Regards

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Muhamed! ☀️🧡

@jasondyck4479 2 ай бұрын

Great job on the work and the video. Cheers.

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Jason 🧡☀️

@viajerodel68 Ай бұрын

has Robin worked in construction before ? It seems like he has a lot of experience.

@ladyandtheowlman Ай бұрын

Thank you for your support Viajero! Robbie had no experience of construction when we arrived here 3 years ago, he spoke to a few local builders and got their advice, and then learnt the rest from watching youtube videos! It's amazing what you can learn on KZfaq! After a while, once you have the basic understanding of the materials available at the builders merchants, and the basic practices for how locals build houses nearby, you can figure out a lot of it by yourself. He doesn't speak amazing Spanish but he manages to get by speaking with the builders merchant staff with just a few key phrases, and gets everything he needs at a good price! Hope that's helpful!

@steffenk3807 2 ай бұрын

You 2 are an amazing couple! Keep up the good work. As a geologist, I appreciated seeing the fossils...... hopefully they have been recorded by the Spanish Geological Survey. It still looks quite dry, even though it is supposed to be your rainy season. Will you have enough water, or are you not showing us any rainy weather?

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Steffen! Robbie is very passionate about his fossils, we have a huge collection, still seems very strange there are so many under sea creatures on the top of this mountain! we'll have to look into the spanish geological survey! Our last proper rain was in September last year! We've had 3-4 small rains, but nothing significant, we really hope it rains properly soon so our spring makes it through summer! We're building lots of water stores on the land just incase.

@kirstindennis3252 2 ай бұрын

Hey you are amazing, you three 💟!! Can't believe how quickly you did those steps Robbie, and all by yourself... Such heavy dangerous work 😱 Looks super nice now, all rustic, love what you do!!... And those veggies - Emilia, do you deliver to the UK?? 😜💞

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Hello Kirsten! Come back to Spain and have all the veggies you want! 🥒 🌽 🍅 Robbie is a heavy-lifting, building machine 🤣😅Thank goodness we have him! Sending our love to you 💖

@andreypolyakov9410 2 ай бұрын

we always pour concrete from the concrete mixer directly into the wheelbarrow...

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Yes 🙌🏼 Good idea 💡

@paulconnor2261 2 ай бұрын

Stone staircase looks amazing..lot of hard work well done

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

THANKS PAUL! 🧡🌟

@Harryset1 2 ай бұрын

Hi there, the landscape i have only one word for it: WOW! May i ask do you have enough water for yourself and for watering the garden during the summertime?

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Hey Harry. We are VERY fortunate to live in such beautiful nature. Since we’ve been here, we have had enough water for all our needs, including watering the garden and trees. Everyone is a little worried now though, as there hasn’t been a substantial rain in a while, and if we don’t get one before summer, the fountain could definitely dry up. Fingers crossed for some heavy rain in March or April 🤞🏻🌱

@Harryset1 2 ай бұрын

@@ladyandtheowlman Thx for your reply. A friend of mine, and me - we build together cisterns my friend sells -- or we do construct one from scratch . Over here, after some very, very dry years people often want a water reservoir of their own. I wonder if you can find a "hole", or a cave, or something like that - just to set up your own cistern, without to much work. You seem to have an eye for the geological possibilities of the landscape. The old Romans had a lot of good ideas of "How to build a cistern". -- A given rocky ground maybe is a good thing for once -- also the lesser evaporation come mind -- the IBC's lose a lot of water in your climate, methinks. As always, all the best to you all. H.

@user-xo8os6uj8s 2 ай бұрын

God bless your family!

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

🧡🧡🧡

@milcotto4153 2 ай бұрын

You could have had just two or three campa pottis in the house, and emptied them outside somewhere and put some dirt over it. It turns into soil before you know it....You don't need an outhouse when you have those. You could even have one outside 🙂

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the advice! I actually wanted to do this exact thing, but Robbie just loves going over the top and building things, plus he says looking at the stars and listening for animals is the most important thing about going to the toilet!

@andreypolyakov9410 2 ай бұрын

Wear rubber gloves when working with concrete. We have worked with concrete many times and sometimes received minor burns, but three weeks ago after pouring a new foundation, we burned our hands very badly (most likely it was due to the plasticizer). My wife still cannot fully use her hands and still has scars. =((

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Your poor wife! I hope she feels better soon 💖 Will remember all your great tips Andrey, thank you! 🌟

@andreypolyakov9410 2 ай бұрын

@@ladyandtheowlman Thanks! She feel much better now and already helped us at site yesterday evening. Probably we will make youtube videos too, but problem that most of work at evening time (after my work) so it is too dark for shooting

@andrewk2338 2 ай бұрын

Stunning views, a beautiful stone staircase and a chicken sitting elegantly on a woman. How many hectares of land do you have and how much did you buy this land for?

@jshepard152 2 ай бұрын

Self-sufficient 14 acre HOMESTEAD |

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the positive words Andrew! Robbie is very happy to hear someone enjoying his stairs! Yes our land is 14 acres, it is made up of around 1,500 dead almond trees at the moment!

@LarryLawfer 2 ай бұрын

invest in a wind screen, love your progress

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the positive words Larry! Haha not sure what you're referring to, for the car or the tractor? We got olive oil on the car windscreen and now it's impossible to get it off!

@LarryLawfer 2 ай бұрын

@@ladyandtheowlman what I meant was the microphone are needs a wind screen so when you are out on the windy days you hear the words, not the wind going by the mic. Love your little human as well.

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

🤣🤣 OOOHH! Got you. We’ll have a look into that - great suggestion, thank you!

@climbskibikenz 2 ай бұрын

Ok I'm really going to show my age here but are you guys at all familiar with the series "The Good Life", by the BBC, from the 70's? I think you're the new Tom and Barbara....

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

HAHA! We haven’t seen it, but a few people have said the same thing. Think we are going to have to try to find the series online and give it a watch! 👌🏼🧡

@user-wg7dx7er8w 2 ай бұрын

Hi 👋, sorry that I missed you 3 days ago, I have been back to the uk to, it sounds like it is very windy 🌬️ out there, your roof construction I think is strong enough to land helicopter, 🚁, on it , 😂, ❤it great work, Lady looks a bit henpecked 🐔😂, Veggies 🥒 are looking 👀 great, hope your veggies 🍆 😂, don’t get mulled by the wild boar 🐗, that is great work building your stairway to heaven, 🧻🎸- Great content, amazing view, ❤, stay safe, from the, ? 😂

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Helicopter port for sure! 🤣 Robbie overdoing it as usual. Did you have a nice time in the UK?

@user-wg7dx7er8w 2 ай бұрын

@@ladyandtheowlman Hi 👋, It was okay thank you, I am still trying to get the rest of my tools and timber back to my Moulin, in France, if you have not realised, I have had to change my device, Has it had been hacked into?, From what I’ve been told, I so-called friend., It appears that I had left some comments to different people like yourself , and the comments had been removed within two or three minutes of me, posting it, as you probably know, it is very expensive to go back and forward nowadays, especially as I go through EuTunnal, I am hoping one more trip should do it, My basement is filled with tools, equipment, and timber, not enough room to swing a cat, I wouldn’t really do that anyway, 😂, And I’m trying to sort out a problem, I am trying to import my motorcycle , HD, Deuce, I had to sell my original one that I had from brand-new back in 2000, in 2019, I had to sell it so I could come over here, Not sure whether I have said, but I had been scammed by my ex partner, and to make things worse she got my so-called family and friends all involved in it as well, The things that have happened, I cannot put on KZfaq, But I have one loyal friend him and his wife between the three of us had found a motorcycle same model as what I had. This is what true friends are like they purchased it for me, then told me that I’ve got a bike. , I obviously had to pay him for it, which I have done, At present, it’s not rideable it’s got a misfire or something wrong with it, once I’ve got it here, I can sort it out myself it would give my brain something to focus on, Sorry, I am ramping on too much , you all stay safe, Keep up the amazing work, It’s a pity that you are a little bit too far away from me to travel at that present, or I would come down and give you a hand, 🖐️ or 2 🖐️ 🧻🚁😂

@user-wg7dx7er8w Ай бұрын

@@ladyandtheowlman I am hoping to get my work shop/ garage floor laid this week, because of the cost of concrete €1700+ . I ended up building a timber frame floor, I have a jig to join large beams together where you put a towel joint on the end of the beams and the sides of the beams to interlock them, you might find this interesting. This is the name of the company Arunda , I had an aluminium plate made up as a copy of it many years ago for quarter of the price, Hoping to lay OSB waterproof boarding this week, then might start to sort out my workshop and do some work, Look forward to your upcoming territorial, be safe, Hope you and the family are doing well,

@robertlee6479 2 ай бұрын

It's a toss up to say whether your are brave or crazy, living on the top of that mountain as am sure it must get a bit windy so high up. I thought I was high enough but you look higher am 2,164" up but you look more and how much of your 14 acres is workable and can produce anything of value. I see some trees in the distance, can you grow trees on the steep land or is it all rock. Even trees come in very handy, like for firewood in the cooler days. Hope you have a large storage for your water as just ow we are getting plenty and mine is full to over flowing and still raining and heading your way if not already there. See you took onboard my ideas for the toilet, just tell the Mrs not to use and bleach or disinfectant or you will stop it working.

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Hey Robert. Nice to hear from you! It’s been an unusually windy month tbh, probably one of our least favourite weather conditions 🤦🏻‍♀️ We are 770m above sea level. Most of our land is workable, it’s all on terraces. We are planting mostly olives at the moment. Our land was an almond grove before, but lots has been cut down due to xylella. We had a little rain this weekend, but not nearly enough, hoping for a big influx soon. Whereabouts are you again?

@robertlee6479 2 ай бұрын

696 mtr up next door in Portugal and we have had more rain than we know what to do with and my reservoir is over flowing. Thought you would have got some of it as it came your way as it crossed the border or are you in the N.E. section where they were, don't know if they still. Facing drought situation last time I saw on here. Think I'd be growing something different to olives as you cant eat them or are they just for the E.E.C. subs that they give olive farmers

@8888gena 2 ай бұрын

👍👍👍😎

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

🌟🌟🌟

@punjabseth260 Ай бұрын

👌👍

@ladyandtheowlman Ай бұрын

💖💖

@JoseRomero-qg3fw 2 ай бұрын

Hola una o varias preguntas,a a que altitud estais ,de que podeis vivir sea ingresos económicos y por último todo un esfuerzo es escalera eres mi ídolo con la refrm de mi masia

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Muchas gracias por las palabras positivas José! Estamos a 760m!

@globalkiteapparel1891 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant vid…again! … but… the 🕷️🕷️?!?!?!?

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the positive words! And yes, no one told us that Spanish spiders actually attack you!

@ConstructionFamilyUA 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your videos! You inspirate to make our channel! ;) Andrey Polyakov

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Hey Andrey! That’s super cool 🌟 We enjoyed watching your video, and seeing your family. Looks like you’ve got plenty of work to do too! 🙈🌱

@ConstructionFamilyUA 2 ай бұрын

@@ladyandtheowlman Yep! Hope to make walls, windows and roof this year (have money for it now). Probably will buy material for walls in a week. I think i need around month for walls (because working only after work and weekends)

@kahnubaid 2 ай бұрын

I wonder, were you skilled in building these things?.... You look like pro builders.... At which age you got married if it is appropriate to ask

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

HAHA! Thank you for saying so - but no, neither of us had any building experience before. Robbie learnt everything from KZfaq and asking people for advice! Stupidly, Robbie has yet to ask me for my hand in marriage, but we have been together for nearly five years now. We met when I was 26 and he was 30.

@kahnubaid 2 ай бұрын

@@ladyandtheowlman wow... Thank you... You have an amazing family...... Please bring Q&A video, if possible...

@andreypolyakov9410 2 ай бұрын

Please, don`t let your kids stay in possible danger area. Once i yelled at my kids (probably they were 2 and 6 y.o.) because they play next to wall i make (height was almost 3m already). Few minutes later scaffolding fell and collapsed the wall where the children were. I slid down the wall and was not injured also. if I hadn't driven them away, they would have been crushed.

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

What a terrifying ordeal! I’m so glad you were all safe in the end. And thanks for your wise advice, we will definitely stay away from danger areas with Sage in future 🧡

@andreypolyakov9410 2 ай бұрын

@@ladyandtheowlman btw it is so nice how you communicate with Sage. I wish I had the same nerves and calmness =)) You inspire me and I become better. Now my son is 12 years old and he is actively helping me on the construction of a new house, and I turn a blind eye to some shortcomings in the work

@juancarlosolmofernandez7962 2 ай бұрын

hola no me deja unirme en patreon ,porque.

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Hola Juan! Lo siento, pero no lo sé que es el problema con patreon. Tenemos un subscripción en KZfaq también. Es el mismo.

@user-xo8os6uj8s 2 ай бұрын

Where guys do you live in Spain, is it far from Barcelona?

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

We live in the Valencian region. It’s further south than Barcelona. About a 5 hour drive 🌟

@user-th9nm1ow2p 2 ай бұрын

what's the name of the town you are at please? ty

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

We live near the town of Tarbena, it's a beautiful place to visit with lots of nice walks nearby!

@user-th9nm1ow2p 2 ай бұрын

@@ladyandtheowlman ty so much for replying

@Vosgesisbeautiful Ай бұрын

Hi i like your videos - however i would suggest to create shorter videos and more videos. 2 times 10 minutes video is better than a single 18 minutes one. From my humble point of view 😅. Thanks and keep the goood work🎉

@ladyandtheowlman Ай бұрын

Thanks very much for the advice Stephane, it's good to hear what you prefer, we're still figuring it all out at the moment, it's our goal to get one video out every 1-2 weeks, but our editing software/ computer is a bit slow so it's taking us a long time to do everything. We'll get some new equipment soon which will make everything quicker. Bear with us and we promise we'll get quicker with the uploads! Thanks so much for the support!

@wyldprojectsinc8957 2 ай бұрын

Too deadly

@ridetofreedomf.e.3039 2 ай бұрын

👏👏👏🪜🏗️🏗️

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

🙌🏼🧡

@hk.a.4818 2 ай бұрын

I watched so many off grid life but yours looks so miserable. you are fighting every element on the property.

@timshimmin3468 2 ай бұрын

Ha...thats pretty funny. Believe me Valencian community in Spain is one of the LEAST miserable places to live anywhere on our dear old planet. No frost or snow is a biggie but the quality of the light and the tempo and kindness of local life is beyond compare. Premium tourism destination..untouched wilderness with amazing wildlife..great food..miles of beaches. ....then theres the Valencian culture of music,art,neolithic cave paintings....and if you like castles...well take your pic...

@ladyandtheowlman 2 ай бұрын

Haha we appreciate you honesty! We do often wonder if we should try and make things look a bit more fun!