We can't believe it's finally happening! | Barn restoration in rural France

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10 ай бұрын

A big week for us! The barn restoration continues as the rotten beam got replaced with a new truss plus removal of the old ones was quite dramatic!
Plus Brook continues pointing the other side of the barn wall.
Recent storms have blown loads of greengages off the trees so we set about harvesting and preserving several batches. Rebecca makes jam, crumble and tries dehydrating some too.
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Welcome to Living in the Loire, we are a family in rural France, renovating previously poorly converted barns.
We aim to do most of the work ourselves, being as frugal and as eco as possible. We are learning on the job and we hope to share the skills we pick up along the way.
When possible we will take you on a tour of the region (the garden of France) sharing with you the numerous chateaux, towns and markets.
As well as the house we will be transforming the garden, bringing part of it back to its previous use as a potager. This is our dream and one of the main reasons of leaving the city to move to the countryside in France.
Join us on our journey!

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@SitaSR 10 ай бұрын

Very beautiful video, almost movie like. Minimal talk, full of activity and superb editing. the background music and sounds are not distracting either. I enjoy watching you and your family grow so beautifully in this tranquil place. Thank you.

@LivingintheLoire 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Sita

@SekarlangitUmastuti 5 ай бұрын

Your video is always beautiful and soothing! Your channel needs more audiences around the globe!

@debrabutler7452 10 ай бұрын

Rebecca, there is a smile of contentment on your face, every time you are in the garden the boys and Brooke. Keep being "alive in your life!"

@rogerwileman9965 10 ай бұрын

My mother did the same as you ,picking up the fallen apples and making apple pies with them they were the sweetest she said . My brother and I loved them. Keep it Up and thanks for reminding me.

@DrVonChilla 10 ай бұрын

Howdy Brook!! GREAT to see you living an AMAZING life...!! 😃

@LivingintheLoire 10 ай бұрын

Great to hear from you John! You only get one shot at this right? I don't go on my comic account very much anymore, so I'll sub to you on this one. Going to add your 10 Most-Played Albums to my watch list. I know you and I are on the same wavelength artistically and musically. Hope you're having a good summer. Cheers!

@arnicepernice8656 10 ай бұрын

What an uplifting vlog. Charming in every way.

@sandramorton5510 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for the diversity on the Barn building and Food preserving/cooking, now it is a family video. The progress is amazing, I feel your happiness with your accomplishments. Best Wishes.

@LivingintheLoire 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Sandra, glad you enjoyed it.

@jeanneashburn9197 11 күн бұрын

Such a lovely video, not a lot of talking so much activity, the best video I have seen in a long while. Beautifully done.❤

@karenhantsche9270 10 ай бұрын

Your vision has become a beautiful reality!

@jdrew5367 10 ай бұрын

The barn looks so beautiful. Like it’s been given a new lease on life for many years to come. Brooke, the pointing makes the building look brand new. Great job as always. It’s always a uphill battle with fixing all the ways old buildings deteriorating when water finding its way into homes. It’s an uphill battle slow and steady wins the race. Thank you for your uplifting video.

@janeblandford852 10 ай бұрын

I am so happy for you getting this beautiful barn restored. You have done so much yourself and having these gentlemen into do the big job was a great decision. It should now last for many more years! The boys have grown so much and are wonderful little helpers. Thank you for your vlogs as they are so up lifting.

@LivingintheLoire 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Jane. It's been quite a wait as they're busy chaps but so glad it is done now! Onto the next stage...

@susannoonan1 10 ай бұрын

Need a little cinnamon in that crumble😊😋

@julieprince5538 10 ай бұрын

What an amazing video ❤ Thank you I loved your recipe sharing and the barn WOW! I bet that barn has so many stories to share. Your shop looks amazing and I hope it’s been fruitful 🤗 Living to sustain life, Beautiful

@LivingintheLoire 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Julie

@jamieloom22 10 ай бұрын

Very exciting to watch the barn being restored. The greengage jam and crumble look very yummy. Thanks for another wonderful video.

@schweizermadel3810 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for taking us along your journey! Love it! ♥🧡💛💚💙

@mohuashomelalvani7378 10 ай бұрын

Following your vlogs for many months now and find your lifestyle so inspiring, even as we are moving away from nature in my country India. Love and God bless your family 🙏🏼

@marcie685 10 ай бұрын

Living the dream .🇦🇺🙋‍♀️❤️

@sgrvtl7183 10 ай бұрын

Wonderful video! So nice to see everyone again and the progress of your homestead. Lovely garden, barn restoration is exciting! Your creations are beautiful and sending wishes for prosperity in your endeavors. Your boys are adorable💙Thank you so much for sharing with us~!💚

@luisaleonardi666 10 ай бұрын

So pleased forbyou,Rebecca and Brook,what a great upheavel in every aspect of your life. The buolding, the cooking, the shop..everything in great progress. Your Kids are so lovely.❤❤❤

@ginacrusco234 10 ай бұрын

The barn is gorgeous! Your online store has the most beautiful crafts.

@LivingintheLoire 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Gina 😊

@clementalderton5405 10 ай бұрын

Love the shop we're in discussions with local businesses in our village to see how we can help bring people back. Nice one. !! Barn looks great too and you have to love french health and safety lol..

@LivingintheLoire 10 ай бұрын

Yeah it's a great initiative to get more (normally vacant) shops open for the summer period at least. The health and safety is something else isn't it 😂

@clementalderton5405 10 ай бұрын

@@LivingintheLoire I've seen so many roofs being done just with a digger and one guy. 😳 I'm a builder and I'd never get up there without scaffold..balls of steel! We are trying to get our village to become a ''village etape'' as gradually more enterprises are starting to open up again but I believe there a check list we have to get to first. ( Exideuil - sur - vienne)

@MrAllstar 10 ай бұрын

All that greengage stuff looked soo yummy 😍😍

@frankiesfrog1354 10 ай бұрын

Brilliant variety in your video. I love the barn renovation. Keep with the cooking and renovations together it’s great!

@lisakilmer2667 10 ай бұрын

Wow, that barn repair was fascinating. To install new timber inside the old frame - how unusual.

@LivingintheLoire 10 ай бұрын

I think it's just the easiest way of doing it as the original beams were completely gone so past the point of being able to be saved. This allowed them to make sure the structure was sound and then remove the old. As there are no side walls it doesn't matter if we lose a little bit of length

@lizoyako6414 9 ай бұрын

I like the little cut scenes of the barn build, so random but yet affective.

@Susan.I 10 ай бұрын

Your husband is fantastic working on the barn!! So glad he has help now!

@andreamalik2961 10 ай бұрын

The barn is looking great!

@solobushcraft1 10 ай бұрын

I wish you happiness and joy. Thank you so much for sharing .

@shirleygraham6229 10 ай бұрын

The pointing of the barn wall certainly makes a difference. It looks beautiful and cared for. Your boys are gorgeous. Good luck with your shop. Best wishes.

@annie_frog 10 ай бұрын

Lovely video! Brook has done a good job on the pointing, it looks great, and the barn now looks like new. I liked the jam making and seeing you harvest the vegetables, very rewarding for all your hard work🙂

@crgreen8145 10 ай бұрын

Wonderful video - so lovely to watch. Satisfying & inspiring. Thank you!

@anneemernamerna5398 10 ай бұрын

I love the diversity in this video….just what family life is! My best to you.

@CatherineH.-gf7mm 10 ай бұрын

No need to cut and remove pits in plums, place in LG pasta pot with liner and cover with water, cook down for apx. 20 minutes, mash with potato masher, pits and peels stay in pasta pot, fruit and juice drains out! Just put the liner at an angle to drain into pot and use potato masher more if needed. Viola! And

@patriziadelorenzis378 10 ай бұрын

Great admiration for everyone and everything done. Wonderful to see beautful rain . All the best from the south of Italy.

@petebartlett2229 10 ай бұрын

Stunning in every aspect of the vlog

@davidwilson1043 10 ай бұрын

That was nice, from the kids helping out, hands in the soil, to preserving the fruit , just nice, relaxing. Fantastic barn job, great watching the change.

@Susan.I 10 ай бұрын

The new wood will stand up well for a long time!

@Linda-zi1ds 10 ай бұрын

Your videos are always so beautiful and profressional. Great job!

@sarahmccloughry3932 10 ай бұрын

My dear friends, you have gone through a great deal and I appreciate your persistence, tenacity and creative spirit. Please would you let me know about the music you’ve used at the beginning of this video. Thanks.

@LivingintheLoire 10 ай бұрын

soundcloud.com/thestolenorchestra-music/blue-hour?si=bb011700edfa47ebbdb6d45c169433c2&

@NatyDePardo 10 ай бұрын

The barn is looking amazing!! Loved the recipies!!😊❤

@LivingintheLoire 10 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

@jennistevenson796 10 ай бұрын

Barn looks fantastic. Taters look great. Boys beautiful. I do what Jamie Oliver does, freeze bags of fruit and freeze batch bags of crumble mix. It stays loose and crumbly, so easy to get out and make a quick crumble.

@LivingintheLoire 10 ай бұрын

Great tip! 👍

@Susan.I 10 ай бұрын

Your handmade arts are beautiful!!

@davidmiller-br4bu 10 ай бұрын

The barn is looking great.. good luck with the shop 😊

@TheStunlaw1 10 ай бұрын

Wonderful video. Very well done! Thank you.

@veronicasmith1147 9 ай бұрын

Your hard work paid off congrats

@sophiejordan6357 8 ай бұрын

The barn looks stunning guys. Everything is coming together. Such a joy to see xxx

@beverleybarnes5656 10 ай бұрын

Well done, Rebecca and Brook. It's amazing what you have achieved in such a short time. And well done, boys, with picking potatoes. Love to you all. ❤❤❤❤

@trader_jo 10 ай бұрын

The barn looks fantastic!

@jean-philippelafont4577 10 ай бұрын

Youpi, I'm so happy for you that this project is well and done, good luck for the goutières, prenez soin de vous.

@dawnmay6380 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for your varied content on your video. We really loved it as it was interesting to watch. The barn restoration is going so well and it was great to see the roofers still working even in the rain. Your kids were so cute sitting in the garden just watching like two little darlings, bless them. Well done Rebecca and Brook. I have enjoyed watching your blog for some time now but have never commented and I just thought that it was time that I told you. Both that I appreciate you and the your content. Watching from Western Australia.

@LivingintheLoire 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Dawn. Glad you're enjoying the channel. Hope all is well in WA.

@michellecbauer 10 ай бұрын

Can’t wait to see the finished product. You’re making great progress! The plum jam looks incredibly delicious. Enjoy!

@linzy_pinzy 10 ай бұрын

Those greengages remind me of loquats (except they are yellow). When our tree was loaded we did the same and made jam. Actually in those same jars too lol

@graskeygirls3850 10 ай бұрын

Barn looks beautiful!!! Bit my favorite moment was the boys digging for potatoes ❤

@miriammuskal5402 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful work very enjoyable to watch your videos Good luck with all your endeavors ❤ from Brooklyn New York

@samleaper1 10 ай бұрын

The barn is looking absolutely amazing, really enjoyed the vlog ❤

@Susan.I 10 ай бұрын

Your sunflowers are looking wonderfully pretty and yummy too!

@fantasmasnolaboratorio 10 ай бұрын

shop is looking great, i had a friend that in the begining of her business also used tree trunks and pieces of wood to decorate, it looks beautiful. Now those beams coming down, that was very nice to watch. Great work guys. And of course that jam... hmmm looks tasty, i did one also yesterday. Stay strong, love your family ;-)

@LivingintheLoire 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Marisa

@Sarapatt954 4 ай бұрын

Ganz liebe Grüße aus Österreich ihr macht etwas wunderschönes gutes bild für viele die das gute und gesundes leben vergessen haben Respekt ❤❤❤❤

@Louisejames23 10 ай бұрын

Looks idyllic if hard work! Hoping to move to France next year, can’t wait ❤😊

@LivingintheLoire 10 ай бұрын

Best of luck with the move Louise!

@mrwibbles20 10 ай бұрын

Enjoyed the update, liked the barn update and food bits. Nice to see late summer, given the white frosts on the ground here. There's a green gage tree here, as long as possum traps are put down it fruits quite well and the birds seem to have a harder time seeing the fruit than the redder plums. It tastes similar to the italian prune tree, which has a more intense flavour. My favourite way to have both of these non-fresh is to just bake or boil them down until they are an intense stodgy thick paste, and put them in ziplock bags in the freezer, which doesn't work as well for the redder plums which end up tasting medicinal IMO. I borrow an old dehydrator from the 80's, but prefer it for what remains from juiced apples or apricots rather than plums. Looking forward to future videos.

@LivingintheLoire 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Mr Wibbles. Compote is next up on my 'to make' list!

@myitaliantherapyginafiore4414 9 ай бұрын

How wonderful. I just watched your first video. YOU TWO ARE AN INSPIRATION, Actually you four. I love watching all you are doing. I am headed to Portugal to do the same thing. So keep inspiring. I am so proud of you two. Are you happy you left UK for France even with all of the challenges? Cheers. Gina in Upstate New York Moving to Portugal

@mauricepowers3804 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful!!!❤

@ruthnoronha8206 10 ай бұрын

Because the was no audio when the structure cam down it gave me a real shock.

@LivingintheLoire 10 ай бұрын

Yes it was a big thud. We gave them a big clap shortly after but we cut that bit out.

@johnkelley9944 10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@LivingintheLoire 10 ай бұрын

Thanks John

@stanleygallman7800 10 ай бұрын

Love the progress being made on all fronts! Keep up the good work 👍🏾

@dano9704 10 ай бұрын

so great guys! been following since the start and in the last month or so these videos have become hugely articulate in concept. You've tapped into a new level, honestly. Keep up all that you are doing...let it build into you as you do with it!

@cynthiat6505 10 ай бұрын

The music! What is it?! And you should celebrate your accomplishments! Woo Hoo!!!

@wirsindgeistigewesen2420 10 ай бұрын

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm- the "cake" looks so good!!

@jasperbrouwer 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful!

@jennichristie5264 10 ай бұрын

As my husband recently discovered an allergy to dairy we thought to use solidified coconut oil in place of butter in an individual crumble for him and it was so good that we made the next full sized one with it (if yr ever low on butter or want to try something different). Just go by feel for quantities as it behaves a bit different to butter.

@LivingintheLoire 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip Jenni

@valeriebianco4505 10 ай бұрын

Félicitations à tous les quatre!

@LivingintheLoire 10 ай бұрын

Merci Valerie

@chazzyb8660 10 ай бұрын

Proper job, barn and jam both. And the shop looked good too. Well done guys.

@LivingintheLoire 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Chazzy

@Susan.I 10 ай бұрын

Great potato harvest!

@davideborgna4918 10 ай бұрын

Bravissimi 💪💪👍👋

@karenreeves856 10 ай бұрын

Oh wow! The barn's looking great! It's got another couple of hundred years in it now! Brook, you've done a really great job of pointing it. I did feel for the builders working in that rain though. Thankfully the worst of the rain seems to have gone here, we've had whole days without even a shower! The greengages look good Rebecca, I make my plum jam exactly the same way that you do! Plum jams of any variety are my all-time favourite. How did the dehydrator work? I'm thinking of investing in one for when I get a glut of fruit and veg. I'm so pleased for you that your shop in the town is going well, it's quite a different vibe working away from the peace of your home! The boys are growing so fast! I do love seeing them helping in the garden, very special. Much love and big hugs from a slowly drying New Zealand xxx

@LivingintheLoire 10 ай бұрын

The dehydrator worked well. They weren't the ripest so are a bit sharp but it's a nice snack. I ordered two liners for the shelves (which arrived today, both cracked 😏) so that I can use the dehydrator to make fruit leathers from the greengage puree. Can't wait to try it! I'd also like to dehydrate some tomatoes although whether they will ever decide to ripen is another matter...

@arnicepernice8656 10 ай бұрын

@@LivingintheLoiredo you know about the banana trick ?Put green tomatoes in a drawer with a banana and they will ripen in a week.

@mag1071 7 ай бұрын

I saw on another program that they were using something like a Pastry Bag to put the mortar between the rocks. Might ask about it at your local local lumberyard and building supplies.

@lgrigg5439 9 ай бұрын

Just came across your video!! Will be watching from now on.

@LivingintheLoire 9 ай бұрын

Welcome!

@gailhunt7538 10 ай бұрын

Another lovely video , love the music and content

@luciefuksova8165 5 ай бұрын

Thanks

@miket7226 4 ай бұрын

Brook quite a professional job on your stone pointing. Im assuming you have done masonry in the past? Great job.

@user-ey9bt7fs6n 10 ай бұрын

The Barn is much happier from all the rebuilding and pointing and now with a fixed roof and done restructure. The garden providing food for the family is wonderful.

@louiseemerson331 10 ай бұрын

The barn is coming along lovely. What were the walls on the side of the barn in sections used for? Thank you.

@diannechapman5856 8 ай бұрын

I take it that the 'front' aspect of the barn took the brunt of the weather.

@ceretbex3543 10 ай бұрын

Great to see the progress but oh my goodness, French “health & safety” has not improved!! Brilliant work all round 😊

@LivingintheLoire 10 ай бұрын

I knew people would love the health and safety 😂. You should have seen him on the day it was really windy... I couldn't actually watch.

@ceretbex3543 10 ай бұрын

@@LivingintheLoire Hahaha!!

@luthermanning6945 9 ай бұрын

Great video! I sent a link to a certain Dr we know. 😉

@LivingintheLoire 9 ай бұрын

Yes yes ma' man! Thanks for sharing Patrick.

@marthaollis5049 10 ай бұрын

Love you videos! Please try to have closed captions.

@LivingintheLoire 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Martha. Sorry it was taking longer to process the subtitles than normal this week for some reason. All done now.

@KathysFlog 10 ай бұрын

😍😍

@taralalla50 9 ай бұрын

Hi great restoration can we get a full tour or everything thank you.

@LivingintheLoire 9 ай бұрын

Coming up very soon!

@Susan.I 10 ай бұрын

A lot to do on your small farm!

@nimuehmoon872 10 ай бұрын

❤👍

@Susan.I 10 ай бұрын

I can see that the wood was not all strong.

@gerhard6105 10 ай бұрын

Well done. Now you have some wood to put in the oven, in the coming winter. Did you treat the new wood? I treated the wood on my barn on the same spot on the side of the barn, with carbolineum. In September, i will do a stone wall too. But not that big. I will use tras cement. Regards from the Belgium Ardennes.

@LivingintheLoire 10 ай бұрын

The big beams are not treated, on list of jobs to do. But, yes you're right once it stops raining again I'll cut it all up and maybe reuse some that aren't rotten. Cheers