#18 Stacking firewood and tackling the first terrace - Farm renovation in Italy

[@shehazi695]

I don’t know if I’ve commented on this before, but Bertus, i love to see you ‘tip your hat’ to passers-by. 🎩

[@lindachenoweth9002]

Loved the video! Thank you for making it so enjoyable to watch.

[@lindabrooks8242]

I just love the stone walls. They have such character and presence. You two are forever enveloped in beauty!

[@TAG993]

Thank for another episode w/wonderful music.

[@FrankMorello69]

Alweer een power week...trekken ,sleuren, zagen ,dragen,ruimen....de retaining walls rondom worden super ...het krijgt echt "cachet" met prachtige vergezichten ...de stenen bank is machtig ...hoe oud zou die steen zijn ...hoeveel mensen zouden daar op hebben gezeten .... Succes met het gat in de muur ....het misschien wel een kleine cantina...veel succes nog deze komende tijd ...de winter komt er aan ....be strong and keep on keeping on....

[@marinavisentini2855]

Sono nata e ho vissuto nel Monferrato fino all’adolescenza. La vita mi ha portato altrove ma vedere quei panorami mi si allarga il cuore. E ho un sacco di ammirazione per voi. Vi stimo tantissimo ❤️❤️

[@storiesfromthecascina]

Ciao Marina! Siamo così felici di sapere che i nostri video ti fanno sognare e tornare alle tue radici. Grazie per le belle parole!

[@MnGirl1994]

Love your videos!

[@marthaollis5049]

I like that you are researching projects and problems as you need to understand the unfamiliar. I love your location.

[@storiesfromthecascina]

researchers by heart and trade ❤️ our love for history is what brought us together 🥰

[@oldschoolcars3318]

I am 70 years old and in the US. My grandfather was apprenticed as a Stone Mason in the Ascoli Piceno Province in the Village of Rotella shortly after 1910. As a youth he came here to the US, continued in apprenticeship and was eventually a successful boutique mason and stone home builder. My other grandfather was an Irish Master Plumber. At the Age of 12 the boys in the family were all apprenticed to one of the grandfathers, working summers and weekends. One benefit of the stone work was being surrounded by deeply skilled and schooled master craftsmen most of whom had a breadth of experience in how things work that went well beyond stone into the realms of math, biology, geology and physics. Structural integrity is indeed a goal but many others are in play as the stone is laid. One of the challenges in laying dry stone, is that of "feeling" which stones will go where and when, and "planning" your work so that you wind up with an interlocking well fitted flat top to the wall. It took years of summers as a mason's tender for me to finally one summer, pry out of one Jack Taborelli, also from Rotella, that there was actually a system for visually characterizing the open space in the wall being built and for sorting the stones according to those characteristics you could visually identify. For years I had watched him pick through stones and "lump" different ones into five different piles. Once he had his five piles set, he would begin to lay, looking at a hole and knowing exactly which one of those five piles to turn to for what he wanted. In what would be my final summer with Jack he finally shared with me how to sort the stones according to faces and angles. In later years I worked with a Mason named D'Aversa, also from the MArche' region. When visiting the homes of many of my co workers there were elaborate fireplaces and walls, some with vaults in them somewhat like the one you see in your wall. The second collapsed area may indeed be a Vault or trullo or could be a kiln or an oven or a rain cistern or a root cellar. Two of the fragments remaining above your collapsed area look like they may be the left hand side of What used to be the long stone over top of the opening (Lentil). I encourage you to CAREFULLY examine and photograph the ground below the opening as it may hold the stones or pieces of them that used to form the "jambs" or sides of the hole, and you may also find the remains of the Lentil or top stone. Blessings, Both.

[@g.f.-w.9130]

Full of admiration from Austria! Bertus will soon resemble Arnold Schwarzenegger, if he continues lifting heavy stones like that.

[@Xophon]

😆❤️

[@chriskiefel7735]

Isis is a wood stacking machine!!! Lots of progress. I can see what you see and why you chose this lovely old place. 🥰

[@storiesfromthecascina]

It was a truly satisfying job to tackle!

[@cece624]

Your location is so amazing!! Also, your filing and music selections are fabulous. 🎉 I enjoy starting my Mondays by watching your videos.

[@storiesfromthecascina]

Thanks so much 😊 Happy to hear that our videos have become part of your start of the week ritual

[@lelbub8088]

You two are amazing!! So much work, hard labor but a labor of love. Beautiful property and so many barns, etc. The land is just awesome too ! Carry on!!

[@storiesfromthecascina]

Thank you so much!

[@valeriemulholland4282]

The stacked wood is a sculpture. Beautiful!. Your vlog is, too. Bravo! From Canada.

[@storiesfromthecascina]

Thank you very much! We are so happy with our stacked wood and somewhat sad it will shrink over the coming months :-P

[@AthollMoir]

Loving the rainy intro. What a labour of love, stacking all the logs. I love how you keep the place so neat & tidy.

[@Mikie1959]

I really love watching your videos on here most of the ones i watch from other channels they talk to much more than what content they show you guys do talk but you keep it to a minimum.

[@storiesfromthecascina]

Glad you like them!

[@Coopsterish]

Your villa is coming along nicely! I appreciate your hard work and determination and I look forward to your progress. Food for thought..one can never have too many pairs of gloves while working around thorny bushes/shrubs/stones and a good back brace!!

[@storiesfromthecascina]

the problem with a big property is that you can have as many sets of gloves as you want, but they'll never be where you need them :-P thanks for the reminder to have a few places for keeping gloves around the house ;-)

[@lagringa7518]

@@storiesfromthecascina So true 😄

[@arleenfotiu6095]

I am so enjoying watching you as you learn a deep love and reverence for this land. Those terrace walls are amazing! Very soon you will be amazing stone masons.

[@MsSherrydarling]

Such a lovely spot to create your new life! Thank you for taking the time to research each unfamiliar task. Knowledge will save you hours of work and hopefully minimize extra work. Love the haircut although the long hair was nice too.😊

[@storiesfromthecascina]

You are so welcome! Researching and learning is part of the joy of this adventure :-)

[@neutonrenda2303]

You got to use your newfound tool.😂👍

[@storiesfromthecascina]

yes, it turns out to be useful for so many things 🥰

[@annewhite8465]

I have followed and subscribed since the beginning of your adventure. I find your videos the perfect combination of beautiful scenery, the natural world and renovation. You take such care with the old structures--admirable. I also really like that you don't use a whole lot of fast forwarding which I find disconcerting in other renovation channels. Looking forward to your progress!

[@storiesfromthecascina]

Wow, thank you Anne!

[@asinfysh6973]

When you load your wheelbarrow with rocks, lay the rocks towards the front of the wheelbarrow and you will find it lighter than when the rocks are closer to the handles. This moves the centre of gravity in your wheelbarrow. Same with soil, load towards the front of the wheelbarrow. Love your endeavours and your desire to improve your the environment. Tips from Australia.

[@storiesfromthecascina]

thanks for the tip ❤️

[@gardenfork]

I have one of those electric winches. They are great. 😀 Eric.

[@storiesfromthecascina]

without it we'd have never managed that stone! no idea how heavy that was but close to 400kg.

[@loubennett9849]

Thank you for sharing your story. This brings my partner and I so much peace and happiness. We look forward to watching you in the evenings and getting ideas for our little sanctuary in Australia 🥰

[@farmhouseinthehills]

Thats a handy winch contraption! Great idea

[@storiesfromthecascina]

we had it in our previous house to move heavy stuff onto our attic aka bertus' workshop (we had a really steep staircase). i'd have never thought it would serve any other purpose in its life time, but here we are 😄

[@Neroli-Daydreaming-of-France]

I love seeing a good firewood stack 😄, they say firewood warms you twice, I think it’s more like four times. The stone wall is beautiful.

[@storiesfromthecascina]

haha yes! minimum two times if it's already cut to size, but otherwise definitely more.

[@juliefindlen9882]

I've stacked loads and loads of firewood growing up in the country. It warms you up, for sure.

[@france7678]

Merveilleux de voir la pierre des terrasses apparaître! La propriété gagne en charme et en caractère à chaque semaine 💖✨

[@e.m8784]

vond de groetjes met de pet aan je buur echt leuk!

[@seaview9948]

Your views are so amazing and as you slowly clear it gets better and better !

[@maryannknox7158]

Great 👍 job stacking all that wood 🪵 must be a good feeling……..Blessings

[@storiesfromthecascina]

very satisfying job indeed 😊

[@christine2014]

The large cavity in the dry stone wall is very intriguing... Do let us know what you manage to find out! As for the white mushrooms, if a local person confirms that they are what I think they are - parasol mushrooms (macrolepiota), you are lucky: they are delicious. Particularly nice in a gratin with sliced potatoes, garlic and cream. Unless picked young, best to discard the stalks as they are quite fibrous. Also, they dry beautifully.

[@storiesfromthecascina]

we've seen locals harvest them so i think you are right but we'll check to make sure before eating them 😅❤️

[@vinylmania]

@@storiesfromthecascina The cavity in the wall seems to be an old oven. You should be able to cook some delicious pizzas... 😃

[@Reet64]

What a labour of love you have undertaken. Looking forward to seeing the restoration of those terraces.

[@johnpeterdean1653]

With the size of your property you will soon need small agricultural equipment, garden tools will soon wear out and lifting and moving heavy items with a wheelbarrow will kill your back. Take care.....Your hard work is benefitting the farm massively

[@starlightcraftsGB]

It is wonderful and fascinating to watch your dream house come to life :)

[@zlatahume3134]

Very interesting the vaulted space in the wall. Perhaps they used it to store food stuff to keep cool. Not sure, looking forward hearing results from your research 😊

[@shehazi695]

Thanks for sharing 😊

[@storiesfromthecascina]

Thanks for watching!

[@helenwasher2125]

Wow! What a difference! The stone wall looks great! Nothing makes a property look better than mowed lawns and neat edges.

[@jbyrd2516]

What a great spot to create your stone seat. The views are majestic 😊 Regards from Australia 💚🌱

[@storiesfromthecascina]

yesss! it's one of our favourite views ❤️

[@gozoalex3946]

there is something very comforting and calming watching other people (you) work... ;-) Amazing how much better it looks with mowing the grass and tidying up the shrubs and tree. Wishing you very many happy moments on your stone bench! You have got a wonderful place there. Looking forward to see more!

[@pittalcoi3747]

Lovely again! And the views! Geweldig mooi.

[@beverlymurray6554]

Great video! Thank you!!

[@HubertusSchaper]

Hi Isis & Bertus, You too make great progress on the outer environment, If you lift the stone you will use as a bench it is easier after lifting it lay some rollers under then it`s easy to move it to the spot you want it. the winter firewood looks like nice hardwood. Working with the Terraces is quite difficult Be careful take care and stay safe-Greetings.Hubertus.

[@storiesfromthecascina]

We thought about using rollers but we didn't have anything lying around we thought we could use for that :-) And yes, the firewood is mostly oak and some ash

[@HubertusSchaper]

@@storiesfromthecascina Oak & Ask great firewood, will warm you bold and the kitchen and house. as well🌞🔥.-

[@HubertusSchaper]

@@storiesfromthecascina That great winter firewood, will warm very nicely up the Kitchen and the Living areas.Have a great week you too,greetings,Hubertus

[@_PJW_]

Well, that took some time stacking all that fire wood. With that gloomy weather I hope you meanwhile had soup warming on the stove!

[@storiesfromthecascina]

pumpkin soup has been eaten this week 👌

[@ellenmadsen7308]

You should put a stone bench in the church as well. Passersby could stop in the cool of its stone walls.

[@Ida-fz3ir]

for the branches I would recommend a shredder before composting...

[@storiesfromthecascina]

A wood shredder/chipper is one of the 100 things on our wish-list :-)

[@Ida-fz3ir]

@@storiesfromthecascina for branches up to 10 cm You don't need a real 'wood chipper',... a simple one from brico is not very expensive, and works good for tiny jobs... but even You cut the branches, the time for composting is endless and changes the quality of the product

[@SJLamb-te3dt]

Thin alternating layers of carbon or nitrogen rich materials will give a good result. You can just add whatever you want so long as you keep in mind you want a roughly equal mixture of both in relatively close contact makes for nice compost. Long term you may want to consider building multiple stone ‘stalls’, you can fill one with clippings then turn the pile into the next stall. Building stalls will mean you get a good size pile that because of the stone walls has decent moisture retention. And you wont need to bother with the metal cage. Four stalls will let you keep three piles decomposing.

[@Nancy-j8o1t]

✨️ you guys are stars! Great work! ✨️

[@glenyscallaghan1195]

Best wishes.

[@susanduff-silsby2695]

The large lawn area looks fabulous after the mowing and trimming! I thought of daises planted alongside the shed (?), but then you have to water them in the summer. Too much work? Loving your work, Regards from Susan at Hobart.

[@storiesfromthecascina]

daisies would look nice! we've ordered some bulbs to plant there later this month and might sow a some annuals too next spring.

[@annbottelli5682]

Vaulted ceiling? It might be a bread oven!

[@lapsedluddite3381]

Perhaps a communal bread oven for the local community?

[@chisamosa]

Ahh, the ‘new’ old tool comes in handy!

[@lieuwina]

Perhaps they could have been holes in the wall for water drainage for when it rains(?) not sure myself, but I think that could have been a possibility. You have picked a beautiful spot to put a bench and I agree that is a beautiful view. You have done so much in such a short time, you both are amazing. Have a lovely day. Goede Avond, tot ziens en tot volgende keer.

[@anne4083]

Loved seeing all the terraces!! Wouldn't some of the older neighbours be able to help with the stone walls? 🤗

[@storiesfromthecascina]

Certainly! Most of them are too old to physically help with it but they no doubt know a lot about them that would be useful to learn :-)

[@anne4083]

@@storiesfromthecascina sorry that's what I meant!! Guidance. 😊

[@cliffordchristopher1]

Wow, great to see you working on your land you will need compost heaps on every terrace for a bit to get through all of that growth. Every thing organic will compost, in time right.

[@storiesfromthecascina]

thank you clifford for that clever idea! we don't feel great about burning it as it's useful biomass. composting it in place is brilliantly simple, and it can be used to amend the soil right there too. ❤️

[@K8TYK8]

@@storiesfromthecascinaplus lots of insects and animals will find shelter in those compost piles. I have a big compost pile I started 4 years ago when clearing garden space. I put tree branches and everything on it (no food scraps though) and now there’s lovely dark soil.

[@storiesfromthecascina]

yes indeed!

[@masodimontagna3771]

You have a lot of work to do but calmly and following the time you will do many things... you can see beautiful landscapes and moments in nature... 😊👍

[@damdekmyhomeដំដែកផ្ទះខ្ញុំ]

Amazing video

[@patbrady9531]

Try more green matter in your compost--grass clippings, etc.

[@martin46792]

The man whit the hat, curious George

[@storiesfromthecascina]

:-)

[@lapsedluddite3381]

Charlie Chaplin! ( says me - the person known as the Lady in the "Keystone Cops" hat) 😄

[@CathrynTFD]

It may seem trivial, but I am impressed with the fact that you wear proper head, eye, and ear protection when you are working. (Isis, did I see a back brace, too?) It shows that you are dedicated to your work and not amateurs showing off. And you are open to learning every day!

[@ronaldlucas5360]

Nice

[@shirleygraham6229]

The more you clear the terraces, the more you will have to mow/slash. Maybe a ride on mower or small tractor is in your future. The terraces certainly look lovely and it is great to be able to see them clearly. A few of the chateau vlogs show stone wall repairs. Perhaps they could help you feel confident enough to have a go. The improvement of your own views is a great advantage to the work. Best wishes.

[@storiesfromthecascina]

We might not ever get round to restoring all of them, we'll work our way outward from the house. We're planning for a tractor in our future though :-) We're not 100% sure yet - we will definitely be doing the stonework ourselves in the future, but for this first one we might find someone to do it for us, so we can watch and learn. Also as it's right next to the street we don't want to take weeks to figure it out as we go. We'll see what we can learn from talking to our neighbours about how to best tackle this!

[@lapsedluddite3381]

@@storiesfromthecascina There must be several kilometers of stone walls on your property!

[@storiesfromthecascina]

yes for sure! we haven't calculated how many but certainly a few 😊

[@mariapottery]

You should have a lot of worms in your compost, it will help to disintegrate your compost much quicker.

[@storiesfromthecascina]

we've noticed that there are not so many worms in the garden overall, not just in the compost heap. an extra reason to add organic material to our soils, so that we can create favourable conditions for worms to come and live here ;)

[@wandakoehorst8734]

Budo and Tracey of French Farmhouse Diaries harvest their ready compost heaps in 3 weeks time. Budo devellopped a system for speed compostjng. Maybe worthwhile check that out.

[@storiesfromthecascina]

Yes you can absolutely speed up the process but it requires regular turning usually and we've just not been able to prioritise that between everything else that needed happening! something for the future :-)

[@margomoore4527]

And you were worried about having enough wood for the winter! Given the number of trees/shrubs you have pruned, and the unusable parts of the wood removed from buildings, and the acreage you have yet to prune, looks like you will have an unlimited supply of firewood, subject only to the amount of effort you two put into it. Will you ever have to buy firewood again?

[@geoffcapper5025]

Loving following your adventure, it's a beautiful place, thanks for sharing! When I have let straw bales decompose I usually get spongy light brown material in the middle, similar to that bit of compost you showed. I thought it was lack of nitrogen/green material, though in the middle of a straw bale lack of air would be a problem too. Best of luck!

[@storiesfromthecascina]

Geoff, I think you're absolutely right. At the time we put all the straw into to compost bin we didn't have time to collect different materials (it was before we moved here and we were just here for a week or so at that time). We'll keep it in mind for the future :-)

[@jeojeo9393]

Have you tried using Bokashi ? It was designed to have a combination of natural elements that speeds up the development of compost in your compost pile ?

[@ColinLennard]

"Should have worn gloves" - that is why 20/20 hindsight is so important.

[@johnrichey5032]

If you use the pulley on your winch it will lift twice as much.

[@jerrielindsey5939]

Please be careful with your back Bertus! I see you lifting with your legs but use the lifting apparatus for the heavy stones.

[@g.f.-w.9130]

with regard to compost, it looks to me as if there hadn't been enough oxygen. That means mixing the compost with little branches and/or inserting plastik tubes with holes.

[@storiesfromthecascina]

Yes, that might be part of it, especially in the lover half of the pile. The top part had more branches in and was definitely darker in colour. But the bottom 30cms were also exclusively straw/brown/carbon material so it might be a combination of both. Composting is such an interesting and exiting process!

[@jeojeo9393]

Did Bertus star in Game of Thrones ? If not he should have been ! Did any of the armour he made feature in Game of Thrones ? Loved the armour video.

[@storiesfromthecascina]

no, but both himself and his armour have been in a number of dutch tv-productions and documentaries. ☺️

[@jeojeo9393]

@@storiesfromthecascina fascinating, Bertus will you continue to do this kind of work in Italy ?

[@patriceogrady9763]

I love Bertus’ hat! ! Is that native to Belgium or the Netherlands?

[@storiesfromthecascina]

bowler hats were popular in many western countries in the mid 1800s up until the 1930s and in some parts of the netherlands they have been worn for much longer in folkloric costumes. but this particular hat was a souvenir from a trip to spain. 😊

[@LilybetMells]

Could that hole in the wall be a bread oven?

[@ArtofHosting]

ik denk: allemaal waar: te droog en te kleine doorsnede. (of karton langs de randen plaatsen, helpt ook - een beetje - tegen uitdroging)

[@storiesfromthecascina]

yes, het lijkt me ook een combinatie van dingen. het kippengaas heb ik gewoon gebruikt zoals ik het vond in de stal, en ik kon het helaas niet groter maken dan het was :-P ik kijk er naar uit om in de (nabije) toekomst ook andere soorten compost bakken te maken en testen. compost wordt hier niet echt gebruikt nog, heb al verschillende boeren ernaar gevraagd maar mest is de standaard. dus we hebben geen mensen om ons heen waar we aan kunnen vragen wat hier in dit klimaat het beste werkt :-) dus experimenteren en leren it is!

[@lapsedluddite3381]

Have you thought about trying hugelkultur garden beds to use up some of the brush that isn't suitable for firewood and is too coarse to compost readily?

[@storiesfromthecascina]

we're definitely keeping the option in the back of our minds but it's not on our list of immediate priorities. 😊

[@lapsedluddite3381]

​@@storiesfromthecascinaThanks for replying! I'm a gardener, and enjoy planing future garden projects, especially in winter - I was thinking ahead to the time you are clearing the terraces.

[@ColinLennard]

That cavity in your wall some 2 or 3 meters what do you think it was for originally?

[@wingerd913]

Het vullen van de kruiwagen lijkt me wat minder belastend voor de rug dan het bukken en stapelen van de houtblokken. Niet het transport uiteraard 😅

[@southloupriverhomestead4696]

I enjoyed the video! Thank You for making it. I am curious how much the firewood cost. It is sold by the cord here in central Nebraska USA. That is 4 feet by 4 feet by 8 feet or 128 cubic feet.

[@storiesfromthecascina]

depending on the quality, wether it's already chopped to size or not, and the supplier you pay between 14 and 18 euro per quintalo (that is 100kg of wood). ours was 17 euro: high quality oak and ash, cured for 2 years, and cut to size. when you buy from larger commercial companies in italy the price is usually much higher and can go up to 25 euros.

[@southloupriverhomestead4696]

Thanks for the detailed answer. How much money to fill that 3 section storage area you built.@@storiesfromthecascina

[@storiesfromthecascina]

@@southloupriverhomestead4696 320 euros for what's there now, but to fill them entirely add another 60 euros. (the three compartments together have space for 6m3 of wood)

[@lapsedluddite3381]

@@storiesfromthecascina We buy firewood by the cord too (1 cord = 3.625m3). Here in northern New England we use 4.5 cords (16.3m3) over winter for heating and cooking.

[@storiesfromthecascina]

@lapsedluddite3381 that's a lot! do you heat water on firewood as well?

[@Nordkapp65]

200kgs of logs would be about right , trailer looked like 1600 kg but it looks like hard wood so that would be much heavier .enjoy burning the wood and watching the flames !

[@storiesfromthecascina]

yep, it's mostly oak and some ash 😊

[@coby6417]

🌟👏👍🍀💐

[@tracyoniya9618]

The stone wall - the hole with the cistern space, that's been filled with bottles, has a large lintel stone over the opening, signifying that it was purposefully built that way. You can see the lintel stone - it stretches significantly wider than the hole bridging the space - just like the windows in the older stone buildings - though they may have wood lintels there. The other hole has no lintel, it is not a purposeful hole, but a damaged spot. The damaged spot can be cleaned up, take any loose stones out around the edges, then just start re-building to fit the hole - like a jigsaw puzzle. Use medium & smaller stones to create flat levels for larger stones.

[@storiesfromthecascina]

hi tracy! thank you for thinking along ❤️ what you describe was our first hope as we were taking away the brambles in front of the big hole, but it's very clear now that the section of the wall has to be rebuilt from the ground up. reason 1: structural integrity. if we would just fill up the hole as it is now, the end result can never be a structurally sound dry-stone wall and the hole will just keep repeating itself in a year or two. reason 2: safety. it might not look like it on video but the stones at the top of the hole are loose and can fall down anytime. building up a wall with two boulders of each about 40 or more kilo ready to fall on your toes is not something to look forward to particularly 😉

[@rolandneirynck9287]

Dat lijkt op een broodoven die vierkante opening rechts...

[@UmaAuroville]

🥰😇❤🧡🙏🙏

[@Mikie1959]

you are a very very versatile women you are defiantly not afraid of work you could run circles around most men from what i have seen your husband is a lucky man to have a wife such as you.

[@storiesfromthecascina]

Definitely not afraid of work! :-)

[@mariapottery]

You shouldn’t put anything against the wall. It will keep the moisture and your stucco will fall off.

[@storiesfromthecascina]

are you referring to the the wood stack? there is 20 cms of open space behind it for air circulation. not only for the plaster - it's also better for the wood :) and of course we built it in such a way that it it still supported and can't fall backwards.

[@frannypeony2076]

@@storiesfromthecascina I think Maria means the stones against the external wall. I was thinking the same. 🧐

[@storiesfromthecascina]

aaaah I see! there was a tall stack of cement tiles there before left by the previous owners (like 1 m high and 50cm wide) that doesn't seem to have caused any issues. We'll keep an eye on it! And many of the stones that are there currently will go into our retaining wall restoration, so they won't be there for too long.

[@mariapottery]

@@storiesfromthecascina no, I was talking about the outside wall with the stones piled up against it.

[@clivewilliams4962]

More exciting watching paint dry

[@storiesfromthecascina]

🫠

[@romyxx71]

Constructive criticism: I love the aesthetics of your videos, the pacing and the way you document your journey. However, you might want to listen to the undertone in your voice when you narrate the videos. I find myself turning off the sound just so I don't have to listen to the undertone. It is not your voice, accent or tone, it is the undertone. Less self-righteousness and passive-aggressive bravado, more neutrality, please. Everyone watching wants you to succeed and create the life you want. But like all vloggers on KZbin, views, likes and traction are essential. So we viewers are a necessity, not a nice to have, if you ever want a steady stream of income and publicity for your KZbin page and eventually your cascina. 🙏🏽💝