32 - Excavator & Mower Repairs, Anicia's Trip to Belgium, and Philippe's Land Clearing.

This week, I'm off to Belgium with Odin for various tasks, from paperwork to Odin's vaccine shots. Meanwhile, Philippe awaits parts for the little digger due this week. Even after 9 months, there's still land to clear, and Philippe is busy tackling it. While clearing, he discovers some old plastic coverings, possibly remnants of a past vegetable garden. As the week progresses, good news arrives in the form of a package containing the new parts for the excavator! With that, it's time to fix it so we can resume digging. Join us as we split our time between Philippe's work at home in France and my errands with Odin in Belgium. Enjoy!
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[@JeanBarnard-ig7ee]

You are doing a fabulous job, can't wait for next week 😊

[@DomaineSauvage]

Thx jean!

[@susanhamilton1822]

I admire your work ethic very much Phillipe. If you raise baby Odin to emulate that you will be making a contribution to this messed up world in a big way. Thank you both for being such a good example.

[@DomaineSauvage]

Thank you Susan! Odin will search his own way in the future but we will try to give him a good pack of skills to do so 🙏👍

[@user-cv2iz8ie5l]

I can almost hear the trees whispering, “ thank you.”

[@DomaineSauvage]

Hey Grace, we hope they are happy! 😃

[@LimousinLife]

It's a total pleasure watching you all. Your content and editing is so good. Philippe, your problem solving skills are superb!!!

[@DomaineSauvage]

Thx LL, Anicia has the most difficult job of us two 😅!

[@CatherineH.-gf7mm]

Excellent work clearing all that dreadful ivy and overgrowth! :)

[@DomaineSauvage]

Haha yeah they like to overtake everything 😬

[@jackyworsley431]

I love that one day when Odin is grown up and helping you look after the land, that he can look back at this part of its history when he was a baby through all the videos of its progress, creating a beautiful home for him. 😊

[@DomaineSauvage]

Hey Jacky, yes these videos are a big memory for us and for future children. ❤

[@wayneNtampa]

Excellent progress on cleaning up the land. Beware of the 'treasures' left behind by previous owners. That stuff looks like it could hide a body! 😮😂😂

[@DomaineSauvage]

Hey Wayne, i could write a book with all the "treasures" i have found here but i think it is better i don't 😂

[@shirleythurston4213]

Guys, we’re just loving your channel, and as we’ve only recently found you we’ve been doing a major catch up on your previous videos. Thank you so much for showing us your daily life, and we’re amazed how much work you accomplish in a day! Your family is beautiful, and your house and surrounding land are absolutely gorgeous. It’s a joy to follow your progress .. so we’ll see you soon! With best wishes from Canada xx

[@DomaineSauvage]

Hey Shirley! Thx for watching and supporting us!! We are glad too with what we have accomplished and where we live now! ❤

[@abigailgerlach5443]

Congratulations on having a working excavator and mower! There's nothing like having tools that actually work. Have a good week! Blessed Be!

[@DomaineSauvage]

Hey Abigail! Thx, its normal for them to break down with all the usage they are getting 😅

[@bryansarty3821]

Excellent work Philippe! You're certainly picking up a lot of new skills and knowledge working on your property. Watching you on your digger and then working on it brings back a lot of memories for me. Before entering the trades, after I had finished high school in Canada, I was a heavy equipment operator for a number of years. I like your logic in how you're approaching your tasks. Ive said this before but I have to repeat myself. We're really enjoying your episodes. Anicia's editing and voice overs, the good music, your everyday life moments, and Odin. What a joy that little man is! Thank you both once again. Santé!

[@DomaineSauvage]

Thx Bryan! Very lovely and kind words! 🙏

[@bryansarty3821]

@@DomaineSauvage Well, being honest, Nora and I think that you’re a well deserving and humble couple. Keep being who you are.

[@DomaineSauvage]

Thx! We should stay the same 😅🙏

[@jacquelinesilvabravolatam9952]

WHAT a beautifull land do you have, specially when the sky is clear. Can´t wait to see that veggiegarden. Congrats family!

[@DomaineSauvage]

Thx! Spring is coming here, everything is becoming colorful again!

[@janehavens3086]

Last few days I found your channel and binge watched all the episodes!! Love your channel. Your land is so beautiful. The music and editing is so well done me. Great job so far. Your channel should really start growing now!!

[@DomaineSauvage]

Thx for watching and supporting us Jane, it helps us a lot! ❤

[@mvandoorn1]

Great episode! Well done Philippe and Anicia!

[@DomaineSauvage]

Thx Mvandoorn! ❤

[@MsMariaSierra]

You, sir, are incredibly talented. Don’t keep selling yourself short. I said it on the first video and I’ll say it again, how wonderful to see young people taking charge of such an incredibly monumental project as you both have!!! Again, there’s hope for this world yet!!! 👏🏻🙌🏻

[@DomaineSauvage]

Thank you for the nice words, you can find a few people around KZbin trying to do good things for the world with the means they have 👍🙏

[@allisonegreenberg]

I just found your channel and watched every single video- you guys are AMAZING!!!!!! You also have the cutest baby in the whole world! This is my new favorite channel and I can't wait for the next episode!

[@DomaineSauvage]

Hey Allison, Thx for watching all of our videos it really helps us! ❤ We hope you continue to enjoy our videos 👍

[@Nena84734]

It is so nice watching a tree be saved from ivy, I could almost hear the tree sigh and say thank you! Oh, what a hard job it is slaying brambles but it’s so satisfying having them gone and the view improved 100%! I have so much respect for you because you take care of your equipment, which isn’t easy and will always benefit you in the end. Isn’t it always the same, you plan on doing all these things you don’t have enough time for, we’re always optimistic! It’s finally calming when you’ve got all of your paperwork and responsibilities sorted and can come back home to relax, hopefully, for a time.

[@DomaineSauvage]

Many more trees that need saving but these were the closest and the ones we can reach now 😅We still have to do lots of paperwork even though we moved within Europe it still requires a lot of paperwork to be dealt with. Lucky we don't need visas etc.

[@patriciasmith9712]

I love watching June on her travels, sometimes as I first see her, I think she is a fox .... and once in the distance I thought she was a deer, But no ! she is a lovely beautiful dog. Nice shots

[@DomaineSauvage]

Haha she has loads of space here compared to our small garden in Belgium 👍

[@sandramuis7430]

Good job on keeping your machinery in order. 👍 Absolutely love the bird sounds….so very joyful. 🥰

[@DomaineSauvage]

Hey Sandra! In spring and summer the birdsounds will multiply by a 100 😂, such a difference from where we lived ❤

[@peterfrance702]

Common sense, self reliance and energy... you are well qualified.)

[@DomaineSauvage]

Thx Peter 👊👍

[@leannaterrell739]

Absolutely love this channel. The land and nature are magnificent. Phillippe you are amazing. Do you worry about June during Hunting Season, as she resembles a small deer.

[@DomaineSauvage]

Hey Leanna! thx for the compliments! The hunters know June so it shouldn't be a problem, only the hunters from the village are allowed on our land.

[@johnmcnichol8330]

You guys do a great job! Hello from Canada…

[@DomaineSauvage]

Thx John!

[@FIL357]

Brambles and netting ☹️. Glad the digger fix went well and everyone back home safe -🚗. Sorry Odin not so well for the moment. Happy digging now!😁👍 phil🇬🇧

[@DomaineSauvage]

Hey Phil, yeah netting and fencing combined with brambles equals fun 😂 oh and throw in a few trees and it is a full blown party to remove them. He is better now, he had almost a week of fever when he got back 😢. Yeah we can continue digging but we will need to wait for the water to recede before we can start moving the soil.

[@user-zq6oy9bi3z]

hello from michael & patsy ,living in finisterre france. loving following your journey, video content and editing make it very watchable. reminiscent of my journey 25 years ago but we only took on 5 acres. now a much smaller garden but we still grow most of our fruit and veg. we bought a two wheeled tractor a staub 7000. second hand for 350 euros, working order,although we did replace bits. it came with plough, rotivater, and other attachments. the best thing ever for a smallholding. you can add lawn cutter and tall grass cutter, also seat and trailer if you wish. very easy to use, wish we had found it at the begining of our journey. check it out and best of luck . we will be following your future

[@DomaineSauvage]

Hey Michael and Patsy, Thx for watching our videos!! We were thinking about buying a small tractor but in the end we settled for a mower for in the beginning, we will need a farm vehicle in the future. 👍

[@sharonbennett9953]

well done for all the hard work it will look lovely

[@DomaineSauvage]

Thx Sharon! One day we will get there. 👍

[@LittleChena]

I really enjoy the videos. Loved the rescue of the oak tree! Still not convinced that the mower is something that I would enjoy! I know there is no real alternative but I can’t help myself! That thing is just not healthy! 😂 Needs a lot of care! But I’m invested … waiting for the next Stihl mower saga! Greetings from Alaska.

[@DomaineSauvage]

Haha LittleChena, it is doing what it needs to be doing but it might be a little bit too light for what i am asking of it 😂Hopefully it holds up a few years 👍

[@Escapetofrance-Charente]

Another great video mate. Just got to watch your latest one and then I’m all caught up. Been soooo busy here lately 🇫🇷👍

[@DomaineSauvage]

Take your time they aren't going nowhere. Same here with the great weather and more light time i stay out longer 😂

[@Escapetofrance-Charente]

@DomaineSauvage I don’t blame you at all. Stunning here at the moment 🇫🇷👍

[@user-qd5do9ld4k]

Du Québec, je viens de terminer vos 32 épisodes en rafale. J'aurai maintenant à attendre pour la suite. Félicitation pour le rythme avec lequel vous apprivoisez votre nouvel environnement. Vous n'avez pas succombé è l'envi de tout entreprendre dès le début, prendre le temps de voir passer les saisons pour comprendre votre nouvelle terre est bien avisé. Je vous souhaite un bel été (soleil) j'ai l'impression que la pluie a été excessive cet hiver et que vous devez avoir hâte de vous faire chauffer au soleil. Bon été à vous tous y compris chien, chat, poulets...

[@DomaineSauvage]

Bonjour Jean-François, tu as le même nom que mon jeune frère. Nous avons eu beaucoup de pluie, mais dans un sens, c'était aussi une bonne chose parce que nous avons pu voir où tout s'écoulait naturellement. Mais maintenant, nous avons besoin d'un peu de soleil et d'un temps sec pour pouvoir continuer les travaux d'extérieur. Merci de nous regarder et de nous soutenir !

[@sharonkershaw3091]

Hey, just found your channel and watching back to back episodes to catch up. Love the farm and itching to see more ❤

[@DomaineSauvage]

Hey Sharon, thx for joining and take your time we are not going anywhere! ❤

[@jeroendegrijse3016]

Leve Gentje! :)

[@DomaineSauvage]

Our hometown ❤

[@jeroendegrijse3016]

idem! @@DomaineSauvage

[@lesleyelalami2562]

Ooooh passed through Ghent on the way to Bruge on a visit with my Great Uncle Tom... what a brilliant day out. My brother lived in Londerzeel - between Antwerp and Brussels - for 30 years but moved on later to Portugal for the sun. His ex-wife Nancy and his two daughters are still in Belgium. Small world.

[@DomaineSauvage]

Small world indeed, in Belgium everything is close together compared to France though 😅, we moved a bit further south for the sun as well but it is hiding at the moment 🌞

[@lesleyelalami2562]

I sense you made a good choice considering the way things are going. Freedom and fresh air is priceless.@@DomaineSauvage

[@DomaineSauvage]

Indeed, i think we understand each other 😉@@lesleyelalami2562

[@debragonser745]

Fence in just around the main yard so your animals and Oden can run free

[@DomaineSauvage]

Hey Debra, we will be putting up a fence somewhere in the future to keep the predators out and the Odin in 😅. Especially when we do the pond we will put one up so we don't have accidents!

[@debragonser745]

@@DomaineSauvage that sounds awesome! Thank you so much for responding! Amazing watching your family!

[@Leed216]

After 30 some years of not living by family and having to travel to them to visit, the best advice i can give is if possible, set up at a central place and have them come to you. Oh and divide your time evenly between the Omas & Opas. Lol

[@DomaineSauvage]

Hey Leed, they are coming now in April. They will be renting a holiday house very close to us since we cant accommodate them yet.

[@anneliesjoss]

Yep, having moved away from Belgium when I was 19, I so understand all the plans of visiting friends and family, every time I visit. It was a lot harder when I still had many aunts and uncles. Everyone expected me to stop by for visits. When I go back now, I only ever plan to visit with my siblings and their families.

[@DomaineSauvage]

Hey Annelies, live and learn 😅! Where did you move too and where did you live in Belgium?

[@anneliesjoss]

@@DomaineSauvage I grew up in Bredene, and moved to Massachusetts, in the US.

[@DomaineSauvage]

Now that is not close to the door 😀

[@anneliesjoss]

@@DomaineSauvage I live in New Mexico now 🌞

[@DomaineSauvage]

Wow you like moving around the world 😎, we will keep to France for now but who knows what the future brings 😅

[@julias-shed]

Nice job on the excavator Bush and pin very satisfying 😀

[@DomaineSauvage]

Smooth 😎

[@annickcheyns9243]

Waw… almost 5000 subscribers 🎉🎉🎉!!!

[@DomaineSauvage]

We never thought it suddenly would go soo fast 😮

[@annickcheyns9243]

It’s so nice to see the hard work you did when Anicia was with us… we had a great time with Odin!! Also the chickens are so funny,.. everywhere you go they are with you🤣… and my lovely friend June… I miss here hugs. We are so excited to see al the hard work in April… vacation with the family!!! Kisses from you big sister ❤😊

[@DomaineSauvage]

The chickens see us a big food dispenser i think 😂

[@LimousinLife]

🎉🎉

[@ManInBlack44]

I watched you removing those bushings...if you have heat gun or oxygen acetylene torch that is the easy way to remove bushings...just apply heat and that will loose them...keep up the great work youngster...😁❤

[@DomaineSauvage]

Hey rik, i have neither of those but maybe in the future! 👊👍

[@clickswiipemarketing7518]

You can never kill brambles,bindweed nettles! We have been trying for over 40 years you can control them! Good luck

[@DomaineSauvage]

Everything we clear we will keep mowing until we do something else with it, then i will have to dig them out i guess 😬

[@terrygauvin3961]

Hello from NB Canada 🇨🇦 just finished watching all 32 videos , very interesting great job ❤❤👍👏❤❤ looking forward to the next one 👍

[@DomaineSauvage]

Thx Terry! ❤

[@Waxx9000]

You need a machete (or similar big knive) for those "brambels", especially the parts that are tricky with the mower. It's not expensive but a very handy tool to go trough dense bushes like those there. That's why they were invented and where they are mostly used for. If you need tips where to get them, shout...

[@DomaineSauvage]

Hey waxx, Suggest me one 👍

[@davidstoddard9160]

If you are able to look at the maintence manual for your backhoe, and also of course other equipment that you have. That way you will be able to know what is correct or not and how to maintain all of your equipment

[@DomaineSauvage]

I bought the maintenance and parts manual for it 👍

[@jean-marievennin8405]

Hello, cleaning mechanical zone: At Tim.Cod. : 21.45mnt, to degrease and clean very well this kind of of course mechanical use "bombe de Degraissant à Frein" that could be translate by: Brake degreaser can. I saw this use by some French truck traveller at this day in Chilie and over one Argentine with Good efficiency. Natural fence!!!! Your son is the next to the mower, ver A lovely idea to remove the ivy that will kill any kinf of trees........with time. Garden :Some bramble bushes can be used as property lines along the "property limite mark" In french une ""BORNE de Cadastre"" that is official and in the French Law property. hope thet is clear Generaly in urban zone it is a "cadastral neel" but in country, like your property, it is a reebar with at its ead a concret-cube originaly peint in yellow!!!(length around 1meter) In France, An "official cadastral surveyor" materializes the complete perimeter of the property by these "cadastral markers" planted deep in the ground. Hope you have it in order to be well with all around your property. Bon courage and stay safe.

[@DomaineSauvage]

Hey Jean-Marie, i know brake cleaner very well, i have a good friend who is a mechanic and uses it a lot. It will be some time before he can mow but i am looking forward to the day he will be able to help 👶👍I have found one concrete cube close the house with yellow painted on top, the rest of the property is still very overgrown so there might be more but no idea. The old trees is how we define the property lines for now and they add up more or less to what is on the cadastre .

[@suedale1865]

Your land hit the jackpot when you bought it for sure you are doing amazing work 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 How long had it been neglected ? The trees you are clearing from Ivy will pay dividends of fruit in the near future How are you going to deal with Bramble roots ? All the hard work you don’t want them growing back & they will Can you do controlled burn ?

[@DomaineSauvage]

There was no occupancy during 2 years, and one tenant somewhere in the past made a big mess 😅 The brambles we keep on mowing for now as you have said they grow back but when they are just small sprouts the mower makes quick work of them. We are allowed to burn until the 1st of April.

[@thomaspaul4242]

Ihr macht das wunderbar. Ich bin jetzt erst auf euren Kanal gestoßen. Sehr interessante Videos. Tolle Perspektiven und ein Zusammenschnitt (sagt man das so?), der Spaß macht zuzuschauen. Weiter so und viele Grüße Thomas

[@DomaineSauvage]

Hey Thomas, danke fürs Zuschauen und ich werde es auf jeden Fall an Anicia weitergeben, dass dir die Bearbeitung der Videos gefällt.

[@Escapetofrance-Charente]

Great video as always you two. Enjoyed watching tonight as we ate our dinner. Your thoroughness is something to be admires. Looking forward to the next one 🇫🇷😕

[@DomaineSauvage]

Thx, I have to catch up on your videos soon 👍

[@Escapetofrance-Charente]

@@DomaineSauvage Merci bien. You’re not missing much lol

[@janehavens3086]

Do you burn all the old broom?? I think if you use it for mulch, you may just spread the seeds

[@DomaineSauvage]

Do you mean scotch broom or brambles? The brambles don't have seeds now so i can just mulch it, they will regrow from the roots though so the only way is too keep on mowing them which is easy if you don't let them grow big 😅

[@cgee3999]

How do you stop the brambles growing back?

[@kindle7191]

Bye bye brambles!

[@diannehalliday2165]

Could you burn those brambles instead of doing all the slashing? In a controlled manner, carefully. Wouldn’t it be a better result to burn the bramble seeds so they can’t grown again? Just wondering? What an intrepid fellow you are!!

[@DomaineSauvage]

Hey Dianne, the roots would still be alive so i am trying to see if i can wear them out by mowing them.

[@clickswiipemarketing7518]

You will never kill brambles,nettles,bindweed !!!! We have been trying for over 40 years!! All you can do is can control them! Good luck with all you are doing and it’s a grand job xx

[@DomaineSauvage]

Yeah i don't want to use pesticides so it will be mowing or digging them out.

[@MrSoppysod]

Ivy is a great place for wildlife and birds can nest in it and bats and mammals can use it for cover so please don't pull all the ivy down from your trees.

[@DomaineSauvage]

Hey Soppy, no worries we don't have the intention of doing that, there is way too much around the property 👍

[@MrSoppysod]

@@DomaineSauvage 👍👍

[@DomaineSauvage]

Oh and i repurposed some fence poles to use for the trees we replanted 😉@@MrSoppysod

[@MrSoppysod]

@@DomaineSauvage l knew you didn’t need me to tell you!

[@e.m.3815]

Where is Yellow? Or was it Orange? 🤔.....Missing a black Chicken !

[@DomaineSauvage]

Good eye! The two black chickens are gone, one was taken by a hunting dog that escaped and took a chicken which they are not supposed too, and not long after i think a fox or another predator came by and took the other one. The black chicken we have now we got as "replacement" from the owner of the hunting dog. Since then when the chickens are out June our dog is out as well and we haven't had problems since then.

[@davidstoddard9160]

Are you going to have cattle or sheep on your land? I hope no goats I think they are not good for the land or the trees and other vegitation. With 32 acres you certainly have space for animals.

[@DomaineSauvage]

Hey David, for now it will just be us and the chickens 😅We need to clear a lot more if we want animals and we need to put up new fencing and be able to maintain it so in the future but not right now.

[@janarixalam5205]

Wonderful video! Thank you so much!