Back in France: Reunited and Renovating with My Love

[@SuperCommando60]

have watched a few episodes now. you guys always have big beaming smiles, which is nice. I'm 1/2 of a gay male couple as well, and we have an old horse stable with a farmhouse. we do our own work as well...have remodeled the farmhouse twice, and remodeled our house in town 3 times, as well as work the barns and property, and used to board horses as well. we rarely have smiles while working together - 2 competitive men! - that instead of smiling we're usually yelling at each other! fortunately still together after more than 30 years.

[@donnafoster1355]

Good news about baby and surrogate! There is hardly any place in this video where Bram and you are not smiling and happy to be back together and the baby doing well. The desk for the office is perfect. Bram's skills set keeps increasing and Simon, your have made a huge difference to the property through all the tree removal, weed cutting, grass mowing, planting, clearing of debris, etc. Saw the fruit growing and the trees you planted growing. Each of your skill sets compliment the other's and your love make you such a strong team. The house is going to be beautiful. Did all the new windows get installed? Looking forward to next weeks vlog! 😊❤

[@dougsargent1808]

It is such a joy to watch your vlogs. You guys seem so happy together. You should be very proud of what you have accomplished so far on your property. Have a great week!

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much for being with us! We are very grateful for everything. Have a lovely weekend! Take care.

[@rickwetherell4734]

I am glad that mother and baby are okay and doing well. Very happy you are back together again. You are doing a great job on the house!

[@vangaze]

We are very glad they are doing well! Thanks so much. We are very happy to be back together :) Have an amazing weekend!

[@thankyouforhearingme]

Hello Bram and Simon! We just found your channel 2 weeks ago and are now caught up on all of your videos! We’ve enjoyed them so much. Especially all the skills and talent you show in your renovations. We really love what you’re doing and have so much respect for your plans for the property. You guys are really making your own path! We live in Brant County, Canada where we are making our property in to a self-sufficient small holding for all of our fruits and vegetables. So “hello” from Dave and Peter! All the very best to both of you and we can’t wait to see more!

[@aggiepanthus8637]

Hey you two...... Your baby girl is okay and thriving ❤ phew... I was worried. You are both very inspirational for sharing your journey. Your mystery salad is Rocket.... very peppery. Have you tried Webb's wonderful lettuce? It has a full heart like iceberg but is way tastier xx p.s.... if you wrap salad leaves in tin foil then they will last for up to a month in your fridge.... you're welcome! 😊

[@danielhallbauer2766]

Brams favorite vegtable is known as Broccoli Raab or Rapini in English it has a broccoli resemblence but slender stems and smaller leaves.

[@vangaze]

Haha it’s not a broccoli kind. It’s more like turnip greens. But also not precise that. Thanks. Have a great weekend!

[@Zero-1823]

I searched for the Latin name for raapstelen Brassica campestris L. commonly known as turnip, turnip rape, fast plants, field mustard, or turnip mustard

[@jason199033]

Hi Bram and Simon, have only just recently discovered your channel, you are both a great inspiration to others, such great workers, will look forward to each new video and follow your channel now, you both have a really good week,

[@JoffrePritchett]

Raap in English means turnip and the stelen is stems. Which is the tops of a turnips. We call it turnip greens. Enjoy watching your renovations of your farm. Beautiful little girl.

[@ChrisLee66]

Impressive use of space with the bureau design and Bram's method of installation. 😂

[@vangaze]

Haha thanks so much. Have a lovely weekend!

[@jeffweston7465]

Good fun video and glad all is well. You pair are wonderful together and making lots of progress.👍👍

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much. We were very relieved everything is okay. Have a lovely weekend. Take care.

[@garymainor9610]

Love watching the show and glad you are back together. I am currently in Taiwan with my husband and his family. We will go back to the states on Monday. My husband is 38 and I am 74 and have 2 step-children and 3 more children. 4 girls and 1 boy also 5 grandchildren. So anxious to see you as fathers. Happy to provide advice along the way. I have also built my own house long ago and renovated a house for friends on a lake in Iowa several years ago. This is another reason I enjoy the show. It is great to see your parents so involved. Be safe and I look forward to the next episode.

[@kevingirard7844]

I’m a little bit sad that I’ve just caught up on all your previous videos. I’ve enjoyed binge watching them tremendously. I’m glad to see you’ve surpassed 7.5k subscribers now and continue to grow. Hopefully you’ll be able to get sponsors now if that’s something you’re interested in. I look for with great anticipation to your future weekly content.

[@jonwalker1502]

You two are so entertaining and such fun. Your interplay is awkwardly wonderful and demonstrates so much awareness and respect. I wish you great success. I remain a fan from Lancaster, PA, USA

[@vangaze]

Haha awkwardly wonderful is a beautiful phrase. Thanks so much. Have a lovely day!

[@23gizmo32]

Glad you're both fine. You guys are so lovely together. Love your videos. Love seeing what you've accomplished since the last time.

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much! Have a wonderful weekend!

[@yinny11-11]

Hard to tell from the picture on the packet. If it is Rocket, it's so called because it takes off if it isnt kept watered in hot conditions. A fairly upright salad vege with a peppery taste. Lovely to add variety & bite to salads, good idea to plant it in stages so you have it throughout summer. Those pesky little round seeds that catch on everything - we call biddy bids. Another wonderful vlog, the highlight of Saturday mornings!❤

[@roxanne9651]

The vegetable is called arugula in English, it’s one of our favourites. So happy mother and baby are doing well. You guys have done so much work great job guys. 👍👏💕🌈🌈🇨🇦

[@vangaze]

We don't think it's arugula. Thats more like Rucola. Haha it's typical dutch and north Germany apparently. Thanks so much. Have a wonderful weekend!

[@ColinGarner-h1t]

Arugula is also called rocket .

[@19581Danny]

@@ColinGarner-h1t it curly turnip greens not aragula en français c'est des feuilles de navet frisées , you could eat like a salad VOILÀ :)

[@vangaze]

turnip greens isn't either the best translation. Mizuna is the asian version of raapstelen.

[@carolynrivera9745]

It's 🥦 Broccoli

[@robcook7627]

Hi guys! I just found your videos today, 7/7/2024, and I’m really enjoying them! Is there a video that tells all about you two? I’d like to start from the beginning and watch them all. I met my now husband at the end of 2022. When we first met, I lived in the big city while he is semi retired and lived on a farm about 161 km away. I have since moved to the farm, big change for me, and we are moving forward with our married life. I’m telling you this as I can somewhat relate to your farm life. I look forward to watching more of your videos!

[@vangaze]

Hi! great to have you with us. You can start at the first video :) There isn't a 'this is us' video but we are going to do a Q&A soon so if you catch up and have any questions, drop them here :) What a great life event, moving from the city to the countryside! Have fun together! Thanks so much.

[@marleenschutter671]

Love the little working area in the pretty room 😍 and I loved the trick of watering the veggies through a pot haha, very clever

[@vangaze]

We love our office! We lost our spray gun haha. Take care.

[@GregCurtin45]

When planting a garden I plant in three stages -- about 2 - 3 weeks apart. This means that you don't suddenly end up with 30 bunches of lettuce all at once. By spacing the planting season you also have a chance to avoid total crop failure from a late frost or some type of insect/rodent. Be sure to use a natural fertilizer in the fall for the following year and rotate your garden. Never plant the same thing in the same spot two years in a row. If you have the room create a second garden and then rotate their use from year-to-year. This allows the soil to recover. The seeds look like arugula, which is a delicious peppery leaf that is great in salads and even better on sandwiches. ps: I'm sure you already know this but don't forget to compost. Use cooked starchy potato water for your plants and finely ground egg shells add calcium to the soil. Cheers, guys.

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much for this. We actually should have done this haha. But we are learning along the way. Getting better every year :) Have a great day. Take care.

[@tomholmes1350]

The videography for this segment is outstanding! Great job!

[@vangaze]

Ah thanks so much for saying that. Take care.

[@jwthrussell8786]

So good you’re back together and enjoying the improvements! And baby is doing well so you can finally relax a bit until the birth 🩵💛Love the blossoming pics! Boerenkool stamppot! Yum

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much. We love that we are back together :) we can’t wait to hold our little girl. Take care.

[@Matt_H2O]

Love it guys. Wonderful that everything was okay at the hospital and you are back together doing what you love the most. The garden and the house is coming along nicely. Silly puppy. Who would have thought, chasing Deer only gets you tiny sticky balls 😮😉🤣💖🌈

[@vangaze]

We were very relieved everything is fine with our baby. The sticky balls are terrible! Thanks so much. Take care.

[@DavidHall-ge6nn]

Guys, never finish your bathroom and you'll always have content! Glad your baby and her surrogate are doing well. Your joyous homecoming with an an immediate side trip to the hardware store looked like a page lifted from my own epic romance. Ahh, the sweetest moments of married life are seldom immortalized with any accuracy. Leave it to Bram to adore a green for which there is no translation. If he starts building a tower and growing his hair, we'll all know its rampion and he's got Rapunzle delusions. Does he hum a lot of songs from "Tangled" when nobody's looking, by any chance?

[@DaveJacoby-gy6qn]

The vegetables will be terrific.will you be canning the vegetables. The apples are progressing really fast. If you have too many apples you can make apple sauce. In our area in Pennsylvania we call them burrs or hitch hikes.Dogs get them all the time. Our 14 month grand daughter loves vegetables n fruit. Your daughter will as well. Can’t wait till next week. Dave from PA USA

[@stuartdootson9309]

Love watching the vlog. Great news everything is all ok in the Netherlands too! Bram’s progress without Simon was huge - perhaps Simon you need to go away more? Perhaps not! Have a great week and see you v soon

[@vangaze]

Haha Bram worked so hard because he missed me I guess. He did so much. Thanks haha. Have a great Sunday! Take care.

[@rasferrastfarian739]

Oh no those sticky balls! we have them too and my little doggy used to get them all over him too. Bram did so much! wow! Loved the "Bram desk support"! lol Loved the desk too. Hopefully no more leaks! I love the doggy foremen on duty with everything. Onwards to a finished bathroom and laundry space! *hugs*

[@donaldducc5449]

Maybe a furminator would work?

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much. Yeah the balls are terrible! Bram worked so hard! Haha especially Luna is always present where we are working. Have a lovely Sunday! Take care.

[@kev1347]

Wonderful to see you two enjoying the process and progress. Have a great week. 🤗

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much for being with us. Have a lovely weekend!

[@ChrisB-bp4kp]

So glad to hear both baby and mother are doing well. Every time you go into town and get bread, my mouth starts to water, and I get so jealous! The village is so pretty, and the bread looks so good!

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much. The village is very beautiful. We are glad the baby is doing well. Take care. Have a lovely weekend!

[@spelvin051]

Raapstelen comes up as either Rapini (broccoli rabe) or turnip greens, both from the same brassica rapa origin. Now I'm now trying to see if I can find some seeds!

[@vangaze]

It's very close to both of them but It's slightly different. Even in The Netherlands it isn't very popular. Thanks so much.

[@kennethrush9363]

Hi guys how’s the bathroom coming along and what about your parents bathroom coming along it was nice seeing working together it’s amazing watch Bram working hard can’t wait to see you both working on your next project wounded what it going to be take care give my love to the dog

[@ronaldhorton2438]

I'm really starting to love you guys. That green looks like rocket or arugula, same green, two names, peppery flavor. It's also one of my favorites. It's wonderful your parents are involved. Thank you. ❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉😊

[@vangaze]

Ah thanks so much for saying that. We don't think it's arugula, it's in the same family but slightly different, we havent found the translation yet haha. Have a lovely weekend!

[@tegernsee29]

Wonderful that you men have decided to have children. As a married gay man with two now grown children, I feel lucky and very blessed to have a family, and a more traditional life with my husband. It changes and tests you over the years - in the long run I would say in good ways. Looking back, I would not have had it any other way. Exciting to see your house renovation and life in the French countryside. Hugs to you from Munich.

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much for your kind words. We can't wait to become fathers and hold our daughter. Danke und hab einen schönen Tag!

[@jandj9325]

Another suggestion on your "mystery" vegetable - Mizuna grows well in spring and fall and can be eaten raw when the leaves are still young and tender. Mizuna is a type of turnip tops (or raapstelen in Dutch), tastes mild and is one of the least spicy asian greens we grow. We sometimes bunch mizuna but you can also find it in your box bagged. Sometimes we'll add it to a salad mix. When mizuna starts to bolt, pretty yellow flowers appear. We sometimes add a last bunch of flowering mizuna to the box as the flowers are perfectly edible. Do check for tougher parts of the stem and discard those.

[@vangaze]

Wow. That comes really close. A dutch website states: "Mizuna, the Asian 'raapstelen'." So thats not the dutch version but it's very similar! Thanks for this! Haha we were searching for so long but I guess this comes closest!

[@markfrye9178]

I like the bits of humor you. put in. Sometimes i'ts spoken, sometimes visual.

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much for your kind words. Take care.

[@lelandpeck4585]

new camera really makes a difference. Guys, I've said this before, and at the risk of sounding like a broken record, you two are such a joy to watch....and listen to! So happy that everything is great with the baby. Roxanne already mentioned it, but the veggie is arugula. Great vegetable. It's a little peppery, but super in salad. Have a great week!!!

[@vangaze]

Ah thanks for saying that! We are very glad the baby is doing well. They are not exactly the same as arugula, Mizuna is the asian version of 'raapstelen'. Have a lovely weekend. See you next week!

[@davidlwebb324]

Another great vlog this week. You guys stay so busy, but the outcome will be stunning. Not long off now until your baby girl comes home-how exciting it that? VERY. Until next week, ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much. There is still so much to do. we can't sit still haha. We can't wait to bring our daughter home :) Take care. See you on Friday!

[@HilltopFarmHomestead]

In the USA they call that vegetable arugula. In Australia we call it Rocket.

[@vangaze]

We don't think it's arugula, it's in the same family but slightly different, we havent found the translation yet haha. Thanks. Take care.

[@IanLavery-o7j]

Hi bram and Simon I'm so glad mum and baby are doing well you must be both excited waiting for your daughters arrival .been enjoying your videos all the best to you both John from Glasgow Scotland xx

[@vangaze]

We can't wait to hold her in our arms. It's an unreal feeling. Thanks so much John. Take care.

[@torrerobb2238]

Glad everything is coming together.. you made some good progress this week, I hope Simons parents place is coming along as well.. Have a great weekend guys and I look forward to see next weeks progress Robb Torremolinos Spain xxxx

[@vangaze]

Hi Robb! Thanks so much. My parents place is almost done but we are focussing on our part now so our little girl has everything she needs :) Have a lovely weekend!

[@FranWhorton-of5ql]

You two are so much fun....and so happy you have become dads. I didn't watch your videos in the right order, but that's okay. I'm catching up now that I subscribed!

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much! We are so happy with our baby girl. Have a lovely day.

[@phillipcushman9993]

I suspect most of us feel like we know both Bram and Simon by now. You feel like family. And Archie and Luna feel like family as well-I love those dogs! Friday morning is becoming a special time when I look forward to seeing the latest news from my family.

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much Pete. We love the dogs too! It's so great to have so many amazing people with us every week. Have a lovely week!

[@DavidKinlay]

Back home to the love of your life. Glad the baby is doing well. Do you have a picture of the vegetable you are referring to? Glad you are making progress with your home ♥️

[@vangaze]

t's called 'raapstelen'. Google wil give you a picture. Mizuna is the asian version but there isn't a real translation I'm afraid. Thanks. Take care.

[@peterandroy]

We use it in our salads and call it Rocket. Happy gardening! Peter & Roy

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much Peter and Roy. I think Rocket is more like Rucola. This is slightly different. Have an amazing weekend!

[@robertarthur7059]

Great show as always!

[@vangaze]

Ah thanks so much. Take care.

[@ronwilson3818]

So happy everything is good with the baby and mother. Your new camera is great. Sending love and positive energy.

[@vangaze]

We are very glad our baby is doing well. Thanks so much. Have a wonderful weekend.

[@bksbracelet]

Fingers crossed your baby girl and surrogate continue to be healthy. Another busy successful week of renovating and the bathroom looks amazing. May I ask a question Simons dad seems to be a very good builder like Bram was the plan for Simons parents to always live on any of the properties you considered buying in France.

[@vangaze]

We were very glad the baby and mother are doing well again! Thanks so much. No we never specifically searched for a place where they could stay too. It just happened to fit on this property :) We always knew they were open for this option though. Take care. Thanks.

[@jeffmeyer9319]

8:13 Google says Raapstelen is Turnip greens. Does Bram eat the leaves or the root, or both? I don't think I've knowingly ever tried them. I especially like kale when it sprouts in the spring. I saw lumps of white in the soil, is that chalk or building debris?

[@vangaze]

Thanks! Yeah but turnip greens aren't the exact same. with raapstelen we eet mainly the stems (the leaves are small). And we eat them almost raw mixed with mashed potatoes haha. Kale is very good too! The ground is full of chalk and rocks. It's terrible for building and gardening. Have a great day!

[@jeffmeyer9319]

​ @vangaze would this be accurate: Smaak De smaak van raapstelen is mosterdachtig en licht pittig zoals rucola.

[@Lance-ej9wu]

I so enjoy your vlogs and the story behind what you are doing. I also just love the obvious love that you have for each other. It is a joy in my week to watch you in this huge journey your on. My thoughts and prayers are with you. See you next week.

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much. We love each other a lot :) it’s great to have you with us. Have a wonderful weekend.

[@Chris17198]

Hi guys … the vegetable you mentioned is called “Rocket” in the uk … generally used as a garnish or a flavoured addition to a salad .. hope that helps … keep being the lovable couple we love and enjoy being entertained by … 🫶🏻

[@vangaze]

Hi! We are not sure it is. 'raapstelen' are not like Rucola. So we don't know what the best translation is. Maybe it's typical dutch.... Have a lovely weekend!

[@lawrencepeak8309]

My weekly fix. Thank you. Hope your planning works in time for your daughter.

[@vangaze]

Ah thanks so much for being with us! Have a wonderful weekend!

[@gerardshaw2117]

Where in The Nethelands are you from? I used to live in Heerlen, and Boskoop. I miss both places. I do hope to go back there someday. I hope you are both well!! Greetings from New York City!!

[@vangaze]

We are from 'de achterhoek', it's in the east of the Netherlands, near the German border:) Heerlen and NYC are something different haha. Take care.

[@WalkiTalki]

When you guys recorded on the roof I noticed that there wasn't flashing on anything. Around chimneys, at the edges and peak of the roof there should be some sort of flashing. On very old houses they used to use "dead soft" lead that eventually corrodes away. New galvanized sheet metal is cheap and easy to install. It is important to have around a chimney, it "moves" differently than the rest of the roof because of its mass and just using sealant always results in leaks. You don't want to let leaks go on for too long because mold/rot can set in within the living space and that isn't healthy. And at 18:37 installing flashing is a one man job. While someone is working inside the other can be installing the flashing.

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much. They did it with concrete here but that's probably not working anymore. We know it's important but a lot of things are so we just keep an eye on the worst parts and hopefully can fix it fast when we get back in France after our baby is born :) Have a lovely weekend!

[@WalkiTalki]

@@vangaze 💙

[@danjones3712]

Your Vegetable mystery….. Whilst this looks like a salad leaf we call Rocket in the UK or Arugula in the US, I think I’ve had this in Holland and it’s not that. I’m sure it’s what we in the UK call Mizuna, also sometimes called Oriental Greens. Gelukkig tuinieren!

[@Kingcharles2]

You guys are so nice! How above a cow, goat or sheep for the grass?! 🐮🐴 Have a good week!

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much. Some mini cows would be amazing! Have a lovely day!

[@davidmcclellan9959]

WOW BRAM AND SIMON YOU GUYS WORKS SOO HARD FIXED YOUR HOME LOVE DAVID

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much! Have an amazing weekend. Take care.

[@Vince_uk]

Glad everything with Mom and Baby is going well and another great vlog. Nice to see the subscriber numbers rising.

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much. We are very glad our little girl is doing great. Have a lovely weekend.

[@annef1682]

So glad things are okay with your surrogate and your little girl. 😊 I look forward to every Friday morning to see what the previous week was like for you guys. Fingers crossed the weather stays nice for you and you get things crossed off your to do list.

[@vangaze]

We are very glad they are both ok! Thanks so much for being with us. Have a lovely day and great weekend!

[@johncavano6308]

Love your vlog! I know you’ve said this isn’t it but I still think the mystery vegetable, raapstelen, are turnip greens, or turnip tops, in English. My parents live in California and my dad grows turnip greens and my Japanese mother put them in miso soup. They have a nice, fresh, slightly bitter taste. How do you cook them?

[@jackchevalier8105]

Content de vous retrouver 😉 dans la belle France 🎉

[@vangaze]

I was very happy to be back in France :) Thanks so much.

[@andrewgauld1757]

Hi Guys So pleased mother and baby are doing well looking forward to seeing her. You guys work so hard you must be proud of each other. Not for getting your mum and dad for all their hard work.

[@barryhood2506]

Another good show young men. You make such a good couple

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much. We think so too! Haha. Have a great weekend.

[@Robert-xy4gi]

Nice to see a heartfelt welcome home!

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much. I felt it that way :) Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

[@jerrytaylor1851]

Love watching you guys

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much for being with us! Have a great weekend!

[@robblack5248]

Love the shoulder-to-shoulder dynamic, working together on common enterprises. And you two are adorable. All the best!

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much! We love to work together on the house. Have a lovely weekend!

[@paulacook5854]

You guys are doing amazing work and so glad baby is doing well and mama too

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much. We are very glad our baby is doing well! Take care.

[@ghfmcr00]

Your dogs really enjoy the live.👍

[@vangaze]

Haha they really do! Thanks. Take care.

[@hilaryburrows1556]

SO enjoy your vlogs, esp. now that Nox is here! Have enjoyed your journey. Hope all goes well with u guys, Nox and your new lives. From GTA, Ontario, Canada.

[@vangaze]

Nox is amazing! Haha. Thanks so much for being with us. Have a great day. See you on Friday!

[@calvind2054]

Great progress this week. I am excited to see the bathroom once it gets finished. Thinking about those roof leaks. I hope any leaks doesn’t damage any work you complete inside. Is there any temporary solution you can think about until you are ready to replace it. I’m feeling 2 years from now might be too long a wait.

[@Karl05]

It’s always a pleasure to see your work, never Problems ~ it is what it is! See you next week, sooo long to wait. Anyway, Job Job and lovely Greetings from Vienna in Austria 🇦🇹, Karl.

[@vangaze]

Ah thanks so much for the kind words. See you next week! Have a great weekend.

[@226union]

Great energy guys. Keep up the good work. You are making great progress.

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much! Have a lovely weekend!

[@Robert-xy4gi]

My only other guess is; mustard greens. Enjoy your weekend too!!

[@vangaze]

Not mustard greens either I'm afraid. Thanks so much, you too!

[@MarcG75014]

Ravi de voir que tout va bien pour votre petite fille 😊félicitations pour tout le travail accompli cette semaine 😊et votre main semble de plus en plus verte selon l’expression française !! Le potager sera merveilleux et varié. De bons repas en perspective ❤

[@vangaze]

We are glad our girl is doing okey. Thanks so much! Hopefully we can store all the veggies because we are going to have a lot of them! Take care.

[@MarcG75014]

Merci ! Vous pourriez installer un nouveau jouet : un congélateur pour conserver vos nombreux légumes 😂

[@vangaze]

Haha I'm afraid we need another freezer! Take care.

[@uk1922]

Good to see all is going well for you all.

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much. Have a great weekend!

[@davidmcclellan9959]

YOU BOTH WELCOME HAVE PERFECT WEEKEND ! I LOVE YOU BOTH LOVE DAVID😀🥰😀🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@1wendland]

I look forward to your blog every week 😊

[@vangaze]

Ah thanks for being with us!

[@russelpinkard9489]

The bathroom that never ends!

[@vangaze]

Haha it’s a never ending story. Thanks.

[@stevejudd8402]

Broccoli Rabe slightly bitter but a quick blanching will help. Great roasted, in soup (white beans **excellent) garlic is its mate in olive oil sautéed. IT'S very good. Also on crusty bread. Love watching you guys.

[@rabidbuddha4328]

I thought the using the black sheet to make the window ledge was clever. Still, one can’t assume that the shape at the floor is the shape at the window. I love learning the ingenious ways craftsmen reproduce shapes.

[@vangaze]

Haha I won’t consider ourselves craftsmen but thanks so much! Walls aren’t even close to straight here haha. Have a wonderful weekend!

[@barneygoddard6421]

Getting almost as excited as you two are about the birth of your baby girl. Are your parents excited? Do they have any other children or grandchildren? Hugs from Pennsylvania.

[@chateaudelannoy]

glad the check up went well , indeed called turnip greens 😉 all the best guys Yx

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much. we are very glad the baby is doing well! Take care.

[@johnsnead2413]

Bram and Simon, here in the US we would call "raapstelen" would be turnip greens. The tuber grown below ground is turnip usually colored purple and white and generally can be used in soups, stews, or creamed in a side dish.

[@vangaze]

It's very similar as turnip greens but it is something different. we can't find the right translation. Mizuna is the asian version. Thanks so much!

[@BB-fq2pq]

Happy Friday! So much good news! Mother and baby doing fine. Such a miracle birth is, more so to parents who are so excited and already in love with the child. My quick search on raapstelen shows it as rapini. Which I have away thought of as a miniature broccoli, but my Dutch sites call it turnip tops which doesn’t quite match the photo. Turnip tops are stronger in flavour and less tender. What is the Latin word? I so enjoy your vlog and the sense of togetherness and love that imbues all that we see. Thank you. Good camera (safe driving 😂)

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much. We are glad mother and our daughter are doing well! Mizuna is the asion version of our raapstelen. Seeing the photos that comes pretty close to raapstelen. Have an amazing weekend!

[@DavidEdwin-ut5nx]

Good to see u both together again, love ur vlogs! We celebrating 4 th July in Florida

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much. Happy 4th of July! Have an amazing weekend!

[@richardneidich]

The new camera does a great job, hope the leaky roof source can be located soon. Great video this week.

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much for that and your ongoing support. Thanks for being with us. Have a lovely weekend!

[@lilianadoval8927]

Hi guys, yes that seems to be turnip greens Here in Argentina ( spanish language) that vegetable is called "nabo" and what is most consume of it is its root. Congrats on the good news about your daughter and for a productive week. I love how your adorable 4-legged beings supervise all the activities. Till next time.

[@AdamofCA.]

and it amazes me that the dogs are so serious about inspecting the work. If they found a mistake, what could they do to fix it? it baffles my mind that they're interested at all.

[@lilianadoval8927]

@@AdamofCA. Exactly. They are sooo special. Adorable through and through.

[@tomcat7525]

Great video quality, is it a Sony 📹?

[@vangaze]

Thanks! yeah it is :) Take care

[@SeamusONeill-b5d]

the seed is called Rocket in English and is a peppery salad. Great to have you both back. I love the renovation work

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much for being with us. Have a great day! Take care.

[@SeamusONeill-b5d]

@@vangaze Hi guys , thanks for reply. I need more videos . The new windows and doors are excellent and look as if they always there. Great job installing them yourselves, well done. Have a good week Seamus

[@FranWhorton-of5ql]

The greens in USA are called "arugala" or "rocket" in English. We love its peppery flavor.

[@vangaze]

The 'raapstelen' are not peppery. They really are different from Rocket. Thanks so much. Take care.

[@donaldhicks2059]

Video quality of the new camera is exceptional.

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much! I'm very happy :) Have a lovely weekend!

[@neutonrenda2303]

Yes it's arugala, in South Africa we also call it rocket, noise and peppery in a salad, love it as well.👍❤

[@vangaze]

It's somewhere between arugula and turnip greens. It's different from Rucola. Thanks! Have a lovely weekend.

[@rberry4288]

I am so happy to see Gay men doing well and growing together. 40 years ago I was fighting for our rights as the AIDS pandemic started. Before that I grew up in the Mormon cult and the suppression/abusiveness that brought. Things didn't change fast but seeing you happy gives me hope that quality of life for LGBTQ+ people will keep getting better. In the 1970s I thought things would change faster... they didn't. I'm from Alaska and now live in PV JA Mexico.

[@vangaze]

Ah thanks so much for the kind words and the battle you have fought also for us. We are very grateful we can live this life because of the brave people like yourself who fought for our rights. I hope you can be whoever you want to be at this moment. You deserve the best life! Thanks so much for supporting us and the community. Have a lovely day.

[@peterabbott5929]

Hello Simon and Bram, please send me a link so I can join. I used to see the ‘join’ tab, but not anymore.

[@vangaze]

Ah thanks so much. There is a link in the description of every video! Have a wonderful day!

[@fransschutte3859]

I'm so excited for you both and can't wait for your daughter 😂😊

[@vangaze]

We can't wait either! So exciting. Take care. Have a great weekend.

[@steveryan8639]

In GB, it's called 'rocket'. You amaze me with all you do... once the house is finished, you'll have to come up with some other projects!

[@vangaze]

Haha we already have. We have a permit to build some apartments in the sheds so we are going to build them! Thanks so much.

[@dillonedberg3988]

It looks like arugula but it’s actually Rapini or broccoli rabe. We are celebrating independence here with lots of food & wine. Cheers!

[@vangaze]

Neither of them! Haha. There is no English word for it I’m afraid. Happy 4th of July! Have a wonderful weekend!

[@GerryFromKerry400]

Love the title. Says it all about you two ❤

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much. Have a lovely weekend!

[@jcaughman01]

According to google it is called Broccoli Rabe in English. It is quite popular these days it appears.

[@davidmcclellan9959]

OHH I WILL AND WELCOME AND I LOVE YOU BOTH LOVE DAVID😀🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much! Have an amazing weekend!

[@joshlynkaufman8653]

Cute and sweet. What a happy life.

[@vangaze]

Thanks so much. Most of the time it is! Take care.