Life and Loss on our Autumnal Homestead

[@huckyduck]

Your show is the best one of its kind on KZbin as far as I can see. It is so restful and deeply satisfying to watch everything you both do in creating your corner of paradise with your pets and chickens, birds and wildlife. Your film work and photography is brilliant, and so is your choice of background music. It’s my favourite show for finding peace and getting back to the earth… my favourite place. I’m sure everyone feels the same. Thank you so much.

[@jackmosss5803]

I second that!!!

[@mariaisabelperezmiori9394]

Totally agree. One of my favorites channels on You Tube. Greetings from Brazil😊😊

[@andreajoybelle]

I third that ❤

[@LorrieMello]

Same!

[@HeidiPriest]

❤ agree, easy going, enjoyable watching, no clickbait and endless chatter, ❤

[@DW-kv6gr]

Always well filmed and beautifully produced content - definitely feel good vibes when watching. Well done to you and your lovely pets. Excellent clip of the pepper and Diogo - magic!!!

[@vane4175]

beautiful day on the land... my dream... some work, some drawing, a silly jumping dog, a gorgeous butterfly... thanks for sharing with us

[@soultaina]

😂 Diogo is such an amazing dose of serotonin! I love watching him be so happy!! 😍🥰 you guys are the best calming medicine to watch. Thank you! ♥

[@minkgin3370]

The famous Jumping Dog.😊. He’s lovely.❤

[@Adogslife54]

I can never get too much Diogo! More is always better!

[@carold.m.3001]

Carissa you are an absolut artist! Love to see your vídeos, because you never miss the plasticit, the calmness the poetry in everything!

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Thank you! ☺️

[@jwthrussell8786]

Wow brilliant raindrops and cloudscapes, breathtaking! Thanks !!

[@annmcnamara8]

Your homestead is looking really beautiful A lot of hard work and it shows. Your drawing of the swallow tailed butterfly is gorgeous

[@rosedespoina]

Love the drone shots as I'm always lost on where things are located

[@kellyh8347]

I just love the calm and gentle creativity of your channel and life! Hugs from California!

[@pedrofadigas]

The music, silences and soundtrack of your videos are usually as beautiful as the images that accompany it. Well done! 😊

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Thank you Pedro!

[@jeanettenicholas2863]

I love seeing your dogs bouncing about. They are so happy. ❤good luck

[@judithhuntly2375]

Aww sad but she had lived her best chicken life RIP Ali. The shape of the veg garden looks good on the areal shots 😊. Loved the butterfly 🦋 sketch watching you draw is so inspirational. The clip of you drawing against the backdrop of the cabin had me thinking 🤔 it would look amazing with a beautiful patterned mosaic in true Clarissa style perhaps a good use of any old bits of tile and an interesting autumn / winter project (it's not like you have loads of other projects to do 😂) Looking forward to seeing the cabin come together in upcoming video's 😀. Much love from a wet South Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 x

[@pedropinheiro7320]

Love the Sky scenes, plants, insects, birds, cats and dogs! Your garden is very beautiful!Your video quality is great!

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Thank you very much!

[@joeykottnitz4831]

Good afternoon to you. Another garden work done. I love it. Thankyou for a amazing drone video. The olives look good. I love the way the dogs enjoy you and the love you give them. I always enjoy your videos. Keep going. Regards Namibia. ❤❤❤❤

[@Aotruba]

So sorry Ali passed away 🙏🌟 I love your veggie gardens and the sky time lapses are stunning! ❤ As always, I love your illustrations👍😊👍 ❣️Adorable pets and farm animals❣️

[@annapiskorz8349]

Love your show, your animals, admire your hard work and Carissa's artwork! PS. Please post a link where I can purchase a Frankie T shirt. Thank you.

[@lynnemac1402]

So sorry about your chicken, Allie was very friendly. You are very talented Carissa and your butterfly picture was beautiful. X

[@leandathomas6624]

great choice of music to end.... love watching you guys, very inspiring and authentic....

[@pammcfarland1727]

Your life looks so simple and peaceful. So happy for all of you❤

[@barbarakloise6790]

Love all your pets and your butterfly drawing is spectacular. You really are talented. Love your channel guys.❤ sorry about your chicken too even their little lives matter!

[@barbaranielsen2888]

Very productive video. I love the drawing of the butterfly!

[@CampOutWest]

The 5 minute mark was just pure magic!! hahaha 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@jvdehn]

Beautiful shots of your homestead. I loved the butterfly close-up and your drawing!

[@GettingGoshen]

That butterfly is beautiful it was probably getting the moisture off your skin. You might consider putting a shallow dish (a terracotta pot saucer) with some fairly flat stones and water in it. When it's very hot they look for moisture...probably why it was in the greenhouse. I think people forget they need water also ❤

[@Kitty_cat2001]

I just love Diago he runs & jumps & watches everything you guys do. Just a pity his 4 paws can’t work on the farm. That’s what I used to think of when I had 4 cats-all those unworkable paws lol Australia 🇦🇺

[@rosemaryjasper1121]

Always marvel at how you manage to instigate a feeling of relaxation and calm in your videos! There’s never any urgency to your projects, the job gets done in a serene fashion❤️

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

Wow. The cloud camera work at the end.😉✊❤️❤️❤️ Sorry about the hen. We all hurt knowing this.❤️

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

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[@Путешествуй-к2ь]

Oh my! Diogo is just a cartoon character 🤣🤣🤣🤣such a fun!!!❤

[@AbigailGerlach-zt1sh]

I'm sorry. I'm a member of the anti-cilantro camp. Other than in salsa or Indian food, it just has a very strong flavor I can live without. When does the insulation go in? Not that I'm anxious or anything. 😏 BTW...no one does better videos capturing the sky than you do. Amazing!

[@tonimills4309]

My little dog loved to have radishes, cucumber and bell peppers. I had to buy them for her to add to her dry dog food. A happy dog is a special friend

[@matthewgordon-clark2392]

Carissa, your art reminds me of an Australian artist called Christabel Blackman

[@rachelfrees1268]

What a graceful talent. Love watching you sketch.❤

[@callaghankieron]

The smell of rain after a long, dry period is called PETRICHOR and is the most beautiful aroma!!

[@racebanning6390]

Yes it is..... Fond memories rush back in those moments.

[@uppanadam]

Garden is looking great guys!! Lots of hard work hey?? Will be expecting harvest videos soon!! Heh heh!!

[@neutonrenda2303]

If you like rocket you must also love nasturtium, the leaves are delicious and the only remedy I know that can stop an insistent cough. 👍

[@roneldastrydom2077]

Must one chew the leaves or how do you take it? Thank you

[@gingergroundhog1595]

So sorry about Ali, sad loss of a dear friend but she had a good home for her life. All part of the circle of life. Can I ask what the music is on the last 1minute of the video, I looked in your music links but can’t find it (probably my impatience going through them all) It’s very soothing. I do notice your music and you always pick good background for what you are showing/doing, just in case it helps to know those choices are recognised.

[@mothmansavedme]

Rest in chicken paradise Ali 💖 For your garden - have you ever tried the full water bottles upside down in the garden to create a drip? Good for letting the water get low slowly where soil may have become hydrophobic

[@susanmarcoux7005]

I agree 👍...this and the Mindful Narrow Boat 🎉

[@mariadange06]

Hurrah the ugly trailer trash armchair is going in the bin 👏👏👏 You could build a nicer one...

[@Anosha116]

Have you watched Charles Dowding on how to make tons of compost on uTube?

[@christyelliott-i3v]

It is lovely to watch your videos, to see you work together and your sweet pets...here in eastern NC in the states and saddened by the devastation by hurricane Helene...

[@FrankieOffGrid]

It looks brutal over there! Hope it’s over soon ❤️

[@Mariteach777]

Sad to hear about your loss. Hopefully it will bring about many marigolds as a renewing of life.

[@JTTW1455]

Sorry about the loss of your chicken. It was nice to see you draw the butterfly. As always, an enjoyable relaxing video, thanks for sharing.

[@faithvansanden82]

Sorry for the loss it's horrible when you loose a pet. Great video your drawing of the butterfly was lovely ❤

[@lindagage7315]

Looking good, will you get your shower done before the cold weather sets in? Well done you two!

[@FrankieOffGrid]

That’s the plan! 🤞

[@pagecericola7342]

Beautiful butterfly ❤

[@annalinekennedy1027]

Nice video. Your butterfly is awesome. Aerial shots are beautiful. ❤

[@neutonrenda2303]

Sorry to hear that Ali passed away. It's going to be good to watch the garden grow in the rain.

[@goodtogo3]

great job this week...garden looks amazing

[@KatarzynaPryciak-q7m]

I am sorry for the loss of your pet friend, is always hard to say goodbye to ones who lived with you every day ❤

[@carolbulmer8253]

Good morning, Carissa and Iwan. I’m sorry that Ali passed… you gave her a good life❤️😔 It makes to have the raised beds close to the other veggie beds. I love swallowtail butterflies. We had a black swallowtail caterpillar on our parsley this summer. Unfortunately, it did not survive the pupate stage😔 Your drawing is lovely, Carissa. See you next week❤️❤️

[@Mandy-nw6dv]

Love seeing you both work with nature. Changing of the seadons. I love The dogos bouncing around and are always happy. Cats always majestic ✨️ i can't wait to see more of the cabin ❤ you guys work together so well. And lastly, im so glad the fires were mo in danger to you guys in the end and blessed to those it affected 🙏

[@coloradowatcher-z6x]

You folks were the first channel I ever watched...and I'm still watching! Love your pets and all the other "wild" life around and about.

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Ahh thank you! ❤️❤️

[@karateana7593]

Coriander all the way! Love it.

[@joeeigo9820]

Sry but I feel the need to warn you from consequences going with Reolink products. Shitty to setup, designed to be unrepairable for DIY Fixes as the cases are glued thin plastic ( my cams usb port was rusting away with cable plugged in after 1 year covered out door use) Next they only supply 1 cam for the cloud for free(requires 1 annoying free subscription interaction every month on their website) Anything else comes another monthly cost, what many viewers might seek to reduce. Ask yourself if one camera is solving all your security needs in the future or not. If not consider another brand.

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Sorry that you’ve had that experience, it couldn’t be further from ours. We have four of their cameras and don’t pay for any cloud (in the 3 years we’ve used them) This particular camera took about 2 minutes to setup and install. Whenever we’ve had issues with the cameras the customer service has been exemplary and they sent out replacement cameras before the broken ones were received by the factory.

[@joannestocker1844]

Just a quick question. I have issues qith pepper plants but you over winter?! Did not realise you could do that, will give it a go. Thank you

[@FrankieOffGrid]

They don’t like a frost so pop them in a greenhouse or similar… they don’t always work but they produce a lot more if they do survive

[@SusanZiegler]

Beautiful swallowtail, beautiful pen and ink, beautiful string quartet. Wonderful video❣

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Thank you so much!

[@racebanning6390]

Coffytime at the Foggyfarm. 2 cups to start my day. 😁👍Great idea to clear the living space around the New cabin, and that big Garden area is awesome. Dodo hopping to git that pepper had me krakkin up😂🤣😂hes too much💙funny guy. Glad to see the much chipper mornings, we are about 40F here already and its been 80-85F in the day. Im ready for 60F❄️❄️. Long summers wear me out. Be blessed , anxious to see the inside cabin progress. And what a butterfly!👍👍 🙏🙏🙏Romans 10 :9-10

[@DanSmith-v4l]

Great video. Sorry about Allie, she will be forever on "her farm".

[@1dkappe]

There was a time when I didn’t have a lot of money to spend on gardening, including store bought compost. A friend of my parents suggested inoculating the soil with water that had a small bit of compost dissolved in it. Just dissolve a few ounces of compost in a few gallons of water, stir and let sit for a day. Then pour through a coffee filter into a watering can (I’ve seen people use an old French press for this 😂). Water the soil at night. A little goes a long way, which is the point. :-) Good to see Frankie scampering about.

[@SunraeSkatimunggr]

I absolutely love your videos! They are so artfully done, so calm, just wonderful. Thank you.

[@bobhale8325]

"Life and Loss" OH MY! You opened with Frankie in a full frame. Thank goodness the loss was not her. I had to look up "autumnal" It is a British use of autum that we don't use here in the U.S.A.

[@JudySnyder-dv5ld]

Growing up in the 70s my frienda and I made most of our cloths and it was a folk tale that if a butterfly lands on you that is the color of material you will soon get to make your next dress. We loved maxi dresses which are long country dresses. I love your art.

[@1dkappe]

Ooh, some people find that cilantro leaves tastes like soap. I prefer the coriander seed taste, which is what goes into coriander powder and is used in Indian cooking. Totally different smell and taste from the cilantro leaves.

[@fernetworek9030]

I have several of those Vego beds and love them. I have moved them several times and it is quite a feat. I moved my support bars down to the next level and it keeps them out of my way when I am working in the bed I think you could move them down even further and they would support the sides even more, but then I would be hitting them all the time when I am planting. Love your videos!

[@magicwendy210]

lovely video, the time lapse of the clouds at the end with the dramatic music was amazing x

[@debramairs7806]

.oooohhh poor Ali, you must be devastated 💔💔 xx

[@BethConant-t5s]

Look up yellow swallowtail meaning!

[@christinelanham1936]

Sorry about your chicken. Why don't you make your own compost. You have the land...and vegetation..chickens...access to friends animal manure...grass clippings.?

[@FrankieOffGrid]

We do make our own compost, lots of it 😂

[@soniahofmann4969]

Yeah I know people that also hate it and I don't understand it it's the most used herb in the world all of Asia central America Central South America the Caribbean literally the world it makes everything taste better😊

[@InkHarmony]

Nice video as always. Where did you get those round metal things for the garden beds? Haven’t found them yet here in Portugal.

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Which ones do you mean sorry?

[@InkHarmony]

The sheeting, where you’ve put earth in for plants to grow.

[@pacosalvador904]

Absolutly beautiful thank you so much from Holland❤

[@willaharlatt4862]

that butterfly would be gorgeous on a t-shirt

[@knelson5442]

I was thinking about your plans for the south facing deck. You might consider having it start at your back door with four pallets going south from there ;two on the east side of your house and then two additional ones) then use four on the side of the house. I think the platform would look more interesting in this “L” shape plus you’d have a spot for potted plants and a chair or two facing east. Not worrying about stepping into the mud on a rainy morning would also be beneficial. See below in my highly accurate and realistic diagram (smile) below. H=House, D=Door, P=Pallet HHHH HHHH PPHHHH PPHDHH PPPP

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Haha that’s great! You’re basically spot on.. except there will be four more P’s to box off that south wall

[@jamesgeorge8915]

Your cinematography is stunning. Well done you.

[@prometeled]

love the peaceful in yours videos

[@lenneam3745]

Such a pretty drawing of the butterfly! Have you considered having it as a downloadable coloring picture/ page.

[@dorothymoller566]

Oh Frankie 😘 My Australian Shepherd years ago used to eat all of the Italian plums that fell all over the wild parts of my property in California. Definitely did not help his weight either. But, at least there aren’t any pits in the figs. 🐶

[@patriciabrown8301]

I think the raised beds cost allot the amount of compost you use in them for the amount you grow in them

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Four bags a year isn’t too bad to be honest.. once our own compost is ready then it will be free. We probably do prefer growing in the ground mind you.

[@viviannolen36]

I’m not a patron but would send you a finished embroidery when done

[@daffs0]

Diogo that’s my pepper 😂🤣 Love the butterfly 😁 ❤️😁

[@JudySnyder-dv5ld]

Another great vlog.

[@constancestine1020]

Iwan, playing with Diogo was so funny, he has so much jumping energy, he always looks like he is so happy to be home! He also appears to love Frankie and the kitties and Carissa and you. So glad you got some rain and hopefully the fire threat is all but gone for the season. Love your videos, your editing is my favorite of all the Homesteading You Tubers. So many think they have to “perform” for content. Both of you are beautifully natural…truly a fun couple who draws your audience in to feel as though we are all friends. Keep up the good work…winter’s coming.❤❤

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Thank you for such a lovely comment! ☺️

[@pamelalambe1356]

beautiful art.

[@theyellowbootshomestead]

Gorgeous video! Love what you've done in the garden and, Carissa, your butterfly encounter and drawing have me endlessly swooning:) Love!

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

Butterfly 🦋 Carissa ❤️😘

[@ritafoster4958]

A big virtual hug to my dear friend Jimmy! ❤️🤗🥂

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

@@ritafoster4958 Sweetheart!!!! Our wee Arwen died in her sleep yesterday morning. She was only 4 years old, we still thought of her as a kitten. Worst week of our lives but, she gave us the best memories. Thank you Rita.😉👍❤️xxx

[@ritafoster4958]

@@jimmyconnolly3461 oh Jimmy! I’m so sorry to hear of poor Arwen’s passing. Hold those good memories close to your heart, and I believe she will be waiting for you on the Rainbow Bridge. xoxo ❤️

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

@@ritafoster4958 that was our last words to her ❤️❤️❤️xxx

[@jenniferkelly6450]

Oh man that rock garden at new cottage looks AMAZING. Your place is stunning, lots of love and hard work has gone into it. Beautiful! Much love, Jenny, Cape Town.

[@troothseeker7312]

Beautiful Tigar Swallowtail Butterfly, just love ❤️ a garden with Butterflies, Bees & Dragon Flys. Your Garden is l👀king fabo. Your really making progress Bit by Bit well done, you are truly gifted with your Artwork it is amazing.🥰

[@jennyjohnson9012]

I saw Swallowtail butterflies in Mallorca. Couldn't believe how beautiful they were. Here in the UK our butterfly population has sadly decreased this year, along with bees, due to the terrible summer we had. My buddleia bushes are normally smothered, but this year hardly any. Love watching you every Saturday, makes my weekend complete.

[@BethConant-t5s]

Channel irrigation requires DEEP trench. Have u tried drip irrigation? I use soaker hoses. Less work for me. I'm old, can't take the heat/humidity. Also, plz get some fire extinguishers!

[@LorrieMello]

Love the art interludes ❤ the butterfly is beautiful.

[@neutonrenda2303]

It's also interesting to see what the soil did deep down when you moved the beds.

[@suedale1865]

Sad to hear Ali has passed away look forward to seeing her marigolds thrive & flower I think the butterfly came to check on you see if you were all ok why she lingered a while (beautiful drawing ) Have you ever watched ( “ the Meaningful narrow boat” ) ? Vanessa does some remarkable art work on wild life birds bees & mini beasts well worth a watch you won’t be disappointed Thank you Foggies for a beautiful vlog

[@coreoncrack]

Why rhis moduler system for the pallets, you you had cut a few board in half you could have staggered the board and the result would have been one big pallets floor instead of many pallets you need to then make into one floor

[@FrankieOffGrid]

I’ll be honest.. I hadn’t thought of that until we’d already done it 😅 the only issue would be easily moving them but if the aesthetic annoys us then we’ll take the boards up and stagger them as you say

[@coreoncrack]

@@FrankieOffGrid yeah that how it happens, lalalal ahhh finally done, hmmm maybe we should have, ahh nvm now :-) Well it is modular now so it can be changed if needed.

[@rosbeaton637]

Your veggie patch is really looking lovely! I am also a coriander fan and approve of all the aromatics 😅 So sorry about Ally, but I am sure she will reward you with many cabbages😊 After being away, it was delicious to revel in your video with a cup of tea and my favourite armchair. Thank you

[@ritafoster4958]

Another gorgeous video from Carissa, Iwan and furry/ feathered friends. Sorry to hear of Ali’s passing, but she had a wonderful life with you! Thank you for sharing your life with us all- you bring me great peace and happiness spending this time with you. Carissa, you have a wonderful artistic talent, and your style is very unique. ❤️💐🇨🇦

[@denisehicks7525]

Looks like the olives are beautiful this year? Your flowers are so beautiful. So sorry about your chicken Ali. They have such great personalities. We get so attached. They become part of the famly. I love watching the pets sleep on each other.

[@SirRobinDeSway]

Idiot that I am I just realised thanks to you the greatest virtue of the corrugated iron raised beds you use; you can just pick them up and move them! Duh. My raised beds are wood, with uprights concreted into the soil and the very idea of moving them sounds like a lot of work. Oh..and being wood they are slowly rotting after 10 years. I Enjoy your channel a lot…

[@tlmiam1]

Hello Iwan and Clarissa! I’m sorry about your chicken, that is always sad, losing an animal. I love how serene your videos are, you are definitely improving in every way! ❤

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

You forget to mention how reolink helped rehome a lost pet. 😉😂❤️

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Ahh good point! 😂

[@bennyhill4228]

Aww Frankie and Dogio sharing the couch, lovely to see and 4:50 no it's not a ball Dogio , wonderful pepper there indeed