It was abandoned for 50 years. I’m here to restore my childhood homestead, the first 9 months.

[@terryhuff6092]

One of the best videos I've seen about restorations! Only commentary, no annoying music.

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you for your support

[@TerraRyze07]

I don't know if you noticed but there is a moment when music starts playing @5:03

[@sstarkey1695]

Your grandparents are smiling! Magnificent project!

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you! I often wonder how they’d feel about it

[@sstarkey1695]

@@Joaquim_Conde Very happy, I am certain. All the best!

[@NickySphinx]

There is many videos on KZbin about restoration old houses in Portugal by foreign people. Finally come one from português. It's really great to see português coming back to Portugal. ❤

[@zlatahume3134]

I like that you honour your family’s property and bring it up to life again, good luck 😊

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Yes, thank you

[@horacio9432]

Joaquim I enjoy tuning into your channel and watching the progress. I'm also Canadian Portuguese and Portugal is in my future although unlike you I was born and raised in Canada but my parents homeland like you feels like home for me. You are doing fantastic work and I look forward to your progress

[@Joaquim_Conde]

My son was born in Canada, his parents did a poor job of teaching him Portuguese but, slowly he is learning out of the love for the culture that he simply observed. My hope is that someday he will join me back here.

[@randallan8158]

I appreciate the summary of what has been done since you first started. You forget all that has been done after all of the months. Such a good job so far. Your grandparents would be so proud of what you are doing to bring the farm back to life.

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you, I often think of how they would react to how I’m doing what I’m doing

[@randomjasmicisrandom]

@@Joaquim_Conde It looks like you are blending an excellent mix of traditional and modern methods while turning your grandparents homestead into your new home. Those stonemasons have done an amazing job, those walls are absolutely stunning. This was the first of your videos I have seen and I will definitely be following your journey from here and going back to the start to see the more detailed look at your story.

[@31rajwinder]

What I have observed is if one has a farming background one always yearns for that life..hard but peaceful and fulfilling

[@rtpeixepodre4966]

@@Joaquim_Condethen the politicians come and give your house to exotic migrants

[@rtpeixepodre4966]

@@Joaquim_Conde then the politicians come and give your house to exotic migrants

[@shar71on]

Unbelievable! I can't believe it's only been 8 months 😮 you have done so much and the farm is looking fantastic 🤩 well done to you and your team

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@mariliaamaral4921]

You doing a good job and wonderful progress. To come from Canada to restore your grandparents house is something beautiful.

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you so much!

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

Very well edited video showcasing your journey of restoration while incorporating your dream for the future. Craftsmanship is phenomenal. 👍👍👍

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you very much!

[@casybond]

Editing is indeed great! Too many videos of other projects are boring or terribly filmed.

[@joti1surf]

If only more Portuguese would feel the call to roots, like you did, this country would be way better! I´m glad you were able to bring back to life a place that gave you good memories and comfort; I can relate to the feeling. Through your journey, I dreamed of mine in my grandparent's Quinta. Thank you...Votos de novas memorias felizes. Abraço

[@ohdude6643]

Muito romântico. Mas infelizmente isso só é possível quando tiveremos uma economia decente. Sem € não há romantismo.

[@joti1surf]

@ concordamos, great Lebowski. Economia decente pressupõe mudar políticas, e portugueses com “romantismo” (pelo país que nos foi legado) para as implementar. Bom domingo

[@gundisaluusmenendiz]

Quim, those stone masons are keepers, the top of those walls are to perfection and the way they matched the new walls to the old stone work is incredible!

[@Joaquim_Conde]

I love these guys, and I learned so much

[@jackwest3282]

I love to see the original structure save as much as is possible and that such beautiful family history preserved for future generations to enjoy. I'm sure your grandparents would be so proud of what you are creating here and for their farm to come back to life once again too. Cheers and God bless my friend!

[@deborahwhite2339]

You have accomplished so much in 8 months. The place looks positively amazing! 🙂👍👍🇨🇦

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you, it’s been a lot of fun

[@danielmarques4795]

Obrigado Sr Joaquim por honrar os antepassados… 🫡

[@Nulife23]

Wow...what a wonderful journey! That excavator sure is a necessary piece of equipment! Thanks for sharing!

[@Joaquim_Conde]

You bet!

[@paulhands30]

I look forward to Sunday mornings with a nice cup of tea watching these

[@Joaquim_Conde]

I know the feeling, enjoy and thank you

[@dannyhughes4889]

Excellent. The passion to retrieve some of the past is lovely.

[@beeheart6324]

WOW, well done! You got so much done in such a short time and even have a garden with lovely produce. I enjoy watching your videos; it is so nice to see how much you cherish your ancestors. Thanks for putting it all together again and best of luck with all you want to do and achieve.

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you, it’s my pleasure.

[@timmitchell7792]

Thank you so much for posting your project. My heart is aching with appreciation for your dream, your love of stone, the soil, tradition. Yet you have the courage to use new methods to enhance the old.

[@carinep.4520]

Bon dia Joaquim, I am a Canadian and looking at what you have a accomplished in 8 months is amazing. Great job! Where are you located exactly? I understand the emotional feelings of going back to where your grandparents lived and wanting to give it life again….I was born in Belgium and my aunts brought me to where my grandparents and great grandparents lived through the 1st and 2nd WW until the 1980 or so. When I was toddler and child I went there for summer week-ends and vacations but didn’t really remember this as we moved to CAnada when I was 5 years old. However when I saw these old houses left almost abandoned I remembered a few things like laughter, sitting around a table all together and those memories came back. It is so wonderful that you will be giving life to your grandparent’s house again, they would be some proud and happy that you will be enjoying the property. Baking bread in your grandmother’s oven, growing corn on your grandfather’s plot, rebuilding the house where laughter will be back again when friends and family will gather over a glass of wine and cornbread. I cannot wait to see you pulling more ivy from the houses’ walls 😅 and seeing it all come to life. We are also looking to move to Portugal and have a small plot of land where I can grow flowers, fig trees, peaches, apricots, cherries etc that we don’t have the chance to grow in Canada unless of course one lives in BC or southern ON. Cyber hugs to you and your wife. Looking forward to seeing how your project progresses.

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Olá amigos. I’m in the Minho valley, about 20km up river from the ocean. Yes this climate is very generous, everything grows here except 🥭 🍍 🍌

[@huronkin2]

You've accomplished a lot in such a short time Joaquim! Everything from the buildings to then gardens look amazing. Can't wait until the next video. Blessings from Ontario, Canada.😊

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Cheers and saudade

[@annafink6217]

I love your videos and your mission to bring your childhood Paradiese to life again! Very bautiful landscape and i like your unique way to tell the story of your property!

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you

[@lukaszbebnowski7633]

This is such a pleasure to watch you rebuild and honour your child hood home and also preserve the history. Everything is done with so much care, precision and also prevention from water damage eg the wall that was excavated and sealed against water and the drainage channels your grandpa installed. Love that you reuse all of the materials and nothing goes to waste. Just subscribed. Keep up the good work and happy restoring. Pa your son helping is such a nice thing to see, it’s great to see he understands the importance of the renovation.

[@ladyrickysummers777]

Love this video you made and how everything came together like it's spouse to be like that. My grandson have a grandfather on his father's side that immigrated from Madrid when he was 15 year's old . Manuel Caldera was his name and his son Paulo is my soninlaw and grandson is Sebastian. We can only dream to have what you have now. Greetings from South Africa, Cape Town.🙏🤗🌻

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Cheers, obrigado

[@karenwinton4148]

Awesome progress on the homestead. Look forward to Sunday mornings here in 🇨🇦

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thanks for coming along

[@dweamy1]

I so love what you've done so far! I am delighted that you are putting new life into your grandparents homestead. I've now subscribed to your channel.

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you so much!

[@williamburdon6993]

Wow , Impressive amount of work done, that older guy is amazing A true stone mason.You can't tell where the old wall ends and the new begins. I'm looking forward to the updates. Thanks

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@fabiomachado8432]

Obrigado! Tantas e tantas que andam assim. É bom saber que há ainda quem cuide do que é seu e no fundo, do que é nosso!

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

In just 8 months, phenomenal amount of work done. The transformation is fascinating. Your cornfield is coming on. I didn't think that corn couid be grown on a large scale in Portugal due to the climate. And the onions did very well in such a short period of time. Only 8 months for them? Surely they must be from the previous season? What a wonderful idea to return to the land of your birth and to your Grandparents house and to be able to lovingly restore everything...with improvements. What a journey to there. You'll have to tell us about the 20 yrs leading up to successfully obtaining the title deeds, sometime. It sounds almost like another dimension. Looking forward to future updates.

[@arjanvogel6444]

Thanks Joaquim for your vid 😇💗💗💗 love and bless you, good work 👍😁.

[@martinkavanagh196]

This is beautiful .. The land, the building, the care & skill of working - and the onions too are BEAUTIFUL. Thank You for sharing.

[@danhubert-hx4ss]

Fantastic retrospective compilation and a look into the future. Also very relaxing to watch. Best of luck to you and your merry men.

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Many thanks!

[@JoJorge]

Sempre bom ver trabalhos de restauro que têm em conta os valores transmitidos pelos antepassados. Muito bem 👍

[@blackduck30]

I envy your abilty to go back to a place like Portugal and restore a building with such history for you. You have done an amazing job so far and look forward to following this journey.

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thanks for your support

[@paulm.8554]

Greetings from Toronto. You've done an amazing amount of work in 8 months! Those stone walls are absolutely stunning.

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you very much!

[@TheAwakeningangel]

Oh this is a wonderful journey you are able to go on, I to understand the emotion of returning back to days long past, I wish you Gods speed and much joy I will be watching you as you build your wonderful home. Your Grandparent's will be so proud to see this place rise up again, xxxxxx Dede xxx

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you. I think about them everyday

[@michelemcneill3652]

I love seeing this historical building saved and rebuilt. How amazing to be saving your family history.

[@pamsmith7369]

Thank you for the summary video! I have seen many vids but missed some of the early work. I didn’t realize all the overgrowth of the trees, ivy, vines, bushes, etc. What a job! It must have felt overwhelming! 49-50 years can wreak havoc on a property! Even five years without care can provide much overgrowth! What a great job you’ve done so far! I subscribed a few months ago and look forward to following the progression of the property to the finished homestead. It is an ambitious undertaking, to say the very least. With the addition of the fields, gardens, animals and plants, water system and continued building, you will all be very busy!

[@minketheodora]

A great journey, to rebuild paradize again, together with your wife and family,. Its a heart-felt video,. Good luck and blessings,.!

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you very much!

[@Rocklyn277]

What a big job you have taken on, will be truly a love job. Your grandparents must be looking down on you, with pride and love. Best wishes from Australia

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thanks, they left me with the gift of passion. I’m pretty lucky that way.

[@joaoboscomonnerat299]

Joaquim, siga em frente! Sugiro que mostres as construções que foram feitas até agora. Aguardando o tanque e a cabana.

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Sim, obrigado. Vou descrever o trabalho feito e o plano em frente

[@465maltbie]

That is a huge project, hard enough to re-create a very hard lifestyle but to build a home at the same time. Thank you for sharing your journey. Charles

[@oldladylinda]

Your passion to restore something like this, well that is the real treasure. Great video.

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thanks 👍

[@clarisse942]

Nice!! ,Some new pictures and facts. Love from Holland 💚 ❤

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thanks for coming along

[@rasferrastfarian739]

Wonderful! To be able to reclaim part of one's family history and rebuild it is truly something special.

[@timothyryan4523]

Absolutely outstanding work and dedication. You brought a smile on my face to see someone restore an old building and not bulldoze it down. Looking forward to your next video.🇦🇺

[@Joaquim_Conde]

It’s been a lot of fun

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you very much!

[@tinahardy9361]

What it must of taken for grandparents to build. You are so honoring your ancestors. Watching the stone mansons is an incredible honor. The craftsmanship is beyond anything that I have seen in a very long time. Loved the video can not wait to see what all YOU create. Stay safe and see you in the next one. Yes, I subscribed!!

[@texgowing7359]

I am soooo jealous. We are so alike. The way you've planned it all is exactly the way I would have planned it. I sincerely hope that you & your good lady wife are extremely happy in your ancestral home as I'm sure you will be. Bavo young man, & such amazing like minded support🙏💙👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@ambykp8940]

Love your story & great progress 🙌🏼🎉

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you!! 😊

[@mysterioanonymous3206]

Wow no kidding... That's an insane amount of work. You have both my admiration and best wishes. I'll be following...

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you

[@CR-ou4ky]

Carlos do Brasil ...excelente vídeo, parabéns e muito obrigado pelas belas imagens.

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Obrigado Carlos, cumprimentos

[@carrolmcdonald8611]

I have just came across your channel, I was totally blow away with your incredible story attached to this gorgeous property, I have subscribed to your channel, and I look forward to following you on this amazing journey. Good luck, with love and big hugs From Aberdeenshire Scotland 🤗xx

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thanks for coming along on my journey

[@aandreiaro]

Ver um português a voltar a Portugal e às suas tradições com tanta motivação e garra é inspirador! Parabéns vai ficar muito bonito 👏👏

[@SoulCareOver50]

What an amazing feeling it must be to bring your family's heritage back to life! 😍

[@neutonrenda2303]

Amazing progress, what a special place. ❤

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you! 😊

[@wendysalter]

What a fascinating story, and well told! I love the carefulness in your vision to make this a working homestead again. Yes, a lot of hard work but you have made such good progress so far. I shall follow the next stage with interest.

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you

[@azuelectra]

😱😱nueva seguidora!Rehabilitar la casa de su familia, Volver a los antepasados❤que gran proyecto😍 veré todos sus vídeos asta llegar al actual,me llevará tiempo pero disfrutaré de cada uno de ellos.Es un lugar precioso y lo mejor de todo de ese trabajo que realizas, es mantener toda la construcción principal,respetar el espacio natural, proporcionar un nuevo hábitat para diferentes aves,sin duda un gran,gran proyecto!Mereció la pena la difícil espera de tanto años asta poder comenzar a realizar el sueño tan deseado de esa vuelta a sus orígenes. Le deseo lo mejor y que sea muy Feliz junto a su esposa e hijo. Gracias por compartir

[@melanieward6576]

I hope your dream continues to come true. Your narrative description is soothing and so interesting.

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you kindly!

[@alanpaulick7815]

Thanks you for sharing your journey into this wonderful family homestead. You will definitely bring it back to it's former glory. Take care and be safe.

[@Joaquim_Conde]

That's the plan! Thank you

[@darrylcummings687]

I'm excited to watch your adventure. To be young again and to have that energy and purpose. 😊

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Young again but only in spirit. Thank you

[@helenperrott4655]

My wife and I so enjoyed this video. It is wonderful that you get to work with the old family property and yet have such a great vision for its future. Thank you. Mark & Helen

[@dianamazzullo9065]

Wow, loved this video ❤. I didn’t see the beginnings of your vision, but so glad you made this video and I got to see all the hard work that has been done.

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you, it’s been fun

[@mm.6991]

Love the update, a special ruin with a beautiful future, Congrats. 👍😍

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you

[@teresaamaral3889]

Parece ser um projeto ciclópico, mas tão maravilhoso! And very mesmerizing to follow. Parabéns!

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Obrigado por comentar, o esforço é apenas questão de perspectiva.

[@juliomoraes8165]

Admirável inciativa e persistente trabalho. Parabéns, os frutos estão aparecendo. Espero os próximos vídeos.

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Obrigado por comentar.

[@jeffmeyer9319]

I look forward to seeing the birds in place. The native soil has an amazing texture.

[@bonniehollingsworth1996]

Absolutely beautiful video and introduction to your heartfelt journey. I can’t wait to see more!

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kcribin5654]

Beautiful work. God bless you all. Respect from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you very much!

[@melissaeden1219]

That really is amazing progress, though you never seem rushed. What a beautiful place you will have there, and it's wonderful that you can honor your grandparents and your childhood memories.

[@Joaquim_Conde]

I came to the place where I always felt at peace. It was always beautiful, even when in ruins. I just need it to be user friendly once again. Thank you for your comment

[@jeanrichardson2044]

Excellent video, and answered so many questions, Joaquim. It's wonderful to watch the butterfly emerging from its chrysalis of weeds and ivy

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Many thanks!

[@kristine8338]

You have a poetic way of telling your story of discovery and recovery. Much appreciated, it lit up my spirit in France 😃.

[@Joaquim_Conde]

I’m glad you like my journey

[@rotironwerks]

Wow, what a treasure you are building. You have a gift to see the end results and are lucky the local workers still use the old traditions. Best Wishes.

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you very much!

[@nanoresmith2697]

What a beautiful journey and well vlogged! 🫡 Love this story and the rapid progress is outstanding! ✨️

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you so much!!

[@darienneflint9354]

❤ wow loved seeing the history re born huge plus remembering where things originally on the land from grandpa. Looking forward to many more videos. Thx you for the 9 months update already

[@SweetOne.]

This video was very good. We were able to see some clips that you have not shown before of your son and wife working with you. I hope this past week has been a good one for you and your back is feeling much better. 🙏 See you next week

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you

[@cdi3031]

Fascinating. You have done so much can’t wait to see where you go from here.

[@lextrombas]

Keep these videos coming! The progress has been great. Thank you for sharing this work.

[@Joaquim_Conde]

You bet!

[@billoxiiboy]

I just discovered your channel through this video and fell in love with the property and your story. What a wonderful dream you have. What amazing people you have gathered around you. Their wealth in knowledge is truly invaluable. I really enjoyed the summary, and now I look forward to watching the rest of the videos to see more in detail. Thank you for sharing. Subscribed & Liked 😃

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thanks and welcome

[@milkrecu]

Your devotion, appreciation and effort says much. Keep it up and I hope you live a long life to enjoy this beautiful and thoughtful work.

[@janesmith9024]

That was wonderful to watch, calm, instructive and from the UK thank you so much for doing it in English. I love old stone. I am not sure if putting in very big new windows with the wonderful light that will give is always good though when it gets very hot although I suppose curtains or blinds can close it off. Our ancestors kept houses cold in summer by having very small windows. for me the very nicest part was the connection to the original family and it reminded me of when our parents died and we had to sell the house (not a farm but still full of all our memories). The new owners were lovely and even sent a time capsule they found which we had put in a wall in an extension in about 1970. Nowhere makes such an imprint on any of us as the place where we grew up.

[@LindaSilber]

I'm so excited to have your video popup on my feed. I enjoyed watching your family homestead come back to life. Thank you. I will continue to watch your journey.

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@ginolafi4323]

Fantastic mission. You got me engaged with you all the time and enjoyed the energy you shared. So satisfying that you are doing what you dreamt of. Very noble action.

[@isarantes]

Olá desde Barcelos! Parabéns pelo canal e pelos videos cuja qualidade mostram bem a beleza do nosso Minho. Boa sorte para o projeto de restauro da propriedade e das memórias. Cá estaremos para acompanhar a viagem.

[@MrTeke99]

Maravilhoso, nada como ver um Português com garra a trabalhar num projeto tão pessoal! Parabéns, grande abraço

[@chielbloos]

Already the outlines of a magnificent homestead are showing... I think you're a very blessed man! Keep up the good work, I loved watching this video! 🙏

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thanks, I’m on it

[@answatkins4677]

Charisse your memories. Wonderful. I will be following. Greetings 😊

[@odiliapereira7043]

Adorei sr joaquim desejo vos muita saude para continuar esse sonho

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Obrigado por me acompanhar

[@monalingan9523]

Great video and wonderful narrative.

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you kindly!

[@glenyscallaghan1195]

I loved the whole journey so far, I would have loved to go back to my Grandparents land., so I appreciate how you must feel.⭐️👋🙏🏻

[@GraceSmith-e3o]

Wonderful. Thank you!

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you too!

[@JakeLewis-gl9sw]

Admiring your farm from the Sunshine Coast in BC Canada. Lots of hard work and skills.

[@sylviahunt8377]

Que projeto maravilhoso, I love to watch this kind channel, Brazilian living in small town in Nc.

[@pickletreewoodcraft7858]

How fascinating that you’re rebuilding the ruins of your ancestors and all to the historical preservation of the techniques, I truly admire your dedication and hard work to see a childhood dream come true.

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you

[@duett445]

What a wonderful story and project.

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you 🙏

[@123starthere]

Great video and an honourable testimony to your family's legacy! I'm from Canada too and feel a calling back to Portugal. Bless!

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Wonderful!

[@heesofi]

Trust me; I am stopping at many buildings and farms like this along the routes of many Caminos, where this would be possible, given the right amount of energy, foresight and planning. You seem to possess all this, and having the legacy of remembering whit it looked like. Wonderful and mesmerizing to watch.. Thanks

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Thank you. I hear you, on the bright side, an abandoned, still in original condition, not updated homestead is easier to understand than a property that has modern mechanical systems, like plumbing and electrical wires.

[@sammie44]

Boa tarde Joaquim. 😊 Quando se tem vontade. determinação e uma visão, o projecto, o “sonho” realiza-se. Bom trabalho. Sam e Pedro 🇨🇦

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Sem duvida, obrigado por comentarem

[@jfhorselenberg7778]

What a delightful restoration. Project 😂❤

[@MartinaBrigitteZimmer-Heil]

Beautiful place❤ you are a lucky guy and diligent,strong,intelligent! Congratulation🎉👍🥁🌈🍀enjoyed the video. Wish you health and luck for the future🍀🍀🍀🧚✨️🙏🏿😊👍

[@ridetofreedomf.e.3039]

Muchas felicidades por volver a tus raíces y por ese trabajo tan bonito. Saludos desde Barcelona

[@Joaquim_Conde]

Saludos