BACK TO LIFE IN TUSCANY: Plum Jam, Tractor delivery, Makeup & Building a Bookcase

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[@FloatingVillageLife]

Your return to life in Tuscany, featuring plum jam making, tractor delivery, makeup, and building a bookcase, beautifully showcases the vibrant and multifaceted aspects of your life. The way you blend everyday tasks with personal projects reflects your creativity, practicality, and passion for embracing life's diverse experiences. Your ability to share these moments with such warmth and authenticity makes your journey truly inspiring. And I am Floating Village Life.

[@mrsbingh]

We'll put.😊

[@orchidlife9482]

I couldn’t agree more! Divine! I look forward to Nikki & Carlos’s videos weekly!

[@maryLou1959]

I like the sander Carlo has,how convient.

[@sandrachristensen7282]

Wow! Loved your comment! Well said!

[@equatorialjourney4478]

Nikki is a such power house ….she accomplishes SO MUCH everyday . So multi talented & hard working & all done with grace and aplomb . Makes me feel v inadequate when I watch how much she and Carlo achieve together . Am in awe of this wonderful team

[@maryanntownsend2889]

I’ve said it many times but Ill say it again. Everyone needs a Carlo in their life💚🍷

[@mgsee]

I'm so happy for Carlo and his tractor - maybe write a children's book about their adventures together, 'Carlo and his little Red Tractor' ... 😀

[@Gotsomethingtosaynow]

Ah that is adorable

[@sassyfrass4295]

Love Carlo's new tractor a total game changer. He now needs a trailer now to haul all of Nicki's project items around. the Tuscan homestead is coming together quite beautifully.

[@Happytobehere877]

Carlo and his new tractor! The best bit is that he shared his passion with the neighbours by cutting their grass too. ❤ What a lovely thing to do. 😊 Nikki, your bookshelf that Carlo made is absolutely gorgeous. It has transformed that space. And your desk looks gorgeous too. How satisfying it was to watch you both renovating. 💕 Thank you. 💫

[@annettes7460]

Carlo should wear heavy duty boots when using the tractor, not going barefoot... safety first!!

[@booker0110]

Neighbours in my village cut each other’s grass. House sit. Share produce. Make jams, pickles, etc. We just don’t have the sunshine.

[@dianegriffith3006]

Totally Agree-working shoes!! 👟

[@FireCracker3240]

That bookshelf is just gorgeous! Absolutely unique and so incredibly functional! You and Carlo make a great team. You visualize it, he helps bring it to life! Custom pieces like give homes so much character. 📚❤

[@Beachbum30]

GURRRLLL!!!You are NOT a " haggard old makeup artist!!You're a Beautiful ,in shape and Fresh mature woman!!!Give yourself some credit!!Most women ( at any age) do NOT look like you!Or are as vibrant as you are!!I'd be honored to have you teach me to do my makeup ANY DAY!AND fortunate if I looked 1/2 as good as you!You're talented in many many things!very accomplished!You really deserve some credit!Keep BEING YOU!!!❤

[@booker0110]

Nicki, you’re a beauty. Carlo is lucky to have a clever, industrious, attractive and cheerful wife. I have to add Carlo is fab.

[@sineadkelliher1370]

Nicki, I just have to say you are looking so fabulous!…I would love if you could give a little tutorial on your make up and your hair…. Especially your hair as I have slightly wavy hair and I straighten it and the condition of it is just terrible and trying to see if I can in some way ‘embrace’ the waves. If you have already done a tutorial in the last year or two could somebody link it as I have only started watching it around a year and a half ago. Thank you!❤❤

[@thelittleredtina]

I love seeing Positano but I am also loving the transformation of the Tuscany home. Happy Sunday and thank you again for sharing part of your lives with us!

[@mircat28]

We’ve had years of Positano. I’m ready to accept Tuscany as our new home and spend years learning about that part of the world and let go of Positano.

[@dianegriffith3006]

Me too! 👏👏

[@leeannemccarthy6776]

I keep giggling when I see Carlos face on his tractor. Doesn’t matter the age…boys still love their toys !😊

[@ginamcdowell5919]

Love the bookshelf, and Carlo looks so happy with his new tractor😊

[@booker0110]

Men have a magnet between them and tractors.

[@janansberry6406]

I would imagine that your 🎉dad is thrilled to see your jam making skills.. It is so fun watching you transform your home in Tuscany. You have great decorating sense. Boys and their toys … so Carlo is having a blast…

[@bethb7965]

I was thinking of Nicki's dad, too, while she made jam.

[@annearnott2108]

I was thinking of Nicki's dad too. And his Jam Making factory.. he has a shop full 😊😊😊.

[@angelafosse5955]

Bloody amazing neighbours. I live in Spain and we also have fab neighbours who bring us vegetables from their patch and we help out with their eldery mother when we can. Love that community feel.

[@booker0110]

Same here🇬🇧

[@bethe.2489]

I absolutely love watching Carlo smile from ear to ear…….like a young boy. The shelving unit looks outstanding. ❤

[@sussannakbrunllasc605]

Ciao Carlo, Nikki, pls. Put z lamp on the opposite side by the sofa!! Buon lavoro !! Looks nice alla prossima 🤙

[@Winton46]

Great vlog nice for you to be back in tuscany / think all men dream of a ride on lawn mower i know my hubby would love one well done Carlo ! Beautiful Bengal kitty ❤ Love the shelf such a great idea and suits the room The desk downstairs will have been a dressing table with a mirror inbetween the drawers but i love to use vintage items for different purposes ! Love you vlogs would love one midweek ❤

[@mariagillinson8527]

Carlo is a happy man with his tractor. Zooming around works on neighbours land making new friends.

[@tinaslouise]

You are 50?! Girl... you look amazing!

[@diannedutton6127]

I love watching you and Carlo living your best life!! So happy for Carlo getting a tractor. Nicki, there isn't a lazy bone in your body, and you just jump right into whatever is happening. Jam making is a favorite. Love it all!! Thank you I much!!❤❤❤

[@Susan.I]

Men are always happy to mow with a tractor!

[@Susan.I]

A gorgeous wedding gown!

[@Susan.I]

Looks Fantastic!

[@aquillinthewind3629]

The Positano and the Tuscany Diaries are my first KZbin faves. I love the new chapters being written of Tuscany 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@charlesking617]

Tuscany seems more relaxing to me but leaving friends & family, of course is challenging.

[@Helen78SouthAfrica]

Hi i think 🤔 Carlo is excited with the tractor 🚜 lovely to see him helping the people 🌻🫂🌻

[@msvg3]

Carlo will not want to leave Tuscany, with this new tractor! ✌️❤️🚜

[@flofudge8680]

Carlo so happy for you getting a tractor. They save soo much time. Your home is looking so cosy. ❤ the exterior colour & what you have done to your verandah with all that planting. Desks are great too!

[@tinabailey4083]

Love the bookshelf Carlo built, love it!

[@glennabanano3561]

You can tell Carlo is in his element building the bookcase. Excellent Carlo.

[@phillipsmom6252]

You know it’s love when your mate tells you to, “EFF OFF!!” And you couldn’t care less. 😂😂😂😂😂👍

[@karenprice-hatton3504]

With your eye for style and Carlo's ability to make anything your Tuscany home is looking gorgeous

[@jarcon23]

Ty for sharing these bits of your life with us! Love how you and Carlo are together!

[@idalolo1]

Totally loved this episode of Nicki and Carlo's Life in Tuscany! Carlo's joy with the tractor is infectious, by the way. That he is helping the neighbors adds to that and makes me giggle!! It was wonderful to watch the bookshelf come together, as well. The acacia trunk is perfect! Thank you for letting us join you!

[@murialpack5350]

If anyone sees a red tractor racing around, driven by a guy with a great big smile, who’s waving to everyone, they’ll just smile and say “ there goes Carlo”! 😁👏🏻😂 Nicki you are so beautiful, you will never be “haggard”, even if you tried. The bookshelf is amazing! 😁😁😁

[@kamay9067]

I feel like I love your Tuscan life more than Positano. Both are great, but I have a special place in my heart ❤ for Tuscany!

[@RhondaBAZ]

SO nice to have such a generous neighbor who even leaves samples and a invite to pick.. . Carlos ..so happy you got the tractor..and your neighbors must be happy as well..lol! So nice you can aid them as well..Your lives in tuscany are so much more simple..and obviously easier to traverse..you both seem so relaxed there.Nicki, the brides makeup was beautiful..you still have girl..love watching your day to day and all the things you two get done! Carlos is a man of many talents..love ..love the bookcase Nicki you are a lucky woman ,and your both making a beautiful home!

[@corinnecoffrini8024]

Bookshelf turned out great! Brings the outdoors inside.

[@DebCross-ni8rt]

A lamp on the desk by the sofa would be nice, if you wanted to sit on the sofa and read a book. Love the house ❤

[@spacecoastaesthetics6990]

Carlo looks so happy on his little red mower. Seeing him smile and wave with his hat on made me laugh out loud😊

[@celesterakhale7496]

The Skye book is so special!😊Love your tractor Carlo...your smile is huger than ever😂...

[@maureenruggeri5026]

❤❤❤ everyone needs a Carlo!!!!😊😊😊 he’s amazing!!!!

[@Rosalie-ct8mi]

Indeed, if we women all had a Carlo, this world would be a better place 🌟🌟

[@mollygordongeorge]

The bookshelf looks GREAT!

[@cckiddo1305]

Happy for Carlo to have his new tractor and happy for Nicki and this beautiful bookshelf she has been waiting for. The Tuscany home is coming together beautifully, been enjoying watching the transformation ❤🍋

[@missglenellen]

Only one or two nice book shelves make a house a cosy home! This really beautiful (hopefully Indie can sleep below it!). Your writing desk is nice too, with some chalk paint it will look amazing! Carlo on his new „toy“ looks sooo happy!

[@Gotsomethingtosaynow]

This is my favourite channel. I smile every time I see that you have a new episode up. Thank you for the many hours of pleasure I have had watching a glimpse of your life in Tuscany and Positano. I love your vision and style, and how Carlo can make almost anything. You compliment each other so well. The jam looks really delicious. I had to laugh when Carlo got the tractor to make working on your place easier, but he has tripled his work output by then doing the neighbours places too. I hope that your generosity and kindness are repaid threefold. You deserve it.I really love how everything in the new house is coming together, and I look forward to many more episodes from you. ❤

[@sandradalessandro2935]

💛🌻🌼🌼🌻happy summer. Happy Sunday. The tractor. Great idea. Tuscany house. Just gorgeous. I send hugs. Blessings as well 🥰🌼🌻💛💛🌎✝️💙☮️🦋🙏🏻✝️💙☮️

[@catherinelee3298]

Carlo is having a ball on his new tractor. ❤🎉

[@kathleenlivori6388]

I love the bookshelf. Beautiful. Carlo is very clever. Have a nice stay in Tuscany

[@jimdepereira985]

Funny how something so simple just finishes the room off so nicely.

[@keagleeagle821]

The fern looks like the leaves of thet tree trunk.. Turned out beautiful

[@daved7024]

Dear Nicki, That was the fastest 25 minutes I ever experienced! Thank you. Love, Bonnie and David East Coast US

[@ljjackson7106]

Dear Carlo can get things done! Brilliant job on the shelves! Nicki’s stylistic touches made everything so wonderful with those books and keepsakes! A forever treasure! Every home could benefit with its own CARLO!! ❤

[@MaureenCRAFTS]

It’s nearly 2am in Sydney Australia and I am sat in bed watching the new episode. Love the new desk and can’t wait to see what colour you use. Thank you for sharing your life with everyone, I so enjoy watching ❤

[@jennyfulcher8035]

Your new desk is a marvelous find at the second hand store and fits well in your living room. Carlo sure looked like he was in seventh heaven while riding his new tractor! I love your Acacia tree bookcase that Carlo built. Always fun to watch both the Positano and Tuscany Diaries! 🧡💙💚

[@irmadesantiago7631]

Nicki, you are the envy of all women who have to hire a handy man when we need something done. Every Sunday my neighbor (a very dear friend) and I have tea and watch your videos. She is married but her husband's tallents lie elsewhere. I just love all of the things Carlo can do. That bookcase looks like a tree with the plant you put at the top. I LOVE IT!!! Will he be making one of those floating beds like the one in Positano? He should patten that, I have never seen them. Thank you for sharing Tuscany with us. I love Positano but there is something about Tuscany that brings me to tears. I also like the region of Umbria but it does not make me cry like Tuscany. I have no idea why I get emotional. Thank you for sharing.

[@carlaquartiroli6820]

Carlo cracked me with his new tractor! Like a child at Xmas - his face said everything. Like your new writing desk & the second-hand shops are filled with lots of good stuff. The new shelves with the tree branch looks really good in the living area. Also, had a flashback with the yellow phone - my parents had one exactly like it in their bedroom. I always loved it. Thanks for another great video. Have a good week. Ciao

[@alomafoggo3239]

The plum jam looks delicious💛 Carlo always looks so happy when he is busy with a project! Love the bookcase 🪴

[@debbiemaniscalco2640]

Such a beautiful home

[@lindaromano3734]

Wonderful for Carlo to have some fun with his new tractor. Love it when Carlo says something in Italian & not many people would understand but I did..lol. He clearly knows what he's doing & so patient! Bookcase is absolutely stunning Nicki..great job you two! Thank you ❤️🍁

[@sylviamatthee8172]

The purchasing of the tractor mower was so sensible. As it is very hot and dry in your region at the moment, it is of vital importance to keep the grass extremely short for reasons of fire prevention. Carlo, as always, did a great job. It was very wise of him to do neighbouring land as well! I hope that you have fire extinguishers in stock. Just in case. Your waterhose will only reach a certain distance, after all. It must be so nice and quiet to be in your place in Tuscany. No tourists where you live, no stairs, no problems with deliveries, less pollution, easy journeys to and from the shops/supermarkets/markets, and so on. Plus, I notice plenty of firewood to be collected from your land whenever you wish. An easier way to live. Carlo could do with a 'John Deer' tractor (to be found in different sizes) with attachment(s) for collecting the wood and for mowing larger areas. You might find a secondhand one in the UK or in Italy. Carlo will need one. When the previous owners collect the last of their stuff, Carlo might need to construct a barn to house and keep all his equipment safe and cool. You are achieving a lot in a very short time. Impressive. Well done! I wish you well.

[@normanhowe-gl2tq]

GOOD JOB--------just like professionals!!!!!!!!!!

[@gailgoldys8010]

Love the shelves Great job Carlo! Great idea Nicki!

[@ctgctg1]

The bookshelf is very whimsical. Luv it.❤

[@Helen78SouthAfrica]

Hi your bookshelf looks fantastic good job Carlo 👍🫂👍

[@margarethouston8998]

Love Sunday vlog!

[@lourdescisneros6768]

Love seeing Carlo on his tractor. He's a little kid on his brand new toy!

[@AliBaba-ke5jn]

It's a mower, not a tractor.

[@mrsb_96]

Carlo's face when he got his tractor! Pure joy!

[@debtheguest3109]

Love the bookshelf! What a unique idea. And the Skye book was adorable. What a nice gift from your Dad. Carlos looks like he's in seventh heaven with his new tractor. He's right in his element working out in nature and building things. I really enjoyed this.

[@AudriannaB-World-Peace]

What a great video! Carlo just loves his new tractor and is putting it to such good use cleaning the grounds at your place and helping all the neighbors as well! The desks are lovely and the bookshelf that you had envisioned for so llong, Nikki, turned out to be absolutely beautiful! You and Carlo are such a great team!🌟

[@1Waarheid]

Boys and toys! 😂 Very nice that Carlo is helping the neighbors too! 👍🏼👍🏼

[@AshleyAwe]

Beautiful Nicki and Carlo!!!

[@agamum1]

Loved your first book “ A Boatful of Lemons” !

[@sandradalessandro2935]

Bookshelf is so unique. Both desks. I really really like. It’s so much fun to watch this dream come to life!! 💖🎀🌸🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

[@westernnut8407]

I loved everything about this video. You are both so creative and skilled, there's nothing you can't do! On a different note, it was a pleasure to see you both barefoot so much of the time. Indoors, outdoors, on the tractor, doesn't matter. That's how I grew up and it wasn't because we didn't have shoes! We just preferred it that way. Now, science tells us that people don't get enough barefoot contact with the earth and that's the cause of some diseases! Something to with grounding ourselves and discharging static electricity.

[@coletteeagleboy]

Hi, Nicky you have the ideas, Carlos brings them to life, Tuscany in the summer, suits you perfectly.

[@viviandibrell849]

Love the bookshelf! So cool looking. I have to say I am a little concerned that Carlo goes barefooted with that mower and when he’s cutting wood on the porch. If he dropped that saw he could cut his foot off if he doesn’t have some good heavy boots on. It happens.

[@laurenglass4514]

Great that Carlo has a bigger mower/ tractor Now he has to learn how to sharpen blades and how it all works. Needs something to roll up on to get the maintenance and repairs done just like he does on all of your tools! Congratulations on retiring!!!!!

[@debbieholt8261]

Oh, I just love the tree bookshelves!!! What a fun and unique idea! You and Carlo can build about anything! Your videos are the highlight of my week!!!

[@judithricca6915]

Nicki, I've heard of a golf widow, but a tractor widow!!!!! 😂🤣😂🤣 Very happy for Carlo that he is enjoying his new tractor, and I bet the neighbors are happy as well. The two of you work well together, Nicki you found the design for the new bookshelves and Carlo carried it out. Buona Domenica!

[@chantalpinsonneault1299]

I love your bookcase. It looks like it's always been there.

[@susanfraser6371]

I love how well you work together as a team, support each other, and enjoy each other's company. That's called living in harmony. ❤️

[@pattyviveros2694]

Your front porch is so inviting 😊

[@denizirisozbey1760]

What I like the most on you is, your youthness. ❤ (I don't know, if it's right written.) 😊

[@WhiteLotusOm]

OMG this weeks video was a blast to watch between you making your beautiful jam and Carlo out on his new toy but the best part was the humor between the 2 of you and hearing Carlo swearing in Italian I was in hysterics. Living in the US I miss the British humor from home and Europe so you just made my day watching this! P.S you have both done an amazing job with your new home. I just love it! ♥️♥️♥️♥️🫙🍑🚜

[@nylanelson8660]

Great idea for a bookshelf. Smart lady saving money making plum jam. So happy to see Carlos get his riding lawnmower & the smile on his face. I was shocked to hear Carlos curse as he doesn’t seam like the type to do so but as he said in an earlier video that he’s not perfect like people perceive him to be. As you said Nicky we only get a glimpse into your lives & we all have our ups & downs. I’m glad you get to do something you love full time now that gives you happiness & enjoyment. It’s a lot of work planning, filming, editing, & adding written notes on the film & then uploading it to the internet. For all that work & to keep it up this long you have to love it as otherwise you would be burnt out. Thank you for another great video

[@miclau-p4n]

HELLO again Nicki & Carlo 🍋🍈🍐Loved the sneek peek into Skye's book.😍 I tried to turn the page and then realised it was a video 😂 🤣 Gosh Nicki, you and Carlo are such a gorgeous couple, soulmates for sure and great to see those few pictures of you as a family in the early days. Love the sexy red ride on mower! ❤👍Love that you said "Vaffanculo " twice Carlo! 😁🤌 Love the groovy bookshelf! 👉🪵👈 Love the Desk in the lounge. Great find!👍 Carlo you carried that heavy tree trunk like a pro!! 👌Loved seeing you make a yellow plum jam.👍Perhaps when you open a jar, give us some feedback on the taste. An aside, I bought myself a large windchime a few days ago. It makes such a beautiful calming sound in the gentle breeze. An idea for your garden or outdoor area perhaps. Thanxx for all your efforts in bringing us another joyous and fun video. 😘 Michelle

[@mariagonzalez5119]

Everything is coming together ❤️ I love the tractor!!

[@JMarSa-1]

Good morning! When I saw Carlo’s tractor being delivered, I thought, she’ll never see him again, ha ha…then you said you are now a tractor widow…the desks are beautiful that you purchased, the one with the carved, curved legs is particularly beautiful, great choices. Book shelves are so unique, they turned out fantastically, good planning in advance. Everything you both have done thus far is really spectacular and coming together so nicely. I love the ceiling details and your outdoor furniture looks beautiful against the painted walls. Such an enjoyable video you produced for us today, hoping you both have a great week!

[@sylviaulman6535]

Really enjoyed today’s video! Seeing Carlos on his new tractor was great! All the work done by the two of you was fantastic! Thanks for another enjoyable video!

[@HelmiHelmi007]

I like it when people use imagination, creating practical solutions for home decoration. Using natural materials from nearby forests is also environmentally sustainable. The end result is absolutely beautiful. Well thought and done.

[@ima40schic]

I love the bookshelf! What an amazing idea. It's so exciting to see you thrive in Tuscany, we just get the best of both worlds with you two. Thank you for sharing!

[@waynespence5409]

Wow your house inTuscany looks beautiful ❤ it must be hard work your house is coming along well.

[@Alice-rt6le]

So much fun seeing how happy Carlo is driving a tractor!.Love your new bookcase and the plum jam looks so yummy! Your Tuscan home is so lovely.

[@lena-roseorlando219]

Looks great….love the bookcase and desk. It is fun watching Carlo build things and I’m sure he is really thrilled with his tractor. The bride’s makeup looked beautiful.

[@Truthseeker7072]

I love the way you both are making your house in Tuscany a true home. You work so well together and everything looks so welcoming, I wish I could walk right in and enjoy. Beautiful job!

[@flyingcheff]

Hard to imagine owning one home, let alone two. What luxury. Love the desks, sweet.

[@walkingexercise5375]

New here! Plum jam is a wonderful idea! I have been watching KZbin videos about self-care ,for example, Diane in Denmark on some of her videos called weekly planning self-care she gives four self-care assignments/ideas that one can choose from for the week and in those videos she mentioned ideas like spending time in nature, creativity, new recipes, and listening to music. Also Mariane Cresp mentioned in her boost your mood video about creativity and music. So, I like that your videos show the simple joys of life! The music during the room tour creating a cozy vibe!

[@lealovestravel]

Very enjoyable episode ❤

[@MaryOlson-rs4xo]

Fantastic! So talented and great team work. Thank you!

[@alegnadraw7504]

Love how happy and smiling Carlo is living his best life with his new tractor. I’m thoroughly enjoying you building another life in Tuscany. A great adventure and a wonderful place for your golden years when the steps become too much - obviously not for many years yet.

[@laurenglass4514]

Hey first again, not sitting around just got lucky to be in time to see what you all are up to!❤️

[@arlysdavis3694]

Every home needs a Carlo and Nicki. Your home is so nice. I can see how you love both places.

[@normabarnes4930]

I thought you were never going to get Carlo back after he'd got his new tractor😅! Loved your new book shelves, what an inspiration! What a great DIYer Carlo is, brilliant😊. You both look so relaxed in Tuscany❤

[@klaire74]

I love both desks, very elegant, i can't wait to see them painted. And yes, the bookshelf is amazing, it makes the room so cosy. Thank you for sharing with us all these moments!❤❤❤

[@isobelkirk6602]

He looks like he’s enjoying his tractor lol.

[@sherylvalentiner6115]

Your new home is looking incredible!!! You’ve made so much progress. Love the bookshelf Carlo!! Great execution of Nicki’s vision. We live in the high desert and it’s SO hot just now. The monsoon helps but our dogs don’t understand why they cannot walk outside 😂🐾 Have a great week. 🇺🇸💜