This is the final video from our trip to Italy last summer. Turn on subtitles for narration. This channel is primarily our family journal for this project, but we've been very happy to have helpful and kind comments on our videos. For those of you who have been interested in following along, thank you for your supportive comments and suggestions. Best wishes for the new year!
@ciaobella89639 ай бұрын
I love your videos. I am retired and moved from the US to Italy 11 years ago all by myself. I bought a house in northern Tuscany (Lunigiana), but it only had a small garden. I sold it after covid and I'm now renting in Liguria. Sadly, I can't afford to buy a house and property like the one you inherited. You are very blessed. Yes it's a long and hard job to restore the home and eventually work the land, but it is your family's heritage and your son will surely enjoy it when it becomes his. Your style of filmmaking makes me relaxed and happy. I enjoy listening to the birds in your videos and can almost feel the air you breathe there. I wish you and your precious family every blessing both now and in the coming new year. As I say to my friends, I didn't choose Italy, but rather, Italy called me to live there. It's that powerful a place on a spiritual level, in my opinion.
@fabioc.99059 ай бұрын
Ciao ! ti aspettiamo qua'! tornerai... hai del sangue sannita! 😉
@joquartobeans3982 ай бұрын
Samnite?
@tuneophilegym9 ай бұрын
Been following your journey from the beginning. With lots of hard work on the land and the neglected house, you and your family are slowly transforming it into a wonderful home. The sweat equity that y'all are investing is already paying huge dividends, in my book. I applaud you for your tenacity and drive to learn new skills. May you be blessed abundantly in the coming year! Loved your wife's watercolor of the house! 💯 👍
@joquartobeans3982 ай бұрын
Agree, she’s a talented artist.
@the496elcamino39 ай бұрын
Such nice videos, it feels like we are right there with you each step you make. Sometimes the most rewarding things emerge afterwards.
@linajackson45459 ай бұрын
The birdsong is beautiful
@hervepoulard6629 ай бұрын
Un long chemin pour tout rénover, mais au bout du chemin , le bonheur! Magnifique endroit!
@SouthernItalyHomestead9 ай бұрын
Merci bien! Je vous souhaites une bonne année !
@licia30408 ай бұрын
Complimenti per la vostra scelta coraggiosa e sentimentale. Grazie per essere tornato in Italia per scoprire ed amare le tue radici. Saluti dalle Marche.
@HeatherNaturaly7 ай бұрын
Rica is a very talented artist!
@SouthernItalyHomestead6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@joquartobeans3982 ай бұрын
Agree, her renderings are lovely.
@jeremysills64646 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed watching your videos, I watched all 6 of them, it made me feel at peace with the future, the music in combination with the beautiful scenery, your beautiful family and your soft voice has made me feel at ease, as bleak as I may view my future it has given me hope. Thank You.
@ms-mac5217 ай бұрын
👍👍👍 one after the other, everything in its own time. Rome was not built within one day either. Still a lot of courage and strength.
@nordicislandliving4 ай бұрын
Beautiful series - can't wait for the next videos.
@johannakamstra-schickendan73802 ай бұрын
Hello, your heritage is of unmeasurable value, I am green of jealousy, you have been there as a child, not knowing but registering values without knowing. Treasure the place maybe one day it will be a place of the most valuable refuge in the world. Thank all the same for your fantastic video.
@julias-shed9 ай бұрын
I’m not a plasterer but I watch a lot on KZbin 🤣 I think it is best to drag the plaster away from corners rather than towards as it has nowhere to go. So e.g. the ceiling join you would start at top and swipe down. Also don’t come back to it until you have the whole section done so it has time to grab. You are making a lovely job of it 😀
@ginacrusco2349 ай бұрын
How sad it must be to drive away from that beautiful house! Beautifully rendered in ink and watercolor too.
@wendygilbert79394 ай бұрын
I enjoy your commentary. Really appreciate your insights into building a healthy family culture. Thank you
@geb2129 ай бұрын
The house is improving a lot and also the cleaning of the garden that you have done is transforming everything around the place into something wonderful, and the story about your family is amazing, it's nice to know about family memories that carry on for generations, I hope you will return to Italy soon
@sgrvtl71839 ай бұрын
Beautiful video, I enjoy them all. Your music choice resonates in my heart. Thank you for sharing Rica's watercolor session, it was thoughtful and beautiful. I shared this video with a friend who is an artist 💚 Happy New Year 2024~!
@SouthernItalyHomestead9 ай бұрын
Thanks, happy new year to you as well!
@bacan62179 ай бұрын
I know the feeling , we have a house in Puglia and we wish to spend more time there , seeing you in the video closing the doors has brought to me so many memories
@thieltech19 ай бұрын
Great work.! The sound of grass hoppers chirping! Man i cant wait for summer time in Wisconsin. The cold winters are to long here!
@grenvillewatkins9 ай бұрын
Lovely birdsong look forward to 2024
@selinab85329 ай бұрын
it's the journey that counts, no matter how long or short it is, this is a very special journey & one deserving of time; you will be there eventually & you now have a place you can go & wind down; i think it's lovely that you are restoring the old farmhouse & i think your grandparents would be very proud thanx for taking us along on this slow journey of yours, hope to see more next summer
@paolaarchimbaud90764 ай бұрын
Beautiful dreams in Italy, art, love and sensitivity.
@rossellaruggeri95759 ай бұрын
Best wishes for a happy 2024! I also wish you to find ways to be back soon.
@alejaelizalde9 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your journey in calm, beautiful videos. Best wishes for the next year! Saludos desde el sur de México.
@robertsteele86889 ай бұрын
Part meditation, part philosophy, part famiglia, = SERENITY🙏..... you guys are a beautiful expression of the best qualities of the human condition!....blessings and good vibes, Buono Natale!😀❤🙏
@lilac69404 ай бұрын
Oh, that was lovely. I watched one of the first vignettes of the summer, I think, and then this last one. What a beautiful diary. Poignant, trying so hard to finish the roof and having to leave it en medias. Throwing rubble into the shed and locking it up: is that metaphoric for something too? Love the fading away of the last images of your son first looking out over the land of his summertime, and then turning calmly forward into what lies ahead. Hope another summer in Italy is happening already now for you three!
@jacquelineprugneau62539 ай бұрын
J’aime vraiment beaucoup vos réflexions et pensées sur la vie…..je cautionne fortement ! Profitez à fond de chacun de vos retours sur le domaine familial
@frankbrown96189 ай бұрын
Ciao, la vostra è una gran bella proprietà ed hai fatto benissimo a tenerla. L'edificio è armonico, delle giuste dimensioni e ben costruito (l'opus murario è molto bello). Non sembra avere alcun problema strutturale. Il paesaggio circostante è uno dei punti forti del complesso. E' importante che tu proceda con un restauro conservativo per valorizzare al massimo l'immobile. Questo implica studiare la storia dell'edificio (quando è stato costruito, da chi) uno studio dell'architettura locale, dei materiali e delle tecniche utilizzate all'epoca. L' archivio del Comune e l'Archivio d Stato locale sono fonti imprescindibili. E' un lavoro preparatorio non da poco ma fondamentale per evitare errori grossolani e per accrescere il valore economico dell'immobile (la poesia deve essere accompagnata da un solido realismo). E' anche da evitare l'inserimento di elementi provenienti da culture remote ed estranee: questo eclettismo stilistico non da quasi mai buoni risultati. Sono curioso di vedere il vostro progetto. Ciao da Milano. P.S. per gli intonaci guarda questo video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gn3Sp353o9mla7s
@stknmggs17889 ай бұрын
Loved the water color!
@Mark-F-Hopper9 ай бұрын
Beautiful filming. It’s always a pleasure to indulge with your family.
@PeterLee-zn3jl9 ай бұрын
Nice house , great piece of land and good neighborhood...lol Congrats on that TREE EPISODE..! Carry on...
@georgepeat5269iearth3 ай бұрын
The many roads to life! Imo yours seems very pleasant.(albeit some labour of love involved) Thank you& Good Health.
@myitaliantherapyginafiore44149 ай бұрын
Lovely
@candyclemens44323 ай бұрын
Love your content! Keep them coming.😁🤗🤗🤗
@LindseyMoody-ef6pj6 ай бұрын
Just binge watched your 6 episode's. Thoroughly enjoyed them. Can't wait to see some more. Good luck with your ventures. ❤
@censon9 ай бұрын
Best for 2024.
@lagringa75189 ай бұрын
Lovely watercolor! 🙂
@batanghardinero15394 ай бұрын
Where are you guysss!!! I need more of your vids!!!
@skaistuolissiga2219 ай бұрын
Я рада что еще посмотрела одно видео хоть и последнее - хорошего Нового года - и ждем вашего возвращения чтоб смотреть ваши работы как вы устраиваете ваш дом - легкой вам дороги❤❤❤
@malikk-o52687 ай бұрын
Is this in Molise? I’m from Molise, this seems nearby. Beautiful house and place btw!
@SouthernItalyHomestead7 ай бұрын
Not far, our place is in the foothills of the Matese area.
@user-ey9bt7fs6n9 ай бұрын
Looking good. Everything all in good time.
@giacomoforesti9 ай бұрын
Seguo sempre i vostri video e sono curiosa di vederei vostri progetti finali
@laurencedarabia20009 ай бұрын
Mhh, "lavori di notte e vergogna di giorno" me lo diceva sempre un operaio di mio nonno che veniva dalla tua terra quando facevamo tardi per finire un lavoro.....lavorare su un tetto di notte è sempre pericoloso. You're not just renovating a house. You are writing a poem for those who lived there and are no longer here. Maybe it will be a poem that will last for those who come after you. Those stones and that forest, wherever you are forced to go, will always be with you and you will know that there will always be a place to take your heart
@stuartweeks2719 күн бұрын
I love the way you guys film the videos. It makes for very relaxing viewing. Keep up the good work. The house & settings looks lovely. Cheers, Stu from London
@lucaspolderman66228 ай бұрын
We are so happy that we discoverd your videos They are amazing. The bird singing, the outsights, your boy, the drawings, the work you did, it’s so peaceful. Thank you so much for sharing.
@soniayoung50979 ай бұрын
Please don't let the vines grow on your home. They'll get in cracks and destroy if.
@脈樹塔給鹿敦8 ай бұрын
值得用一生的時光追求的平安感。
@lugia_95828 ай бұрын
Questo posto somiglia molto dove abito io state a benevento per caso??
@SouthernItalyHomestead8 ай бұрын
Vicino a Benevento, si.
@lauratohome8 ай бұрын
Put mortar under the tiles to hold in place also near the wall.
@valeriocugia39569 ай бұрын
Che magnifico progetto che avete, portato avanti con misura e intelligenza. I commenti sulla storia familiare passata e presente sono pieni di comprensione umana e saggezza. Buon viaggio di ritorno in America e buon 2024.
@SouthernItalyHomestead9 ай бұрын
Grazie di cuore, e ricambio gli auguri di buon anno nuovo!
@delwichedanielle39998 ай бұрын
Merci pour le partage, hâte de vous revoir. ♥️😊🇧🇪
@ail-on3px9 ай бұрын
Il tuo video è molto poetico e molto commovente quando parli di tua nonna e della tua bisnonna. Sai, io credo che per capire veramente la vita che conduceva la tua bisnonna dovresti documentarti su quello che è stato il periodo fascista e della seconda guerra mondiale. Io so che la vita per le donne sole con figli,o perché vedove,o perché i mariti erano partiti all' estero per lavoro o perché erano soldati sul fronte, la vita delle donne rimaste sole non era per niente facile. In più c'era la miseria, la fame e tutte le responsabilità di avere due figli da crescere. Stranamente sento affetto per lei e chissà quante cose non ha potuto o voluto dirvi di ciò che aveva vissuto. Sta alla nuova generazione avere un modo di vivere diverso ma bisogna capire anche il passato per comprendere meglio. Un abbraccio affettuoso alla tua meravigliosa famiglia e tanti auguri di buon anno nuovo ❤
@SouthernItalyHomestead9 ай бұрын
Grazie di cuore per i tuoi commenti, e ricambio gli auguri di buon anno nuovo!
@ail-on3px9 ай бұрын
@@SouthernItalyHomestead grazie mille 🙂
@joquartobeans3982 ай бұрын
Well said, I had similar thoughts about honoring those who came before us.
@stephensmith97567 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing❤️🙏
@OrlandoInfante-p8l3 ай бұрын
WOOOOOW SO VERY FANTASTIC PAINT I YOUR HOUSE✅✅🇨🇮
@mradventurer81044 ай бұрын
Nice. The title says southern Italy. I know Puglia is very dry and this looks very green. This means this area is somewhere south of Abruzzo and north of Puglia??
@SouthernItalyHomestead4 ай бұрын
Our place is in the cultural territory of Sannio, which covers parts of Campania, Molise, and Abruzzo. Specifically, the house is in the foothills of the Matese mountains. Water is abundant here. There are two natural springs just a short walk from our house, for example, and the surrounding towns have many such springs and waterfalls coming down from the mountains.
@gtc36506 ай бұрын
Just curious, are any of those large trees you’re cutting up good enough for milling? With all the thought you’ve put into everything I’m confident if they were you would have saved but have to ask. Thanks for sharing, I’m a handyman and feel inadequate by some of the things you’re tackling.
@SouthernItalyHomestead6 ай бұрын
The oak species around the house is Q. cerris, which is not milled commercially in this area from what I understand. The reason is that these trees tend to have large cavities and they tend to get wind shake (fractures between growth rings). I've also read that boards will tend to warp more than other species when drying. Still, I think we may mill some for use in various projects with the understanding that most of the tree will end up as firewood. I have dried out a few pieces just to see how it looks and I think we can mill and use some. Finding the time to do so is hard though.
@KaySan6662 ай бұрын
Genuine question. why hasn't he put the roof tiles back bottom to top? the way he did it, he constantly had to lift the previous tile up again.
@SouthernItalyHomestead2 ай бұрын
It was less work. To do it the other way, we'd have to get all tile off the roof first. This would mean carrying it down on that side with a ladder, or carrying it off the opposite side. The more you move tile, the more energy and time you spend. Putting all tile at the roof's ridge at once, however, wouldn't work either, because at some point the weight becomes too much. We have to be a little careful about the weight distribution on the roof. So it was a balancing act of moving as much tile to the ridge as I thought was safe, then working down. Lifting a tile a few cm in height when laying is far less work than carrying it off and back onto the roof. Another approach might have been to set up scaffolding next to the roof, as a platform for stacking tile, but that would have cost time and money as well.
@critogni9 ай бұрын
Hi! Loved this episode! We also live in Campania and we're wondering what town this is at timestamp 26:13?
@SouthernItalyHomestead9 ай бұрын
It's Santa Croce.
@Daytona29 ай бұрын
Pure cinematography 😊🙏 Summer. I remember that... It looks like you've got the lime plastering licked - thanks for passing on the process. Wondering how easy the transition is between your different lives.
@SouthernItalyHomestead9 ай бұрын
I find the hardest part is estimating how long it will take to finish up projects and preparing to leave, especially now that our son is coming with us. In the future I think better contingency planning for weather, and maybe better organization of our space (tools and such) could help make the start / end go more smoothly.
@joquartobeans3982 ай бұрын
Your channel should receive a high award if there is an organization that gives awards for KZbin creators.
@кудрявый-ф3ж8 ай бұрын
а продолжение будет?
@Skattie9 ай бұрын
What a joy❤
@SouthernItalyHomestead9 ай бұрын
Thanks, glad you enjoyed :).
@romansolar81539 ай бұрын
well done, keep up great work
@carinevalery30536 ай бұрын
J'aurais profité de refaire la toiture pour refaire le mur d'origine... et agrandir la maison...
@SouthernItalyHomestead6 ай бұрын
Bienvenue! On ne refait pas la toiture 'pour bien' en ce moment, ce travail c'est juste pour ne permettre pas la pluie d'entrer dans la partie en bas. Il serait bien de agrandir la maison, mais c'est plus qu'on peut faire en ce moment. Peut être un jour. 😊
@carinevalery30536 ай бұрын
Je comprends. Vous faites un travail superbe dans les règles de l’art ! C’est déjà beaucoup 👍👏
@paulprentiss87573 ай бұрын
This was a wonderful video. What area of southern Italy is this?
@SouthernItalyHomestead3 ай бұрын
In the foothills of the Matese mountains, near the border between Campania and Molise.
@paulprentiss87573 ай бұрын
@@SouthernItalyHomestead Oh, thanks for the infomation. A couple years back we had a family trip which included a stay in Cortona, Tuscany (just north of Umbria) and also a stay in Priaino (Amalfi coast). A hill town in your video reminded me of Tuscan hill towns, yet you also showed shoreline which looked similar to that near Napoli. Such a wonderful country, north to south and shore to shore. I look forward to your next videos, they're wonderfully paced and interesting.
@JeromeDymond4 ай бұрын
Any updates on when you’ll be returning?
@SouthernItalyHomestead4 ай бұрын
Editing a video right now from a recent trip. Not sure how much longer it will take to edit but should be posted within a few weeks.
@JeromeDymond4 ай бұрын
@@SouthernItalyHomestead - Thank you for the reply!! I really enjoyed your previous videos, looking forward to seeing what is to come!
@lauratohome8 ай бұрын
Maybe a sibling would be good for him to play with and love.
@matthiasmartin56909 ай бұрын
Gibt es da keinen Winter und keinen Sturm. Die Dachsteine ohne Befestigung ist mutig anzubringen.
@SnowinSummer377 ай бұрын
Beautiful! We are following your journey as a family. How many acres did you inherit as my parents were asking, Cheers! 😊
@SouthernItalyHomestead7 ай бұрын
35 or so, but it's very fragmented into smaller parcels due to how land used to be managed in our area. Would be nice to have things better organized, which is something we may try to do over time (sell certain parcels, purchase others, to consolidate). Costly process though.
@ctownsend46009 ай бұрын
Roofing always starts at the bottom and works up. Ask any contractor.
@SouthernItalyHomestead9 ай бұрын
For asphalt shingles that's true. For barrel tiles, it makes no difference. What matters is the overlap.