Our Stone Barn Renovation is Finally Happening!

Hello lovely people !!!!
in this video Andrius will share some exiting news about my dream kitchen build ;)
I will plant some more stuff in the garden
Julian and Liz came to help us again !!!! (thank you )
and we will go to help to our Neighbour who kept helping us so it felt so good finally helping him
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[@cornelisadrop]

can't help noticing you look and sound a lot happier then 1 year ago. Found your place and growing the roots deep into your property it seems. So much good news we are very happy for you !

[@portugalitis]

Thank you so much :) That's very nice of you ... I just got more confident as well (G ) I think ;) I hope you good as well !!!!

[@rosemaryjasper1121]

It’s great that you get on so well with all your neighbours! It’s always nice to help out where you can, you never know when you might need at little extra help yourselves. Good news that you are getting some professional help with the kitchen build. It will be amazing how fast they get it done! G once again planting up even more produce, you definitely have green fingers! Let’s hope you get a bumper harvest! ❤

[@portugalitis]

Hello Rosemary :) Hope you well !!! So so happy we will have professionals coming and helping :) yes it will be expensive few weeks but it will be worth it and it will be so much faster ... I am checking my plants every day every morning .. crazy ;) but I love them

[@asc3184]

Thanks for sharing another video. Sharing days of work between properties was how farmers used to help each other with projects when i was a child and long before that. You two have a very healthy approach to work. N you co-operate with each other at ur own eatate. This is not always seen or easy. I am excited and eager to see the result of ur kitchen building.

[@portugalitis]

Hello !!!! Hope you well :) I am Very excited to see kitchen rising as well !!! enough of that garden .. what need to see that ;) Was lovely to help as he helps us a lot

[@judyholdsworth7096]

Your gardens are wonderful. Your hard labours have certainly made a big difference. I am looking forward to harvest time. Take care 🇦🇺

[@portugalitis]

Thank you so much! Me too ... can't wait :) xxx

[@elisabethnejedly9684]

It is alway nice to have help and rewarding to help others. So nice to see you do so well and how really happy you are.❤️🙏

[@portugalitis]

Thank you very much :)

[@sheilathomas3908]

You are doing a wonderfully job I love watching you.

[@portugalitis]

Thank you very much Sheila :) very kind of you to say that

[@Reet64]

I know bamboo is so aggressive but at least it can also be useful! Glad to hear you'll have new neighbours.

[@portugalitis]

Hello, Yes bamboo will be useful for my garden happy to have them .. and a lot of it :)

[@leapingkitties]

It looks like you're doing very well. Thank you for sharing.

[@portugalitis]

Thank you very much busy busy busy busy ;)

[@robynclarke5274]

Eucalyptus leaves and mulch might make a weed free path between garden beds? I do love your rock garden very much. Thanks for showing us the beautiful scenery.

[@portugalitis]

I do got loads of eucalyptus leaves in one area just hoping that eventually will be big nice compost .. I don't burn everything :) Rocks are definitely nice ... love them as well

[@juliant225]

Great video guys bet you're sick of that strimmer Andruis if it was using the tractor it would be different 😊 Great to have all that bamboo do so much with it being great when you harvest all those onions, carrots, and beets to go with all the tomatoes 😂 take care guys❤

[@portugalitis]

Thank you Julian :) was lovely to have you here and definitely looking forward for my veg harvest

[@jeanrichardson2044]

Noted the outdoor gym. Hardly would have thought you needed it, lifting granite blocks, climbing ladders and digging gardens.

[@portugalitis]

LOL .. yes we don't use it at all ... the membership is postponed ;) but because we took it from UK we had to put it somewhere

[@annievlachos7880]

Very happy for you that you will have professional help .. those stones look so terrifying for me ..

[@portugalitis]

Thank you Annie :) We are happy as well .. it will be done faster :)

[@donaldmackinnon5779]

Great job done by the ladies it’s tidy the forest right up looks a lot better and has lessened the fire risk. Glad you enjoyed your lunch you deserved it for all your hard work and sharing it with friends 😊😊😊

[@portugalitis]

Thank you Donald ..it's definitely fire safer and looks nice as well .. win win .. It would of taken me so long to clean that forest

[@corinnetonelli489]

I will watch your friends helping from my hospital bed..Something to really look forward to! Great video today, great satisfaction when doing a clearing! Bamboos for tomatoes ! Green beans too? See you soon!

[@portugalitis]

Hello C xxxx so you know the date for hospital !!! That's good news :) (if you can say that) I wish you that everything will go smoothly and then very quick recovery xxx Keep in touch G

[@corinnetonelli489]

I sure will keep in touch and thank you for your good wishes.Good luck with the kitchen build xxxx

[@portugalitis]

Thank you xxxx

[@MaiskuMaiskuli-vu5nu]

Thank you again for your nice video. Netlles are very useful plants and they are very easy to grow and healthy. I use them as fertilizer and food. I preserve them dried or frozen and use them in soups, woks and baking.

[@portugalitis]

And you can even wash your hair !!!! it helps as well :) very nice plant xxx if you can call it like that

[@annalinekennedy1027]

G you are a hard worker. You have done a excellent job under that trees. Those stones at the restaurant will build a perfect kitchen.

[@portugalitis]

Thank you very much Anna :) And these trees are at entrance to our property ..so when we come home we drive true there and it's just so nice to see tidy and clean area ;) I just get a bit obsessed when it comes to landscaping ...

[@juliad1768]

So pleased you will be getting help from stonemason team, they can show you more, and oh my some new neighbours how lovely it’s a subscriber may you become great pals xxx

[@portugalitis]

Thank you :) we are friends already as we kept in touch since they been here last time we are very happy to have them as our neighbours

[@gracedossantos2136]

Those eucalyptus are so cool. 🎉

[@portugalitis]

thank you !!!! They are magnificent ... I love them so much :) They shape is different and they make such a beautiful noise then it's windy ... And if we will look after them and clean them once a year they will be less dangerous (/well that's only my opinion of course ) Gxxx

[@paulinewilson613]

So very pleased to hear you'll be getting help with your kitchen, things will move along more quickly for you now making your life much easier. I love the way you and your neighbours help each other all the time with different tasks around your farm and the bamboo will prove to be very helpful in your vegetable garden, can't wait to see how you use it. Looking forward to your next video xxx

[@portugalitis]

Hello Pauline :) It was so lovely to help our neighbour as he always helps us :)

[@Liz-uq1ec]

Wow, you worked hard with all that bamboo.. and then having so many for the tomatoes - brilliant! ❤

[@portugalitis]

I know !!!! they will be perfect for them for few years I think :) Liz thank you VERY MUCH for this week .. loved spending time with you and see you on Monday when we will go to sell the eggs :)

[@Liz-uq1ec]

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[@Liz-uq1ec]

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[@Liz-uq1ec]

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[@portugalitis]

so it's an yes ?

[@user-tb6ls8fn3q]

Very good job❤ nice video

[@portugalitis]

Thank you 🤗

[@juanitakauffman6336]

The chickens love the fresh dirt to dig in and take dirt baths.

[@portugalitis]

They definitely do :) xxx

[@christinelanham1936]

Love this new video. Love your special place...Portugal is so scenic. Last video you put chicken wire on the ends of your tunnel. I think the chickens will reach through the sides through the big square netting and get the vegetables.

[@portugalitis]

Hello Christine :) Thank god they didn't !!! But this morning I was planting tomatoes in a second tunnel and our hens came in through the sides as you just said .. but they don't really go there if I am not there and not digging soil.. so hopefully this won't repeat .. I will watch it and if they will then will have to something there to prevent the going in .. maybe bamboos ...as we got a lot ;)

[@katiadp2145]

Happy to hear the decision you guys took about the kitchen. 😊😊😊🇬🇷 🇬🇷

[@portugalitis]

:) Thank you .. we exited as well

[@patriciabrawner3717]

Enjoyed your video, you accomplished a lot, and looking forward to your next one have a great week.

[@portugalitis]

Thank you! You too!!!

[@debbiesmith1626]

Great news ref. Kitchen. Can’t wait for the progress 🎉🎉

[@portugalitis]

Thank you Debbie :) Same here ... I can't wait !!! will be interesting to see how professionals works :) And Andrus will get some experience at the same time as well I hope xxx

[@legrandeileen4863]

That's what I call "working". No bla bla bla, just "action" I love that. Bravo . It's a pleasure to watch you. 😊😊😊 ❤❤❤

[@portugalitis]

😊 thank you !! made me smile :) xxx

[@legrandeileen4863]

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[@portugalitis]

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[@legrandeileen4863]

@@portugalitis I understood your message , it made me smile this time. 🤣🤣🤣

[@portugalitis]

:) :) :) xxx

[@michellelane225]

Absolutely love your channel. What a great team you are together I really admire you. You have helped to inspire me too G , with your beautiful flowers. Thank you lovely people ♥️ Michelle

[@portugalitis]

Thank you very much Michelle xxx what a beautiful comment .. I do love flowers and my garden .. I think I can't hide that any longer :) :)

[@tinanieborg787]

great news guys, finaly help with the kitchen, the Portugese now how to handle these stones. Also great job G, planting so much onions and beetroot and carots. And bamboo is such a great material, ideal for your veggie garden. nice video

[@portugalitis]

Thank you Tina :) Hope you well and weather got a bit better? it's so cold and windy here ... 3 more days like that and then warmer

[@tinanieborg787]

@@portugalitis hi G, yes the weather is now a little better, i was out in the sun today, still a bit windy but i live near the sea, so we are used to that

[@portugalitis]

Sun is warmer these days ;) (better than winter) .. you live next to the see ... how lovely .. you are very lucky lady xxx

[@tinanieborg787]

@@portugalitis haha yes i think i am lucky, also we have a lot of tulip fields in all kinds of colors, my home town is called Den Helder, you can look it up on google

[@portugalitis]

That's at the top top !!! it must be cold and windy .. but SO beautiful and tulips ... love tulips you extra lucky Lady then

[@stan525]

once cut down bamboo can be killed off by keeping any new growth cut as soon as it shows it will take 2-3 years for it to work.

[@portugalitis]

Thank you .. I think that's what R will do .. keep on top of it from now on :)

[@portugaldreamzzz920]

Good idea getting a stone mason in. It will be built much faster.🎉

[@portugalitis]

Hello Debbie :) Yes it will be so much easier .. hopefully they will help us :) xxx

[@csilviageo]

Vocês são muito dedicados. Que bom que vão ter ajuda na cozinha. Amo os vídeos. ❤❤

[@portugalitis]

Muito Obrigada :)

[@susangranger3089]

Lovely Video ❤

[@portugalitis]

Thank you very much :) we trying our best ;)

[@MajaZuzia]

I remember nettle twisted in a towel, chopped finely, mixed with crumbs of stale bread, little chickens ate it with gusto;

[@portugalitis]

:) We add boiled egg or cottage cheese :) Will be a good vitamin boost for baby chickens

[@karenwoodall497]

Another great video. I so envy the two of you. You both are working really hard. I wonder what you are going to do with the bamboo. Plus we have the start of your kitchen to look forward to. Until the next time. Take care of each other. ❤

[@portugalitis]

Thank you Karen :) I want to make jungle shower look a bit more beautiful ;) and less open ... Let's see if I can do that ...

[@donaldmackinnon5779]

Love how you all help each other really nice to see. Many hands make light work love your work ethic 😊😊

[@portugalitis]

And it's a pleasure to help plus you have nice lunch as well and it's cooked by someone else ;)

[@leannekudahl2432]

Very happy to hear that you will be getting help in building your kitchen. It will lesson the burden on you both. G, you are an amazingly hard working women. Best wishes to you both.

[@portugalitis]

Thank you Leanne :) very nice of you to say that I just like to keep myself busy from time to time ;)

[@portugal1969]

❤

[@portugalitis]

Dito :)

[@racebanning6390]

Lots of Spring cleaning👍👍🤙🤙Be blessed

[@portugalitis]

Thank you! You too! :)

[@lindabrooks8242]

Helping each other is a beautiful thing! Wow, Gi, you are a wizard at planting. That's a small farm that you have started. Bounty for you two in the near future!❤

[@portugalitis]

Thank you very much Linda, very kind of you to say that :) I do love gardening and I like to eat my own veg it just taste so much better !!! I was just saying this morning that last year we done just one terrace .. this year we got second terrace full of goodies and next year we planning to use third one as well .. definitely getting more comfortable

[@nomchenikoloski7729]

❤❤❤😊

[@portugalitis]

:)

[@andrewjackson5228]

In Australia gum trees or Eucalyptus trees in Portugal are known as widow makers I would move your gym

[@portugalitis]

Hopefully our eucalyptus ok as they are young and the branches is not big so it they brake it shouldn't be so dangerous and gym is not being used it's just for display reasons ;)

[@evangelinamunroe6745]

👍👍👍👍❤❤❤

[@portugalitis]

Thank you :)

[@LorraineinAustralia]

Nothing more satisfying than cleaning up after messy gum trees.. Nothing nicer than having friends who want to help your journey to self sufficiency. Nothing tastier than home grown food.. Nothing more lovely than to see you both more relaxed now that you are getting assistance with the stonework. Much love🌸🌸🌸🌸

[@sanjuyadav4274]

👏👏

[@portugalitis]

Thank you :)

[@assuncaomeireles198]

Olá meus queridos amigos tenho de dar os parabens à Gi ela sabe fazer tudo fez uma grande limpeza na floresta. Ainda bem que estava mais amigos ajudar e fico feliz que o senhor Andrew tenha pessoas ajudar na futura cozinha Boa semana meus amígos e bem hajam .🫶🫶🫶 God bless you 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@portugalitis]

Muito obrigada, always a pleasure to read your comments :) Giedre

[@DeLarssons]

Soooo G's finally starting the car washing show! :)

[@portugalitis]

LOL ... sorry did I laughed so laud :) G xxx

[@shanebrownrigg8632]

hi guys,great news both with your build and new neighbours, nettles are a great fertilizer, big bucket of water and leave for about three weeks,dilute about 10 to 1,good luck and see you both in next vid.

[@portugalitis]

Thank you very much Shane !!! you read my mind as I wasn't sure how long to leave them and what to do after ... I was going to google it :) Thank you :)

[@elainekaufman2264]

Such busy beavers

[@portugalitis]

Trying our best :) xxx

[@leonasimmons162]

You are a hard worker my lady.👍

[@portugalitis]

😊 thank you

[@brendalane8545]

Hi why do the chickens dig a hole and sit in it 🤔. Glad you're getting help with stone work. Wow you're going to have plenty of veg xx

[@portugalitis]

Chickens don't dig a hole and shit in it .. where did you seen it? they like to bath in it .. to have a dirt bath ;) We are super happy with some professionals coming to work on our kitchen and hopefully we will have some yummy veg to eat ... better be ;)

[@brendalane8545]

It was about 8 minutes 26 seconds into video chicken was at bottom of tree while you and your friend were clearing trees out...maybe it's how they take a bath xx

[@portugalitis]

:) Yes she was bathing :)

[@jannys4357]

Great work! Nice Dutch Shepherd!

[@portugalitis]

Ebba is amazing dog :) she is so clever and beautiful

[@tammythompson3562]

😎

[@portugalitis]

:) :) :)

[@arjanvogel6444]

Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys, good work 👍😁💪👌

[@portugalitis]

Thank you :) xxx

[@attract1234]

Hi lovely man

[@portugalitis]

Hello :)

[@MariaMoreira-wm7tn]

Felizmente não são bambus, são canas. São muito úteis nas hortas, para as ervilhas, favas, tomates, feijões, etc. O bambu é como o eucalipto, só arrancando pela raíz.

[@portugalitis]

hello !!! yes they are very handy for loads of things in the garden and else where :)

[@user-lr7tk7bl2z]

Love your dog, what is his name? A BOY OR GIRL?

[@portugalitis]

Hello :) His name is Guffy and he is boy 9 year's old !! he got a character and so smart ... and he just living his best life here ... just he doesn't like fly's and we just started fly season LOL so he is chasing every single one ... But by the time Autumn will come he won't be even bother about them .. SO funny

[@22spicka]

Nu va,pajudes virtuves sienu reikalai😎🤓

[@portugalitis]

:)

[@deranocasper]

Bon dia I am in fundao are you near this area

[@portugalitis]

We live in Penamacor area :)

[@deranocasper]

@portugalitis I was there today and I spent the night there. I am on the other side of Serrada Estrela and I have been to Monsanto Lots of driving the place I looked at was not right for me, hopefully I will see some stuff soon I hear your area is getting pricey okay chat soon

[@portugalitis]

ohhh that's interesting that penamacor getting pricey ... well but actually it is nice area .. so I can't blame it xxx Chat soon and good luck with your travels xxx G

[@deranocasper]

@@portugalitis another time 😀

[@deranocasper]

The coffee was nice just as you go in to the supermarket has a little just at the bottom of the village good supermarket

[@andymacdonald30]

I am not sure that the joke about a bamboo house was in fact a joke ?? LOL sure is enuf of it to make one

[@portugalitis]

hello Andy , Yes it was a joke ;) I do have a lot of it ... and more at our neighbours land still need to bring LOL

[@carlosvictor8679]

canas da india e não bamboo

[@portugalitis]

Good to know !!!! Thank you

[@user-yn6bf9tv1i]

Hej ni underbara personer i Portugal 👍😀 Jag ser att gurkorna växer 👍viken fart de har Fick ni kycklingar? Hur många blev det? Underbart att se er video. Hoppas att era nya grannar blir bra och trevliga Jag väntar på er nästa video Hur mycket lyfter Andrew i bänkpressen? Själv tar jag 80kg i bänkpress Med soliga hälsningar från Sverige

[@portugalitis]

Hello To Sweden ;) Andrius don't lift them ... I do .. Just joking :) The Gym is not used at the minute as Andrius lifting stones so we let him off this time ;) ... We got 9 chickens and rooster. Our neighbours got 54 chickens and do come to us so it might look that we got more chickens then we do !!! Cucumbers are good and they growing healthy .. just waiting for warmer nights as not it goes down to 1.9 c degrees .. and this is not good for cucumbers

[@pawelm5493]

Arundo donax, Giant reed, not a bamboo.

[@portugalitis]

:) good to know .. we just know it as a bamboo ;)

[@user-re7ds4gd4y]

Ха .. 400 луковиц ... это нормальное количество для семьи из 2 человек на год. Я обычно сажаю 60 метров лука , 60 м- метров свеклы , 60 м- моркови , 60 м - капусты и 8х60 картофеля ))) И это нормальное количество для собственного потребления . Шутка была в том , что многие не могут вырастить ничего. Кто то даже шутил что у неё отберут ирландский паспорт за то, что картофель не вырос. Я удивлен , что вы сажаете свеклу семенами прямо в грунт. Семена свеклы всегда сцеплены между собой и бросая 1 семечко в лунке получается 3-4 корня. Потом придется выдергивать лишние. Или у вас какие то модные и современные сорта ?...РАССАДОЙ проще и быстрее урожай(Наталья).

[@portugalitis]

Hello Natalija :) My mum used to sow beets directly to the ground so I done the same .. later she would pick them and leave just one or two .. but I know what you mean now ... and maybe I could use same white tray where these onions where ? and later on just pick them and plant them ... I think I will do that for next time :) Thank you for your idea !!! For us is never enough onions .. we love them .. but it is good in PT because growing season is so much longer then in Russia .. as we can grow carrots , beets and onions during the winter

[@grahamalastairkrebs2241]

At last. So mutch gardening and fishing. You will never move in to that nice stone house if you don't work on it more. Your caravan will fall to pieces before your stone house is finished.

[@portugalitis]

that is very positive thinking !!! I am sure we will be ok .. at least we won't be hungry and we will have nice our grown veg to eat Graham :)

[@petercarbutt3706]

Your friend should hire a excavator to get rid of that bamboo Very invasive Nasty stuff Looking forward to that kitchen

[@portugalitis]

Yes he will get one .. we heard they are a bit unmanageable