Summer Days in The north of Sweden

Episode 139, in which we are welcoming new lambs to this realm, fixing with the windows and celebrating birthdays.
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[@merylegreve5118]

I love your videos! Always full of such beauty. You are an amazing family.

[@earthangel8730]

About your barbecue question. It is to GRILL in American English also. Meaning to cook over an open flame, usually on a gridiron. To grill also means to question someone intensely (in American English). To grill someone this way implies that they may have done something wrong. Most Americans prefer grilled food to being grilled about what they've been up to.

[@Kimberlee-ld9ic]

Mathias and Tova, Thank you 🙏 , you have such a beautiful family and doing such an amazing job with Ivar. My husband and I ❤your videos . Your house is coming along nicely.

[@IreneKeats-qh5rz]

All you wonderful people please click like 👍

[@mikeduda3173]

We call it grilling

[@melindataljaard2753]

It's always very nice to see an update video from Talasbuan. Thank you❤

[@cricketmcclure3458]

Impressive! your astute 'eye' for video material, your parenting skills with Ivar, your growing knowledge of regenerative farming, and . . . your increasingly comfortable use of English vocabulary. I wish you had more time to create more videos!!! Thanx :>)

[@janeyjanedee2493]

Beautiful in every way. Thank you for allowing us to see the beauty you experience everyday…not an easy way to live but I admire your desire to live this off grid lifestyle in this beautiful area of the world.

[@irmibullinger1421]

Have you ever watched a channel called "My self reliance"? Shawn talks a lot about the forest he lives in in Canada. He believes in diversety in the forest. He has also harvested lots of trees for the cabin that he built making sure that he saves those trees that are beneficial for diversety and and cutting down the trees, when removed, to bring more sun light into the forest to let the young ones grow.

[@rolandvasquezguzman9083]

I have seen many of his videos and i like them really much.

[@tboy80z]

Can you explain what you mean by diversity in the forest? I don't understand..

[@henna7216]

@@tboy80z Mathias talks about this in the beginning of the video. :)

[@carolienhunfeld6788]

a heartfelt thank you, for the beauty, knowledge, and love in this video.

[@CompostHeap]

Again what a wonderful episode, thank you. Your little one is very chatty, has great camera awareness and is charming to watch! Mind you, Mathias was equally delightful when showing the cured sausage and smoked ribs, the camera really catches both the pride and the temptation to munch the meat... Missed you Tova. Take care, C.

[@imaredhead1]

I would love to hear more about what you learned regarding forest diversity & how to approach it! Your channel is wonderful! Educational, entertaining, and so enjoyable!

[@Plumplum888]

Dearest Mathias and Tova, your KZbin channel is my absolute favourite! Your videos are beautiful, heart warming and a blessing for me. I have seen them all but still can't get enough xx

[@marjorysmall-gf2gq]

I loved the variety of this episode, so many beautiful scenes…Ivar with his umbrella and being tossed and chased by his uncle, Tova sunning in the grass with her brother, the new lambs, flowers, butterflies, a walk in the woods, the beautiful smoked ribs, the window work, the salyx tree, gathering with family around the table…I loved everything about it. Thank you.

[@LB-gr7gu]

Thank you for working with Nature your Ivor will learn from you both .. much love and appreciation ❤❤❤💯

[@merylegreve5118]

Yes, we also call it grill.

[@MyHumbleNest]

It's a beautiful life you have there!!

[@FloatingVillageLife]

Your vivid depiction of summer days in the north of Sweden captures the tranquility and beauty of nature, reflecting your deep appreciation for the serene landscapes and unique culture. And I am Floating Village Life

[@frankscarborough1428]

Beautiful forests and grasslands. Ivar is really growing, enjoyed seeing the lambs jump around playing. Thanks

[@gillbennett9784]

Your videos are never too long!! I loved watching the lambs playing together. Great to see Ivar is already an expert at using a rake. The wildflowers and butterflies are beautiful and it is wonderful to see how your land is coming back to life under your careful husbandry. Tova you look very tired, I hope all is well with you.❤

[@viriato8566]

Lady slippers to die for! Once lady slippers were common in New England, USA but many indigenous species are now rare/protected. Protect those marvels for Ivar.

[@tboy80z]

Evasive species have pushed them out?

[@magic_hotel]

Fantastic video, as ever. In English, the vertical timber used to edge doors and windows is known as the 'jamb'. Quite tricky to judge the correct length in your cabin construction, but I can see that the 'keying in' detail works well to minimize problems. I have a similar issue with the size of my front door: in the dry seasons it is more or less a perfect fit for the aperture, but in the wet, damp seasons it swells to a larger size and is difficult to get closed.

[@jfdrie]

Another most beautiful interesting video. Thank you!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394]

love seeing that cellar in the background... so many happy memories of you building it

[@KirstenEvans232]

What wonderful citizens of the planet you are. Hope Texas invites you soon. Those lambs are hysterical. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 And that child is an angel. 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️

[@irishdancer2753]

Your home is coming along so nicely! I love it!

[@madcitywendy]

In the USA we grill when we cook outside on a charcoal fire. Barbecue is a very specific type of grilling.

[@JL_10acres]

I love to watch Franklin’s videos also. In SouthDakota USA we call slow cooking with wood, “Smoking” and fast cooking over coals “grilling”. Your ribs and the loin your smoked looked wonderful. 😊 enjoy the summer!

[@moregold]

It's called timber frame construction. Ivar has become very articulate. It was fun to see him with his uncle. Great video.

[@aileenjackson1706]

Wishing all children could have wonderful parents like the both of you.

[@joycehennequin8469]

Your videos are never to long,l wish they were longer as they relax me......thankyou so very much ❤

[@annemariemoormann996]

Regenerative forestry: yes! Another great endeavour for generations to come. Lovely. The house is coming along, the fruittrees seem to be doing well. Good to see you are enjoying summer and the lambing went well. The pastures look good, your ribs scrumptious and all the fluffy grass (wollegras) is gorgeous. Ivar looks so good! Thanks again for letting us tag along!

[@annetjievz]

The forest that you and Ivar went to looks so enchanting.❤ I can see how people believed that gnomes and fairies lived in a place like that.

[@neva.2764]

They still do.

[@EnglishMadeleine]

I’m realising why everything takes so long to come to fruition where you are - the summers are so short anyway and although it must be tempting to crack on and work, work, work on the house build, you also must take some of that nice weather time to relax and enjoy life, otherwise what is the point? Good luck with all the projects both now and in the future.

[@kimteatro2055]

Enjoyed this video. The old tree, the lady slippers, the lambs and those delicious looking smoked ribs were lovely to see. In my part of Canada I think the 10 minute cook is barbecued or grilled. The 8 hr is called smoked

[@TheChargeShow]

Fascinating to hear about how to do the windows at the end. I didn't know they did that with the tracks inside the window frame. :)

[@teresamilne8623]

Hi from South Africa, I absolutely loved the expression on your face when you had some of the cured and dried beef. The joy! We have a similar delicious cured meat made either from venison or with fatty beef, called Biltong. (Biltong is a form of dried, cured meat which originated in Southern African countries South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, and Zambia. Various types of meat are used to produce it, ranging from beef to game meats such as ostrich or kudu. The cut may also vary being either fillets of meat cut into strips following the grain of the muscle, or flat pieces sliced across the grain, i grew up enjoying biltong in winter months. We have a similar cured and dried sausage called droëwors/ dry sausage. At most of our celebrations we have a BRAAI. This is a “grill” made on coals. We do lamb chops, sausage, steaks, lamb sosaties/(curried leg of lamb cubes on a kebab stick interspersed with dried apricots and fresh onions). We also smoke meat in hot ( ribs) or cold smoker ( bacon, and fish).

[@Memacis1995]

Here in the US Midwest, grilling is cooking over a fire or coals. BBQ is smoking or slow cook over indirect heat for meat a long time with a BBQ sauce or a rub.

[@Ruth-xr2dz]

Yep…I’m from the Midwest and agree with you.👍🏻

[@donnawebb6057]

It is so beautiful the flowers, the green grass, and the nature surrounding your off-grid life.

[@ciaobella8963]

People in the US, Canada and Australia grill meat or other food on a BBQ (called a barbie in Australia). The other you mentioned is called a smoker, where you can smoke fish, meat, duck or anything really for several hours to get the smoky flavor in the cooked food. I'm sending you all best wishes, from Italy. (In Italy everything is called a forno haha - pizza oven, BBQ or an outdoor oven).

[@amirmorsh]

Wonderful nature wonderful family thanks!

[@pbcoupons]

Yes grilling. Grilling steaks or burgers Bbq is cooking a meat that requires more cooking time. My son in law grew up on a farm. A BBQ to him is roasting meat of a pig for “pulled pork”.

[@DanaK916]

In California, grilling and BBQing is the exact same thing- cooking outside over charcoal, gas, or wood (for long or short amountof time). Oven cooking is broiling or baking. And smoking is separate form of BBQ. ❤

[@AnnaKa1302]

Hey, Mathias! This video is not too long, it's wonderfull☺️❤️🌼 It's a joy every time new video comes out. I would love to try the ribs. I can imagine that they are very tasty.

[@almutphilipp4057]

I like that very much! Ivar is really interested in nature! Such a wonderfull tree, you are looking for!

[@sylviabradley7355]

The Franklin cookbook is written by a BBQ master.💥 Your cooked ribs are perfection🥳

[@Mill-Stream]

Aaagh a new episode from my fav KZbin channel!! My life is complete ❤❤❤❤

[@lorivowell3128]

Hello from Georgia USA!!! I am a beginner in beekeeping, but I do have 2 top bar hives my husband built. I recall that you recently built your hives. Since it is only the beginning of your warm season, maybe they need more time. I’ve been leaving the hives alone and letting the bees be bees. I won’t even think of extracting honey sooner than a year after installation of the bees in your hive

[@marnaday4596]

Good advice. I let the first year hives get good and established, making certain they’ll have enough stores to help them survive the winter.

[@Mom2Melody]

Your videos are NEVER too long would love for you to meet my children who live in Texas just around the corner from Franklins Barbeque! Thanks for sharing your journey.

[@HuskyTude]

Wonderful video! So enjoyed it! If we lived in Texas, I would love to have you as our guest! But alas-we live in Idaho! We say we “grill food on the barbecue” These words are quite interchangeable. The barbecue is the housing (outdoors) that holds the charcoals, wood, whatever is your source of fuel and the grill is the slotted rack on which we place the food items on within the barbecue. In the house oven we would call it broiling. Outdoors = barbecue. Whatever!!! You got your point across perfectly! Our love to you all!!

[@onehearthlove]

Another lovely video. Thank you for sharing with us, it’s great to see you enjoying summer and connecting with family, especially Ivar having fun with his uncle :) Bless you all! 🌟

[@ay.maripoxa]

I notice the little lambs like to climb the rocks for fun, it would be neat to create like a "playground" for them 😊

[@reneewilson1753]

Grilling is straight on the fire. Smoked food is the longer version you are talking about.

[@patriciapratley6773]

In the UK barbecuing is when you cook food outside over charcoal using a cooking device which is called a barbecue. Grilling is when you use an oven in your kitchen with a heating element above the food - this can be gas or electric. The food is placed on a rack in a grill pan which catches any juices or fat that is released during cooking under the grill. You can grill meat and fish. In the UK when you cure your meats as you do that is called ‘hot smoking’ as opposed to ‘cold smoking’. Hope this helps. Lovely video as usual. My husband visited Sweden a couple of weeks ago. He very much enjoyed his time in your country. I hope to visit one day.

[@starlingmom389]

In the US when you use an oven with a heating element above the food it is called BROILING.

[@asahallberg-vonde2029]

In Germany, you use the same worths as in Sweden. Grillen is grilla. A lot of people have a smoker an the (Grill).

[@EEX97623]

Grilling and smoking in Nordics, and Baltics, go back a lot longer than a UK barbecue 😅

[@CompostHeap]

Totally spot on! When learning English, several times, I was made aware of the difference between the American and the English terminology of this very topic, which avoided confusion as I do a lot of grilling, 'BBQing' and smoking fish. C.

[@gnostic268]

The Empire is over. People are allowed to do whatever they want without the British invading and trying to make the world British. The British Isles must be an unhappy place.

[@haou132]

Blessings +++!!!

[@crankycorner16]

I opened my door early this morning and a beautiful monarch (yellow and brown) flew over my head. Was nice to see your butterflies. 🦋 😊 Cheers Edit: Beef (Rump, Chuck) Roast Pork (Lion) Roast

[@ingridhohmann3523]

Aggree with you,...Natur always is trying to get its way ,...its keeps teaching us .....if we let it,...you are doing your best way to cooperate with natures way ❤️ 💙 💜

[@arielphf]

Wow! *Happy claps*. You are talking my language now! (I'm a forester in the US). I always wondered how you guys felt about the monoculture around your farm. It is hardly surprising that you understand the basic concepts of silviculture too! Good job, guys!

[@IreneKeats-qh5rz]

We here in Newfoundland Canada sure enjoy watching you and are thank full for your way of life in your teaching with your darling boy.

[@IreneKeats-qh5rz]

We meaning me and my husband .

[@cricketmcclure3458]

@@IreneKeats-qh5rz ...... Ditto! from the "Natural State", in USA - ARKANSAS!

[@agnesskibicka]

​@@IreneKeats-qh5rzhello 👋 from Poland and my rural life channe😊

[@vindeljay]

From my experience, when meat is put on hot coals or gas outside cooker, in the U/S its called "grill", in Australia where I live, anything cooked on an outside cooking device, with any heat source is called a Bar-B-Q. Inside cooking when meat is put under the heat source inside the oven, Usually a separate compartment" is called a "grill", in the U/S its called a "boiler. or maybe broiler."

[@marlenebezuidenhout]

In Afrikaans, we call barbecue a braai. That is cooking your meat directly above the coals and we love doing that! National pass time! In English, most probably you would grill the meat.

[@michellescalia2142]

Enjoyed this!

[@ahambrahmasmi-qk9ui]

I love how lambs jump 😍 Jumping for joy .

[@karenhantsche9270]

The word barbecue comes from the language of a Caribbean Indian tribe called the Taino. Their word for grilling on a raised wooden platform is barbacoa. The word first appeared in print in a Spanish explorer's account of the West Indies in 1526, according to Planet Barbecue.

[@indiefolk101]

I'm from Texas. Franklin Barbeque is in Austin Texas, but bbq is good pretty much anywhere in Texas

[@lindajones16]

we Grill and Smoke here in Wisconsin . But if we smoke we put it in brine the night before and smoke the next day So nice to see the baby sheep so healthy

[@dianecasurella2048]

Here in western Canada it is cooking on the grill! Grilling some hamburgers, or steak! Barbecue is often used meaning the same thing but with some overly sweet sauce or chemical Smokey sauce!

[@patrickjanz7044]

Har du några förluster på grund av rovdjur i ditt fjäderfä på hagen? Många hälsningar från docksta, fin video! Tack så mycket!

[@wykeruedisulj2068]

What an absolutely lovely episode. Thank you so much for filming, editing , all the time and effort that goes into the episode while at the same time keeping the farm and the family running. All three of you are truly heroes! Please keep up this wonderful work and take care!

[@Daytona2]

Lovely to see - the field looks great, congratulations on the meat! In UK English grill and barbecue are similar words and they are not used precisely - Grill = inside or outside, open, not really covered, heat from above or below. Like a grill in an oven with the heating elements above, door open. Or a grill over a fire (which some people call a barbeque) Barbecue = outside, purpose built - metal, brick/block, covered, using smoke. Condiments = mustards, sauces, dips

[@rolandvasquezguzman9083]

Hej, in germany we call a barbeque also "Grill" and it is what you did with the Roastbeef at your grill. The Cold days in June we call "Schafskälte" in swedisch " Får kallt". Ivar is so much grown since i startet watching the video of his birth. It is really a joy for me to watch your videos and some of them i have seen twice because of so much helpful informations. Thanks for sharing.

[@dinavaleros320]

Always looking forward every week of a new video, very relaxing and beautiful nature.

[@patfrench8046]

Keep the videos coming and we will keep watching. Love them.

[@NK-iv1ik]

Thank you for sharing! All you do is so beautiful and meaningful!

[@didirossi5053]

How wonderful these forest landscapes are their many animals! Thank you very much for this video 👏🥰

[@amstergal]

You all work so hard and devotedly, while I have the luxury and pleasure with gratitude to watch your beautiful videos. Ivar is growing so much and as he speaks Swedish I wonder at the ease children learn while for me as an adult my mind cannot even figure out how to shape the sounds, lol. The lambs are so cute and jumping around. What a wonderful rhythm of life for Ivar to experience.

[@subdrvr]

Grill is the correct term for cooking meat on a metal rod or grid of rods.

[@annetjievz]

In South Africa we talk about a "braai" and take it very seriously. (dont dare call it Barbecue, especially if it's just a burger patty on a gas flame, that's considerd a bit of an insult to meat and the art of the braai 😂), Shisa Nyama (Zulu word meaning Hot meat) is similar. Refering to grilled meat over hot coals. Smoked meat is what you call Barbecue, Biltong is salted and spiced dried meat, droë wors, or dried sausage. All very popoular. We are definitely mostly a nation with a carnivore past 😊

[@carolynspaulding6322]

Grill that is putting meat on the grates above the coals

[@doggylady]

Great video guys loved the lambs jumping funny😂 Your smoked ribs looked delicious I’m envious, glad you had some fun time with relatives.👍❤️

[@David-p2n6e]

Cheers!!

[@svbecca]

Barbecue and grilling are essentially synonymous if used as a verb. Texas barbecue (and other regional types) is a noun. The term for your cabin window trim is floating - built to allow for movement

[@Tjoernhammartystnad]

21:32 Ivar lägger bästa snapsvisan. 🥰🥂

[@paulinebrus7580]

Would the smoker you build also be good for smoking fish? Stok Stuge = Log Cabin in English and it is Blokhut in Dutch. Which is my language 😊 Barbecue = at Grill. It is the same = baking meat on hot coals. And smoke something for 10 hours is smoking 😉 it is that simple. Grilling (to grill) is baking vegetables on a hot plate (with ridges) and baking it for a short or longer time. You will then see dark stripes on your vegetables. Or meat. That is also possible. Looks a bit the same as if it was on the barbecue, but without the smoky tast from the hot coals. But your barbecue has no stripes...so know it is getting confusing 😵‍💫🙃

[@margievaneijkern4172]

Wonderful video… the Lady slippers are so beautiful. I haven’t see them for a long time. I guess I need to find a woods in the spring and go for a long walk. Love seeing all the new lambs as well. Thank you .🇨🇦😊

[@danastavney5687]

Wow, you really had some gray days. I like some rain in summer, but the sunshine has to come out so the garden will grow!

[@claudiam.esoteristamaestro5258]

Hello, beautiful Swedish forests, greetings 🙂

[@Janine6564]

In Canada a BBQ is basically either coals or gas like a grill and we BBQ almost anything in it. From veggies to meat. It's a fairly quick process. I love the idea of creating biodiverse forests again. Very interesting. I'm excited about all the moss the chickens are tearing up. Lovely family visit.❤

[@kathogan6712]

I live in Texas and would love to host you for Franklin's Barbecue but the one in my area (Dallas) is permanently closed. Anyone from Austin in here?? It's something totally different from anywhere else! Texas does it right! And it looks like you are, too!

[@bethshepherd8975]

Grill is also an english word for cooking on a BBQ grill, the short way, but we also call that BBQing. The 8 hour process would be called smoking.

[@Cmoneyrules]

Your videos are beautiful! It depends where you go in america they call it grilling, or BBQ'ing. But I myself call it either or.

[@lindabyrne4596]

Beautiful, Ivor is such a great little worker ❤

[@kathrynmoll86]

Your teaching your son the love and respect of Mother Nature and our forests is the one of the most valuable of lessons. Ivar may just grow up to be one of Sweden’s preservationists of it’s forests and waters. (i.e., if it is not too late!) P.s. Not to worry; the videos are never too long. You have a lovely piece of land. The gamboling of the lambs is so wonderful to see! Enjoyed every segment of the vlog. Your taking an imaginary bite of that luscious rib of meat is an LOL. Yes, here too, grilling is big here in the midwest U.S.A.!

[@justoneacre7873]

I love your vlogs and always look forward to them. Can’t wait to see the house get windows!

[@pierrefuga9862]

😊 Bravo!

[@thegroundedstarseeds]

Much gratitude dear friends for this lovely episode! Always filled beauty. Nice the see the cute little lambs and chickens. The smoker and the ribs looked quite delicious. I var is growing so fast and is so adorable. Thank you for bringing us for the weekend at the lake. Lots of good vibes to you dear ones 🙏💙

[@Gabe-mx9pk]

In Australia we call it a barbecue or BBQ, and in Aus slang we say, “barbie”. As in “we are having a barbie tonight for dinner”

[@drivingbro]

Amazing video as always, top notch quality and production

[@bowiekt]

Extremely delightful ❤❤❤🌻☂️🫘

[@CharlotteUnser]

Hello dear Matias, Tova and Ivor! How wonderful to see that the snow has finally melted away and the sheep are lambing. Oh....the Bar-B-Q looked wonderful and your timber house is coming along....The walk in the forest was lovely and the time on the lake so beautiful. Your self taught knowledge is so impressive .....both Mathia and Tova! Few people could survive in such harsh winters. Tova has such a beautiful smile and always is so supportive of Mathias Yes, it is so very important that we save the natural forests. Ivor is learning many things as he watches his father. Does he have some little friends nearby to visit and play with? Your 'fortitude' and determination to live on your own is so impressive. Few would survive even one winter. I look forward to more videos throughout your short summer and your many projects ....especially building your timber house. (a viewer in the U.S.)

[@lammjame]

Perfect video - lots of great content. I loved how Ivar sticks with you and watches everything you do. He is mini Mathias.