An amazing addition to our abandoned farm renovation

[@ulrikeschwerdtfeger4972]

Simon is such a craftsman, such a good 'teacher' and so kind with people.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

He is! We are very lucky and pleased to have him over. Our project would be so different and so much slower if it wasn’t for him.

[@yvonnedavies9693]

I do admire your have-a-go approach to doing things. Well done, Andrea. 🎉

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@annmcnamara8]

Your Mother is lovely your so lucky to have her with you❤

[@katieallen3927]

I cannot help but think of how much you will appreciate your home when it’s completely done. You will have a wonderful property and all the memories of having created it with your own hands. Have a wonderful day.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you! I feel the pace is so fast! Sometimes it feels slow but then I watch the episodes from last year, around the same time and I can’t believe how much we have done. We didn’t even have a proper extension!!

[@knelson5442]

I love watching you and Omar together. You light up every time you see each other. But you both, Simon and your Mom deserve so much credit for your abilities, work ethic and willingness to work hard. You are a joy to watch.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Awww thank you! We missed each other very much. Now for another 28 days apart 😞

[@tarynkriebel319]

🥲

[@FrankieOffGrid]

Aw the way you're so happy picking up Omar made me smile so much. Welcome home Omar! :)

[@FrankieOffGrid]

That wall is a work of art and your garden is looking beautiful! :) as is your smile, must feel so good to have your braces off xxx

[@TheIndigoEscape]

It’s so nice having him back! We are currently camping and enjoying him for another week ❤️❤️❤️ Braces off feel great! I still can’t believe it when I see the mirror! 🤣🤣 your garden is also looking fab!!! So lucky to have the land and space for such lovely tasks. ❤️

[@mariadange06]

I've never seen Andrea smile so much with the return of Omar, now with a beautiful brace free smile 😁 Simon the master mason, the stone walls are gorgeous. Omar the bricklayer 💪

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Obrigado! I think without the braces I can now show them off haha

[@mariadange06]

@@TheIndigoEscape Absolutely 😁🥰

[@SusanZiegler]

I strongly suggest putting your mulch OVER your irrigation pipes, not under. As one website says, "Covering your drip irrigation system with about 2-3 inches of mulch is beneficial because the mulch will protect your water from the sun. This prevents evaporation and further conserves the water in your irrigation system." Plus, you then irrigate your soil, not your mulch. It's good to see Omar back, but I missed seeing your Mom! I just love her!!

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you! That was actually another question I had. I have done some mulch now so it’s really good to know about the irrigation under the mulch.

[@slowly_radish8374]

We missed you Omar! Very beautiful stonework Simon! Lovely smile Andrea! 👍👍

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you! 😃 I can’t stop smiling, I don’t feel awkward anymore 😁 been amazing having Omar over specially when he is so into starting a new project

[@myfathersdaughter324]

Wow! Your lavender is such a stunning colour and your garden is looking so beautiful and lush. I really enjoy your channel, all of you work so hard and every week there is so much progress. Amazing! Lovely for you to have Omar home for a while ❤

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you! The garden is looking great I agree. I went to plant more flowers o we can enjoy them pass September 🥰 the calendula is probably my fave at the moment

[@juanitakauffman6336]

Your smile on the way to the airport was huge! Congratulations on your new brace-less smile. It is beautiful.

[@sherry2836]

Congrats on removal of braces! Bet it feels weird but wonderful. Your teeth look lovely! Welcome home Omar; your brick work looks great. Simon, you are always the master builder. That pretty purple Spanish lavender mixed with calendula looks very pretty.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you so much! It’s been amazing finally having them removed. Really pleased with his brickwork. Now we can do a super bbq area in the future as we love cooking outdoors.

[@lindabourcet1349]

@@TheIndigoEscapedon’t forget to wear your retainer at night to keep your teeth staying where the orthodontist wants them. As a retired dental hygienist, many people slack off on wearing their retainer and then have teeth movement. I bet you couldn’t stop smiling for days after getting them off! It is so nice to not have your lips and tongue having to adjust to braces and being able to eat what you want without having to spend so much time cleaning bits of food stuck on them.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you! I wear my lower one just at night but my upper one I wearing as much as possible because my upper teeth already moved a bit within days. Once I feel the retainer is more in place, I’ll wear the upper one just at night! Is that OTT?? Thank you for your advice! I don’t want to go to square one ever again!

[@AbigailGerlach-zt1sh]

Congratulations on getting rid of the braces. Your smile is brilliant! If you need something to do with your carrots, find a youtube recipe for carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. You'll love it! Glad to see Omar is home! You'll love having him home I'm sure! The house is coming along nicely. BTW... Your utility area needs a bigger sink. One day you'll want to soak sweaty clothes, wash a dog, wash a child, or dye you curtains. That's what a big utility sink is for! Lol.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

I have a brilliant recipe for carrot cake actually! I’ll have our website up soon and I will be sharing some recipes there 🥰

[@monikacarless_wordwitch]

Its so lovely to see your joy at being together again. What a lovely area that will be now, well done!

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Definitely, was really missed!

[@jennyb7318]

Your stone mason is an artist.

[@allenlaakso794]

I really loved the gap when I first found your channel but now your teeth look amazing ! 🤩 This is the 88th video I’ve seen of yours and as I said in the 72nd Simon is a true treasure and so diligent in his work. Your mom and you share that energy thing and your bubbly personality makes it fun. Omar is quite a character too and you make a beautiful couple! May your dreams come true and joy always warm your doorstep 😊

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you so much for you comment and apologies for my late reply! Really blessed with the team we have!

[@SharonDLorse]

Congratulations on the braces! Looks great

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you!!

[@patriciabrawner3717]

Just finished watching your video, and everything is looking so beautiful, all of your hard work is showing great results. I know you are happy to have Omar back you both need to take some time and relax the opinion of a bossy old lady, lol. Simon is really making the walls look gorgeous. Have a blessed week and looking forward to your next video. It’s very hot here in the USA too at least in the Midwest but that’s just normal for this time of the year.

[@harrietlivengood6793]

It’s good to see Omar again. You’re making wonderful progress on your home and property. ❤

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you! It’s been a really good week, specially with Omar back! 🥰

[@kaz3bears]

A relative of mine was a bricklayer and he put a small dash of dishwashing liquid in the cement to slow down the hardening process in the heat as you are in a hot climate it might help. It’s all looking fantastic I am loving your garden well done guys.

[@kathydoran6176]

Yey you got your braces off, your smile looks amazing congrats!

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you so much! I cried when I saw the result! So different. It’s insane how teeth really change your face

[@miriammuskal5402]

So happy for you taking off your braces

[@E1COACH]

Congrats on your perseverance !! I remember the video where you started the brace on your teeth. Pls enjoy us with a full smile in the next video, we want to see the full result😄

[@donzinette]

It must feel so great to have your braces off. Great progress everyone.

[@MrKnorretje01]

If you want to cultuvate kiwi's on your land, that is also easy to do. Lay them in the fridge, for a week, than scoop them out, like an egg, en put the seeds in a cup of water. After a day, the fruit rest ar away, and you have only seeds. Put them in a nice pot with dirt, just on top of the dirt, and keep the dirt a little wet. After a few day's you have the start of a lot of new groing mini plants. Works with green, and Yellow kiwi's.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Wow!! I didn’t know you could just do it like that! I will definitely try! I actually shave some friends growing kiwi so I can take one from their tree! Thanks for the tip!

[@MrKnorretje01]

@@TheIndigoEscape yes, you can take a kiwi from your choice, and put this kiwi in the fridge, for a week, because a lot of fruit, need a "winter period" for the wil grow. After planting, its takes a week or two, (or three..) and the grow begins. 👍

[@MrKnorretje01]

The most of fruit plants, gives the first fruit, after 3 years... And if you want to grow your one palm tree(s), that is also easy to do. By dadel seeds, you can take the seed, and first you put the seed in a cup of water, and if the seed sinks, than is it a good seed, when the seed "drives", than its not good. Take a good seed, en put the seed, also on top of soil in a pot, and water it. The top of the dadel seed, is the side with te "split" , the botem of the dadel seed, is more round. The roots from the dadel seed, coms from the bodem part, and first the seed makes roots, and from the roots, comes the plant. The begin groing by 24° or more.

[@lieuwina]

Congratulations on the braces coming off! Simon is making those walls look absolutely fantastic. Omar nice to see you back and I bet Andrea is so happy to have you back and those brick walls were done very well for a first time brick layer. Have a lovely day.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

The walls look stunning I have to say and it’s so difficult! Specially with this weather so it’s so important to take your time with it. Really pleased! Omar’s bricklaying is also so good. I personally tried and gave up minutes after. So I’m glad he did it himself and enjoyed it as well!

[@miriammuskal5402]

So nice to have the husband back

[@SonyaTucker98]

Hey beautiful family it's me Sonya Tucker had to open new google account, Happy home coming Omar 😊 Nice to see Omar home for a short while ❤ Funny enough I went to my local O2 and the guy that helped me looked just like Omar, so next time I'm there I'll see if I can get a photo 😮😂 they say you have a double somewhere in this life. Wow how different the land is looking again just after a short amount of time. I so just love this channel obviously 😂, Try and take it easy Omar and enjoy being home with the family as well. Love to you all even the fur babies ❤

[@astockley9786]

Next time you bricklay add some washing up liquid to your mortar you will find it works better when you tap down the bricks best regards Andy from Felixstowe uk.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you, will remember that!

[@janmitchell641]

Congratulations on braces removal! Andrea, you were wise to go with the rigid piping for irrigation. I recommend a water timer that you can pre-set for on and off times, and it will always come on, even when you’re away. The house is coming along beautifully!

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you Jan! I think I will invest in a timer because what happens as well is that I turn it on, albeit not completely and then I forget! So I risk wasting water. I will look into it as soon as possible! Thanks for the reminder!

[@MirandaHorger]

Aww, such a joy for Omar to be back! It's a big sacrifice having him gone, but it will be worth it in the long run. You're making incredible progress! You must be counting down the days until this part of your renewal project is completed, and you get to move in. All the best from Oregon. ❤ PS: Congrats on getting your braces off! I got mine at the same time, and I'm not sure when I'll get them off 😁🤣

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Hopefully soon! But it’s best to keep them as much as they need to be so you are 100% happy with the result! Almost there! Hang in there! Feels really good to have them off though!

[@colleenbrookes-gain6662]

Andrea it must be such a treat to not be wearing braces neh😅 you look 👍 Nice to see you back Omar.👋 Simon as usual creating masterpieces and Andrea's Mom, busy as a bee😅.

[@kimward8322]

Well done guys your place is taking shape, Simon is a great builder and your house is growing fast and the garden is coming along nicely.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you! Simon has done amazing work. We are so pleased with the progress

[@TempleGuitars]

Happy Braces Off Day (sorry I'm late)! You must feel so good now.

[@katiadp2145]

Your homestead is looking amazing!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤🇬🇷 🇬🇷

[@nancypyanoe3347]

I always love seeing your garden. Congratulations on the braces coming off! You are a very cute couple❤

[@doriskuhberger8559]

Hello Andrea. Great video as always. May I suggest to water the gardens early in the morning and late at night. Preferable at night time. So the plants die. You have finally braceless. Congratulations. Thoughts and Prayers.Thank you for sharing. Love and Blessings. Doris, Penrith 🇦🇺🦘

[@Aotruba]

The utility room is looking great! The beautiful flowers in your garden are so colorful ! ❤ We admire your hard work! Please take care - nice renovation progress! Stone work is stunning!❤ 🐈❣️🐈❣️🌟

[@merindahthornton5080]

It must be wonderful to have Omar home!

[@joygood9811]

Your smile is looking great! Its wonderful when those braces finally are no longer on. Your home is starting to come together from what the property was like when you first arrive to now is a great transformation, all good things take time. Love from New Zealand

[@tarynkriebel319]

Beautiful smile

[@ridetofreedomf.e.3039]

Muy buen trabajo, saludos desde Sitges, Barcelona

[@izzy1949]

I know I am 8 hrs lol ate watching but oh you just put a smile in my face😊…

[@ireneromero5326]

Everything is looking great! 😊❤

[@maryhudson-smith9613]

Lookin good! You and your labors.❤❤

[@debrachin273]

Andrea your braces are off, your smile 😃 is even more beautiful and everything else is looking amazing.

[@suzieq2958]

It's looking fabulous! I bet you're happy to have the braces off 😀

[@damdekmyhomeដំដែកផ្ទះខ្ញុំ]

Beautiful garden

[@JorgeSantos-gd9hs]

Are you going to do some kind of paved way to walk around the garden? It would look nice and on raini days, you wouldn't have mud everywhere 😊😊, higher garden bed would look nice too. I like your project, and i think that it will look very nice at the end 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@snakey319]

one thing not lacking in Portugal are stones, it will be beautiful

[@TheIndigoEscape]

That would be a good idea! I think the garden needs a bit of tweaking which will be done during the winter!

[@jennichristie5264]

Welcome home Omar.

[@100Noddy]

Well done for making this work. You play to the strength of each of your talents. Having a route to draw income from the UK is a good move even if it means Omar must travel away, is it the intention that he will not always need to do that?

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Let's hope he doesn't need to for much longer! For the moment to keep the ball rolling we need the extra funds.. 😔

[@christineb8148]

Such a great feeling when your person gets home! By the way, I don't know if you like lactofermented pickles, but carrots makes really good (and easy) ones! I do them with chile so they're spicy, also some coriander seed is nice. They keep well!

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Uh! I don’t know what lactofermented veggies are but I’m going to look for it. I have a batch of beetroots that need to be harvested and I’m thinking of exactly this!

[@christineb8148]

@@TheIndigoEscape it is the easiest and lowest input way to preserve! It is how Kosher dill pickles, sauerkraut, and kimchi are made, just add salt/brine (and flavorings if desired) and keep submerged until it ferments to your desired sourness. The larger the fermenting vessel, the slower it goes and the longer it lasts (so a quick one would be a pint jar, but a gallon or larger will last longer). I personally like Kristen and Christopher Shockey's book Fermented Vegetables, or any of their recipes for this technique.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

@@christineb8148 aaahh yes!! I didn’t know it was called like that. For some reason the “lacto” threw me off 🫠🤣 but yes! I love that, I want to do that with pickles!! Love them!!

[@Brellowcrop]

Rotten washer, great name for a band 😉 😜

[@maura423]

Lovely video ❤ You both look so happy to be together again. Omar's brickwork looks great! I'm excited to see the making of the concrete top. I have similar brown drip tubing in my garden and it has worked very well for years. It's easy to modify the layout to get more or less water wherever I need it. I usually have a few repairs in the spring, because the connectors get brittle in the sun and can break if I disturb them too much. Putting mulch over the drip system helps the connectors last much longer! (The tube itself lasts for many years and only has a problem if the emitters get clogged by minerals from hard water).

[@maura423]

Oh and I am definitely getting a long extension cord and heat gun for the stubborn connectors next spring! I have spent many hours hurting my hands or messing with a lighter to push them together 😂 Thank you for the example!

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Wow thank you for that Info! I think the brown drip pipe would be okay to expand with just a hairdryer. Definitely try with that first before investing in the heat gun! Though heat guns are quite useful!!

[@itziaralkain6193]

Hi!! Nice to see you again!! You are doing a grat job!!

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you!

[@DanSmith-v4l]

Great video.

[@snakey319]

bienvenidos Omar.

[@tarynkriebel319]

When Omar says he goes on a literary tour, what is his occupation?

[@TheIndigoEscape]

We are both tourist guides but he is the one at the moment going to work to get more funds for the project while I stay here doing KZbin 🥰

[@ginacrusco234]

Congrats are in order for so many things...but best of all is freedom from BRACES!!!

[@lylecastillo748]

Great to see Omar in the videos again....Plus I bet you kept running your tongue over your teeth once the braces were off...haha I know I had braces in my younger days....

[@snakey319]

Make some soup with chorizo and kale, might be the national dish, jaja.

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Great idea!!

[@Lswann-r2n]

Pine bark is more acidic than other bark. Do you want to acidify the soil?

[@isabelfarist221]

❤❤❤

[@daniellemeadows8291]

❤

[@leannekudahl2432]

Be careful when using wood chips in the vegetable garden. It is better to use them on paths and around trees (fruiting/otherwise). Vegetables enjoy a more bacterial environment for growth. This is created by clean old animal manures, and good compost. Which can then be covered with ramial woodchip material. If you use only woodchip to mulch nitrogen will be stolen from the soil and therefore your veges, to break down the woodchips. It is the same in making good compost; nitrogen and carbon make good compost.

[@portugal1969]

👍

[@brav1056]

SubhanAllah! I wish you to quickly achieve your original intentions and dreams that you imagine now. 🤞✊👍

[@TheIndigoEscape]

Thank you so much! ❤️

[@vcrouch6041]

Do you have a roof over the utility room?

[@makoke1matsuri]

Subtítulo al español thank you.

[@itziaralkain6193]

Great! Sorry!!

[@patriciapoyanestebanez408]

O,at , la postura que coges al trabajar te destroza la espalda . Tienes que flexionar las piernas cada vez que te agaches , te lo,digo por experiencia propia .

[@debbychaffee4364]

Are you planning to start a family?

[@linethy42]

That is both a very personal question and an inconsiderate choise of words. First of, it is no one elses business if or when other people choose to have kids, and such a question might cause distress if the people asked are struggling with having children. Second, having children does not a family make - a married couple is already a family, as are all sorts of combinations of people living together 😊

[@snakey319]

wow

[@adamosman7284]

Hello