This Is Harder Than It Looks

It’s been a minute, but Ben is back to working on our cow hide. Today he is working on tanning it, breaking the fibers, and getting it ready to be a rug in our house.
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[@strawberries1411]

So sweet to see Buggy "tend" to her work like a religion, with her dad, mom and even with her brothers.. for her age she knows a lot about life and the workings of a homestead.. Bravo parents for raising these sweet, responsible and sensible children.

[@jerrybrady9103]

She will have some of the best memories of any little girl ❤😊

[@caroleewalker5546]

The other day Buggie said “trespasser ” when in the high tunnel, and lookin at a bug. That is an indicator of a very complex cognitive process, even for a grownup! I was not surprised at this evidence of her intelligence. She is showing very complex and advanced verbal skills. It’s a delight for mom, dad, brothers to enjoy her now, and imagine what her future holds. I suspect this comes as no surprise to her family. I also suspect your boys are showing as advanced skills as their sister, but boys are often more quiet in talking than girls 😊

[@velmad5dilbert344]

Daddy's little princess. Am wishing for another one.❤

[@almachapman5409]

Watching Buggy and Brett helping with everything. So adorable. Meg is an awesome cook.

[@jrsf222]

Wait until Little Princess becomes co-mama‼️ Precious.

[@coryart]

The clip of the whole family sitting around the rug, basking in it's softness, was ADORABLE.

[@nanaoften1977]

I have no homestead. At my age I never will. But, I love watching your family grow and thrive on yours. I respect the way you care for all the animals and how in return they provide delicious food for your family. Keep on keeping on and thanks for the glimpse into your life.

[@susangagnon1912]

Buggy's byeeeeee warms this grandmas heart.

[@andreaclark9398]

She’s such a delight, she makes this grandma smile, love how she just goes on gibberish jawing even if no one is there or listening. Such a doll and a ham, makes me chuckle.🤭

[@Katmcali]

This Grammy's heart, too!

[@georgianative5735]

Buggy is Daddy’s little helper. So sweet! Great job on the hide!

[@theresarogers5002]

That sweet child loves being with her daddy ❤

[@theresarogers5002]

And I hope you have a girl ❤️

[@user-oi3su7sw5n]

​@@theresarogers5002right people are so obsessed with somebody else kids dam

[@theresarogers5002]

@@user-oi3su7sw5n how is my comment being obsessive? I made an observation that the child liked being with her daddy and hoped they had another girl. Geeezzzzz you need to chill out

[@Vanrachana0215]

@@user-oi3su7sw5n❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@karynbrown7519]

I agree, chill out. I love my daily hit of this families daily life, of which they have chosen to share with us From Australia!

[@douglasbidwell3229]

As an old man who values nothing more than God, Honor, and Family, Thank You for sharing Your Little Slice of Heaven! Refreshing to see Heads Bowed, Happy, and Thankful Family! May God continue to richly bless You All!

[@irmafernandez2887]

I agree no chemicals this time, especially since Meg is pregnant right now. Your children will never forget this rug process. Seeing Meg and Buggy enjoying laying on the rug made it all worth it.😀👏👏👏👏🎉

[@melaniehopkins4778]

I miss those days of having a little helper along to slow down my progress. Soak in these moments, they sure don’t last long. 💗💓💗💓

[@nickgrimmer7274]

I can’t believe just how fast buggy is growing into a charming little girl, always talking and trying to help mum and dad, well done to both mum and dad, also can’t forget the boys who also work hard, great family .❤️🇬🇧🙏

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi.... Meg and Ben thanks you for showing your video homestead 👍👍👍

[@karynbrown7519]

Mummy dresses her little princess "Buggy" so beautifully in pink! So adorable!

[@shirleycunningham8828]

That Buggie! She is an absolute angel.

[@marysills4317]

She is the sweetest thing to watch.

[@faithrada]

Well, there you go people... families who Buggie together .. Ruggie together. ❤ 😍 Great Project.

[@brandilynauntb]

That was cool to see done. You treated Biscuit with honor. ❤

[@phyllisgabourel7506]

Buggy is such a daddy helper, I love seeing mommy and the family on the rug , wonderful after all the hard work.

[@dianeschneider8346]

I used to work in hide company The chemical smell is ALWAYS there to some extent If wanted to use in house & sit on it recommend NOT using the harsh chemicals

[@TerrieAllred2023]

Ben, the hide is beautiful!!

[@kimkramarski-smith774]

The rug turned out AMAZING !!!! Buggy is living her best life & it shows .

[@kristybishop3286]

Buggy’s hair is so cute!

[@douglasgatian1401]

I hope Buggy gets a little sister so she can teach her to be tough and helpful as she is for the family. Love the family!!

[@shelleypoole6415]

Your boys are such great helpers.(Buggy too!) Learning lots from their Dad. Great job everyone!

[@carolwhisenhunt7504]

Anyone ever mess with buggy's dad, they gonna have to go thru her first. Sweetest thing! Cherish it Ben. I know you do.

[@beverleyspugsandhomestead.]

Soak it in the river rub it with sand and rinse, drag it over an old wooden gate stretching and pulling it, rub in beef tallow and salt when it’s slightly damp still. Keep massaging u til it is flexible, then roll and leave it to sweat in sun then rub again until it’s soft. Hey great job 😊

[@kimgardenandchicks]

Buggy needs a buggy cam!

[@Bebe-vk7kw]

Ben you have a great work ethic. Never give up see what happens even if your not sure of the end result. Finishing projects that are not going as smooth as 1 thought are always difficult to complete. Congratulations on a job you weren't sure of the outcome. You guy's are all so devoted to your cause!

[@rmd3677]

Years ago I watched my mother cure sheepskins but she used a pumice stone to break the fibre to cure. Don't know if it's the same for cow hide. She did not use chemicals cannot remember what she put on it to remove the membrane. The result was beautifully soft sheepskin rugs beside each bed.

[@madzabinga8382]

Using a pumice stone makes so much sense!

[@TrulyYours88]

Cuteness overload with Buggy’s pig tails!!!❤❤

[@alatsgardener6247]

The evidence of the hard work is clearly seen. The rug is beautiful!!

[@marthareedy]

How I love to watch you guys !! What a joy and a blessing you are. God Bless you !!!!

[@SandraNelson063]

You are BLESSED to have TWO Gingers running the homestead!😸😸. Buggy is so lucky to have pinky snow suits and jackets. I was older and bigger than my brother. What I wore one winter, he wore the next winter. So I wore brown, gray, dark blue. Serious boy stuff. Sigh. I wear a lot of men's clothes now.

[@mehtarelingolien]

Cats (and chickens!) are life!

[@azcvt1411]

Meg should totally do a cooking channel. I could totally get in with the stuff she is making.

[@LindaBeaulieu-si5nj]

Wow you’re teaching your children so much. Love your channel.

[@mitzideluca6427]

Much Much Applause to you for all that work on the hide to make a really really nice rug!!!

[@dawnbarse197]

Love Buggy's hair up she looks so cute!! My uncle and Dad were taxidermist when I was a kid and my cousins and I loved laying on the furs when they were done so soft and comfy. Many blessings, Ben you did a wonderful job with that hide.

[@luckylady7542]

My Dad had a besr pelt done professionally. There was no smell whatsoever. Beautiful soft hair and hide. I had a client that brain tanned bison hair on hides for robes/blankets. Beautiful

[@janicecorum4293]

Buggie makes my day, the boy's do also when I catch them! I love those smiles sitting on the rug, saying it's soft!! What a nice Family picture of everyone enjoying the rug🤗.

[@deecooper1567]

Oh my, that rug looks beautiful ‼️. Y’all did a magnificent job. 👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

[@camicri4263]

Good job Ben! Looks great! Love when Buggy says bye 💖 Blessings 🙏🤗❤️

[@maryturner3534]

Wow you never fail to impress Ben. The hide turned out beautifully!

[@ceceblankenship6090]

I’ve got to commend you for your patience, diligence and stamina that is hugely impressive. We love you guys like no other

[@faithrada]

God Bless you Ben... I love how you jump in to so many different things and give em a try... and more often than not come up with success. You have inspired MANY of us to Go For It. 👍

[@adorabledeplorable3885]

It is amazing how big buggy has gotten and she is so attentive about her chores 🙂

[@tammyt870]

I'm here for those pigtails on Buggy! So cute!

[@kathleenebsen2659]

More appreciation to our ancestors who worked so incredibly hard for survival.

[@jacquethirlkel3001]

Thanks for another great family video! God bless!

[@sarameitner6770]

Saturday morning here in Germany. So glad I got to see it so soon (I'm usually almost a day behind). You guys put in some muscle on that hide. However long it takes you to get it how you ultimately want it - is going to be time well spent. A family treasure. Thanks for sharing the process!

[@denisewilson8367]

Bbyyyyyyeeee Buggie! Rug looks great, just a little more labor on breaking the fibers & it will be perfect. I loved my deer hide throw blanket. My ex has it now.

[@maryabel3176]

Buggy looks so cute and put together with her hair done up. Such a little lady.

[@dawn2949]

I love that Buggy is Daddy’s helper in the morning. That is so precious.

[@leannekenyoung]

Very interesting and I love that Brett worked side by side with you! I’m sure he learned a ton and will not only fill a bucket list item for him but will be a memory he will always have of when you both tanned that hide! Those sorts of memories come with time spent and working together …priceless memories! I think had you used a chemical solution to tan the hide it would have had you miss out on the time spent with Brett and showing him how a little hard work can make a difference! Our bodies were made to move and be used like that. God bless your entire family!🥰❤️🇨🇦🙏🏻🍁

[@laurajanyoung3187]

The old song, "Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport" is stuck in my head now! LOL! Ben, you've tanned a beautiful hide. Crossing it off your bucket list makes it all the sweeter. I'm wondering if baby #6 will be a little bigger than Buggie was? Thinking maybe another girl by how Meg is carrying. Precious!!! All the boys growing up fast and looking good and good looking like Dad. Beautiful & happy FAMILY!!

[@susanmassey9635]

That’s a lot of work ; but this rug will be a one of a kind.Really special& your boys are learning & working with their dad. Awesome.

[@Mary-go8xc]

That golf cart has shown to be worth all the work and money invested!!

[@nancyalberghini7581]

Ok I have said this before a number of times, but buggy is so darned cute and her mo her and her dad are so patient allowing bubbly to help.

[@Junkinsally]

Ben, you’re such a good father! Seeing you and Buggy doing chores together reminds me of both of myself and my Dad, who used to ride me around on his two cylinder John Deere tractor (no wonder I can’t hear! 😂) and my husband and our daughter. Nothing beats being a Daddy’s girl, except being Daddy’s farm girl!

[@karynbrown7519]

Thankyou so much, again and again "beautiful people", for sharing your beautiful family life vlogs with us all. I'm addicted now. Everyday I tune in to see how you lot are doing. You've got a beautiful family and you're a beautiful couple. I read your story and realise you hit hell before rising into the heaven you now have. Bravo hollar family, you are two very "beautiful people"! From Australia! 🎉🎉🎉 ❤

[@DouglasFergen-pq9ru]

So awesome to see the kids involved in the chores around the home!

[@radmilamiljanic5977]

You have built a dream team with your children, you're a joy to watch, bless you! Byyyeee, Buggy😍

[@brendabumgarner5278]

That was great watching you work cow hide. Thanks for filming that.

[@lisacornett9364]

I hate the part when you ask Meg what's for dinner cause it means the video is almost over. I love watching Meg fix dinner tho.

[@lonis7456]

Love to watch how patient you all are with buggie.

[@patriciahusk3428]

I totally enjoyed watching y’all preserve this hide…it’s an amazing process and the end product is so very beautiful💜! When y’all were laying on the rug in the living room, it looked like The Hollar Homestead was at peace and totally enjoying the moment! It was a beautiful thing💜!

[@heatherk8931]

Good information Ben. And Meg you look radiant!!❤ I cant get over how big that hide is😮 Biscuit must have been way bigger than I realized. He has a lovely coloring.

[@karynbrown7519]

What a beautiful couple you are. Your "Hollar" family vlog is truly wonderful. I am hooked and tune in from Australia every day. I've followed your story from the beginning and realise you have had a very rough ride. Bravo for making it through to enjoy the other side. Mutual love and understanding can't be faked. You two now can truly say you have it all! Congrats!

[@allonesame6467]

Wonderful to see the pelt on the floor and everyone enjoying it. Good Job!

[@violawilliamson49]

Buggy is an adorable little girl ❤❤❤

[@juanitakauffman6336]

The rug looks like it will be beautiful when you get it all done. Nice work by all.

[@oliviafox3605]

Thank you, Biscuit!

[@terryhelms9066]

Hey there’s the Hollars with another episode the life we chose to do

[@sanlen1944]

Your Hide turned out great , very pretty , and I love watching Meg cook , everything she cooks looks delicious . Yall are very blessed family .

[@rosewright9451]

After watching you working on that cow hide I am not surprised how much it can cost for a rug like that, it was nice to see the lads and Buggie help you out, mind you it doesn't matter what you or Meg do they always seem to be ready to help.

[@UKhomestead]

I love that buggy and the next baby will only know this way of life, and that this is the normal way anything outside of it will seem odd. Wish I done this with my kids when they were little but we will get there

[@terrimccullough724]

Bret has always helped Ben even as a little guy. What a nice young man he’s turning into.

[@parbatilakhan9159]

I am always blown away with this family . Amazing people love them ❤😊 .Wish I could be a part of a homestead like theirs😢😇💕💯 God bless and keep you all happy healthy and safe

[@Sandi_W]

Good evening Hollar family💜

[@kiprussell6102]

Great job Ben I love watching y'all. Buggy sure loves tagging along with dad. God bless you all

[@simoneconsciousobserver3105]

I think it is really neat that you desired to tan your steer's hide and make a rug. So kewl!

[@marcyjo1972]

Love the egg beater!!! Lol

[@AmyJost1976]

That is SO cool! if you do more you could sell those for about 1500 a piece. Well in Ft Worth you could. On another note Meg is a super cute pregnant lady! I cant wait to meet your new little one!

[@777dotster]

Everything we do in life is learning!

[@gretaknebel8495]

Thanks for the Friday video. I’m cooking Chicken fried deer steak for sandwiches tonight. Your sandwich’s look great.

[@tiffanykrievans3459]

Thank you for showing us how you use some of your canned meat. I love all the videos but love seeing what Meg is up to in the kitchen - even if you are canning the same thing for weeks. It is real which is what I love. Beautiful rug - the hours involved is crazy - but that's the love of the life you've chosen (which is awesome).

[@kelisurfs247]

Ben, you know what I was thinking? I was thinking about how your younger kids have the advantage of actually seeing what your family’s life was like before they came on the scene. Pretty cool. 😊

[@dianehall5345]

Great collective effort to process that hide. I'm imagining the Indian Nation tanning hides as an every day project. Buggy will remember helping her dad with chores. I followed my dad everywhere at her age.

[@annejones3902]

You definitely don’t want to bring bugs in to visit Meg’s yarnie goodness. It is so hard to get rid of them. That looks so cool.

[@alicegilbert4186]

Thanks for letting us visit

[@petgranny194]

Hard work. I have a sheep skin in my living room and I love it.

[@ka6148]

Wooooot You is pregnant! Congratulations!

[@irmibullinger1421]

The hide looks great so far! I hope eventually you will get it soft all the way. If all else fails you might have to use chemicals on this one. Meg...dinner looked wonderful as usual

[@shidelsresthomestead6921]

When I used to tan hides, I used a 3D Shiatsu deep tissue massager. It was corded, but you can get cordless ones now. Mine was a waterproof one, because I bought it for tanning... Saves on joint pain immensely. I used to take 1 day for fleshing (flesher/scraper made from from a piece of flat iron, wrapped handle) 1 day for tanning solution & shiatsu 1 day for just shiatsu and cutting off frame.

[@Tia-vj9ox]

Never really knew what a tanning process entailed, thank you for sharing!❤

[@guntaweiland3428]

Good teamwork Hollers. ❤❤

[@southloupriverhomestead4696]

Good Job on the Hide! Ben Please Don't Under Estimate How Many People Are Interested In Meg Cooking. I know you think whatever is going on outside is more interesting. Not to many of us. Thanks for the video!

[@saritalejeune4960]

Brett you put in the most work of all the boys. The rug should go to you when you turn 40. 😊😊

[@SilverLady61]

Did that “tug” have a name? What a way to honor and animal you raised to benefit your family. 💕💕💕

[@lindagary7077]

How to put on a snow suit. Lay in on the floor. Buggy sits in the middle and slides her feet through the leg holes until her feet are out. Then she lays back and slider her hands through the arm holes until her hands are out. Stands up and you zip her in.

[@dianadriverasbury9130]

Wow, I'm learning a lot. And Bret is just wonderful. He is interested in everything homesteading. Love it. 😊

[@kimberlyterenzoni8451]

Loved watching this whole video! Such a joy to see all your accomplishments

[@ardenpeters4386]

Buggy is letting you fix her hair!!! cute