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Hello Wildflowers! In this episode, I wanted to share with you the top 10 homesteading skills that Mr. Rose and I have been practicing this summer... so, pop on your sunhat, wildflowers, and let’s get started! From seaweed fertiliser to homemade pizza, dressmaking to keeping chickens, we'll explore some of my favourite ways to grow 'The Good Life' in a suburban backyard garden - with special guests Hannah Moloney from ‪@GardeningAustralia‬ and ‪@GoodLifePermaculture‬ and, of course, Dad! I hope you enjoy this one xx
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00:00 Dreams of The Good Life
02:49 Grow Your Own Food
05:30 Learn Old Skills
08:08 Gather Together
10:02 Bottle, Pickle, Preserve
12:12 Cook Like Nonna
14:06 Stitch, Mend, Scrounge
15:57 Make New Friends
17:17 Feed, Weed, Water
20:16 Embrace the Seasons
21:49 La Dolce Vita

[@tatygonzalez8664]

Seeing your dad made me smile!!! As someone that lost theirs, it fills my heart to see yours sharing time & his knowledge. Love love this video!💐🩷💞

[@theramblingrose_]

Oh Taty, gosh I'm sorry. But I'm glad this episode filled your heart and put a smile on your face. Thank you so much 💚xx

[@hoahappyhome]

The video is like a beautiful story about life, your parents are very wonderful people. ❤

[@theramblingrose_]

You are so kind. Thank you for seeing that and for such a nice comment to brighten my day. I will tell them you said so 🌈xx

[@hoahappyhome]

Wishing your family good health, peace and happiness, please send them these good wishes as well 🥰@@theramblingrose_

[@candysbroomcloset]

Love that your Mom and Dad were featured. Belladonna Cottage is coming along beautifully!😽💕

[@theramblingrose_]

I love including them in the episodes, because I can look back on the fond memories we make together having fun filming ❤ xx

[@annettemclean1922]

I really related to this video - I used to watch the TV series "The Good Life" too, and that is where it all started for me (I even bought the series on DVD so I can continue to enjoy it!!!). Your Dad adds a little smile to my heart, my Dad was a man of nature and loved his garden, sadly I don't have him anymore - but I always feel him in my garden.... so it's nice to see your Dad with you 🥰

[@theramblingrose_]

Oh Annette, thank you for the lovely comment. I knew I wasn't the only one inspired by that show - and gosh, Margo makes me giggle. I'm so glad Dad brought a smile to your heart, he sure is a character! Lots of love to you, and to your Dad's sweet presence in your garden ❤ xx

[@RoseryApparel]

This was such a beautiful video Nancy! Feeling inspired. Thanks again so much for featuring my sewing patterns 🧡 (ps. I loooove The Good Life!!)

[@theramblingrose_]

How wonderful! The show is just the best. I can't wait to show off my new dresses as I swirl around... think I might invest in some cute winter stockings so I can wear them well into the colder months 🌻xx

[@lifeoutnumbered]

Your dad's cameos had me hitting that subscribe button so fast!!! KZbin recs for the win today!

[@theramblingrose_]

Welcome aboard! I'm so glad you enjoyed Dad's antics. You'll find him in an earlier episode where we made a 'Bird Haven' and some other garden adventures. I'll be sure to get him in more often 🌈xx

[@Nightowl-72]

So much to love about this episode dear Nancy! Yes I remember the good life show. I watched it as a child on tv (yes I’m that old) and it made such an impression on me too. I only recently looked it up and rewatched it and I still love it ❤️🏡 your garden is looking beautiful and your hard work is paying off. I also love Hannah and her book which I bought recently, what an inspiration she is! Thanks for the reminder that I must dig out my sewing machine and start sewing again….thats if I can put down my knitting for a moment 😄 big hugs beautiful lady and thank you for a delicious video that I’m watching in my cozy little 100yr old cottage on a rainy day in the mountains of nsw…. Perfect 👌💜🏡xx

[@theramblingrose_]

I have been watching it over again too - so charming and feel-good, isn't it? And yes, Hannah is a huge inspiration. What are you knitting?! I love the sound of your cottage on a rainy day - thanks for watching ❤️🏡 xx

[@pattiedavison4298]

Miss you rambling Rose Glad You Came Back thank you so much for sharing with us 💞

[@theramblingrose_]

Hello Pattie! Thanks for watching - hope you enjoyed it 💞xx

[@tigerlillibrede5654]

Your Dad was the best!

[@theramblingrose_]

Haha I'll have to keep on pestering him and get him in future episodes too 🌻xx

[@lulumoon9]

Oh my GOSH! I LOVE this episode, Nancy! Your gardening skills AMAZE me - I can't believe how lush your garden is after just one year. I would love it if you created a book about your garden, from the plans to the photos of the ripe fruits and blooming flowers, to the recipes!

[@theramblingrose_]

Oh, wouldn't a book be just amazing?! And thank you, she is sort of turning more into a wild, scraggly mess now, rather than 'lush' but that's typical for the end of summer in Australia - WAY too hot to get out there and do any weeding right now. Thanks for watching 🌻xx

[@Amanda-ei7oc]

Found myself smiling back at you at the end of this video as if you were right there in front of me. Your videos are always so joyful Nancy! Thanks for continuing to share your beautiful stories with us ❤

[@theramblingrose_]

Aww Amanda, that's so lovely. I think that's something to aim for - a video that makes people smile while watching 🏡 xx

[@lunarbloom3587]

I loved ‘the good life’ too!

[@theramblingrose_]

It was so good! Very heartwarming 🌻xx

[@TheEmpressgoth]

❤❤I love your Dad when he visits ❤ thank you for sharing such wonderful tips I do one day want to live abroad and any help ❤is great

[@theramblingrose_]

Awww, you are so welcome! Thanks for enjoying the episode along with all the Dad jokes ❤xx

[@sexysall]

Oh babe, I am loving your dad. He is hilarious 😂

[@theramblingrose_]

He really is! He never slows down, either! Thanks for watching 🌹xx

[@LilyRose2120]

I used to watch The Good Life as a child (about 8 yrs old) living in the UK. (I used to live in Surrey where Tom and Barbara supposedly lived !) I loved it so much, I wanted to live that life, they seemed so happy. My Dad had a vegetable allotment and I used to go with him, play in the creek, pick blackberries and he'd show me the vegetables that he was growing. I'd then help my Mum shell the peas, make pickled onions and red cabbage and homemade mint sauce. The smell of mint still reminds me of those days. Now I live in the outskirts of Adelaide on a quarter acre. I'm living my own 'Good Life' with a large veggie patch, a beautiful garden, chickens and lots of native wildlife. I'm shelling peas, pickling and making sauces just like my Mum and Dad. Thankyou for this video. You've bought back beautiful childhood memories that have bought tears to my eyes. My Mum has passed but my Dad is 90 this year. Cherish the time that you have with them, they have shaped who you are today. ♥

[@theramblingrose_]

What a lovely comment, Lily! Thank you so much for writing and telling me about your own 'Good Life'. I have noticed that the really 'good' part of Tom and Barbara's life is their love for each other, and their playful nature. I think that's the secret, really, don't you? 🌹xx

[@JaneVanDerKarr]

Another beautiful video

[@theramblingrose_]

I'm so glad this helps you escape the anxiety 'monkeys' (that's what I call it, climbing around in my mind in the mornings, causing chaos!). Spring is SO CLOSE for you now, can you feel it? 🌻xx

[@JaneVanDerKarr]

@@theramblingrose_ I can!!

[@naturelover6309]

You live in such a beautiful place! I love that you take the time to enjoy the world around you. We all need to do that to be refreshed. Your dad is adorable too❤

[@theramblingrose_]

Thank you so much! Dad will love that feedback too - it sure is a beautiful place. Thanks for watching ❤xx

[@Rozzybeads7]

This is beautiful, Nancy! Love all the lovely garden delights and your Dad is so funny! Corn cigars! LOL The music is so gorgeous! It's just perfect for this video!

[@theramblingrose_]

Thank you so much, Rozzy! I'm so glad you enjoyed this episode. I'll tell Dad you like his jokes aha ❤xx

[@grizeldaxxx4568]

Thanks again Nancy for sharing Your piece/Peace of Paradise . The Pearls from Your Father are priceless as were the chuckles ...such a JOYOUS video filled with Magic and Love from everyone here I can feel it oooooozing out of the screen . ...merry Meet ,Merry part and Merry Meet again , Arohanui from across the ditch in Aotearoa New Zealand , Mother Earth

[@theramblingrose_]

You are so so welcome, sister Grizelda! I am delighted that you could feel the magic and love in this episode. It sure was a BIG one and filming in the height of summer can be rough, so I'm glad it was worth it 🌻xx

[@hollytaylor3643]

This was fun! I enjoyed seeing you in your garden and cooking yummy food! Glad you and Mr. Rose are enjoying life together!

[@theramblingrose_]

Thanks Holly! We are having a magical summer - so many veggies, we just don't know what to do with them all! Thanks for watching ❤xx

[@melsparkles]

Your Dad is such a card! This video feels like a beautiful book. TY🙂

[@theramblingrose_]

Oh what a lovely thought. I'll tell Dad you enjoyed this one hehe ❤xx

[@willowhome]

So much beauty in this video! Your garden with its wonderful flowers, your dad and your sweet voice made it so enjoyable 🥰 Thank you for sharing your world with us ♥

[@theramblingrose_]

Oh, what a lovely comment! Thank you for watching and the kind words 🌻xx

[@itsmewende]

I absolutely love, love, love your neighbors. Your garden looks amazing, beautiful veg. & flowers.

[@theramblingrose_]

Aha, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I think it's time to go out there and give the garden a good tidy up - plenty of weeds have popped up this week. Thanks for watching 💚xx

[@charlesperez9976]

Ahhh! I could comment on your Aubergine harvest,and leave it at that,as I love a good Aubergine(eggplant). My mom makes an eggplant Parmesan that melts in your mouth. But I will not leave it at that! You are in harvest time,I am in planting time,it’s fun to see almost like a video from a future yet to happen😅 I need to re establish my veggie garden,I had a rabbit issue,years ago,but I think that I can beat that issue with improvements to make it more successful. Thanks for inspiring me😊

[@theramblingrose_]

That sounds sooo yummy! I love eggplant too. I can't live without it in my garden 🌹xx

[@AfuraNefertiti]

Beautiful and inspiring! This has me excited to get started in my new home as spring approaches here in New York. Blessed be ✨

[@theramblingrose_]

Yay!! C'mon Spring in New York! Blessed Be, sweet soul ❤ xx

[@DaveCollierCamping]

Excellent video

[@theramblingrose_]

Thanks Dave - glad you liked it 🏡 xx

[@DaveCollierCamping]

@@theramblingrose_ my pleasure

[@FAGV]

Your garden is absolutely wonderful 🙂 It seems that it was like yesterday that you moved in, and already it's looking so amazing 🙂It seems to me that you are approaching life in a very healthy way. I smiled when you talked about mediterranean food and habits, because here in Portugal meals may take several hours 😁 We like to share meals with family and friends and just relax. We're still in the middle of the winter here but spring is already smiling at us. You continue to inspire us all towards a beautiful frugal hedonistic life 😊 Thank you Nancy and Mr. Rose for another beautiful video. I wish you all the best. PS - I loved to see your mama and dad. God bless them. I already lost mine early, but thrill to see others enjoy the company of their parents.

[@theramblingrose_]

Oh I would love to pop by an enjoy a leisurely mediterranean meal with you all someday! I absolutely loved Portugal when I visited many years ago... I wish I could have stayed longer. So happy to hear that Spring is smiling upon you there - may your garden explode with abundance and magic very soon ❤ xx

[@FAGV]

@@theramblingrose_ I would welcome you both with much joy. Hope you can come some day 🙂

[@jazstar4622]

Because my father was a great writer and musician I forget he was a great gardener also ,a true romantic bringing flowers for my mother and me Thanks for the reminder of people who have left us Enjoy yr dad ,lifes a short Journey... that pizza made me lust for the exotic ,But Im still im love with Noah ❤

[@theramblingrose_]

What a true romantic! I'm so glad this episode was a reminder of your Dad's love. And, Noah says hello - he loves you too 🌹xx

[@francineh.7825]

It was so wonderful to see your garden!! I can hardly wait until Spring to get back into mine. Thank you for another beautiful video!

[@theramblingrose_]

You are so welcome! This one was quite epic with lots of different scenes to film, so I'm really glad you love it ❤xx

[@LS-um3zq]

This was a lovely video! Your garden is beautiful and I thoroughly enjoyed your neighborhood. Will your parents make regular appearances? I hope so!

[@theramblingrose_]

I would love to include my parents more often, and you know, I think they'd love it too - especially Dad. He was born to be a star with those jokes, I think 😝 Thanks for watching 🌻xx

[@ericaemmett7069]

Sun hat is on! Such an inspiring episode, I love the Dad cameos! 🥰

[@ericaemmett7069]

“Make it comical, they love it!” We sure do!

[@theramblingrose_]

Aha! Classic Dad line! Glad you enjoyed this one, Erica! Thanks for watching 🥰 xx

[@susancronin3443]

Awesome episode love seeing your beautiful garden thank you for sharing it with us ❤❤❤❤

[@theramblingrose_]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Susan. This one was fun to make and share. I'm still working my way through a mountain of preserving. Thanks for watching ❤️🏡 xx

[@robinreed1688]

Thank you for all the useful information. I love your videos and look forward to the inspiration you bring.❤

[@theramblingrose_]

You are so welcome, Robin. I'm so pleased to hear that and thank you for watching ❤xx

[@susanbuckley4153]

Just found your beautiful channel… and subscribed! Wow.. love your energy 🌹

[@theramblingrose_]

Yay! Thank you, Susan! I'm so glad you like the channel 💕xx

[@LindasFlowersandVegetablesGard]

Another great video!

[@theramblingrose_]

Glad you enjoyed it! ❤xx

[@noraneel603]

Beautiful ❤

[@theramblingrose_]

Thank you! 😊

[@WanderNars]

This is so beautiful

[@theramblingrose_]

Thank you so much 🌹xx

[@millenka8089]

Wonderful garden. Great video. Keep up the good work. 😊🥰💚

[@theramblingrose_]

Thank you so much, we certainly will - lots of weeding to do this week!! 💚xx

[@benschulz3871]

Love ya work 💚

[@theramblingrose_]

Much appreciated 💚 xx

[@lorrainethomas241]

Inspired again. The second I post this comment, I'm going to sketch out a plan for a new herb garden. Cheers, Nancy!

[@theramblingrose_]

That's wonderful, Lorraine! I'd love to see your sketch! Thanks for watching ❤xx

[@lorrainethomas241]

@@theramblingrose_ I'm not on any socials besides YT, so I can't share, but it's cute!

[@user-dd2kw9hf5h]

Thank you once again for sharing and making this lovely video...your efforts are truly appreciated....and your joyful laughter brightenes one's heart...All the best...Melanie Fay

[@theramblingrose_]

Thank you Melanie, hearing that makes such a difference. Thank you for a lovely comment, and for watching ❤xx

[@brendahowell5946]

This was awesome. As a single mother of 3 I wish I knew how to get help someone to share share load of homestead

[@theramblingrose_]

Oh gosh, Brenda! You are already superwoman! I know homesteading is a lot of work when you are on your own. When the little ones get old enough, perhaps they can help Mum out? 💕xx

[@kristinburton4953]

🌅 🏡 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🐓🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 Lovely to see your Mum, her hands that is🤭 G'day to ya Mum & Dad. G'day to Mr.🌹 Oh and I watch Rosery Apparel too.

[@theramblingrose_]

Thank you so much, Kristin. Mr. Rose, Mum & Dad say 'G'day!!' to you too - thanks for watching 🌻xx

[@sylvain123]

Nancy your garden is looking so beautiful. You've come a long way in just 12 months!! Thoroughly enjoyed this episode. Your cottage is perfect. What have you planted along the fence line? Is it English box? Will be lovely.

[@theramblingrose_]

So nice of you to say so - I'm thrilled you enjoyed this one. Along the fence line at the front is English box, and camellia along the side... but it sure is taking FOREVER to grow!? ❤xx

[@traceygartrell3419]

Wishing my garden looked like yours across the otherside of the country in west Australia

[@theramblingrose_]

We just had a hail storm, so I hope it doesn't look like mine now - it's a total mess aha! Big clean up job this weekend. Sending you all the love and garden magick, Tracey 💕xx

[@bluestar.8938]

Thank you lovely : )

[@theramblingrose_]

You are so so welcome 🌻xx

[@elizabethstreeter2145]

Another stunning video my best flower this year is Mexican sunflowers give them a try if you like orange flowers they grow high and the plant is about a meter wide but they are covered in bright orange flowers beautiful,it was new to me in all my sunflowers but will certainly be planting again look more like an ope daisy/gerba Love

[@theramblingrose_]

Hi Elizabeth! I have been loving my little sunflower patch this year, so I will definitely look for Mexican sunflower seeds next season, they sound lovely! Thanks for watching 🌹xx

[@migrabar79]

I live in Northern California, on 10 acres. We have horses (that was my main reason for moving to the country, to finally realized my childhood dream of having my own horses at home), dogs, cats, chickens, and rabbits (pets, not for eating). Of course, we have a garden. I love to grow our own food, it's amazing. I love to cook and preserve all our garden bounty. But... do I dare say it? I don't like to garden! It is so stressful! I envy those that, like you, find it relaxing. I hate the constant fight with weeds that, no matter how hard I try, always end up winning the battle. By the end of the summer my garden looks like a jungle. I look at it, give a big sight that seems to form in the bottom of my stomach, turn around and go back inside. Gardening, and fighting weeds is overwhelming for me! I still do it, and I always start the new season with high hopes... I will again this year... By the way, we do have raise beds, we only water the beds, not around them, we use cloth barriers for weeds, we try, we really do... :(

[@theramblingrose_]

Oh my goodness, I couldn't agree more with you on the 'big sigh' when you look at those summer weeds. I have been experiencing awful sciatic nerve pain from weeding and I just don't want to face it again - I'll let you know if I find some handy tool or trick to make it easier! ❤xx

[@migrabar79]

That would be awesome! Thank you. @@theramblingrose_

[@Tarahhh]

Why not try deep mulch gardening? It prevents the vast majority of weeds aside from rhizomatic grass, and even that can be prevented from spreading as long as you plant comfrey on your garden border

[@migrabar79]

@@Tarahhh I will look into it. Thank you!

[@Tarahhh]

@@migrabar79 no problem at all! I was also very frustrated by the seemingly endless weeding with regular gardening and deep mulch has been a life saver

[@Mila007a]

i love Your Videos 💙💛 Please do more Videos of Your Lovely Dad or inspiering him to open up his own KZbin canal

[@theramblingrose_]

I love doing videos with Dad - I'll make sure he makes an appearance again really soon. Thanks so much for watching ❤xx

[@marialevlog]

Nancy, this is beautiful art💕 I also live in Australia and would love to start creating my own garden and grow my own food too but I can't stop thinking about all the snakes, spiders etc that it might attract. Any advices for someone that has zero experience? What are your thoughts?💕

[@theramblingrose_]

Oh Maria, I try not to think about the garden 'attracting' such things, as they are a part of Australian life, anywhere there are plants and trees. Think of all the amazing GOOD things a garden attracts into your life instead! Also, I don't think snakes are as common in suburban backyards as you may think... they are more scared of us, than we are of them, as they say. Always wear gardening gloves and your gumboots... and stomp around, making a heck of a lot of vibration, step back and wait... listen for wriggles... and then you're good to go! The other tip is to do the better part of your gardening in the winter months, when it is too cold for snakes?! Finally, how about starting small, or in pots with wide paths and lawn areas, so there are not as many 'hiding places'...? Ooh, and also, I know there are some plant species that have a smell that deters snakes... let's Google it! 💕xx

[@marialevlog]

@@theramblingrose_ you are totally right, thank you Nancy💕

[@TheEmpressgoth]

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[@radislav__kovalchuk7468]

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[@theramblingrose_]

Hello from Australia and thank you for watching 💚xx

[@littlegreenhouses]

Tip #1 - Live in a place where it won't be warm for only 4 months throughout the year 😂😂 Well, either you will be determined to spend a lot of money on a year-round greenhouse so that your vegetables are not only in September

[@theramblingrose_]

Too true! If I lived in colder climates I would for sure be building a greenhouse 🏡

[@rozankhammash2957]

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

[@theramblingrose_]

❤xx

[@francescocottle7508]

💞 Promo-SM

[@SamGamgeeGardner]

I saw this video on my friend’s recommendations and read the thumbnail as “Growing a Croco Dile” Don’t know if this excuses it, but I was near 3-4 feet away. I’m so sorry- Beautiful homestead though!

[@theramblingrose_]

Aha that's hilarious! Well I do love crocodiles - such awesome creatures! At least the thumbnail caught your eye ;)

[@SamGamgeeGardner]

@@theramblingrose_ Crocodiles sure are awesome creatures. The females are very good mothers too. I like the name of your abode: “Belladonna Cottage.” Thank you for the tips. Cheers! :)