Vlog #36 Christmas stollen and my first time skating this year

[@LisaLisaAtl]

Love your saying, “Many hands make light work.” So many of us were raised to be independent and not to look for help from anyone. It can be a lonely existence. You are blessed to help others and have so many to help.

[@pauline-bc-com-missp]

You always make your coffee look so delicious :)

[@gisellewaldner9406]

Thank you 😋

[@cariwiebe5074]

27 years ago my grandma and I made a blanket for me and my husband (we were not married yet LOL). I will treasure that blanket for my entire life. The experience is one of the most precious memories.

[@gisellewaldner9406]

the gluten free flour blend that I used for the cookies 2 cups cornstarch 2 cups potato starch 2 cups tapioca starch /flour 1 cup rice flour 7 tsp xanthem gum

[@josephmcnulty6922]

Your family must be proud, your going to be a great mother and wife someday. 🙏🙏😊😊

[@lt.danslegs9737]

Time to make some coffee, and relax with another Gisselle vlog. Perfect. 😁

[@gisellewaldner9406]

😊😊😊

[@jessieallen1894]

Literally me every night 🤣 her videos like take my anxieties away and allow me to chill and relax for a little bit, especially being a mom it's nice. Glad I came across her channel. Makes u wish everyone's life was like it. Yeah I have to work but I don't have to constantly worry about tomorrow and money

[@cindiallain8542]

Love, the singing at the end.

[@gaylewest7140]

You inspire me to be more active, joyful and grateful. Thank you for sharing your life

[@erinkimmel9479]

Showing you and your mom fixing your brother's blanket was so helpful! My mom made my daughter a blanket but I think she used inferior thread and it is coming apart. I want to reinforce the seams by topstitching but I struggled a lot keeping it together even with pins. The safety pins are a great idea, all the way through. I would not have thought of that. And yes, it is a 2 person job to get it through the machine, I was so sore after I did the first line of sewing by myself!

[@cherylduncan5158]

Your videos are my favorite ❤️

[@darinaadland5226]

The children singing at the end was a nice touch!😀

[@SmallWonda]

Gosh it's cold! Kona is such a good dog... Ice hokey for dogs! Great fun - just watch your blades and his paws!

[@judywankel5276]

The childrens singing was very beautiful. God Bless you!!

[@gisellewaldner9406]

thank you God bless you

[@laurieweideman9607]

The children singing was so sweet.

[@gisellewaldner9406]

it added something special

[@JourneyOfFaith72]

How did I miss this one? What a treat!

[@aprilmapp3140]

I like the way your dog goes with you.

[@skyeblue5669]

Love your winter boots.. There so cute..❣

[@lisahaffner3337]

Another wonderful video.

[@aprilmapp3140]

The blanket look really nice for a boys room.

[@kaywaters7]

I love muks and I live in Alabama. I have several pairs of them. I just recently found your channel and absolutely love it. If all could be as humble as you and your way of living, What a blessed world we would live in. Thank you for sharing your life with us. God bless you and the community!!

[@christopherjacobsen1783]

Thank you for sharing a beautiful community God loving people I can see the love of Christ emanating from you it makes me very happy to see stuff like this that I can watch God bless you and God bless hydrate community I enjoy watching you from Vancouver Island

[@ireneelbers7209]

We enjoy your flog s and specialy your glutenfree recepies Thanks from Holland

[@aprilmapp3140]

That green decoration was amazing.

[@debranightengale4352]

Stolen is absolutely delicious. I make it every year. I never frost, just Heavily dusted With lots of powdered sugar.Yum. Every time I watch your blog I find I get very hungry. Lol

[@johngrober6244]

👍🙃🙏🏻thx Giselle

[@missytyrrell1]

I love Stollen, but I've never thought to toast it. Roll on, December!

[@dixieiler5071]

Thank you for the recipes.

[@skyeblue5669]

Mija, you have a BEAUTIFUL family..🌹🇺🇸

[@patriciamccollumn4635]

loved the skating! been years since I have ice skated. hmmm

[@johnandandreasmith6469]

Very much enjoyed the children singing!! It's refreshing to see you all play Rummikub :D Love that game!!

[@wrldvw1836]

When I was a kid we lived in Saskatchewan for a while. My Mother bought a pair of mukluks that I think she had for 29 years. They lasted forever and she lived those things. Could make a piping bag sort of thing from a zip loc bag

[@kassrripples3659]

I’ve had to start limiting the grains and starches I eat completely due to bowel trouble (insulin resistance and leaky gut)... so I don’t even eat gluten free alternatives these days... I have to avoid seed oils like canola oil and sunflower oils as that seems to hurt my guts too.... bacon, eggs, salad, fresh fruit I can tolerate.

[@kassrripples3659]

I’m intrigued by the snaps... I have these on the cloth pads I use. Do you not use fabric ties or buttons or zips? What did you all use before plastic snaps?

[@gisellewaldner9406]

We used buttons but, snaps are so much easier so we just switched

[@Thelussier1234]

I've always wondered how you choose the meals on your menu. Since you feed so many people, how do you accommodate so many tastes? Especially older people that will only eat traditional food, with no spices.

[@gisellewaldner9406]

That can sometimes be tricky and our people even the older ones are ok with our meals even if they are not traditional but, if its too different for them we always have a little something else for them on the side. 😊

[@cindiallain8542]

I buy Stollen at Aldi. I love it. It isn’t overly sweet.

[@pusherw2861]

Thank you for sharing

[@heatherjohnson2511]

I'm from Michigan, and we wear Mulucks.....at least when we can find them, it's like they take winter attire out of the stores as soon as it's September anymore...... then they put Thanksgiving & Christmas stuff out..... crazy retailers!

[@gisellewaldner9406]

yeah they put holiday stuff in stores months before the actual holiday something I still don't understand.

[@holtapril]

Do you get to choose the fabric for your dresses or is it just handed out? also how many yards does it take to make a dress? 😁

[@estellaeggleston1643]

I wear Mulucks! I live in Northern Minnesota, an hour away from Ontario

[@gisellewaldner9406]

this is nice, they are so comfortable.

[@loribruning6217]

I wonder if baking the cookies first, then filling the little dip with the frosting would work better.

[@gisellewaldner9406]

that is a good idea, the filling is going to get hard even if I don't bake it.

[@michellekerley6080]

I've just found your channel and I enjoy watching. I was just wondering what it the tattoo on your wrist is.

[@auntyharry]

Do the Hutterite men play hockey in a local competitive league against other teams?

[@annawollman2234]

What is keefer, looks good

[@susanfontaine5214]

Love your videos. PLEASE DO YOU LET DOG IN TO SLEEP?

[@1951kvk]

I kept my Mom's sewing machine after she passed away. This summer I'm going to visit a cousin and she's going to teach me how to sew. I want to be able to make nighties and caftans for house wear. I love that you can sew your own clothes and many items you use.

[@gisellewaldner9406]

it is also lot cheep for us to be able to just buy fabric and make the clothes ourselves especially since in our colony there are 113 people to look after and make sure they have clothes.

[@davidch880]

I LOVE your mukluks, are they like snow boots? That's what I wore most of the time when I was in MB (Winnipeg/East St Paul) in 2000/2001 (fall to spring). I loved it too by the way. I by far prefer the colder weather. It's cold where I now live (Ballarat, Victoria Australia) but we don't get much snow here. Where I used to live on the farm (Bodallin in Western Australia) it was very hot and dry. We farmed 15, 000 acres (small by local standards - most were 30,000 - 60, 000-acre properties) with a 9-inch annual rainfall - well, I did say it was "dry." The highest summer temperature was 51.8°C/125.24°F, the average was 48-50°C/118-122°F. Winter temperatures were colder at 15-25°C/59-35°F on average, along with whatever little rain we got. Sometimes we got a lot (floods) and sometimes we got none.

[@pinkkr1983]

We usually use folding tables to pin blankets... we have those big huge black clips. We spread it out on the tables, and clip it then pin it.

[@gisellewaldner9406]

I know what you are talking about we have one but, when we have to pin blankets that don't need to be pined as much we just use it on the floor it can sometimes be difficult getting into the middle. :)

[@byrds58sylvie]

Beautiful video as usual. I must say the music you have for all your video’s are very beautiful. Especially now during Christmas. I have to ask what game are the children playing in the last shot of your video. I don’t believe I’ve seen this game before. I am always looking for interesting games for our Grandchildren. God’s Peace be with you and yours! Hey to Kona!

[@gisellewaldner9406]

😊😊😊......its called rummikub its a numbers game that gets you to think...kind of a math game but, better 😊.

[@debrawilson8525]

I can feel the cold just watching your videos🥶

[@gisellewaldner9406]

I just love it.

[@jjdaes]

Hi Giselle, I think your dresses are just lovely. I hope you don’t mind me asking but I was wondering why snaps instead of buttons? Is it simply easier or is it part of your dress code?

[@frankfurtonfoottours2361]

Are there any sports teams for the girls, like you have hockey for the boys?

[@sherryduva5263]

Have you ever made Feiffer nuts? Sorry if not spelled correctly

[@dawnjanz]

Is there a reason you only use snaps and not buttons or zippers?

[@vedcon]

Your skating was not bad at all. I can't remeber when I had a chance to skate last time...😢 Your colony has even skating place wow.

[@gisellewaldner9406]

yes a lot of hockey games happening here and the kids love it they spend hours on the ice.

[@jeffphillips6795]

Why does Kona sleep out side when it’s so cold?

[@india239]

Does Kona have a kennel outside or does she sleep inside?

[@Midnight-rj4ed]

Does your dog sleep outside?

[@coopie624]

Does Kona have a pair of boots for winter? He is gorgeous!

[@gracebrown7186]

Do you marry outside your colony so there is no inbreeding. I love your blogs.They are so

[@patwilson782]

You need a walking foot for your sewing machine. It would make that much easier.

[@gisellewaldner9406]

yeah I still have to look into that :)....thanks for the tip

[@rebeccab2738]

That was such a great vlog episode. I really enjoyed watching it! Interesting that you play rummikub. My mother loves that game. Greetings from Germany!

[@gisellewaldner9406]

Greetings to you 😊. That game is a favorite in our house doesn't get old. 😊

[@maryreich4262]

Is your family/household the only one in the colony that has people who need to be gluten free?

[@kassrripples3659]

I looked on the website and started to research the history of the Hutterites. I think my grandmothers grandfather, and possibly great grandmother (not sure) left German area in 1870 due to religious persecution and went to South Australia. I wonder if they were Quaker or Mennonite, or Hutterite.

[@gisellewaldner9406]

Well this is interesting it sounds like they might be from one of those people...considering that religious groups did leave Germany.

[@lindsay_may]

There are still many German towns in South Australia! Hahndorf is my favourite that I've visited. There's even a dialect of German called Barossa German that is spoken in the Barossa Valley.

[@jser4822]

Don’t you save the duck or goose feathers anymore for blankets?

[@gisellewaldner9406]

Oh yes we still do.....those are very much needed around here

[@bscrimbitt9359]

Lots of us in Saskatchewan were mukluks too!

[@gisellewaldner9406]

thats awesome I just love mine :)

[@maryfehr6469]

I have noticed that you have a tattoo on your arm. Are you allowed to have tattoos in the Hutterite colony? Just curious and I hope I’m not being offensive

[@gisellewaldner9406]

No not at all....I am saving the topic for a video really soon 😊

[@maryfehr6469]

@@gisellewaldner9406 that will be interesting! I love love 💕 your channel. Me and my daughter watch u all the time

[@gisellewaldner9406]

Thankyou im glad you enjoy the videos 😊

[@india1422]

I have a quilt top needing put together

[@lisadaughteroftheking5852]

Ihr Kinderlein kommet... A very popular Christmas songs among the mennonites as well

[@shirleydrake1602]

This was the day my household came down with Covid. We all three got sick within fifteen minutes of each out he. We were inside the cell phone store getting new cell phones when we started to feel sick. We came home, went to bed , and I remember very little until Christmas Day when our cell phone tower was bombed in Nashville, Tenn. We were much sicker then you were! I didn’t lose my taste like you did though. Unfortunately, for me everything tasted awful! I looks like y’all had a very nice quite Christmas. I have another blog to watch, but it looks like y’all don’t exchange gifts. We didn’t either, this past year. We were to sick for company!

[@gisellewaldner9406]

Oh covid for Christmas I'm sorry that you didn't get to enjoy it as much this year its always such a fun and jolly time.

[@plainsimplechristian5569]

Your sewing reminds me of what I did today. I cut my finger with my rotary cutter!!!! So no sewing for me for a few days.

[@gisellewaldner9406]

Oh no 😯 was it really bad?....im terrified of those things even though its a nice tool and handy to have.

[@plainsimplechristian5569]

@@gisellewaldner9406 it bled a lot but it didn’t hurt too bad until I cleaned it out.

[@gisellewaldner9406]

Oh yeah cleaning it usually hurts alot more...im happy that it was nothing too serious 😌

[@pameladavis1205]

Does you dog sleep inside?

[@debranightengale4352]

Bake the cookies and then put icing in after cookies cook. Icing shouldn't cook.

[@darinaadland5226]

Is there much taste difference between the gluten and non gluten cookies?

[@gisellewaldner9406]

No they are the same I was surprised as it usually is different but, I did forget to add the recipe for the flour mix I used....I will put it in the comments. 😊

[@rosawaldner2588]

another question does your dog💞💞💞have to sleep outside?isn't it too cold to lay on the sidewalk or snow

[@gisellewaldner9406]

She has a dog house and heat pad but, German Sheppards have alot of heat she doesn't like to be too warm. I think she sits on the cold sidewalk to cool down.

[@rosawaldner2588]

@@gisellewaldner9406 👍 love your vlog keep it up what's the name of your colony

[@gisellewaldner9406]

Thankyou im glad you enjoy them 😊. I wish I could answer that question but, putting an exact location on social media is never a good idea for anyone.

[@rosawaldner2588]

@@gisellewaldner9406 totally understand dear

[@Nakona0062]

Giselle would you mind sharing your bun recipe?

[@gisellewaldner9406]

Sure I can share it 😊

[@Nakona0062]

Thank you

[@kassrripples3659]

Okay, I’m going to ask... why do Hutterite women wear the dresses the uniform, what is the cultural context? Who came to this idea that that’s the suitable uniform for females in the colony and why do you all maintain it, what is the core belief... I’ve seen several correlations to Hasidic Jewish approaches to uniform choices and divisions of work and society like males and females eating separately during main meals.

[@ldp6788]

Are you allowed to trim clothes or blankets, baby clothes etc with ribbon? I see most of what you wear is not trimmed but your newer blouses do have some decorative trim on the sleeves.

[@gisellewaldner9406]

we do it mostly on baby clothes, blankets etc. there are ladies and older girls that add it to the hem of their skirt but, most of us prefer not to as for blouses almost anything goes but, then if you add too much it can also look ugly its really personal preference.

[@christinemarchant3130]

Hi Giselle I'm really enjoying your videos! I was wondering can you walk us through how you make a dress from the pattern where you get it or if you have to draft it yourself to The cutting of the fabric to completion. I would also be interested in learning about the men's jobs on the colony maybe you could interview each person in a different position if they are willing to tell us about it and show us how it's done. Great work! Thank you

[@gisellewaldner9406]

I just now saw your comment sorry for not replying sooner. yes I can do that gladly it gives me ideas on what I can add to videos since I don't know the extent of peoples knowledge about us and how thing work. if you have other thing you want to know about or questions you have feel free to ask.

[@christinemarchant3130]

@@gisellewaldner9406 do you also sew your blouses,or do you buy them. They are sooo cute🥰

[@heidihofer5506]

Ha ha ha so I was watching this vlog with my two oldest boys ones 7 and the other is 4 and the oldest asked me if this is the same girl that made the weird looking resha buns ha ha so funny

[@gisellewaldner9406]

🤣🤣🤣 this made me laugh 😁

[@offairhead]

Sometimes in English, from one area to another, the same word may have different meanings. You mentioned packing the “broilers” up and stacking them in the freezer. What is a broiler? Where I live (Texas, USA), a broiler is a machine that makes really hot water is massive quantities (like for a whole apartment complex).

[@angelag5523]

Meat birds. Chickens.

[@rosawaldner2588]

Giselle dear where does your snap box come from

[@gisellewaldner9406]

Good question I'll ask around

[@Koalabears7777]

If I filled my coffee cup all the way to the top it would spill. Lol

[@gisellewaldner9406]

😅😅😅

[@hotmesshoney1171]

Do you have a tv?

[@gisellewaldner9406]

No, no tvs 😊

[@hotmesshoney1171]

@@gisellewaldner9406 oh wow..I love your KZbin channel it gives me such a calming feeling I think your way of life is amazing..I kinda wish we didn't have a tv either bc it's easy to get suck in the couch watching it all day when there are many things to be done...I know this is an older video I'm catching up on your vlogs before I watch the new ones...keep up the great work I live in Texas and it's 7:15 am I have my cup of coffee and I'm about to watch vlog #37 😀

[@gisellewaldner9406]

@@hotmesshoney1171 welcome to the channel 😊😊 and im glad you enjoy the videos

[@debb9695]

Did anyone else see the shooting star at the beginng of the video?

[@gisellewaldner9406]

wait what? there was one I totally missed it.

[@tracyslover7302]

About 1:07 into the video.

[@lindsay_may]

@@tracyslover7302 WOW nice catch! I completely missed it

[@heatherpapinchak8002]

If I'm right in thinking that segment is time lapsed, then it's probably not a shooting star, but the morning star, AKA the planet Venus. Looks like it's "shooting" because the video is sped up.

[@davehallam3639]

what is the best way to submit questions? in the comment section?

[@gisellewaldner9406]

Yes thats perfect 😊

[@asmrcraftyminx6621]

What is your tattoo please? X

[@paulruhl8614]

Would you give me the german spelling for the word you used for fabric cutters, thank you, if its not to much bother as I know you are always busy, busy, thanks again ,Paul loves german.

[@gisellewaldner9406]

Oh sure not a bother at all 😊....zeichschneider