Another great day clearing, mowing. It’s getting there guys. Singing in the shower is so relaxing 😁🙌

@mrbloke

4 күн бұрын

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The Swedish meatballs looked delicious! Getting rid of the cattle fences made a huge difference in the appearance of your land ❤ love your black cats. The singing in the shower 😂😂😂

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

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I have never seen weather like this in the 13 years I have lived near Avranches. You have done wonders in 'la gadoue' Tomorrow first of June and still raining! Grrrr Bon courage a vous!

Singing in the shower…..This has done it!! 😂😂😂 love it!!!

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

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Great work as always! That stone is perfect for those steps...they look like they were always meant to go there! ✌️

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

It made it so much easier - that step up was so awkward! Thanks!

Love it ❤ it's all looking glorious!! Mr. Bloke's shower singing is fabulous and brought huge smiles 😀🤩

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

❤️Ah thank you❤️

Congrats, guys! I admire you! If you work with love, you will be rewarded with love!

I’d love your health drink recipe! Loved it all, the steps, your gratitude attitude, the apple blossoms, the music, the landscape, the farmer neighbor saying hi, the clean up transformation, the church bells, the homemade Swedish meatballs, the massage, both giving & receiving❣️❣️❣️

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much Debbie❤️

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

@debbieretzlaff2912 1/4 of a Citrus/ lemon, lime or orange will do. Squeezed and dropped in the cup, a little bit "use your intuition" of locally sourced honey, a good pinch or two of turmeric or couple pieces turmeric root, couple small pieces ginger root, a little pinch of black pepper, 2-6 cloves...Then add hot water, mix with loving intention and appreciation for your health❤️

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

...Also in the thick of winter we add a smidge of cayenne pepper👍

@budzcreates

Ай бұрын

Occasionally I add Apple cider vinegar splash too 😅(Mrs. Bloke)

@debbieretzlaff2912

Ай бұрын

Thanks guys❣️ I just made your delicious tea 🎉🎉🎉 So happy ❣️☀️🌷🕊️☯️

Great work around the garden. Loved the singing ❤

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

That's music to my ears...lol❤️

Luckily, you do have the most wonderful bike path right outside your door to use for exercise. The bath house appears to be a very utilitarian and handy addition. Doesn't it feel wonderful to not only accomplish something, but have something visible to mark your efforts! Well done!

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

Thank you...It feels awesome❤️

Bring on the f*****g sunshine!!!! 😎

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

LOL OMG! And its Cold too! The French paper called it "An Episode of Freshness"🤣🤣🤣😬😬😬

@DomaineSauvage

Ай бұрын

Oh yeah, it is a cold wind now. We did have sunshine for a few days now, i truly hope it continues as we really don't need anymore rain 😂and that's putting it nicely i have some other words for it but those aren't KZread safe ..

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

If it continues we will have a video full of bleeps!!!!

@DomaineSauvage

Ай бұрын

@@mrbloke It would be the easiest video to make, zero effort required :)

Such a huge change since the beginning. Don’t miss those ugly fences at all.

The property is letting out a breathe as you clear away the debris. Well done

Tranquility is what I always feel when I look at you and your farm. A perfect connection. ❤

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

Thank you❤️

Where are you guys? Been missing you!!

At the end....Mr Bloke's greatest hits. LOL

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

The voice of an angel...Lol❤️

@Ida-fz3ir

Ай бұрын

​@@mrbloke angel in hell prays for help!😂

Dear Bloke couple. 👍👌👏 This is very different from your usual videos. You look like being at home for the first time and all the work is much more relaxed looking (although a lot is done nevertheless). The cats obviously love and enjoy the place too. Thanks a lot for making explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and especially health to all involved life forms (humans, animals and plants).

Weather is crap everywhere! Rain, Rain and more rain and dull a lot of the time. So craving heat, still in low temps here in UK, but when the sun comes out for a time, it's like going from the fridge to a furnace. Hope you can get to work there in France Budsey, they are a bit odd with qualifications from abroad though from what I understand.

You are working so hard. The changes are great well done.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!❤️

You find beauty in almost everything ❤❤Thank you both ❤

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

Thank you❤️

Hi Guys very tranquil video loved it Tracy and i just watched from bed we are knacked we said we could both do with a massage LOL and Mr Bloke with all that singing you would have done great at our Karaoke last night this is the reason we are knacked Lol any way see you guys soon hopefully all the best Budo xx

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

Soooo bummed we missed last night! So bummed! Yes, a tranquil episode indeed :) The pace here now is much more realistic! Hope to see y'all soon!

I saw the rain and my heart dropped a bit thinking that you guys can’t catch a break with that rainy weather! But the sun did come out and then we were serenaded with an eclectic mix of songs and then all was well in the world 😊

I’m enjoying your channel and hope everything works out on your visa situation. You both are enjoyable to watch and have skills. You did so well with your shop/tiny house conversion I can’t wait to see what you do with the house. I’m confident you’ve already considered but don’t forget tractor access to be able to fix the water flow situation when building the new bath house.

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching along!❤️

Hello lovely people. Not sure if you have already heard of, or even considered it, but building dead hedges could put a lot of that waste branch material to great use. You could section off areas with them, use up a lot of waste without the need to burn it and create thriving natural habitats for insects and birds. They also look pretty cool. 😉 xx

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

Great idea! Thank you❤️

More and more your property is starting to sing. Just a thought but i could see a wooden seat going around the large tree which has survived the creeper twining onto the trunk. Thanks for another lovely week. ❤

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

Thank you❤️There is a well beside the cherry tree, and the original slate stone will be reinstated somewhere down the road with seating around the well and tree❤️

This massage en plein air sous le soleil printanier let les pommiers en f leurs ooked awesome 😍 I ghope you are not too cold as the weather has been quite chilly and next week might be pretty shivery too ! Take care 👍

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

It was lovely! ...Enough already on the cold weather!❤️

Thank you for sharing this episode: nice landscape, pretty trees, plants and blossoms, your work with the stages , your food and health tea, massage, shower with singing 😂! Very varied episode 👍!

I didn't realize how much it rains in Normandy - I've never seen rain like that before - of course I'm in Northern California, but we've seen at least 10 atmospheric rivers this winter. It's beautiful today - 80 degrees - sorry, Mr. Bloke! The cherry trees are beautiful, as are the lovely wildflowers on the property. And the Swedish meatball dish, with veggies, looks delicious. And I must say that you (Mr. Bloke) looked like you needed a nap after that massage!

Need a chipper. Hoping the full indoor bath is installed soon for your comfort and health

I'll light the fire, you place the flowers In the vase that you bought today Staring at the fire for hours and hours While I listen to you play your love songs All night long for me, only for me Come to me now, and rest your head for just five minutes Everything is done Such a cozy room, the windows are illuminated By the evening sunshine through them Fiery gems for you, only for you Our house, is a very, very, very fine house With five cats in the yard Life used to be so hard Now everything is easy 'cause of you And now... Now everything is easy 'cause of you And now... I'll light the fire, while you place the flowers In the vase that you bought today Your House is a Very very very fine house . 🏡

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

Beautiful❤️🙏✨

Sigh ... beauty and nature and rain and industriousness....how content to watch it all

I just found your youtube channel recently , and I have went back and watched most all of your older videos too , binge watching lol , I live in the U.S.A. but I love how many people are moving to France and remodeling old chateaus and farm houses there , I watch another KZread channel called , Our French Chateau , I love their channel as well , they have fun personality like yall 2 , who knows , Yall may run into them in the town shops there one day . Yall are doing a great job , I am looking forward to watching more of your videos . God Bless .

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching❤️We'll check them out!

@sanlen1944

Ай бұрын

@@mrbloke You will love their channel , they crack me up lol

Love the apple blossom and the sunshine in between the showers. The clean up is going very smoothly and the improvement is really noticeable. Hopefully the weather gets warmer for you and the kitties 🐈‍⬛. Great video 😊

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊❤️

I havent watched this episode yet, I have 2 more to finally catch up. I have not long discovered your channel and am amazed how hard working you both are to fulfill your dreams. It looks absolutely amazing already. Greetings from all the way downunder in Tasmania, Australia

Beautiful. Those blossom trees are gorgeous.

I didn’t see you in the start but you look well

It's pleasant when the rain stops.

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

I love France when it is sunny! I struggle with the rain....really struggle (Mrs. Bloke)

The place looks better every Vlog. Thanks for sharing. ATB regards from the UK

This is going to be such a wonderful place in the end

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

Thank you❤️

Just brilliant

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

Thank you❤️

Hi guys you are making improvements all the the time. Steps are a great idea and the meatballs looked yummy ❤ oh l wish we had jump a vision l would land straight on the massage table Mrs Bloke. 😊 the singing did make me laugh 😅 thank you for sharing chat soon ❤❤

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

You are first on my list when I get all set up!!! We missed the party and are so bummed! But hope to see you soon!

The only good thing about soooo much rain is that the ground is easier to work with. Heavy but still, easier. I know because I am doing some heavy work in the garden and am very thankful that the ground isn't dry yet. Little jobs make life pleasant. Great stuff. Best wishes.

I agree we all are craving for some sunshine

Honestly I think we all need some sunshine love watching you both

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

We do! Let's bring it!!

Check with the Marie before lighting any more bonfires. Most prefectures have their own regulations regarding burning garden waste and many ban them between May and October.

Just watched yr 1st video on yr journey to France. What a small world it is! I had just retired - my first of 4 stores was in Middleburg , for 35 years a stones throw from the garden shop in yr video. Of course, 35 yrs ago the area was much more rural n the 'burg' was completely different. Poor Chubba Bubba! I expect he was pretty sore the next couple of days pulling the chubba way up that tree! You two are doing fantastic work on your place - but yes, take care of yourselves and rest! All in due time... Sister and I doing much the same now retired.. Less major renovations. Lot of hard yet happy work. Blessings to u both. 😊

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

What a beautiful area, VA Middleburg! You are so blessed to have lived there, we loved it!

Cutting and stacking branch wood and twigs for winter heat , crushing sundried branches uses wood fire fuel . It's sad to burn without heating when heating is always a need. Just saying. I heated and cooked many years in a row off burn piles. You can too.

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

We were burning the old rubbish wood from around the property. All the good stuff we're saving!

Votre musique est tres relaxante et le projet plein de rebondissements. Beaucoup de progrès déjà réalisés et à venir. ❤ A bientôt

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

Merci beaucoup. A bientôt

HAHAHA a very different video a chilling out one and i think its very much over due good luck and good fortune roll on the summer for poetry and painting ok love the video.

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

I love it! Poetry and painting for the summer.....and a little bit of work!❤️

Once again both, thank you for taking us along with you, love it. Was fretting at one point the we weren't to see the trough but there it was at the end.....

use your bush cut in a figure of eight movment then you will not miss much of the grass

Love, can't wait till next week

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

🙏❤️

'Day by day we clean her up, and we know she is grateful.' Yes! Same journey here. Same wonderful, satisfying rewards. So glad you listened to that little voice and didn't whack all the orchard.

Love your videos, every one. ❤❤❤

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

Thank you Kathy❤️

Your massage table is my like my easel! IT SUCKS YOU IN!! 🥰🥰🥰

Can you whistle? ;-) living the dream, well done

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

lol probably best! ❤️

Guys place looks amazing. Well done 👍

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

Thank you Sue!

Wow, springtime sure brings out the colour! Beautiful! You guys are a hoot and I do so enjoy your videos. Have a great week! Almost forgot, I love those steps!

A further great blog. The out look now looks very impressive and the new steps look very good. You certainly work well together with love.

Love the serenade! 🎶

Just love your video’s … love the transitions,editing,transformations and singing!, 🎤

I love st hilaire, is the market still good? One day I shall revisit the area.

Nice steps, great to see you have some time to tidy the outside now

Love your stone steps..

Oh! By the way? I am from Bluefield WV!! And I love 🌧️ rain❤

🎼Help I need somebody ... not just 🎵 anybody 🎶 Mrs. Bloke you're beautiful, soft and gentle but Mr. Bloke's eyes are something else (and his singing ... a bit questionable 🤭 but for the shower it's ok 😂 as long as it's music 🎶 to your ears 🎵 You're a pleasure to watch ✨️🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

Ohhhh yum, bum. Dinner looks wonderful. Greetings from Australia. Singing…”with two cats in the yard….or maybe 5” haaaaa

Enjoying the journey, is Budo still going to level off the ground re water problem ?, I think you need a barn as well.

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

one day he will!

Why not use the wood for kindling for a fire or log burner that you will have in the renovated house

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

The stuff we are burning is junk/rotted/weed wood etc

complimenten

Love what you are doing. It’s coming together nicely. When will you start renovating the main farmhouse. Looking forward to seeing that

Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys, living the life good work 💯😊, maybe go to the sauna and cold shower you look really tired Mr bloke I can see it on you.

Well your not a spring chicking anymore like me getting old and knackard

this game they want you to mine, fish, hunt, collect insects,farm , but give a stupid storage system ,but you need all this stuff for building and quests.i have no room so im selling every thing i have out of anger to the devs who made the us have 8 chest count as 1 .

Front of property looks nice and tidy but can I ask when are you planning to put in all the drainage to avoid all the winter floods you had??

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

The gutters solved most of the problem. Our ditches kept the remainder from the house. We are now slowly digging vertical soak aways to fix the remainder of the problem. No rush now! No need to tear up the place👍

@scottym2994

Ай бұрын

It's all coming along nicely.. much better without all those fences and posts restricting that lovely view 👍

Do you have a floor plan for the rest of the house. presume the bath room will eventually be part of the house

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

We do! here in this episode kzread.info/dash/bejne/mqSZqZVqnK_NotI.html

Here is a suggestion, why don’t you show the viewers what you make on Etsy and see any of the viewers want to order any to get some income coming in ?

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

As soon as we get our bath house and *visa's sorted this is exactly what will happen👍

After watching a couple of videos I'm hooked , but tell me do you intend to renovate the main building ?

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

Yea! Thanks for watching! Yes - the main house will be done in beautiful French Country Style but - that is a way off - we have a lot of infrastructure to put in place first and long overdue maintenance!

👍 for the cleaning of the land of the rubbish and stones etcetera however why burn wood? better to keep all organic matter and nurture your soil. mulch it and cover you veggie beds (if you start them). mulch it and compost it, ask neighbour farmers for some manure to enrich the compost piles (also use the grass clippings). use the Hügelkultur (look it up in the English Wikipedia with this original German word) to create more soil, in raised garden beds or simply on beds to grow veggies or flowers. but please don't burn, it's so bad for the environment.

@budzcreates

Ай бұрын

The wood we burned was old rubbish wood and some weeds, we must have not made that very clear. We are keeping all the cuttings from the trees and making firewood and yes wood in the compost too 😊 (Mrs. Bloke)

Fruit trees, God's special gifts.

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

It is so special in the orchard, it feels different than the rest of the property - I know there is magic in there!!!

Use those road gaurd rails as corner posts in concrete Then clad in timber Those are very useful

@petercarbutt3706

Ай бұрын

For your bathouse

An American and a British living in France and making Swedish meatballs?

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

And hoping to practice Chinese Medicine! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Regarding your visas, can you not go to the uk or border hop and then come back to France and have a new temporary visa ? Could you go and see your parents mr bloke do they live in the uk ?

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

You only get 3 months which we already have after our long term visa's expired! My parents live in Spain, so no good for visa !👍

You need a top step . That dirt one will erode with time and use.

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

👍Will do

♥️♥️♥️😊🇧🇪

Gradually she is grateful. Will she still be when your cats have killed every bird in the garden.

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

The cats aren't into birds, I probably feed them too much. The cats have gotten some mice - We don't like to see anything killed, so I have told the mice to run to the fields....thanks for watching :)

Get a goat !

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

Once we get long term visa's then that's a maybe!👍

😂😂😂😂❤

❤🎶🤣🐈‍⬛️🐈‍⬛️🐈‍⬛️🐈‍⬛️🐈‍⬛️❤

For goodness sake, just get on with the house.

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

The grounds were very unloved and we need to clear. Before we can begin the house we also need to put in a septic and some infrastructure - driveway and we need a new roof. Our focus will be to get a bathhouse going so we can live comfortably while we renovate - day by day, little by little :). Thanks for watching (Mrs. Bloke)

@Neroli-Daydreaming-of-France

Ай бұрын

@@mrbloke my vote goes for doing what you want with your own place. You are making great improvements and I hope that sun comes out soon for you x

@mrbloke

Ай бұрын

@Neroli-Daydreaming-of-France ❤️🙏Thank you