Trying to juggle off-grid living with earning a living is not easy.
I’ve been spending evenings creating designs of the kune kune pigs at Bela Pedra to put on t-shirts and other merch in my Redbubble shop. You can find some of them here by clicking on the links below. It’s still a work in progress as I’m working on more designs. When it’s all done, I’ll add them to my website as well.
Crazy Pig Lady
Da Pig Boss
Don’t go bacon my heart
I’m pigging awesome
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Nice to have someone minding the farm whole you are off to do workshops. Less to worry about. Fingers crossed for Coco puff!🙂🙂
Florence is possibly my favourite city, was it quieter than usual after the virus? I have been there when it has been shoulder to shoulder all day long busy.
The solar electric fence should remove one of your concerns too.
Your hard work is making the farmstead look good. Ed
Has Coca Pops popped yet?
You have to enlighten me, what are your workshops about? Book writting?, and what was happening outside the cathedral, florence looks lovely, have fun
Hi how dificult was for you to get all the permits Building and living permits ? thanks
Never transplant your plants when they are stressed
The orange flower is a wild poppy! So beautiful, isn't it 🙂
WoW love your piggies, i think your wee flower is a poppy. fae Bonnie Scotland.
Proud of you Cindy!
It all looks under control…all things being relative. Do what you have to do and try not to concern yourself too much with what you cannot control. Best wishes from Miami.
Omg, Cindy, you are a busy women.
Orange poppy
Wow, awesome video, love the Morten bits, and you are looking so healthy.❤️❤️
Hi Cindy, the orange flower was a poppy. Another great video, thank you.
It's a poppy love seeing fields of poppies. So beautiful!
Dearest Cindy, I can imagine how hard it must be to be away from Coco Pop! wish you a safe trip, you will be home soon to enjoy your beautiful farm!! 🤩😍 Best wishes from beautiful, cloudy day from South Cali!
So sweet that Morten fixed fence solar power! It’s obvious you are well loved Cindy. It’s also obvious you are a bit tired this week. If it’s any consolidation, we who follow you continue to be inspired by your journey and look forward to tagging along and supporting you. Stay well
Adding my thanks to Julian for seeing after the animals and plants, and also to Mortan for installing the clever solar panel for rhe pig fence battery. You do you, Cindy, and keep taking the best care of yourself 🤗.
What will be next when the kitchen is completed? The bathroom?
Theo just mentioned in his weekly podcast that a very nice young vet came to see his goats. You could ask him for this vets name and number when and if your pigs need someone to come to help them.
I know you hate leaving right now. With piggies due any moment. But, you are most definitely right in that we have to work to pay our bills. I really hope the babies wait on you!
Your Beautiful flower is a poopy flower that’s from one of your seed bombs that you put out Remember looking in all the areas you put them 👍Spring has arrive ThankYou Gerd for the Drone footage nice work mate 👏👏👏👍✌️🤙❤️🇵🇹❤️
What are your classes? I wish I could do that for some money💕 Interesting ,,, are they Portugal speaking workshops? Impressive
Hi Cindy, I was wondering what you do for work. I've heard you say you're working or going out of town for work and I was curious what it is you do.
Love the drone shots…. Lots of progress since I have started watching your channel! 🌀💚🌀
Cindy my dear you are super woman 😍
Hi , may I know what kind of work shop you give in Italy ?
Thanks .
Oh I can imagine how you must feel, having to leave the farm always to make a income…its rough! Specialy when you are not a spring chicken anymore. Hang in there! You are truly blessed to have great friends! Safe trip back home! God bless!
The new drone videos from your subscribers are really nice! It gives me more of a perspective of where everything is plus it is so beautiful! More great people to help you. So nice to see Martin (wrong spelling of his name sorry) again. Great job on the solar panel for the pig fence! Life is all about juggling. You got this Cindy! Take care and I will see you next time! P.S. Loved the intro music!
Those drone shots! Wow, your farm is looking like a farm! Wonderful Cindy…it's all starting to come together nicely now. I love Florence, what a city…so much art and history. Hope you had the chance to enjoy it
Thanks Cindy! I hope you will be able to be home when Coco Pop delivers her piglets. Has to give you comfort knowing Julian is there keeping watch over the farm. I know you will endure whatever comes your way. Take care and God Bless. 💕from Kentucky, US.
I came to tell you your lone little flower is a poppy! But I see the person below has already told you that! I have some in one of my flower gardens and they are one of my favorite flowers. They will multiply slowly year to year. Mine are established and are huge! I love all the stages – the flower bud, the beautiful blooming flower and the strange looking center they leave behind when the flower dries back. When dried it can be shaken and you can hear all the seeds rattling inside. Love your videos Cindy! I m a little older than you and still striving for a productive life on my terms. As always – I appreciate your content. Thank you for sharing with us!!
You are amazing lady Cindy no wonder I call you the Iron Lady looking after your farm and working away,good job you have a extra hand to look after the place while you are away.pigs are looking great won’t be long when you have extra pigs.
It's a poppy.
it was a poppy the orange flower flowe