This week our off grid water system fails us and we have no water on the farm. Last week we made upgrades to it that have clearly caused us a problem. We also up-cycle some of the old wooden parts of the wine farm into an already much-loved part of our home.
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Congratulations 🎉👏 yes you struck gold as in water. YES with age comes wisdom (thank God for parents). Love the table!
Yeeah water water. 👍😃😀
I don't know very much about plumbing, but wonder, if you get another air lock, instead of pushing it back with scarce remaining water, could you hook up an air compressor and use that to blow air down the pipe? Sorry if someone else already suggested.
great video this week. It was funny to see Crusoe's lack of enthusiasm to the the watermelon stuck to the plate, he wanted it right away : )
Lovely idea for the table. If no tiles can be found in the right size, then a colorful mosaic would work too!
Can the rubber on the table touch food?
Love, love, love the table.! Can not wait to see the end result! I love the property. You have made such a difference already! Will be waiting for the next one! Stay safe.
Yay African expertise! Yay Dad! What a relief. Well done, all – and for that lovely table too! xx
Wow you guys! The way you navigate the trials and tribulations with such grace, encouragement for each other and optimism is to be admired. I absolutely love following your journey ❤️
Well done! For both: beautiful table renovation and water fixing 👍🏻 bravo Tara for your optimism and support and bravo John 🙌 it’s amazing how much work you done from the start of the project🤩
Phew, I was literally holding my breath, anxiously waiting for the water to continue running!!! 😂 Glad that's sorted….. keep pressing on, I'm enjoying the progress.
Oh I felt your pain re the water. Well done family.
The table just fits in with the rustic ambience, what hard work John.
The disappointment when Crusoe couldn't eat his watermelon after his excitement – that boy is a joy.
I didn't believe, at first, that the top was oak, but after a little research, it looks a bit like holm oak. It's not a species I'm familiar with (I've collected and carved over 178 different species of wood, so I'm a bit of a wood geek @serial_carver). Quercus ilex is a Mediterranean evergreen oak. There was a HUGE deforestation of pines and oaks from the mid 1600's through the mid 1800s which deforested a minimum of 73% to a maximum of 96% of total forest cover in Portugal, alone! Holm oak has been used, historically for construction, and those pieces definitely qualify for that category. Do you have any holm oak on your property? If you did, holm oak is one of the top three trees used in the establishment of truffle orchards. Just saying.
Sit down have a glass of wine!
Brilliant video again, great solution from dad 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Wow the table looks brilliant love how you recycle things you found on the land and so happy you guys got the water back on keep up the good work guys
I was about to ask my father if he knew someone (a plumber) in Gerês, l'm in Porto and my father is in the owner of a construction business! Glad you have water again!!! For the table maybe use broken tiles from any renovations you guys are going to do!!! Always looks very rustic and farmhouse chic!!!
Thank you for including us in your lives😻👬🏡 I love to see you 😎
Hi guys the views are to die for wow so beautiful will you guys be doing b&b business I just love your house
Table looks super, so well done! Happy for you that the water is back
Hello. Beautiful restoration of the table your husband did 🤗and congratulations to your dad on the plumbing situation with the water 😀🎉yay🎉👍 good job DAD. Looking forward to more projects on the property. I would love to live in Portugal.😍✋
Love you guys! I love watching your relationship, so wonderful! May you allways have it – and keep on buiding it up! Love feom sunny Lisbon
If you can't find tiles of the size or design you like, you could cut a piece of timber to fit and stencil a design on it. Either carve it and fill it, as you did between the planks, or paint it and then put several layers of varnish to protect the design. Maybe the easiest would be to make your own design using tiny mosaic tiles e.g. in two colours. Something fairly random and rough looking, maybe with different shaped mosaic tiles, would work well in that uneven space. Cutting small mosaic tiles is fiddly!
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I never heard WHY you chose Portugal for your time to settle down and get the little farm?
Man! You could use a couple of sawhorses! Beautiful chunks of wood! You are brave wearing black and painting with yellow. 🙂 Your baby bump is growing beautifully! You will have a very Nice gathering table!