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Your cooking videos are great, but I love when you just take us along for random house projects/cleaning. I just find it motivating and fun.
Me too!!!
Blueberry bushes, apple trees, and roses hold a special place in my heart. My grandpa was a hobby farmer and everyday he picked a rose for my grandma until she died. He also planted an apple tree for my brother and an apple tree for me when we were born. They were yard snacks. He also believed that it wasn’t Christmas unless he had colored lights, my grandma didn’t agree, he would cover our apple trees in colored Christmas lights every year. He has moved 4 times in my life and dug up and took our apple trees with him every time. My mom, his daughter, planted an apple tree for my nephew at her house. The blueberries were another yard snack. We had a blueberry bucket that my brother and I would take to the garden and it never got more than a handful of berries. We ate the rest right off the bushes. Now when he picks my nephew up from school they pick blueberries and his new wife makes blueberry muffins with my nephew with the berries he picked. I think my grandpa had a garden just for my brother and I to benefit from. If we mentioned liking something he would grow it.
Grandparents are the best! Great memories
so sweet I miss my grandparents sooo much!!!
Idea: Paint a scenery on the tank, it will blend in better... and place gravel down around it so mud doesn't splash up on it
Paint the propane tank to make it more aesthetically pleasing to you, even if it means just painting it a green or brown.
I agree as I have a friend that used stencils. It is super pretty with about five different types of flowers and grass. Looks amazing!
Everything is looking great! Always progress…..love the girls..you’re a well oiled machine! Josh has a great camera presence! Bless you!🥰🥰
That's a great idea. If it was painted like plants it would be almost invisible from a distance.
Wow for the blueberries. Blackberries are my favorite
So excited to see the girls. I don't know why your chickens excite me so much, but they are just the cutest little things ever.
I feel the same way! I think it could be the coloring! So pretty!!!
I also miss the chickens
Many people say that , she should show them at the end of her videos for a minute or two, that would be a joy
I also agree. Love it when we get to see them.
Same, also ❤ the twins, or so I think of them - Orbit and Tibro
The weed in your chicken area is called plantain and is an amazing healing properties. It is nicknamed the bandaid plant is helps heal wounds quickly. It is also an antiseptic. Just in case you wanna forage some for salves or infused oil in the future.
I was just going to write that when I saw your post, and because of the chicken manure the plantain was beautiful. I myself harvested some today to make plantain salve for our home.
I was going to mention the same thing. Harvest it next time and freeze dry it, or infuse oil and make a salve. Love this plant!
That grows like crazy all over my front yard! Thanks for the info
@@stak536 There is nothing like plantain salve for minor wounds, cuts, scrapes, mosquito bites and diaper rash. A great healer and antiseptic.
@stak536 It's so good. Indigenous People used it as a spit poultice by chewing it up and applying it to wounds directly.
At 25 minutes, with your goggles on and your hair down a bit, because it's messy, I can totally see your mom in you. She is such a cute lady 😊
Beautiful Ladies 🩷💜!!!
My grandparents planted bushes near there propane tank so it couldn’t be seen by a window. They were far enough away from the tanks, that the trucks could still come in and fill it.
I have missed seeing and hearing the chickens. Thank you for giving us some time with them again, Becky.
beautiful views from those beautiful windows! Great time to 'update' the HVAC. You will never regret that expense.
Yep - I live in Texas so we are already in the 90s!
I'm in Texas too and I'm so thankful for A/C!!!
I’m in Florida heat index over 100 every darn day 😢
@@Raisin9502 I too am in Florida - in a city on the I-4 corridor which makes it even hotter. In 2019 my a/c quit. Due to the high replacement cost we lived without it for 18 months. Talk about hot 🔥. I'm in my 60's and hope I never have to live without a/c in Florida again!!
Always nice to get things cleaned up! Just a warning putting your galvanized chicken feeder on concrete blocks will cause a reaction between the galvanizing and the concrete causing your feeder to rust out prematurely best to set it on wood blocks!! I learned this the hard way and rusted out two good feeders.
oh thanks! I will look into that
❤ Good to know! That will save her!
Your home renovation videos are the most motivating for me of all of the series that you do. You guys take it on in such a practical and relatable way, not just getting it all knocked out at once or paying a team to come in and fix it all.
Watching you and Josh tackle projects on the property is AWESOME! I love the fact that Josh is working from home now and seeing this channel grow in leaps and bounds! YAY TO YOU AND JOSH!
I’m glad I’m not the only one that likes their propane tank clean. You are very talented, paint flowers on it!
I bet someone has already suggested this because your viewers are a font of great ideas! If you get some white garden rock or river rocks and spread it around the propane tank, esp where it's just dirt, you will get much less splashback all over the tank. LOVE everything you and Josh have done to your home. Absolutely gorgeous!!😊😊😊❤❤❤
Josh, you do such a professional job on all the trim work. It looks beautiful. I love the headers over the doors.
Me too! They really are beautiful!
I’m so jealous of your cilantro harvest! I had a huge pot full of it on my deck…..a groundhog got up there, even though I blocked the steps and ate it down to the soil! I’m leaving town July 10th and having no one to water it for me, I have to wait until I get back in late July. I’m so sad…..I had a great start to having enough to use throughout the summer and fall…..I’ll replant when I get back. You’re so lucky to have Josh! He’s a miracle worker! I just want to know where you get your energy! I never had it at your age and heaven knows at almost 75 I don’t have it now! You really amaze me! I love seeing all you accomplish in one day…….I’d be thrilled to get so much done in 3-4 days! You’re awesome and Josh is a KEEPER!!! ❤❤❤
Becky you can buy a pre-made trellis and put it in front of the propane tank. Plant something beautiful like roses that you can see from your bedroom
If you add a trellis, mount it such that it can be removed if the tank needs maintenance.
Becky you need a power sprayer. It could be used for so many things
24:19 desheveled? No way! I can tell your hair would also look so nice in a pony tail!
If you have a power washer, the propane cleaning would go a bit faster. I love that you and Josh want to do all your renovations on your own! You are hard working people!
I think whats growing in your coop is actually plantain! Kinda cool
Yes I thought those weeds were narrow leaf plantain, lol! A good weed 💕
I will tell you that if it is banana... save that as the banana farmers will pay you in the millions....possibly.... Hugs from Esquimalt
Getting smell out of the soft silicone bags and instant pot seals is pretty easy. Hang them, bag inside out, in direct sunlight for a day or two after thoroughly washing. I don’t know how it works but it really does.
Yep, you can also use lemon juice😊
Also, you can put them in a warm oven (250 F?) for 20 min. It works!
My sister painted beautiful flowers on her propane tank, it is so pretty, and a neat idea to make it look prettier in your yard..nice job cleaning everything up Becky!
I'm from the deep South, and it gets really hot in the summer. The only colors we are allowed to paint ours white or silver. Something to reflect the hot sun. Absolutely nothing dark that absorbs the heat. Gas and heat is not a good combination.
@sonjaallen9838 I live in Texas, I don't have a propane tank, but my sister lives in Michigan,, she used lots of pretty colors, hers is also under some big trees!
Dutch iris is stunning next to the propane tank.
If you own that propane tank, you could paint it green then paint flowers on it so it looks like a little flower bed instead of a giant tampon in the yard. 😅
😂 Thanks for the laugh!
they have to stay really light colored or they over heat. we painted ours and it started venting off and spraying all over the place
🤣🤣🤣👍🏻
@@codereddewgirl Yikes! Good to know!! Thanks!
Hi Becky, Thanks for letting us see the chickens. They have grown. So sweet! When will you start the new chicken coop? Yes, your propane tank looks much better. Wow, all the room you have in this house is amazing! That living area could be a game/TV, movie room. You are very good at your weed wacking! Thanks for sharing it all! ♥️☺️🫂🧶🧵🪡🐾🦋🌹✨️
I love listening to them chook and purr! ❤️❤️❤️
Your home, and views out the windows are BEAUTIFUL!! Josh is SO talented- and, of course so are you!
The dream team!
Excited to continue to follow your journey!!🥰
Right? Perfect couple!❤
It is so good to see your 'girls' again!! I have missed them!!!!
Around us, people paint their propane tanks and add flowers or grass to the bottom of it make it blend in. It’s cute. I must admit for something you have to have in your yard.
What a cute idea 😊
Flowers are a great idea
That is a great idea! I need to think about that. Green would make it blend right in I think :)
@@AcreHomesteadthere are also propane tank Wraps you can buy
I planted bottle brush shrubs around the visible part of the propane tank. Not sure if they’d work in your area, but in hot Southern California they do great. Anyway, the bees love them, so I thought they might be a pretty perennial option to a privacy screen.
Becky, You cleaning off the propane tank, reminds me of myself. Things like that bug me too. You'll need to either put stone or mulch around it or it will be dirty again when it rains and splashes up on it from the dirt around it. I learned this the hard way, but I only had to wash it off twice!!! HA
You may also consider using that plantain as a mulch on your garden or put into a bucket with water for a natural green fertilizer.
Too many seeds at this point.
I reuse my disposable gallon bags for things like veggie scraps & chicken carcasses that I always have in the freezer for stock&soup. When empty I wash the bags& stash in a corner of the freezer. Next time I have scraps, I grab a bag out of the freezer instead of using more disposable bags.
Becky, you truly have the most talented husband that does all the things with pride and not just well enough to not hire someone. We all love Josh!!! Love his kit too, mine is also a red glitter Ludwig
The second floor living room you can make like a entertainment room where you can play video games or watch movies and make a snack bar with a mini refrigerator or something you'd like
A Cinema/Play Room would be perfect. With projector and all.
Or a games room/ den!
Thank you for being YOU!
Loved today's video. A little of everything. I'm glad to see y'all are turning the upstairs into your dreams. Y'all are gonna love having your own offices.
I would just expand the old enclosed berry patch. Plant bushes in front of the tank.
Typically you lay baseboard after the flooring is in, esp with wood or vinyl- you don’t want it butting up againt the trim as the trim will get wet when you wash it!
Thought the same exact thing. Why is base board and trimmed doorways going in now when flooring isn't complete. Need to get those edges of flooring underneath those baseboards and jams. Hmm.
Seems they must be thinking carpet if Josh is putting in the trim.
Yes, they must have settled on rugs, then that would be the reason why the baseboards are already done in the rooms.
Harvest all that plantain in the coop, freeze dry and sell it. It's a fantastic herb for home remedies.
What is plantain used for as a herbal remedy?
It probably wouldn’t be best to sell it since it has been growing in a coop with chickens walking and pooping all over it. But if Becky has more around other parts of her property she could totally use it herself or like you said, freeze dry and sell it!
@@queenizzy01 That's probably why it was so healthy! All that fertilizer!
harvest the plantain seeds and grow in your organic garden next year.
@beadwright I use the leaves to stop mosquito bites from itching.
I've seen an ad for a standup weed puller that seems to be real easy. The next time I see it I'll send it to you!!!
You popped up while I'd just started another of your videos, so I'll get back to that one after this. 😊
You should spray paint the propane tank green so it blends in to the trees
Love seeing the chickens! Can't wait to get some chickens, hopefully next year! ❤️
The veggie boys have a similar wooden box frame in their blueberry patch, but only seem to cover it with netting when the berries appear. It keeps the critters out. You may have some appreciative birds and deer because your berry plants look loaded!
Ok... I love your energy!!! 😂 Love my Oleander plants in front on my propane tank (we too loose power periodically and so grateful for our propane)... a quick fix that might be helpful, just place some of those lovely pavers you used under chicken feeders; just place them all the way under the tank and the mud won't splash up on the tank.... 😊
Good idea!
So satisfying when you spray that tank after scrubbing and it all flows off! Well done!
Also wanted to tell you i made the chicken spinach Alfredo lasagna last week, your recipe, and was so glad to see you had some noodle sheets that curved up and were crunchy, because mine did too. My hubby didn’t like them crunchy, but leftovers are softened and very good! THANK YOU for all you bring and share in your videos!
Always a joy to watch your videos. My 21 month old granddaughter whom I watch said “Hi Becky, I”m Salem” .
You are such a hard worker, Becky and Josh is doing a great job on your renovations. You both have a lot to be proud of and your homestead is just beautiful.
I love home renovations, cant wait to see the progress
Unless you’re planning to do something around that tank, washing it will last until the next heavy rain… I would think. Maybe add a rock/stone base around it????
In lieu of a privacy fence you could consider planting a boxwood hedge, easy fix to items you might find eyesores 😀
So excited to see how it all turns out! I'm sure you are both super excited to get back into renovations together. 💕
I am so excited for you! I love projects and progress and it feels so personal when you invite us into your home. Your videos are perfect and you make it look so easy but, I know better. Thank you for letting us into your life. I have four grown children, 20 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and I wish I had some of the expertise you have with organizing your meals when I was younger. I had a raised bed garden and used the Square Foot Gardening book, which I have given several as gifts. I would put grape juice in quart jars and make jelly from it as needed. Also, freezer slaw was a favorite of my family. With only one zucchini plant, I would blend, skins and all, to put 2 cup portions into ziplock bags and freeze. My kids liked zucchini bars, and my recipe called for the 2 cups. It would have been so much fun for me to do some of your projects, but at this point, I am cooking for only myself. I lost my husband several years ago to ALS. I can't wait to see what you do with your kitchen in the future and I am excited to watch your green house and chicken coop come into fruition. I know you are an inspiration to a whole lot of young housewives! Wishing you and your family well and waiting to learn the little man's name one day.
Becky motivates me to get up and git 'er done! Great video!
Thank you for all you do. I have learned so much from you. I am a new gardener and jumped in by planting everything from seed. It has been amazing to see things growing and taking off. I live in Ohio and am starting to see fruit setting! It's so exciting! Hope you have a wonderful day and know how much you are appreciated! 😊
Sometimes you need just a "putter day".... where you don't do any major projects but go around and do little things that make a big impact. Looks like you had a great putter day!! Josh's windows & doors are BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Becky, So funny! We just got a new A/C and heater last week also! Just loving it! My husband just finished door molding in our bathrooms. Such a big job! Josh just love your door moldings your pride of work always shows through!!!! Becky aren’t we blessed to have such talented men in our lives!❤ I really miss the chickens! It was great fun to see them! Thank you for sharing your beautiful lives with us!❤
Good morning, got a minute to watch while I drink a cup of coffee before I make more tomato sauce. My SIL 's mouth would be watering with all that freshly freeze dried cilantro. I may have to grow some next year and do the same thing for him.
They have the things that look like fans that you have things climb up on at garden centers or a couple of your older posts with even chicken wire in between you can plant any climbing plant/ andor flowers. You could even combine them by season.
I would love an update on how motherhood is going for you. I hope you are all well. Thank you for another wonderful inspiring vlog.
Me too!
This garage organization got me excited! Now I want to go and label!! 😂
It's so lovely to see a couple treating each other well and working together successfully. You are a great team and are very lucky to have found each other.
I got my Freeze Fresh book yesterday! Love it! Thank you for the recommendation!
Hi Becky 😊 we have lived in our 1930 house since1990 and renovations are now part of our DNA I’m fairly certain 😂
The weed in the chicken coop looks a lot like plantain (Plantago lanceolata) great medicinal plant...
Oooh, I’d never seen the chickens or other areas of your house. This was a fun one! Thank you!
That tank cleaning was satisfying!
That looks like plantain in the chicken pen. It's a wonderful healing herb. I use it in my wound salve with other herbs.
Liked in the 4.3 K , shared and now commented. Great to see everyone. I totally agree that once you have home dried things... store bought doesn't even compare... Hugs from Esquimalt
You might see if you can put some sort of Rain X on the propane tank so you won’t get a dirty build up or put a section of fence set back in front and plant a beautiful tree in front of that (crepe Myrtle) and then the tank will be camouflaged and your view will be lovely.
Yesterday we cleaned our garage really good, we feel so good about it. Your upstairs is going to look so nice.
So happy to see the chickens again and other pups and all the upstairs updates!! Thanks for the motivation! I needed it 😅❤
Garlic scapes freeze dry very well. And those weeds in the chicken run are plantain. It is great for making a poultice to reduce insect bite itching/stings.
Your home and property are absolutely gorgeous. The vision and energy you two bring to your projects are heartwarming. Thank you Becky for sharing.❤❤❤
Josh, the woodwork is beautiful!! ❤❤❤❤thanks for taking us along today!
The weeds you are weed whacking are called narrow leaf plantain. It’s a good antihistamine and made into a tea is good for a cough
I thank you for sharing with all of us
The trim looks beautiful!!! I love that style.
I have a flock of 7 Easter Eggers. And I just got 7 new babies, I call them a Motley Crew… 2 Cemani, 2 Zombie, a polish, a silkie and a silkie mix. It is my “fun flock”. 😆😆. I water glass jar my extra eggs for the winter months. The whites are a little runnier, but they are great for scrambled eggs and for baking and cooking with. Just not good for fried eggs. I love seeing your girls and hearing them spill the tea ❤️😂
Watching you clean that tank was the high point of my day! 😂 so satisfying!
Everything looks good outside and in. Glad you can help Josh also inside.
Josh does great work! Congratulations on getting some of your household projects done.
Hi Becky, hi friends 🎉 I promise I have a life, 😂but I ws refreshing youtube for this video because I know it's due. I wanted to watch before going to prep dinner. Pizza tonight!
I do that same thing! There’s just something about Becky! ❤
😂 I kept flipping back and forth as well. Currently in week 1 recovery from foot surgery so my life consists of bed or chair or toilet 😂. CZcams has become my social outlet.
@@alesiawallin3860 been there with the foot surgery thingy. A knee trolly helped me a lot with getting to the doctor and grocery store and such. I also taught myself to crochet via CZcams while healing.
God’s speed with your healing. 🙏🏼💪🏻
I can’t miss an episode 😂
You did a great job! I love getting those kinda projects done we got chickens and rabbits outside it gets so hot here in Tennessee we've got fans on them it makes me feel better😊 awesome home Becky!
There is a spray on product available that dissolves all the grime off metal that grows over the winter on propane tanks, heat pumps and air conditioner grates. Spray it on and all the grime just rinses off. Don’t know what it is, but when I had my HVAC serviced recently he used something that did the job and only took only 10 minutes of soaking in and rinsed all the crud right off. Good idea to build a cedar privacy fence around that tank. Your bedroom view will be perfect.
We have a big propane tank just like that. We painted it dark green to blend with the trees. Muuuch better than glaring white amongst the green trees 😊
I know of many people who don’t like cilantro,, but I absolutely love it
my dishwasher does not dry very well either. When it is done I open and hang a dish towel in the door and close it. It absorbs the remainder of the moisture and humidity.
Oh my, I love your girls Becky! They are SO cute! 😊 And your propane tank looks fantastic 👏 👏👏 Josh is really good at carpentry, isn't he! Those window frames are awesome. You two are quite the team ❤
Everything is so exciting. I’m glad you got your projects done.
Josh does awesome trimwork wood work it's beautiful😊
So happy for a new video today. Fell yesterday and broke a bone in my hand. Have a splint on it now until I go to the orthopedic doctor tomorrow. Hopefully it can be fixed with a cast and not surgery
Everything looks beautiful. We can always hear Josh Becky. Every video as well. BTW. Can't wait to see the mom's again & your dad as well. Did you make beef Wellington for your dads birthday this year? That was a great video. God bless you all and many prayers 🙏🏻 ❤️
You can use the hold on the side of your cutting board to help slide the leaves into the funnel and into the jar without having to "carry" them with your hands or knife.
Good job by both of you! So happy that you will have use of all of that extra space! The outdoors projects made a big difference! ❤
I agree with other commenters. Paint the propane tank green so it blends into the background!
Most times, those tanks are rented from the propane company, so you are not responsible if something goes wrong with them, but you cannot paint them.
@@shirleyvastine9328 Thank you. I am one of those who hides her tech in wardrobes and pieces of furniture. Kind of you to share!
Thanks for sharing your early morning chores with us. I always wondered if anyone else, besides me, cleaned their propane tank 😂👍🏼 Loved seeing the chickens! And the trim around the upstairs doors and windows have beautiful detail. Great work Josh!
to keep the propane tank clean...lay some astro-turf around the tank, you are pretty artistic paint the tank like a watermelon or some pretty flowers or a lake scene
They make propane tank covers that look like large rocks. It is easy to take the top off for filling. They are nice because no matter what angle you approach from it's hidden. My mom planted a few tall grasses and flowers in front of it to add a little more camouflage.
I just watched your program with the work being done upstairs. It is looking wonderful. I am so excited for y’all. Thank you so much for posting that.
Great progress all around! Thanks for sharing! It’s all looking great! Blessings to all 🤗🇨🇦
I love seeing the around the house chores. Especially the chickens ❤️ I’m excited for you to get to customize your home some more. Such a good feeling.