A week in my slow life in the French countryside
Bonjour!
The recipe by Rens Kroes for the carrot cake is available online in Dutch (run a translator from your browser to translate): renskroes.com/tag/carrot-cake/
The recipes for the risotto and clafoutis (and the smoothie I'm making for our guests' breakfast) are in my cookbook:
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I hope you are all doing well! I am taking you with me this week in all the little things I am doing around the house and garden. I hope you enjoy!
Love,
Marloes
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Lovely video. Totally agree with you about what a slow life is. It can be a full life, but the pace is the pace we choose, especially the pace within ourselves. The things we do in the slow life are intentional and mindful and very, very satisfying. 🌿
Yes definitely!
I loved this video❤
Beautifully said!
Sounds perfect!
Hard work and perseverance are all part of getting the life we want for our family. You are nailing it.
Thank you!
@lee-annross3358: Absolutely! It’s those that think the world owes them & for things to fall on their laps that are totally delusional. Work hard & you reap the benefits. It’s so satisfying,
My back is tired today from much less gardening than you did. You are making your garden beautiful. I think I was born into a different culture, I would be working beside you. Love your videos.
Here is how small of a world we live in. I have the exact same cutting board you have! Here’s how large of a world we have. I can’t walk from my house to yours. Loved this episode. It felt of spring. Renew the van, renew the table, renew the garden and our faith in a simpler life. The shot of you with the table showing the seed starter kits from the beginning of the episode was a great tie in. Not sure if it was intentional, but if so, very creative storytelling!
Thank you so much!
The best life is doing what you want, where you want to do it, with the people you want around you. You’re living the dream. Thank you for the reminder and the inspiration.
Thank you for being here! So excited to be meeting you here soon!
@@FrenchCountryLife❤
Oh, my goodness Marloes! The Burgundy countryside is so lovely and your cinematography skills showcase it so well. I really enjoy these “ day-in-the-life” videos. It is fun to watch you cook (that carrot cake looks incredible!) and do projects around your farmhouse and explore the area around it. I also love how Tigrette keeps you company. Such a sweet kitty! Thank you for sharing your little piece of heaven with us! ❤
Thank you! Tigrette is the sweetest companion 🐈
Loved her sunbathing 😂
Merci pour cette vidéo après nettoyage et rénovation la table est très belle abientôt
Merci!
Here in Australia it is Autumn now. Spring is my favourite time in my garden and you are lucky to be enjoying that wonderful season. Also, I noted one of your comments that we shouldn’t keep things for “special occasions”, but use them. I’m 73 and my husband is 83, so I swapped our every day dinnerware and cutlery for the beautiful Villeroy and Boch plates and the cutlery that my late parents brought back for me from Germany years ago. Every day and every meal are special occasions! Thanks for reminding me of that.
I am so happy to hear this! Thank you for sharing that with me 🙏❤️
Walking back from the garage, you could be walking down one of our lanes in West Devon, England! It looks just the same, so green and lush. I live alone with my rescue greyhound Madge, and choose to be reclusive, due to my sever anxiety about going out and about. I am very lucky, as I am surrounded by farming land with sheep in, and nature. I often see the deer, and the buzzards out on my walks. My happiest time is being out in nature, and by water especially, as I find the sound of running water so soothing for the soul. Blessings from Jilly & Madge. xxx
Seeing you transplant wildflowers reminds me of our family story where in the 1890's Uncle George and Aunt Clara built a new brick house . He was working away from home for weeks on end and so Aunt Clara neatened up around the foundation and gathered up a whole lot of this lovely plant she had seen near the woods and promptly replanted it all along the outside of the house . When Uncle George got home he found Aunt Clara bedridden , being tended by her sisters . Those lovely plants turned out to be Poison Ivy and she was covered head to toe in the rash it causes . In those days it was very serious . Poor uncle George now had to get rid of it and ended up with the blistering rash too ! We were taught very early on what it looked like and we steered clear of it !! Life lessons.......I can almost smell those lilacs mmmm...you are so kind to help the neighbors , kindness is what ties us together ,,,we need more kindness !! cheers Cherryl from Canada
Oh boy! I always check with my plant app to see if it’s poisonous when I don’t have gloves with me and also if it is safe to pick without hurting the plant and it’s ability to recover and grow back. But in those days they didn’t have that info so easily available! Fortunately we don’t have poison ivy here in Europe but there are still plants you’d better leave alone.
@@FrenchCountryLife I like how you keep things natural and calm,,,,inside the farmhouse and out,,,,, thanks for a day in France ,,,,simply wonderful !!! cheers Cherryl from Canada
You absolutely do live in paradise Marloes, much of it from your making. Every picture you show us could be a painting. I love the way you confidently and lovingly do things around the home. I am now 71 and unable to walk or do much else, but watching your peaceful fulfilling life does give me joy and I almost feel like I’m there too. When my son asks what I did today I tell him I’ve been in France traveling around Burgundy today. And it was glorious. I’m telling you this not for pity but I think you should know how much you are appreciated. ❤❤❤
@@kathyeyesopen4078I am so happy to hear my videos bring you joy! ❤ take care!
Your vidéos are so relaxing Marloes❤Brings me joy to watch🎉
Happy to hear this! Thanks for being here ❤️
You're welcome❤
Hard working young Lady ❤- you are an inspiration for us all - blue jeans and Onitsuka Tiger shoes - love the combo 😊
I love the life in this place ❤
Beautiful vlog. Thank you for sharing!💕
New subscriber🎉 love your content ❤. Thanks for sharing this marvelous peaceful life with us 🙏
Thank you and welcome to the channel!
Bellissimo, la primavera, fantastica👍👋
Thanks!
Lovely pictures & beautiful nature around house 🏡 informative video
Just beautiful !!! ❤🥰
Thank you!
Lovely video ! So beautiful, the early spring in Burgundy ! Thank you Marloes ! 💕🌷🙏🇳🇱
My pleasure!
What a full of colors. Natures .heal .
I just clicked to make sure you still have the kitty. ❤
Haha! Of course! She’s in the video a couple of times! But the black cat… I haven’t seen it anymore but my neighbors have and they are feeding it!
@@FrenchCountryLife oh I didn't know there was another cat. I haven't seen your videos in a while. I know only of the beautiful calico kitty
What a beautiful place you live in ! I love your videos .... I love your life !!
Thank you!
You are so kind to take that lovely food to your couple in need in your community. I am sure they will be so thankful for this lovely food. I know how they must feel, as I too, through my own fault, have fallen on hard times with money, and so when a neighbor offers food to me sometimes, I am so very thankful for it. Love, Jilly & Madge. xxx
Thanks so much! Take care ❤️
Thank you so much. This was lovely. Your walk back home was so peaceful and a part of a slow life. You could have picked an entire bouquet of flowers along the side of the road. Your table came out great! Your lovely garden was a lot of work but it will be so pretty. In the fall maybe take the seed heads off of the flowers you see on your walks and sprinkle them in the garden. It was so kind of you to bring your neighbors the delicious lunch. What a difference this simple act of kindness will make in their lives. Thank you for sharing the beauty of the French countryside in spring. 🌿🌷I think I shall watch it again!
Lindíssimo. Amo a primavera. 💖💐
Your garden is looking lovely and natural with a hint of wild abundance. Have you thought about some very large terracotta pots for your perennials which would be easy to manage. Great to see Tigret enjoying the Spring garden. ❤🐈🐾😊
Yes I have been looking for nice big terracotta pots but haven’t found any that I liked so far apart from the one my olive tree is in!
Ahhh spring.... can't wait to see the peonies in bloom! Btw you planted that Rhododendron too close to the wall, you should have planted it in a corner about a meter from the walls... it will get very big!
Some already are! They are beautiful!
What a lot of energy you have! It reminds me when I was your age: like an engine!
I don’t always have that much energy but I just want to get these projects done so I can enjoy and relax this summer!
Yes, looking back on my younger days, I’m astonished at all the endless energy I had, but didn’t realize that until I got older and didn’t have the same amount! 😊
What beautiful walk that was! I'm so glad you took it and shared it. Thank you.
My pleasure!
Hi Marloes, Spring is so lovely in Burgundy. We spent a lovely few days wondering slowly around the region last week and attended a concert in Macon. Thx for introducing us all to La Baronne du Broc in Autun which we visited. We have a lovely stay and meals at Domain de Rymska, highly recommended! BW Maria et Rowan. PS. Your table came up a treat!
O yes domaine de Rymska is amazing! Happy to hear you’ve enjoyed your time in Burgundy!
Your life is peaceful and beautiful. The green meadows, the churches, the sheep make my heart peaceful. Tables under warm sunshine, glass greenhouses also make me imagine. The way you cook is also warm. Good luck to you and your family. Greetings from Korea.
Thank you!
I enjoyed this video so much, Marloes. Your gardens are looking beautiful and that carrot cake…delicious! 🇨🇦
Thanks!
Great idea to use wild flowers.. jasmine is one of my favourites..thanks for another slow and chilled video 😊
My pleasure!
My heart is with you as you go about your day and your walks. It is spring where i live , however the snow is still melting. We are at least a month away from Lilacs and spring blooms. Oh to be in France in the spring. I love your cook book !!! It has been fun trying out new recipes. Thank you so much for sharing your week and reminding us of the beauty in the simple acts of daily life. ❤
My pleasure! So happy to hear my videos and book bring you joy!
Always look forward to your videos because I can relate to them. Slow living, gardening, cooking and color palette of decorating style. Enchanting home with gorgeous views! ❤ 🪴🌷🪻🥖 Would love to have a small cottage surrounded by Nature. 🪴
Thanks for being here!
Many beautiful shots of the countryside and the carrot cake up close made me want to dive in :)
It is sooooo good! If you get a chance, try the recipe! It’s a healthier version than a classic carrot cake so just a bit of maple syrup and no sugar.
Absolutely love these videos of yourss. The cows are so sweet, always wanting to say hallo ❤omw! The breakfast looked delicious. The table looks,beautiful.
Another beautiful and inspiring video. Thank you!
Always so beautiful~♡~ even in the workplace. Thank you for sharing and inspiring us with your sweetest home inside and out~♡~
My pleasure!
Good morning from the Central Oregon coast in Waldport. Thank you for sharing yet another wonderful tour of your area of France. I ❤ the sweet sheep and cattle stares as you pass them. Also thanks for identifying the tall yellow plants. Here in Oregon the farmers post signs naming the crops! Very helpful for inquiring minds. EnJoY Spring!
That is such a good idea!
I love your channel. My way of living. New follower. Thanks for sharing. So beautiful! 👍
My pleasure!
I love your videos, they inspire me to do more in my garden.
Happy to hear this! When I feel unmotivated I watch one of my favorite KZheadrs do homemaking and I feel inspired to get the things done in my own house and garden! 😂
The flowers in your garden are gorgeous.
Watching you work on that garden area, clearing and replanting reminds me that I need to get out and do the same. We are a bit behind in springtime blooms as we are still consistently experiencing low temperatures so watching your lovely plants I feel joy thinking we are not too far behind.
Yay!
Thank you for sharing! Love the slow life.
My pleasure!
Wonderfully filmed and edited. Who wouldn't love living in this beautiful French countryside.
Lovely flowers springing to life in your garden, set off beautifully by the stone walls. There’s mixed feelings watching spring from the opposite hemisphere where we are sliding into winter, but I suppose it reinforces the idea that the cycle of life continues and I’ll get through the coming cold months x
Knowing spring will come is what keeps me going in the winter! Make it a cozy one!
I enjoyed the lovely walk and the flowers you picked to plant. The garden looks very nice. Thank you for sharing some of the things you do day to day. Peaceful, beautiful countryside. ❤
Beautiful property, so lovely! It is spring here too in my part of the world (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), things are turning more green, flowers are starting to bloom, and our different trees (maple, oak and birch - to mention just a few) are starting to produce leaves, slowly but surely! How thoughtful to help your friends and provide a lovely meal. I’m sure they are so grateful! Looking forward to your future videos.
Absolutely LOVED everything about this video!!! Sublime 💗
Thank you!
Hi thanks for sharing simple but wonderfull Moments of daily life that walk was soo relaxing the cake recepie delicious as always very very relaxing and enjoyable video blessings take care waiting for new one!!!❤️
Thank you Marloes. Loved everything in this video and could almost smell the lilacs. Here in New Hampshire, USA it is our state flower and we have to wait until May for it to bloom. Always a joy to see Tigrette😻
Your life is beautiful, all the best.
Thank you for sharing your precious life!
My pleasure!
I really love your channel, your home and garden, cooking and visits to other homes!
I am happy to hear that!
The spring was captured beautifully! I could almost feel the fresh air and smell the lilacs. Thank you!
My pleasure!
Beautiful early spring in your burgundy region! I didn’t realize you could plant flowers like that, and they’ll come back next year. I’ll have to give that a try. I can’t wait to see your peonies in bloom! I agree with you about what a slow life is. Thank you for sharing, and I loved seeing the sheep of course!🐑
Beautiful❣️I enjoy resting on the Sabbath, that’s my slow day of the week❣️🥰💕🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️
Thanks a lot. I loved your video.😊
Beautiful job on the table!
Thanks!
This is the first of your videos I have seen. I look forward to watching more of them. What an absolutely beautiful place! The countryside, all the wildflowers, and your tortoiseshell kitty! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks! And welcome to the channel!
Thank you again for the lovely video! And I love your explanation about your version of slow life. 🫶
Thanks!
Gorgeous countryside and your carrot cake looked delicious!!
Thanks for sharing all that beauty. Here in Ireland we are entering the 9th month of almost constant rain, the last few days were foggy, the lilac and many more typical spring plants look poor.
Oh no! I couldn’t live in such a wet climate I’m afraid… Hang in there!
Lovely and inspiring video, my wife and I are thinking of retiring in Europe, we've been looking at Italy, Portugal and Spain but ever since I came across your channel we've been inspired more to maybe living in the French country side and really enjoying a slow, quite and meaningful life.
What an exciting project!
A life to love.
Beautiful as always.
Thank you!
Love the video I live a slow life and is very peaceful
Beautiful video - thanks for sharing!
My pleasure!
Pure and gorgeous!
Very nice video, I like how Tigret just hangs out on the gravel stretching & getting her natural Vitamin D directly from the sun. I love that one sheep keeping an eye on you while the others didn't notice you were there, or that cow who seemed to have a bit of trouble standing up but going over to see what you were doing. That one house you & your friend went to take a look at sure did appear to need a whole lot of work, I think you really need to go visit with a friend who really knows about these types of old homes in order to make an intelligent decision otherwise it could end up costing you a fortune to fix up. The area you are going to pretty up cause it's next to the entrance to the pool, could use some color & texture, you should take a look at Rhododendrons and/or Hydrangeas, so many beautiful colors to choose from. Where I live, here in the Northeast of the USA, we have some pretty cold winters & some miserable Florida type weather in the summer, & these plants still flourish every season! I was wondering what happened to the kitty which seemed lost out in the fields? Did you decide not find out if he belonged to a neighbor? I never get bored of your walks in this peaceful place and of looking around at the different villages & homes.
Yes that house is not the one they’re looking at. And after 5 years of renovations and working with architects I am starting to get a good feel for what things cost and what it takes to renovate a French old house (and the mistakes you should avoid). My friends are aware of that and excited about taking on such a project. I’m excited for them!
The kitty in the field, the black one, is being fed by my neighbors. We have only seen it very occasionally and it doesn’t seem to come get the food a lot. It’s very scared but seems to thrive nonetheless fortunately!
You’ve got such a pretty garden 🌷 ❤
Thank you! Doing my best!
Beautiful countryside life!
Very enjoyed watching this video. Thanks!
Thanks! Happy to hear that!
Bonjour, I think most people sitting behind a computer would trade that for yours in a heartbeat. There's a lot to be said about a slow life, one thing is that I believe it's a better quality of life. As a New Yorker, I wished I had learned that a long time ago. I love your life you created, and you are giving your guests a beautiful piece of that life. Thank you for sharing your piece of the world with us. Just stunning.
Yes exactly! That is why I left my office job, taking all the risks that included and started my business which 10 years later allowed us to move here and live like this. It is truly a dream come true and I feel so blessed we get to live this life and have our boys grow up like this ❤️
I have to agree, nothing slow about this, lol I know what you are saying tho. Your videos are so well put together, keep doing what you are doing & blessing us to be a part of it. I know it's alot of work to do this.
Thanks!
So refreshing👌💓🇵🇭
Beautiful house outside . The blessing of farm is beautiful. You are so strong Don't mind please. Praise the lord. I think everything is good and nice.
Thank you!
Relaxing video ❤
Thanks!
Beautiful.... Beautiful. "Be careful when working on difficult tasks and take care of you thumb finger
Lovely video. Yes, the slow life is full but contented ,unhurried, not caught up in others' agendas. Your home and surrounds are delightful. Thank you.💐
Thank you!
So beautiful nature
Leuk ik kwam je heeel toevallig op KZhead tegen ik woon ook in Frankrijk sinds een aantal jaren - Bourgondië is een rustige relaxte streek Leuke bedoening heb je - enjoy 💪👍👌👏🌷
Dank je wel!
Great video thanks for sharing 👍.
My pleasure!
A lot of work for sure but you guys are young you got this
Gaiety 💅.I cont find the right words to make you happy,anyway positive contents are full of your heart and priceless journey with conceivable life.Prominently I comprehend that each day challenging rout of life and manipulating with your skill 🤷♀️🙏🇮🇳.
nice job, wonderful slow life
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To live in harmony with nature and work at your own pace is indeed paradise. Would that everyone could have meaningful work as you do, and not be enslaved to corporations and greed.
Magnifique, je rêve de quitter Alger et de m'installer dans un petit village loin de notre Capitale largement saturée par l'encombrement où se déplacer et trouver une place de stationnement relève du miracle. ❤
Hello from Ukraine ❤ Nice video 😍 Beautiful nature
Beautiful
Thank you!
This cake 😍
Beautiful life ❤️ from kerala
Hello, I found your channel by accident. Bonjour. The landscape reminds me of Ireland, 🎉
Welcome to the channel!
Buen día desde Bogotá Colombia 🌷🍄😊
Buen día! 🙏
I love how curious cows are - so sweet. Question do you ever use an egg substitute when baking and if so what do you use and do you find it successful
Yes the cows sure are cute! Yes I do have a few recipes (by others) that are vegan that I like to use but I have never done a flax seed egg or anything like that and still got great results. One trick I find very successful is to mix a teaspoon apple cider vinegar with like 1/4 teaspoon baking soda, it starts to bubble and then you add that to your cake batter/mixture at the very end. It makes cakes super fluffy!
@@FrenchCountryLife thanks - I made a note of this and put it in your cookbook - which I LOVE!!
My friend Sarala Terpstra is a plant based chef, you can follow her on Instagram @the.bellevie and she also wrote a cookbook “Vegan French Favorites”. She should have some good ideas about how to substitute eggs!
On your walk, did you need to pull the roots of the wildflowers or just cut them and stick them in? We live in zone 3 and find it so hard to garner plants that will survive our winters. Would love a little more clarity on that. By the way, we LOVE your cookbook!!! A real piece of art!
Happy to hear you’re enjoying the book! Last year I pulled yarrow out of the ground with the roots and planted them and it worked! The flowers I picked now are Viburnum and I googled and it said to take a stem with the older hardwood. I have had them in the ground for a few days now and can already tell only the one with a big piece of the hardwood on the stem is going to possibly survive. Most plants will grow roots when you put a stem in water but this one doesn’t. I google things as I know absolutely nothing about gardening. Maybe go to a local garden center and ask for advice? I did that for the olive tree I got last year and their advice was very different even from what it said on the label but thanks to that my olive tree survived the winter and it’s been outside all this time! We don’t have long periods of frost and snow though. Check with a local! I get a lot of advice from my neighbor who’s lived here and gardened here all her life!
@@FrenchCountryLife Thanks so much. Happy gardening1
Lovely video and lots of hard work. The plant cuttings you planted would have more energy to grow if you remove the flowers. That helps the roots to be established.
Thanks for sharing this!
Thank you for a beautiful peak into Spring in your area. Have you ever considered doing a review of your Lacanche cooker ? Especially the oven part, what size baking sheets it can accommodate, what accessories it comes with and what you think of the oven compared to a modern regular built-in oven. It seems impossible to find Europe-based reviews for Lacache cookers. If I am not mistaken you have the Cormatin model with the largest oven they have in that line. Did you have difficulties finding a shop to buy it from in France ? Thanks
I could share SO much about it as I love it! But I am afraid such a video would feel like an ad to people? Although I could go a separate video about it, thanks for the idea! We’re getting our slightly bigger one for our new kitchen in in a few weeks!
@@FrenchCountryLife There are a number of US-based reviews but nothing in France...which is ironic for a French appliance! Of course, only you can decide what is right for your channel. I do not think it would feel like an Ad. On the contrary, a lot of people would find an unbiased review helpful for an item that is a substantial investment and not something you easily see for yourself at Darty or the likes. In France, it is difficult to find people who have used this oven and can compare it with European built-in ovens which seem to have a lot more options. Thanks a lot for your videos, they are very peaceful both aesthetically and in their rhythm.
Hello from New Hampshire, US I came across your lovely, restful videos just 2 days ago and I am so in love with your lifestyle and sweet life. I adore seeing you cook and bake. I am 79 and wanting so much to live a restful life as you do. I was a pediatric nurse for 47 years and caring for myself is now my priority. I wondered if you might give me information on your Air B&B, please. Thank you for your kind help. Dotti. C.
Hi! Welcome to the channel! You can find all the info on our rentals here: www.lasourcebourgogne.fr