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A quiet road leading to the old house

A home waiting to be restored

This is our 100-year-old house

A place full of history and memories

Today, we begin the first steps of restoration

Come inside and see how it looks

The walls, the wood, everything tells a story

It needs a lot of work, but we see the potential

This home has stood for a century—now it’s our turn to restore it

This home has history, and so does this book

Traditional haystacks, standing tall

A familiar sight in the countryside

The sound of running water

A quick repair to protect the house until we rebuild the roof in summer

The real work starts in a few months :)

Horses pulling the cart, just like in the old days

A curious visitor comes to check on us

Each strike of the hammer fills the valley

We bring the house back to life

Let’s take a look inside the summer kitchen

The window is broken—it needs a quick fix

For now, I’ll cover it with a piece of plywood

One small repair at a time

Working together to fix the roof

I reach into the box and grab a handful of nails

Small things, big repairs

Time to climb up and help from the attic

Let’s see how things look from up there

All the wooden beams are blackened by smoke

In the past, people had no chimney—smoke filled the attic

Over time, the wood absorbed the smoke and darkened

This natural smoking protected the wood from rotting

Even after so many years, the beams remain strong

A forgotten method, but one that preserved the house

The horses stand still

The barn is in terrible condition

Both the barn and the stable need a lot of work

Heading to the store to buy pipes for marking the land

We need metal pipes to set the boundary markers

The landscape passes by, silent and vast

Fields on both sides, untouched and open

A quick stop for supplies before we continue working

Marking the property starts with the right materials

Now, we are hammering the pipes into the ground

We hired a land survey company to measure the property

The surveyors check the exact boundaries

Using GPS, they mark the precise locations

In a village, everyone knows when something is happening

The neighbors have come to see what we’re doing

These willows have been here for decades

The beauty of Bucovina, quiet and timeless

Frozen fields stretch under the pale sky

The pipes we bought were too short and too thin

So we went back to the store and got 1.5-meter-long pipes

Goats wander nearby, curious about our work

Empty soda cans lay scattered on the ice

we spray them with yellow paint

A bright color to make them visible

Now, we are hammering the longer pipes over the ones from yesterday

This will make sure they stay in place

Wow, what a big dog

Step by step, the official boundaries take shape

A rhythmic clang, repeating with each strike

Each marker is placed exactly where it should be

A majestic Mioritic Shepherd

Metal against metal

Walking through this place

Somewhere nearby, someone is working with wood

Nature has shaped this place perfectly.

One last walk on the hill before the sun sets

The last rays of sunlight touch the hills

This is just the beginning—we’ll return soon

We’ll be back soon to continue the work

Until next time, Bucovina