# 128 A new experience

This week I started pointing the eastern wall, levelled the courtyard, cleared the future pig pasture, helped friends thresh their corn, and enjoyed a new culinary experience, plus a few other things I didn't have a chance to film. 00:00 - Six o'clock in the morning 00:10 - Assembling the scaffolding 02:51 - Power washing the top meter 03:20 - Removing the smaller stones 03:55 - The new wall meets the old one 04:33 - Clearing the future pig yard 06:50 - Starting to point the top meter 10:03 - Helping friends thresh the corn 11:24 - Leveling the courtyard 14:25 - First harvest of green beans 15:45 - Fixing a gate for Amor's project 17:10 - Installing the second circulator 20:16 - Picking the bedrock 21:23 - Lowering the platform 22:00 - Found sand 24:07 - The fish monger 25:26 - Drive home at sunset 27:31 - Cellar monologue 29:04 - A new culinary experience 38:00 - Seasonal dessert 40:30 - Dusk 41:15 - The afterparty Our dinner main: Char grilled, Red wine and garlic marinated Guinea pig Home fries, steamed green beans Lettuce, Cucumber salad Paired with Vinho verde Dessert: Breva/early fig, Requeijão/Ricotta cheese, honey, Chocolate mint Paired with Jeropiga Marinade: Red wine to cover the meat Garlic Bay leaf Black peppercorns Chilli peppers Sea salt support the future of sustainable homesteading :   / joaquimconde   For more info on my upcoming tour : www.timeinportugal.com #Portugal #stonehouse #stoneruins #offthegrid #stonemason #homesteading #heritageProject #legacyproject #selfbuild #stonework #diy #Craftmanship #BuiltByHand #Craftman #SlowLiving #OffgridLiving #SelfReliance #Documentary #SlowLiving