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   <media:description>We're home and Julia is starting the long road to recovery after her surgery last week. So this week to support Julia, I harvest lots of healthy, healing food and cook from the rare fruits of the rainforest.
Use our code MOTHER3 to get $3 off https://try.airalo.com/motherthemountain
Our Book: http://geni.us/MothertheMountain 
https://www.patreon.com/motherthemountain 
https://www.instagram.com/motherthemountain/
Anastasia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anast.asia/
Julia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliavanderbyl/

We are sisters, Julia and Anastasia Vanderbyl. A few years ago, we began a journey to live a life in perfect harmony with nature. A life of caring for animals, growing fruit, planting trees, gardening, cooking, creating, building and learning to live with the land. 
In this time, nature has taught us more than we could have ever imagined.

Our environmental films document the landscape, the lessons we’ve learnt and our work as regenerative farmers here on Bundjalung Country. 

We live on the land of the Arakwal and Minjungbal People of the Bundjalung Nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Country we live on and recognise their continuing connection to the land and waters. We thank them for protecting this rainforest and its ecosystems since time immemorial. 

Chapters:
0:00 Julia health update
2:00 Harvesting avocados and healing food
3:40 Rare rainforest fruits
5:42 Baking a cake for Julia's birthday
8:12 Cute ducks 
10:17 Homegrown bananas and a healthy pancakes
12:26 Running with the goats
13:41 Julia's surgery updates and thank you!!</media:description>
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   <media:description>Big life updates here ❤️‍🩹 Julia is about to go in for surgery, so I thought it was important to share with you everything thats going on, diagnoses, Julia's full health story and how art has always helped her to heal. Art prints: https://www.motherthemountain.com/store

Our Book: http://geni.us/MothertheMountain 
https://www.patreon.com/motherthemountain 
https://www.instagram.com/motherthemountain/
Anastasia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anast.asia/
Julia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliavanderbyl/

We are sisters, Julia and Anastasia Vanderbyl. A few years ago, we began a journey to live a life in perfect harmony with nature. A life of caring for animals, growing fruit, planting trees, gardening, cooking, creating, building and learning to live with the land. 
In this time, nature has taught us more than we could have ever imagined.

Our environmental films document the landscape, the lessons we’ve learnt and our work as regenerative farmers here on Bundjalung Country. 

We live on the land of the Arakwal and Minjungbal People of the Bundjalung Nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Country we live on and recognise their continuing connection to the land and waters. We thank them for protecting this rainforest and its ecosystems since time immemorial. 

The Music in this video is by @MapleGlider 
Good Thing, Swimming, Performer, As Tradition, Your'e Gonna be a Daddy and Friend

Chapters:
0:00 Julia’s health update
0:45 Why Julia hasn’t been around lately
1:20 How she uses painting and art as a tool to heal
3:10 New diagnoses: she needs surgery in a few days
5:10 Painting, health and all the details
8:02 How to support Julia
10:13 Julia’s mysterious 17 year illness 
19:12 Creativity as medicine
26:27 Thank you ❤️‍🩹</media:description>
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   <media:description>We grow our own food in the rainforest, attempting to be self sufficient and food secure. We have abundant orchards full of tropical and rare fruit trees. Come tour the farm, meet all the animals, and experience our off grid food systems in the australian countryside!
Our Book: http://geni.us/MothertheMountain 
https://www.patreon.com/motherthemountain 
https://www.instagram.com/motherthemountain/
Anastasia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anast.asia/
Julia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliavanderbyl/

We are sisters, Julia and Anastasia Vanderbyl. A few years ago, we began a journey to live a life in perfect harmony with nature. A life of caring for animals, growing fruit, planting trees, gardening, cooking, creating, building and learning to live with the land. 
In this time, nature has taught us more than we could have ever imagined.

Our environmental films document the landscape, the lessons we’ve learnt and our work as regenerative farmers here on Bundjalung Country. 

We live on the land of the Arakwal and Minjungbal People of the Bundjalung Nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Country we live on and recognise their continuing connection to the land and waters. We thank them for protecting this rainforest and its ecosystems since time immemorial. 

Chapters:
0:00 Harvesting bananas and building self sufficiency on our farm
3:08 Herb garden and custard apple tree
4:28 The rare poisonous fruit that is said to be the most delicious in the world!
6:05 Grapefruit, jackfruit, malay apple, mangoes, lychees, guava, jabuticaba, pecans, starfruit, macadamias, longans, jambu and pomegranate!
12:59 The other orchard! More mangoes, carambola and taro
18:51 How we grow temperate food in our subtropical climate</media:description>
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   <media:description>Glowing fungi! Waterfalls! Mist! This time of year is magical and we bask in the beauty. Anastasia mends a basket and harvests so many mangoes, then cooks a mango salsa preserve to last into the autumn!
Our Book: http://geni.us/MothertheMountain 
https://www.patreon.com/motherthemountain 
https://www.instagram.com/motherthemountain/
Anastasia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anast.asia/
Julia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliavanderbyl/

We are sisters, Julia and Anastasia Vanderbyl. A few years ago, we began a journey to live a life in perfect harmony with nature. A life of caring for animals, growing fruit, planting trees, gardening, cooking, creating, building and learning to live with the land. 
In this time, nature has taught us more than we could have ever imagined.

Our environmental films document the landscape, the lessons we’ve learnt and our work as regenerative farmers here on Bundjalung Country. 

We live on the land of the Arakwal and Minjungbal People of the Bundjalung Nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Country we live on and recognise their continuing connection to the land and waters. We thank them for protecting this rainforest and its ecosystems since time immemorial. 

Chapters:
0:00 Magical waterfalls
2:13 Bioluminescent mushrooms
3:02 Misty mornings
3:50 Mending a basket for my fruit orchard harvests
6:37 Picking mangoes on the farm
8:15 Cooking and preserving with mangoes: lacto-fermented salsa
12:30 Harvesting more mangoes with goats
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   <media:description>Camping on the cliff edge, looking over mountains and mist. Cooking on the campfire, finding secret spots and watching turtles in the blue river all day long.
Our Book: http://geni.us/MothertheMountain 
https://www.patreon.com/motherthemountain 
https://www.instagram.com/motherthemountain/
Anastasia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anast.asia/
Julia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliavanderbyl/

We are sisters, Julia and Anastasia Vanderbyl. A few years ago, we began a journey to live a life in perfect harmony with nature. A life of caring for animals, growing fruit, planting trees, gardening, cooking, creating, building and learning to live with the land. 
In this time, nature has taught us more than we could have ever imagined.

Our environmental films document the landscape, the lessons we’ve learnt and our work as regenerative farmers here on Bundjalung Country. 

We live on the land of the Arakwal and Minjungbal People of the Bundjalung Nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Country we live on and recognise their continuing connection to the land and waters. We thank them for protecting this rainforest and its ecosystems since time immemorial. 
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Chapters:
0:00 Cliff camping in a secret spot!
3:22 Solo camping again, setting up my hand built camper by the blue river
7:49 Cooking on the campfire
12:04 Oh no, a rainy night! Will my bamboo camper survive?</media:description>
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  <title>No Plan, All Alone: Travelling Australia in my Hand Built Camper</title>
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   <name>Mother The Mountain Farm</name>
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   <media:description>Camping alone in Australia! Use code MOTHER to get 15% off your Simify eSIM here: https://simify.com/MOTHER?c=1 With nothing but my hand built bamboo camper and my tiny kei truck, I’m travelling the east coast. I cook, camp, hike and explore beaches, forests and mountains - wild, free camping in the beautiful countryside.
Our Book: http://geni.us/MothertheMountain 
https://www.patreon.com/motherthemountain 
https://www.instagram.com/motherthemountain/
Anastasia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anast.asia/
Julia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliavanderbyl/

We are sisters, Julia and Anastasia Vanderbyl. A few years ago, we began a journey to live a life in perfect harmony with nature. A life of caring for animals, growing fruit, planting trees, gardening, cooking, creating, building and learning to live with the land. 
In this time, nature has taught us more than we could have ever imagined.

Our environmental films document the landscape, the lessons we’ve learnt and our work as regenerative farmers here on Bundjalung Country. 

We live on the land of the Arakwal and Minjungbal People of the Bundjalung Nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Country we live on and recognise their continuing connection to the land and waters. We thank them for protecting this rainforest and its ecosystems since time immemorial. 
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Chapters:
0:00 Will my truck make it? Alone in a tiny bamboo truck!
3:35 Setting up camp right on the water
9:38 Beach camping and finding my solo camping rhythm
15:32 Highway dramas and driving in the city!
17:21 All my dreams come true! Camping in the Blue Mountains!</media:description>
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   <media:description>Harvesting 1000 kilos of fruit from our orchards! Only through our link: Get the Anker SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 NOW https://ankersolix.tech/MTMwithC2000G2
Our Book: http://geni.us/MothertheMountain 
https://www.patreon.com/motherthemountain 
https://www.instagram.com/motherthemountain/
Anastasia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anast.asia/
Julia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliavanderbyl/

We are sisters, Julia and Anastasia Vanderbyl. A few years ago, we began a journey to live a life in perfect harmony with nature. A life of caring for animals, growing fruit, planting trees, gardening, cooking, creating, building and learning to live with the land. 
In this time, nature has taught us more than we could have ever imagined.

Our environmental films document the landscape, the lessons we’ve learnt and our work as regenerative farmers here on Bundjalung Country. 

We live on the land of the Arakwal and Minjungbal People of the Bundjalung Nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Country we live on and recognise their continuing connection to the land and waters. We thank them for protecting this rainforest and its ecosystems since time immemorial.

Chapters:
0:00 60 years off grid: our story
0:56 Harvesting a giant protein rich super food from the forest
1:52 Preserving jackfruit into 22 meals
6:58 Cooking dinner from the orchards and garden
8:31 Harvesting baskets of mangoes with friends
9:27 Dehydrating thousands of mangoes
11:15 Picking bunya nuts from ancient trees
11:58 Preserving kilos of nuts
14:40 It's flooding! 200mm of rain overnight!</media:description>
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  <title>Tropical Homesteading: My Modern Village Life</title>
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   <media:description>This week we visit a friend’s farm and milk goats to make cheese! We also harvest so many mangoes, grapes and other rare rainforest fruits. Anastasia fixes fences so that naughty ducks can’t escape from their new paddock. Benny’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zendarafarm/

Our Book: http://geni.us/MothertheMountain 
https://www.patreon.com/motherthemountain 
https://www.instagram.com/motherthemountain/
Anastasia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anast.asia/
Julia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliavanderbyl/

We are sisters, Julia and Anastasia Vanderbyl. A few years ago, we began a journey to live a life in perfect harmony with nature. A life of caring for animals, growing fruit, planting trees, gardening, cooking, creating, building and learning to live with the land. 
In this time, nature has taught us more than we could have ever imagined.

Our environmental films document the landscape, the lessons we’ve learnt and our work as regenerative farmers here on Bundjalung Country. 

We live on the land of the Arakwal and Minjungbal People of the Bundjalung Nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Country we live on and recognise their continuing connection to the land and waters. We thank them for protecting this rainforest and its ecosystems since time immemorial.

Chapters:
0:00 Harvesting mangoes, grapes, lychees and rare rainforest fruits
1:34 A tropical fruit picnic at the lake
3:58 Visiting a friend’s goat farm and milking goats
8:37 Lydia teaches us to make cheese from the milk!
12:08 Fixing gates in the orchard (for naughty ducks)</media:description>
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   <name>Mother The Mountain Farm</name>
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  <updated>2026-05-04T12:22:17+00:00</updated>
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   <media:description>Summer is abundant mango season in the Australian rainforest! The orchards are full of tropical fruit and we harvest and preserve massive baskets. The best way to carry the heavy harvest across the farm is by water, so we canoe them over the lake! 💚 Switch to Musicbed and start creating content that truly connects. Sign up for your 14-day free trial today: https://fm.pxf.io/mtm-freetrial

Our Book: http://geni.us/MothertheMountain 
https://www.patreon.com/motherthemountain 
https://www.instagram.com/motherthemountain/
Anastasia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anast.asia/
Julia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliavanderbyl/

We are sisters, Julia and Anastasia Vanderbyl. A few years ago, we began a journey to live a life in perfect harmony with nature. A life of caring for animals, growing fruit, planting trees, gardening, cooking, creating, building and learning to live with the land. 
In this time, nature has taught us more than we could have ever imagined.

Our environmental films document the landscape, the lessons we’ve learnt and our work as regenerative farmers here on Bundjalung Country. 

We live on the land of the Arakwal and Minjungbal People of the Bundjalung Nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Country we live on and recognise their continuing connection to the land and waters. We thank them for protecting this rainforest and its ecosystems since time immemorial.


chapters:
0:00 Anastasia and Lydia harvest abundant mangoes from the orchard
4:23 Julia joins in to canoe our fruit harvest downstream
10:17 Preserving tropical fruit
13:33 Working in the new orchard, clearing weeds with the ducks and goats</media:description>
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  <title>Calming Swim with my Duck, Harvesting Tropical Fruit and Making Jewelry</title>
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  <author>
   <name>Mother The Mountain Farm</name>
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  <published>2026-02-14T10:39:13+00:00</published>
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   <media:description>Listen to the calming sounds of the rainforest stream as a swim with my pet duck, harvest abundant mangoes and go about daily life on a tropical homestead. We cook oyster shells on the fire to make shell grit for the chickens, harvest basil and garlic from the kitchen garden and cook pesto pasta and we create silver jewelry from clay!

Our Book: http://geni.us/MothertheMountain 
https://www.patreon.com/motherthemountain 
https://www.instagram.com/motherthemountain/
Anastasia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anast.asia/
Julia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliavanderbyl/

We are sisters, Julia and Anastasia Vanderbyl. A few years ago, we began a journey to live a life in perfect harmony with nature. A life of caring for animals, growing fruit, planting trees, gardening, cooking, creating, building and learning to live with the land. 
In this time, nature has taught us more than we could have ever imagined.

Our environmental films document the landscape, the lessons we’ve learnt and our work as regenerative farmers here on Bundjalung Country. 

We live on the land of the Arakwal and Minjungbal People of the Bundjalung Nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Country we live on and recognise their continuing connection to the land and waters. We thank them for protecting this rainforest and its ecosystems since time immemorial.

Music by Indira Elias: 
https://indiraelias.com/
&quot;Soon Enough&quot;, &quot;Urania&quot;, and &quot;Mon Coeur&quot;  

chapters:
0:00 My duck in the stream
2:00 Harvesting jambu and mangoes
5:14 Making jewelry from silver clay
7:19 Julia harvests garlic from the garden
8:26 Cooking pesto pasta from fresh garden produce
9:24 Lighting a campfire and cooking oyster shells
10:08 Mangoes, birds and snakes
10:57 Finishing the necklace
13:28 Shell grit for the chickens!</media:description>
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  <title>Summer on my Tropical Fruit Farm</title>
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  <author>
   <name>Mother The Mountain Farm</name>
   <uri>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A</uri>
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  <published>2026-02-07T10:27:13+00:00</published>
  <updated>2026-02-27T00:27:01+00:00</updated>
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   <media:description>Come with me through the rainforest, pick fruit from the tree, cook from the abundant harvests, work hard in the hot summer heat and refresh in the cool river.
Our Book: http://geni.us/MothertheMountain 
https://www.patreon.com/motherthemountain 
https://www.instagram.com/motherthemountain/
Anastasia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anast.asia/
Julia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliavanderbyl/

We are sisters, Julia and Anastasia Vanderbyl. A few years ago, we began a journey to live a life in perfect harmony with nature. A life of caring for animals, growing fruit, planting trees, gardening, cooking, creating, building and learning to live with the land. 
In this time, nature has taught us more than we could have ever imagined.

Our environmental films document the landscape, the lessons we’ve learnt and our work as regenerative farmers here on Bundjalung Country. 

We live on the land of the Arakwal and Minjungbal People of the Bundjalung Nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Country we live on and recognise their continuing connection to the land and waters. We thank them for protecting this rainforest and its ecosystems since time immemorial.
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chapters:
0:00 Harvesting mangoes and cooking from the orchards
2:58 A big new project!
6:39 Shepherding the goats and sheep across the farm
9:05 Eating mangoes and lychees at a waterhole
11:06 Ducks and chickens in their new paddock!
13:40 A tour of the new fruit orchard</media:description>
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  <title>Growing food, building structures, sewing clothes, raising animals 🦋self sufficient life #offgrid</title>
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  <author>
   <name>Mother The Mountain Farm</name>
   <uri>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A</uri>
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  <published>2026-02-05T00:47:19+00:00</published>
  <updated>2026-04-22T19:28:39+00:00</updated>
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   <media:title>Growing food, building structures, sewing clothes, raising animals 🦋self sufficient life #offgrid</media:title>
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  <title>Life Skills You Actually Need: Growing Food, Building, Sewing, Gardening</title>
  <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDL3bTdCaxk"/>
  <author>
   <name>Mother The Mountain Farm</name>
   <uri>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A</uri>
  </author>
  <published>2026-01-31T13:23:51+00:00</published>
  <updated>2026-04-22T22:06:47+00:00</updated>
  <media:group>
   <media:title>Life Skills You Actually Need: Growing Food, Building, Sewing, Gardening</media:title>
   <media:content url="https://www.youtube.com/v/YDL3bTdCaxk?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="390"/>
   <media:thumbnail url="https://i2.ytimg.com/vi/YDL3bTdCaxk/hqdefault.jpg" width="480" height="360"/>
   <media:description>I grow my own food, sew my own clothes, build my own home, raise animals, paint, garden, craft with bamboo and am mostly self reliant 💚 Switch to Musicbed and start creating content that truly connects. Sign up for your 14-day free trial today: https://fm.pxf.io/mtm-freetrial

We are sisters, Julia and Anastasia Vanderbyl. A few years ago, we began a journey to live a life in perfect harmony with nature. A life of caring for animals, growing fruit, planting trees, gardening, cooking, creating, building and learning to live with the land. 
In this time, nature has taught us more than we could have ever imagined.

Our environmental films document the landscape, the lessons we’ve learnt and our work as regenerative farmers here on Bundjalung Country. 

We live on the land of the Arakwal and Minjungbal People of the Bundjalung Nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Country we live on and recognise their continuing connection to the land and waters. We thank them for protecting this rainforest and its ecosystems since time immemorial.

chapters:
0:00 The richness of traditional skills
4:39 Gardening, growing food and raising animals
8:48 Fencing for the naughty goats
13:09 Building from bamboo that I harvested
16:21 The truth about life skills</media:description>
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  <title>Blue Lagoon: Life in a Secret Rainforest Haven</title>
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  <author>
   <name>Mother The Mountain Farm</name>
   <uri>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC11-LdZRubZwoVid03rJv6A</uri>
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  <published>2026-01-24T11:20:29+00:00</published>
  <updated>2026-05-05T01:13:04+00:00</updated>
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   <media:description>There is a hidden valley, deep in the Australian rainforest. A place where blue lagoons weave through ancient forests. Where mountains rise above the clouds, a countryside haven of endless beauty. 
Our Book: http://geni.us/MothertheMountain 
https://www.patreon.com/motherthemountain 
https://www.instagram.com/motherthemountain/
Anastasia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anast.asia/
Julia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliavanderbyl/

We are sisters, Julia and Anastasia Vanderbyl. A few years ago, we began a journey to live a life in perfect harmony with nature. A life of caring for animals, growing fruit, planting trees, gardening, cooking, creating, building and learning to live with the land. 
In this time, nature has taught us more than we could have ever imagined.

Our environmental films document the landscape, the lessons we’ve learnt and our work as regenerative farmers here on Bundjalung Country. 

We live on the land of the Arakwal and Minjungbal People of the Bundjalung Nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Country we live on and recognise their continuing connection to the land and waters. We thank them for protecting this rainforest and its ecosystems since time immemorial.
chapters:
0:00 The blue lagoon; a secret waterhole
4:35 Sewing a velvet mini skirt
7:55 The beauty of rain in the countryside
8:29 Traditional embroidery on an antique machine
12:21 Repairing my machinery!
14:52 Butterflies in the rainforest</media:description>
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