Culture: Admiring the efforts to revive old homesteads

[Stivandrer]

If you like me find yourself stopping in your tracks along the caminos as you pass yet another cluster of houses that were once in living function of a village, now dilapidated and being in total disrepair. Ever so often I spend some time standing still, losing track of time as I try to recreate in my mind how this once looked; and then imagine how it would look tomorrow when some active boy & mind has transformed this heap of broken walls into a new fundation and function...
This Canadian has returned to his grandparents house, left for 5 decades and starts to clear the ground, clean the walls, and makes plans for new production and housing.
As I fell into this video and lost myself into this Herculean task, I am still full of admiration as to his exploits...

 

[OTH86]

@Stivandrer, you might be interested in a book I just found and am reading - Requiem for a Spanish Village by Barbara Norman, published 1972. I found a used vesion on bookfinder.com.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

I'll watch the video during my very early morning YouTube sessions. I've seen some other fascinating renovations in Spain. If you would like to see some more search YouTube for:
Kirsten Dirksen Spain

 

[C clearly]

What an excellent video!

Those who are interested in this type of project and maintaining the traditional crafts might want to look at Eugenio Monesma's videos too.