Ahhh, Miranda and Donna, I cannot stop fantasizing about you two being my next door neighbours. How blessed I would feel. Actually I feel blessed anyway, even if I can only watch you on video. Your delicate souls are shining through the screen too. Thank you so much for sharing your precious moments with us! Many hugs from Hungary. Take care, beautiful ladies!
Happy Thursday everyone! I hope you're having a good week, and that you enjoy this latest cosy vlog. I was definitely inspired by the quote I include in this video with our kitchen adventures: ‘The making of marmalade is one of the happy, the exhilarating experiences which prevent January in the kitchen from being frankly dull.’ - Marjorie Hessell Tiltman, from 'Cottage Pie' Miranda x
Miranda and Donna, the two of you are just delightful! I watch quite a lot of book tube videos and there are many good ones but yours are the ones that leave me with a happier heart! Loving the twice a week routine too. Thank you for the extraordinary effort to put forth such meaningful content. Love from Pittsburgh, Pa. Cathleen
Miranda living her Cottagecore Life is such good news because it means delightful visuals. The Intro Sequence took me to the 2005 version of ‘Pride and Prejudice’.
Donna and Miranda, I enjoyed your sharing of your Commonplace books. So cozy to see you both sitting at your kitchen table, writing in your beautiful books with the fire blazing in the background. I could almost smell the marmalade. Since January 2020 I have been keeping what I called my "Bits and Pieces Journal" where I write down quotes, insights, lists of books I have read and movies I have watched. My favorite little section is "Characters in novels that I admire or feel an affinity with" (not always the main character). It wasn't until watching an earlier video of yours that I realized it was in fact a Commonplace book. I love the practice and it has certainly enriched my life For 2023, I have added "Little Daily Delights" - those small moments in life that bring me joy. Yesterday it was receiving the dress I ordered online for my niece's wedding and discovering it was beautiful and fit to perfection. Today it is watching this lovely video. Thank you!!💕
Loved reading this, Nancy! Your 'Little Daily Delights' lists are such a good idea, and I'm thrilled to have been on your list today! Hope you've been having a wonderful week ❤️
Dear Miranda, what a wonderful treat this vlog has been. I was so happy and joyful in its anticipation. And when I saw it was 47 minutes long I was so glad. I really love when I see you and your mother interacting you have very kind and friendly personalities. Your friends are very lucky people to have you! I tried the Brusselsprouts salad recipe you shared last week and it tasted delicious. Thank you for that. I especially liked the beautiful pictures of the frosty countryside. What a heavenly place you live at. On a sidenote, I just wanted to let you know that yesterday I finally received my books from manderley press which I bought with the gift card I won on your instagram. There had been some trouble with the German postal service. They were so beautifully wrapped, I started right away with 'The Armourer's House'and I love it already. Thank you so much again for everything! I think I've never found someone as inspiring as you in my life so far and I'm already 51. You show us the beauty of life in all you do and recommend. I think this is so helpful and soothing especially in these somewhat harder times. Thank you for your work I wish you tons of new followers, that's what you deserve! Have a lovely weekend with your mom! Inga
Thank you so much for your very lovely comment, Inga! I really appreciate your kind words. I'm so happy you enjoyed the video, and that you tried the Brussel sprout salad and liked it too! That's great your books arrived - the post is a bit of a nightmare generally at the moment!!! Hope you have a lovely weekend ahead too! ❤️
Just absolutely delightful! And I am so happy, I have been able to find Ma Made on Amazon Canada 😂☺. I have also been able to order a lovely Commonplace Book! Thank-you and your mum so much for such lovely inspiration xo
I can't explain why, but the shots of a frosty nature in the morning have given me a "Brambly Hedge" vibe❤️ also, the pink dress/blouse you're wearing is gorgeous🥰 you look stunning in it and I absolutly admire your true-classic style!
So often things online can take away from us. Take away time or peace of mind or any number of things. But this was such a lovely video that added to my calm and peace and comfort. Thank you for that. I subscribed recently but have only now been able to watch. So lovely, thank you for sharing.
What a wonderful vlog ❤ I simply adore you and your mum and all your adventures, but every time I watch one of your videos my book list gets longer and longer! 😄
Just came up on my feed, am so delighted to have found you! I love books, country houses, Emma Bridgewater pottery a happy fit I feel! Love the relationship with your Mum. Gin & marmalade look delicious ☺️
Hello Miranda and Donna, I'm almost embarrassed to say that because I live just fifteen minutes from the famous jam factory in Tiptree (where they have a lovely shop and tea rooms) I left my marmalade making days behind me many years ago but the wonderful sight of those glowing jars of orange yumminess cannot be bought so thank you so much for showing us your recipe. What a lovely diary and what a delightful series you have begun, it is so cheering. Teresa 🟠♥
Hi Miranda, I know your channel is about books and lifestyle, but I noticed how your complexion is always so radiant, glowing and absolutely flawless in your videos. Would you consider doing a video one time on your skin care routine? You have absolutely gorgeous skin!
I so enjoyed this video! Love watching you and your mum interact. The Mansfield books look interesting and that velvet dress you are wearing is heavenly! Love the color ❤
Hi Miranda, That rose colored, velvet top you're wearing looks gorgeous on you ! I love Marmalade too ! I wish I lived in such a quiet,beautiful neighborhood.
I would definitely buy a woodsmoke and Seville candle! I can just imagine how delightful that would be. This has been another comforting and heartwarming video, and I can’t thank you and Donna enough. Time with both of you just flies, at the end I couldn’t help but think oh no, it can’t be over already! And thank you so much for sharing some of your commonplace books with us too. Without being overly sentimental, I just love you both 💕
Another wonderful video Miranda I love journaling love how your marmalade turned out so going to give it a try myself. Im just starting tidelands looking forward to Sundays video. Much love and kindness to you and your mum have a wonderful weekend and keep warm in this weather x Lynne x
You country living life seems to agree with you and Donna. It seems like joy just comes through the screen. I love your videos, as always, and that you share some of your daily life. ❤️
Morning Miranda, the mamade took me back about 50 years. My mum used to make it and I had it on toast before going to school. I'm loving the new videos and my treat for today is that my white paper narcissi should be arriving , so excited . Time now for tea out in the winter sunshine .
That marmalade looks delicious😊you’ve inspired me to give it a whirl. Re-The orange Gin infusion I wouldn’t open the lid to top up during the infusing process if I were you. Also you did the right thing re-packing in the oranges too. Just my opinion though (I do infuse the odd thing from time to time) Wintercombe sounds like a great read, I’ll be on the look out for a copy. Thoroughly enjoyed this clip as usual Thank you 🙏🏻
Thank-you so much for a cosy, comforting and informative blog once again. The crackle of the fire,the marmalade making, the poetry, writing sharing all warmed my heart. I so appreciate moments with you and your Mum so very much.
The intro of this video is stunning. And Miranda's words in it sound like the debut of a beautiful novel ! I'm so appreciating the beauty of the English countryside more and more actually because of this channel. Thank you ! And hello to Mrs. Donna.
Dear Miranda, I enjoy your videos very much. You and your mum together just bring me so much joy and comfort, I can’t describe it but it really warms my heart! You have inspired me to make marmalade and start journaling more. Have a lovely Friday 🧡
Hi Miranda, lovely to see your latest video. It certainly is the time of year to do cosy things. One of the books you recommended in your previous video - Lucy Worsley's captivating biography of the life of Agatha Christie - we purchased. My wife and I are both avid readers and at present we are on our second reading of Willkie Collins' The Woman in White. We have the Agatha Christie biography close at hand and it will be our next read. Best wishes, Paul and Moira, Sheffield.
I don't know about sleeping but you really look beautiful! The dress suits you The landscape the flowers and everything is an absolute delight as always
What a fun video! Ohh I just love your videos. Thank you so much! I will be doing some spring cleaning this weekend. It was 60 degrees and sunny today, I’m just feeling spring! Even if it’s going to drop like a rock back into the 30’s tomorrow. Come what may, spring is on the way!
I love the idea of a commonplace book, how sweet! I have moved to a list-making app for all of my day book and journaling needs, but everything is sorted by either quote, recipe, journal and not just a jumble by time, which I feel seems a more romantic and nostalgic way to organize! I think I will have to start a new document for this now and record the months as they go and keep these things chronologically, it will be so enlightening when I look back and I suppose I can still separate things into their separate buckets as well! Also, the marmalade looks heavenly!
I just finished Wintercombe today and have moved straight on to Herald of Joy! So grateful to you and your mum for the recommendation - I was hooked the whole way through and can't wait to see what happens next.
What a wonderful vlog! The music and scenery were so calming. You and your mom are precious together. Makes me miss my mother. ❤ I enjoyed the orange gin recipe and am definitely going to try that. And I so appreciate all the book reviews and recommendations. Thank you and have a wonderful week! 😊
Hi Miranda I've only recently discovered your UA-cam channel and I wanted to say how much I am enjoying your vlogs; they bring a welcome touch of calm and colour and charm to my busy city life, and, of course, lots of reading ideas. I loved Tidelands and highly recommend it. I passed it to my Mum, who thoroughly enjoyed it and to my daughter who also loved it and who has just recently finished the sequel, Dark Tides. The marmalade looked delicious, by the way! All the best, Jackie
Beautiful images! They make me want to visit England! And I like the idea of keeping a commonplace book. Thank you, Miranda. You always know how to inspire your followers.
Love the idea of the common place book. I think a seasonal theme is a good idea. I know I would be writing in my favourite Louis McNiece poem snow. I was so pleased to have recommended it on Poetry Please and it was read out on Xmas day on the programme .
When I was a teenager, I lived and worked for a family at their summer home. There were three of us, ages 15 -17, and we were in charge of cooking and shopping and upkeep. None of us had any real cooking experience. The Joy of Cooking became our Bible. When a neighbor dropped off a bag of beetroots, to the Bible we went. It was my first experience peeling them. Purple from head to toe, I vowed it would be my last. The next time the dreaded roots appeared in the kitchen, I tucked them safely away at the bottom of the garbage bin and snuck to the store for the canned “variety.” Our employer declared it was the best borscht she ever had. I’m sure she would love your marmalade, too! 💜🧡 And the gin. 🥃
Miranda and Donna your videos are becoming like a wonderful book!Each video is like a new chapter of interesting things going on in Yorkshire! Once we start the video,just like a great book we don't want to put it down and each episode is a page turner!!So wonderful!!And in your words Miranda "I would highly recommend!"Absolutely exquisite!!xx
Thank you both for an inspired chat. I've ordered the Robertson's and some pretty jars. I thought it fun that Donna has the same commonplace book I chose from Starsmead. You both have such friendly spirit which comes through the screen and into my home and heart.
Wishing you and your mom a wonderful weekend. I always get a little sad when your videos come to an end because I so enjoy them and wish they'd go on and on,lol I watch them while I knit away. I'm presently knitting a blanket for my daughter who moved to another province and so I don't get to see her too often. Knitting her something makes me feel "close" to her. And watching your videos while I do so is so much fun. :)
Miranda what a joy this has been. I use canned pre-prepared marmalade by Lakeland, it is wonderful and I can be sure it sets! I too keep snippets of prose and poetry, helpful sayings, recipes, planting ideas for the garden, places to visit, music I have enjoyed etc sometimes in books and often on pretty notelets which I can pop straight into a rather beautiful box on one of my bookshelves. I started this myself as a way to keep a physical contact with my daughter when I am no longer here. I hope she can feel that I have still things to tell her and be close to her. Thank you for all you share with us.
It's summer where I live, it's very hot and at times like these I love to read poetry or novels that remind me of winter and autumn. Thank you for another great vlog I love them
Hello, Miranda! I am very happy about your new video! Hope to see it tomorrow evening. I was thinking about Commonplace book, should I begin one or not and now this your video about it! Sorry for my English, but now I begin to read much more books in English due to your recommendations! Thank you so much, my best wishes to you and Donna.
Thank you so much for the Marmalade "cheat" secret. I am So excited that I am able to find the tin in the U.S. and I am determined to make it before the month is up. I feel like I have somehow fallen through a "portal' to a delightful new world ( on your videos) and keep asking myself how I could only just be learning about all these wonderful things? I SO loved the visual tour of Mount Grace Priory...it was a nudge to look it up and learn further about it. You have expanded my world and may I just say...one of my favorite things is hearing you and your Mum laugh! THANK YOU Miranda and Donna for sharing some of the wonders of your lives. You and your channel are a tonic to these crazy times. Truly! P.S. My very first Commonplace "vegetable garden" is sprouting nicely and giving me such joy already. Many hugs of thanks to you both! -Grace
Such a cheerful video! I have just bumped into your channel a month or so ago. I have so enjoyed it! Beautiful photography! The journal will be perfect for my favorite prayers. Beautiful! Thank you! God Bless.
Another charming video. I have notebooks for each interest along with my To Do List Daily one. I pick them up on vacation in museums and wherever I run into something interesting.
This was sublime Miranda 🤗 We're in the midst of a *very* wet hot & humid couple of months here in far north QLD & to be transported to Yorkshire.. Carthurian ruins..frosty morns & jam prep etc.. just a joy!!..whilst i clean & re arrange my bookshelves.. When i miss England (which i frequently do) i take solace & restitution in your videos 💕Best wishes to you & your mum 👩❤👩😊
Thanks so much for your kind words, Melissa! Hope you manage to stay cooler this weekend. I know high humidity can make high temperatures very uncomfortable 💐❤️
Loving your cosy winter vlogs Miranda and also the Comfort Book Club. You and your mum have such a lovely relationship. Bless you both for sharing your lives with us, spreading some joy and happiness in a world which is difficult for so many these days x
Dear Miranda!! I am really enjoying your new videos, it is like spending a little time with you and your mum and having a nice conversation with a friend. They make great company while I am working and make me forget a bit about my work . Please don’t tell this to anyone!!! Longing for the next one!! ❤️
The commonplace books are very interesting because this is how I've approached journaling as I keep appointments and such digitally. The quotes are a very nice touch as so often I find my words aren't adequate and someone else has articulated my thoughts and feelings more eloquently. I will definitely be trying to make the marmalade and I very much enjoyed the whole video
Another lovely and incredibly cozy video, Miranda! It was such a delight getting to "visit" with you and your dear mom. Watching you make that marmalade reminded me of one thing...Paddington Bear and his extra marmalade sandwich tucked under his hat. ;) What fun! And your commonplace books are just beautiful. I've kept one for nearly five years now and it is quite interesting to look back on and see what spoke to me at different times. It is very much like looking back at old diaries. Thank you for sharing such beauty and inspiration through your videos! Happy weekend to you...keep cozy! ♥
Thanks so much for your kind words, Elizabeth! I can imagine how interesting it would be too look back through your old commonplace book entries! Wishing you a warm and cosy weekend too!
Awww, your relationship with your Mom is wonderful! I strongly hinted for my guy to buy me the Jane Austin book, Persuasion that you talked about in one of your videos, for Valentine's Day. I love the thought of unfolding and reading those letters. Wish me luck that I get it lol.
@@MirandaMills Hi Miranda! I got the book for Valentine's Day. I am so excited! I will watch your video about Persuasion once I am done reading it. Happy Valentine's Day!
A BIG thank you to you and Donna for this amazing video. Content, decoration, landscape, selected music can't be more wonderful. I adore your channel and your new vlogs. God bless you both!!!!
Another delightful video. Always enjoy watching you and your mother. Books you read, scenery and so much more. Been gray days here in Iowa, U.S. Your Video brightens my day today! Thank you.
What an absolute game-changer the ready prepared oranges are 🍊 Very clever. I shall be hanging up my chopping board next January. Stunning frosty images. I used to be a little perturbed I was a January birthday, but I think you've changed my mind. Beautiful frosty mornings, oranges and woodsmoke. What's not to love? xx
Lovely episode, so good to see your Mum Donna too. The gin sounds delicious and I love the idea of cheats marmalade too. You have such a beautiful home. Yorkshire country side is so beautiful. Thanks again.
Hi Mirand Hi Miranda I used the same tin for my marmelade a few days ago, and I was just about to share this on my Instagram! I'm a big fan of this so easy and handy method 😊👍
I just love all of your videos so very much…🥰 It was so fun to see you and your mom making marmalade and chatting about your commonplace books. I am so excited to start one after hearing you talking about yours in today’s and other recent videos. Thank you for your creative, cozy, wonderful videos! ❤️😊
Hello Miranda I am so happy with the extra treat of a second video. You have no idea how much joy your videos, your thoughts and visuals, bring to me and, I am sure to all who follow you. Can i make a request please? Could you show us how you make your hot cocoa or chocolate? It is such a cosy detail in the comforting books we all love to read. I can imagine you and your mum make it woith real cocoa and sugar. It would be great to see it made properly and would be another of those delightful domestic details which you do so well and thrill me so much. Thank you so much for your channel.
To be honest I make it with Nestle plenty of times! But will probably do something more elaborate at some point. Hope you enjoy this video & the recipes here. Xxx
Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. 🤗 I wrote my comment when I saw you had posted in delightful anticipation of the joys to come. And now I have watched, I am so overjoyed with your content. Your personal style, your authenticity, your thoughtful nature sequences, your baking and cookery, your book reviews, your commonplace book and other ideas, your wee outings, your joy in your china and flowers and your chats with your mum are so delightful. Your videos are the highllight of my week. Thank you so much😀😍
Really enjoyed seeing the snowdrops poking up in what is otherwise a rather bleak landscape. Living on the other side of the world & in a different hemisphere, seeing classic English scenes is wonderful as they are the backdrop of most of my reading !
Lovely episode so cosy to see you both in the kitchen making yummy marmalade. Loved the idea of the commonplace notebooks. Thank you Miranda & Donna 🏴
Hello Miranda really enjoying your videos . . a little bit of everything 😊 your country side is breathtaking . . marmalade looks yummy 😋 . . have a wonderful day/evening happy reading/journaling take care ❤️🙋♀️🥰🌻🌹🌼🌺
Lovely 💓
Ahhh, Miranda and Donna, I cannot stop fantasizing about you two being my next door neighbours. How blessed I would feel. Actually I feel blessed anyway, even if I can only watch you on video. Your delicate souls are shining through the screen too. Thank you so much for sharing your precious moments with us! Many hugs from Hungary. Take care, beautiful ladies!
Thank you so much for your lovely words! ❤️
These very words slipping in my mind as well although so grateful that y'all are a part 9f my life at all. Thank you both.
Happy Thursday everyone! I hope you're having a good week, and that you enjoy this latest cosy vlog. I was definitely inspired by the quote I include in this video with our kitchen adventures: ‘The making of marmalade is one of the
happy, the exhilarating experiences which
prevent January in the kitchen from being frankly
dull.’ - Marjorie Hessell Tiltman, from 'Cottage Pie'
Miranda x
Certainly enjoyed my morning with crumpets marmalade and tea. Your sharing is very pleasant 😊❤🎉
Love your uploads So enjoyable.
Thanks as always. 💐♾️
Miranda and Donna, the two of you are just delightful! I watch quite a lot of book tube videos and there are many good ones but yours are the ones that leave me with a happier heart! Loving the twice a week routine too. Thank you for the extraordinary effort to put forth such meaningful content.
Love from Pittsburgh, Pa.
Cathleen
That’s very kind of you to say, Cathleen! Thank you so much 🧡
Miranda living her Cottagecore Life is such good news because it means delightful visuals. The Intro Sequence took me to the 2005 version of ‘Pride and Prejudice’.
Thank you!
I totally agree
Donna and Miranda, I enjoyed your sharing of your Commonplace books. So cozy to see you both sitting at your kitchen table, writing in your beautiful books with the fire blazing in the background. I could almost smell the marmalade. Since January 2020 I have been keeping what I called my "Bits and Pieces Journal" where I write down quotes, insights, lists of books I have read and movies I have watched. My favorite little section is "Characters in novels that I admire or feel an affinity with" (not always the main character). It wasn't until watching an earlier video of yours that I realized it was in fact a Commonplace book. I love the practice and it has certainly enriched my life For 2023, I have added "Little Daily Delights" - those small moments in life that bring me joy. Yesterday it was receiving the dress I ordered online for my niece's wedding and discovering it was beautiful and fit to perfection. Today it is watching this lovely video. Thank you!!💕
Loved reading this, Nancy! Your 'Little Daily Delights' lists are such a good idea, and I'm thrilled to have been on your list today! Hope you've been having a wonderful week ❤️
Dear Miranda, what a wonderful treat this vlog has been. I was so happy and joyful in its anticipation. And when I saw it was 47 minutes long I was so glad. I really love when I see you and your mother interacting you have very kind and friendly personalities. Your friends are very lucky people to have you! I tried the Brusselsprouts salad recipe you shared last week and it tasted delicious. Thank you for that.
I especially liked the beautiful pictures of the frosty countryside. What a heavenly place you live at.
On a sidenote, I just wanted to let you know that yesterday I finally received my books from manderley press which I bought with the gift card I won on your instagram. There had been some trouble with the German postal service. They were so beautifully wrapped, I started right away with 'The Armourer's House'and I love it already.
Thank you so much again for everything! I think I've never found someone as inspiring as you in my life so far and I'm already 51. You show us the beauty of life in all you do and recommend. I think this is so helpful and soothing especially in these somewhat harder times. Thank you for your work I wish you tons of new followers, that's what you deserve! Have a lovely weekend with your mom! Inga
Thank you so much for your very lovely comment, Inga! I really appreciate your kind words. I'm so happy you enjoyed the video, and that you tried the Brussel sprout salad and liked it too! That's great your books arrived - the post is a bit of a nightmare generally at the moment!!! Hope you have a lovely weekend ahead too! ❤️
You and your mom’s relationship is so inspiring! I would love for you to write a book about you & your mum! Much love from Texas!
I like this idea of a commonplace book. Some of my entries would be about music I’ve listened to and loved.
So lovely as always 🍊 ☕️ 📚
I absolutely loved that you included sharing about your commonplace books! I hope they will keep making an appearance once in a while ☺️🌸
Thank you very much for your video, Miranda. Very interesting, as always!
Just absolutely delightful! And I am so happy, I have been able to find Ma Made on Amazon Canada 😂☺. I have also been able to order a lovely Commonplace Book! Thank-you and your mum so much for such lovely inspiration xo
I am not a huge Philippa Gregory fan but I loved the first two in the Tidelands series.
I loved this video so much! Thank you!
I can't explain why, but the shots of a frosty nature in the morning have given me a "Brambly Hedge" vibe❤️ also, the pink dress/blouse you're wearing is gorgeous🥰 you look stunning in it and I absolutly admire your true-classic style!
Oh thank you very much 😊💕
So often things online can take away from us. Take away time or peace of mind or any number of things. But this was such a lovely video that added to my calm and peace and comfort. Thank you for that. I subscribed recently but have only now been able to watch. So lovely, thank you for sharing.
Welcome! I’m so glad you found the video peaceful and comforting!
What a wonderful vlog ❤ I simply adore you and your mum and all your adventures, but every time I watch one of your videos my book list gets longer and longer! 😄
Just came up on my feed, am so delighted to have found you! I love books, country houses, Emma Bridgewater pottery a happy fit I feel! Love the relationship with your Mum. Gin & marmalade look delicious ☺️
Thank you so much! ❤️
Hello Miranda and Donna, I'm almost embarrassed to say that because I live just fifteen minutes from the famous jam factory in Tiptree (where they have a lovely shop and tea rooms) I left my marmalade making days behind me many years ago but the wonderful sight of those glowing jars of orange yumminess cannot be bought so thank you so much for showing us your recipe. What a lovely diary and what a delightful series you have begun, it is so cheering. Teresa 🟠♥
Beautiful video!😍Those vlogs are splendid.
So lovely to see you and your Mum talk about and use your Commonplace books. You've inspired me to start one. Thanks for the inspiration :-)
That’s lovely to hear! Thanks so much for your kind support too. I really appreciate it! ❤️
Hi Miranda,
I know your channel is about books and lifestyle, but I noticed how your complexion is always so radiant, glowing and absolutely flawless in your videos. Would you consider doing a video one time on your skin care routine? You have absolutely gorgeous skin!
I so enjoyed this video! Love watching you and your mum interact. The Mansfield books look interesting and that velvet dress you are wearing is heavenly! Love the color ❤
Hi Miranda, That rose colored, velvet top you're wearing looks gorgeous on you ! I love Marmalade too ! I wish I lived in such a quiet,beautiful neighborhood.
I would definitely buy a woodsmoke and Seville candle! I can just imagine how delightful that would be. This has been another comforting and heartwarming video, and I can’t thank you and Donna enough. Time with both of you just flies, at the end I couldn’t help but think oh no, it can’t be over already! And thank you so much for sharing some of your commonplace books with us too. Without being overly sentimental, I just love you both 💕
Thanks so much, Sandy! That’s very kind 💐❤️
Thanks for mentioning more about how you use your commonplace book! Very interesting concept. I'm planning to start one too :-)
I've just bought Tidelands at Barter Books in Northumberland. You'd both love it there xxx
Another wonderful video Miranda I love journaling love how your marmalade turned out so going to give it a try myself. Im just starting tidelands looking forward to Sundays video. Much love and kindness to you and your mum have a wonderful weekend and keep warm in this weather x Lynne x
You country living life seems to agree with you and Donna. It seems like joy just comes through the screen. I love your videos, as always, and that you share some of your daily life. ❤️
Thanks so much, Kami! We do feel very lucky to be living in the countryside ❤️
Morning Miranda, the mamade took me back about 50 years. My mum used to make it and I had it on toast before going to school. I'm loving the new videos and my treat for today is that my white paper narcissi should be arriving , so excited . Time now for tea out in the winter sunshine .
How lovely, Wendy! Enjoy their glorious scent ❤️
I absolutely love the new format of your videos. Thank you tremendously!
Yay, thank you!
Just wanted to tell you how much I love your channel! Your videos are so soothing to watch, and it makes my day when you post a new one.
I'm so glad! Thank you very much 🧡
That marmalade looks delicious😊you’ve inspired me to give it a whirl. Re-The orange Gin infusion I wouldn’t open the lid to top up during the infusing process if I were you. Also you did the right thing re-packing in the oranges too. Just my opinion though (I do infuse the odd thing from time to time) Wintercombe sounds like a great read, I’ll be on the look out for a copy. Thoroughly enjoyed this clip as usual Thank you 🙏🏻
Your mum reading about marmalade is the most comforting thing.
Thank-you so much for a cosy, comforting and informative blog once again. The crackle of the fire,the marmalade making, the poetry, writing sharing all warmed my heart. I so appreciate moments with you and your Mum so very much.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Peta! Thank you for your kind words!
Thanks for the wonderful videos!
Thank you so much for your wonderful support, Adrienne! I'm so glad you enjoy my videos! 🧡
The intro of this video is stunning. And Miranda's words in it sound like the debut of a beautiful novel ! I'm so appreciating the beauty of the English countryside more and more actually because of this channel. Thank you ! And hello to Mrs. Donna.
Thanks so much!
Dear Miranda, I enjoy your videos very much. You and your mum together just bring me so much joy and comfort, I can’t describe it but it really warms my heart! You have inspired me to make marmalade and start journaling more.
Have a lovely Friday 🧡
Hi Miranda, lovely to see your latest video. It certainly is the time of year to do cosy things. One of the books you recommended in your previous video - Lucy Worsley's captivating biography of the life of Agatha Christie - we purchased. My wife and I are both avid readers and at present we are on our second reading of Willkie Collins' The Woman in White. We have the Agatha Christie biography close at hand and it will be our next read. Best wishes, Paul and Moira, Sheffield.
Miranda I'm really enjoying the new lifestyle vlogs!! I'm definitely making the gin too. Have a lovely weekend. Best wishes, Sara
Thank you, Sara! Hope you enjoy your gin-making 😃
You and your Mum are such beautiful lady,s. I really love where you live. Such a beautiful life you lead.
Oh goodness now I want a Commonplace book!! And a G&T
Thank you Miranda!
It was pleasure to watch it, so cozy and useful ❤️
I don't know about sleeping but you really look beautiful! The dress suits you The landscape the flowers and everything is an absolute delight as always
Thank you so much! Xxx
What a fun video! Ohh I just love your videos. Thank you so much! I will be doing some spring cleaning this weekend. It was 60 degrees and sunny today, I’m just feeling spring! Even if it’s going to drop like a rock back into the 30’s tomorrow. Come what may, spring is on the way!
I love the idea of a commonplace book, how sweet! I have moved to a list-making app for all of my day book and journaling needs, but everything is sorted by either quote, recipe, journal and not just a jumble by time, which I feel seems a more romantic and nostalgic way to organize! I think I will have to start a new document for this now and record the months as they go and keep these things chronologically, it will be so enlightening when I look back and I suppose I can still separate things into their separate buckets as well! Also, the marmalade looks heavenly!
Thanks so much, Emme!
Another wonderfully cozy video. I really enjoy listening to you and your mom chatting.
I just finished Wintercombe today and have moved straight on to Herald of Joy! So grateful to you and your mum for the recommendation - I was hooked the whole way through and can't wait to see what happens next.
What a wonderful vlog! The music and scenery were so calming. You and your mom are precious together. Makes me miss my mother. ❤ I enjoyed the orange gin recipe and am definitely going to try that. And I so appreciate all the book reviews and recommendations. Thank you and have a wonderful week! 😊
LOVE the dusty pink velvet dress! So beautiful!
Thank you!
Hi Miranda I've only recently discovered your UA-cam channel and I wanted to say how much I am enjoying your vlogs; they bring a welcome touch of calm and colour and charm to my busy city life, and, of course, lots of reading ideas. I loved Tidelands and highly recommend it. I passed it to my Mum, who thoroughly enjoyed it and to my daughter who also loved it and who has just recently finished the sequel, Dark Tides. The marmalade looked delicious, by the way! All the best, Jackie
Thank you so much, Jackie! Welcome to my channel. Great to hear you enjoyed Tidelands 😃
I love everything about your channel Miranda and you and your lovely mum xx
Thank you so much!
Beautiful images! They make me want to visit England! And I like the idea of keeping a commonplace book. Thank you, Miranda. You always know how to inspire your followers.
So glad you enjoyed it, Isabella! Thank you 🧡
Love the idea of the common place book. I think a seasonal theme is a good idea. I know I would be writing in my favourite Louis McNiece poem snow. I was so pleased to have recommended it on Poetry Please and it was read out on Xmas day on the programme .
When I was a teenager, I lived and worked for a family at their summer home. There were three of us, ages 15 -17, and we were in charge of cooking and shopping and upkeep. None of us had any real cooking experience. The Joy of Cooking became our Bible. When a neighbor dropped off a bag of beetroots, to the Bible we went. It was my first experience peeling them. Purple from head to toe, I vowed it would be my last. The next time the dreaded roots appeared in the kitchen, I tucked them safely away at the bottom of the garbage bin and snuck to the store for the canned “variety.” Our employer declared it was the best borscht she ever had. I’m sure she would love your marmalade, too! 💜🧡 And the gin. 🥃
Love that story, Pamela! And thank you so much for your support, as always - I'm very grateful! Hope you're having a lovely start to the week ❤️
What lovely videos you share, Miranda! Thank you for keeping me such inspired company. It does make all the difference.
Thank you so much for your support and kind words. They're very much appreciated ❤️
Miranda and Donna your videos are becoming like a wonderful book!Each video is like a new chapter of interesting things going on in Yorkshire! Once we start the video,just like a great book we don't want to put it down and each episode is a page turner!!So wonderful!!And in your words Miranda "I would highly recommend!"Absolutely exquisite!!xx
So perfectly said. I feel the same way.
Thank you so much, Julie - that’s so kind of you to say!xxx
So much fun to see your subscriber numbers rising… thanks for your lovely videos z🌻🐝💛
Such beautiful images in this vlog!
Thank you so much!
Oh my goodness, Drina Ballerina. I had all of those books and adored them!
Thank you both for an inspired chat. I've ordered the Robertson's and some pretty jars. I thought it fun that Donna has the same commonplace book I chose from Starsmead. You both have such friendly spirit which comes through the screen and into my home and heart.
Thank you so much, Deb! Your kind support is really appreciated, and that's so fun that you and my mum made the same choice in commonplace book ❤️
Wishing you and your mom a wonderful weekend. I always get a little sad when your videos come to an end because I so enjoy them and wish they'd go on and on,lol I watch them while I knit away. I'm presently knitting a blanket for my daughter who moved to another province and so I don't get to see her too often. Knitting her something makes me feel "close" to her. And watching your videos while I do so is so much fun. :)
That’s a lovely gift for your daughter, and it will, I’m sure, be treasured!
I am so excited to watch this! Beautiful! I always look forward to your videos!
Yay! Thank you!
Thank you Miranda. Loving the extra vlogs, such a treat.
Glad you like them! 😊
Miranda what a joy this has been. I use canned pre-prepared marmalade by Lakeland, it is wonderful and I can be sure it sets! I too keep snippets of prose and poetry, helpful sayings, recipes, planting ideas for the garden, places to visit, music I have enjoyed etc sometimes in books and often on pretty notelets which I can pop straight into a rather beautiful box on one of my bookshelves. I started this myself as a way to keep a physical contact with my daughter when I am no longer here. I hope she can feel that I have still things to tell her and be close to her. Thank you for all you share with us.
It's summer where I live, it's very hot and at times like these I love to read poetry or novels that remind me of winter and autumn.
Thank you for another great vlog
I love them
Hello, Miranda! I am very happy about your new video! Hope to see it tomorrow evening. I was thinking about Commonplace book, should I begin one or not and now this your video about it! Sorry for my English, but now I begin to read much more books in English due to your recommendations! Thank you so much, my best wishes to you and Donna.
Thank you so much for the Marmalade "cheat" secret. I am So excited that I am able to find the tin in the U.S. and I am determined to make it before the month is up. I feel like I have somehow fallen through a "portal' to a delightful new world ( on your videos) and keep asking myself how I could only just be learning about all these wonderful things? I SO loved the visual tour of Mount Grace Priory...it was a nudge to look it up and learn further about it. You have expanded my world and may I just say...one of my favorite things is hearing you and your Mum laugh! THANK YOU Miranda and Donna for sharing some of the wonders of your lives. You and your channel are a tonic to these crazy times. Truly! P.S. My very first Commonplace "vegetable garden" is sprouting nicely and giving me such joy already. Many hugs of thanks to you both! -Grace
I so enjoyed reading this comment, Grace! Thank you for your lovely words! Good luck with your marmalade making 😊🧡🍊
Such a treat spending this time with you both!🥰🇨🇦
Thank you!❤️
Such a cheerful video! I have just bumped into your channel a month or so ago. I have so enjoyed it! Beautiful photography! The journal will be perfect for my favorite prayers. Beautiful! Thank you! God Bless.
Thank you so much! And welcome, Kelly!
Loved this video! My Mom and I also enjoy our afternoon G & T's. I can't wait to try this recipe out.
Another charming video. I have notebooks for each interest along with my To Do List Daily one. I pick them up on vacation in museums and wherever I run into something interesting.
This was sublime Miranda 🤗 We're in the midst of a *very* wet hot & humid couple of months here in far north QLD & to be transported to Yorkshire.. Carthurian ruins..frosty morns & jam prep etc.. just a joy!!..whilst i clean & re arrange my bookshelves.. When i miss England (which i frequently do) i take solace & restitution in your videos 💕Best wishes to you & your mum 👩❤👩😊
Thanks so much for your kind words, Melissa! Hope you manage to stay cooler this weekend. I know high humidity can make high temperatures very uncomfortable 💐❤️
Loving your cosy winter vlogs Miranda and also the Comfort Book Club. You and your mum have such a lovely relationship. Bless you both for sharing your lives with us, spreading some joy and happiness in a world which is difficult for so many these days x
Thank you so much for those very kind words, Jane!
A delightful video. Thank you.
Thank you
Thank you so much for your kind support! I really appreciate it ❤️
Such a peaceful heart warming video.
Dear Miranda!! I am really enjoying your new videos, it is like spending a little time with you and your mum and having a nice conversation with a friend. They make great company while I am working and make me forget a bit about my work . Please don’t tell this to anyone!!!
Longing for the next one!! ❤️
I’m so happy to read that - thank you so much for your support! It really means a lot and is very appreciated ❤️
The commonplace books are very interesting because this is how I've approached journaling as I keep appointments and such digitally. The quotes are a very nice touch as so often I find my words aren't adequate and someone else has articulated my thoughts and feelings more eloquently. I will definitely be trying to make the marmalade and I very much enjoyed the whole video
Thanks so much!
Another lovely and incredibly cozy video, Miranda! It was such a delight getting to "visit" with you and your dear mom. Watching you make that marmalade reminded me of one thing...Paddington Bear and his extra marmalade sandwich tucked under his hat. ;) What fun! And your commonplace books are just beautiful. I've kept one for nearly five years now and it is quite interesting to look back on and see what spoke to me at different times. It is very much like looking back at old diaries. Thank you for sharing such beauty and inspiration through your videos! Happy weekend to you...keep cozy! ♥
Thanks so much for your kind words, Elizabeth! I can imagine how interesting it would be too look back through your old commonplace book entries! Wishing you a warm and cosy weekend too!
Awww, your relationship with your Mom is wonderful! I strongly hinted for my guy to buy me the Jane Austin book, Persuasion that you talked about in one of your videos, for Valentine's Day. I love the thought of unfolding and reading those letters. Wish me luck that I get it lol.
Hope you get it! Xxx
@@MirandaMills Hi Miranda! I got the book for Valentine's Day. I am so excited! I will watch your video about Persuasion once I am done reading it. Happy Valentine's Day!
A BIG thank you to you and Donna for this amazing video. Content, decoration, landscape, selected music can't be more wonderful. I adore your channel and your new vlogs. God bless you both!!!!
Thanks so much as always for those kind words, Cristina! ❤️
I’m so excited to try this recipe! There is nothing wrong with making life a little easier for oneself.😂
Absolutely 😄😉
Lovely to see you visit Mount Grace Priory. Worth another visit in the summer.
I'm so glad you mentioned Wintercombe. I've devoured Book 1 & 2 and am now about to start book 3. Oh my goodness I am hooked!
Oh good! So glad you’re enjoying the series too! Xxx
Another delightful video. Always enjoy watching you and your mother. Books you read, scenery and so much more. Been gray days here in Iowa, U.S. Your Video brightens my day today! Thank you.
Thanks so much, Mary! Xxx
A lovely video - now I am in the mood for toast with marmalade!
A delicious combination 😊🧡
What an absolute game-changer the ready prepared oranges are 🍊 Very clever. I shall be hanging up my chopping board next January. Stunning frosty images. I used to be a little perturbed I was a January birthday, but I think you've changed my mind. Beautiful frosty mornings, oranges and woodsmoke. What's not to love? xx
Thanks so much, Sally! Wishing you a very happy birthday month, full of things you ❤️ 💐📚🎂
Lovely episode, so good to see your Mum Donna too. The gin sounds delicious and I love the idea of cheats marmalade too. You have such a beautiful home. Yorkshire country side is so beautiful. Thanks again.
Hi Mirand
Hi Miranda I used the same tin for my marmelade a few days ago, and I was just about to share this on my Instagram! I'm a big fan of this so easy and handy method 😊👍
I just love all of your videos so very much…🥰 It was so fun to see you and your mom making marmalade and chatting about your commonplace books. I am so excited to start one after hearing you talking about yours in today’s and other recent videos. Thank you for your creative, cozy, wonderful videos! ❤️😊
Thank you so much! That’s wonderful you’re inspired to start your own commonplace book too! ❤️
I really enjoy watching this together with your mum talking about your books and the note books you have together .❤thank you.
I'm so happy to read your kind words! Thanks so much!
Hello Miranda I am so happy with the extra treat of a second video. You have no idea how much joy your videos, your thoughts and visuals, bring to me and, I am sure to all who follow you. Can i make a request please? Could you show us how you make your hot cocoa or chocolate? It is such a cosy detail in the comforting books we all love to read. I can imagine you and your mum make it woith real cocoa and sugar. It would be great to see it made properly and would be another of those delightful domestic details which you do so well and thrill me so much. Thank you so much for your channel.
To be honest I make it with Nestle plenty of times! But will probably do something more elaborate at some point. Hope you enjoy this video & the recipes here. Xxx
Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. 🤗 I wrote my comment when I saw you had posted in delightful anticipation of the joys to come. And now I have watched, I am so overjoyed with your content. Your personal style, your authenticity, your thoughtful nature sequences, your baking and cookery, your book reviews, your commonplace book and other ideas, your wee outings, your joy in your china and flowers and your chats with your mum are so delightful. Your videos are the highllight of my week. Thank you so much😀😍
thank you for your lovely words! So glad you enjoyed the video! xxx
Really enjoyed seeing the snowdrops poking up in what is otherwise a rather bleak landscape. Living on the other side of the world & in a different hemisphere,
seeing classic English scenes is wonderful as they are the backdrop of most of my reading !
I love your frosty pics! :)
Happy Thursday! What beautiful surrounds to wake up to, Thank you for sharing Miranda, what an inspiration your videos are xx
Thank you very much! xxx
Lovely episode so cosy to see you both in the kitchen making yummy marmalade. Loved the idea of the commonplace notebooks. Thank you Miranda & Donna 🏴
So glad you enjoyed it!❤️
Hello Miranda really enjoying your videos . . a little bit of everything 😊
your country side is breathtaking . . marmalade looks yummy 😋 . . have a wonderful day/evening happy reading/journaling take care ❤️🙋♀️🥰🌻🌹🌼🌺
Thanks so much! Hope you have a lovely weekend too ❤️📚