83. Roses and Waitrose Haul - Living Alone in Wales (June 2024)
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Visiting the Rhondda Rose Show before walking home and recalling memories; a Waitrose shopping haul arrives during the evening. More of the rose show can be found at Rhondda Rose Show 2024
• Rhondda Rose Show 2024
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Video Journal about life in Wales after living in London for 20 years. With dreams of growing food and flowers on a smallholding / homestead. Aiming to become fitter and healthier in my 50s.
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lurv all your chit chat and humour bits - yes remember FAB
I would not be eating a meal at 8pm. Not conducive to a good night's sleep.
You're right. I try and not eat after 6 pm at all. Except perhaps when on holiday and your whole routine tends to be different then...
A banana or kiwi fruit is very good for sleep though
Since the time has changed, I've been eating 8-9 pm . Terrible, I know!
Lovely time spent with you, thank you! Is the book you mentioned near the end, "The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain" by Christopher Monger? We've had a couple copies over the years, I see one peaking at me on the shelf right now, and it's a family favorite. It was made into a movie, which is also a family favorite. Dry sense of humor, wonderful, engaging story, I hope you do get to read it. Not exciting, but it's like an old friend. We re-read it every couple of years or so. And watch the movie, too.
Those roses are lovely and it makes me wish we had shows like that here. We used to have a Potato Festival every year, but the area went from 30+ potato farms to 2. Not the same, eh?
Take care of yourself, you don't want a re-lapse that puts you down for weeks, and neither do we.
Yes that’s the book. 📕
Absolutely love your channel! I’ve been subscribed since January this year. You’re a lovely person with a fantastic sense of humour! Thank you! X
Hi Sean, did you ever get the tin of milk chocolate digestive tea I sent the week of your birthday? Just wondered as you were looking to get a new tin.
Yes thank you, they didn't last long. The tin is down the shed ready for tea bags.
You can freeze milk Sean but you need to defrost it in the fridge - terrific vid the roses were stunning thank you 🙏💎🌹💐
Hi Sean yes I keep butter out on table in s dish, an a spare in fridge sobi dont run out, I aso freeze milk, an it doesn't explode so dont worry, just defrost in fridge when current one is getting low. Shake ut an be sure it's totally defrosted. I love those Roses at the show they were beautiful. Also you could start putting magnets on front of fridge i do. Thank you Sean for another lovely video. I did lol at the comment of Tom, Dick, an Jane not allowed in to be putting their hands in your Drawers. 😂😂.i totally agree. Eeeh Lad you do make me laugh. Take care Pet, stay Safe!
I must say I don’t think the milk will explode but will it expand? The reason I ask is they put it in bags for the freezer in Canada. So… hopefully the plastic will hold up Sean.
Who else sat up and payed attention in the running shower clip? 🤚🏻 thought I was in for an extra treat there behave Mrs!!! 😂😂😂😂
Thank you… as always a fun filled Vlog. ❤
I liked the Kombucha dance Sean...you are funny...x
Yes I have something that’s quite old and falling apart (my husband) 😂
Do you have a microwave Sean? While I rely on my convection oven mostly, I would still be lost without my microwave. Very good, cheap ovens available now.
Just got rid of mine.
another gorgeous vid/
You've definitely become more of a comedian since you moved back to Wales! 😂
Great fun Sean thanks! I really appreciate that you're just you and let us tag along
"I haven't really eaten today. Except for that food I'd had." Unintentionally funny, Sean! Fun video as always. I've only got indoor space to grow in, but it's all green with a couple of vegetable flowers coming out. Not sure how I'd tackle a rose! I guess I'd not tackle it but admire it.
Hi Sean, yes you can freeze milk we do that all the time! Don't worry it won't explode but do give it a little bit of room so it's not squashed to allow for the milk to expand once frozen in the bottle. I always give the lid a little extra twist to make sure the lid is on tight so it doesn't leak! Also when you go to defrost it, get it out the evening before and stand it on the side overnight in a container to collect the water - by morning it should be defrosted! Then give it a wipe and put in the fridge.
Btw those chips you bought are an excellent brand. I bought the same brand in croquettes and they were yum and quite big too!
I think I needed to be on what you are when I put my apple tree in - I must admit I was flagging a bit thank goodness it wasn't any bigger! 😅 I have a sitting/kneeling stool too - they are really useful for sitting on when planting small plants saves all the bending and my back which is not as strong as it used to be!
Was lovely seeing the roses - my fav is still that pink one as it is so unusual! I'm not very good with roses sadly but I love their scent!
Btw why not use your freezer to put more fridge magnets on. Just an idea!
Take care, until next time!
My first thought when you asked "do you have anything quite old and falling apart?" was... Yes, myself 😂😂 (also 50😊)
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You beat me too it!!! 😂lol
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And me!! 🤣 nearly 53 lol!!
Beat you all! I'm 69!
I remember dialling 16 in the old phone boxes to get the chart hits! Ah, look how far we've come now with spotify, etc.
You should divide your chicken and sausage into smaller portions .And then freeze what your not going to eat .
Hey Sean,That was a lovely jacket potato with the strawberry on top.😂
Beautiful roses at the show....I imagine you could smell them when you walkied in the room....ummmmm.Thanks for taking us along..... its OK to do a regroup day..give yourself permission....I have odd nights of sleep....especially on the full moon...if I see the moonlight I cant get back to sleep. Or if the weather is changing to a storm comming soon I'm awake before the weather changes and dont know why....My sleep gets all wonky. I told my daughter, back in the cave days, I would be the one on gaurd, getting up and keeping the fire stoked. She said "you would, Mom." Good to see your found your spring in your step...
Recognise that now transparent pyjama hoodie from past videos. As one of your viewers mentioned before you don't give a dam. Love it , don't ever change. A shopping haul shouldn't be a comedy but I don't how you manage to turn it into one without even trying. Thank you for my first laugh of the day. Take care.
I don't know how long your allotment plot has been empty, but according to a recent scientist, they say you should leave it empty for a year, before planting VEGETABLES when chickens have been grazing because of the E COLI BUG ..which has been found in supermarket pre- packed food in recent weeks..
An old m59 knitted jumper. (That's the Swedish army uniform introduced in 1959 ) bought it in the mid 1990-ies from army surplus when they switched uniforms to m94.
Been with me ever since as my favourite comfy and practical stave off the winter cold jumper.
And I expect to basically get buried in it.
Needs a few repairs now and then, sew on a button or stitch up a hem. But nothing major. Those old uniforms.were built to last.
I find as I grow older I appreciate the beauty of roses even more. That bus also had a beautiful voice. 🌹
Buy an extra block of butter + freeze it so whenever you run out, you will have an extra block as a backup + all you have to do is let it defrost.
Saun you're becoming a fridge magnet 🤣🤣🤣🤣
My minds nose could smell all those beautiful roses...
I freeze semiskimned and I freeze butter ❤❤❤
I’ve always put milk in the freezer, then when I’ve nearly used all my milk in the fridge up, I get the one out if the freezer, before bed, and pop it in the sink stood upright to defrost overnight. Never had any explosions yet😅😊
We have found the Waitrose chuncky Haddock fish fingers to be much nicer than the cod ones. Gorgeous roses at the show.
Haddock has more flavour.😊
You can treat your broccoli as a cut flower to make it perk up a bit if it have started to go a bit soft.
Just trim off the dried bit of the cutting surface and pop the stem in a glass of water.
I love your cats, I have 7 black cats.
I freeze milk all the time. Never had an explosion, so I reckon you'll be fine.
The roses were beautiful and so many different colours. If you have a block of wood above each window for the curtain rail measure it and that will give you the measurement of each curtain as you don't want them flat on the window. Also measure from the curtain rail down to get the.drop. Drops are 48, 60, 72 and 90 inches. Yes you can freeze milk but make sure it's fully defrosted as it can have ice in the middle. If you wrap your fresh chicken portions individually you can freeze them xx
I take about a cup of milk out of container to avoid any explosions ☺️
Great idea. Thanks.
You don't need to do that Sean, it won't explode as long as the bottle isn't squashed. We freeze milk all the time and never had any explode!
I too freeze milk in plastic bottles regularl without problems. The problem of opening the container to pour some out means that the seal is broken and when you lie it flat n the freezer it will leak.
@@dianefarnden8577 Exactly that. So before the milk freezes it can leak out of the lid. 👍
What a beautiful display of roses
I adore roses and am gradually filling my garden with more. I also love visiting a NT property in June called Mottisfont which is just magical when their rose garden is in full bloom.
Mottisfont defo worth a visit !
Wow those roses were just beautiful ❤
Dear Sean, as always a lovely visit to your Chanel. I have my morning tea with you. The rose show was lovely. I can’t get my roses to stay, I keep loosing them. They are very emotional plants so it has to be because I am not giving them the spot they want or the support they need. Regarding milk in the freezer. I have frozen milk in the past. One thing is it needs space to expand when freezing so make sure to take some milk out before you freeze the rest, when defrosting remember when thawed to shake it vigorously and then bobs your uncle. I leave my butter out as well but I am an ancient old bird and have always stayed true to my granny’s advise. Granny was born in 1900 so that says how old I am. Please know that your Chanel brings great joy. I have actually planted seeds because of your influence . I also have added flowers this year to my front garden just so I can enjoy the season. I am looking for the aster maple tree you mentioned and have chosen a spot in the garden to display it , I will be able to admire it from my spot on the couch while watching your videos.
Moin Sean, the beautiful flowers you have seen on the fence is a nasturtium oder " kiek übern tuun"( ~ look over the fence) in our family. Nice sunday 🌹
I have a Matalan sleeveless t shirt from 2003 that has plenty of wear left BUT that is trumped by a 1986 Tangerine Dream concert tour t shirt that still fits me at 57 🙂
Beautiful roses ❤❤
There's one called the English man who went up a hill and came down a mountain. That's a good movie that is .Think it was based in Glamorgan
I used to freeze milk when my kids were young and I could get it cheap. To keep the container from 'exploding' I would always pour out a little to give it room to expand.
Lovely to see all the roses in different colour ,shame we couldn't smell them. You have such a good memory of old buildings what theywere used many years ago. That pub you said was leaning out into the road it must have been all the beer it has consumed over the years😅 Laughed when you said you didnt want Waitrose to go in you drawers.😅 Have a good day.
Shirley Bassey played it that pub when she was finding fame.
Was just thinking about what you put on video, about curtains in your bedroom. You could buy black out curtains or thermal ones. I had the same problem waking up early, I had curtains up but the light kept coming through them. So I got my grandson to put up a blackout blind. Still kept the curtains up, now when I pull the blind down and close the curtains it is bitch black. Also I notice in the winter the room wasn't cold with no heat on in that room.
Ive grown malabar for first time and it made a perfect stirfry. So surprised because it was sweet not bitter like some have said
We freeze milk all the time. We transfer fresh milk into smaller glass jars and freeze it. Leave a two finger gap between the milk and the jar lid- the milk will expand when frozen. We only defrost milk as we need it. Also, butter can be frozen. We bulk buy butter when it goes on offer.
Milk won't explode in your freezer Sean, but defrost it slowly in the fridge and give it a good shake to mix it properly again.. Cover your fridge door and freezer with more magnets . .. I always drink Yorkshire decaff tea, the best for me . .Enjoy your week Sean.. Thanks for sharing with us, oh, and I loved all the Roses . .
“Bakelite” is the name of cutlery handle. Loved the rose show! 95 degrees here in Los Angeles! Enjoy the weather in Wales!
That’s it! Thanks.
Ah Julie nice one of Flinders Street Station 🚉
I love the comment on Nature produced peas' sugar content (to watch).... following on from 2 manmade sugar loaded treats at the coffee shop LOL
Am not 100% sure, but I think the Coffin got it's name because should there have been any major incident in the mines the hall was designated as the place where the bodies would go to for identification. Ynyswen school once stood on this site before the Coffin but the school had to be demolished due to almost overnight subsidence back in the early 1920s. They then built a new school opposite Ynyswen clinic which has only recently been demolished. If you remember it had a school bell on the roof. This was the bell from the original Ynyswen school. Loved the rose show.
That makes sense. Thanks.
Hi Sean hope your well talking about rhubarb I had a variety called champagne it was really lovely made into a crumble and of course cream take care luv sadiexx
I freeze my milk all the time and never had any problems. When it comes to defrosting, I put it in a bowl of cold water in the sink.Fab video as always.
❤beautiful roses lovely vlog x
Good morning Sean, the roses were absolutely amazing! There must have been a terrific scent in the room, I only wish you had scratch and sniff videos! Do you remember those stickers? 😂 Loved the look of your "Jacket potato"! a little of what you fancy does you good and you were walking quickly to burn off some of the carbs and sugars 😉 your potting thingy will probably turn up when you dont need it! I laughed so much in that half an hour, you made my day! Thanks Sean,take care 💜
You daid about the sugar content in the peas but nothing about the cake at the cafe. dieters amnesia?
What is life if you can't have an occasional treat. Who wants to be the healthiest corpse in the ground.
Love frozen fish fingers and chips. Easy to do after a long day at the garden.
Hi Sean, 4am starts to the day with the morning chorus, are beautiful and precious. Im a dawn waker and half dead by 9pm.
Apparently, in the days before electric light, people got up at dawn to go work the land or such. So in a way, if we took all the modern conveniences away, the slow life of a welsh cottage, would have started that way, each day.
I recently saw an article that says the romans and others of the Middle Ages too, had two sleeps at night and a whole night of 8 hours is a modern arrangement and expectation. It seems they would go for sleep as it got dark. Sleep until early hours then get up and be active, physically, practically and socially….they had get togethers with others. Then they went back for more sleep until waking break fast (breakfast). Does make you think that our waking at 2am as part of our sleep rhythms, is natural and we shouldnt fight it and stress to get back to sleep until ready. It sounds as though your cottage is teaching you the simple life of the past.
Pure joy seeing the roses at the show. Hope Wales keeps its show culture alive, it's been allowed to dwindle and die here in Scotland. Despite being popular with all folks, young and old, gardeners or not, the local authorities see it as an easy hit to cut funding costs.
Nice to see you looking chirpy. Lovely roses. Have a good week. Nice bit of weather forecast this week in South Wales.
What amazing roses. My Dad was an avid rose grower. Rambling and bush, happy days. Your going to need another shed to put all your tools in. Have you tried Kefir it's a great drink?. Did mushrooms in the microwave for the first time yesterdat, fabulous. Love sweet potatoes. Can't be!ieve I enjoy watching someone unpacking a grocery order.🐞
What happened to the personal trainer???
Couldn't afford it.
People are always telling you to freeze milk, so it must be right !
What lovely roses! My Grandmother had a rosebush that I always loved as a child. She said it was a Three Sisters Rose. I always keep my eye out for them at flower shows, etc but rarely see them. Maybe it's an old-fashioned variety.
You shouldf look in the vintage store you go too for curtains and sheets/ blankets
I love the rose show, my garden is currently in bloom with roses, its the only colour in the garden as its mostly foliage and greenery, my favourite rose is David Austin Blue Moon, it never fails to look and smell stunning. i'm thinking of getting one for indoors bcos i love it so much , everytime i bring them in as cut roses i get spiders! so maybe get one just for the house. thanks for this vid, thoroughly enjoyed.
Lovely colourful roses, i can just imagine the scent from the roses ,
so being welsh myself...... my hubby says as he is English..... making a cup of tea in a teapot....he hates it when I make it in a mug.... have to be made in a teapot, nothing tastes better. what's your thought.
I read that book … manyyyyyyy years ago x Enjoyed it .. never thought about it until you mentioned it xx Enjoy
I dont buy breadded fish not in 20 years its all bread no fish yuck
Buy good quality one and they are all fish .
We lived in Germany for couple of years and quite a distance from local shops so we used to buy milk and freeze it, it won't explode and tastes no different 😊
My friend who lived in the sticks ..used to freeze milk and butter ?? The milk will expand a bit
I don't freeze milk myself but I know that people do so and it is still usable. I'm not a fan of that though.
The roses were beautiful. What a shame more people didn’t go to see them. My friend has been the Grand Champion rose grower many times. He’s now the president of the national rose society of Australia and the WFRS Vice President Australasia. He is in the UK at the moment. He’s a judge. His garden is beautiful when it’s the rise season here and once he’s done showing he has buckets of roses to give away. They all smell absolutely gorgeous.
Any shark fin melons planed for the homestead Sean
Nope
@@seanjamescameron i don't blame you i remember the last time you did them take care
I love your digging dance and in the kitchen . You are going to have to put some music to it!!!😂😂😂🎶
Is that a running joke, the grapefruit?😂
Humas if you like it, is good on toast, good for your diet also Sean😊
Check with your friends who are thinning out to get plants for free.
It looks so lovely and cool and lush where you are. I'm in Virginia, today is 107F with the humidity factor!
I'm in Richmond and it's like a sauna. No one is out!
I have a zippered gray hoodie with frayed cuffs and rips I use for sleeping or outside dirty work. The side of my fridge doesn't have magnets, I use six or more plain magnets to hold tins on the side of the fridge, storage for tea, medicine, and other smaller items, plus put spices etc on top so they are like shelves too.
I call them bilberries but my nan always called them whimberries. I'm originally from the Peak District.
You can freeze milk yep, usually l pour it into smaller plastic bottles before freezing, and you can freeze butter.Always keep a few in the freezer in winter, in case l cant get out. Also I freeze sliced bread ,into 4 slice portions.Good vlog Sean, the roses were beautiful.🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
If you take some milk out of the bottle then put into the frezzer it does not pop the lid 🐝🧵🐝
You can Definately freeze milk Sean 😊
Hi Sean, do Waitrose actually leave one of their trays with all your groceries in. Enjoying your adventures by the way. Dave
Only if you ask.
Mayonnaise is lovely mixed with tuna I find, either in a sandwich, or on a baked potato - beautiful - if you do no have any butter! I always try to have a 1/2 pint of my semi skimmed milk in the freezer, in the plastic bottle it comes in from Waitrose, just as you have done with your full cream milk, and there is no need to take any out. Then I take the milk out of the freezer, the day before I want it, and leave it in the sink, and put in the fridge when I go to bed, so it is defrosted by the next day. xxx
I freeze milk all the time just give it a little shake once you've defrosted it.
Hi Sean
Why don’t you use boiled water from the kettle to poach your eggs to save time on the hob.
Just a thought.
Because when filming the kettle is too noisy.
Watching from West Virginia I love flowers roses was my mom’s favorite
I have never had any problem freezing milk and I have done it for years
The building where the roses were is where we used to go to vote when I lived in Treorchy 😊
Love the video 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Your top is thread bear Sean . Lol 🙉❤
Have you not watched the video!
I have been freezing my milk for years now with no problems.
What’s your process to defrost it?
@seanjamescameron I only freeze little Semi skimmed milk to avoid expansion problem. Large milk containers a no go in our home..Defrost milk at room temperature in sink. Takes about 8 hours.
@@seanjamescameron First if you are concerned that the plastic container will burst You can open it and tip a little milk out .then compress the side of the container to get rid of the air as you put the lid back on.This give the milk room to expand as it freezes.I always used to do this but lately dont bother and the container hasn't burst yet!!!!!
To defrost you just stand the container in a tupperwear to stop the water dripping all over the kitchen floor and it seems to take about 8 hrs.You used not to be able to freeze whole milk as the cream would separate.Nowerdays most supermarket milk is homogenised so the fat globuals stay suspended in the milk.
I worked for a while I a dairy it puzzles me now the length of sell by date on milk.I wonder what they are doing to achieve this??
LOve your channel Sean!!!
@@seanjamescameron I just take it out and sit it on the worktop for a while. I usually put it back in the fridge when there's still a bit of ice in it as it will finish defrosting in the fridge but always give it a light shake before using...
Beautiful music
P G tips tea bags are the best
You can be funny.
When you were in London at your last allotment with the shed, I sent you a large white magnetic wipe off board on which to plan out your plot. I don’t know if you packed it to take to this new place but it should work for your magnets. Kim
Yes I have it by the door ready to go into the shed.
@@seanjamescameron YAY!