You have found a lot of nice things on the beach. It was nice seeing Lyme Regis again as we used to go camping there with my family. Thank you for sharing xx
Great video loved it,loved the toy soldier, and the beads, shame the one you found last time was not uranium but I'm sure you will find some uranium glass or beads soon 😀
Hellooo m'lovelies :) We were just watching you! So glad you enjoyed the video. We had such a wonderful day out - the finds were a bonus (especially the beads and the soldier!). The non-uranium bead .. it was fun to find out!! Take care .. hopefully we will be out again soon xx
When you panned to the clay/mud/stones, I just wanted to get my hands in. Really loved this ,It's just so, so interesting and exciting to dig up all the random bits and bobs. I get so excited for you to dig things out .haha.. Lovely day out , lovely vlog, thank you :)x
Yes, the mudlarks are right.. there are things to be found everywhere :) If you see a bit of pottery on a walk through the woods then it might be that there are other things there to be found.... xx
Yes it is from an old battery. We haven't seen one before though so took a while for us to work it out. We are still unsure on the small item. Twas a fantastic day and I look forward to going out again :) xx
Superb amount of finds found today. Well done you two.!!! Kath, maybe you are too close to the microphone.as you sound very loud, perhaps you could move slightly away. If I turn the volume down, I can’t hear your partner in crime.!!! Tough life,en it ?!!!! Greetings from Wolverhampton in The West Midlands.xxxxxxx
Thank you for the feedback Jo. Cath is generally loud anyway!! haha. We were just using an android phone - no special equipment - the weather wasn't ideal for filming on it. We do know we need a plug in microphone to even out the volumes and muffle the wind but that's something we need to save for xx
Well… who do we have here?! No, you aren’t seeing things! I have to admit something to you. I found your channel.. gosh, must be 8wks ago now, via Debbie’s World’s channel listing & I couldn’t believe my eyes. I’m not even ashamed to say I got a little emotional seeing you all back. My phone died, the memory board failed & although I had iCloud, I never saved your email address & I couldn’t find your contact details anywhere. I was heartbroken. I have no idea where I left off in my emails to you, but things here got very manic. At the beginning 2020 just before lockdown, we very suddenly lost our beloved family dog bonnie (she had a huge seizure & although it was both mum & i at home, I was more able bodied than my mum & had to deal with Bonnie, if you’ve never seen a large white German shep / Labrador dog have a fit.. it’s horribly distressing), turns out she had kidney cancer & had to be put down, didn’t even make her 10th birthday. She was more my fathers dog, & upon the shock less than 12hrs later he had a huge heart attack.. apparently we don’t do things by halves in my family! And of course.. lockdown began in March 2020, never rains but it pours! My mum was diagnosed with vascular dementia midway through 2021, but she’d been having a few issues for at least 6-8mths prior. She was only in the early stages but that alone was incredibly hard work. Id always been my mothers soul carer, but my father then stepped in & we ‘tag teamed’ with round the clock care for her. I got my own bungalow in June 2020, but unfortunately I’m still yet to move in full time. Due to Covid, it’s taken me the best part of well over a year to get in touch with occupational therapy to get adaptions approved for my property. This was really spurred on after I became stubborn & said (excuse my french) ‘sod it! I’m moving in!’ then proceeded to have a bad fall in the bathroom 🤦🏼♀️ Only I could do that! (I am fine, but it frightened the bejesus out of me, I’m a big girl, if I fall I do damage & partially dislocate joints, there isn’t anyone that can lift my big booty up!!) With Dad struggling with mum on his own, I decided to just periodically stay at mine but also stay with parents to help; it took us the best part of nearly a year to get a carer to come in just once a day in the evening to bathe / wash mum - & I had to fight for that! I’m happy to report that my housing adaptions got taken to panel & I got approved in Dec of last year, but that’s just the beginning of the long winded process. I’m having an entire new kitchen put in (with an accessible cooker put on the wall & pull out cupboards / drawers for easier access, as I can’t bend down low into cupboards & coolers), as well as a walk in shower room & a new front door (my front door is all glass - very bizarre! No privacy, & my bathroom is as you walk in. I’m not sure anyone wants to see my flobby bits! 🥴). I kept waiting for the ‘right time’ to contact you all, because I had so much to say, but by evening I was always so tired after caring for both mum & Dad, & you both deserved someone’s undivided attention. Unfortunately, on my mothers birthday, 10th January, she very suddenly passed away. She’d been diagnosed with 3 aortic aneurysms a number of years ago, & that’s partly why she took to her bed & never got out again, because a vile doctor told her ‘when one goes off bang that’s it, you’ll die’ (those exact words were said, my Dad stood by her as it was said). My hardworking, vivacious, feisty mum gave up on life over the past 5 years & I won’t ever forgive that Dr. I saw Mum pass but Dad didn’t, I got him out of the room. She waited for the paramedics to arrive, as I’d phoned 111 because she’d been under the weather since the night before but symptoms all fitted other conditions / issues she had, but due to her aneurysms it was protocol an ambulance was sent (an hour and a half later….). I will never not carry guilt believing I should’ve seen the signs, or acted quicker, despite doctors telling me that nothing could’ve been done as her aneurysms were inoperable any way & if they’d burst that was it. She’s my mummy & I just have a heavy heart feeling like I could’ve done more. Nothing has hit me yet, I’m just walking around as if nothing has happened & I’m presuming that’s shock even after all these weeks later. I’ve been left to organise an entire wake & funeral, as well as help father with some of his finances & help blitz the house for my elder brothers to decorate. My siblings don’t live close by, but they also don’t understand my poor health / disabilities & don’t particularly care to, so I’m feeling drained & exhausted at the moment trying to keep up the momentum. I should think it’ll hit post funeral when the silence kicks in. I did go back & watch your videos from the beginning, & I’m so terribly sorry Laura for your losses. My heart just breaks for you. No one can quite fully understand that pain of losing loved ones unless you’ve been through it, & as much as my pain hasn’t really kicked in yet, I still feel that heaviness in my chest & in my tummy. You have all given me so much joy & laughter over the past 8+ weeks, & you even gave my mum some too as I showed her some of your videos & that means more to me than you’ll ever know. I’m sorry if I’m quiet for a little while after this comment. The funeral is on 18th Feb, 1 of my brothers is in California so we’ve had to delay things, so I’m still busy each day finalising everything, so I do apologise. However, it felt right commenting to you in the early hours while it was quiet & I had a moment to myself. I do hope you’re all well, I can’t wait to hear from you all. Many blessings & lots of love to you all ❤️ Laura xxx
Hello mlovely, It is so good to hear from you again but my goodness what a time you have had of it! Firstly, we are so, so sorry to hear of the passing of your Mum. How utterly heartbreaking. We can't imagine how the loss of Mum would feel like but, speaking from experience, I know guilt comes in to play with every loss I have had. From what you have told us though, you did absolutely everything you could to make sure she had the care she needed. She was certainly loved. You are living in a parallel world right now whilst the chaos of funeral planning (I have done this myself) goes on on one hand and it seems like everyone else in the world carries on on the other hand. You will feel the other emotions in time. Please do let yourself feel them to be able to work through them. How is your Dad holding up? Is he able to visit you in your new bungalow? I am also so sorry to hear of the passing of the family dog. We lost our Tigger in the New Year last year and his end was very traumatic. I don't like to think about it too much - I like to remember him as he was when he was chirpy and healthy. The images of his last hours haunted me for a long time though but those hauntings fade and the happier images return. I promise. I am glad you got your bungalow. I know how long you had wanted to move in. How annoying that, when you finally got it, you had to wait for adaptions (and glass doors?!). Thank goodness this is now being sorted. Time to make it your own with the freedom the adaptions have allowed you. Please don't apologise if you go quiet. I totally understand. We are always here if you want to chat.. our email address is backtobasics@gmail.com. I really ought to remember to put that in the description of our vlogs more often but I am a bit slapdash in that sense. I will get my act together! I have only just got into doing cover photographs for vlogs! It is tricky, isn't it, when you finally get to sit down in the evenings but are too tired to do much. I feel like that most evenings.. I think that's why I get forgetful with things like email details! Sending you much, much love. From Laura, Cath and Abi xxx
Loved the fossils love fossil hunting well done on all the find a lot to be had on that beach
Thank you so much :) It is very well known for being a good larking haunt :) Xx
You have found a lot of nice things on the beach.
It was nice seeing Lyme Regis again as we used to go camping there with my family.
Thank you for sharing xx
Thank you Elissa :) There are always things to find on beaches .. it's one of my favourite places to be. So calming :) xx
What a fun day out with some great finds ❤️❤️
Thank you Gillian xx
Great discoveries ladies x
Looks a lovely place x
Take care n stay safe xx hugs to you all xx 🤗😊💝🌈
Thank you Stephanie. It was a great day out! I wish we could do it again - tomorrow!! lol xx
A splendid array of finds off the beach ⛱️.
Thank you Carol :) Xx
Really enjoyed this ladies 🥰 very interesting 🤔
Thank you Lucy xxx
Great video loved it,loved the toy soldier, and the beads, shame the one you found last time was not uranium but I'm sure you will find some uranium glass or beads soon 😀
Hellooo m'lovelies :) We were just watching you! So glad you enjoyed the video. We had such a wonderful day out - the finds were a bonus (especially the beads and the soldier!). The non-uranium bead .. it was fun to find out!! Take care .. hopefully we will be out again soon xx
Amazing what you can find on the beach. Doris.
It really is :) xx
Well done !! Soo, so many finds .Math maybe
When you panned to the clay/mud/stones, I just wanted to get my hands in.
Really loved this ,It's just so, so interesting and exciting to dig up all the random bits and bobs.
I get so excited for you to dig things out .haha..
Lovely day out , lovely vlog, thank you :)x
Awww bless you, thank you so much Kizzy. We love finding things in the dirt. Just imagine the stories behind the people who once owned them 🥰 xx
Really enjoyed this, I find it really interesting what you can find, I so wish I lived near a beach but nearest is like 90 miles away x
Hi Jaqueline you can also find artifacts in rivers and victorian dumps and woods good luck
Yes, the mudlarks are right.. there are things to be found everywhere :) If you see a bit of pottery on a walk through the woods then it might be that there are other things there to be found.... xx
The first large black item might have been from an old battery. The small item might be a bit of old wiring.
Yes it is from an old battery. We haven't seen one before though so took a while for us to work it out. We are still unsure on the small item. Twas a fantastic day and I look forward to going out again :) xx
Superb amount of finds found today. Well done you two.!!! Kath, maybe you are too close to the microphone.as you sound very loud, perhaps you could move slightly away. If I turn the volume down, I can’t hear your partner in crime.!!! Tough life,en it ?!!!! Greetings from Wolverhampton in The West Midlands.xxxxxxx
Thank you for the feedback Jo. Cath is generally loud anyway!! haha. We were just using an android phone - no special equipment - the weather wasn't ideal for filming on it. We do know we need a plug in microphone to even out the volumes and muffle the wind but that's something we need to save for xx
Well… who do we have here?!
No, you aren’t seeing things!
I have to admit something to you. I found your channel.. gosh, must be 8wks ago now, via Debbie’s World’s channel listing & I couldn’t believe my eyes. I’m not even ashamed to say I got a little emotional seeing you all back. My phone died, the memory board failed & although I had iCloud, I never saved your email address & I couldn’t find your contact details anywhere. I was heartbroken.
I have no idea where I left off in my emails to you, but things here got very manic. At the beginning 2020 just before lockdown, we very suddenly lost our beloved family dog bonnie (she had a huge seizure & although it was both mum & i at home, I was more able bodied than my mum & had to deal with Bonnie, if you’ve never seen a large white German shep / Labrador dog have a fit.. it’s horribly distressing), turns out she had kidney cancer & had to be put down, didn’t even make her 10th birthday. She was more my fathers dog, & upon the shock less than 12hrs later he had a huge heart attack.. apparently we don’t do things by halves in my family! And of course.. lockdown began in March 2020, never rains but it pours!
My mum was diagnosed with vascular dementia midway through 2021, but she’d been having a few issues for at least 6-8mths prior. She was only in the early stages but that alone was incredibly hard work. Id always been my mothers soul carer, but my father then stepped in & we ‘tag teamed’ with round the clock care for her.
I got my own bungalow in June 2020, but unfortunately I’m still yet to move in full time. Due to Covid, it’s taken me the best part of well over a year to get in touch with occupational therapy to get adaptions approved for my property. This was really spurred on after I became stubborn & said (excuse my french) ‘sod it! I’m moving in!’ then proceeded to have a bad fall in the bathroom 🤦🏼♀️ Only I could do that! (I am fine, but it frightened the bejesus out of me, I’m a big girl, if I fall I do damage & partially dislocate joints, there isn’t anyone that can lift my big booty up!!)
With Dad struggling with mum on his own, I decided to just periodically stay at mine but also stay with parents to help; it took us the best part of nearly a year to get a carer to come in just once a day in the evening to bathe / wash mum - & I had to fight for that!
I’m happy to report that my housing adaptions got taken to panel & I got approved in Dec of last year, but that’s just the beginning of the long winded process. I’m having an entire new kitchen put in (with an accessible cooker put on the wall & pull out cupboards / drawers for easier access, as I can’t bend down low into cupboards & coolers), as well as a walk in shower room & a new front door (my front door is all glass - very bizarre! No privacy, & my bathroom is as you walk in. I’m not sure anyone wants to see my flobby bits! 🥴).
I kept waiting for the ‘right time’ to contact you all, because I had so much to say, but by evening I was always so tired after caring for both mum & Dad, & you both deserved someone’s undivided attention.
Unfortunately, on my mothers birthday, 10th January, she very suddenly passed away. She’d been diagnosed with 3 aortic aneurysms a number of years ago, & that’s partly why she took to her bed & never got out again, because a vile doctor told her ‘when one goes off bang that’s it, you’ll die’ (those exact words were said, my Dad stood by her as it was said).
My hardworking, vivacious, feisty mum gave up on life over the past 5 years & I won’t ever forgive that Dr.
I saw Mum pass but Dad didn’t, I got him out of the room. She waited for the paramedics to arrive, as I’d phoned 111 because she’d been under the weather since the night before but symptoms all fitted other conditions / issues she had, but due to her aneurysms it was protocol an ambulance was sent (an hour and a half later….). I will never not carry guilt believing I should’ve seen the signs, or acted quicker, despite doctors telling me that nothing could’ve been done as her aneurysms were inoperable any way & if they’d burst that was it. She’s my mummy & I just have a heavy heart feeling like I could’ve done more.
Nothing has hit me yet, I’m just walking around as if nothing has happened & I’m presuming that’s shock even after all these weeks later. I’ve been left to organise an entire wake & funeral, as well as help father with some of his finances & help blitz the house for my elder brothers to decorate. My siblings don’t live close by, but they also don’t understand my poor health / disabilities & don’t particularly care to, so I’m feeling drained & exhausted at the moment trying to keep up the momentum.
I should think it’ll hit post funeral when the silence kicks in.
I did go back & watch your videos from the beginning, & I’m so terribly sorry Laura for your losses. My heart just breaks for you. No one can quite fully understand that pain of losing loved ones unless you’ve been through it, & as much as my pain hasn’t really kicked in yet, I still feel that heaviness in my chest & in my tummy.
You have all given me so much joy & laughter over the past 8+ weeks, & you even gave my mum some too as I showed her some of your videos & that means more to me than you’ll ever know.
I’m sorry if I’m quiet for a little while after this comment. The funeral is on 18th Feb, 1 of my brothers is in California so we’ve had to delay things, so I’m still busy each day finalising everything, so I do apologise. However, it felt right commenting to you in the early hours while it was quiet & I had a moment to myself.
I do hope you’re all well, I can’t wait to hear from you all. Many blessings & lots of love to you all ❤️
Laura xxx
Hello mlovely,
It is so good to hear from you again but my goodness what a time you have had of it!
Firstly, we are so, so sorry to hear of the passing of your Mum. How utterly heartbreaking. We can't imagine how the loss of Mum would feel like but, speaking from experience, I know guilt comes in to play with every loss I have had. From what you have told us though, you did absolutely everything you could to make sure she had the care she needed. She was certainly loved. You are living in a parallel world right now whilst the chaos of funeral planning (I have done this myself) goes on on one hand and it seems like everyone else in the world carries on on the other hand. You will feel the other emotions in time. Please do let yourself feel them to be able to work through them. How is your Dad holding up? Is he able to visit you in your new bungalow?
I am also so sorry to hear of the passing of the family dog. We lost our Tigger in the New Year last year and his end was very traumatic. I don't like to think about it too much - I like to remember him as he was when he was chirpy and healthy. The images of his last hours haunted me for a long time though but those hauntings fade and the happier images return. I promise.
I am glad you got your bungalow. I know how long you had wanted to move in. How annoying that, when you finally got it, you had to wait for adaptions (and glass doors?!). Thank goodness this is now being sorted. Time to make it your own with the freedom the adaptions have allowed you.
Please don't apologise if you go quiet. I totally understand. We are always here if you want to chat.. our email address is backtobasics@gmail.com. I really ought to remember to put that in the description of our vlogs more often but I am a bit slapdash in that sense. I will get my act together! I have only just got into doing cover photographs for vlogs! It is tricky, isn't it, when you finally get to sit down in the evenings but are too tired to do much. I feel like that most evenings.. I think that's why I get forgetful with things like email details!
Sending you much, much love. From Laura, Cath and Abi xxx
Nice finds ladies
Thank you so much xx