Episode 138: The Scottish Borders in the Campervan |
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- Welcome along on another campervan trip, this time to the Scottish Borders... We take you to a beautiful viewpoint over the Eildon Hills, a monument to William Wallace, three bridges over the River Tweed and a wonderful day out at historic Traquair House. Come along with Phil and I and learn a bit of the interesting history of the Scottish Borders!
Piano today: Intro and Outro: To a Wild Rose by MacDowell
Other music: Traditional Shetland folk tune (while driving along); 'For the Young' by Henkel (for the dolls' house).
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This is a fabulous video and I have thoroughly enjoyed every bit. Nice that you had your nieces on the way there. I definitely wouldn't venture into that maze! You two were brave to do so. Glad Phil was a good navigator. It was sweet to see all three of your wooly companions with you as well. Thank you so much Helen, have a beautiful week!
Thank you, Shari - I'm so glad to be able to bring you such pleasure! I absolutely would not have gone into that maze on my own - thank goodness Phil is good at that kind of thing - although even Phil found it a challenge! The woolly companions enjoyed their travels but are hoping for less rain on the next trip! Have a lovely week xx
Thank you Helen for taking us round this beautifull home it really was a treat to learn about the family and all the history, loved the garden and that wonderfull maze 😍💛💚💙🩵
Thank you, Elaine - I was very happy to be able to take you on a visit to Traquair - and we had a lot of fun going round that maze! xx
Dave and I visited this very same William Wallace Monument when we were in Scotland in June. It was so fun to see the drive and re-live the lush green roadsides. I'm anxious to watch next week's episode to see if I recognize anything else that we both did. Our trip was two weeks long guided and planned by our daughter. She and her family had been living in Dunfermline for 3 months. I was their 3rd trip to Scotland. We loved it SO MUCH!
How lovely that your daughter planned the two-week trip for you! I'm happy to have enabled you to relive some of your Scottish tour - it really is a lovely area (even in the rain!!!) xx
Sewing up a knitted jumper has never been so pleasant, as I watched your campervan adventures into Scotland. Love that you both just get out and about regardless of the weather and seem to enjoy everything. What a fabulous grand house and the history was so interesting.
I would have spent ages looking at all the dolls and their costumes. I never find dolls creepy, they each have their own personalities to me.
Thanks again Helen.
Thank you, Jennifer - I'm very happy to have kept you company while you were sewing up your jumper! Sometimes we just have to ignore the rainy weather, especially if it's only a short trip - and really, the rain didn't spoil our enjoyment. I'm completely with you on the dolls - I just see them as lots of individual characters and definitely not creepy! xx
Helen. Another wonderful podcast . Your van trips just keep getting better and better.. thank you so much🇺🇸
Thank you, Priscilla - I'm very happy to bring you the enjoyment of our little van adventures! xx
A lovely outing. Thank you, Helen. x
Thank you - Traquair House was a very interesting place to spend the day! x
Dear Helen,
Thank you so much for this very entertaining episode! I didn't really expect myself to like the non knitting related content so much! thanks for opening the door to a different part of the world for me. I was as you were fascinated by all the dolls and the doll house! I'm also amazed at your story telling skills and video editing is marvellous! I know how much time it takes to put everything together with the music and the voice over - wow! You're so talented!
Greetings from New Zealand and can't wait for the next video!
Marina (and the finished TsuTsu bear :)
Thank you, Marina - I'm glad you gave the campervan video a go and found lots to enjoy! I did think about having a separate channel for campervan trips but then decided that my lovely viewers are quite able to decide which podcasts they would like to watch. And sometimes there is even a bit of knitting or crochet in the campervan videos! I try my best to tell as interesting a story as I can about what we get up to when we're out and about and I love putting everything together into one video - even though it does take a lot of time, as you know! See you next time xx
@@mousiemakespod and thank you so much for all that effort and time!
What a treat picking wild raspberries and a wonderful house that has been in the same family for so long. So interesting, thanks Helen. The hidden staircase reminded me of Anne Frank's house. The lichen on the trees was beautiful. I too would have been hesitant about the maze, it was terrific. How wonderful the ancient trees were. A lovely trip.
Thank you, Pene - there were so many interesting things to see and learn about on our visit to Traquair! And those ancient trees were quite remarkable, weren't they? We had such fun in the maze and I never lost confidence that Phil would find the correct route to get us out again! See you next time xx
Thanks Helen,,,
Loved the wonderful trip,,
That maze ,!!wow,,,Not sure I would have found my way out,,,
Elaine💗💗🏡🏡
Thank you, Elaine - I loved being able to take you along! I really think if I'd gone into that maze on my own, I would have needed rescuing! xx
Helen, thank you for taking us along. In the fall in Ohio we have mazes created in corn fields. Now I’m considering a trip w my trusty-direction-guide. This is another treat. Have a lovely week.
Thanks, Linda! A maze is a lot of fun - as long as you have a guide with a good sense of direction - I hope you get the chance to visit one of your corn field mazes! See you next time xx
What a beautiful episode , looking forward to part two x
Thank you, June - it was my pleasure! See you next time x
What a beautiful adventure you've brought us on!
Thank you - it was my pleasure! xx
Morning Helen. Really enjoyed our visit to the Scottish Borders. All the information about the stately home was fascinating. Wow, some of those steps and stairs were steep. I'm looking forward to part 2.
We're still talking about our recent holiday to the North East and can't wait to return. Have a great week, take care. Xx
Thank you, Angela - I'm glad you enjoyed our visit to Traquair - there were certainly a lot of interesting things to share with you! And I got plenty of exercise on those spiral staircases! It's great that you have such happy memories of your recent trip to the North east - and I'm sure, in the future, you might decide to venture to the Scottish Borders, too! Take care until next time xx
So lovely to see this trip having only driven back down from Lauder yesterday after attending the common riding.
Ah, that sounds great! I think I read somewhere about the common riding. I hope you had a great time, and thanks for joining me on my trip! x
That was really interesting Helen, thank you for sharing. You know I'm going to say the dollhouse was my favourite 🤣😘
Thanks, Dawn! It was a lovely dollhouse, wasn't it? I really wished I could have got even closer to it! xx
Love the camper van travels! Thanks so much for sharing your adventures, Helen.
Thank you - you are very welcome! See you in part 2! xx
Thanks Helen that was very interesting, I don’t think I would have been brave enough to enter the maze..
I’m looking forward to part two 😊
Thanks Tracey! I think that maze would definitely have been a bit scary if I’d gone in by myself! I may have needed a rescue party to get me out again! See you in part two xx
Thank you for your film including Traquair House Helen - looks a great place to visit. Lovely piano playing as ever. Best wishes.
Thank you, Alegna - you are very welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed the piano playing, too. xx
Good morning Helen ☕thank you for another wonderful trip that house and grounds were beautiful really enjoyed it. See you next week xx
Thank you, Michelle - it was a pleasure to take you on this lovely trip - see you in part 2! xx
Loved your little celebration when you reached the centre of the maze, I'm directionally challenged so like you would definitely not venture in alone. Thank you for sharing your trip, will look forward to part two
I was very happy when we made it to the centre of the maze! And if I'd gone in alone, who knows when I would have managed to escape... See you in part 2! x
It’s lovely to see these beautiful places you visit Helen. I remember finding the huge statue in the woods many years ago and I distinctly remember it feeling quite creepy! Loved seeing Traquir house and attractions which looked so interesting. Will look forward to part 2 so thank you.
Thank you, Heather - I'm very happy that I can take you along on these little trips! I know what you mean about that huge statue looming out of the woods! See you in part 2 xx
Thankyou very much!! A lovely trip ! Tersa from Barcelona.
Thank you, Teresa - you are very welcome!
Good morning Helen, Thank you for sharing your camper van adventures ❤️ It’s so lovely to travel with you to such beautiful places! I have never been into a maze… it looks really complicated to find your way in there 🙂 Have a lovely week and see you soon! Love and hugs, Marjam 🌷
Thank you, Marjam - I'm glad you enjoyed coming along on this latest adventure! The maze was really excellent and quite a challenge, even for Phil - I would not have gone into it alone! See you in part 2!
Really interesting, what a fascinating place Traquair House is. I will have to add to my list of places to visit, when I come north. Thanks for all the interesting information. X
Thank you, Sue - Traquair House is definitely worth a visit! x
Oh what a wonderful trip! I saved watching part 1 until you posted part 2 so that I could “binge” the whole trip in one go. Those gardens in this film are fabulous! I’m off to see the rest of the trip. Salam wa sa’aadah (I’m so glad that your new friend was able to join you on the trip.
Thank you, Linda - that was a nice idea, to save both parts of the trip to watch in succession! We thoroughly enjoyed the gardens at Traquair House. (Oh, and Donkey did enjoy seeing a few sights and is hoping for better weather next time...) xx
That was a fantastic tour of the oldest Scottish house. So in depth. You see things I know I would miss and your research of the things, places and statues - it’s very much appreciated. You see joy even in the rain. I loved the picture of you and then your husband when you conquered the maze - very brave of you to give it a go. I think I enjoyed this trip almost as much as you, from the comfort of my couch with cuppa in hand. Thank you for taking us along. You’ve shared how long these videos take to make shareable so thank you for that too. Knowing there’s more to come, of this trip and still at least one more trip toy haven’t shared yet - spoiled with riches we are. Your videos enrich my day Helen - Isabel 🤗
Thank you, Isabel, I'm so glad you enjoyed this trip. It's interesting that we don't all notice the same things when we go visiting places! We had a lot of fun in the maze but I definitely wouldn't have done it without Phil! It gives me such pleasure knowing that I can enrich your day with my videos! See you in part 2... xx
I love following your travels. ❤
Thanks, Toni - I love being able to share our travels with you! x
Lovely tour of Scotland, we are discussing going next year. I am going to make Mr Jacks watch your lovely video, thank you x
Thank you, Karen - I can highly recommend a visit to Scotland! x
What a fantastic trip. Tranquair is an amazing, beautiful home with lovely grounds and countryside. Incredible to have been in the family for so long. Thanks for all the history, it was as if we were on a tour with you. Take good care, Lisa 🇬🇧🇨🇦
Thank you, Lisa. Traquair is certainly a fascinating place and I loved being able to take you on a little tour of it! Take care until next time. xx
@@mousiemakespod Thanks again Helen. All the best, Lisa ☺️
Wonderful travels. I've never been in a maze. I'm not sure I could find my way out! Looking forward to part 2. Have a good week.
Thank you for sharing another beautiful trip. I would be bit nervous venturing into a maze! I was glad to see the step tower to look around and find one's bearings
Thank you, Carole - it's quite an experience going into a maze and I think if I'd gone in on my own I probably would have needed to be rescued! See you in part 2! xx
I'm glad you enjoyed coming along on the trip. It's definitely a little scary going into a maze! See you next time! xx
I loved your trip!!! It's so wonderful to see all of these places!! 😍 I'm not so sure i would have liked going in a maze tho. Lol 😬 Have a great week!!
Thanks, Debbie - I'm glad you enjoyed coming along! I do find mazes a bit scary and wouldn't have gone in without Phil to guide me! Wishing you a lovely week xx
Fascinating! I loved all the information about the secrecy they had to maintain while practicing their Catholic faith. Being a Catholic, I was particularly interested in that. And that maze! I wonder how many people gave up the quest for the center. Good for you that y'all made it! It would have been funny, though, if you had ended with a cliffhanger with us wondering if you were still there. 😀
I would never have made it to the middle of the maze without Phil - I really would have still been there now I think!!! (And it would certainly have made an excellent cliffhanger!) x
@@mousiemakespod And the next episode would have started with Phil saying, "We're still hunting for her..."
@@WombatofDOOM53 😂😂😂😂
What a fascinating place. The history was interesting and the grounds were amazing. That maze did not look tall from above, I was very surprised to see what it looked like from inside. A bit claustrophobic for me.
Every once in a while I will stop and let my mind wander, thinking about things like, who was living here before there were roads or, who touched this ancient tree when it was a sapling. What did they see? What did they think? Did the mosquitoes bother them like they do me?
Thanks for taking us along. I look forward to part two. And that food looked delicious!
Thanks, Karen - we certainly did have a very interesting time at Traquair, and like you, when I'm visiting somewhere like that, my mind often turns to wondering about the people who were there so long ago, touching the things that I can touch today - I love this kind of connection with the past! See you next time! xx
I hope Donkey enjoyed his trip along with Pearl and Dean. What a lovely house and grounds to explore. Thank you for sharing your travels.
Thanks, Debbie - you are welcome. Donkey had a great time seeing some new places - he's hoping to join us on the trip, too, and hopes that it will be less rainy! xx
Im so happy for you all getting to travel and see wonderful places. Thank you for taking us along with you friend. Have a blessed week.
Thank you, Teresa - I feel very lucky to see all these lovely places and it is a pleasure to be able to share them with you! xx