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  • @Anita-rq9ev
    @Anita-rq9ev 2 місяці тому +13

    Thank you for taking us along 👍 Abbortsford is beautiful. I love to visit these stately homes when travelling. Carol, I'm glad you had some retail therapy, now you have a Snoppy addition 😊. And I know those grumpy days Ken, you are not alone 😉. Great vlog

  • @simonboulton4490
    @simonboulton4490 2 місяці тому +11

    Carole and Ken you do some interesting places and Carole’s knowledge of these places is absolutely amazing and very interesting keep up these good videos.

  • @gaylegoeschel9850
    @gaylegoeschel9850 2 місяці тому +9

    Thank you both so much for taking us with you on your tours . Ken, you and Carole both do a wonderful job being our guides. Can't wait to see the next video. LOVE FROM IOWA! 😊❤❤❤

  • @KiwiBabz
    @KiwiBabz 2 місяці тому +8

    Thank you for another terrific vlog. I enjoy driving with you and taking in the sights. Abbotsford is a very beautiful place.

  • @mollycooper-rg9zz
    @mollycooper-rg9zz 2 місяці тому +4

    I just love your videos especially when you have the camera on the dashboard as you drive...its such a clear view giving the feeling of being a silent passenger enjoying the beautiful vistas.
    You are both so down to earth with very likeable mannerisms, it's a joy traveling with you to all the exciting new places.
    Many Thanks. ❤🙏(UK)

    • @LifeistooshortCK
      @LifeistooshortCK  2 місяці тому

      Glad you like them! Thanks for travelling along with us ❤️

  • @suzysandiego6478
    @suzysandiego6478 2 місяці тому +6

    Love your videos…they are so well done!! You are a wonderful history teacher Carol😊

  • @Bernie-5
    @Bernie-5 2 місяці тому +3

    Hi Carol and Ken, Another great and very interesting video. I just love coming along with you two, can't wait for part two. I like the way you leave us in suspense Ken. Stay safe and take care. 😊

  • @grumpyal6060
    @grumpyal6060 Місяць тому +1

    lovely vlog .. always enjoyable beautiful buildings well done once again 😊..

  • @lisaewart6805
    @lisaewart6805 2 місяці тому +4

    OMG! We live in a very rural area and just saw you drive right past the track to our house!! made me shriek lol! I am so glad to see you both enjoying where we live, it has a lot to offer x

    • @LifeistooshortCK
      @LifeistooshortCK  2 місяці тому +1

      @@lisaewart6805 you live in a lovely part of the country 🙂

  • @ChrisHunt4497
    @ChrisHunt4497 2 місяці тому +4

    Well done on your driving Carol. I love to see you at the wheel. All it takes is practice. 👍 Great vlog, very professional, as always. ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @maryg.249
    @maryg.249 2 місяці тому

    I love how everything is just coming into spring growth. Now that it’s November I’m sure all those lush green gardens and their beautiful flowers are but a memory. Carol, I love books too. I’m of the mind you can never have too many! Mary

  • @DLBass-op2ib
    @DLBass-op2ib 2 місяці тому +4

    Beautiful old buildings and lovely grounds. Love the music used with this video very relaxing.

  • @mkeizer8134
    @mkeizer8134 2 місяці тому +2

    Hi you two, that was a nice history lesson, you both seem to be alright driving the bigger van even on small roads. See you next week, take care.

  • @delmiller4184
    @delmiller4184 2 місяці тому +1

    I was so happy for your great filming of Scott's home. Loved the video!

  • @lizmorgan5463
    @lizmorgan5463 2 місяці тому +1

    The school I went to in Herefordshire ,was Sir Walter Scott school ,,,he founded it ,,I remember his poem ,Oh what a tangled web we weave ,,when first we practice to decieve

  • @mhairiobrien4394
    @mhairiobrien4394 2 місяці тому +5

    What a beautiful video thank you Ken and Carol peebles is a nice town 💖😊💖🌟🌟xxxxxxx

  • @joshubrook324
    @joshubrook324 2 місяці тому

    I just love how you two rub along with each other it’s a joy to follow your adventures thank you ❤

  • @DeDeStephens
    @DeDeStephens 2 місяці тому

    Absolutely love these videos! Love the places you take us and the interaction between you two. My husband and I have been married it'll be 51 years this coming valentines day and he's not able to travel well now so I live through you guys. Thank you so much!

  • @CAROLECOOK-v3m
    @CAROLECOOK-v3m 2 місяці тому +1

    You are doing so well with the driving Carol ,it’s great you can support Ken in this way.Some of the travellers I watch you only see one driver so whatever do they do when the driver becomes unwell . Life must be turned upside down especially if you no longer have an alternative residence.All the best to you both.

  • @barbarawiddowson635
    @barbarawiddowson635 2 місяці тому +1

    Thank you Carol and Ken. Some of these places I know very well some not so much until now. You should have gone to Traquair house near Innerleithen (about sevenish miles from Peebles). They brew their own beer Ken. Safe travels. See you on the next.

  • @dianabelcher39
    @dianabelcher39 2 місяці тому

    A very interesting video as both of you give all the info of what you are showing us!!! the stately home you ended with was awesome as were the gardens... thank you so much for sharing.....👏

  • @didevilliers1238
    @didevilliers1238 2 місяці тому +1

    We visited Rosslyn Chapel back in 2007 when you were still able to take photos inside, it is an awesome sight - poetry in stone, and I will always be grateful we were able to take some amazing pictures. Cannot fathom WHY one can no longer take pictures - guess they want you to buy theirs 🦋

    • @LifeistooshortCK
      @LifeistooshortCK  2 місяці тому +2

      In my experience seeing great places makes us want to go there. The Davinci Code changed everything I think.

    • @rosemarymee
      @rosemarymee 2 місяці тому +1

      I sneaked a picture of the famous cat who used to greet visitors in the chapel. I felt very honoured that he chose to sit beside me.

  • @ParadiseStreet
    @ParadiseStreet 2 місяці тому

    Nearly always at some point in your videos I get a 60’s vibe and all the nostalgia of that era and the family holidays comes flooding in. I even have tears welling right now. Mostly it’s when you’re driving along the roads, so nice.

  • @HellyAvard-xt6mz
    @HellyAvard-xt6mz 2 місяці тому

    Ken and Carole thank you for your vlog. The Bonnevilles mentioned your Chanel in their vlog great to find you. I am now subscribed!

    • @LifeistooshortCK
      @LifeistooshortCK  2 місяці тому

      @@HellyAvard-xt6mz thanks for subscribing ❤️

  • @patriciabrawner3717
    @patriciabrawner3717 2 місяці тому

    I loved the tour of the stately house, love history, & historic homes. The song Come Thy Fount, is & has always been one of my favorite songs, we still sing it in our Church services, and I first learned it in my late teens, I am now 77 & my husband & I still love it. Thank you for sharing. Wishing you a blessed week.

  • @janetbowen7854
    @janetbowen7854 2 місяці тому

    Brilliant, Abbotsford and Peebles, definitely on our list when we visit the Scottish borders. Great to see Carol driving Snoopy. I grinned when Carol said she'd parked "on the wonk". I'm always parking on the wonk in our campervan, despite the aid of the reversing camera, I too use the mirrors. Practice makes perfect and I look forward to improving my reversing skills 😂❤. I love a bookshop, usually find something good to read. Carol, I recommend J R Ellis, crime set in Yorkshire, brilliant, a friend I met through campervanning recommended this series. Enjoy Brittany xxx

    • @LifeistooshortCK
      @LifeistooshortCK  2 місяці тому

      @@janetbowen7854 thanks for the encouragement for my driving and parking skills and the book recommendation (Carol) 🙂👍

  • @henrialbinus3967
    @henrialbinus3967 2 місяці тому +2

    Thank you guys for taking us along, love all your trips and love you two also ❤

  • @marionjohansson4235
    @marionjohansson4235 2 місяці тому +4

    Oh dowsing rods! They were looking for ley lines. Apparently one goes right through the chapel. I had a wonderful visit there in 2008 with my family. ( also had a spiritual epiphany…❤)

    • @faithrada
      @faithrada 2 місяці тому +1

      What a great blessing. 🙏

    • @FredFox-m9v
      @FredFox-m9v 2 місяці тому +1

      @marionjohansson4235 Dowsing rods were used by some where I used to work. They were used to find underground water courses ( they said ) . They were bought professionally manufactured, in a wood presentation box as well. My top boss didn't think that there was anything in it though. He thought that the ones using them were just misguided nutters. He used to see them and shake his head at their perceived stupidity.

    • @marionjohansson4235
      @marionjohansson4235 2 місяці тому

      @@FredFox-m9v yes they are very good ! I have tried. Just for fun, a friend introduced me to some. I found their mains water pipe!🤣

  • @smaco1409
    @smaco1409 2 місяці тому

    Hi Carol and Ken, Am really enjoying your Scotland trip. You always bring all of us somewhere really interesting and todays Video was particularly enjoyable with the tours of Rosslyn Chapel and Sir Walter Scotts beautiful house and gardens. Looking forward to the rest of this series and your future travels.

  • @XavierRadić_NZL
    @XavierRadić_NZL 2 місяці тому +1

    What fun, you have detoured away to the East, what a surprise. You are near to where I had a cottage just outside of Duns for a year or so in 1979. Had a kilt tailor-made in Kelso. Relatives have a very large farm on the hills above Peebles, too. Maybe you are heading to Floors Castle (I believe it is pronounced 'fleurs', fr), but there are literally dozens of historic buildings, abbeys and country houses all through the borders. When I worked at Lindisfarne Castle (Restored by: Edward Lutyens & Gertrude Jekyll c1906), I used to give a friend a lift from Coldstream enroute, there and back. There is an amazing gem to see the handpainted panels in the Lady Waterford Hall, of Ford Castle near Etal. Great driving Carol! Take care & stay safe. Kia Ora from New Zealand. 💜💜

  • @margaretbutler9528
    @margaretbutler9528 2 місяці тому

    Lovely video. Thanks especially for the chapel visit and “Come Thou Fount.” I need that today in a time of great anxiety here in the U.S. Your videos are so informative and fun. Peace to you and health.

  • @dw8723
    @dw8723 Місяць тому +1

    Hello from Australia again , loving your videos . Ken You remind me of BuzzLightYear

  • @carlwoodcock9249
    @carlwoodcock9249 2 місяці тому +2

    Visited Abbotsford in the school holidays with our grandaughter … scottish borders amazing place 👍🇬🇧

  • @stephennowicki7158
    @stephennowicki7158 2 місяці тому +2

    Great photography, interesting information, and very pleasant music. Thank you 😊

  • @lisa-r4w
    @lisa-r4w 2 місяці тому +1

    What a beautiful scenic part of your travels. Those outdoor laundry facilities were a surprise for me. I've never seen those before.
    And i enjoyed riding along with you both.
    Beautiful tour of Sir Walter Scot's home.
    Thanks for taking all of us with you. 😊

    😉
    Well done Carol and Ken!

  • @tessab2800
    @tessab2800 2 місяці тому +1

    Simply beautiful and you filmed it so well. The music was perfection! You are my favorite still! Love you both❤️

  • @louisesymonds9963
    @louisesymonds9963 2 місяці тому

    Very interesting thank you. I’m out in the van and have had a day exploring Shrewsbury, so lots of history today. Your video keeps being interrupted by all of the fireworks going off around the farm I’m staying at!

  • @gold4leaf
    @gold4leaf 2 місяці тому

    Hi Carol and Ken, great video as usual ... part of our tour of UK and Ireland June 2023 we visited Rosslyn Chapel , it is amazing how large the entire building should have been compared to what we see today, cheers, Garry from DownUnder

  • @merchantvoyage3563
    @merchantvoyage3563 2 місяці тому

    Just beautifully done. What a gentle way to start my Monday morning.

  • @karengodfrey6183
    @karengodfrey6183 2 місяці тому

    It's absolutely fabulous, my kind of day, too. It was beautiful. Thank you for taking us around with you. ❤

  • @thecollieroos
    @thecollieroos 2 місяці тому +1

    Wow fab vlog as always guys. Great research. You are so inspiring us to our channel.❤❤❤❤

  • @ThoseHappyDays
    @ThoseHappyDays 2 місяці тому

    Love the long form content from you guys 🎉 Great video & photography, thank you

  • @katz2912
    @katz2912 2 місяці тому +2

    It was lovely to see Abbotsford, Scotland. Greetings from Abbotsford, Canada!😊

  • @susanhill9166
    @susanhill9166 2 місяці тому

    Hi Carol and Ken, wow an amazing video, full of history, beautiful weather and great company to watch you both is really nice.
    I showed my mum B4 I left Buckingham to come back to my narrowboat she really enjoyed it
    Thank you
    ❤ Take care X X X

  • @michellecameron5850
    @michellecameron5850 2 місяці тому

    Thanks, as always, for the wonderful vlog. Gosh, how I would love to visit many of the places you go to. Abbotsford looks amazing. 💗

  • @ROUTEPLANNERPAUL
    @ROUTEPLANNERPAUL 2 місяці тому

    Good evening ken&carol love all your videos such great content allways a thumbs up ,,, hope your ok ken with your diabetes,,, may the lord bless you both with great health ❤

  • @carolinehops
    @carolinehops 2 місяці тому +1

    Yes a small holding is nice ..I have one,but can be hard work at times.lol.

  • @mollycooper-rg9zz
    @mollycooper-rg9zz 2 місяці тому +4

    P.s.
    Absolutely fantastic music accompanying the vlog throughout. ❤

  • @TenerifeRambler
    @TenerifeRambler 2 місяці тому +1

    Beautifully filmed, as usual. I loved the Peebles area when I visited in 2016.

  • @Jacquiandteddy
    @Jacquiandteddy 2 місяці тому

    Another fab video, thank you. I can't believe you were in Newtongrange (you called it 'New Town'), just down the road from me. If you are up again, you might be interested in the Mining Museum just along the road from where you were. It's worth a look. It was great seeing around Abbotsford again as I haven't been there for ages. It's a lovely place.

    • @LifeistooshortCK
      @LifeistooshortCK  2 місяці тому +1

      @@Jacquiandteddy thanks for the recommendation. We like a good museum 🙂

  • @tinasavage674
    @tinasavage674 2 місяці тому

    Thanks for the look around carol and ken , what a beautiful stately home 😊

  • @judiw2892
    @judiw2892 2 місяці тому +1

    You are the perfect push & pull combo of life! I so enjoy your vlogs! Thank you🥂

  • @MrTerryB
    @MrTerryB 2 місяці тому

    The bee hives at Rosslyn Chapel were found in the rooftops when conservation work was carried out several years ago.

  • @OurWedding2012
    @OurWedding2012 2 місяці тому +2

    Thanks for sharing with your visit to Peebles.

  • @RND-x8m
    @RND-x8m 2 місяці тому

    Great video Ken and Carol. Such a lovely area and the house was amazing. I laughed at the sign about not taking life seriously as we have one. Perfect weather made it for you. Take care both of you blessings from Lincolnshire 🙏

  • @sherriebulechek8353
    @sherriebulechek8353 2 місяці тому

    Americans say “Right up my Alley” lol I wonder why we all use different saying from different countries. I absolutely loved the Come thou Font with the video clips. It touch my soul. It’s like you gave us the perfect tour of a place we will never get to go. Thank you, love your videos & banter. Delightful ❤

  • @grapesodatravels
    @grapesodatravels 2 місяці тому +1

    Lovely Rosslyn! Great to see it without scaffolding. We visited over a decade ago and couldn't see much! N&Nx

    • @LifeistooshortCK
      @LifeistooshortCK  2 місяці тому +1

      It certainly lived up to expectations. Just magical inside 😊

  • @Homer2q
    @Homer2q 2 місяці тому

    I loved Walter Scott’s compound. Amazing!

  • @yaminthegrey
    @yaminthegrey 2 місяці тому +1

    Hari OM
    Errrmmm.... Think you'll find you were in Newtongrange for the laundry - home of the National Mining Miuseum of Scotland. I recall many a visit to Rosslyn chapel in my early years, when access was unlimited and free and photos were welcome. Becoming famous gave it airs and graces! Abbotsford is a true haven... Thank you for reminding me of it. YAM xx

  • @andrearyan816
    @andrearyan816 2 місяці тому

    Beautiful stately home, thank you for taking us on a virtual visit.

  • @maglinengineer
    @maglinengineer Місяць тому

    Hi guys nice to see you in my neck of the woods. Oh and it’s Newtongrange where you did the laundry. 😊

  • @alisonmurray4002
    @alisonmurray4002 2 місяці тому +3

    Fantastic video, thank you. Just a slight quibble, William Wordsworth's wife was called Mary, his sister was Dorothy 😀

    • @LifeistooshortCK
      @LifeistooshortCK  2 місяці тому

      @@alisonmurray4002 thanks for the correction ☺️👍

  • @LebeninBurma
    @LebeninBurma 2 місяці тому

    If you want to do thermal cooking, you don't need to buy a special "pot ". Just use your normal pot, maje sure it is full (no big air pocket on top) and wrap it in 1-2 blankets. You can use a towel as first layer as well. Any dish with loads of water will work well. Great for tough meats, stews, beans ....I do that every day for my rice or potatoes. Works well over night as well. Ok for fireless cooking or wonder bag etc on YT. There is a free download The tireless Cookbook from 1913 or 17.

  • @campervanhygge
    @campervanhygge 2 місяці тому

    Thanks for sharing. We loved our visit to this area, so much to explore. Did you get to Melrose - definitely worth a visit. Enjoy your travels👍😀

    • @LifeistooshortCK
      @LifeistooshortCK  2 місяці тому +1

      @@campervanhygge we have been to Melrose on a previous trip. It is in our Outer Hebrides series 🙂

  • @Notallthatwanderarelost
    @Notallthatwanderarelost 2 місяці тому

    Hi guys , just found your channel and i am really enjoying it ! Great mix of stuff, scenery, chats,information and you are both foodies like me so i just love watching what you cook and places you go to eat. It is a very relaxing channel indeed. How long have you been married? Hope you don't mind me asking. Thank you. 💕🕊💕

    • @LifeistooshortCK
      @LifeistooshortCK  2 місяці тому

      39 yrs so far 👍

    • @Notallthatwanderarelost
      @Notallthatwanderarelost 2 місяці тому

      Wow ! I would never have guessed. The kindness and respect you show each other is incredible considering you have been together so long. Very good looking couple as well 💕

  • @jerrydowse5061
    @jerrydowse5061 2 місяці тому

    Nothing wrong with a Grump Ken..all the best to you both.

  • @leenewcome85
    @leenewcome85 2 місяці тому

    Great video thanks for sharing 😊

  • @lindao1327
    @lindao1327 2 місяці тому +1

    I loved this video! Thanks Carol and Ken.

  • @y0rkiebar
    @y0rkiebar 2 місяці тому +3

    I remember a fantastic meal in Peebles ( perhaps 15 yrs ago) at "The Courthouse", now sadly closed. It was a Sunday evening and when we left we were greeted by a scene of devastation, drunk people everywhere, slumped over benches, completely mashed! I don't know if that's a normal Sunday occurence in Peebles but we found it bizarre. It wasn't late so very strange. Regarding the Fiat bling display, we now use google maps on it via Android Auto ( CarPlay for Apple fans) for the navigation. We found the Fiat nav to be terrible at route choices.

  • @susenjarvis8281
    @susenjarvis8281 2 місяці тому

    Very beautiful video, the house is so lovely. The property is so beautiful.

  • @gonkandmoody
    @gonkandmoody 2 місяці тому

    Such a nice video and trip. We are very like minded with the coming and going of 'The Grump'! 😃👍👍

  • @jayoneill1533
    @jayoneill1533 2 місяці тому

    Carol could easily be a docent at Abbotsford. She has an encyclopedic knowledge of so many things.

  • @mobile_noble4026
    @mobile_noble4026 2 місяці тому

    I love the little villages. So much character. Great video 👍🏻

  • @nbeaudet-x4w
    @nbeaudet-x4w 2 місяці тому +1

    I love the slower speeds!

  • @marionjohansson4235
    @marionjohansson4235 2 місяці тому

    I really enjoyed this trip. Your editing and music was excellent.

  • @carlwoodcock9249
    @carlwoodcock9249 2 місяці тому +1

    Also visited Wallis monument that was amazing too

  • @craigfraser1256
    @craigfraser1256 2 місяці тому +2

    Excellent videos for helping Scottish tourism😂 (Craig the Brummie)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @dave40612
    @dave40612 2 місяці тому

    Great vlog! I do enjoy a good Walled Garden and an Orangery! You'e right about some stately homes being starved of light. The light really bought out that Chinese wallpaper, which was likely silk.
    Abbotsford is now on my list 🙂

  • @dottester3039
    @dottester3039 2 місяці тому

    Really lovely trip and interesting lucky good weather. Quality production, i applaud you again.

  • @noahpettersson3385
    @noahpettersson3385 2 місяці тому

    Another great video from lovely Scotland,happy travels Greetings from Stockholm Sweden

  • @susanbrownlie7421
    @susanbrownlie7421 2 місяці тому

    Lovely to come along with you two and I’m glad Ken is doing well. This latest vlog is very close to where we live so I wondered where Newtown was until I spotted something and realised that your laundry place was in Newtongrange, not Newtown! Very close to the high school where our daughter is a CDT teacher! (Craft, design and technology). I used to be in Peebles quite frequently as it has a lovely narrow shoe shop specialist. (Now just outside the centre).
    I do enjoy your vlogs and always look forward to your next one. They often give us ideas on where to go with our motorhome!
    Keep them up and keep well Ken. x

  • @jenpersoon
    @jenpersoon 2 місяці тому

    Really enjoyed this video and love your editing and your commentary so much!

  • @eamonnobrien1410
    @eamonnobrien1410 2 місяці тому +1

    Another great video I was going through wales a lot of places it's 20 miles a hour

  • @sim6699
    @sim6699 Місяць тому

    Like the checklist

  • @gregbolitho9775
    @gregbolitho9775 2 місяці тому

    0:24IN Egss, eyes closed, looks good. 2:32in making sure, he didn't get lonely. Its also safer. 6:46in Ain dat da truf! 7:22ikn wOW! Those pies look good, love Bacon Egg Quiche. I'm on a diet anyway, its called 'Seafood and Eat It' still only 73kg, 11.50 stone. I go to local pie shop each week and get 2x Bacon and Egg, 2x Beef and Bacon and 2x Beef and Cheese along with 3 pasties. Routleys have just started makin quiches, so there might be 2 more pies, or drop the Bacon and Eggs. 9:03in 🙏I'm hopin Ken but, I can't see your dash or the exterior blinker. Although I'm wondering why that little blue, possibly Ford, pulled up to let you turn. Down here, you should have to wait for that one to go thru before you turn. Difference in a countries driving rules should be taken onboard. 9:32in Spot on m8s! I know this bloke, wrote Ivanhoe and Rob Roy. Found out about him, when Sir Roger Moore did a Tv series called Ivanhoe. One of my first tempory borrows from the municiple library in Ballarat. Rippa place, love the cielings. 25:44in There is no 'I' in team! Eastish of you, from Selkirk, towards the coast are Foxes Afloat, hopin you might run into Colin and Sean. Goiod Blokes, Colin has Bees, Honey, and Sean makes Jam. Thanks m8s, that was a goodie, if my arm was longer, I could hi 5 ya! Stay vertical Eh!

  • @Jaxnbrian
    @Jaxnbrian 2 місяці тому

    Carol. I think we could be sisters although I already have two. You enjoy geo-caching, my favourite pastime, you photo and log your park ups, I do, and you chose my favourite sandwich filler, smoked salmon and cheese. I also enjoy retail therapy in the charity shops where I generally pick up a new book for £1. I would be your older sister at 70 😂

    • @LifeistooshortCK
      @LifeistooshortCK  2 місяці тому

      @@Jaxnbrian that sounds about right. I even have two sisters too 😊👍

  • @zoepatterson3643
    @zoepatterson3643 2 місяці тому

    That was a lovely video guys ,really enjoyed it .Thankyou ,

  • @moirainstance2685
    @moirainstance2685 2 місяці тому

    Another brilliant vlog, thank you x

  • @Mad-Coo
    @Mad-Coo 2 місяці тому +1

    Enjoyed viewing thanks.

  • @lynmoore8355
    @lynmoore8355 2 місяці тому

    Great Vvlog guys, looking good.....

  • @nigeldavey1043
    @nigeldavey1043 2 місяці тому

    Hi both, you were seeing Chapel Roslyn at it's best pretty much as it not that long since they stripped the protective layer of the stonework and removed all the external scaffolding. I know you can't film inside there but did you see the two Pillars and hear the story that goes with them. I'm referring to the Master's and the Apprentice's Pillars up near the pulpit. I've been there several times over the years and you always find something you missed before so it's a fascinating place and apart from everyday tourists it attracts Freemasons from around the globe as the St Claire family are closely associated with 'The Craft ' in Scotland and with the Knights Templar. There are stone carvings of plants that were supposedly not known here in Great Britain until after the building was completed, like the Tobacco plant and Corn cobs. Both of which came to Europe only after Columbus, Magellan and Cabot but the Templars whom the St Claire family had sheltered after Philip of France discredited them and endeavoured to destroy had actually been there some fifty years prior had a hand in the building of the place and St Claire was amongst their number. The Americans in particular make it almost a pilgrimage as American Freemasonry is closely allied to the Scottish rite and not the English although both were set up rather same time period. If you're ever around that way again and fancy Fish and Chips, go back to Peebles. According to my Scots friends the Fish restaurant there is the best in the whole Lothian area. I must admit, when I was taken there it was exceptionally good and the serve bowls of Beetroot on the tables as well. It's a very common accompaniment to a lot of meals apparently, I suppose in the same way that down south we'll put pickled Onions or Gherkins out as part of 'a good spread'. Ken should add those to his mealtimes as they help regulate the Blood Glucose levels, probably because of the Vinegar having a similar belaying effect as precooked the Starchy foods. I hope your still enjoying your new Van anyway. I did notice you had a little waver trying not to say 'little Red Camper ' in the introduction. 🤔🙂

    • @LifeistooshortCK
      @LifeistooshortCK  2 місяці тому +1

      We sat and listened to a talk inside Rosslyn Chapel that explained about the carvings and the two pillars. It was very interesting 🙂👍

  • @janelleolson2994
    @janelleolson2994 2 місяці тому +2

    Thanks goodness you put in “I am signalling right” 😳😳 I held my breath 🤦‍♀️

  • @johnbastien3872
    @johnbastien3872 2 місяці тому

    The start of the video was next to my heart. Also my stomach. yummers. Nice choice of music.

  • @Priorsontour
    @Priorsontour 2 місяці тому

    Loved the video we've just had an amazing time in Scotland

  • @Jason-vx1xe
    @Jason-vx1xe 2 місяці тому

    Great video like usual note on the driver/truck did he park his rear doors close too you thats what they do to try stop people getting in to rob then he was the other side taking care of his load...... could of noticed your outside cctv 😂😂😂😂

  • @lynnallen1315
    @lynnallen1315 2 місяці тому

    This was a very pleasant day!

  • @FreeBirdUKVanLife
    @FreeBirdUKVanLife 2 місяці тому

    Great video guys ❤

  • @lesleymac4739
    @lesleymac4739 2 місяці тому

    My first time commenting, always enjoy your adventures and I’m intrigued for next week!!!

  • @peteringham6402
    @peteringham6402 2 місяці тому

    Hi, really enjoyed your latest video .. Abbotsford definitely looks well worth a visit … like the idea of telling us what music is being played … but could you get it to stay a little longer on screen .? Thanks

  • @DougieAB
    @DougieAB 2 місяці тому +2

    Hi, you were in Newtongrange for your laundry or Nittin if you're local. I'm about a mile away in Gorebridge.