Episode177: Birdsong and Books in Dumfries and Galloway | Campervan trip part 2 |
Вставка
- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- Welcome to the second part of our campervan trip to Dumfries and Galloway in south-west Scotland - I'm sharing the pleasures of woodland birdsong, second hand bookshops and much more!
Piano today: Intro and Outro: To a Wild Rose by MacDowell
Other music: 1. Innocence by Burgmuller; 2. Brochan Lom/Keel Row; 3. Flower no.8 by Gurlitt; 4. Woodland Birds by Hofmann; 5. For the Young by Henkel; 6. Small Gathering by Burgmuller.
If you’d like to support me you can make a small donation on my Ko-Fi account
ko-fi.com/mous...
If you’d like to get in touch with me, my email address is:
mousiemakespodcast@gmail.com
Where you can find me:
Full mousiemakes podcast playlist: • mousiemakes podcasts
Campervan Adventures playlist: • Campervan adventures
'Gentle Words' poetry podcast playlist: • Gentle Words
My @mousiemakespod instagram: / mousiemakespod
![Lp. Сердце Вселенной #1 НАЧАЛО ПУТЕШЕСТВИЯ [Новый сезон] • Майнкрафт](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/380Q7gLWGvk/mqdefault.jpg)
Lovely once again and to spend a wet day wandering round second hand book shops. Perfect 😊
Thank you so much for joining us on this lovely trip! xx
I just love your vlog! It’s such a joy to sit with my morning tea, knit a sock, watch your travels or crafting, and hear the best soothing music! Thank you so much from the US!
Thank you, Barbara! I'm so glad that you've been enjoying spending some time with me! Sending greetings across the ocean from Durham UK x
Absolutely love going on trips with you and Phil. Those antique and old book shops are so wonderful to explore. The scenery in Scotland never fails to impress me and the beautiful towns look lovely even in the rain. Helen thank you for putting these videos together because otherwise I would never see such wonderful places!
Thank you - I'm so glad that Phil and I can take you to places that you otherwise wouldn't see. There is so much to be discovered in so many of these places! x
Thank you for another enjoyable outing! I especially loved the bird songs in the early morning, and the accompanying piano piece of woodland birds. So many light houses too! Have a happy week, with love.
Thank you, Shari. Hearing that wonderful dawn chorus was a great start to the day - and I'm glad you enjoyed the woodland birds piano piece with the birds singing gently in the background! And of course we enjoyed visiting more lighthouses! Much love to you xx
Thank you Helen for another lovely visit to Scotland. I really enjoy the gentle rhythms of your travels, with wonderful views of all kinds and books, crafts and music besides.
.
Thank you, Julie - you are very welcome! x
I always enjoy your videos so much, Helen, especially your campervan trips. Thank you so much for sharing with us.
Thank you, Pam - I love taking you along! x
Another lovely episode showing some of the lovely places to visit in Scotland.👍😊
Thank you, Mandy! x
Hi Helen. Thanks for another lovely video. Birdsong, breakers, craft, coffee shops and family catch-ups. Sounds ideal. x
Thank you, Pamela - it certainly was a great pleasure to see and do all of these things! x
@@mousiemakespod Did you see the Wigtown Martyrs' Stake? A very poignant story behind it. x
@@pamelageoghegan8859 We actually noticed a signpost to it as we were leaving and decided that it would definitely be somewhere to visit another time! x
Thanks Helen. A great video around some beautifully places, with lovely piano music, as always. ❤️
Thank you, Margaret! You are very welcome! xx
What a wonderful trip. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you, Lisa - you are very welcome! x
Thank you Helen I really enjoyed it. Have a lovely week x
Thank you, Michelle - I'm happy to have taken you along! xx
Beautiful music accompanied by the scenery. Thank you so much for sharing x
Thank you, Lorna - you are very welcome! x
I always have great joy watching your campervan journeys and the history of the places plus your crafting and paino playing
Thank you - I'm always happy to know that I've spread a little joy! x
What a lovely trip in Scotland 🏴 thank you
Thank you, Ingrid - I'm glad you enjoyed it! x
Always a joy to follow you on your journeys.
Thank you, Anne - it's my pleasure! x
Enjoyed this lovely scenic trip!!
Thank you, Evelyn - glad to take you to some lovely places! x
Mr tumnus house looked fun.All those books you are living my dream.xxxx🐝🐝🐝
I loved that little model of Mr Tumnus's house! And all those old books! It would be easy to spend an entire week looking through the books that caught my interest. xx
Monday with Helen 🤗. Another great travel vlog with a bit more sunshine this time. It was lovely to see your uncle, and the war medals. I’m sure he was happy to see you and reminisce with you. The old stories are getting lost. I’m glad you bought the rose bowl, I would definitely have bought it too. The Gaelic named shop where you bought it was full of beautiful treasures. Kind of sad to think of the people who loved them and are now gone. Such is life, no point dwelling. Chocolate cake - yum. Sausage rolls - yum. What passes for sausage rolls here - well, they’re good but not what you had. The old bookstores - so many wonderful books! Hard not to take them all. We’d need a lifetime of tea and cake to get thru them 🤩. So much in this video (as always ❤️) bird song, sea, wind, lighthouses, edibles …… love your travels Helen. Thank you both for taking us along 🤗🤗🤗🥰
Thank you, Isabel. Looking back on these travel videos makes me realise what rich experiences they are! It would certainly take a lifetime of tea and cake to get through all those lovely old books! As ever, I'm glad to be able to take you on our travels. xx
Loved watching that..all those lovely old books..
Heaven ☘️
Thank you, Megan - I'm very glad you enjoyed watching! x
Ms. Helen, I just love coming along with you on your adventures! Thank you so much for sharing them with us! And your uncle's garden is just gorgeous! It's easy to see how you two are related just by the fanciful beauties he surrounds himself with! 💞💞
Thank you, Mary, for joining me on another adventure! I see what you mean about me having a similar outlook to my uncle! I hadn't really thought of it before. 💕🤗
Another wonderful adventure! Thanks, Helen! 💚
Thank you, Beverly! xx
Seeing you stitching and crafting in the campervan looking out over the lovely coastal views is so calming- in spite of the strong winds!
Thank you - I felt very cosy sitting there sewing with the beautiful view and the wind blowing strongly all around me! xx
Hello Helen, This is such a beautiful episode. I really enjoyed traveling with you in Scotland. I especially enjoyed the lovely piano piece accompanied by the bird songs in the wood! What a great idea. Thank you for sharing with us all these beautiful moments. Best wishes and see you soon, Marjam
Hello Marjam and thank you! I'm very happy that I could share these wonderful experiences with you. I was so pleased to come across that little piano piece called Woodland Birds and it seemed fitting to have the birdsong in the background! 💕😘🤗
Thank you for sharing your lovely trip with us Helen, the birdsong melts my heart. 😘
Thank you, Belinda - the dawn chorus and the birdsong later that morning was such a wonderful start to our day! xx
Of course, I enjoyed this trip. I hope to see Wigtown someday. You can book a holiday week there in a flat over a store called The Open Book and you are the proprietor of the shop for the week! 2 year waiting list!
Thank you! I hadn't heard that you could book a week in Wigtown running a bookshop - what a wonderful idea! I hope that you get there one day! xx
Hi Helen thank you for taking us with you both on your Scottish Holiday the scampi was making my mouth water what beautiful scenery ❤
Thank you, Shirley! It was a pleasure to take you along! x
❤Helen,,,,,such a lovely way to start my Monday with you and ur trips,,,, 💕
Love bookshops,,,,we have a bookshop /cafe near me,,,where we have lunch and knit with friends,,,the best spot,,,,
That sea!!!!!wow,,,,,what a beautiful spot,,,,
I love sitting outside and knitting while listening to the birds,,,,,so peaceful,,,,
Thanks Helen,,,,
Elaine ❤️🏠
Thank you, Elaine. How lovely to be able to meet with friends in a book cafe near you! We felt very fortunate to have found such lovely places while we were away and I'm happy that you came along! xx
Really enjoyed your blog reminding me of my late husband and children travelling to those beautiful spots
Thank you, Caroline - I'm glad to have brought back some happy memories! x
Another lovely video Helen and more schooldays piano music memories as I sang along with,
“and well may the keel row, the keel row, the keel row, and well may the keel row that my laddie’s in. He wears a blue bonnet, blue bonnet, blue bonnet etc”. Lovely!
"Singing Together" BBC radio for schools in the 1960s is where I remember songs like this
Thank you, Christine - I'm glad you enjoyed singing along with The Keel Row! xx
I loved it at school when we used to listen to and sing along to that BBC schools radio programme! x
A delight to watch Helen. Always puts a smile on my face seeing your campervan adventures. I’m just back from a week in Peebles staying with a friend. We went to Melrose , Galashiels & saw The great Tapestry of Scotland. Thank you 🏴
Thank you, Christine! It sounds as though you had a lovely trip, too! xx
Such a lovely trip, as always, Helen, thanks so much. I love all the interesting facts, which are so lovely to learn about. X💕
Thank you - I'm very glad you enjoy coming along and learning new things! x
Enjoyed your trip full of birdsong, rainy moments, amazing ocean tides and waves, and beautiful piano music. We are having a similar spring here. Loved your moments of sewing in the van with that incredible view. The donkeys look like they had a splendid romp in the green forest. Thank you very much! Best wishes from Oregon.
Thank you, Celeste! When I look back on these videos, I see that our trips are very rich experiences and I'm so glad to be able to share them with you! It is such a special feeling to sit crafting with a wonderful view! xx
Hi Helen. Finally got settled in for the evening. We've had Andy's mum here for a few hours. Then we went to Blacksheep craft barn. She treated me to a crochet mandala book and some cotton yarn for my birthday. Then, after dropping her off, we went to see our grandchildren.
Really enjoyed seeing part 2. The scenery is breathtaking. Looks like you had the weather of every description. Sitting crafting in such surroundings is just perfect. Loved hearing the dawn chorus.
Hope you're well and enjoyed the latest adventure. Xx
Hi Angela, it sounds as though you had a lovely day! One day I hope to visit the famous Black Sheep craft shop... Our trip was certainly not boring as far as the weather went - but there's always something to do, and sitting in the van with some crafting is always an enjoyable options! That dawn chorus was just glorious. Thanks for watching! xx
I was hoping for a longer video. I could watch your travels for hours. So much to see. That wind must have been brisk😮, those waves were fierce. I love watching them, too. That woodland looked enchanted. I was imagining that mossy tree as a fairy in a green dress. I find it fascinating to pay particular attention to the various moss, lichen and fungi. There is so much variety.
Your uncle's garden was lovely, lots of fun stuff too. Love the green man.
I'm glad you and Phil have been making good use of that van,rain or shine, and not getting too frustrated by a broken water nozzle. You live in a beautiful, interesting and diverse country and I enjoy seeing it through your eyes. thanks for sharing.🤗
Thank you, Karen - and I am very touched that you would enjoy watching me for longer than the 25-30 minutes that I usually upload! I just loved that enchanting mossy wood - I would have been happy to spend much longer there! I'm very glad to be able to show you round our diverse country! xx
Loved the Dawn chorus and the bookshops. Enid Blyton was one of my favourites as a child. Saw some modern ones in a charity shop during my visit to the UK last month but I like the old hardbacks more! Great views of the rough seas. I'd have stayed nice and cosy in the campervan too! Thanks for the lovely music and taking us along on your trip. Jane
Thank you, Jane. I agree, the hardback Enid Blyton books are beautiful! I was very glad of the shelter of the campervan! xx
Lovely Helen, loved the piano, birdies and books. Loved the views as well. Thanks for sharing this. X💛
Thank you, Susan - it was my pleasure to share these things with you! x
Hi Helen, Ah now I see your inherited talents! You're right, what a treat to sit sewing in the peace and quiet and wonderful view. By the way I love your Helen and Phil mat. Your time in the Wood of Cree made me take a deep breath and relax, so thank you. Your china purchases were beautiful and lovely memories of your trip. Super video, thanks again. xx
Thank you, Pene! I think I would have been happy to stay in the Wood of Cree for the whole day, it was so very relaxing to be there. Well done for spotting the Helen and Phil mat - a gift from my mum last Christmas! xx
As always, thank you for sharing a bit of your adventures and all of your heart with us. I do appreciate the peaceful place you have created here. I am a quiet person myself, but I did let out a little gasp of excitement when I spotted the Shelley china in the antiques store. I collect Shelley china and was so pleased to see that beautiful trio. Thank you for lingering at the book shelves - how interesting to read all the titles. Wishing you a lovely week!
Thank you so much - I'm happy to create this peaceful little place for you to spend some time in. I was so tempted to buy the little china trio that you mention! What a lovely thing to collect. I'm glad you enjoyed reading some of the book titles, too! x
The bird songs were so amazing. So many different ones. And the forest was very magical, I was waiting for a little creature to peek out from behind a tree. Can there be anything more fun than a bookstore when it’s nasty weather outside….well, maybe crafting in the cozy camper van. Another wonderful road trip🚙
Thank you, Trudy! I just loved being in that magical wood, from the beautiful dawn chorus to the wide variety of mosses and lichens! And there's always something good to do when the weather is a bit wet and wild. xx
This was just a wonderful trip down memory lane for me. My father was born and brought up in Monreith, a tiny village near Port William, which I was hoping to see, but you may have bypassed it on the way to Whithorn. Monreith has a lovely little memorial to Gavin Maxwell, the author of Ring of Bright Water, in the form of a bronze otter looking out to sea over Luce Bay towards the Mull. Nearby there is an ancient graveyard containing the family crypt of the Maxwell’s of Monreith. Port William was named after Sir William Maxwell. Monreith House and Elrig House are still owned by the Maxwell family I believe. They used to own most of Galloway! Incidentally, my great grandfather who was a farmer and a blacksmith, made the wrought iron gates for the Whithorn Priory. His name used to be on a brass plaque by the gates, but has been lost through time and never replaced. I thoroughly enjoyed your choice of music throughout, and of course especially hearing Bonnie Galloway from the first video. Thank you. ❤
Thank you, Margaret - I'm so glad you enjoyed watching - and it's great that you spotted the Bonnie Galloway tune in part 1! Thanks, too, for all the interesting information - I am sure we will be returning to the area and will be sure to call in at the places you mention. How lovely that your grandfather has that connection with Whithorn Priory! 💕
Love your uncle's black cat. My sister in law had a cat that was 22 years old and looked a lot like this kitty.
I loved meeting my uncle's old black cat - he thinks she's a similar age to your sister-in-law's cat! x
This was as wonderful as the first part. I thought the lighthouses were brilliant- great sites and accommodation. I enjoyed the tour of your uncle's garden and seeing his dear pets. I hoped you would purchase the dear little rose bowl you did😘 and that you could show us where your recent vintage book purchases originated. Of the wall hangings I could only be reasonably confident of 'Treasure Island'- I'm mulling over the one showing the fish, thinking maybe I should recognise that one. Please enlighten us, Helen. I hope to watch the two videos together in the next few days as together they will be even more of a treat. Great that your water loss could be fixed while you were away. Thanks again.... I enjoy all your videos but, when it's the campervan it's really special.💐 💌
Thank you, Helen - I really do love being able to take you along on our travels! I will definitely share the answers to the authors represented in those little wall hangings, in my next podcast, but you're right about Treasure Island. xx
I thoroughly enjoyed this video Helen and was quite excited to catch a glimpse of my very favourite book when I was a young child in school in the 1960s, in a bookshop in Wigtown - The Faber Book of Nursery Verse (21:50). The cover was torn, but I recognised the spine of this large book immediately and remember how heavy it was to carry home from school. I borrowed it on many occasions. Your videos are always such a delight to watch. Thank you Helen.
Thank you, Rachel - I'm so glad that you enjoyed it, and that I sparked some happy childhood memories of a favourite book, even down to you remembering how heavy it felt to carry it! xx
I really enjoyed this trip with you , my late husband and I holidayed in Dumfries and Galloway quite a few times so it was nice to see it again also to see that someone else likes crisp butties as well as me ! 😊❤
Thank you, Judith - I'm glad you enjoyed it and hopefully had some happy memories. Crisp butties are definitely a special treat! 😉💕
That birdsong was something special Helen! We visited this area a couple of years ago and I just loved Wigtown! I remember that cafe particularly with those cakes! Spent a fortune on books as I recall! Thank you for a wonderful video xx
Thank you, Heather. I'm so glad that you enjoyed the birdsong - it was such a wonderful start to our day. It's great that you've had the pleasure of visiting Wigtown - so many temptations! xx
We are plagued by potholes, aren't we? 🤦🏼♀️ I'm glad the valve held.
As always, such a beautifully presented tour of the area.
You have a nose for a good cafe!
I've posted a photo that my husband took of my cat watching your travels. She was in bliss!! 😻
Thank you, Helen, I love your adventures in the campervan. ❤
Hi Pamela and thank you! Indeed, potholes are such a nuisance! The photo of your cat watching my travels is absolutely adorable. 😘💕
Was lovely to see Dumfries and Galloway. We've been there twice it's such a lovely area. Love going to Wigtown to all the book shops. Kurcudbright is also very nice. X❤
Thank you, Audrey - I'm glad to know that you've had the pleasure of visiting Dumfries and Galloway, too. We'd love to visit Kirkcudbright again because when we went there a year ago, it was a very damp, quiet Sunday and we couldn't fully appreciate being there! xx
I really enjoyed this! The birdsong was amazing!! And it's so cool that you could use an app to know what birds were singing! Wow! 🤯
Thank you, Debbie! Yes, that birdsong was a wonderful way to start our day! xx
Wonderful as usual Helen , I think sometimes the Dumfries and Galloway area is not visited as much as other areas of Scotland, but you have shown how beautiful it is there . We can now see where you get your artistic flair from , the painting your grandpa painted look lovely . The bird song I enjoyed very much it always amazes me that some of the smallest birds have loudest but beautiful song , thankyou again take care 😊
Thank you, Wendy. I think you're right, that not so many people think about visiting the south-west corner of Scotland! The dawn chorus in the Wood of Cree made such a wonderful start to our day! xx
Oh Helen , isn’t it amazing how casually we take mishaps whilst we travel in a van! At home everything appears so dramatic, but in a van …. What lessons we must learn to transfer! Your quilt-as-you-go hand stitching has intrigued me. We will be doing short trips until September, but then I need to plan for 8 - 12 weeks or more. I was thinking of working on a quilt with the daisy and grace hexagon in a star templates. I noticed how prepped your fabrics were and it made me worried. I was coming to the realization that I wouldn’t have my stash of batting or fabrics to pull from, so what then! I wonder if just prepping the batting(wadding) and some fabric and purchasing more as I travel might be a fun way to do it. That may lend to a quirky albeit memory inspired quilt! Once again, thank you for the inspiration. Happy crafting and travels.
Hi Carolyn, you are quite right, that we take such mishaps much more calmly when we're in a van! It would definitely be good to transfer this to life at home. How lovely to be planning for a really long trip in September! I love your idea of finding fabrics along the way to include in a quilt! I loved having the little pile of quilt-as-you-go squares to work on during this short trip. Happy travels to you, too! xx
Another lovely trip with you both. I loved seeing the books and would have definitely bought one of those hats. The sea views were beautiful. Thank you. Glad you’re finding use for my little pouch. X
Thank you, Lesley. Weren't those hats gorgeous? I was very tempted indeed! The pouch you gave me is just perfect for using on our trips in the campervan and I appreciate your kindness each time I use it. xx
Thank you for a lovely trip Helen. I was pleased to see that your ‘ sock’ project bag was made from one of my favourite fabrics. I only managed to acquire a small piece but enough to make into one of my most used small bags.
Thanks, Sue - I'm glad you enjoyed it! Ah yes, that project bag is made from such a beautiful fabric - I think it must be one of the first bags I ever bought on Etsy! I'm glad you were able to acquire a piece of the fabric. xx
The birdsong was glorious and the woods as well with spring in the air. There is some beautiful shoreline to be seen. Thank you Helen. 🥰
Thank you - I'm so glad you enjoyed the birdsong and the woods - and the beautiful coastline, too! 💕
I shall leave you sewing with that wonderful view, rain is forecast and I must get into the garden!…..later…..the perfect trip, such amazing views of Portpatrick, you could definitely understand why they moved the port to Stranraer, those seas, wow! You chose the bowl 😊 so pretty … and books, why are old books so appealing I wonder? I kept pausing the video to check the titles lol😅. See you soon, 👋.
Thank you, Joy - and I hope you got your gardening done before the rain came! I know what you mean about pausing the videos of the books on shelves - I kept doing that when I watched the videos back, seeing some books that I wished I'd looked inside! 😂💕
What a beautiful park of the world. I too love birdsong and books, and all animals. These things and a good friend, how wonderful. 💕
Thank you, Paula - I'm very glad that I could take you along! x
Lovely podcast Helen ! I watched it 3 times ! The scenery is beautiful and very different to Australia. I love the projects you took to work on. Well done . Phil was brave walking in that wind! Love the way you enjoyed yourself to spite the weather ! The bookshops ! Pea green with envy am I ! What treasures you found. Thank you so much. Lots of love and god bless from Beautiful Ballarat where Late Autumn is upon us 💕😘🙏🍂🍂
Thank you, Tammy - I'm so glad to be able to take you along! We certainly found some wonderful places and treasures and didn't let the weather affect our enjoyment! xx
Hi helen what a lovely trip and really enjoyed your uncles garden thankyou for taking us along 😊x
Thank you, Nikki - we had a really excellent trip and it was so lovely to visit my uncle after not seeing him for so long! x
Oh this was a lovely trip Helen, thank you for spending time filming for us to enjoy it with you. I loved the birdsong and all the beautiful scenery, the cosy crafting with a fantastic view would have been my choice too....🥰 I am intrigued with the quilt as you go it looked beautiful, i wonder if you could show us it again in more detail sometime?. I've just bought fabric and hexi shapes to try EPP not sure how I'll get on... Thank you again for a lovely few days away with you and Phil... Take care xx
Thank you, Tracy! I'm very glad to have taken you along. I would be happy to talk more about the quilt-as-you-go technique, but I can highly recommend the expert guidance of my lovely UA-cam friend Pene of Penelope's Chinwag, who did an excellent tutorial in Episode 96 at 22:09 (there's a time stamp so you can find it easily) xx
Thank you for taking the time to reply Helen, I will certainly look her up. Best wishes xx
Hi Helen. I just found your video recently when I was looking for Mouche and friends and really enjoy watching your love for dolls. Also love your tour for country side and piano. Thank you from Japan
Thank you! I am very glad that you have found me and have enjoyed watching and listening! Greetings to you from Durham UK to Japan!
Thanks Helen for another camper van adventure. Loved seeing the ocean so wild but oh so windy. I’m glad you had some crafting time while Phil braved the wind to do some exploring. Your little dishes are so pretty and I’m glad you got to use them already.
Thank you, Denise. Crafting in that beautiful location was wonderful - I felt very fortunate to be there! xx
Wow, how great to have that bothy, and what a lovely garden! Could there be a better place for crafting than with those beautiful views? Yum, scampi and chips - one of my favourites too - especially with lots of tartare sauce! I'm always surprised by the amount of great places you find to stay overnight for free. We're off to Northumberland in a campervan this week, I'm intending to visit Barter Books in Alnwick along the way! Hoping this lovely weather holds out😎 Thanks for sharing Helen, this was another great one x
Thank you, Shelley. I hope you have a wonderful time in Northumberland - you will definitely enjoy Barter Books! Wishing you some lovely weather, too. xx
Thank you for these lovely videos - they are a treat! I would have bought the little china bowl too!
Thank you, Linda. The little china bowl was just too beautiful to leave behind! xx
You took me away Helen at 8:00pm from Michigan to another lovely place to enjoy. Loved the bookshops, I could spend hours! Beautiful seaside and how nice for you to visit family. I have a black &tan Doxie who is 13, so enjoyed seeing his. Thank you again for a lovely trip, Scotland is lovely!😊
Thank you, Yvonne - I'm glad that I could take you along on this lovely trip! xx
Sitting knitting Tsutsu as you take us on these delightful trips is a gift of pure joy. Your podcasts are exceptional and always insightful and uplifting. Thank you Helen ❤
Thank you, Gillian - I'm happy to have kept you company while you work on your Tsutsu bear! xx
That dawn chorus was amazing🎶 I could hear a song thrush singing loudly while you took your photos😂 They are so loud - who needs an alarm clock with one of those perched nearby?! 😂 Your shots of the various lichens were beautiful. I want to watch again, for there were fantastic shadows on the road as you approached one of the villages or towns. I just love viewing all the living "paintings" as you drive along the roads! And Phil's photography is always a treat.
My husband's ears pricked up and he came over to look when you were talking about the aeroplanes😁. (He enjoys your piano playing as much as I do!)
Thank you for another lovely episode, Helen.
P. S. I could hear the donkeys whispering in the woods... "I'm disappointed too, darling. I promise I'll have another word with our Helen." 😉💕
😂
Your uncle's garden was a real treat. He obviously enjoys creating too! His pond was magical. And your granddad's painting was beautiful! ❤ Creativity runs in your family ☺️
Hi Shirley, I always love reading your appreciative comments but you really made me laugh today at your idea about what the donkeys might be whispering to each other! 😂😂😂 Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoy all the things that I love to share, including the piano music - and hello to your husband, too! xx💕
I'm very glad you enjoyed seeing the garden and painting too! There are certainly quite a lot of creative people in my family! xx
@@mousiemakespod 😂🤣😂🤫😂
Oh my word Helen, some of my favourite things this week, woodland bird song, book shops, rugged coastal landscapes and of course your lovely piano playing. Thankyou.x
Thank you so much, Sue - I'm glad you enjoyed it! x
🥰
Thank you Ruth! 💕😊
Hi Helen . Having returned from my travels I’ve been having a lovely time catching up on your videos from the last few weeks. I’ve mostly been in New Zealand where I saw many many campervans. 😊 As I live in Nottingham my ears perked up when you said Lady Bay, and then you said you used to live there! Did you study here?
Thanks for all the gentle company. Gill .
Hi Gill. How wonderful that you have been on your travels - to New Zealand! I actually studied in Sheffield but we had a very happy time living in Lady Bay! Very happy to provide you with gentle company - thank you! x
😊
Oh how wonderful to see and hear your part of the world thank you for sharing it .❤
Thank you, Cathy - it's my pleasure! 💕😊
I have thoroughly enjoyed part one and two! Your uncle has a green thumb for sure. What is the tree you showed at the end? Long pointy leaves waving in the wind.
Thank you, Heather! I'm not sure about the tree - but I'll try to find out! xx
I thought you said the 'agony monument' until I read the name.
😂 That made me smile! x