Christmas Book Haul & Snowy Weekend Walks
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- Опубліковано 5 сер 2024
- I'm excited to share my first vlog of 2021! In this video, I share a magical snowy weekend, where the landscape surrounding us seemed to transform into Narnia. Mum and I enjoyed some weekend strolls, crunching through the snow, and we took you along with us. I also chat about the books and a beautiful antique side-table that I got for Christmas.
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ABOUT ME: I'm Miranda Mills, a freelance writer and photographer who recently moved from London to Yorkshire.
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Oh my life! I love your mum. She is such a ray of sunshine
Dear Miranda, You live in such a magical corner of the world! Gray days never look lovelier than when snow is falling. Usually I prefer the light of an overcast day in winter. I think because the sun-glare on snow overpowers the subtle colors of winter. But that soft pinky-golden daybreak and late-day light that you capture is just breathtaking. It was a joy to crunch along in the snow and warm by the fire with you!
Thank you so much, Pamela! The early morning and afternoon skies here are so beautiful; I'm enjoying the gorgeous light so much xxx
Absolutely beautiful setting and your outfit and pink berret are perfect ❄️
Thank you so much 😊❄️💕
That was perfection - your beautiful home and books and then the stunning landscape ❄️ ☃️. So relaxing to watch. Thank you!
So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you ❄️📚❤️
Miranda, this was an absolutely exquisite video. From the lovely walks in the snow to the sharing of your beautiful Christmas gifts and ending with your beautiful mum sitting cozily by the fire. I am most envious of the copy of The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge. The cover of the book is so beautiful - it makes me want to get lost in that beautiful, innocent story once again. Thank you - once more you made my day!
Thank you so much, Kathy! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm over-the-moon to have such a lovely copy of The Little White Horse & can't wait to read it again xxx
Your walk in the snow brought tears to my eyes. Lovely music made it so special!
Thank you so much ❄️💙
Good morning. Oh, please continue to blog. You do such a beautiful job and so relaxing and interesting. Plus your voice is so soothing in this hectic, crazy world. Your baking blogs are very enjoyable and your books...need I say more. I have quite a list of your reads to search for myself. Thank you for being such a bright spot!💜❄️🌸🌷
Thank you so much! I'll do my best! xxx
I always look forward to your videos, Miranda! I enjoyed living vicariously through you today - there’s nothing better than enjoying a book by a warm fire on a snowy day! ❄️ ☺️
Thank you! So glad you enjoy them 😊
That was so lovely! The green wooden gate in the wall reminded me of The Secret Garden 😊 Thank you for carrying on with the vlogs, they really are magical. Happy New Year to you and your lovely mum xx
Glad you enjoyed it - thank you! That door always makes me think of The Secret Garden too xxx
Oh how glad I am that I saved this, how absolutely wonderful. I have spent an amazing half hour wandering in the snow. It is an incredibly beautiful environment in which you live and we are so lucky that you share it so generously. I am snug and relaxed now, ready to press on with my reading of Villette. Thank you so much, and please don’t worry about staying local, this could be the closest thing to heaven. No wonder they called Yorkshire’God’s own county’! Take care, you and your mum xx
What beautiful scenery! Thank you for sharing with us. And I'm still in love with that winter reads bookshelf.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it 😊📚❄️
Thank you for inviting us to your beautiful home where you live .and giveing us an insight of the beautiful books from your child hood .the fire nice warm and cosy what a refreshing video to watch instead of watching news that's depressing x
So glad you enjoyed it! Xxx
Daffodils in January? Wow!! This was great!
It will take a while for them to bloom! Looking forward to them 🌼
Thank you, Miranda! Your videos are always such a treat! I can't even begin to explain how happy they make me. I love books, the English countryside and I enjoy watching you and your mum make delicious recipes so I really look forward to new videos.
Greetings to you and your mum from Zagreb, Croatia!
Thank you for your lovely words! I'm so glad you enjoy my videos 😊 💖
I enjoyed the beautiful walk in the snow. I look forward to your peaceful, elegant videos and I so enjoy you and your mom. Thank you, Miranda.
Thank you so much! That's so kind of you to say xxx
What a beautiful video. Please do carry on as your videos are such a pleasure at this time.
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you’re enjoying them ❤️
I must say that the music you select is always perfect. Could you consider adding your selections. I know we are into August now but as I am from Alabama in the USA I am a lover of England, books, snow, music and your vlogs! You truly have an artist's eye with the camera so all is extra special!
I wish books today had those lovely illustrations like they did in the past. Lately, I've been going to a lot of second hand bookstores (many of which sell used books and donate most of their profits to various charities/people in need) and I've found some real gems from the past, with wonderful illustrations and covers. They're art work really...
I'm very late to the party, but I thoroughly enjoyed your gorgeous vlog - thank you! Especially chuffed to know that you enjoyed my book, Georgette Heyer's Regency World and am thrilled to have a few more book recommendations. I, too, adore Elizabeth Goudge and Noel Streatfeild and so many of the others ou mention. Thank you for the lovely escape into your world of books and the beautiful snowy landscape.
Thank you for transporting me to Yorkshire in the snow. Such delightful videos of your wonderful winter landscape. I loved seeing your Christmas book haul, some super books. I wish I could find Cut off from Crumpets and Sand in our Shoes! Btw, I was five in the winter of 1963 and remember tramping through the snow to school - no snow days for schools back then!
Thank you for this, Miranda! Your pink beret suits you so well with your lovely rosy cheeks. The beautiful snowfall is so atmospheric and surrounding countryside so pretty ❄️🌲🍃🐇🐾🌤
Thank you so much! 😊💕
The Yorkshire landscape under snow nearly brought me to tears! Its picturesqueness, along with your company was beyond comforting 💕
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Beautiful scenery, beautiful books,. Can't get any better than that. Love your vlogs. ❤️
Thank you so much 😘
Your videos are always entertaining, no travel needed! This was magical, also the music was the most appropriate to underline the magic of the winter landescape.Enjoy your beautiful environmment, stay safe and cozy.Greetings to you and your mother🤗🤗🤗
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you enjoyed it 📚❤️❄️
So much beauty surrounding you, a pleasure to watch :)
Thank you!
This was absolutely gorgeous, Miranda! ❄️ Congratulations, and thanks so much for sharing with us!!
Thank you so much! ❤️
Your mom, your house, your place, its so comfortable, magic, adorable 😍
Thank you!
A hug from 🇧🇷
A freezing cold day.....but so much love and affection between you & your Mum. I’m so pleased that you are living in such a beautiful place & sharing it with us. Now Donna........Twice Baked Potatoes.........do you have a recipe please? Thank you so much x
So relaxing and calming video. Thank you
The Joy of the Snow by Elizabeth Goudge is her autobiography. Lovely book x
I ve just rewatched this video and enjoyed it again- what a treat 🎁 Thank you again!
Your vlog is such a great tonic Miranda. Beautiful wintery landscape, and it was so good to join you and your mum for a stroll in what looked like Narnia. Bliss.
Thank you so much! We did feel as if we'd wandered into Narnia! Happy weekend xxx
Dear Miranda, thank you for this incredible beauty ..in this time that we can't travel to your country is for me so a big gift have your Yorkshire's little corner so near...!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you ❄️💙
What a lovely vlog dear Miranda! Really beautiful and relaxing to watch at the end of the day. Thank you for sharing such beautiful and enchanting landscapes. The light is magical! With all the restrictions due to the pandemic it's amazing that you and your mum now live in the country, such a magical place that you have found! Looking forward for the next vlog :) Take care and be safe ! 😘
Thank you so much, Teresa! Yes, we are relieved to not be in London right now and are definitely enjoying adapting to country life. So glad you enjoyed this blog xxx
Beautiful! Thank you Miranda for sharing a lovely snowy landscape!
Such a beautiful video! So calming to watch
What lovely landscapes you showed us Miranda! The books you got for Christmas are just lovely too!
Thank you Julia! I’m so thrilled with the books! 📚❤️
Such a pretty landscape to step out into, how lucky you both are to have had all that snow too ❄️☃️
You have a lovely pile of books to enjoy and while away a wintry lockdown in front of a crackling fire, heaven ✨
Your bird feeders will give you hours of pleasure, I was lucky enough to see not the usual one, but 2 robins on mine yesterday 🤩. I’ve got a few bird baths dotted around too, there’s nothing more entertaining than watching a gang of birds bathing together 😂
Look forward to ‘seeing’ you and your mum on Friday, not sure what I look forward to most, the books or what you’ll be making🥰
Thanks so much, Karen! The birds have been loving the coconut halves! I could spend hours watching them. We’ve had robins too & lots of great tits. I’d love to get a bird bath at some point too. Our neighbour even bakes seeded biscuits for the birds so they’re pretty spoilt round here 😂
Gorgeous scenery so lovely. Cut off from Crumpets..brilliant!
Many thanks! I love that title too!
I think snow is so beautiful it almost makes me cry. Thank you for the video.
It was a winter wonderland! So beautiful ❄️❄️❄️
I’ve been able to obtain a copy of Alison Uttley’s The Country Child and am enjoying reading that because of your ComfBook Club. So now I have some more books to search for. Thank you.
Wow Miranda, this vlog is gorgeous! I used to live in North Yorkshire so I got a bit emotional watching it! Love from Spain
After discovering you in the last few weeks, you’ve re-awakened my love of books and taken me on a trip down memory lane with so many of your reviews. Thank you, Miranda-I absolutely love your vlogs. X
I'm so happy to hear that - thank you very much! xxx
Lovely escapism thank you for an enjoyable vlog x
Thank you - glad you enjoyed it! 😊
Wonderful video, the countryside is so beautiful blanketed in snow ❄️
The snow is so beautiful thanks for showing us 😊 how nice to sit in front of the fire 🔥
You’re welcome! ❄️❄️❄️
@@MirandaMills I am in Australia where it’s hot so seeing the snow , I am very jealous 😂
Beautiful!
Thanks Georgia!
What a delightful vlog, thank you! I love the snow. And what lovely books you got for Christmas! The copy of The Little White Horse is gorgeous. I read it for the first time in 2019 and loved it. I think a re-read is due soon. I read Apple Bough last year for the first time and it is so fun. I got six Persephone books for Christmas!
Persephone Books are always fab gifts!! I’m so thrilled to have a such a copy of a childhood classic ❤️ 🦄
Oh gosh- that was just beautiful. Yorkshire is one of my favourite counties, my husband and I had many holidays there before our children were born and your it’s are making me want to return.
The Little White Horse was one of my favourite childhood books - I agree about the description of Maria’s bedroom being wonderfully evocative. I remember being particularly jealous of the little box of biscuits!
Your mum and I are almost the exact same age, 63/64 obviously produced a good vintage of women (and devoted mums!) x
I absolutely loved the description of her bedroom and that biscuit box too! Much of the novel I can't remember now, so I'm looking forward to returning to it again. Yorkshire is indeed such a beautiful county; we're so enjoying experiencing our first year here (even if not in the most ideal circumstances!) xxx
Thank you for such a beautiful video and great books!!
Glad you like them! Thank you!
What a beautiful film and wonderful landscapes, it really took my breath away...
Always a treat to sit and watch one of your videos! Thank you so much.🙏🏻✨☺️
Bisous à Donna et toi!😗💐
Thank you so much - glad you enjoyed it 😀
Wow beautiful video , I really enjoyed watching it. I love seeing snow in your area . Stunning outdoors with snow. Please do more videos with scenic surroundings.
Thank you very much, Jess! Looking forward to doing more when we can travel around again! xxx
WOW!!!! Miranda I gasped when this video came on,,,,,the snow was BEYOND Gorgeous ❄️❄️❄️, Your House looks like it’s right out of a Novel...and You look absolutely Beautiful in your Pink Beret🥰🥰 Your Christmas Book Haul with all those magnificent covers gave me book envy sorry 😐 and coconuts 🥥 I NEVER knew that about birds...please don’t remember all things I don’t know😂🤦🏾♀️..I love your Vlogs..💕
Thank you so much, Kiki! The birds have already pecked out most of the lard & seeds from the coconut halves; I'm going to try to replenish them tomorrow. So fun to see them enjoying it all so much! Hope you're having a lovely weekend xxx
A really beautiful video. Fabulous snowy scenes and great book recommendations! 😊
Thanks so much for this Miranda. I live just outside of Washington Dc and this makes me feel so peaceful. Just what I needed and so many good book recommendations. Have a lovely weekend.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it. Have a lovely weekend too xxx
Such a magical Vlog ✨😊📚ideal viewing as we’re heading towards Christmas, great book choices and lovely to see your beautiful home 🏡❄️xx
This was such a beautiful vlog Miranda, I love the freshness of the snow too, not so much when it melts! I hope you enjoy your books and I look forward to next time ❤️
Thank you so much Sarah! I can’t wait to read them all 😊📚❤️
I just had a peek through your old videos, Miranda, and I'm so glad to have found this one... a visual feast! What a lovely home and area you live in, the snowfall is just gorgeous. Such sublime views from your beautiful windows!
I wasn't familiar with Noel Streatfeild's book "Apple Bough" but found it was later renamed "Traveling Shoes". I haven't read it and so did a bit of research, laughing out loud at one reviewer's comment, "I want to come home from a hard day of being the best at everything and be fed a tea with five different kinds of cake." Doesn't everyone, child and adult alike?!
I just subscribed to channel, I don’t want to miss any of your videos!🤗
Yay! Thank you!
I enjoyed a lot the video. Thanks for taking us in this Narnia-Yorkshire Miranda! 😊❄I hope you'll have plenty of snow this winter too ❄
I love your videos and vlogs and also your posts on Instagram. You have such a lovely home and the books are absolutely wonderful ❤️ Even more lovely though is listening to you and your mom, your relationship and topics you discuss warm my heart.
Thank you for your lovely comment, Sandy! So glad you enjoy my videos xxx
Spectacular video, beautiful scenes!! You just live in a paradise!! Love the book haul! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much!
Hi Amanda and Donna wonderful books beautiful scenery sometimes that is all you need love Janet 😊
So true! xxx
Lovely! Thank you, a nice cosy watch, perfect 🙂 x
So glad you enjoyed it! xxx
The most beautiful vlog. Can’t wait for the next one. Pat🐨🇦🇺🏖
Thanks so much! 😊
Hello Miranda and thank you for bringing us such a beautiful vlog - and hello Donna too. I just loved the fresh snow with the sunlight catching the tops of the hedges and the shot of that elegant gate was such a treat. What lovely presents too. A present I especially enjoyed getting this year was the centenary edition of J R R Tolkein's Letters from Father Christmas. I can only imagine how difficult it must be to make a vlog right now but, honestly, this was exceptionally lovely with delightful music and we are very lucky that you share your days with us. Take care, enjoy the winter and teatimes by the fire, Teresa 💖🔥🫖📚❄️💖
Thank you for your kind and understanding comment, Teresa! Vlogging right now will definitely test my ingenuity. What a lovely Christmas present; his letters are so special. Hope you're having a lovely cosy weekend xxx
I had just picked up a charming copy of Thirteen Days of Christmas at a thrift store, but I had never heard of it. So glad to find you can recommend it!
it's a lovely book! Enjoy!
Such a beautiful vblog Miranda, thank you, I loved it..
I’m so glad! Thank you! 📚❤️❄️
I loved the video! So relaxing...
Glad you enjoyed it!
This was beautiful to watch Miranda, thank you for sharing. Your surroundings look magnificent and the snow just makes everything look so magical ❄️ enjoyed the book haul as ever.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it! xxx
Miranda/Donna you are both so lucky and blessed to live in Yorkshire.
The view was so fantastic. Seeing the sun transformed the landscape into a different beauty from the mountain forest snowscapes I live in. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it! It does look so beautiful in the snow xxx
Thank you. Much needed as well as enjoyed video.
So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you xxx
Hello Miranda!!! What a wonderful vlog!!! I have enjoyed It so much...!!! Thank you!!!! 😘😘📚
Yay! Thank you 😘
Ps that music piece at the beginning is gorgeous 💗
Thanks! It takes me too long to pick out music, but I do enjoy it xxx
Hello Miranda and Donna. Thank you for sharing the beautiful winter landscape where you live. I have always loved snow. Try and keep warm and well........Crystal.
Thanks so much, Crystal! So glad you enjoyed it xxx
This was utterly magical ❄️
What a beautiful video. I love the side table. As for books I got for Christmas I did a video on my channel, I don’t usually do a Christmas book haul but I just had so many books in 2020!! I even got a vintage book for Christmas too which is just so lovely
Glad you got lots of good books!
Magical!
Your snowy vlog warmed my heart this morning- thanks for sharing ❄️
I'm so glad! Thank you!
Such a wonderful video Miranda, it was so lovely to watch the snow and imagine the crisp cold air when I was feeling a bit hot and bothered on a very warm 31 degree Celsius day.
Thank you! 🥰
Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed it and hope you get some cooler temperatures soon! xxx
Beautiful vlog, Miranda. Thank you!
So glad you enjoyed it ❄️❤️
This was so aesthetically pleasing! Inspirational yet again. Thank you Miranda. I'm so excited for your next video xxx
Thank you so much, Shelley!
It’s so beautiful where you live, Yorkshire looks like a wonderful place. You are living the life my daughter and I would love to live-and your house is amazing!
Thank you so much! We are lucky to be in a beautiful part of the world xxx
Excellent video!
Thank you!
Cannot tell you how excited I was to see Cut off From Crumpets. I had that very edition of this book as a child and adored it. I have a vivid memory of reading it in the heat of the summer lounging on the sofa. When I eventually raised my head to look out of the window I couldn't believe there wasn't any snow on the ground. Sadly I no longer have the book and my mum ant find it either so I guess it got given away. Every so often I remember and try and track it down, but no joy so far. You have spurred me on to start searching again xxx
Loved every minute of this video and ordered The Snowstorm ❤️
Yay! Thank you! Hope you enjoy it! xxx
I treated myself to a few of Susan Branch’s gorgeous books 📚 after watching one of your videos. Thank you for sharing this lovely video as well.
I’m so happy to hear that! I love Susan Branch! Xxx
Simply stunning vlog Miranda👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽. Your photography is just lovely makes me feel like I’m right there with you☺️. You live in a beautiful peaceful area what a blessing! I’ve just ordered some of those poetry - mini books can’t wait to get them! I may give a couple away, but we’ll see he he I think I’ll probably need to order extras😆
Thank you for the work you put into your channel Miranda!!🤗
Thank you for the lovely comment, Deb! So glad you enjoyed this video, and I hope you enjoy the poetry books too! xxx
Perfect video.
Perfect 😍
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oh, my! how beautiful! It was really magical to see, can only imagine what it must have felt to walk under the snowfall! Gorgeous. Thank you for sharing it with us. I'm in the other half of the world (Argentina) and it's summer here (not a fan). Sight of snow very unlikely haha I'd love to see more vlogs! if you are struggling to find ways of vlogging being inside I'd love to see a day in the life type of video, however long it may be. Have a lovely week xx
Thank you very much! So glad you enjoyed it! 😊💕
Oh, such a cozy and beautiful winter vlog! I was so happy to watch your video and see all of your Christmas book gifts- so many that l would love to own! Your hardcover children's books (The Little White Horse cover is gorgeous!) are so lovely, especially your Miss Read. That's my favorite book from the Fairacre series.
I was lucky to get a number of wonderful books from my family for Christmas: 'Midwinter Murder' by Agatha Christie from my son, 4 Persephone books (all Dorothy Whipple books that I didn't have - yay!) from my in-laws and 3 Elizabeth Goudge books by Girls Gone By from my husband. My mom also bought me a new Dean Street Press Furrowed Middlebrow book, a small Christmas romance novel and Mrs. Tim's Regiment by D.E. Stevenson. I was really grateful for such beautiful books.
Many warm hugs to you and your mom, Miranda! Btw, I love your pink beret! Thank you for sharing another vlog. Can't wait for the next one! xoxo :D
Thanks so much, Gina! All your Christmas books sound fabulous - enjoy reading them all! xxx
really beautifull Miranda very lovely
Thank you! xxx
Not a drop of snow in the south of France, would love some snow here 😅Thanks for showing some really nice footages ❤️❄️❄️❄️
Thanks for watching! Hope you get some snow xxx
Makes me think of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Never sure if that’s my favourite Bronte or whether Jane Eyre is... the latter also starting with a winter day. Lovely video.
Those are both such fabulous books! It's exciting for me to be in Brontë country 😊
Thank you so much for this beautiful vlog. I love these cosy vlogs from you both. Greetings from The Netherlands
Thank you so much ❄️❤️
Another beautiful blog. Sending love from Australia . It’s very hot here today so the snow looks so inviting and reminds me of my childhood when I lived in Lancashire x
Thank you so much! Hope you manage to stay cool! xxx
Such a beautiful and calming vlog. Perfect for now.
Is all of that land part of your new home?
Exquisite Miranda ☃️☃️☃️
Thank you Anita 😘