A Spring Day of Walking, Cottage Pie & Books | VLOG
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- Hello hello! In this week's vlog I am getting a little bit lost in the wilderness*, meeting a horse, breaking my sunglasses, cooking cottage pie and catching you on all the books I've been enjoying!
(* well, the local woods.)
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It scares me to watch you walking alone in secluded areas! Some beautiful footage. Nice little boardwalk. Great book reviews. Thanks so much!!
Thanks for the book recommendation about the Tudor books . Start reading with this. Great book. Where the crawdads sang - I didn’t read it but saw the film . The setting and pictures were stunning.
I really enjoyed your walk. Such pretty scenery. It has been in the high 90’s here in Texas and high humidity. Like walking in a sauna. I just stay in and knit. 🧶😁
Hi Ali, such a lovely walk and great to catch up on books. It just occurred to me when you mentioned the Korean one, that you and the girls particularly might enjoy watching the Korean series Extraordinary Attorney Woo and King the Land - both on Netflix - they're both so cute, heartwarming and wonderfully Korean. Cheers!
I enjoyed your walk, but at the same time, I was concerned about your safety, though. I felt you were all alone in the woods. ..glad you mentioned there were others too.
I know I’m Way behind on UA-cam … but I have to comment.
You are a rock star!
Charlie would have had to come get me at mile 3!
And you made dinner!
I really did enjoyed Where the Crawdads Sing
Another lovely vlog! And working out book ratings is a constant battle 😂 thanks for sharing your day with us ☺️💛
fyi - The Girl on the Train was made into a movie, Both the book and movie were grear
I couldn’t read where the crawdads sing just couldn’t get into it, and then listening to it on audible, and absolutely loved it.
Your walk becomes a hike then develops into a ROUTE MARCH 😂🤣 my goodness you will be jogging next & a Marathon
Thanks for taking us along lovely dappled sunlight better than Norfolk lashings of rain ( typical bank holiday )
Jogging! 😱 Never! 😂
Thank you for the gift of your vlog, Allie! ❤❤
Thanks for watching Cheri! xx
That walk looked absolutely fabulous, it’s my favorite thing to do when visiting Kent is to have a lovely walk..Cottage pie looks amazing too.❤
Thanks Deborah! I would love to get out and film more of the Kent countryside, I hope to do so! xx
A lovely day shared😊
There were moments I thought you were lost on your walk/hike! Your dinner looked great! I hope Dan starts feeling better. Have a great week!
I’ve just picked up Alison Weir’s latest book from the library called Mary 1, excited to read it, I’ve read everything else she’s written xxx
That wasn’t a walk…. That was an epic journey! Thank you for taking us along with you. I do worry about your safety though. Cottage pie looked scrumptious ❤
😆 It felt epic! It was a lovely walk, Dan is coming next time. I always feel safe on my walks and Dan tracks me on GPS too. It wasn't as quiet as it looked, loads of people about :) xx
Just recently I got the OS map app and it’s SO good! So easy to find footpath routes away from roads.
I was thinking you were brave to be out alone in the woods😊
It's lovely and quiet and safe out there, with plenty of passing families and walkers if I got stuck or slipped or fell and needed help :) xx
I think of a hike as walking on trails, particularly in the mountains near my home. I otherwise take neighborhood walks for a little exercise. We live at 7500 feet elevation. Nothing is flat around my small city. Always glad to watch your podcast!
Big Heartstopper fans in this house too 💗
Hi I have to admit I was feeling very anxious seeing u walking alone in the woods, and it’s so sad that as women we should feel like this😞. However I did enjoy the walk and the beautiful surroundings. You are very lucky to live in such a beautiful part of the country ❤xxx
I love a good boardwalk! We found an amazing one on holiday this year and it seemed to go on for miles! Those woods look so green and lush after all the rain we’ve had - hence the mud! Hope your trainers scrubbed up well! Strangely Gayna made a cottage pie this week and incidentally, so did I! Good comfort food after your hike! X
I do love your walks! I would have packed it in after the sunglasses, it would have had me squinting to my detriment. Not too bouncy for me.
Love the walk what a beautiful but muddy forest 😂….. I would walk that all the time if I lived near something like that …. I finished The concierge by Abby corson … a murder mystery … I have read all the heartstopper books and loved them all …. 💞📚💞
It was lovely being on your walk with you although I’m glad I did it from a chair in my living room! 😄
You are so adventurous! 😊 Thanks for sharing!
Thanks lovely! I felt quite adventurous :) Especially having to squeeze through hedges and bumping into horses 😅
I would have loved that walk, such beautiful countryside and would have lingered around the stables and horses. I just ordered the first three books of Henry VIII's wives, I have a book on Ann Boylan and love it. Nice nails! x (have made two dodgy bags and another three to sew, only procrastinated for 2 or 3 years)
A smashing episode like Lilies nails 💅🏾 ☀️
Thank you! (Lillia says thanks too!) 💅
Lovely day! I had fun spending time with one of my sons. we did a massive plant re-potting. Tonight there are happy plants at my house. Loved your walk. So much fun to see you. I never do well on book reviews-I have finally abandoned the stars method and gone to asking myself if I want to re read or re-listen, and if so how often before I get tired of it. 🙂
Happy house plants! 🪴🪴That's a good way to think about it - would I re-read this, has earned a permanent position on my shelves? I like that! 📚
I take a three fold walking pole. It folds small enough to go in my pack. It’s not because I’m unstable but it’s useful for testing ground, a third leg for jumping puddles or streams and for moving brambles and nettles out of the way. My dodgy Dodgy arrived today too 🥰
This is such a great tip! I was thinking a pole of some kind would be useful on my walks, I will be buying one! I am so happy your dodgy pin has arrived! Hope you like it 💗
I’d forgotten about Philips Gregory. I remember reading some of her books before, including a story of Anne Boleyn. I’ll have to look her up again. I’m on the 8th or ninth installment of Flavia de Luce books by Alan Bradley. I’m enjoying her character a lot. 😊
Here we only call it a hike if you’re going up mountains. I live near the Adirondack and Catskill Mountains. High peaks.
I love your vids, both those and the knitting ones. I’m from Eastern Europe myself and I’ll hate to know people are mentioning I have an accent when talking to someone else about any conversations we had. Saying about the info they gave you would suffice. No hard feelings 🫶
This vlog was so calming, I really enjoyed it. Sorry to hear that Dan is feeling unwell again :( Hope he feels better soon! Ive always associated boardwalks with like sandy beaches, so that's really intrigued me! the last book I read with my eyeballs made me laugh too much!!
I think the difference between a walk and a hike is down to the terrain xx
Thank you, Ali. Lovely podcast. The walk was beautiful but I was a bit concerned about you being on your own in some of those secluded areas. I remember reading and enjoying some of Alison Weir's and Philippa Gregory's books years ago - must look them out again. Have a good week. x
Hello Ali
Love your video and the walk was long and muddy -
You read one of my favourite books- where the crawdad sings, I also listened to it and now I want to watch the movie! 📚🎙️🎥
🌱 and when do perambulatory cogitations become pedestrian thoughts...✨ thanks for the lovely virtual excercise, and a yay for philippa gregory,s works...love to all 🥰
Have you ever read a Georgette Heyer (the original and best regency historical author)? Was wondering because you enjoyed the Lex Croucher. I’d recommend Frederica, Venetia or Cotillion.
Exhausted watching your walk. I was pretty chuffed with my five mile walk yesterday - until now and I have seen your ten mile walk 😁. That seemed a very fast pace you were going so well done to you. Great book catch up too. ❤
5 miles is usually my style Jill, that's a good long walk! 😊
Ali I’ve made the cottage pie recipe a couple of times now and it’s such a hit with the family. I’m listening to Agatha Christie Body in the Library after you and Gayna mentioned (chapter 4). Hope it’s not too long until we see you again 📕🧶
Lovely walk through the woods Ali and your cottage pie looked yummy😀 I borrowed two of the Alison Weir books from the library but haven't got around to reading them yet. The Philippa Gregory books of the tudors are a good read too. Anyway great video as always. Don't forget to look in your Po box ❤
Thanks!
Thankyou for the lovely walk Ali. I’m absolutely loving the Six Tudor Wives series but had to have a break after Anne Boleyn’s demise 😳. I’m enjoying Jane Seymour now. I do get a bit annoyed by some of the pronunciation and use of, what I think is, modern idiom. I’d certainly give the first two 5s and recommend them, so thankyou for recommending them to me! Xx
My husband has come and danced naked behind the camera for my on my podcast. So I know the feeling! LOL!
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This walk made me nervous! 😮😮❤
I felt nervous when I nearly got stuck in the mud 😅
I had the very discussion with a friend recently - walk vs hike! IMO a hike is in the woods where you have to climb over tree branches and dodge mud puddles. Ergo - you were on a hike🤣
😆 I am not sure I actually dodge the mud, rather went straight into it, so I think you are right! A muddy hike :)
I would not be out there alone; I have absolutely no sense of direction and can get lost going around the block.!
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Really enjoy your walks (hikes : ) and book talks. I am always interested to hear about how you rate a book. I am not good about sorting it out. I almost always give a 4 on Goodreads. although worry about bringing down the average of good book that scores higher. Poor books don't get finished. Always happy to see a new episode show up from you.
Thank Faith! xx
I was a nervous wreck until you were home 😂
Hike is when you get your trainers dirty! LOL
Walks are shorter in duration and able to be enjoyed by any age group with relative fitness. Hike: A hike tends to be longer and harder walks that are usually on trails through the mountains or trails through bush or countryside terrain. The trails are generally visible trails but not the smooth surfaces of a walk.
Definitely not a walk😅 A walk is on level ground, not trapsing round the woods😂 And yes I agree with the others about you walking alone in the woods. I felt like your Mum, thinking she shouldn't be there alone 😅
Do you have a Running App on your phone? That would be good to map out where you walked; how far you walked; and, where you are on the map if you take a wrong turn! Absolutely loved the boardwalk! ❤ Susannah
I do! I was using both the All Trails app and OS maps and also recording the walk on my Apple watch :) I thought I had downloaded my route to my phone to use without signal but for some reason it didn't work, next time I will make sure that's set up properly. Thanks Susannah! xx
Lovely podcast. The book I have just finished is Still Life by Sarah Winman I gave it 5! It’s best on Audible as I lot of characters. Also has Dan tried giving up Gluten for his colitis as this has been proven to work. Cheers 😊
I consider a hike to be a long-ish walk in the wild, with some elevation gain along the way.
There was definitely a lot of uphill, so I think a hike is what it was :) Thanks Marsha! xx
What a lovely walk/hike. I think because of the distance, and because you were on a trail in the woods, that it was a hike. I find I can't listen to a book beside a busy road. I can't hear it, even with the volume up. Very annoying! I need to move to a town with only electric vehicles! :)
Thanks Jane! I feel it was a hike too :) Definitely no stroll! Yes I find if I am crossing a motorway bridge I have to pause my book so I don't miss anything :) x
I'd class it as a hike, any long walk with varying terrain through woodland/rural areas. Your GoPro footage is a lot more blurry than the other footage, maybe you need to tweak the settings or how it's uploaded because I'm sure the GoPro films in 4K but it's a lower quality footage. I loved when the horse got so interested in you, horse nose boop 😍 also a book called A Gathering Light by Jennifer Donnelly is a written a bit like Crawdads, with two stories, one in the past and one in the future and a murder with the timelines eventually colliding. I read it when I was a teenager and it stuck with me.
What a lovely vlog! If I were to visit England, I'd love to take a nice long walk with you and maybe one at the seaside too! Loved the book chat. I am going to start The Rivers of London by Ben Aaronivitch for my #Britishbookclub on June 1. I also plan to get 500 miles from Jun through the rest of the year- I wanted to start at your halfway point. I've been walking, just not logging the miles. Maybe my smartwatch can tell me how many I've done already... ❤
don't think those trainers are washing machine safe. Just give them a good old soak for a few hours and the mud should clear easily, maybe also using a soft brush. So, when does a stroll become a walk? and when a walk becomes a hike? I want to know! I'd say it's the effort and the landscape that determines it.
To be fair, we can be hard to understand here in Eastern North Carolina sometimes 😂
😊 Have you read the book? Were the accents/phrases etc a good representation? I would love to know! xx
@@ThisLittleWonderfulLife I saw the movie…didn’t even know it was a book until your podcast 😆 I can’t speak for the book, but in the movie they did an excellent job on the accents. It’s normally pretty laughable how our accents are portrayed here in the South, like waaaay over the top, but this movie was dead-on. I didn’t even hear an accent in most of the movie because that’s just how we talk down here. 😊
Looked like a lovely walk, hope you managed to get your trainers clean.
I haven't tackled them yet, but it was worth it 😅
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A lovely long walking adventure today! Beautiful woods and steams. Cute little puddle dance and cool mushrooms. Hope the trainers can be revived! Nice boardwalk! It’s a hike for me based on location and a minimum of 3 miles.
Have you seen the musical Six? You must!!!
No! But I really want to - so do Lillia and Phoebe so I think we may try and go this summer! Have you seen it? x
Do you have Skunks and Raccoons in Kent, or at all, in the UK?
We do have them in British Columbia, Canada, but not where I live in the far north-east part of the province as it is too cold for them. We do have black bears and grizzly bears, which I could do without.
I’m sure Ali will respond but in case she doesn’t, no we don’t have skunks, raccoons, nor groundhogs or chipmunks. Depending on the woods it would be badgers or foxes (both mostly nocturnal) potentially some deer living in them. No bears, coyotes, or any sort of animal that could cause much harm. I don’t know if they have adder snakes in Kent, we have them in Scotland
I took am worried about you being alone in the woods. Lone females are at risk these days I'm sad to say. Please be careful Ali.
Always careful! It's not as isolated as it looks, especially on a Sunday - lots of families and dog walkers (and europeans with good navigation skills!😆 )
@@ThisLittleWonderfulLife Thank heavens they knew the way. You may have been walking all day lol.
It’s weird hearing my name on screen as it’s not common. I so often am called Georgina, which annoys me.
A beautiful name! I always think of Mr Darcy's sister in Pride and Prejudice when I hear it :) x
That seemed pretty desolate to me. 😮
Not really, lots of families, dog walkers, runners etc. It's a busy place at the weekend. I had to wait a few times for people to pass by so I could film without looking unhinged 😅
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