Welcome to our channel where we hope to share a little bit of our life here in rural NY, our faith, homeschooling, family vacation recaps, home cooking, and many other activities and shenanigans from our old farm house. You'll see current videos as well as flashbacks from the past. We may even share a bit of the history of our old house (what remains of it), built by our ancestors in 1863, and our family members who have lived here since that time. Enjoy!
Although our normal schedule had been one weekly episode at 11 AM Eastern on Saturday mornings (with a few exceptions), we are now switching to 9 AM on Saturdays and will endeavor to post new videos as often as we can but it may not always be weekly.
We hope you find this a safe, friendly place to stop in as “old house guests”, enjoy our videos, and become part of our extended family! May God bless you richly, wherever you are in the world, and we hope we can bring a little joy and encouragement while you’re here!
Guys this was great, we have not visited a Scottish castle so this was very interesting. I enjoyed your tour and the harbour at Oban was gorgeous. Loved to hear about the secret passageways on the dining room where you stayed 🙂👍~ Anna
@@FXWalesAnnaAlf thanks so much, Anna! We're glad you enjoyed it! We appreciate you watching and leaving a comment! You and Alf should take a trip up to Scotland sometime!
If I heard you pronounce your last name in the beginning of video. I didn't hear you say the "p". When was the p add or has it always been in the spelling and just not pronounced
@scottwhite2043 the "p" was added hundreds of years ago and is an English spelling. The original spelling and pronunciation is without the "p" and sounds more like CAM-BULL.
@AtHomeWithKari yes, it was definitely fun to say the least. Pretty cool staircase, eh? If you enjoyed that beautiful drive, check out the next video in Glencoe. Absolutely stunning! The camera just doesn't do it justice! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! We have our ferry to Mull coming up soon too!
Stunning drive. Glencoe is magnificent! I know what you mean about it being a little scary. Good views of Castle Stalker and looking forward to seeing Duffstanage 👍👍 Have a good weekend guys. 👍👍
@@NBNatureTrailvan thanks, Dave and Sue! We can't wait to share our visit at Dunstaffnage. Really appreciate you following along and leaving us a comment! 👍 You guys enjoy your weekend as well!
@@Brummie-In-The-Highlands yes, you should! Wish we'd had a chance to meet up with you in Inverness when we were there. It would have been nice to meet in person. Thanks for following along on our videos!
@RaymondoLeeTravel hard to imagine what it would have been like to witness the onslaught, or worse yet, be on the receiving end of an attack. Thanks for watching!
@AtHomeWithKari yes, we commented often about how so much is still standing while our modern construction falls apart much quicker. It's amazing to see these castles, bridges and more and imagine what life was like when they were new. Thanks for following along!
Great to drive across to Eileen Donan Castle with you guys. That A82 is a really spectacular road. And cool that you travelled across to Skye. Dornie looks cute - and some great photos of the Castle at night. Mushy Peas, a delicacy!! (Not really, but I must admit to liking them with Fish and Chips)! 😃 Another great update guys. We stayed at Barcaldine on the campsite there - beautiful place!
@NBNatureTrailvan thanks for following us along, Dave and Sue! Yes, the trip out to Dornie and Eilean Donan was beautiful, and the A82 is a great road down the great glen. Thanks for your kind comment on the photo of the castle! Claudine would probably give you her mushy peas any day, lol.
The castle is awesome! That is the fanciest bird feeder I have ever seen!🤣 The gardens are gorgeous! I have so many ideas for the archway if it were mine...lol
@AtHomeWithKari that was quite the place, wasn't it? And the garden was amazing. Wait until you see the one at Inveraray Castle (coming in a later video).
We did your route 30 yrs ago, brought my tent, he proposed, married in Banff, justice of the peace then the guy played 'soccer', hubby 'football' nut was thrilled! Scotland lost yest I heard but we live in Pointe-Claire and there's a street called Urquhart near me, google pic of our community center Stewart Hall! Josée, I loved seeing French writting on castles as I didn't know they'd banded together!
We've actually been to Banff, Alberta but didn't make it to Banff, Scotland. We did, however, drive through Calgary, Scotland on our way to Calgary Bay, Scotland on the island of Mull (also in an upcoming video) so we can say we've been to Calgary, Alberta and Calgary, Scotland. Interesting that you have an Urquhart street. Yes, the Scottish and French banded together a bit in the past so there's an intertwined history there. Thanks for watching and we hope you'll subscribe and stick around for more videos from our trip! We made a loop around the middle of Scotland and there's plenty more to come!
Hi, I've been there, my mother in law was from Carradale, Scotland, south of Cambeltown, I've been 3 times even took the kids, Joyeuse St-Jean from Montréal! Xox
Hi Joyeuse and welcome to our channel! Thanks for stopping by and leaving us some comments! We thought about driving down to Campbeltown but ended up not going and only drove to Tarbert (which you'll see in an upcoming video).
Love this - I haven't visited Urquhart Castle for many years but it has always been an evocative place, especially when the mists are swirling around as when you guys visited. Inverness is a place we must get back to. Your Air BnB was really in the backstreets there. Very cool. Looking forward to the next stage guys
Yes, the mist hanging around the castle and low over the loch when we first arrived was an iconic look. It made quite the view. We enjoyed the AirBnB in Inverness too. Only one block up from the river, close to the Infirmary Bridge. That was a very lovely walk up past the Ness Bridge to the Grieg Street Bridge and back that evening. Thanks for watching and following along! We've been enjoying your trip videos as well and figuring out where you were in relation to us at the time.
@@OldHouseOnTheCorner i think we were quite close on Mull at one stage? The trip across to Pitlochry was on our third week away. Just checked - we were in Pitlochry on 15th May. I think you were travelling in sort of the opposite direction to us. But on Mull we just missed each other! Hoping to get back to Scotland soon!!
@@NBNatureTrailvan yes, I believe I figured out that we were landing in Craignure when you guys were leaving Tobermory. So close and yet so far! It would have been fun to run into you guys! On May 15th, we were actually in Edinburgh, staying just a stone's throw off the Royal Mile.
A very evocative place guys. Have always felt the heavy atmosphere there when we’ve visited. It always amazed me that the Jacobites made it all the way down to Derby in the ‘45. Inverness is a beautiful city and the air bnb looked great 👍👍
Yes, it was quite the solemn site, we thought. Inverness and the River Ness was beautiful. It was great to walk along the river that evening. Thanks for following along with us! We're enjoying your trip as well!
Yes, we were there in May (landed in Edinburgh on May 4 a little before 11 AM and left on May 17 a little after 9 AM). We had a wonderful time in Scotland but the closest we got to you was probably Perth on the first day (we drove through there after arriving) and then we headed to Aberfeldy area for the first not and drove to Inverness on the next day. Sorry we couldn't connect, Jon. That would have been nice.
Thanks for your kind comments and for watching our video (even though it's not one of our Scotland trip series). We really appreciate you stopping by and taking the time to leave us a comment! ❤️
Correct, we weren't used to them but we knew ahead of time there'd be many we'd drive... and we did end up driving on a few, including the one from Tobermory over to Calgary Bay when we were on Mull. I (Dale) got used to them fairly quickly and was having fun. Claudine? Not so much... and she never drove. Lol
What a wonderful castle! Cawdor Castle offers a rich blend of history, legend, and natural beauty, making it a fascinating destination for visitors interested in Scotland's heritage. Thanks for sharing.
Oh wow what a beautiful drive but scary! I would of had to stop at 9:47 to see more of that view.😍It is gorgeous! The breakfast roll sounds delicious. Y'all's trip looks amazing!
loved your video so interesting what a heritage, you must be so proud! What a great time you shared in Scotland very very nice......loved it ! It is beautiful there
Fascinating place. Love hearing the history of the Campbell clan And looking forward to your vid on Culloden - a place that I have visited a couple of times and which always makes me stand in awe at the atmosphere of that place. Thanks for sharing guys
Thanks, Dave! We both love history so learning things about Clan Campbell was very interesting to us. Appreciate you watching and commenting! Culloden will be this Saturday, barring any hiccups.
No surprise here... we loved it! ❤️ Thanks for watching and commenting! We've got plenty more to share from our two weeks there (and there's already two other videos posted since this one with more on the way) so feel free to stop by again!
nice trip! i envy your trip - we still have scotland on our bucketlist! and you guys drove too, awesome! love the inn and church - nice music for the video! love the sidewalk! what a drive! great video!
Thanks, Mark! Glad you enjoyed the videos! There's PLENTY more of our Scotland trip coming so stay tuned. 😊👍 Yes, we (or I, Dale) drove so we could set our own schedule and go to our own destinations. If you're a confident driver, I'd highly recommend it. I had fun. Scotland has been on my bucket list for 40+ years so I'm sure you'll get there. You'll love the scenery. Our cameras will never do justice to seeing it in person! ❤️
😆 I (Dale) was fine and had fun. Claudine? Not so much. LOL! Stay tuned for more. The single track roads get more "interesting", especially when we catch the ferry out to the Isle of Mull! And also when we come down the hill into the medieval town of Culross. 😉👍
