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Hi my mother is obsessed with you guys and she really wants a pair of Sarah's boots, any chance I can get the make so I can get a pair for her birthday please 🙏
I pick wild garlic for our pork pie business, down in North Norfolk. One of our neighbours run a wild flower reserve in a wood, with a chalk stream running through. Perfect wild garlic habitat. They’ve very kindly given me permission to pick over at least the last decade, so like you I’m really careful to pick “my” patch sustainably so that there’s plenty when I come back next year.
I think red was a great choice! My husband retired from the US Coast Guard, flew a lot of searches looking for boats/ships that were in distress and had been called into the USCG Base. We lived on the island of Kodiak, Alaska for 4yrs. Lots of salmon fishing, crabbing, lots of eagles, Kodiak bears. We loved it!
Top tip! In addition to getting a compost bin (we make black gold too) in the Autumn and after a storm, go and fill a few feed bags with sea weed and top dress the beds with about 2" and leave all winter. It will take a while to rot down but our raised beds veg love it and its free!
Somehow missed this episode first time around so felt like an extra treat. You are both so suited for life on Skye as you are so resourceful. That wild garlic looked so beautiful - and plentiful. The boat looks fabulous!
Loved all of that, the boat looks great in red, and as for the planters maybe white would go green in the wet damp atmosphere...Jack surprised us all by jumping straight over the planter, twice too..
Wow, your boat looks utterly amazing, fabulous job Willie and Sarah! i love your wonderful planters too, you are both so very industrious, I love it, and you and the wee doggies!❤🌻❤xxxx
Absolutely love the red color y’all choose for the boat. The windows look super duper as well. Nicely done! The natural landscape of the bush there is just beautiful. Despite the dismal weather at times, it is a truly beautiful place you’ve decided to live. Walking amid the lush forest, nearly every frame of your video was so picturesque. I can’t wait to see what springtime and summer adventures await! I’m hopeful there’ll be some metal detecting and mudlarking on your recently acquired permissions as the weather continues to improve; and maybe there’ll be some opportunities for beach walks on some little islands around the area for beach combing, too, putting the boat to good use on some remote marine outcrops not accessible by other means. Wherever your adventures take us, I can’t wait to see how your story unfolds. Thank you for taking us all along with you ❤
Your boat looks really sharp. good choice on the color. love you guys. Watching is my relaxing time. also makes me smile. I do miss Dirty Secrets of Scotland. I used to go find treasures many years ago. I miss that too. Thanks for making me smile....
Hi Will, Sarah and the dogs. My partner Hannah and me together with our mad Wire Haired Dachschund have been watching you for a while now and absolutely love your videos and chats. Just wanted to thank whoever posted "Caamp" song "No Sleep" on your recent post.. always great to be introduced to a fantastic laid back band. Hope life is wonderful up there and you are battened down for the tourist onslaught. We'll be up in Ardnamurchan in August, can't wait. David & Hannah, and Peanut the Dachs!
You have done a wonderful job on the boat and a red cabin is very sensable for being seen at sea if you should be unfortunate to get in to difficulties. Love to see you foraging but disappointed I have to wait till next week to see what ou make. Thanks for another lovely Sunday early evening of good old fashioned entertainment. Happy 6 month little Nori, not so little now.xx and love to Jack and all of you. Good old Richard lending you his tools.
Nori is SOOO cute he's a lovely little dog who has grown so much, love him. Not forgetting that other really handsome Jack Spaniels. The boat looks very smart indeed, a great job well done Willie and Sarah.
Another lovely video from Skye! As you were building the planters my eye was drawn to watching the sheep in the field across from your cottage. Thank you so much for your videos- I so enjoy them. A Gram from MO.
Sarah, I just received a beautiful bday gift from my mum of the Skye Life Cottage painting ! Was such a buzz getting one of your pieces as a gift, I’m such a fan of you guys and your art. I love it so much and it will be hung in my kitchen for all to see 😍
I think red was a great choice for the boat and the new windows look fantastic! Those raised beds are lovely but I would put a few drill holes in the bottom for the water to drain. Jack can certainly clear those raised beds. Nori Happy 6 months did you get a nice bone? Another beautiful video Sarah and Willy. Have a lovely week till the next one.
I didn't know wild garlic liked to grow in such wet conditions. I'm glad to see you and Sarah are so conscious about not taking too much, but very good conservationists. Lovely to be so close to such a beautiful area. Thanks for sharing.
The boat is looking very sharp and being able to see out the windows is safer as well ...great job on the planters/hurdles...I didn't know his name was Jack Mick fly...happy 6 months Nori ...Karl from eastern Canada
Rather than a single compost bin or heap consider having 2-3 that you can rotate. When turning a standard heap to aerate it, be aware that standing on it might cause your wellies to melt from the heat that builds up inside and don't be too surprised if that heat also makes it a popular hibernation spot for garden critters like hedgehogs and toads
I found it grows in the eastern and southern U.S. and Ontario Canada. We are not suppose to harvest or sell it. Its called Ramps (Allium Tricoccum) here. the native Americans and Appalachian people use it for medicine. You may not wanted this info, but its just FYI. You guys are just the sweetest couple.
full marks, again(!), for planters and boat restoration! both look fabulous and suggest that should this vlogging about Skye not quite work out (not a chance!), you have a future as either horticulturists or shipwrights!!! looking forward to seeing the completed planters soon! cheers!
Wow 🎉 looks a very brand new boat nicely done to 😍🚤❤️ . I like the plant box you made looking forward to seeing the lovely mixed herbs & veg in your plant box 🌱🌾🌿🥬🥦🥕 🐶🐾🦴🥰
What a lot of time and effort you two put into producing a outstanding weekly vlog. The timelapse pictures of Nori growing, alone takes ages to produce Understand the need for the red boat paint, Orange would have been my preference. Planters could be painted with the St Andrew's cross Scotland flags, only an idea. Keep filming busy bees 🐝
Busy times for you two as usual. Happy for spring and a return to your foraging outings. Looking forward to seeing what veg you grow. I’m making my plans here but planting is a few weeks off yet.
What is going to prevent your children from jumping from ground to bench to plant for a we bit of veggies? Jack did show off his acrobatic skills. Finishing options for the planters. 1 - Stain to match the benches 2 - White paint to blend into the house 3 - Whitewash Have you thought of making a worm garden? Great job on the boat.
You two are always there for each other even though the task may not be your most favorite thing to do......that's what love is. I 've often wondered what it would be like to live in a semi isolated rural setting....you two are so brave.
Oh my goodness the boat looks beautiful. The color is perfect. It will be so exciting to take her out soon. Yayyy for homegrown veges! And sweet Nori is already 6 months. How wonderful.
Boat makeover looking awesome! Red, my favorite color! The planters look great against Skye Life Cottage - can’t wait to see finished results. Nori - my how you have grown! Such a handsome boy❤. Jack - handsome as always💙
An especially lovely video, thank you. You can tell from his eyes how Nori has come from a nervous and uncertain new arrival to a member of the pack. It's wonderful how your family specifically includes Jack and Nori. And the boat repairs look great; Richard is getting competition for expert handyman (and handiwoman!) I have to say, though, that for some reason the idea of jumping out of an airplane with a bedsheet tied to my back was much more agreeable to me than sailing on the ocean in a tiny little boat. I was never a fan of the water so joining the Navy when I was young was never an option. While your boat looks lovely, Sarah's dry-land boating adventure looked like a lot more fun!
Absolutely wonderful! The Red Looks perfect....The Boat has an expression now... Congratulatiobs Nori! He will be a big spaniel... Well done with those percect planters! Jack is so funny jumping clean over them! Gorgeous! And your superb View! THAT LIGHT on the Loch! Exceptional!
You really are an industrious pair...so much energy...ah!...to be young again...love your home building you make such a good job of whatever you turn your hand to...thanks for the heads-up for what is to be revealed next week...red is such a good choice...big hugs to the pups😁🌠
I think the wild garlic your foraging for is what we in the Appalachian area of the southeast US call Ramps. They are absolutely wonderful in spring. We harvest only leaves to so there will more next spring.
*Howdy Sarah, Willie, Jack & Nori 🙂 Willie good colour on the top of the boat. I painted my old canoe (that I no longer have) bright orange, so it too could be seen from about. 🙂 People laughed when I painted it orange... until I explained why! It is amazing how many white boats are out there on the seas, lakes or rivers. 🙂 Happy 6 months to young Nori.... and naughty Norti for trying to hump his human mama Sarah.*
Well done once again to you both on working on your boat. Love the red, good colour for safety reasons as well as pretty. The planters will be great too when you’re finished and have food growing. Who knew Jack was such an athlete, leaping over the planters, well done to him too. Happy 1/2year to Nori. 🎂
I love the colour of the boat. Thats what you call a beacon colour. I love the 6mth timeline of Nori pictures. He is such a cutie. Those planters are cool & sturdy. I think a nice rustic looking paint job & a different colour using the white of the cottage as a backdrop. I enjoy watching your foragers & the beauty of the scenery. Have a good week guys.
I would paint the garden growing boxes black. It would match the roof and black will help absorb the sun to keep the soil warm for growing. Your boat is coming along great. Good luck this season on catching all the yummy things.
Happy 6 month birthday Nori. The boat looks excellent with red paint and new windows. Looking forward to the planters being finished and your garden getting planted.
Yes you are RIGHT..Lovely wonderful sound! Thought so also. BEAUTIFUL MUSIC. Maybe Willie can record the sounds and intersperse them thruout a song he writes called BABBLING BROOK.
Some local has pulled up all the wild garlic patch near me, it was tiny and now I have to find a new one! So sad. Looking forward to seeing what you do with your haul. Love the planters and happy 6 months to gorgeous Nori!
