Where Did You Find Bealtaine Cottage? 

Last Spring, I got it into my head that I needed to sell my land and move into the city... even did some serious house hunting. But the market was too hot and properties were moving quickly and at high cost. And then, out of nowhere at all, I stumbled upon Bealtaine Cottage... and it was like a sign for me to wake up and appreciate the lovely place I had. And so, I have been reinvigorated to stay in place and tend to the land. I’ve planted many trees this Fall and look forward to seeing them grow. Thank you for being there for me!!!!!

I was going through a really difficult time a few months ago. Turning 65, wanting to retire so I could do what I wanted to do with my life, not what I have had to do for the last 40 plus years just to put food on the table. It was wearing on my heart and soul and I was searching for something, but I didn't know what. Your video came up while I was just browsing on You Tube. I felt such peace listening to your voice, marveling what you, as one lone woman have been able to do. I kept coming back each night to listen to your wisdom, share your walks and enjoy Jack and the cats. You have brought peace into my life again, and most of all I have HOPE again. I have purchased all your books and eagerly hope for more. Thank you Colette for showing as women, we hold the strength of the earth in our hands.

I had purchased my little home on 3 acres, looking to retire and live a simpler and more natural life. I typed in off grid living with no solar. Ta Da! There was Colette. My friends and family think it strange that a 60 year old woman alone would want to live the life I do. I just say..."Let me introduce you to Colette and Bealtaine Cottage".

My daughter told me about bealtaine cottage and I have been hooked ever since. You are living my dream. Watching your videos gives me hope that I can still achieve my dream. Thank you!

I was sitting at my desk one night watching youtube and I had one of those “straw that broke the camels back” moments and in my frustration I kinda dropped my head face forward down onto my desk/keyboard. One of those let me bang my head moments. Many times that day, people kept saying “you can’t” to everything.... I was frustrated, so very frustrated. I can’t tell you how long I sat there with my head on the desk. I had already taken my headphones off, so I wasn’t hearing anything but when I looked up, (somehow I must have pushed some keys on the keyboard that my head had been resting on) a video was playing and there was a dog & a cat... walking down a lane. The video was entitled “when a cat falls in love with a dog” and here I am. I look forward to your videos every day. And despite some health issues holding me back but I was never going to let anyone tell me “I can’t” ever again. It was a true blessing. Xo Summer🌳🍃🍂🍄🍁🌾

This summer I was feeling a great deal of despair and stress. My trees and plants helped me keep going, and I was learning as much as I could about permaculture (even though it could be rather confusing and seemed to require heavy machinery I'd never manage!). Also watching videos on homesteading, permaculture, and anything garden or fruit-tree related. Well, your video showed up alongside another: 13 years of what permaculture looks like, something along that line? Anyway you were walking down this lovely shady lane, a beautiful natural setting with trees gathered close and crowded along the path, with your lovely dog. And then you mentioned planting a woodland, and I simply had to know more! "You can't do that...can you? Trees have to be nicely spaced out and regimented..." Anyway I've learned a lot and your channel has been a huge inspiration...and even more, a huge comfort in these trying times. As have my trees. I remember thinking your soft voice was so soothing, and your dog was incredibly happy and calm. (I know sheep herding dogs can be challenging, but your Jacky boy seems so well adjusted and happy--never mind that he's occasionally a bit naughty!)

Dear Colette. Ironically I came to Bealtaine through the RU-vid group called HumptyDumptyTribe led by Hambone Littletail (Sam Mitchell). I saw an exchange between Hambone and you about how women are treated and more importantly, how the Earth is being treated by humanity. I was curious about Bealtaine and clicked on a "recommended" video to watch. I can't remember which one it was, but I was so entranced and enthralled by your voice, the beauty of Bealtaine and how you proved that Mother Earth wants to grow and take care of us. I was faced with cognitive dissonance because you speak of hope and life and Hambone speaks of the horrible things happening to Mother Earth. I realized both of these ideas could be embraced at the same time. I don't support Hambone's misogyny of course, but I can't help but wonder why I would find Bealtaine through him. Serendipity I suppose. I finished three videos today that are part of a series on intimacy within the natural world. It's a direct reflection of your life with Mother Earth. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RhqHbnGdJ8U.html

Beataine Cottage just showed up in the Recommended videos for me! I watch self sufficiency and gardening, but knew nothing about permaculture or Celtic spirituality. Now i am hooked and exploring all such things:) Thank you so very much.

I kept coming back to a deep feeling of wanting to live in Ireland on the land where my mother was born, long ago, which is still in our family, same county as Bealtaine Cottage as it happens. But the voices of the world kept going round in my head, usually like `You can`t live there on your own`. But that`s just the lie of the world. After coming across Bealtaine Cottage unexpectedly on youtube, through looking at such things as tiny homes/how to grow veg/gardens etc, I was captivated and enthralled. It made me realise what was always precious to me, is possible to follow, and that I can do it. I can be close to nature and, yes, absolutely on my own, because ultimately, I`m not on my own. I`m with mother earth and the wisdom of my ancestors. And so, I can begin.

In August my sister and a friend and I were doing a 12 week course with a Julia Cameron book called "It's Never too Late to Begin Again." In the second week, my niece put one of your cottage videos on FB. I listened and was hooked, not on permaculture but on the calmness I felt in these troubled times. I started watching as a kind of meditation, then heard things like "feed the bees" and "plant as though my life depended on it." This past year I had put in a butterfly/bee garden so I just started listening to your permaculture ideas. I consider your work the beginning of a new phase in my life restoring the soil in my sand lot. Mother Nature has been my choice of Higher Power for years, but in name only. I'm soaking up books on microbes and permaculture and Goddesses Rising! Synchronicity.

I remember looking up permaculture in Ireland, many years ago. Your video came up but it was before there was much planting done, just open fields. For some reason it stayed in my mind, and a couple of years ago I decided to try and find you again, I was astonished by the beauty you have created. I watch you most mornings with my coffee. Such a calmness comes over me for the rest of the day. Thank you for a window into your world.

I am interested in simple and self sufficient living and thankfully bealtaine cottage came up as a suggestion on you tube ❤️ and I’ve been hooked ever since xx

I found it in a comment on Mossybottom blog. He's a young fellow starting out near to you with a run down cottage, no running water or electricity. The water he has to pump and fetch from a ground well. Currently he lives in a caravan that he has already renovated and gets his energy for that with solar panels. In the spring, he will start in earnest on tackling his cottage. Many have offered help just to be able to live a life of building something with your own hands using age old utilitarian tools and putting in the satisfying sweat equity that reaps bounties in the end. Also, he is in an area with far less noise pollution, and neighbors that are at least one mile away. Many people yearn for that. From his comments I can see that he may have to start a rotation system to stagger the help that has been offered him. A nice problem to have.

I found Bealtaine Cottage through Facebook- I THINK. On a Druid page perhaps? It certainly wasn’t something I searched out, but boy am I glad that I found you all. What a comfort and inspiration. My love of my garden and yard has been rekindled after the loss of my gardening mother. It has been painful, but when I found the channel, I somehow found healing. Thank you!

I stumbled upon Bealtaine Cottage quite by chance, while flicking through youtube, in the hope of finding a haven to rest, somewhere gentle, kind, inspiring and spiritual My soul was in starvation and I was hungry to find substance and up popped a video of a beautiful cottage in Ireland, where lived a lovely, kind, knowledgable woman, with her beloved pets, in a truly magical place, which instantly became the garden of my heart - my soul sanctury which I visit daily, and over the past few months, I've been watching the older videos, to gather more history & knowledge about the years previous, and it's roots - this cottage and land fills my heart, spirit and soul, each & every single day.....it heals me, it soothes me, and it offers a glimpse of what can be done for Mother Earth, when committment,love and light are in abundance xxx

Mr. Darcy will wait! ;) Sammy looks so soft, and jacks eyes speak wonders, so sweet. I work with energy--channeling light etc. I found you in a recommended video through someone else I follow I suppose . I did not know anything about permaculture before very recently. I had been asking for inspiration on how I can give back to mother earth, but as a lifestyle. And then I came across you, and your lovely cottage. This is what my goal is, to live on the land, and give back to nature as well. Make a home for more than just myself. Be an inspiration as you are to me.As always, thanks for sharing, also lovely subscribers you have.

I found your videos on RU-vid a couple of years ago. I find your voice and garden videos comforting. It feels like we're friends. These past few days I've been watching older videos and enjoying seeing Jack over the years. I'm so sorry for your loss Colette. Jack was a real good dog. 💔

I teach Qigong and one of the participants said ‘happy imbolc’. I wanted to know more about it so searched RU-vid and your videos came up. I love your voice, what you say and how you say it. Bealtane Cottage is an inspiration. So sorry about Jack. I still miss my dog who died in 2020. x

I have no idea. As you said .... It just appeared one day on my list and I've watched ever since

When you asked the question where I first found Bealtaine Cottage...my mind was suddenly fractured...part was trying to continue to focus on your voice and the other half was scouring the memory banks trying to remember when I first discovered your site. So I just continued listening as the video continued and my mind kept circling around and around trying to find the correct answer. Then I heard your voice explaining how so many of us did not know how we stumbled across Bealtaine Cottage...it just seemed to appear. I suddenly felt so relieved..my only correct answer was the one you voiced. Finding your additions to the web was like the descriptions in literature about folk that walk through the mists and come out into another land..at times..a fairy world. That is the only adequate way to describe how I feel about visiting your world through your videos. Your videos are always a balm to my day, an inspiration to my creative side and great comfort. I too feel the need to buffer and minimize interaction with disruptive thoughts and a caustic world view. We must become protective of our energies, our thought processes and the Great Mother. Thank you ever so much.

I had been researching Pagan and Druid customs and celebrations. That is my best guess as to how the algorithms led me to Bealtaine Cottage. Beyond that, and more importantly, I've had this desire for years to buy a piece of land and plant gardens, but have been feeling lately that it is never going to happen. My feeling is that the Universe led my path to your channel as a strong visual reminder that it is possible, even to someone with currently very limited resources. It has renewed my hope that this dream will become a reality. I love your resourcefulness and can-do attitude. You are such an inspiration! Peace, joy, and blessings to you!

I found Bealtaine Cottage at the beginning of the summer, and I remember thinking how lucky it was that I found you because I wasn’t even looking for this type of channel at the time. The more I watched and went for walks with you, the more grateful I felt for finding your channel. Now others are saying this is happened to them too...must be strong energy 🌻🐝🦋 From Martine Leroux of 🇨🇦

Bealtaine Cottage found me about a week or so ago...your voice captivated me...the land was a treasure trove to me...and I fell in love with everything there...what you did with the land...and on and on and on. I live in an apartment in Michigan. Not your three acres and a cottage, but I realized that the inside of my apartment is decorated much the same as the interior of Bealtaine Cottage! So I felt a syncronicity with you and what you do. I am ten years older than you and don't have quite your energy...but I love going on your walks with you and feel Mother Earth through your descriptions of the trees and plants. I watch one episode after another...in no particular order. Blessings to you for the joy you bring in all you do.

I discovered Bealtaine cottage after by chance viewing Danu's Irish Herb garden, visit by Terry to your cottage. So very pleased to find you, when I awake through the night unable to nod off to sleep, I view your videos. Keep them coming .... I take this opportunity to say, " so sorry about Jack," he is a sad miss to us all, I'me sure, such a character. Blessings to you Colette x

I really enjoy Fairy music and through that I found Bealtaine cottage. Im so grateful for this it provides me with the grounding I need.

I had been watching random videos on RU-vid, some on growing vegetables and herbs, others about Paganism and learning more about various aspects of it. Your channel came up as recommendation and I'm so happy it did. If it was divine intervention I don't know, or if my Irish Mom that I lost years ago guided me here. All I know is I'm so thankful to find you. I feel so at peace watching you walk your gardens, it's like I'm right there too. Jack always makes me smile. It's easy to see how much he loves it there with you and the kitties. Your sweet voice and words of wisdom have brightened my days. My Mom would have loved to watch you too. Thanks Collette!

I used to watch the Cottage Fairy youtube channel and Bealtaine Cottage kept showing in the feed over to the left of my screen. One day I just decided to check it out and I've been here ever since. I think it has been about two-and-a-half years.

Exactly the way you've just described, Bealtaine Cottage appeared. The name alone attracted me "Bealtaine" which in "The Mists of Avalon" of course were the Bealtaine fires. I'm relatively new to your channel but feel I've been with you from beginning. Your trove of back filming and wealth of knowledge and sharing of your life warms my heart. Thank you for being so open. You have inspired & confirmed many of my desires to continue with my wilderness life here in the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas where wild life is abundant but demands a little bit more protection in the immediate living area for me and my beloved animals. Thank you Coilette you've brightened my life. Peace and Blessings, Candace

My son bought this tablet for me, knows I have no need for a computer and I don't watch tv. He knew I was going to retire this year (actually didn't as I promised to stay on till they found a replacement) so he wanted me to sit back and "Take it easy" He provided me with something called plex. Then netflix, Hulu and over a thousand movies.and just to make sure, he said if I didn't find it call him and he will add it. He set me up with a Facebook account, then a twitter account, an email address, showed me how Pintrest works. Now there's a rabbit hole to get lost in. And he showed me RU-vid. Right there was Bealtaine Cottage. The rest is history. Especially since I have long forgotten all the passwords to the other stuff. We have a 290 acre derelict farm about 20 miles from where I live. My goal is to spend the rest of my life learning to live with Mother Earth. Oh, and yes I did watch a movie. I finally got to see the Harry Potter series with my granddaughter.

Think I'd rather have Jack fawning over me than Mr Darcy ; ) I do love this - I've been quietly following Bealtaine Cottage for some years now, (since about 2010/11). I was living in the city back then, and dreaming of a garden in the country, surrounded by animals, and trees. I remember quite clearly the day I found you, I was procrastinating as I had an exam to study for, and was searching for "magical fairytale gardens" and "fairytale cottage gardens", and things of that nature. And suddenly there was Bealtaine Cottage gardens, and I had chills, and fell in love, quite instantly. Oh, and I did end up moving to the country and creating a beautiful garden. You've been my biggest inspiration Colette. I was just too shy to say so for years. A huge thanks to you and your beautiful work.

I can’t believe you said that about the energy that draws one to Bealtaine Cottage because it happened like that for me … I stumbled upon you as a happy accident… I was looking at permaculture videos on RU-vid and there you are! I watch you and Danus herb garden most days now xx🙏🏼🌱

I found bealtaine cottage through RU-vid suggestions. I have followed people who have homesteads, farms, gardening, etc. I am blessed to have found you, as you have inspired me to think of planting other than just seasonal gardening. Thank you for teaching me so much! I am watching this in 2022....I bought a home almost two years ago with a little space. But trust me, I now will be thinking of planting so much, with what I have ❣️. Thank you. ❤️✌️☘️

I don't even know how I stumbled on your videos but I really enjoy them all. They are just so beautiful and relaxing to watch, love the kitties and Jack too. Such a smart dog and he loves you so much.

One of your videos showed up as a suggestion on the home page😊Glad I found your channel😊

I listen to tea with a Druid every Monday evening and suddenly one evening a couple of weeks ago your video popped up. I’ve been binging ever since. Just love what you are doing Colette. 😘

Because I view garden videos on RU-vid, the algorithms kept showing your 13 years of permaculture in Ireland as a selection I might enjoy. At the time (around June 2016) I simply wasn't interested in permaculture, but after I saw your video offered for about the 10th time, I watched it and fell absolutely in love with you, your beautiful land, home and furry housemates, and knew I wanted to take up the banner for permaculture. Since then I have become a vegan, retired, and begun applying permaculture principles to my stark New Mexico region. Wish me luck and blessings. Thank you!

I was surfing the net looking for garden inspiration and Bealtaine Cottage found me. I am so glad you tumbled into my life. I find Bealtaine Cottage such a peaceful oasis. The best part is, I have still got over 900 more of your vlogs to watch and enjoy and relax to. Thank you so much Colette for creating such a beautiful sanctuary and thank you for allowing us to share it with you.

I bought a espalier apple tree so I Goggled info about growing espailer trees & permaculture sights popped up. A RU-vid video showing your cottage & garden was there. Of course I HAD to watch it as I have a Corner Cottage Bed & Breakfast in a Historic Community near St Louis, Missouri in the US. Now I am hooked on your videos & the idea of permaculture in my tiny 1,500 sq ft yard. I love nature, trees & my heart longs to live in the country. I feel permaculture can give me more of a country feel & is what I have needed for the 25 yrs I have lived here. So your videos have been a blessing.

I was watching a video by self-reliant. A guy building a cabin in the woods of Canada. loved it. Then there you were. my family are Irish & German. mostly. My favorite author Nora Roberts writes novels about Ireland. love your videos. Not a dog person but love Jack. go figure. lol

I was looking at stuff on Faery and following up on various 'coincidences' and one of your videos of your faery woodland came up on the feed. It looked like woods near me so i clicked on it and discovered Bealtaine Cottage! As soon as the video started I thought 'that looks like permaculture', then later on in the video (23.7.17) you said it was exactly that!

Hi Colette. I hadn't given this any thought, but you know, I wasn't searching for permaculture videos. Perhaps it came up because I was watching videos about Goddess spirituality? Other than that, I've no idea. I just know that Bealtaine Cottage was so compelling, and you felt like a friend right away. I kept returning to visit and learn. I adore Jack and the kitties (really, how could I not), and I have such respect for the way you have nurtured the land. Every time you quote someone calling it 'poor land,' I have to chuckle. You have proven them all wrong. The peaceful environment you have created comes through in each video. The happy birdsong and the contented humming of the bees. Jack's happy smile, and the lovely cats. I relax watching all the beauty you share with us. You may be right, I do feel drawn to this channel. I believe I'm learning valuable things, both academically and spiritually. I've long held the belief that the Goddess calls to her children. Who am I to argue? Bless you, Colette.

OMG Colette that is so true!! I was sitting here thinking when you were talking about how people found Bealtaine Cottage and I could not for the life of me remember how I stumbled upon your site. I was not looking for permaculture whatsoever, just like you said, it appeared on my screen and I clicked on it and the rest is history.....

My story is just like the rest! I found Bealtaine Cottage on my recommend to watch on RU-vid. I glanced at it, but didn't click at first. Then every day after that it continued to pop up, so i finally got the hint and watched! I'm so glad i did. It might seem strange for most my age (33), but i am a lover of nature, artist and crafter, and a proud gardener! Your home and gardens/beautiful woodland just makes my soul so happy! You are an incredible woman, and very inspriational! Sending you all the best from North Carolina in the U.S.!

I am not sure how your Videos appeared, but I remember I did not search for permaculture or Ireland themes. In this madness of pandamic news I looked for Meditation sounds and other relaxing Videos. I must admit my condition was anxious and sad and than your Video popped up, after that it was like finding a Vision for my next and maybe last 25 years. I told my brother I Start to have a dream , a Vision- through or because of your Videos and I didnt have one for decades. Your Person and your little paradise are giving me hope, hope that it could be possible to find my own little Spot on this earth and care for trees and mother earth, even though I dont have the money for it, but it is possible. Seeing You made me recognize how rude my surrounding is, how far away the people in my City are from mother. How negative the changes are, for people and mother earth. You really brouht a Vision, a dream to me. Thank you and hugs from germany 🌻🌈🌳

I'm a 22 year old from Australia, pretty sure I just typed in permiculture got 20 seconds into the first video I watched and subscribed immediately

How strange you should ask this question Colette as I was only just thinking “how did I find Bealtaine Cottage?” I began to follow you fairly recently and love your videos. With some of my best friends I simply can’t recall how and where we met and I simply have no idea how I came across Bealtaine. It was surely meant to be and I’m so very glad to have found you. It’s rather like having a soul mate.

Hi Collette, I discovered your channel by happenstance. I wasnt searching for anything related to permaculture. I actually find it quite serendipitous. I have often searched for permaculture and gardening videos and did not come across your channel (or atleast over looked it). I believe that I was lead to your channel at just the time I was meant to.

Goodmorning from Trinidad. Thisvis how is foundvyou...you just appeared on my tablet screen. I am recently retired and without going into details i have been needing the peace, simplicity,calming energy that i now look forward to contributing to the colours of my journey in life presently.

Popped up in my youtube recommended. A real treasure. I thought it was generated because someone that watched something I watched, they had watched Bealtaine Cottage, so the youtube automatically recommended it to me. However it came to be, it has been hours of pleasure and entertainment. Thank you Colette.

I was researching cottage gardens and more specifically rustic cottage gardens, when up popped Bealtaine. What a joy it has been watching your videos. 💕

I consume a lot of permaculture and natural gardening information so one day the algorithm put you in my radar 😌.

Iam so glad i found your channel Colette, how i found you was when researching fairies and you did that stone fairy house video, i have been hooked ever since , thankyou so much for being you.

Your channel came up on my feed, probably from the permaculture videos I was looking at. The universe has a way of sending me just what I need, your videos are so much more than what I thought I was looking for.

Bealtaine Cottage came up on my you tube suggested videos list. It was your "what does 13 years of permaculture in Ireland look like" video. I watched it and was hooked from the start! I was not searching for permaculture videos either. I loved your style, no editing, pointing the camera at your beautiful garden, the sound of your voice and your sense of humour and rants! You put into words things I was feeling (especially in regard to what you have named Goddess Permaculture) but didn't know how to express. I am so glad you are feeling better. I have cut out wheat, sugar and dairy too and it has made a huge improvement to my health. I loved seeing Sammy so close! Blessing to you Colette, Jack, Sammy and Beauty xxxx

Bealtaine Cottage came up as a suggestion on RU-vid , I really can’t remember what I was watching at the time probably something to do with smallholdings/permaculture as about 30 years ago I too had a little cottage with four acres & whilst my marriage broke down and my life took me away from it sadly, I have always retained an interest in the alternative lifestyle. x

Watching organic gardening /permaculture videos on you tube and there you were! I am so thankful to have found you. I watch almost every day, and i feel that you and Jack, Sammy and Beauty are family.

I also was scrolling RU-vid and there was Bealtaine Cottage, it found me (lol) in a good way, thank you!

I was researching permaculture and there you were. Love your forest and cottage

Aloha from Hawaii Colette! I found your lovely Bealtaine Cottage while on You Tube looking at tiny houses and cottages. Your Bealtaine Cottage showed up on the list of cottages to see, so I thought I’d take a peek, besides, the name of your cottage sounded esoteric. OMG, I was smittened with the first video I watched! Then, I thought to myself, “this person sounds just like my friend Karen!” Karen lives in England. Anyway, I now follow your website and I continue to watch your videos. Mahalo (thank you) for sharing your lifestyle with all of us!

My first video was the bluebell woods walk🥰

Your channel appeared one day on my RU-vid feed and I have loved you and your cottage since then. I am disabled and have enjoyed seeing your videos. Gives my day such delight! Definitely I’m in love!❤️❤️❤️

When the student is ready, the master will come :) I honestly have no idea how I found you here, I am just so blessed that I did!

My very best friend and soulmate Sue new it was what I needed to bring some sanity into my hectic working life. Best thing that ever happened too!

I'm working on your letter now, which contains a very serendipitous story about my discovery of your channel, involving a meditation I did on the last lunar eclipse. However, the short version would be that you came up in my RU-vid suggestions during a deep time of healing the source of my depression. I don't say it lightly when I say that Bealtaine Cottage helped keep me alive, and helped get me to a better emotional place. I found it when i needed it most.

I was searching Happen Films and permaculture when Bealtaine Cottage came up. Ireland has always been a travel destination for me so I began watching.

The Goddess and The God led me here and I couldn’t be happier. I thoroughly enjoy your love for Mother Earth. I have felt this way my whole life. Thanks so much!

the universal consciousness dear, it steers us in the right direction

I found your cottage through maximus ironthumpers page and you commented on his Viking items he made recently I love watching him.you have a sweet place so cosy and very well placed.

wow! that is exactly how I found you! I was watching a video and you were in the suggestions. I truly believe the goddess is driving all energies! I am completely in love with your Channel and I adore Jack and Sammy bear and beauty! love from St Petersburg Florida! :-)

The same for me. It came into view one day while I was cruising the net and I have shared your channel with friends. ❤️

I found you on Facebook when a friend who lives outside of Dublin "liked" and shared something you had posted. I opened what she had shared and was so enthralled. I've been watching your videos ever since. You have inspired me and I feel energy that has been missing from my life for a while.

I found you by spending time on youtube looking at gardens and one day your site showed up on the side bar. I love mother earth and your gardens name jumped out. So glad I checked out your site. I visit most days to enjoy you , your garden and animals.. In this crazy world I find you serene and calming. For that I thank you. Blessings have a wonderful day.

Nice and cosy 😊I found Bealtaine through another youtube who watches you. She mentioned you and said people should check you out. I just had a feeling that I should and I was hooked from the first video I watched. Ireland has always been a fascination to me. And a cottage in a very very large garden lol enticed me. I love forests, woods, gardens. I grew up with a mother and grandmother that grew everything they could from marrow to carrots, potatoes, fruits roses, pampas grass too. My father was from Suffolk so I think the pull to the green open space is in my blood. I love your videos of Bealtaine cottage they do bring such calm , peace and a feeling of another time and place. It is a magical place and I think we all need a little magic. Have a lovely weekend, blessings xx

I have been going to a you tube site for about 8 months now about a young woman who lives alone in a rural area of the US. She lives in a small cottage which she has decorated herself and is very creative on many levels. After watching one of her videos one of your videos showed up in the sidebars along with others. It was the one in which you were painting the porch and from that one I moved on to look at others and am now addicted. I love your videos, and am amazed at what you have done with the land that you acquired. I am an avid gardener and have a large lot with multiple beds. I do all the work myself and so can appreciate how much time and effort you are putting forth with your project. I live in southern Indiana which is in the midwest, the climate is very different from yours, cold winters, hot muggy summers. So seeing you gardening just about all year long seems so unlikely to me. I love, love, love your videos. Keep them coming!

Bealtaine Cottage popped up as I was scrolling through...I am so glad because I love this channel...positive spiritual enlightening

I found Bealtaine Cottage as I was watching a lot of videos on growing food forests and gardening in a way that allows the plants to become quite wild and untamed rather than planting things in neat straight lines. I don't have any land or a garden (yet) but I like to dream and plan one day getting to plant and plant and plant many trees, bushes and flowers. I find your videos very inspiring and encouraging!

It was researching de Danann, the Sidhe in Ireland. You are a true inspiration, honoured to be invited into your mystical cottage X thank you!

I sometimes enter the word Faery or Fairy into You Tube to see what cool stuff comes up and not long ago your video The Unseen host in the fairy wood came up so I clicked on it and have been hooked on your videos ever since. Thanks Coleen because you are a constant stress reliever for me and always make me feel good. Love to you and Jack and Sammy and Beauty and all the plants and trees and berries and the pond too.

I am a lifelong gardener; although, for the past few years, I've only had an herb and vegetable container garden on the patio and two small flower beds around the front and back of my house. (Getting older, now and my knees are worn out.) I believe your channel just popped up one day while I was watching other gardening videos. I have been watching your lovely videos ever since and enjoy them immensely. I have been going back to watch earlier ones. Thank you, Collette, for everything you do. Your calming voice and laughter makes my days better.

Hi Colette, your channel was recommended by RU-vid because I am interested in permaculture but on watching a few video's your channel was so much more and combined numerous things I am interested in. Your interaction with the land and everything on it and of course Jack, Sammybear and Beauty , I was and am hooked on your story and the influence of the Goddess in everything you do. Thank you for sharing your ongoing story. Blessings from Kevin in Ontario Canada. PS I think the first video was This is what Thirteen years of Permaculture in Ireland looks like.

I came across your channel quite by random happenstance, it just showed up one day… To say I was delighted is an understatement, to see what you have accomplished is just amazing! So as I found it @ random, so I go thru your vids in no particular order & so happy that you have documented your journey w/ so many vids to experience, because it is an experience not just a vid to watch. You capture the magic of the place & bring it to life for me. I feel as tho I’m walking w/ you as you go on your walk abouts w/ Jack in tow :) & wee Sammy Bear purring & content on the sofa. The sheer love shining in Jacks eyes speaks volumes to who you are & I love that. Thank you for sharing this incredible journey with us 💕

Feed a cold, starve a fever, I found you when I was looking at Mother Moon Monastery a few weeks ago and so glad I did! Blessings to you x

I was asking for energy direction to help with our Teddy bears 🧸 and that night your channel popped up ... thank you universe 🙏 yourself and furry friends

Inexplicable. Serendipity and Devine intervention indeed! It's uncanny how familiar and comforting your manor and voice. Thank you for making me feel welcome at your enchanted home & garden. I will make a visit with Colette and Jack at Bealtaine Cottage a daily ritual. Much Love! ❤ See you in the Fairy Wood! 🌳

I found Bealtaine Cottage by Divine intervention. I was looking at videos about living off grid, and your channel popped up. Then I fell in love with the land, and your calming voice, Collette. I've been a fan ever since.

Bealtine Cottage just appeared as a suggested interest. Possibly, a fairy intervention... I’ve been hooked ever since.

I found you on RU-vid , you were the first channel I subscribed to . I was looking for renovation ideas and interior on a budget and your videos came up. I work with nature too so you can imagine as soon as I seen your videos I was hooked. I watch nearly every day , have taken inspiration for my own garden and even my children have watched a few after me. Thank you for all you share, your authenticity and your passion.

Having moved 3 years ago, I wanted my new garden to reflect my growing passion for doing as much as I could for wildlife, and to plant as many native plants as possible to encourage them. I often searched for videos and articles that would give me information, but I had never come across your videos until one particular day. And the rest is history! As soon as I started watching I was completely hooked. Thank you so much! Xx

Wish all of your videos were on dvd! I would buy them all!

Hi Colette, My story of finding you sounds like many of the others. I wasn't seeking Bealtaine Cottage, hadn't ever heard the term 'permaculture.' Bealtaine Cottage just popped up a couple of weeks ago as a recommended channel. I didn't click on it at first. But it continued to pop up. And I grew curious . . . I have been watching ever since. Thank you for your wonderful channel.

I was looking for permaculture, how to do it and so on. But.. YOUR permaculture is different. It's what I was looking for. Thanks for shearing this to us!

You came up on youtube and the Cottage and 3 acres resonated with me. It's something that I would love. I'm not sure if it will happen for me as property prices are sky high where I live but it's inspiring for me that you have achieved an incredible feat with very little money :)

Hi Collette, I found Bealtaine Cottage while searching for magical herb uses and your videos kept popping up. I sat at the computer watching video after video and before I knew it, I had been watching videos from Bealtaine Cottage for 4 hours!

I found you by me misspelling ,(reading) I thought it was Beltane Cottage , " oh that will be good " it is more than good, I havnt left, have been binge watching ever since , love and Blessings Collette xo

I was looking for ecofriendly goddess oriented sites. I wanted something gentle soothing etc...I am afraid that an Irish American right now with this current pres is sad. I needed to touch home. You've accomplished more for me than that. I will always be greatful for you and your quiet calm manner. Thank you. Over here right now it's crisis to crisis. There it is so peaceful.💞

Just started watching a little over 6months ago and loved your voice, your love for Mother Earth and the magic of your cottage ( so homely) and your garden with its many beautiful paths and places to rest and enjoy the beauty everywhere 💕🙏🇦🇺

It's feed a cold starve a fever . Hope you enjoyed your film last night . I think Jack and Sammy Bear just wanted to be close to their mum to make her feel better . Bless them . Well how did I find you ......... I really and truly don't know , I was on RU-vid and suddenly Beltaine Cottage came up on the screen and you have been a part of my life ever since ( that was about 4 years ago now) I am so very glad you just POPPED UP on my screen lol . If at anytime I feel a bit wound up I just put one of your videos on and calm just washes over me . Very cold here in Kent this morning . Wrap up well if you go out . Blessings to you all xxxx

I have had a recent interest arise in all things Celtic and historical Ireland. I was researching how to connect to the spirit of our land (a tiny suburban yard) and I wanted to design a fairie garden for my 2 year old daughter. Bealtaine Cottage jumped to the top of my search and my life hasn't been the same since! Many wonderful lessons on how to do what we can, right where we are. Thank you 💖

I found you when I had been watching cookery videos and your video about making a drying rack for your laundry came up as a recommendation! Not sure what the connection was but I’m extremely grateful to youtube for it. That was 3 days ago and I’m making my way through some of your older videos to catch up, I’ve also ordered your book A Cottage and Three Acres. Thank you for these lovely vlogs. 💛

No it’s the other way around...feed a cold, starve a fever...a cold needs lots of nourishment. Hope you feel better soon Colette. You have a beautiful cosy home with your lovely pets. I found out about you via Facebook...quite a few of my friends liked your page and it kept coming up in my newsfeed...naturally I was drawn to it and so glad I did because your little videos are such a relaxing highlight of my day. Thank you x