Springtime Treasures In Our Cottage On The Isle of Skye - Scottish Highlands - Ep66
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- čas přidán 20. 04. 2024
- Willie, Sarah and their dogs Jack Spaniels & new puppy, Nori continue their biggest adventure yet - leaving their suburban life and moving over the sea to a remote cottage on the Isle of Skye, off the west coast of the Scottish Highlands.
In this episode, the Skye Lifers are on the search for springtime treasures below the ground! Willie gets out detecting on an exciting new permission, plus he makes some new fuzzy friends on a local croft. Sarah is planting seeds, preparing for our cottage garden - but it's not exactly what we had in mind...
Plus, we take you along on a night out - island style! Sampling whiskies from nearby Ramsay Distillery and enjoying some amazing food from one of our favourites - Cafe Cuil.
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Sarah, Willie, Jack & Nori x
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Oooo!!! Does this mean we'll start learning the Dirty Secrets of Skye???!!! Your helpers on this one are the G.O.A.T😅😅😅
Spaniels, goats, ducklings, whiskey, great views, seed planting, metal detecting, amazing looking food, a fascinating slice of island life &, of course, the lovely Willie & Sarah. If there's a better way to round off a good Sunday, I've yet to find it! Your videos are jammed packed, entertaining, fun & Living The Skye Life is mandatory weekly viewing for all these (& so many other) reasons!
I agree and would add beautiful art and beautiful music!
That permission was immense Willie! Good luck with the veggies Sarah and you both looked gorgeous on your night out, sending you all big love x
Im so happy for you Willie that you got permission to metal detect that land. Best of luck with the veggies Sarah.❤
Sarah we visited there the red Cafe Cuille over Easter from Australia and we bought 3 beautiful prints of yours. The Hairy Coo, the Scotch Thistle & the sheep. We love them. Back in Australia early May. Looking forward to having them framed. We also enjoyed the Islay and tasting the whisky’s. Get Willie over there he would love it. 👏😘
Ahh amazing!! Hope you had a fab trip 😊
I have 'window ledge envy'. I have none at all so when watching gardening programmes and they say "put on a sunny window ledge" I scream. :-) Good luck with the seeds, garden and detecting. Really interesting.
A spray bottle is handy for gently watering newly planted seed trays, growing seedlings as well as potted indoor plants in general 🙂
Provides enough water but gentle enough to not disturb baby seeds.
And besides, who doesn’t enjoy using a spray bottle. It’s like a grown up water pistol.🤣
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Thanks for the fun video. My wife and I visited Skye from America about the time you moved there. We visited many areas you have shown us. Would love to return. Love you guys. Keep the videos coming.
Thanks for sharing your lovely Isle of Skye with us! The goats were so cute wanting to help find old treasures. Blessings to you both❤
Now you're in the growing mood, time to get some First Early seed potatoes. Grow them in large pots or potato bags with multi purpose compost. Less chance of wirework and mice attack. Potatoes are cleaner too when you harvest. Taste will blow you away. Harvest about mid July.
The bit with the gate closing was so funny 😂 😺 X
Time to start searching out framed windows to build a sturdy wee greenhouse....and to keep the cute little digger pupper out of your plants, You and Willie can start building some raised beds. I loved those curious friendly goats and of course who can resist baby ducklings?
Sarah if you take a plastic water bottle and burn little holes in the plastic top like a salt seller (milk jug will also work) you will sprinkle the water nicely over the seeds. I use this. Have a lovely week.
So glad you two are responsible about not drinking & driving! Great video. Both of you looked adorable for your date. Sarah your hair looks so pretty. It was fun detecting with you Willie. Hope your veggies grow. Grammy from Texas-USA
Wow, packed episode!! Food looked absolutely delicious. That photo of Nori as a puppy ... ❤
Willlie and Sarah,
Thank you so much for getting back to me, just knowing that you read and appreciate my comments is enough.
You and your doggies are awesome!!
Cheers,
Rik Spector
Come on you sponsors out there ! Give this lovely couple a greenhouse to get them started 😊 xxxx
An ordinary greenhouse probably wouldn't stand up to the weather/winds.One might be ok if they have a good sheltered spot...on the Isles people who get into growing seriously often get a polycrub and they cost £1000s
@@Angie-fe8yd came to say the same thing! I live in the Highlands and we bought a polycrub because no way would a greenhouse do well, some polytunnels can last a few seasons but not always so we opted for a polycrub and so pleased we did. I don’t have to worry about it flying away 🤣
Polycrub way to go!😊
@@Angie-fe8ydI’ve seen polycrubs on Shetland.
My goodness I've adored you two from your first videos..and Willie's not drinking because he's driving made me SO happy....I adore you guys even more now!😅😊..Date night without the dogs..well deserved.Food looked amazing.
Not worth losing your licence, it’s a minimum 12 month driving ban and the limit is very low in Scotland.
I’m excited to see what sprouts! Don’t worry about killing off plants, just keep trying. It happens eventually as long as you try 😁
Those goats are so cute. Surely you can't deny Jack and Nori a play date? 🤣 🤗
I cannot believe how excited I got when I found out you were going to be digging again! Did something to my soul. I go back and watch your old videos all the time, as you were my favorite bottle digger.❤TN Nana
Thanks! Glad you’ve been following our channels for so long - very good of you. 🙂
Ooooooooo, absolutely my kind of evening out. I was thirsting and salivating from Washington State, U.S. I once went to a Game Dinner in Berlin, Germany (years ago). We had something like five courses with a different wine for each course. I love these kinds of dining and drinking experiences. And it looked just crowded enough to be congenially. Aweseom.
Yeah, the digging and detecting itch is back after time of to live your dream. Yeah Willie, Sarah, Jack and Nori.
Lovely . Seed sowing is fantastic. Great to see you out detecting , Willie. Have a great week everyone!
skye is such a memory for me. first I discovered there is no night during june... dawn or evenfall but there is no night anymore. and first time I saw an aurora borealis. for me me, skye is magic and each time .... well each week! I watch your videos, it is a piece of magic. thank you so much.
That was a surprise, about twelve years ago we spent a week in a holiday cottage behind where Willie was metal detecting, lovely spot sitting out on the deck watching the sun set and looking out over the sea loch to the island in the background.
Always a pleasure never a chore keep up the great work & nice to see you back swinging.
Great video! Looked like you had a lovely night out, ( without the dogs) The meal and drinks looked delicious! Also that metal detecting was interesting, joined by the very inquisitive goats! Amazing what you can find with one of those. Enjoyed watching Sarah planting the seeds into there little boxes, look forward to to seeing how they grow! Keep up the good work that you both do!❤
Your videos are an island of sanity. And rock. And old, rusted things. And, maybe, someday, broccoli. 😊 Thanks!
Wonderful!!! Delicious food and drink, spring planting, , goats, ducklings, metal detecting, and gates that don’t want to cooperate! ❤😂
Although I do love this channel, I have missed the dirty secrets adventures. Glad to see you both enjoying life ❤.
Really enjoy your episodes each Sunday. I watched and joined Sarah, having a dram of Isle of Rassay whisky, which we bought when we came up in Feb. ❤ I took a photo, but don't think I can add it here. X
More important is preparing the ground to raise the vegetables in. I have done some dry stonewalling and would love to see more of the walls in your area. Thanks
I loved your face when you were given permission to search the whole area!! Too cool!! 😮😂😮😂
I was actually shaking! Getting a big permission like that is an incomparable buzz! 🙂
Hello Sarah and Willie, great garden packages Sarah, I wish you good luck in starting your garden with these little tiny plants. I look forward to seeing the advancement of them growing. And Willy great watching you scan looking for artifacts. As always I look forward to the next video. Love watching all your videos they're great.
Hi, Sarah and Willie. That night out looked very tasty.
Great video as always guys. Lovely to see Willie in his natural habitat again lol - fab permissions and finds too, look forward to seeing what else you unearth! I'm sure your seeds will do great Sarah and you'll be enjoying home grown goodies - if the dogs allow 🤣
So glad to see you detecting again Willie, fantastic scenery all around you.the food looked amazing guys ,great evening out .noticed Nori has grown so much ,have a great week guys 👍
I’m looking forward to a belter dance in the near future!
Good luck with future digging Willie, being followed by animals is a lot more fun than being chased by them. Hope your seeds grow well too. It’s always nice to have your own grown fresh herbs & veggies.
Hi Guys, Glad you enjoyed your evening meal Willie the goats were super cute following you & they were not afraid of you & the baby ducks so sweet Sarah, you should have more faith in yourself your seeds will grow because you have got girl power 🤗 bye for now guys 💖👍🐕🐕
Happy Sunday everyone 😊
Yolanda (and Willie) looked so good on that seaside permission! So natural! I’m jealous of your fancy meal. I would have happily been your DD, so Willie could have indulged as well! Seems our weather has finally turned for the better…hope yours has too. Cheers, and ATB!
That tasting event looked wonderful! It was fun to see you out detecting again, too. That’s an amazing permission to have. Congrats!
As detectorists we loved this vlog ⭐️the whiskey tasting looked amazing 🤩
My day has been made!!!!!Hearing the theme music from DSS did this gal's heart good!!! Those goats and ducklings were SO cute!!🥰🥰🥰
When putting compost into trays and pots consider putting a tray of some sort underneath to catch spills that can go back into the bag rather than over the floor.
A skooshy bottle for misting the trays so they're damp will help avoid overwatering.
Last year tried growing spuds in a chunk of pipe a few feet in diameter rescued from a roadwork skip, kind of like a raised bed but seemed to produce a decent crop so might be something to consider if there's a digger about the garden
Congratulations Willie on getting the land permit. Looking forward to seeing what you find in future digs. Good luck Sarah with your garden, I'm sure it will be bountiful 😊 and hopefully Nori is able to stay out of it. You both looked great on your evening out, such a great couple! ❤
You two are so adorable. Good luck with your seeds! I love gardening, and watching the seeds pop out of the dirt. My grandchildren wish them Happy Birthday when we see the little green sprout push through. Willie, the views and land were so nice. Enjoyed watching you search for treasure. Blessings to you from USA.
Shocked Sarah how much Norrie😊
has grown AMAZING take care !!
Loved the video as always!
Have you considered constructing some raise garden beds?
It might be a way to help potential digging up from Nori.
Exciting to get all those interesting things
I miss the bottle hunts but the metal detecting is a fine second. Thanks Wilie and Sarah!
nice finds Willie, haha Sarah thought you would be a little squiffy after the whiskey tasters :)
Full of great content. Loved the mention of Mull cheddar. One of my favourites (isle of Mull cheddar) with such a yummy flavour. I collect toilet roll inserts to plant seeds in then when the plants are ready the whole thing goes straight in the ground. Best thing to do is ask locally what plants suit your climate. Happy growing and detectoring
The Mull cheddar was amazing! Must find some to have for ourselves 😊
Raasay is beautiful and so is the island, Ive got two bottles but the best one is finished in sherry cask. I was on Skye last week when we came back to Uig from the outer isles, love the Hebrides.
Enjoyed the video, seeing Willie out metal detecting brought back a child hood memory x
Another great video you two....and Jack and Nori. Great that you got to metal detect that land Willie. That was fun watching. And the food at the restaurant looked fantastic. And the whisky! Hope to see some nice sprouts in the future!
That tasting/dinner looks AMAZING!!! What a gorgeous menu. Sarah your hair looks really lovely on your night too, very glossy and glam - so jealous of your natural curls.
I’ll be bringing my detector up when I finally visit you both, Willie! Not that my Deus will go deep as your Equinox. Loving the permission - hopefully you’ll have some more soon too!
That was a great video, i was expecting that puppy of yours to whisk the washing off the line. My dogs used to think it was awfully good fun. Wishing you all a good week.
Ahaha yes he does seriously consider it. And pinching pegs is one of his favourite games 😅
You've got perfect window sills for starting seeds
Good luck with your gardening Sarah. It’s nice to see you out metal detecting again Willie. ❤
For your seedlings and watering use any old clean plastic bottle that you can squeeze and poke about 5 to 6 holes in the top of the lid. Fill it with water and use it to sprinkle water your seeds.
That’s what I do it’s a great tip!
Nice job on getting the permission #digginthedream
‘Growveg’ and ‘Ivan’s gardening allotment’ are both excellent UK based CZcams channel for advice👍
I just realized You named your people after my grandmother. 😀
🥳 good luck detecting
Nice day for it!
Love the content guys, thanks for sharing your lives with us...
I'm not a big fan of whiskey anyway. I think that makes me a heathen. That's ok, more for you guys! Diet Pepsi is my drink of choice...no headache the next day! The scallops and venison looked really yummy! Cauliflower...not so much.
The detecting is neat, but the location is stunning! What a lovely guy the farmer is to allow detecting over his entire fields! 3 cheers for the farmer and the croft owners.
'Whisky' in Scotland - Whiskey is Irish, a small but important distinction! 🙂
Well Wiliie has got the funniest thing on LTSL award this week but I love how u guys have a go at anything,very inspirational.Im still completely enthralled with ur channel,a really delightful way to end the week.xxxx
Willie you have get Sarah to painting of the Goats and give it to own as a thank you letting you metal detector on there land xxxx❤❤❤❤
Great idea - thanks!
Poor Willie - are there no taxies on the isle of Skye?! Food looked amazing - sadly I can't drink Whisky as it gives me terrible heartburn! Hubby fond of a single malt tho (the peatier the better) so will check out Rassay whisky
When thinking about your garden - maybe an idea to fence off a 'dog-free' area' for some raised beds? Would also help keep any rabbits out too (if you have any in that area).
The burn is handy but a water butt would be good too.
What a great day for the metal detecting - Skye looking at it's best - always that pesky wind tho (the farm gate is a classic - my country Vet father used to take me out on farm calls just to hold gates I'm sure!)
Btw 'The Detectorists' is our absolute favourite TV series - the music sung by Johny Flynn is so beautiful too. I hope you like it Willie?
There are taxis here, but it would probably come from Portree - so we’d be paying for an hours round trip each time 😅 We love The Detectorists and the theme tune!
Loved it today
Richard would’ve taken that road at twice the speed 😂😂😂
Welcome to our island distillery 😊.
The gate!! 😂😂😂
Love seeing Willie finding treasures.
Thanks for the video, as always. ❤
Especially enjoyed this video as we'll be going over to Raasay and staying at the distillery's hotel over night during our four day trip to Skye from Arizona this September. Will definitely have dinner or lunch at Cafe Cuil while we're there. Maybe we'll be lucky enough to run into you while we're visiting. Good luck with you're first planting on Skye!.
Ah amazing!! We hope you have a great trip 😊 Please do say hello if you see us around the island!
First there is goat yoga, but now there is goat metal detecting! I prefer the upgrade.
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Such a fun video! How great to have detecting permission on Skye! And the garden in started!
Another great video look forward every week to them, Just ordered our Wild Deodorant and cases
love it all!
Hi guys, the scallops look amazing, watching willie with the gate in my mind i could hear the theme from benny hill.😂 if you can carry a bungee cord its quicker than tying a gate open whilst moving through pastures. Sarah did you plant the full tray of lettuce or plant ten modules then next week plant ten more then again the week later for successional planting. Hope you get to uncover some interesting items again willie.🤙xx
Great to see some new Dirty Secrets being uncovered !
My fur baby Millie is like Jacks twin and even though she is 7 she still loves to dig and we have never managed to be able to stop her, she also thinks hedge trimmings should come in the house 😂😂. Another great vlog guys look forward to Sunday evening with living the Skye life ❤xx
Glad Willie had help with the goats, the baby ducks so cute.. And Sarah good luck with the seedlings!!!
What a great video! Goats, baby ducklings, planting, met detecting, Scotch tasting! I learned how to pronounce my hubby's favorite Single Malt.. LAPHROAIG, or however it is spelled... sort of like Laugh Roy Gh. He loves smoky peaty. Sarah dear, please tell me you did not plant carrot seeds in those seed starters. Plant carrots, beets, radish right in the ground. Peas sprout great if you soak in water over night first and are very cold tolerant so you can plant thee sprouted seedlings out in March here in NE Ohio, same as onion sets and they will be fine even if it snows. They do best if started in a small peat pot, then you can plant it without disturbing tiny roots. I start peppers, tomatoes, basil, 29:27 parsley in something like you used, in sunny windows. I have a greenhouse, but I ALSO have greenhouse mice who dig up and eat the seeds.
We did start out some carrots in the seed trays, as it was still so cold outside and we didn’t know if they would survive being planted direct. We will try them both ways though to see what works best for
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I wish you good luck w/ the veggie garden.....I also lack a green thumb...lol....loved the metal-detecting content as well, its so interesting!
Thanks so much!!
Great video, love you guys. I like the old relics you found. Very cool. On another note, a CZcams sight called Kingin It is doing renovations on an old stone cabin in Scotland and they were asking for advice of redoing the stone walls. Maybe you guys can chime in on their CZcams site and give them some advice. Take care, Cynthia.
Yes we watch their videos and have been chatting to them 😊
I'm sure the seeds Sarah planted will do well. And it was good to see Willie get out and metal detect. I had flashbacks of Dirty Secrets of Scotland. Anyway, another amazing video guys and love how well you two work together,
More detecting!!!!
Cardboard egg cartons make excellent seed sprouters - you don’t have to replant the seedlings when they’re ready for the garden - you can just cut up the individual cup thingies and put them straight in the garden, so you don’t disturb the roots. It’s also means you won’t be creating microplastics when the plastic planters eventually break down.
You need a Hori Hori to dig out. The best tool I have owned and use all the time
You to are absolutely magic, love your channel, so uplifting, Willie you should ask west country clegg,or the Scottish detectorist,to come along to the next dig.
Love your videos! Must check out the Cafe Cuil when we come up in September.
My partner’s brother has lived on Raasay for over 40 years and so we drive up from Hove every year. 💕
Ah lovely! Cafe Cuil is highly recommended 😊👍
Dinner and Whiskey tasting looked wonderful. Willie, I am sure you are jazzed to have such great permissions for detecting! Gate blooper was great, I have a fence gate that does the same thing when I try and put trash cans away. Good luck on the garden. Have a great week!