Chit Chat on a Windy Autumnal Day (early November 2023)
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- čas přidán 13. 11. 2023
- Various topics are discussed while I clean outside the shed with thoughts turning to greenhouses.
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Video Journal about life, growing food and flowers plus visits to horticultural shows, allotments and opens gardens. Trying to become fitter and healthier as I approach 50.
#seanjamescameron #allotmentlife #middleaged
Its funny Sean... you do your chores and hobbies while making video and chatting to us, and i do my chores and hob bies listening to video's and listening to chatting of yours.
I do exactly the same
Awwww sean,these videos are priceless!! It makes me chuckle to think my dad is probably lookin down on me enjoyin somebody pottering on an allotment! HE had an allotment,he used to say EVERY Sunday over our family roast, "HOME GROWN!!!! "😂😂😂 We used to laugh! Now i see how relaxing and enjoyable it was for him........really enjoying these videos! 20:32
I love these rambling videos, I can wear my headset & get on with things while listening to your very pleasant voice keeping me company & talking about things that interest me.
This particular video highlights how much quieter living in your new Welsh home is!
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really enjoy your long raw footage, real time, videos - its nice and relaxing to watch, and no adverts too - what a boon for the viewer
I've found that I am so used to the short videos that my focus has shifted to very short term and I get a little antsy for the longer videos. It has even affected my ability to read books and do other things that require a longer time to complete and focus on. I need to change that so watching your occasional long form videos (among other things) definitely helps me to stay focused on one thing at a time. Plus I enjoy the ramblings!
I am listening and watching while writing some letters and doing a shopping list your content is very relaxing and enjoyable as always than you
Anywhere around the great Epping Forest, all that remains of Waltham Forest is a good place. It's unique no other forest compares for me.
To manifest your plan to have a piece of land to live on. You must know you already have the land and are clearing in readiness to move there
These past few weeks I'm seeing clearing and throwing away lots of stuff from home, no idea why I'm doing it but it just feels right, I feel like I'm getting ready for something but don't know what that is at the moment. I want to reduce everything that I own so it just fits into a few boxes so when the time comes, I can move in just one trip. No idea where I am going but am getting ready for whatever comes next.
I try and watch every commercial I can because I know it helps your income. You have to watch it all the way to the end so it counts. Even the dead space at the end of the commercials. I think that’s how they’re saving themselves money. Because most people probably x out at the dead space.
Thank you.
The reason that there are so many different diets around is that we are all different,what's works for one person may not work for another so find a diet that meets your requirements and if it works ,follow it.
Love these videos!!!!!
Hi Sean like a lot of your followers I really enjoyed this video and all the videos in fact that you have put out over the last few weeks . It’s interesting to see which way things will turn out for you as life is unpredictable and things can turn up that you don’t expect. I’ve found myself after 30 odd years of marriage separated and have moved 300 miles away up north to Cumbria and I love it here it’s like it was meant to be I’ve so settled here and made lots of friends and being late 60’s you think your time is over but no…so I say dream maybe do some planning look at other places sometimes a fresh start can be inspiring in lots of ways.
I love just tuning in and listening to your video whatever they are about , gardening, walking,shed talk , cleaning out stuff etc etc thank you for doing them and all the best in whatever you do 😃👍
A tip though not sure if I was totally legal when I started (I was very young) but no harm was done. I dug a depression, lined it with spare pond liner, backfilled, and in it grew some Mum-in-law's canes that she brought from Cyprus. It has stayed well contained and I have saved a lot of money on bamboo for the lottie. Just needs a bit of machete action to remove the outer fibres.
Have watched you for a long time,but when you do a tidy up, I think you just move things around
I haven't tried the no-dig style. I don't use a tiller, I use a fork. I would like to try it. I want to see your progress before I commit.
I absolutely love ur chanel and ur little chats in the shed, but, those curtains are really getting on my nerves,, bit worse for where😉 wish I lived nearer, I would come and put some others up!
Hi Sean , I heard that cats will 'aclimatize' in a new place far quicker if they have something from their old place
I love watching you potter around your allotment.
Last year I gave up on sugar and carbs and drank water instead of all this caffeine drinks and lost 2 and a half stone and if we think about it back in stone age times they did not halve sugar and sweets on tap with fatty cakes and processed foods their sweets would have been fruit and if you have ever seen dug up skeletons from stone age they all had good teeth I pushed my diet a bit further only for 3 months and ate only at 6pm in the evening just to get that kickstart
I am doing the no dig method, in my garden, here in sweden. with both new borders for flowers and for my vegetables. That has saved me money, because of the poor soil here in my garden, wich have to be amended a lot if I want to dig things in instead.. 😊
Hi,what about something like Jack Hargreaves style in the shed chat history ? lovely man did not move from telly when he was on. Women loved him to but that was after i went to bed, still at school then eh 😀🤣
I love videos like this. It's relaxing and cathartic. It doesn't need to be how to videos and short punchy information lead videos. sometimes calm rambles like this are great.
I thought you had decided to move near your new allotment site - the one with everything provided? Have you changed your mind?
Yes but life is never linear.
That is very true . Im in the process of moving at the moment @@seanjamescameron
Excellent video Seam i love the raw videos, just watch it as it comes does me a treat, looking forward to the greenhouse build and the Fulham palace allotment will be great to see. looking forward to the next video thank you.
After watching your channel for such a long time you have really seemed to be more relaxed. If you enjoy the cat visits and chat with the Rusty plot people and you can afford another year if it brings you that much pleasure for the price keep it. Throw your purple brock and root veg, easy things that you eat. Strim the rest of the plot and enjoy your visits. Remember about veg carbs and keto total carbs minus fiber equals net carbs. My sis got rid of all table sugar and went whole foods. 35lbs fell off her in 3 months. Lets just say she was so surprised! She didnt give up any veg just anything with table sugar. Good luck!
I do remember the lovely Tamara who took on Geoff's old plot. I especially remember the beautiful shed she built. Always enjoy listening to your chit chat Sean!
Very pleasant chit-chat in the garden, Sean. I'm glad I watered the patch last evening, it reached 38 degrees here today.
Really love watching your channel Sean. Love the fact it’s a mixed bag of topics. I’m definitely going to follow you on your WeightLoss journey and hope to lose a few pounds myself. Good luck 🤞
Morag gamble no dig garden in aus.Has short vid .
Loved the chit chat Sean.
Hi Sean, I really enjoyed that video, it was quite entertaining! I laughed at you saying about another viewer telling you about you moving piles! As an older viewer I'm quite used to your way of doing tasks though sometimes it's a little frustrating, it would have been good if you had something to cut those brambles down with. I highly recommend the channel 1bike1world to you as it features a cat. Basically Dean found a stray cat in Bosnia (I think!) whilst he was exploring Europe on a bike and ended up taking Nala with him, mostly in a basket on the handlebars or sitting on his shoulders and he takes Nala out on a lead, showing you the places he goes. So sorry if you know about this channel, wishing you Happy Gardening, No Dig of-course!
I look forward to your videos Sean. It's interesting to see what happens in your life. Also I like your little trips here and there. Does sound rather windy there at the minute.
What was that song Max used to sing There's a tiny house by a tiny stream. Is that your house ?
Nice hour Sean.. hope you get your greenhouse up and running . .
every thing you do is worth watching sean , from books to sheds to talks your the man watched your vids for years from harry to geoff, youve taken the knowledge. your a gardener from birth to death. do whats best for you just like geoffrey smith dont look back just to the future. what ever you do you with have a following all the best mate
I really enjoyed this one. It made me laugh lots of times. Especially the end bit, where the guy cycled for an hour to the garden centre, and you fell asleep. Then when he got there it ended ! 😅
And I loved the bits about the willow canes, which broke and you used them as sticks.
So funny 😁
Your mention of putting squash on the Rusty allotment reminded me of something. I love Spaghetti Squash. It has a nice texture and is quite versatile, and it keeps well. I found one at the grocery that I liked and saved the seed. It's winter squash and they usually come true to type. It's one of my first no-dig attempts too. Each plant produced three squash .... this is the weird part... two of the squash were very ordinary, and the third was massive. This happened on pretty much every plant.
Loved this video as it shows allotment life isn't all weed free pristine plots & i like the idea of reading from the old gardening books to see if views have changedxx
I enjoy all your videos. A lot of the longer ones from others on technical topics or health/dietary experts I will listen to as I am driving, or shopping or doing other activities and at faster speeds if it's not too full of good information. Yours I put on in the background while doing other things in the house.
I think your plan is a good one, and at least if someone is pivoting between diets they are still doing something about it! Getting more impatient as I approach the big 50, I find it hard to listen to people who complain about my arbitrary diet who aren't dieting themselves or don't have a viable alternative. Carnivore like Rick is doing is extremely popular these days, and I have various friends doing it to great success. I also cut out sugar several years back, but selected intentional treats like xmas cakes and mince tarts are a pleasure in life with a cup of milk tea that I value enough to make exceptions.
Not a fan of the daily xmas videos, others who do them seem to just be filling them with something to make them. But I don't have to watch them and it doesn't mean others won't. Hope you get a great xmas bump in the views.
If I like the creator (if I don’t know them, I’ll decide in the first few mins), then I’ll watch 5 or 50 mins personally. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy listening to these style whilst I am pottering
Fresh food is best Sean, I like your channel, sugar causes inflammation, good luck 👍 😊
I’m confused, I was under the impression that you were planning to move to the neighborhood where your no dig allotment is 🤔.
Yes all options are on the table.
I feel more in tune with a paganism. It's sad when people are not open minded enough to accept others choices
I personally would record all the changes you have made on which allotments you have taken on and given up over the last few years. Thinking about the reason why you came to that decision. That might give some insight into what you really want from an allotment garden. I have two plots. One I had with my ex wife which I have now taken on as she moved away. For many years that shared plot fell into a cycle of getting overgrown and I rarely did anything on it. Only turning up when we got warnings for non cultivation. When I would spend a couple of weekends clearing weeds, etc. In the meantime I took on a half plot. Anyway the fact is that original plot is the one I really felt was the one. When she decided to move away I got permission to have the lease in my name only. This year I totally blizzard it. It’s now in the best shape it has been in decades. It just felt the place I wanted to garden. That motivation got me to clear and redesign that 10 pole plot. I do think you need to be content in a space to really put the work in. My half plot, I had put a greenhouse in and have decided (for the moment) to keep, but make into a low maintenance cut flower garden. With raised beds and wood chip paths. Growing dahlias, sweet peas and straw flowers, etc. I am only keeping it because of the community on that second site. So each plot ism happy with. One because the garden is mine and the other because of the people.
You know what I find myself saying to myself these days? About everything...not just gardening. "Do a little; do it often."😂 I think the harness for your camera in order to ride the bike and see the views from your perspective sounds lovely. I would love to see a Vlogmas...for Americans, seeing London sights and Christmas decorations would be novel; you could read from Christmas stories; you could make special dishes or show us traditions you observe; sing carols (we could sing with you in our own space); of course, show us garden adventures! I used to be able only to watch shorter videos, but I've gotten better and can sit through much longer ones now. Part of the problem was using the computer too much and developing a sore hand and arm. So, I learned some patience and can sit through longer videos to give my arm a rest. I'm very interested in no dig...seems to be a way of respecting the soil, ground, and gardening, and we can't argue about the results which seem tremendous. Yes, you're right. Sometimes just sitting outside and feeling the wind and coolness rush around you keeps us in touch with ourselves. Cheers!
TAPE MEASURE IS IN WHITE TIN BOX WITH LID....in this video you will miss it later.
Look at the date.
@@seanjamescameron I know it's a long time ago but in your newer videos you were looking for it. Thought it might still be in the white can in your stuff. Sorry.
The white tin is still in the shed in London and not going back there until October/November. I've just bought one on amazon.
@@seanjamescameron ahh good! Glad you got one comming... well you asked if any of us had seen it, so I
guess that could maybe be a mystery solved.
Personally I really enjoyed this style of video mate. As for the diet/lifestyle, you should check out Prof. Gabrielle Lyon's videos. Protein is something most of us are seriously deficient in. She advises (and she is a researcher and expert in) 1.5 grams per lb of ideal weight. Which is far more than most of us eat. This is to feed the skeletal muscle which she points out is vital for health and longevity. I'd be most interested to hear more about your Paganism, (being one myself). Good luck lad .
I always enjoy waking up and having my coffee while watching a new video from you. I’m in NY so not much growing here.
I don’t know if you were arguing with naysayers or to stop naysayers before they comment. I applaud your intention that if and when an opportunity presents itself all you have to do is pack your bags and be off. And if it doesn’t appear right away it feels good to get all that clutter out of your life. Just my two cents from across the pond in Texas.😊
I know how you love your bacon butties Sean so learn how to make a simple low carb bread .Theres lots of recipes on the Keto sites. Don't you have a pallet knocking around ? Great for canes,sticks and bits of wood .
Hi Sean, my Dad and I have a disagreement about no dig. He’s very old school and his allotment gets dug up and rotavated where as I prefer the no dig. I think it works very well but people are stubborn like him and won’t even try it
Why you so focused on your weight. Ladies like you as you are x
Health is going downhill, fast.
Just eat bugs 🪲😂