When the budget is extra tight, my menu becomes homemade soups, stir fries and omelets, made of whatever needs to be used from the fridge or freezer. "Waste not, want nor; make do or do without". Spices can do wonders!
We built our farm from scratch from a dilapidated house on 40 acres of grassland. We grow about 85% of our own food organically. We root cellar, freeze, dehydrate and can. All of our livestock free ranges as much as possible. We are mostly off grid. Anything we don’t grow is either bought locally and/or shipped in bulk. We make tinctures for medicine, make our own soap, flour, corn meal, butter and goat cheeses. While our climate makes a permaculture project like yours very difficult (high western plains in the US) we do plant berry bushes and apple trees. Pandemic? What Pandemic? We live old fashioned and back to the earth deliberately. How to is more important than anything and most of those skills have been lost in a very short period of time. There is NO lack of food. What is lacking is personal initiative. Most people will suffer from food insecurity a. Because of economic insecurity and b. Because no one knows how to feed themselves anymore.
you're so true. Thanks for sharing your experience and thoughts! I don't have money to buy myself some land and a small house, but I do have the skills as I grew up in the country side in Romania, under the communist soviet dictature. You are right, insecurity is mostly what stops us from seeing the solutions
Perfectly stated! It seems that many people under the age of 45 do not know how to grow a garden, make homemade food or even utilize food for medicine. When people talk about food insecurity, I say 'oh the Dust Bowl' effect. Those not from the USA, may want to research the Dust Bowl. It seems history does repeat itself! Hopefully, many people learned about the Dust Bowl, recognize what is happening in the world and making appropriate changes. I have.
Colette is so content she is happy just living simply and being her true self and not having to be something or someone else to just fit in which i have done in the past Love it
Like you, Colette, I like to cook from scratch & being on a low income I like to make big pots of soup & use ingredients like root vegetables, lentils & pulses that go a long way. However, I was horrified to learn from a friend who works in a food bank in Belfast that there are very many families using food banks who are so impoverished they do not even have a cooker and thus have no means to prepare hot meals other than perhaps a microwave and a kettle. This is a whole other level of poverty that is quite scandalous in this day & age. So, so sad. Makes me very grateful for what I have.
A lovely video Colette. I was out shopping today with my youngest daughter Rowanne who's 19. I took her a slow cooker before we left, she works as a carer with extremely vulnerableadults, some with autism and challengingbehaviour. She does very long shifts too. We went to Aldi's and Morrisons. There we were talking about this very subject. As a child she used to help me cook stews, soups, chilli, lasagne, spaghetti bolognese and many other meals. Always from scratch, peeling veg etc. At the time she moaned, as we do. Today she said she was so glad that she knew how to cook. She batch cooks on her days off, prepares meals for a few days, puts some in the fridge and freezes some for later. She said she doesn't see the point of using the oven for a 1 person meal when she can make a few in one go. She was telling me that a number of her colleagues don't know how to cook "real" food. Everything is processed or take away. No wonder kids are so lacking in energy or enthusiasm. They are eating crap so feel crap. Most young people don't even know how to peel a potato! A very sad state of affairs and something that makes me feel sorry for them. I'm glad my children can at least prepare a decent healthy home cooked meal. A priceless skill in this age I believe. We need to get back to real home cooking in order to fully sustain us and make us able to function properly in an age of sadness and hardship for many. Thankyou for sharing your wonderful home with us, the wisdom that you have. You make me feel like there is a chance of something better out there when all around us is doom and gloom. The world is a very sad and scary place right now and people need to hear your practical, thoughtful, sensible words of wisdom. Blessings to you and Jack, and all who find some solace here xXx
I so agree with you on all points!! Everyone says the world has changed but in reality it’s not the world but the people in the world. This is a sad thing.
You We’re right in saying knowledge is key to overcoming poverty. The poor are prone to poor thinking, by no fault of their own. Many have just given up, with no sense of self care at all. This is what we have done to the less fortunate in our society.
You had me laughing and laughing at the Cauldron of Plenty... you dont need sound witchy .. you are one plenty Nature Witch....with all the humor and wisdom that comes with ...( being a Californian I do it do... I call it hippy food.. your name is so much better... haha! You can the results of your good water works with curving and creating eddy spots to slow the water so less erosion.... more winding of the ditches turns them into creeks with proper banks ! I love "If you need to do some tidying up, go inside and tidy upi!! " yes leave the leaves alone! The secret abundance of Nature! .. Stay cozy and be safe Colette!
I don't know how old this posted video is as I have just recently discovered your channel but these particular mind musings and observations really resonated with me. I am in my early 70's and grew up in a time when there were no supermarkets, the only planes I knew about were the ones in the Biggles books I borrowed from the library and most food either came from the local farmers or was foraged with my parents on a Saturday. ( It was the only day free for my dad and Sunday was definitely a day devoted to the Bible). At many times in my long life I have been very poor; not for us the handouts of the welfare state of today, and it is at these times that I was so grateful that as a child I learnt how to make do and mend as my mother would say. Hedgerows, marshes and fields were places that provided a rich bounty of food and I learnt that going to the local shop or market at close of day was a great way to get stuff that was not going to last till the Monday morning so was often given away. Clothes were home made and snacks non existent. Now as a pensioner on a very small income I am blessed that this upbringing provides me with the knowledge and skills to make sure that can manage on very little.
Though everything is temporary, this video has prompted me to roast root vegetables and apples for this evening, and remain thankful that I have food and still remember how to cook. Blessings to you and Jack.
Dear Colette , the earth is very wet in our garden too . We have clay soul , so the water seeps away very slowly . I like to hear the song of the water . To me it is alive . Our Felix 🐈 is sleeping a lot at the moment , it is to wett for him . Jack is a water resistent dog , i love him . We wish you and Jack 🐕 a wonderful night 🌛. Best regards and many hugs 🤗🤗🤗 to you , Jack and your loved owens from Conny Braun and cat Felix 🐈 from Germany . 🌏🤗🙏🏼❤️🌳🍂🐿🦡🦊🍂☔️🔥☕️🍵🐕🐈🌍
Oh, how I agree with you about food Colette. I am often to be heard berating factory made food and those who encourage us to buy it. It IS knowledge of how to prepare fresh food that's lacking. I am the same age as yourself and I can remember being taught how to cook at school. And how to make clothes. Survival skills!
I AM ABSOLUTELY AMAZED at the walk inthe woods with you and Jack. I agree with everything you say.i totally u derstand. The beauty of the walk and .other Natures trees and flowers 💐 are PROFOUND. I 💘 Love you and Jack and the Land so very much. Than you for this heavenly place that you share with me. Blessed Be❤🧡💚💙💛
I think homemade food is so much tastier , and cheaper and at least we know what goes in it . Thank you for the video Colette . I have missed you and darling Jack . Blessings to you both xxx❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for the visit and wise words today. I am a vegan who makes almost everything from scratch, and have a hearty Irish soda bread in the oven as I watch the beauty you share today. Blessings from the United States.
I agree with you about the food and fashion industries, which explains them perfectly...'industries'. I have been vego for 25years and have learned to cook wholesome food over the years, however illness has followed me around and when I can't get out of bed I digress to 'industrialised' food. Also with fashion I used to get angry at the fact that I was being told what to wear with current fashions so I learned how to make my own clothes which was interesting at the time because people would be aghast at what I wore😆 Anyway, a beautiful video as always. I love so much going on adventures into your gardens. It is always so much fun and different each time which shows the organic nature of your beautiful natural habitat. Your laugh is infectious. It is so filled with story and narrative. Thank you for a very wise and important video. It's such a breath of fresh air. Blessings to you and your cuddly Jack 😘 xoxo
Riches are what you can give. I share produce from my garden with human and creatures, where I can I give what I can and I'm like your gran, I feel rich as I have my bed, a roof over my head, energy (sometimes) to do what I want and food in the cupboard to make nourishing meals. I am rich though not monetary wise or often health. Other than the health I would have it no other way. Take care dear lady.
All of this water makes me wonder...I remember you didn't have any flowing water when you bought the land. Am I correct , the spring was underground, and the rest of the land must have been a boggy mush during the rains. You have made such a difference!
I never put the two together but yes, sloppy clothes and sloppy food, I definitely see them both! You always give us food for thought! Have a wonderful day 😊
I just love your videos and chats. So beautiful your woods, and your Jack. Imagine young children playing in your woods with the fairies and sailing their little boats in the babbling brooks, chasing as they go. And the precious birdies chirping and playing too. My youngest daughter did this as a child, she is now 36, and to this day when she visits, off to the our woods and babbling brooks. God Bless You🥰
An unexpected Tuesday treat from Ireland! We had a little snow overnight which turned into rain. You could call your stream the Little Feorish. It seems to be draining your eastern neighbours land. Listening to the water is very soothing. I'll have to watch this again.
I love how Jack gets excited every time you pick up a camera, he knows it's walkies time 😁 When it comes to food poverty I believe it has a lot to do with people moving away from the countryside into town and cities where they can't grow their own food. I myself experienced food poverty more than once and because I lived in rented properties I wasn't able to grow food as the landlords didn't want the lawns destroyed. Since most of the money I had were spent on rent and electricity I struggled to buy enough food to eat. I am a very good cook but it's of no use if your cupboards are empty.
I was thinking these very thoughts. Colette is speaking to the health of all, and perhaps low income folks and younger people who may not know how to cook, grow food, basic nutrition , etc. But, when your pockets are actually empty , baking bread, etc. is far more expensive than the crap you might be able to somehow access. True poverty is rising quickly, and in the suburbs and rural areas, it can be invisible. I can not speak to other countries and cultures, but in the US, poverty has been politicized and heavily stigmatized. Many of the newly poor will not apply for what benefits are available. May this situation gracefully resolve with ease. ✨💖✨
@@loiskane4536 there's a poverty stigma in Ireland as well, especially if you're on benefits. You're automatically classed as lazy and sponger by many people, including our politicians - even if you only temporarily need help when you're in between jobs so it's hard to go and ask for help. That's my experience anyway.
We have always grown a garden. We can alot also. Moved from a country home into a city and we still garden. Blessings Mistress and a head pat for Sir Jack. 💜🌱
I’ve started calling some of my meals a cauldron of plenty. Along with noticing the cycle of the moon and talking to my plants, I have thoroughly horrified my father. 😂
It's a treat too watch your video's. I don't watch the news , they only have stories that show the worst of humanity. I feel blessed to watch your videos, they are enlightening. Blessings
I've just discovered you Colette, and am in LOVE with everything. I especially love the way you crack yourself up! Makes me giggle too. Blessings to you, Jack and the kitties in your perfect little cottage.
My mother has taught me to collect the trimmings from the Christmas trees yards to decorate the house and for the lovely pine smell. I can’t hardly wait to see your tree decorated! Ah, the rain. We are dry as a bone out here in California. Scratch Jack behind the ear for me💚
Love the videos and the cooking. My wife and I follow Mcdougall's books, and Michael Greger, and grow our own food. I've just been creating a new vegetable bed - this time a raised one - a small compact hazel coppiced fence, filled with garden organic materials which will be ready in the Spring. I have lots of saved seed to use with it. It's a shame more people don't have this opportunity, but I guess you also have to factor in motivation and time; not everyone has that luxury. For myself, it's exercise, connection with nature, wonderful meals + saving a lot of money - it's win, win, win.
Love to hear your laugh! Jack is all hot to trot! Mmm...smoked paprika! Hear ya on the avocado! LOL on the sofa desire! Thank you for all and everything. 🌞👍🌟🌲🌙😉❄🍉🐾🇨🇦💜 p.s. what really stands out for me, as you traverse the garden, is how you have created your own joy...
You are so right about the food our mothers had to cook from scratch I to had the same up bringing as you it seems to me that you are living your dream now 😘♥️
Oh Colette how you make me laugh sometimes! I couldn’t agree more about how the salsa, especially in the winter months, adds such a nice dash of color and flavor to vegan meals. I’ve been a vegan now for almost a decade and use it near every week. I’m 22 years old and finding every day that almost all of my friends have no idea how to take care of the lack of diveristy in their diets. Like you mentioned, the factory “food” seems like some kind of snake oil business and many people I know have a high reliance on it. I hope to see a large change in this with the shift I’ve been feeling recently. I try to make fresh bread every Sunday and make sure to plan my kitchen garden ahead of time for canning later in the year. As for the diminished individuality in people’s dress, I’ve noticed it a lot in many people here. All I can think of whenever I see the kind of “ubiquitous blight” that’s seeming to take over out source of creativity is how people say “Capitalism breeds innovation.” Ha! I think we can come to agree that anything which stifles the spirit is a source of distress to our inner creative force. Love to see how Samhain has been playing with the life of Bealtaine. As I’m watching this video (more like listening), I’m repotting some Buddelia cuttings I took about two months ago and dreaming of the coming spring. Thanks for the view into your magical life there at Bealtaine and may blessings pour onto your paths!
I love the sounds of the stream and waterfall. So soothing and making me feel calm. I nearly fell 😴 asleep. Thank you so much for showing us your cottage and land/wood. Blessings. 🥰🍀🌳
I hope to have a house and property like this one day. So beautiful. All your work and care really shows. It's very clearly a home, not like some of the suburban cookie cutters where people simply reside.
That was a lot of rain wow! Here, in California, we have yet to receive but one storm. Beautiful nonetheless Colette. I bet it smells divine 😊 Thank you and bright blessings to you and Jack 🌛🌝🌜
Moore Street my mother would bring me shopping there with her, “Mother Moore Feeding the Poor” & yes Mammy always cooked from scratch & when I became a mother I shopped at More Street as I called it & armed with a blender, steamer & fridge freezer such great luxuries Mammy never had I could batch freeze meals & cook from scratch easier & have more time for my child & not be tied to the kitchen 24/7.The best of the old & the new.It is a great back up to have connivance foods when needed, but no one can be substantiated on that alone it’s all about balance.I can make a delicious filling stew for 1.00 a head & a slow cooker is a must for hands free cooking & cheap cuts of meat.Shopping, cooking & budgeting are basic survival skills all girls & boys should learn. Your channel in grounded in everyday life & living & yet taking it to another level, your making the best of the internet thank you & stay safe.
Give a man a fish and he eats for a day, teach a man to fish and he eats forever. Learn to garden, even in tubs on a patio, and you’ll have fresh vegetables. Extra can be stored, canned, frozen, or shared with others. I would love to see more community gardens for those who don’t have the space. Home cooked is so much more nutritious than pre-packaged quick food. Love the festive tree and sound of the stream. Blessings.
You hit the nail on the head with this video- some in society dont care ie Food and clothing. The real mental health issue is they Dont care that they Dont care. No shame anymore. That is such a root cause of anxiety depression etc. Thank you for examining the link between older movies food dress ie behavior today. No shame is going to work in pajamas period. USA casual fridays etc.
I would agree. Commercial food is not about health but money. If we’d get back to gardening and small farms I don’t think we’d have as much poverty. Loving your videos, your cottage looks so cozy!
I also prefer home cooked meals, but when you are a young parent and work full time.... By the time you get in, see to homework, dinner etc.it comes down to fast and easy.
Jack certainly looks bright eyed and healthy. May I ask you what he eats & how much? Thank you for your beautiful videos. You shine a light on my small, ordinary life.
I totally agree with you Colette, many people seem incapable of preparing a healthy meal from scratch. I think our schools should include this in their curriculums. Your laughter is so infectious, I just love it, makes me happy. Your (stolen) Christmas tree is looking very healthy. I love your bread recipe, my problem is I eat too much of it, especially with peanut butter ❣️xx
that's mother nature having her bit of fun. one minute you're extremely low on water, and the next, you wanted it, here have this lot. now don't say, that i don't give you anything lol
What a beautiful walk with Jack aah..💝 the subtitles came up ...in case anyone was wondering,..when "the perverts " came up,Colette actually said "the poor birds"...lost in translation lol ....thank you Colette and Jack 😇💖💖💖
Marketing has done a lot of damage to especially our youth, all the same clothingthats beyond most people’s means to purchase- dull grey cookie cutter houses that are so expensive.... shame so many have been sucked into this marketing ploy
great walk this morning!!!! I love your mosaic floors, did you make them? It reminds me of Hundertwasser from Vienna. I framed 2 of my windows like that.
Hi Colette and Jack hope you are well. Fast food, fast fashion, a lifestyle out of step with the natural rhythm of the world is costing us all dear, environmentally, socially, physically and psychologically. We have become disconnected and dislocated. We need to find our way back to a semblance of balance. We all need to do the work to enable that change and Bealtaine and those who follow you and your work gives me a great deal of hope for the future. Bright blessings to you and the boy Jack. X
I've pondered on the same ideas. We want everything fast and convenient. The trade off though is our health and well being. Interesting that you brought this up now since most of us in the US with be partaking of Thanksgiving on Thursday. Lots of flopping on the old sofa..😆. Blessings to you and dear Jack.
We have Dr. Furhman, among others in USA, who promote a plant based diet. But I'm such a meat-aholic, I've never been very good at making that change. I'm going to start growing some of my own vegs after I retire next month, and have more time so maybe I'll be more inclined to include more veg in my diet. I won't be eating in restaurants as often once I'm not traveling to the city every day so I'll have more control over my meals. I know the horrors of the commercial meat processing industry so I'll have to keep that in the forefront of my mind.
Good evening to you Colette , Thank you for your walk about video again. Excellent common sense remarks . Your comments ring true. We all have to make life choices, to follow the herd is definitely not one of mine thank goodness, individuality works for me. Hugs and blessings to yourself and Jack . 💚🌹
Dearest Colette , Thank you for this lovely time . No worries I call my brooms besoms 😀✨💫 Quite fine fare you have conjured up in your caldron ☺️😀 . Love and Blessing to you and Gentle Jack 💕❤️
Iam fairly new on your channel. I just love your videos such inspiration you are... Love,love your kitchen .I actually see myself seating in your kitchen having a nice cup of ☕️ tea and maybe a piece of began lemon cake, or a raspberry tart. So homey love it...🥰
Lovely, fun video. I am also cooking. I am cooking for my new puppy and for my family. We have a lot of poverty in my neighborhood. Me mum had 9 siblings and dad had 6. My puppy has kept me busy and I am now lighter and eating a little less. I love home grown and home made food. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
the best medicine on your chanel ? is you, laughing your head off, at the ridiculousness, of our lifestyles, as if, one way will suit all, it's all trial and error, and seeing the humour in everything really does help, it's most refreshing
Love your laugh and seeing the beautiful colors in the landscape. Your stream work continues to fascinate me. You have freed the Goddess of your land and she is leading you onward 💯
I am watching this having just consumed a hunk of homemade pinapple upside down cake & a cup of tea. .now flopped down on my sofa... in front of the wood stove. 🙄 My current 'problem' is... with Covid raging about .. my ability to shop about for fresh, natural ingredients is quite limited. BUT... this too shall pass. Making Do is the name of the game for now by here in New England.
Personally.. giving Thanks and seeing "God" / Higher Consciousness as Source has little to do with religion... and more to do with one's own inate ability to perceive THAT which is right in front of us...and within us, no religion needed. That has been my own experience anyway. 🦋🌱🌲🌳🍃🍂
When the budget is extra tight, my menu becomes homemade soups, stir fries and omelets, made of whatever needs to be used from the fridge or freezer. "Waste not, want nor; make do or do without". Spices can do wonders!
We built our farm from scratch from a dilapidated house on 40 acres of grassland. We grow about 85% of our own food organically. We root cellar, freeze, dehydrate and can. All of our livestock free ranges as much as possible. We are mostly off grid. Anything we don’t grow is either bought locally and/or shipped in bulk. We make tinctures for medicine, make our own soap, flour, corn meal, butter and goat cheeses. While our climate makes a permaculture project like yours very difficult (high western plains in the US) we do plant berry bushes and apple trees. Pandemic? What Pandemic? We live old fashioned and back to the earth deliberately. How to is more important than anything and most of those skills have been lost in a very short period of time. There is NO lack of food. What is lacking is personal initiative. Most people will suffer from food insecurity a. Because of economic insecurity and b. Because no one knows how to feed themselves anymore.
I agree.
you're so true. Thanks for sharing your experience and thoughts!
I don't have money to buy myself some land and a small house, but I do have the skills as I grew up in the country side in Romania, under the communist soviet dictature. You are right, insecurity is mostly what stops us from seeing the solutions
Perfectly stated! It seems that many people under the age of 45 do not know how to grow a garden, make homemade food or even utilize food for medicine. When people talk about food insecurity, I say 'oh the Dust Bowl' effect. Those not from the USA, may want to research the Dust Bowl. It seems history does repeat itself! Hopefully, many people learned about the Dust Bowl, recognize what is happening in the world and making appropriate changes. I have.
Your videos are a nice break from the political madness going on here on this side of the pond. Thanks.
It's INSANE, isn't it?
Colette is so content she is happy just living simply and being her true self and not having to be something or someone else to just fit in which i have done in the past Love it
Like you, Colette, I like to cook from scratch & being on a low income I like to make big pots of soup & use ingredients like root vegetables, lentils & pulses that go a long way. However, I was horrified to learn from a friend who works in a food bank in Belfast that there are very many families using food banks who are so impoverished they do not even have a cooker and thus have no means to prepare hot meals other than perhaps a microwave and a kettle. This is a whole other level of poverty that is quite scandalous in this day & age. So, so sad. Makes me very grateful for what I have.
A lovely video Colette. I was out shopping today with my youngest daughter Rowanne who's 19. I took her a slow cooker before we left, she works as a carer with extremely vulnerableadults, some with autism and challengingbehaviour. She does very long shifts too. We went to Aldi's and Morrisons. There we were talking about this very subject. As a child she used to help me cook stews, soups, chilli, lasagne, spaghetti bolognese and many other meals. Always from scratch, peeling veg etc. At the time she moaned, as we do. Today she said she was so glad that she knew how to cook. She batch cooks on her days off, prepares meals for a few days, puts some in the fridge and freezes some for later. She said she doesn't see the point of using the oven for a 1 person meal when she can make a few in one go. She was telling me that a number of her colleagues don't know how to cook "real" food. Everything is processed or take away. No wonder kids are so lacking in energy or enthusiasm. They are eating crap so feel crap. Most young people don't even know how to peel a potato! A very sad state of affairs and something that makes me feel sorry for them. I'm glad my children can at least prepare a decent healthy home cooked meal. A priceless skill in this age I believe. We need to get back to real home cooking in order to fully sustain us and make us able to function properly in an age of sadness and hardship for many. Thankyou for sharing your wonderful home with us, the wisdom that you have. You make me feel like there is a chance of something better out there when all around us is doom and gloom. The world is a very sad and scary place right now and people need to hear your practical, thoughtful, sensible words of wisdom. Blessings to you and Jack, and all who find some solace here xXx
I so agree with you on all points!! Everyone says the world has changed but in reality it’s not the world but the people in the world. This is a sad thing.
You We’re right in saying knowledge is key to overcoming poverty. The poor are prone to poor thinking, by no fault of their own. Many have just given up, with no sense of self care at all. This is what we have done to the less fortunate in our society.
Also education on how to shop for whole foods on a small budget and gardening for those with access to a bit of land
Every night; when I get into bed; I say " thank God for my bed, and my warm blankets, and my soft, fluffy pillow.
Me Too !!
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You had me laughing and laughing at the Cauldron of Plenty... you dont need sound witchy .. you are one plenty Nature Witch....with all the humor and wisdom that comes with ...( being a Californian I do it do... I call it hippy food.. your name is so much better... haha! You can the results of your good water works with curving and creating eddy spots to slow the water so less erosion.... more winding of the ditches turns them into creeks with proper banks ! I love "If you need to do some tidying up, go inside and tidy upi!! " yes leave the leaves alone! The secret abundance of Nature! .. Stay cozy and be safe Colette!
I don't know how old this posted video is as I have just recently discovered your channel but these particular mind musings and observations really resonated with me. I am in my early 70's and grew up in a time when there were no supermarkets, the only planes I knew about were the ones in the Biggles books I borrowed from the library and most food either came from the local farmers or was foraged with my parents on a Saturday. ( It was the only day free for my dad and Sunday was definitely a day devoted to the Bible). At many times in my long life I have been very poor; not for us the handouts of the welfare state of today, and it is at these times that I was so grateful that as a child I learnt how to make do and mend as my mother would say. Hedgerows, marshes and fields were places that provided a rich bounty of food and I learnt that going to the local shop or market at close of day was a great way to get stuff that was not going to last till the Monday morning so was often given away. Clothes were home made and snacks non existent. Now as a pensioner on a very small income I am blessed that this upbringing provides me with the knowledge and skills to make sure that can manage on very little.
I devoured all the Biggles books…strange for an Irish child with a Republican background 😁 but then I was an avid reader!
I love how Jack always does a little tap dance with his claws when you talk to him :) .....The food looks so good!
Though everything is temporary, this video has prompted me to roast root vegetables and apples for this evening, and remain thankful that I have food and still remember how to cook. Blessings to you and Jack.
You have the best cottage ever and I love the little tree. Simply....beautiful.
Dear Colette , the earth is very wet in our garden too . We have clay soul , so the water seeps away very slowly . I like to hear the song of the water . To me it is alive . Our Felix 🐈 is sleeping a lot at the moment , it is to wett for him . Jack is a water resistent dog , i love him . We wish you and Jack 🐕 a wonderful night 🌛. Best regards and many hugs 🤗🤗🤗 to you , Jack and your loved owens from Conny Braun and cat Felix 🐈 from Germany . 🌏🤗🙏🏼❤️🌳🍂🐿🦡🦊🍂☔️🔥☕️🍵🐕🐈🌍
You are a very special person . What a Magickal place.
Blessings to you XXX
Poor Jack has tap danced a plea to go out. How patient he is and such a good boy.
I am very grateful that we can afford to buy fresh vegetables and we have been eating a lot of lentil soup and boiled dinner.
Oh My
That little waterfall... That area would make such a sweet fairy type garden .... I just adore miniatures 😘
Oh, how I agree with you about food Colette. I am often to be heard berating factory made food and those who encourage us to buy it. It IS knowledge of how to prepare fresh food that's lacking. I am the same age as yourself and I can remember being taught how to cook at school. And how to make clothes. Survival skills!
i love your dog
I AM ABSOLUTELY AMAZED at the walk inthe woods with you and Jack. I agree with everything you say.i totally u derstand. The beauty of the walk and .other Natures trees and flowers 💐 are PROFOUND. I 💘 Love you and Jack and the Land so very much. Than you for this heavenly place that you share with me. Blessed Be❤🧡💚💙💛
I think homemade food is so much tastier , and cheaper and at least we know what goes in it . Thank you for the video Colette . I have missed you and darling Jack . Blessings to you both xxx❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for the visit and wise words today. I am a vegan who makes almost everything from scratch, and have a hearty Irish soda bread in the oven as I watch the beauty you share today. Blessings from the United States.
Your cauldron of plenty sounds wonderful. Jack is so excited to go outside 🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾💕
The words of wisdom as ever.
Love seeing what you eat and being in your cottage. Enjoy the rest of the day Colette. X
I agree with you about the food and fashion industries, which explains them perfectly...'industries'. I have been vego for 25years and have learned to cook wholesome food over the years, however illness has followed me around and when I can't get out of bed I digress to 'industrialised' food. Also with fashion I used to get angry at the fact that I was being told what to wear with current fashions so I learned how to make my own clothes which was interesting at the time because people would be aghast at what I wore😆
Anyway, a beautiful video as always. I love so much going on adventures into your gardens. It is always so much fun and different each time which shows the organic nature of your beautiful natural habitat. Your laugh is infectious. It is so filled with story and narrative. Thank you for a very wise and important video. It's such a breath of fresh air. Blessings to you and your cuddly Jack 😘 xoxo
Riches are what you can give. I share produce from my garden with human and creatures, where I can I give what I can and I'm like your gran, I feel rich as I have my bed, a roof over my head, energy (sometimes) to do what I want and food in the cupboard to make nourishing meals. I am rich though not monetary wise or often health. Other than the health I would have it no other way. Take care dear lady.
All of this water makes me wonder...I remember you didn't have any flowing water when you bought the land. Am I correct , the spring was underground, and the rest of the land must have been a boggy mush during the rains. You have made such a difference!
It's morning here for me and I am starting my daily coffee with you on your walk to the stream. Absolutely lovely🙂fed my soul. Thank you
I never put the two together but yes, sloppy clothes and sloppy food, I definitely see them both! You always give us food for thought! Have a wonderful day 😊
Ha ha my exhusband used to say I loved my bed more than him, ha ha which one have I still got.
LOL!!!
Bed, bed, oh luscious bed. That heaven on earth for the weary head!
I just love your videos and chats.
So beautiful your woods, and your Jack.
Imagine young children playing in your woods with the fairies and sailing their little boats in the babbling brooks, chasing as they go. And the precious birdies chirping and playing too.
My youngest daughter did this as a child, she is now 36, and to this day when she visits, off to the our woods and babbling brooks.
God Bless You🥰
An unexpected Tuesday treat from Ireland! We had a little snow overnight which turned into rain. You could call your stream the Little Feorish. It seems to be draining your eastern neighbours land. Listening to the water is very soothing. I'll have to watch this again.
I love how Jack gets excited every time you pick up a camera, he knows it's walkies time 😁
When it comes to food poverty I believe it has a lot to do with people moving away from the countryside into town and cities where they can't grow their own food.
I myself experienced food poverty more than once and because I lived in rented properties I wasn't able to grow food as the landlords didn't want the lawns destroyed.
Since most of the money I had were spent on rent and electricity I struggled to buy enough food to eat. I am a very good cook but it's of no use if your cupboards are empty.
I was thinking these very thoughts.
Colette is speaking to the health of all, and perhaps low income folks and younger people who may not know how to cook, grow food, basic nutrition , etc.
But, when your pockets are actually empty , baking bread, etc. is far more expensive than the crap you might be able to somehow access.
True poverty is rising quickly, and in the suburbs and rural areas, it can be invisible.
I can not speak to other countries and cultures, but in the US, poverty has been politicized and heavily stigmatized.
Many of the newly poor will not apply for what benefits are available.
May this situation gracefully resolve with ease. ✨💖✨
@@loiskane4536 there's a poverty stigma in Ireland as well, especially if you're on benefits. You're automatically classed as lazy and sponger by many people, including our politicians - even if you only temporarily need help when you're in between jobs so it's hard to go and ask for help. That's my experience anyway.
I love it when you say cauldron of plenty and subsequently burst into a cackle.
We have always grown a garden. We can alot also. Moved from a country home into a city and we still garden. Blessings Mistress and a head pat for Sir Jack. 💜🌱
I’ve started calling some of my meals a cauldron of plenty. Along with noticing the cycle of the moon and talking to my plants, I have thoroughly horrified my father. 😂
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eliminating and limiting oils and fats has been amazing for me...Dr. Barnard, Dr. Greger and Dr. McDougall have similar recommendations :)
It's a treat too watch your video's. I don't watch the news , they only have stories that show the worst of humanity. I feel blessed to watch your videos, they are enlightening. Blessings
I've just discovered you Colette, and am in LOVE with everything. I especially love the way you crack yourself up! Makes me giggle too. Blessings to you, Jack and the kitties in your perfect little cottage.
My mother has taught me to collect the trimmings from the Christmas trees yards to decorate the house and for the lovely pine smell. I can’t hardly wait to see your tree decorated! Ah, the rain. We are dry as a bone out here in California. Scratch Jack behind the ear for me💚
Love the videos and the cooking. My wife and I follow Mcdougall's books, and Michael Greger, and grow our own food. I've just been creating a new vegetable bed - this time a raised one - a small compact hazel coppiced fence, filled with garden organic materials which will be ready in the Spring. I have lots of saved seed to use with it. It's a shame more people don't have this opportunity, but I guess you also have to factor in motivation and time; not everyone has that luxury. For myself, it's exercise, connection with nature, wonderful meals + saving a lot of money - it's win, win, win.
I think that’s the most brilliant and conscientious Christmas tree ever no harm no waste and just enough to enjoy fantastic!!!!
I have a Romanian rescue dog, she's a little star.
Love to hear your laugh! Jack is all hot to trot! Mmm...smoked paprika! Hear ya on the avocado! LOL on the sofa desire! Thank you for all and everything. 🌞👍🌟🌲🌙😉❄🍉🐾🇨🇦💜 p.s. what really stands out for me, as you traverse the garden, is how you have created your own joy...
You are so right about the food our mothers had to cook from scratch I to had the same up bringing as you it seems to me that you are living your dream now 😘♥️
That stream is amazing,such a life force,Does jack play in it in the summer to cool down?
Just ❤❤❤ the "cauldron of plenty" 😂
Am new to your channel and it’s lovely watching and listening it’s so calming 🦋
You are in for a treat!!! Welcome in the gang that loves Colette and Jack. 🇨🇦
It's completely addictive and very inspiring!
Wonderful environment. Thanks for sharing. My thoughts too 're good and self care and individuality. Oh your humour and laugh is infectious!
're food
I have a very tiny condo-size back patio garden but plant many veggies and herbs. Feels good doing my bit and eating better!
I love the sound of Jack's paw-nails as they scatter and click-clop on the floor when he get's excited ❤❤❤
Oh Colette how you make me laugh sometimes! I couldn’t agree more about how the salsa, especially in the winter months, adds such a nice dash of color and flavor to vegan meals. I’ve been a vegan now for almost a decade and use it near every week.
I’m 22 years old and finding every day that almost all of my friends have no idea how to take care of the lack of diveristy in their diets. Like you mentioned, the factory “food” seems like some kind of snake oil business and many people I know have a high reliance on it. I hope to see a large change in this with the shift I’ve been feeling recently. I try to make fresh bread every Sunday and make sure to plan my kitchen garden ahead of time for canning later in the year.
As for the diminished individuality in people’s dress, I’ve noticed it a lot in many people here. All I can think of whenever I see the kind of “ubiquitous blight” that’s seeming to take over out source of creativity is how people say “Capitalism breeds innovation.” Ha! I think we can come to agree that anything which stifles the spirit is a source of distress to our inner creative force.
Love to see how Samhain has been playing with the life of Bealtaine. As I’m watching this video (more like listening), I’m repotting some Buddelia cuttings I took about two months ago and dreaming of the coming spring.
Thanks for the view into your magical life there at Bealtaine and may blessings pour onto your paths!
A pure delight as always Collette ❤️ thank you for being you and sharing such kindness and wisdom xx
I love the sounds of the stream and waterfall. So soothing and making me feel calm. I nearly fell 😴 asleep. Thank you so much for showing us your cottage and land/wood. Blessings. 🥰🍀🌳
I hope to have a house and property like this one day. So beautiful. All your work and care really shows. It's very clearly a home, not like some of the suburban cookie cutters where people simply reside.
Omgosh such a sign for me. Been watching Chef AJ and Dr. McDougall all day. 🤣
Hello from Rocky Top, sounds like you had a wonderful Grandmother, she apparently was grateful for all she needed and had☮️
That was a lot of rain wow! Here, in California, we have yet to receive but one storm. Beautiful nonetheless Colette. I bet it smells divine 😊 Thank you and bright blessings to you and Jack 🌛🌝🌜
We're also a bit dry in the mid atlantic, but not near as bad as what you guys are dealing with of course!
Moore Street my mother would bring me shopping there with her, “Mother Moore
Feeding the Poor” & yes Mammy always cooked from scratch & when I became a mother I shopped at More Street as I called it & armed with a blender, steamer & fridge freezer such great luxuries Mammy never had I could batch freeze meals & cook from scratch easier & have more time for my child & not be tied to the kitchen 24/7.The best of the old & the new.It is a great back up to have connivance foods when needed, but no one can be substantiated on that alone it’s all about balance.I can make a delicious filling stew for 1.00 a head & a slow cooker is a must for hands free cooking & cheap cuts of meat.Shopping, cooking & budgeting are basic survival skills all girls & boys should learn. Your channel in grounded in everyday life & living & yet taking it to another level, your making the best of the internet thank you & stay safe.
Give a man a fish and he eats for a day, teach a man to fish and he eats forever. Learn to garden, even in tubs on a patio, and you’ll have fresh vegetables. Extra can be stored, canned, frozen, or shared with others. I would love to see more community gardens for those who don’t have the space. Home cooked is so much more nutritious than pre-packaged quick food. Love the festive tree and sound of the stream. Blessings.
You hit the nail on the head with this video- some in society dont care ie Food and clothing. The real mental health issue is they Dont care that they Dont care. No shame anymore. That is such a root cause of anxiety depression etc. Thank you for examining the link between older movies food dress ie behavior today. No shame is going to work in pajamas period. USA casual fridays etc.
I would agree. Commercial food is not about health but money. If we’d get back to gardening and small farms I don’t think we’d have as much poverty. Loving your videos, your cottage looks so cozy!
Jack looks happy and excited to eat
He's perfect! 🧡🐾Your food looks nutritious and delicious!
I also prefer home cooked meals, but when you are a young parent and work full time.... By the time you get in, see to homework, dinner etc.it comes down to fast and easy.
My friend Valida of Orphan Pet lives in Greece and they have a huge stray population...she rescues and works with other rescues to help them.
Jack certainly looks bright eyed and healthy. May I ask you what he eats & how much? Thank you for your beautiful videos. You shine a light on my small, ordinary life.
I totally agree with you Colette, many people seem incapable of preparing a healthy meal from scratch. I think our schools should include this in their curriculums. Your laughter is so infectious, I just love it, makes me happy. Your (stolen) Christmas tree is looking very healthy. I love your bread recipe, my problem is I eat too much of it, especially with peanut butter ❣️xx
Smart Grandmother 👍
We love you so much Colette
Your hand made water feature on your property turned out really nice and supports an amazing amount of life! How wonderful 🙏💕
that's mother nature having her bit of fun. one minute you're extremely low on water, and the next, you wanted it, here have this lot. now don't say, that i don't give you anything lol
What a beautiful walk with Jack aah..💝 the subtitles came up ...in case anyone was wondering,..when "the perverts " came up,Colette actually said "the poor birds"...lost in translation lol ....thank you Colette and Jack 😇💖💖💖
Lovely video Colette. It's always wonderful to go on a walk with you
Jack 💚
Missed your laughter ❣️
Dr. mcdougall is a life saver. so easy to do, too.
I think clothes are really poorly made now with cheap fabrics. It's so hard to find anything of good quality, good design, reasonable price to buy x
Marketing has done a lot of damage to especially our youth, all the same clothingthats beyond most people’s means to purchase- dull grey cookie cutter houses that are so expensive.... shame so many have been sucked into this marketing ploy
Agreed!
great walk this morning!!!! I love your mosaic floors, did you make them? It reminds me of Hundertwasser from Vienna. I framed 2 of my windows like that.
Hi Colette and Jack hope you are well. Fast food, fast fashion, a lifestyle out of step with the natural rhythm of the world is costing us all dear, environmentally, socially, physically and psychologically. We have become disconnected and dislocated. We need to find our way back to a semblance of balance. We all need to do the work to enable that change and Bealtaine and those who follow you and your work gives me a great deal of hope for the future. Bright blessings to you and the boy Jack. X
I love Dr Macdougal, Dr Gregor is another one I follow
I've pondered on the same ideas. We want everything fast and convenient. The trade off though is our health and well being. Interesting that you brought this up now since most of us in the US with be partaking of Thanksgiving on Thursday. Lots of flopping on the old sofa..😆. Blessings to you and dear Jack.
Your lifestyle is my biggest dream!
Happy Solstice and thanks for the many wonderful episodes.
We have Dr. Furhman, among others in USA, who promote a plant based diet. But I'm such a meat-aholic, I've never been very good at making that change. I'm going to start growing some of my own vegs after I retire next month, and have more time so maybe I'll be more inclined to include more veg in my diet. I won't be eating in restaurants as often once I'm not traveling to the city every day so I'll have more control over my meals. I know the horrors of the commercial meat processing industry so I'll have to keep that in the forefront of my mind.
The beautiful moss covered stones. How beautiful💕💕💕
I went to Romania a year ago to volunteer at a dog shelter.
Love you and nature🌍🏡🏡🐶
Good evening to you Colette ,
Thank you for your walk about video again. Excellent common sense remarks .
Your comments ring true. We all have to make life choices, to follow the herd is definitely not one of mine thank goodness, individuality works for me.
Hugs and blessings to yourself and Jack . 💚🌹
Dearest Colette , Thank you for this lovely time . No worries I call my brooms besoms 😀✨💫 Quite fine fare you have conjured up in your caldron ☺️😀 . Love and Blessing to you and Gentle Jack 💕❤️
Iam fairly new on your channel. I just love your videos such inspiration you are... Love,love your kitchen .I actually see myself seating in your kitchen having a nice cup of ☕️ tea and maybe a piece of began lemon cake, or a raspberry tart. So homey love it...🥰
Lovely, fun video. I am also cooking. I am cooking for my new puppy and for my family. We have a lot of poverty in my neighborhood. Me mum had 9 siblings and dad had 6. My puppy has kept me busy and I am now lighter and eating a little less. I love home grown and home made food. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Got me too with the avocado. It's like taking just one chip, takes alot for me not to finish it off lol!
the best medicine on your chanel ? is you, laughing your head off, at the ridiculousness, of our lifestyles, as if, one way will suit all, it's all trial and error, and seeing the humour in everything really does help, it's most refreshing
Love your laugh and seeing the beautiful colors in the landscape. Your stream work continues to fascinate me. You have freed the Goddess of your land and she is leading you onward 💯
I am watching this having just consumed a hunk of homemade pinapple upside down cake & a cup of tea. .now flopped down on my sofa... in front of the wood stove. 🙄
My current 'problem' is... with Covid raging about .. my ability to shop about for fresh, natural ingredients is quite limited. BUT... this too shall pass. Making Do is the name of the game for now by here in New England.
Personally.. giving Thanks and seeing "God" / Higher Consciousness as Source has little to do with religion... and more to do with one's own inate ability to perceive THAT which is right in front of us...and within us, no religion needed. That has been my own experience anyway.
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