07: Restoring a Victorian Stove; Rainy Season on the Island, Scotland, Highlands, Renovation Vlog

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[@WeeMac538]

The rock is a roofing rock. When roofs were thatched, a rope was tied around rocks and slung from one side to the other where it was attached to another rock. They were every foot or so along the length of the roof. Kept the roof on during storms! 😊

[@KMcKee-qn6bo]

Well done, Anna Burke !!! You got it. I’ve seen those roped-rocks on vintage photos of cottages...

[@interficiam]

I've started following this channel a while ago, and i love the videos. But I can't get a clear picture of the layout of the island. It would be great to see a map of what is where. Anything from a screenshot of google maps to a hand-drawn image on a piece of paper would make it more clear for me to be honest ☺

[@lisakellet4976]

You need a wee Highland pony for jobs like bringing log branches in!! Ideal for the job & a perfect addition to your animal family!😊 Thank you for another wonderfully atmospheric vlog, I savour each one! 😍👍

[@TheScottishIsle]

Would LOVE a Highland! Would be perfect for hauling logs out of the forest. It's on the list, it'd be amazing just to have livestock to work for us...horses for hauling, pigs for clearing, that sort of thing.

[@jito7377]

A highland pony of course! I was thinking about to videos ago: It would be nice if they had an icelandic horse or a mule as a pack animal. My thoughts were about strong footing, which I was not sure a Shetland pony would manage. But I totally forgot about the Highlanders!

[@coloradogirl9050]

Or a couple little donkeys

[@fionaclark9249]

A highland pony or a welsh mountain pony are both very sure footed and would live happily on your island. I’m very lucky I have native ponies and they are just wonderful. Really enjoying watching your videos. Thank you

[@KMcKee-qn6bo]

Look toward a Fjord or a Shetland perhaps. They don’t get steadier or harder working than a Fjord

[@sbwelsh7985]

So many times, while watching your videos, I'm reminded of the movie The Secret of Roan Inish. Stones on ropes to hold down roof thatch. Check. Now you need a whale vertebrae end table and a big pot of seaweed soup cooking in the fireplace.

[@mnossy11]

Every rainy windy view is so beautiful and just screams, “put on the kettle for hot tea!”

[@buffytargaryan7171]

The sheep look so HAPPY!❤

[@TheScottishIsle]

🤗

[@tammythemel]

The wee cat looked a bit cross eyed. So adorable.

[@TheScottishIsle]

She is!

[@KatyThompsonHaley]

I LOVE your videos just the way they are! Don’t change a thing!!! Lots of people =lots of opinions. Your own lovely way of seeing your new home is what drew us all to your vlog in the first place! Look forward to each new video!

[@TheScottishIsle]

We'll probably find each video takes us in a different direction when it comes to editing. This one, the sounds of the weather were beautiful to us, and we wanted to showcase them. Thank you for your support. :)

[@marylyon1230]

I felt like I was right there. Awesome. Will replay over and over.@@TheScottishIsle

[@laurahaughton4523]

The sounds are fantastic, love wind and rain sounds 🌸

[@megmills4798]

Love the sounds of nature❤😊

[@megmills4798]

I agree❤😊

[@Seiaeka]

Man, you need to make an ASMR channel with all that weather footage you're getting.

[@BarbieBud]

Can’t wait to watch you explore the old foundations with a metal detector.

[@roseannsinclair5592]

Skin so soft spray from AVON does the trick for the midgies. Always workes for me!

[@terrinelson2677]

You are such a hard working woman!! What a trooper you are. You two need to invest in a tripod so you both can tackle work together

[@lindasischo224]

Where do you find the stunning music for your videos? Breathtaking!

[@TheScottishIsle]

Check out the description, especially Reidun - she's very good and very generous!

[@courtney1709]

Thank you for sharing…from a suburban American with Scottish ancestry, my soul yearns for this place.

[@jeffr2643]

I feel you

[@TheScottishIsle]

To say the least! They are voracious, incessant little so-and-sos. They come in sharp, biting clouds! But, a bit of citronella goes a long way, as does an eye for timing as to when exactly to venture outside.

[@deanaelf4140]

same! half Scottish~ Sutherland Clan :)

[@lisasmith7854]

I was thinking the same thing and then bag pipes. O my heart aches

[@patdelang9117]

​@@TheScottishIsle Here in rural northern tier US, we have mosquitos , no see ums (? don't know another name for them) and black flies. They all love damp years, they bite...Hard! and black flies swell up and itch horribly. But at least most of them have their seasons. What about the midges? Are they always about, or are there times when they aren't? I so enjoy your videos. Would rust converter, or something like muriatic acid, help with the rust on the wood burner? The rust converter actually does what the name implies, bonds to the rust to keep the oxygen away and turns it black. I have no idea if it would work on a wood burner safely, just a thought.

[@scummings9878]

I can't tell you how much I look forward to your videos. It's a wonderful spot amid a place my heart has longed to see. Thank you for taking all of us on your journey😊

[@TheScottishIsle]

Our pleasure!

[@nicholasdickson3891]

After many years of knocking the idea back and forth, we’re now doing the same due to family obligations. We’ll be full time off grid in the cabin my wife was raised in on the northern most tip of Haida Gwaii BC Canada. I’m looking forward to leaving the rat race of the city. Love your uploads. It looks like you made the right move! What a beautiful country you live in.

[@TheScottishIsle]

That sounds wonderful. We wish you every happiness with the move.

[@gaffysmenk]

Dustin Porter ( Destination Adventure) was in Haida Gwaii not long ago, what a place to live.

[@nicholasdickson3891]

@@gaffysmenk yes we met him there while he was filming. Super nice guy. Invited him to my wedding haha.

[@Prel8]

A very artful video. It's good to see you wearing a respirator while cleaning off that old stove, BUT, you should also be wearing some eye protection as well. You wouldn't want to get rust particles in your eyes. Greetings from the west coast of Canada.

[@TheScottishIsle]

Good call!

[@RobBrown-qr6sb]

…And leather gloves, the metal ‘bristles’ can break off in heavy use and a “bristle” embedded in your hand would be very … painful!

[@wanderingarcher3349]

I just did this with an old coal stove! So much work but so worth it! I love your videos! Thank you for sharing with us. 💛

[@sandfly60]

And leather gloves, and a good leather apron. Lecture over!😂

[@enjaw9479]

I would love to have some more explainations!

[@jennifercopley1626]

Soft day, thank God

[@tarhabrown8038]

Such a beautiful dream y’all are living 💜much love from Missouri, USA!

[@shortbits23]

I think the stone may have weathered naturally like that. It looks like a band of mineral runs around where you suggest the rope went, if this mineral was softer than the surrounding rock you would get a band like that. Obviously it would be the natural choice for a fishing net stone as the groove for the rope is already formed. Im certainly enjoying watching your videos.😊

[@TheScottishIsle]

Thank you!

[@stellarjayatkins4749]

@@TheScottishIsleI’m pretty sure weights like that used to be made for weighing down crabbing pots, but I’m not certain.

[@TheScottishIsle]

@stellarjayatkins4749 A definite possibility, there are lobster pots in the bay here.

[@colinritchie1510]

Looks like a creel weight to me @@TheScottishIsle

[@alastairgrogan3007]

The rock is naturally shaped like that simply due to weathering, but that shape of rock was often used to weight fishing nets. If used for a while the narrow spot should be smoothed due to wear from the ropes used to secure it. My suspicion is that, in this case, it is just an interestingly shaped rock.

[@catherinelee8704]

I’m painting an old piece of furniture and decorating a bedroom,whilst listening from the beginning of your journey. Fascinating and food for my soul Kate

[@bryanbadger6841]

Just love your channel folks. Btw, I get old horseshoes with a heavy surface rust and soak them at least 48 hours in straight malt vinegar. Then using a wire brush, clean up and hey presto, job done. Simple. Then turn them into pot holders, or whatever. The trick is to let the vinegar work for you. Try it on the stove. That rock with the groove is as you suggested, probably for thatch. It wouldn't work on holding a set net. Water movement would just move it around too much. I wish this 77 yr old could come over and help you out. And help keep you focused. Set yourself a project, and do it. It's called effective/efficient management of time. Keep on keeping on. Take care folks.

[@TheScottishIsle]

We will try vinegar, thank you for the tip. Anything which makes life easier! Thanks for watching.

[@greatlambrini8722]

I get more jealous with every video, but not jealous of all the work!

[@bocceball63]

Really enjoying this journey with you both. Its beautiful....thank you for sharing!

[@c.rogers____]

Beautiful tuxedo cat, I have one too. A boy. Named Buttler..😂.Cindy R. Dayton, OH.USA.

[@frejafray]

I love this channel so much! 🌳 I just get so calm and happy. I really like the slowness of it all. Thank you! 💚

[@TheScottishIsle]

Thank you! That's what we're aiming for, so it's great to hear. Kx

[@cherylshannon9276]

Get yourself two 4 wheeled carts, the ones with rubber tires, better than using a wheel barrel, they are easier to pull up and down hills, use it for groceries, wood etc

[@daviemcf]

Great vlog Scott and Katie, it'll be interesting to see what you find with the metal detectors. All the best to you both. 👍

[@charlesfulcrum3170]

I’ve watched all of your video’s so far (and subscribed). I must say, the combination of watching your efforts to turn your new house in to a home, combined with the more tranquil scenes of the island (not forgetting the sheep and cat) is both inspiring and relaxing at the same time. You’ve got the blend just right and I can’t wait for the next episode.

[@TheScottishIsle]

Thank you, that's great to hear. Kx

[@BronwynMorgan-p2l]

Hiya. Love your beautiful adventure and the isolation aspect. Gorgeous and wild. And as a side comment.... Love your dresses.

[@andrewbeasley]

I love a good rainfall - give me a warm fire, a glass of cold milk and some chocolate biscuits and I'm in heaven when its raining So lucky to have such a view at the same time!

[@Baddad36]

Re the vintage sign - WW2 larks. It's very common where there were troops based still visible today. Unless there's tourists about then it's the wicked English shooting at Bonnie Prince Charlie. 😉

[@dellamcconnochie]

So enjoying these videos thank you😂

[@eddiequinn1335]

Better to keep your privacy as to where the island is exactly . I'm content to witness the beautiful scenery in all kinds of weather and your efforts as to being caretakers . You two seem to be made for each other . I'm Scottish my wife is English . We live on a Northern Ireland coastal town . So glad to have made the move 15 years ago . Looking forward to seeing many more of your videos . Many thanks .

[@davidcohencrumpton9884]

Another good one. I also watch the shorts too.

[@TheScottishIsle]

Glad you like them!

[@megmills4798]

Sound of rain so relaxing😊

[@angelastannard1405]

Another great video 😂 good luck with the stove will look good when it's finished 👍 😀 ps love the bagpipes 😅❤ Take Care God Bless 🙌

[@louiseswart1315]

I would be totally smitten with that little stove that you found.

[@darlenesmith2704]

Me too

[@David-er7eg]

Great job on the stove👍👍, across the pond here in New Scotland we are having record rainfall, creating havic for most agricultural crops. Midges haven't been too bad , maybe were drowned in the violent downpours. We have had 3 sunny days in a row, a blessing for farmers trying to make hay, the weather has been totally shite. Hope the sun shines for you too.

[@carolaspinall1562]

Your channel popped up and because it was Scotland I was hooked, forgot to tell you in the last comment I have started at your very first video, don't want to jump to how your doing now. I am binge watching and really enjoying your content. God bless you both.

[@TheScottishIsle]

Thank you! God bless. Kx

[@sbrock6385]

Thank you

[@arnicepernice8656]

I had a thought that oak leaves are toxic for sheep!?😮 I love to see them happily munching tho😊

[@TheScottishIsle]

They've been munching the odd bit of oak their whole lives. Their favourite is beech, we think!

[@annmartin5347]

Waterproof coats, trousers and wellies required!

[@lauraautry6992]

Always excited for the next episode. Each episode I watch I want to visit more. Stay safe 🤗🤗

[@tjs114]

I don't if they work on highland midges, but smudge pots are a wonder for clearing mosquitos and other biting flies around our lake property. A smudge pot is basically just a small fire topped with lots of greenery that generates smoke. Our lake property has almost an acre of sage, thyme and rosemary gone wild so our smudge pots are rather fragrant. You can also approximate the effect using Tiki torches filled with Citronella oil.

[@TheScottishIsle]

Sounds like a great idea. And I don't know what we'd do without citronella...probably stay inside behind the curtains! 🤣

[@BriarCottage]

Are midges a mosquito or knats?

[@obxwave]

Eucalyptus oil might keep ‘em off…seems to work on mosquitoes here in the USA.

[@philiptaylor7902]

I’ve just discovered your channel and I’m loving it, really looking forward to going back and watching all the back episodes.

[@MissouriCrookedBarnHomestead]

We definitely see that sort of wind in Cheyenne Wyoming. Over the past Winter and Spring we had some days where the wind was at 65 mph or over.

[@Zzus321]

There's high efficiency wood stoves that only burn 1/4 of the wood and keeps the chimney cleaner. Love the video from 🇺🇸

[@tommymckim8413]

Really enjoying watching your video. I would love to live a life like that.

[@TheScottishIsle]

Thank you. 😊

[@glendasmith7507]

That stone does look like a weight for holding down thatch. It make’s perfect sense to me but I am not an expert by any means lol. Thank you for sharing your video 😊

[@darlenesmith2704]

Love the stove!

[@megbond]

Baby oil with some vanilla essence in it - rub it on the skin - no more midge bites.

[@elizabethmcdonald4318]

Your home is beautiful in any weather. Thank you for sharing another snapshot of your life in the Hebrides.

[@mrs.jillaroo6907]

Another lovely video! I admire both of your clothing style! Very stylish. And I adore those dresses you wear and work with :) Not sure what the stone is but a nice one for decoration. I also use cheap white vinegar as a soak on old rusty items. Overnight, rinse, brush, and again as needed. With the stove, it may be a bit difficult, maybe laying it flat, one side at a time? Can't wait for next video. Have a lovely week until then :) (Sorry for the many typos...)

[@TheScottishIsle]

Thank you, we will give vinegar a go!

[@curtisep5885]

Been thinking of y'all all week. Sure wish you'd share some of that rain.

[@theresaniemann3899]

I really enjoy watching your videos. Greetings from East London South Africa

[@allonesame6467]

I love stepping back in time with you! Thank you.

[@elainevassel7600]

I love your music from your Bagpipes

[@4sstg]

Step back in time, but make it modern? It is a beautiful, magical isle.

[@TheScottishIsle]

We're not modernising, we're restoring. 🤗

[@jenniferwalker9060]

Great channel, another comment from a viewer suggested a pony, a very good idea, shetland ponies are actually small horses. And are very strong and sure footed a couple would solve you problems of moving things about with a good harness

[@happytraveller8953]

Yep. We have the same wind gusts here on Lewis. Took a bit of time to get used to them (afraid the roof would blow off...) but now they are music to my ex-pat American ears. Thank you for the reminder of how lucky we are to live in this neck of the woods...

[@Seven50ml]

Just discovered the channel and proceeded to watch every video in one sitting. Fascinating and beautiful content. Looking forward to following along on the journey.

[@TheScottishIsle]

Thank you and welcome!

[@trig6712]

hang in there

[@hanneliewiese3477]

What a lonely and lovely place !! So beautiful !

[@marylyon1230]

Lonely and lovely, a perfect place of bliss.

[@laurelbozman6997]

Ah ha, utility poles with lines. I thought for a while I was imagining them.

[@hkoepfle]

I love "Will Ye Go Lassie Go" at the beginning. Probably because my name is Heather ;) Wonderful video. Even the stormy skies are so pretty.

[@BriarCottage]

Oh thats a big tree! I had half of that fall on my pool and it was in the water. I was think this is a small tree. Definitely was heavy soaked and larger then i thought. It was funny lol my pool is no good now. Good timing for the season anyway. Its getting cold

[@jeffr2643]

You can use a solution of 1/2 vinegar an 1/2 water to remove rust from cast iron

[@brigitkarlsen4294]

Seriously ...?????....!!!!.....THX😔

[@Shyannam]

Thanks!

[@TheScottishIsle]

💞 Thank you so much! Kx

[@billyjay4672]

You 2 people are an inspiration too us all. Mind and wear eye protection because I've been there done that and it's not pleasant getting metal in your eye especially where you are living.remember you are very remote keep safe ,get a few walks talkies..great videos

[@sokchan9372]

❤️❤️❤️

[@AMat-vx3ew]

I think the way I see this stone, it is heavy enough to have something to do with fishing. I believe it has something to do with either measuring the bottom of the sea or more likely some kind of anchor for small boats.

[@TheScottishIsle]

Interesting...hmm...

[@johnrigby9594]

Loving your videos , with the accomanying music it feels like a documentary from the 50's or 60's love that , we live on the Black Isle Scotland fortunately as it's the East coast the midges are not a problem ...good luck on your journey !

[@Peterjohn-j9w]

Hi Scott and katie. magical filming and editing as usual keep it up. I like your hired help on the angle grinder. she's a bit slow collecting wood but she's got the angle grinder taped 😅

[@TheScottishIsle]

LOL

[@janetturner8677]

Just listening to sound track of this video!! Sry nice to do housework to!! Thank you 🙏

[@janetturner8677]

So not sry!?!?!

[@neilbenson5307]

Thanks for sharing. I understand now why my parent emigrated...

[@lindabaker2905]

Your comment made me chuckle 🙂

[@Whistlenirish]

I would love a whole video dedicated to weather ASMR of your isle. So peaceful and amazing...

[@csl9606]

Enjoying your videos, I think the stone is a weight, I've seen similar for holding down thatch, but also seem massive loom weights. Keep up the great work!

[@amyhall197]

Such a great video! Thank you i haven't been to Scotland for about a year and half, this was just so peaceful i am itching to come over again,

[@Anglo-Saxon-Patriot]

That weather is a bit like ours right now here in Cape Town, although probably just a wee bit colder

[@moonchaserstudio]

New subscriber here! Wishing you riches and abundance. With love, from a Celt in Georgia, USA

[@TheScottishIsle]

Welcome aboard! ⛵

[@larryfisher7056]

I said fishing weight net when you first showed it. I think it is likely given where you are living. I suppose that fishing is very important for life in these islands.

[@lesliehamilton6151]

I love a storm and that was beautiful! Are you able to harvest seaweed to eat?

[@TheScottishIsle]

I'm not sure it's edible... Can use it in the garden, though!

[@dottiebaker6623]

I think I heard once that all seaweed in the UK is non-toxic to eat and some is edible and nutritious. Farther south of you on England 's west coast, they used to make one kind into bread. Might be worth a little research. Also, there is a kind of seaweed that will make milk a pudding texture - with a little sweetener, quite yummy. I wish I could remember the name.... @@TheScottishIsle

[@Adele.N]

Why don't you purchase an inexpensive Midge Head Net. They are like light very weight. The migies won't ever go away while you are living there.

[@suzannetodaro5494]

Hi Scott for the midges when I was up in the Highlands they swore by Skin Soft by Avon in spray bottles and sold them at reception. The hotel was directly in front about the same distance to a loch too. Look into it. Videos are getting better, thanks.

[@TheScottishIsle]

Thanks! Glad you like them. You're right about the Avon, others have recommended it too.

[@coloradogirl9050]

You need to fix yourself a harness. So it'll make it easier to move things like trees. Maybe get yourself a sled with runners.

[@AmandaJuneHagarty]

That rock is just natural weathering in the spots where the materials are softer. The bands of a different type of rock give it away.

[@patriciameany1238]

Glovsnd safety googles are a must one bit in the eyes a trip to the main land love the voides

[@darilynkrupp6309]

Recently found your channel and am enjoying watching each episode. Watching this one made me wonder what sheep eat so I looked it up and it said that they love grass and weeds and other pasture plants. Also listed the top five trees poisonous to sheep are the red maple (including acorns), oak, box elder, chokecherry and black walnut. Is this accurate for your variety of sheep also? Noticed them munching from the fallen oak branch at the end.

[@TheScottishIsle]

This pair have always occasionally munched on oak, and it's done them no harm. They love eating leaves...more than grass! Kx

[@staceykelly577]

Yes ! Smidge is so essentail! I bought a few bottles while in Scotland and I like to use it for highland nostalgia, not midge nostalgia, They're are little biting demons 🦟😬 Love your episodes , i'm following along from Detroit, MI

[@shelleydavies349]

Looks like a prehistoric hammer head. Maybe Time Team should visit.

[@davidbarber9892]

Liking the journey. One thing I’ve been wondering about is how do you get your car on the island, I might have missed you saying but in the first episode you parked up and we have been shown the half mile track to the cottage. Do you have access at low tide? 😊

[@TheScottishIsle]

We park up the car on private land on the mainland. Thank you for coming along with us!

[@Jaydaydesign]

There is an area in south west Victoria ( Australia) that has many place names that are Scottish ( like Dunkeld, Dundonnell and Balmoral) and when I see where you are I understand why the Scot’s that moved there named the towering craggy hills after the home country. It is just breathtaking and would have felt familiar to them

[@TheScottishIsle]

Right, it's similar in the USA too. They were longing for home, perhaps.

[@Jaydaydesign]

@@TheScottishIsle my family were of welsh and Irish origin and settled in the south east where the land is very much rolling green hills so I think it was only natural to look for the familiar.

[@maggiew2167]

I love the sounds of stormy weather. Wonderful video

[@TheScottishIsle]

Thank you!

[@margaretlynch1494]

🙋‍♀️❤ gorgeous!

[@susangillespie7226]

Even in a younger property expect the worst and carry on😊

[@kimb2862]

I love your channel!!! I have been coming across a lot of random things about Scotland lately. Not sure why as I have never really paid much attention to it. The other night I even had a dream where I was singing loudly "Let conger roll!" I had no idea what conger meant as I have never heard of that word. I looked up the word and saw it was an eel. I also found there is a Conger Alley in Scotland....another random thing :) Is that statement relevant to Scotland in any way?

[@TheScottishIsle]

That's not something I've heard of...

[@BlessingsfromNorthIdaho]

I enjoy your sheep. We used to keep a few head and I miss them. I wouldn’t mind a small flock but it’s not possible until we have a barn built because of the predators we have here. TeresaSue.

[@TheScottishIsle]

I hope you are able to get some more. They're fab.

[@nevannarence6542]

One thing you can look into is natural repellants. there are plenty of things mentioned on the net. to include the most well known one of citronella