130. Last Days of September - Living Alone in Wales (September 2024)

[@karenmackinnon7385]

Love the jumper, homestead is looking good, i enjoyed the walk, lovely to have that on your doorstep

[@SeaShoreAnnie]

Bore da Sean, Well that was a lovely unexpected walk. What a blessing to have all that right on your doorstep, it’s certainly a beautiful place. Well done for getting out for a walk after your M.E episode. Thank you so much for taking us with you. Annie🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Simon-ry1lw]

Agree with you about those frosty mornings with blue skies, fantastic to get out then

[@tonyalgar4886]

Enjoying the accompanying music when you visited V&R !

[@chantaldavies]

Sean you will never know how much I craned my neck to look for your spoon in that draw in the community shop 😊

[@ColinOBear]

I'm currently cutting back a lot of bamboo in my garden that I took my eye off a few months back. I'm with you Sean, do what you can and take a break when you need it! Wishing you a good week ahead. 😃

[@TheVeganicGardener]

We had lots of bees and butterflies in my Cumbrian garden this year, although it took them into late June before they made a real show.. I have 4 butterfly bushes and lots of plants for polinators, which makes a huge difference 🙂 at the moment they are feasting on the ivy flowers covering part of my house 🙂

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

The sun is setting so early now!

[@NigeWebb]

And, butterflies, last week, one red admiral near Saundersfoot, today, two whites outside my window. T,N x

[@J.e.r.o.e.n]

You’re a brave man Sean, doing garden work in a white jumper 💪

[@seanjamescameron]

@@J.e.r.o.e.n living on the edge me

[@HowardDavies-c1y]

What a lovely peaceful video, I recognise the mountain with the three trees on, it is a land-mark for the North-East portal of the disused Rhondda Tunnel. They hope to open it up for a cycle path/ foot path, under the mountain to Blaengwynfi. Kind regards.

[@seanjamescameron]

You'll enjoy this then... kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqnOoKR-Zt2Uos0

[@susangrindle7426]

I got in the garden today did my pots at the side of the house. It's been nice and sunny but a bit chilly , dug out my fleece gardening jacket and me old postie hat was quite warm when i got going. When i was delivering the post i use to like November sunny days with a nip in the air with my hat, scarf and fingerless gloves . Oh and my 2 pairs of socks, those were the days 😂

[@duringthemeanwhilst]

your sweater brought back childhood memories. my mother (an avid knitter - her hands were usually a blur!) used to make me an arran jumper every Christmas. I can still remember the itch and sweating away profusely after being forced to wear it all Christmas day. Oh the joys!!!

[@bobbidazzler1343]

The smell of autumn is definitely in the air Sean. I can't believe how cold it is. I don't feel like we've had a summer this year. 😂

[@WashyGirl]

I remember the shell spoons used for fruit and carnation milk with a slice of bread and butter x

[@OurSmallholdingAdventure]

Great vid 😉

[@geraldinethurston3676]

The spoon you’re after is probably what we used to call a tea caddy spoon. My grandparents had one in their caddy for shovelling tea leaves into the teapot. Always a silver teaspoon in the sugar bowl though for high tea.

[@brendatucker35]

Brilliant views, very beautiful walk, I really enjoyed the river!!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@katherineb6102]

Enjoyed the walk 🚶

[@jym225]

Lovely scenery Sean, but as a woman I wouldn’t fancy walking down such an isolated path alone. Nonetheless, thanks for sharing this.

[@marycerullo8455]

Soon there will the rustle of leaves underfoot and the trees will be turning. Beautiful.

[@SuperCmorris]

Thankyou Sean for letting me walk along with you, so relaxing, take care and enjoy your cup of tea ❤

[@romac9516]

The river makes a sublime background hum, lovely to snooze to!

[@jayneforeman1187]

Too good to waste, it's like being at home when I was I was a child! So many things so many memories!!

[@tenthousanddaysofgratitude]

I’ve had tons of bees but I plant pollinators for them. Not many butterflies. ☹️ I’ve watched 3 videos and now all I want is a cuppa. 😂

[@tonyalgar4886]

I've not seen many butterflies where I live in North East England, but the weather has been very unsettled this summer, with lots of rain, which may not help butterflies . Just a thought.

[@lorrainemorris527]

I am glad you are so much better Sean . On the news last week a young woman who passed away with M E , such a tragedy I am not sure if the medical side hard let her down. I think it was starvation which she had died of. I didn't realise how serious this M E is. I remember my auntie had a tea caddy with a square spoon in it . Once again thank you Sean though you are not feeling well for sharing and sending out your videos 📸 . Stay warm with a nice pot of tea ☕🫖😁.

[@IlkkaVuoristo]

If your wheelbarrow is loosening its nuts, you need to use locking washer. That'll keep them properly in place.

[@carolineharry6605]

Definitely not as many butterflies around as there has been in recent years. 🥹 I do enjoy your vlogs Sean. It’s a nice pace of life. The week since the flower shown has flown by. I like your jumper. 😊 Wooly pully weather is here for sure. I went for a walk around Laugharne today, it was blooming cold! 🥶

[@KurtMueller-g2l]

Nice sweater. Love the idea of the 24/7 feed

[@angelalewis6706]

Hi Sean. You've got 2 4 wheel trucks. Better than the barrow. You always have to check nuts every time you use these items. The vibrations loosen them. Xx

[@trishwilliams11]

I’m sure the healing power Of all the beautiful nature and the river and landscape surrounding you Sean You will soon be feeling a lot better.

[@Suly-cu2op]

Love the Aran sweater! That’s the symbol of slow living in the garden… a white jumper! Love it ❤️

[@MarleneCurrie-j5e]

This video reminds me of the poem by W.H. Davies called Leisure, a Welshman like yourself. Learnt this at school and have never forgotten it. Thank you Sean for a lovely calming informative video.

[@SimonFlax]

Your allotment is coming along there's no rush your get there in your .own time

[@kathypearson6886]

You may need to plant some host plants for your native pollinators. “If you build it, they will come “

[@Jane_and_Meg]

Hi Sean, good to see you are on the road to recovery at the Homestead! Wow your veg is doing really well now! Re the nettles you can cook them and use them instead of Spinage they are best collected in the Spring though when they are younger. I love looking at all the knick-knacks when you are shopping. Excellent choice of music as the late great Terry Wogan would have described as "sliding doors and cuddly toy music" similar to that played in department store lifts! 🙂 Really enjoyed your mountain walk it is just so lovely hearing the river! Certainly colder and wetter over here now! The water butts are now full!!! We had to have the heating on last night was just too cold!! Anyway, take care and catch up soon. 🙂

[@maureenmoran5465]

Thank you Sean that was a beautiful walk along the river 😊

[@maryphillips864]

Tea caddy spoon! 😊👍

[@AnnieM-b8l]

Ebay is the place, I've seen them on there 😊 My mother's name was Mary Phillips before she married ❤

[@maryphillips864]

@@AnnieM-b8l I inherited Phillips when I married 😊

[@irenepotter2709]

Hi Sean, the camera idea sounds really good 😀. I have only seen about three butterflies all summer and why aren’t there any small birds when you gardening. There should be Robins and Blackbirds eating bugs and worms as you disturb the ground. It is very worrying and most people don’t realise without bees and other insects there won’t be fruit and crops. Here in Devon they are building hundreds of houses but then stopping because nobody can afford to buy them so like there they ruin the landscape and nature’s habitat for nothing which is very sad 😢

[@HelenW-w3t]

In fact if you search vintage sugar spoon, you will see a lot of them for sale and you can pick the one you like the best. By the way that shell shaped spoon you saw were fruit spoons. We used those when we had some tinned fruit for our pudding.

[@seanjamescameron]

Didn’t know that. We also had shell spoons.

[@janebass3372]

I've seen butterflies around this summer but hardly any bees or wasps 😮

[@lynnhensley4326]

True for me in North Carolina. USA. Hardly any butterflies. But lots of bees. I had plenty of flowers and herbs. Last years I had 40 plus caterpillars on my parsley. This fall just 2.😢

[@christinaplaisted9563]

Beautiful what an amazing place on your door step , and its all free ❤

[@susanpearson8172]

Hi Sean, I loved that little telephone table as you entered too good to waste, I’ve got those brass plates my mums god bless her, we had shell spoons for cereal, I love looking around second hand shops , my house is put together with most furniture from secondhand shops , your walks are wonderful, so beautiful, that’s what I love, to be out side in the fresh air, the cold air makes my face tingle, lovely to get home to sit near the fire, with a warm cuppa.

[@ReneeinVirginia]

It WAS a cute telephone table!

[@diowen2725]

Lovely video Sean.. Nice to see you in your arran jumper very cosy... too good to waste Brill... I do hope you get your tea caddy spoon ! Best wishes.....

[@Jerrywesterby62]

Lovely shop Sean. You’re lucky some of us have to put up with Morrisons or Tesco or Sainsbury’s veg, prepackaged and Spanish 😢

[@SusanClarkson-kg8ur]

Really enjoyed the vid again Sean. I look forward to every one. I love the sound of your voice, very relaxing. 😘 Can’t wait for Spring, my favourite season ❤x😊

[@stevendowden2579]

lovely video sean

[@elspethgreen7754]

I'm from Gwynedd but live in on the east coast of USA. I'm in Cape May Point, NJ it's monarch butterfly migration season. We are busy tagging butterflies and birds. Quite glorious.

[@pattyfarghaly1821]

Nothing here in my part of Massachusetts.

[@fairyflits4212]

I have lamb shanks in the crockpot for dinner tonight yum.. It’s spring here in the mid-west of Western Australia a sunny day with a cold Southerly blowing. I have been collecting caddy spoons they are getting hard to find. Have a great evening Sean.

[@patsyspatch4342]

Hi Sean, I've got a teaspoon with a shovel head. It came with a mug that says Gardener of the Year and shaped as a flower pot. It was a present so can't tell you where it came from. Sorry.

[@DiSWRwow77]

Great minds think alike. I went to the nearby river/marina at around 4pm yesterday, walked along the river where the lived in canal boats are. The midges were out in force, but it was quiet, the birds were about, so I just stood still in the fading sunshine & soaked it all in, listened & watched. I have beautiful countryside near me. Felt ready to come indoors after a late afternoon walk by the river. Others were all sat out drinking in the pub garden, making the most of being able to sit outside. That big cream jumper seens to have three hearts knitted in down the back, it looked cute as u strolled off with the heart designs on yr back. If sum1 knitted that 4 u they did a really good job.

[@louisep5178]

I found a reasonably priced cordless trimmer online Sean which might be useful for you to keep in the shed USB chargeable. Such a lovely homestead thanks for the vid 🙏

[@richmorg8196]

Where are your walking sticks

[@lindacampbell540]

Thank you so much Sean. That was beautiful! Really impressed how much you do, knowing you have chronic fatigue. I’ve got SAD so you are truly inspiring. Slow and steady is my new motto….lol❤🇨🇦

[@angiecurtis7128]

I thoroughly enjoyed all of that Sean. Thank you for sharing. Seamed like a rather busy day to me. X

[@barbarafarquharson4826]

Yesterday was 23C, today was about 11C with too much rain. An indoor TV day to watch gardening videos. Should have been planting lettuce seedlings instead, Melbourne Australia.

[@sabinekoch3448]

I’m in South Africa and we have these temperature differences as well. A few days ago it was 29 and spring like - today is 12 degrees with rain.

[@barbarafarquharson4826]

@@sabinekoch3448 it's most annoying, I want some warmth and some nice days for planting. I'm so cold and this has been a mild winter for us.

[@sammycrangle1000]

That shop to good to waste looks interesting

[@Shane-gw5yt]

loved the heron at 2:39

[@sharonyoxall7553]

I’ve got a sugar shovel you can have - if you can be patient, as it’s from Australia Would be my pleasure, treasure!🥰

[@glenysgray8255]

I can see someone has kindly offered you a shovel spoon but I looked on Amazon and although they don't have one, they have some very interesting spoons. Some like garden spades 😁

[@markgault01]

​@@glenysgray8255Just been looking myself ice-cream spoons keep coming up.

[@Growyourowninacourtyard]

How kind of you.

[@seanjamescameron]

That’s very kind of you. The PO Box is in the video description. Thank you.

[@zoepatterson3643]

Lovely vid Sean .Thankyou .

[@DaisyDebs]

Just popping in to see how you are doing in your new home . Looks perfect ! 🌿

[@kasandrabrown8611]

As usual, you outdid yourself even while healing. One video from you is like 4 videos from anyone else. ❤

[@leighwiseman8389]

Thank you Sean, most enjoyable video, hope you have a good week 😊

[@joannemorrall3332]

Hey Sean, Just wanted to say how much i'm enjoying the Autumn vlogs. I hope you are feeling better in yourself after your illness. Have a slow peaceful Sunday.

[@LynnDrury]

I have seen quite a lot of really beautifully coloured butterflies in my garden this summer but only a few bees

[@sharonjojo]

@LynnDrury..It depends on the area I suppose, here in West Yorkshire, I hardly see any.

[@maysloman5313]

Lovely video. Good to see you looking so well

[@susanelwood5794]

You just need a hook at one side for the chain curtain-easier than putting over the door 😊

[@colleenmckinlay2916]

Glad you are having a better day today Sean. Was just out pulling up my beans. Last picking today of my Scarlet Runners. What a wonderful bounty this year. Now to plant garlic. You have inspired me to plant some broccoli. Fingers crossed. Love your white sweater….I know you call it a jumper. Beautiful knitting. Really enjoyed your walk. Thanks for taking us along. Beautiful weekend in the Vancouver area. But a bit of a nip in the air tonight. Leaves are falling and fall is in the air. Love this time of year. Take care and have a great week.🇨🇦💕👍🏻

[@rosinah1169]

HISean why dont you wear wellington boots whilst your gardening? And remember you can put your slow cooker on in the morning with food in it, then at ealtime it will be ready for you to eat, and if you want a good nignts sleep ykj eed to be finished eating by 7pm in order for your stomach to be empty if you go to bed after eating you wont sleep cos your tummy is trying to empty.😊

[@carolhardie7513]

😂😂😂

[@motivationalquotes7195]

Another brilliant video Sean. And I glad you mentioned the fellow,John Rogers.Only he has just recently made a video about a lost river, which runs through a park in which I’m currently working in, and the one that Johns referring too is called the Goresbrook. 👍👍

[@kellyscourfield77]

An English fella but tidy with it 😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Mushroom3D]

There's a butterfly that flutters back and forth past my window, winding my cat up.

[@sabinekoch3448]

😂Is she / he chattering?

[@kathleensmith6200]

I haven't seen a Swallowtail or Monarch at all this year. Just little yellow butterflies and a Buckeye.

[@wendlit]

A perfect end to a perfect video!👏Thank you for sharing your walk and spoon hunting with us. ❤

[@Victoria-gq8gt]

Oh my, we had those shell spoons also here in Australia back in the day! What a surprise to see them in that shop in Wales, on the other side of the world. The shape made it so awkward to get all the dessert out. Not very ladylike to lick or suck the spoon at the end of the meal... but what do you care when you are a child?

[@justmenicole4842]

I only saw very few butterflies at all this year ( Quebec Canada) no monarchs at all. Very very few honeybees either 😢 i pollinated my squashes myself just to be on the safe side. I have a lot of flowers around my veggy garden , i have a couple of videos of my garden on youtube if you want to see , but still no butterflies 😮

[@mrsmiggins6435]

Thank you Sean for taking us with you on your walk. I love the sound and sight of the river. The large bush with the red berries looked stunning. Hope you'll be feeling 100% very soon. Take care🤗

[@elainecoad205]

Thank you for taking us on your walk . Miss going to the forest. We used to go in all weathers and loved it. Chasing the dog, collecting conkers, and leaves, climbing trees, crunching the dead twigs under our feet. Many happy days and lovely memories ❤

[@Highland-Lass]

I bought the very same wheelbarrow a couple weeks before you but mine was from The Range, online. Mine is mot shoogly like yours, maybe you have more nut problems😮😅

[@seanjamescameron]

Am going to tighten my nuts tomorrow.

[@Highland-Lass]

@@seanjamescameron good luck, watch you don't over tighten your nuts. Another enjoyable vlog, thank you.

[@Janet-g1y]

Is the plant Himalayan Balsam, very invasive along waterways.

[@mrsplumbridge4888]

I've just bought an Instant Pot Sean you may want to look into one of those 😊😊 they're great for soups and stews other than the slow cooker and cheaper to run x

[@jansmith1925]

I think having a live feed from The Homestead is a lovely idea! I only came across your channel a couple of months ago and I'm really enjoying the episodes. You are a natural in front of the camera, and the gardening is so calming to watch. Sorry to hear about your ill health. You seem to have "a handle" on the CFS though. It's a balance between doing things and resting sufficiently inbetween. That makes it sound easy to manage, but of course, it isn't, and it's very debilitating. It's also nice to see The Valleys again - I used to go there a lot years ago with work. Thank you for letting us into your life. Diolch.😀

[@irenepickering-p4u]

Your homestead is coming on nicely Sean and your potatoes are growing well. Enjoyed the walk take it easy. Definitely getting colder now 😊

[@Anita-gp1gv]

Tyvm for taking us to Too Good to Waste I love going there with you. Glad your picking up. We have started with the slow cooker already. We go to Farm Foods and pre prepare Mixed Vegetables, freeze them and use them as and when. We also got a huge bag of chicken it’s kinda like chicken squares , put a tin of Heinz soup in herbs and stock cubes and by lunch time there a bowl of stewpot.

[@kennethmclaren8064]

I think i remember the kind of spoons your looking for. Too good to waste is a good shop. Love the jumper nice day at the homestead enjoyed the video did you find another butcher.

[@seanjamescameron]

No. Have sent off for some grass fed meats which should arrive this week.

[@thatguyfromcetialphaV]

The Rotary Club shop.... You could leave me in there for hours. I love books and reading.

[@bybeccalewis]

Good to see you feeling a bit better and getting out and about. I always enjoy seeing a slice of life in the valleys .

[@carolchapple912]

Good to see you at the homestead. I was thinking when is the greenhouse being delivered?

[@seanjamescameron]

@@carolchapple912 November.

[@johnwilliams6900]

Nice and relaxing Sean just how we like it stuff the fast London way of life

[@missmaryhdream6560]

Good afternoon X those spoons are for mustard,I think you get big ones for flour rice,and cereal.have a lovely weekend X windy cold and wet here x

[@peachy618]

Once again, great video Sean, its good to see your vegetables coming along in the Homestead...the soil looks fab 👍

[@fionarichards9550]

Think you’re after a jam spoon Sean they did them for commemoration and sightseeing locations. We had a silver jubilee one for years xx 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿☕️🫖🥄

[@carolhardie7513]

Enjoyed your Video Sean,love listening to the running water,and seeing how green everything is,won't be long now and we will be getting very hot weather,I dread it,around 25 is my cut off point,I just get too hot when the temps get any higher,t love your jumper,have a lovely Day,it's quite cold here (Adelaide, Australia) this evening,I've got the heating on with my Cat attached to it,as usual,I'm loving your videos,been slowly scrolling through them when I can sit down for awhile,very relaxing to watch,take care,I'm off to have my dinner now, best wishes❤

[@karen4you]

I'm so happy your allotment is so close to your home. I'm pleased summer is winding down. Weeding is satisfying work. Easy to see the progress. I use a small tarp to throw the weeds on so easy to move later. Guess your light weight wheel barrel shall need a name like Whimpy.

[@EileenGoehring-lb8hy]

I've only seen this summer, no more then 8or 9 butterflies, not many flies, or bees 😥 you couldn't play Winnie the Pooh in that quick running river over the bridge

[@nesanesa9547]

Expat ..if i ever❤ come home to Cymmer Afan over the Bwlch from you... Thanks to you I know where to furnish my house.. Xxx❤

[@ReneeinVirginia]

Love the Too Good to Waste trips! They're so fun. Funny hat. We have a guy that goes around at Christmas and paints shop glass fronts usually themed around which kind of shop it is. The garden is coming along nicely. (3 pm is my napping time) You gave us the works with the town, allotment and mountain visits. Terrific!

[@sandrabeach7407]

Could your weeds be rosebay willow herb? They fly everywhere

[@seanjamescameron]

That’s it! Thanks.

[@RandomGreymane]

I get the whole lack of energy thing. I’m doing a bit okay but I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop as I had to go into my crawl space and unclog a long pipe that was disgusting. The kitchen sink line was clogged with decayed muck from tea leaves and likely grease. So basically my ragged immune system was bombarded recently and my body will likely flop over here in a few days. I’m hoping not though as I still potentially have sunchokes and purple sweet potatoes to dig up. As well as a back yard that has become horribly fallow and overgrown. If I could put weed fabric and wood shavings everywhere I would. Trying to avoid using weed spray.

[@lindacampbell540]

I hear you! Water main broke and flooded my crawl space so I’ll be under there today. Thought I was going to have a river like Sean’s on the property, Just grateful it wasn’t middle of winter. Good luck on your end….slow and steady!🇨🇦

[@anncarmichael1267]

We have had quite a lot of butterflies up here in Northumberland in Berwick your jumper looks really warm and cosy

[@carolynellis387]

A minestrone can bubble away nicely for a quick supper 😅

[@cherryrotella3714]

Made myself a pan of that very thing 👍 … minestrone soup … lots of fresh veg and a crusty piece of bread … bootiful 😊

[@mitzikolody4569]

Hi Sean 👋 ❤

[@YllaStar95970]

With that nip in the air, milk should last longer in the shed. 👍