47: We Had an Earthquake! A Season For Everything. Trad Gingerbread. Scotland I The Scottish Isle

We count the rings of the fallen cedar tree and reflect on times and seasons. Katie makes a traditional Scottish gingerbread recipe from her grandmother's cookery book. We discuss the earthquake that was visited upon the area!
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[@deedaw9246]

Kate should be a person who does audio books. You are a great story teller, and you make people want to listen.

[@user-dv4em6zk9x]

Katie does have a lovely speaking voice...and a beautiful singing voice from what I can tell from the few times she ,'breakds into song' with a Carol or bit of folk song😀..

[@scummings9878]

Well done with the tree. Really good to see that you are going to be using in the cottage. Your comments today were moving and so important that the human race find a way to reflect and implement many of those values. You both are a blessing🙏

[@tammaragill9347]

You have the most soothing voice. I absolutely LOVE to listening to you speak. I REALLY would love to hear you read out loud a book. Not at all one go, but a chapter at a time. THERE'S your next channel. ❤

[@liamperry7095]

I agree, Scott's got a beautiful voice 😀

[@tammaragill9347]

@@liamperry7095 🤣🤣🤣

[@jerseygirlvet]

Agree

[@judyholdsworth7096]

It would be lovely to have a cottage industry using your fallen cedar to make closet rings and block hangers

[@rjandy2]

I love the way the two of you take time to ponder the world around you, counting the rings of a tree or admiring an old gate, details of what lays around you and telling their stories. Katie's introspections are always a delight and thought provoking. In a world of fast-paced fleeting images your channel challenges us to slow down for a moment and take in the "seasons" and embrace those life-giving connections.

[@soniaclarke1171]

Scott, you're just a softy on the quiet and Brie being your baby sheep, shows so much. Katie and Scott, just love your videos.

[@megmills4798]

The Word of God is always a comfort

[@megmills4798]

Katie you stay very leveled headed and calm great trait😊

[@camilamhf]

Beautiful deep reflection at 12:09! I love it when you do those voiceovers... keep them coming!

[@megmills4798]

The Lord takes ashes and makes something beautiful,gives us hope and strength to go forward may God keep you and shine His face on you both❤✡️✝️🤍💯

[@DomingoDeSantaClara]

Thanks for counting the rings😊 always interesting to take a moment and think about what was going on in the world around it as it popped into the light.

[@AmyLovesOldStuff]

My mother and grandmother would butter the spoon she measured the treacle/Molasses with. They claimed it helped to get the correct dosage in the recipes. I use their cooking/baking pots/pans. I enjoy the memories they gift me. I'm 66 yrs old, and none of my younger kin want the "old things." I'm glad you use the older cookware.

[@colleenmckinlay2916]

Thank you for counting the rings on that gorgeous tree. I was wondering how old it was. A gentle giant has fallen. So glad that you will be using the wood for your home as well as other articles. You have a very beautiful voice. What a gift. So enjoy listening to you.❤

[@laura-fd8dg]

Beautiful reflections of your fallen tree and the scripture. I had a few deaths in my family recently and your words brought me to tears and gave me so much comfort. You write beautifully and look forward to your videos. Cheers from Pennsylvania in the US.

[@sharonlamendola7421]

I am sorry to hear of your loss. May you find comfort in memories.

[@megmills4798]

May the Lord give you peace and understanding,taking ashes to give you something beautiful❤

[@123boat]

A beautiful voice made for narrating audio books 🤗

[@whotknots]

Hi Kate and Scott and thanks for your exceptionally pleasant presentations. Despite me being an Australian the vista's you share of your beautiful environs are strongly alluring for me. Possibly because my beloved Paternal Great-Grandmother affectionately known to me as 'Great-Nan' was nee McCord and my Maternal Grandfather was an Edwards descended from a Napier lineage. Apparently two potentially serious illnesses which can be contracted by consuming raw milk are; Listeria also known as Listeriosis which can inflict quite an extensive list of unpleasant symptoms which you can reference for yourself on the internet and has been known to cause fatalities. Secondly is Guillain-Barr syndrome that is an infection which causes the body's immune system to attack the nervous system often if not usually resulting in some degree of temporary paralysis. Apparently most people eventually make a complete recovery from Guillain-Barr disease but doing so can take considerable time. It may particularly interest Scott to learn that the Guillain-Barr affliction is apparently more likely to beset adult males. When I was a small boy growing up in late 1950's Australia raw milk was fairly commonplace and I recall my Mother and a Great-Aunt both 'scalding' milk by heating it in a large pan with a porcelain 'Milk Minder' in the bottom to prevent it from boiling over. 'Scalded cream' was then removed from the surface of the treated milk before decanting the remainder for household use. I suspect you might intend to simply settle for a 'Highlander' which is a particularly hardy breed of cattle apparently common in and particularly well suited to the Hebrides. But different varieties of cow not only produce varying quantities of milk but also things like fat content.

[@shellsheridan8629]

Cedar wood is what is used for the best Beehives too. The very best wood for bees for longevity. 👍🐝

[@TheScottishIsle]

Great idea! We'll be considering this further.

[@hanneliewiese3477]

I love the fact that you guys care so much about nature

[@lucielou7745]

Something as simple as hearing the swirling of the spoon in your teacup with a little “ding” as you tapped it on the rim… So soothing :) What a nice looking cuppa too.. nice and strong just the way it ought to be! ❤

[@TheScottishIsle]

There is an art to making a good cuppa. Orwell had it right! Kx

[@BrendaOsif-zk4fp]

One of the things I like about your videos is reading the comments, I’ve learned so much.🙂 The gingerbread looked scrumptious. 👍 I felt sad hearing how old that tree was, such a little stream of water that brought it down. The wonders of nature. 💚

[@bespokefencing]

You could get yourself an Alaskan mill, and cut your own boards. You just have to watch the dust, Western Red Cedar sawdust is considered a human carcinogen! It's a really lovely, useful, wood , and you are correct in wanting to preserve it. Best of luck!😊

[@staciecats7801]

My Dad was a woodworker. He did wood turning, carving, and made furniture. I learned that you need to put sealant on the ends of freshly cut wood to let it dry slowly and not crack. (Dad called the cracks "checking"). The best of luck finding someone with a mobile mill.

[@roseybeesley4110]

I’m so glad your planning on using the beautiful cedar wood. I was saddened that that tree was just going to be burned. It makes me sad when people cut all the trees down, or they fall down, but I hope you can use the tree wood for something useful and beautiful. Thank you both for your wonderful videos.

[@sharonlamendola7421]

I would gladly buy something small, maybe a coaster size piece. It would be a wonderful momento from the island.

[@flockoturtles]

I built a house in 1989 and used red cedar for closets and siding where there wasn't brick outside. It smells so good inside and is a wonderful wood for siding and shingles. Keeps the bugs away too. Cost a bloody fortune then and I can't imagine affording it now.

[@lieuwina]

That was a very old tree Katie and I loved how you counted the rings. I too do this when I see a tree felled or when my husband buys wooden planks and I sit there counting the rings. Wood fascinates me. Your comments were so moving today and I agree Katie you should read a book, how about 'Kidnapped' by Robert louis Stevenson it fits in with all that bracken you have growing there. Your voice would be perfect. I could listen to you both all day, I love your conversations. Have a lovely day and good luck with the bees.

[@kimcool6327]

Yes you can use shavings from the wood in stables for your animals. Actually it is highly encouraged as better beding.also you can burn the bark in your fires. Cedar crackles alot but smells so wonderful. Cedar is a bug deterrent. The ashes are completely amazing for your garden. On the farm I grew up Ceder was always a welcome friend. Just ideas for thought.

[@tripletgirl2484]

I felt an earthquake here in Ohio. It rattled the glasses in the cupboard, very odd. Another lovely video! It will be amazing to have bees and a cow! My grandma had a cow out back. We had bread, blueberries and cream for breakfast. Poor Bree ❤

[@see4182]

What about one of those portable chain saw milling contraptions? They aren't that expensive, or at least are far less than a formal portable milling saw which go for thousands. Most go between (14" to 48" D) $60-$200. They use them a lot in Alaska out in the bush.

[@andrewhoyland2970]

A weekly Cooking/baking episode by Katie from the family cook book would be a fantastic idea. But still fantastic to watch from a rural new Zealand town

[@lauraautry6992]

Kate your voice is so soothing and when you speak or tell stories I am always glued to your videos. I was so happy that you are keeping the wood from the fallen tree…it is beautiful. I love gingerbread and thank you for sharing the recipe….🤗❤️

[@rebeccanicoll2550]

Thank you for another excellent video. I love hearing your voice Katie. I agree with others about you considering being a narrator of books. I enjoy your baking and cooking segments also. May God bless you and keep you both. Much love from East Texas.❤️

[@madelynparsons9013]

I also keep bees and I find them so relaxing and mesmerising and they are so clever xx I also talk to them a lot 😅

[@OffgridHambys]

That is wonderful lumber. I'd make a table, line a closet, hope chest, etc. a butcher block would be good too. The shavings are great for sachets in the dresser.

[@KatyThompsonHaley]

Lovely thoughts so beautifully expressed. Thank you ❤

[@lpeterman]

Katie's instinct are spot-on: keep the "rounds" or coffee tables, (aka "cookies" to us sawmillers in the 'States) off the ground. If you relocate the "Cant hook" (bright orange tubular contraption at the chainsaw milling site) you can use it to maneuver the larger pieces onto "cribbing" (the cross pieces holding the logs off the ground) with greater control and less effort. If you have a (somewhat) local sawyer, offer to go "shares" to save you a bit of cash. He mills the logs and takes some lumber; you get the remainder. He'll do a good job, because he'll have customers who want quality cedar lumber. Win/Win. Just a few thoughts from a fellow Dendrophile and landowner in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

[@dickdavidson3616]

Clear cedar is hugely valuable and well sought after! Bringing in a portable mill would be ideal and well worth the effort and cost.

[@cynthiataylor2189]

What a gift you've been given in the tree. There are so many beautiful that can come from it. Cedar Oil is very useful and all it takes are the shavings and little bits. It may make a great Video.

[@carlnewton1126]

My brother is exactly the same, he can’t drink milk but loves cheese. I used to milk cows on a farm and loved the fresh cold milk from the bulk tank, nothing better but you have to be aware of the bacteria in the milk. Trust me, milking a cow is not fun or romantic especially when they crap on you or even worse kick you. After 40 years I still remember M29 who could take out a fly in mid flight with her back leg, my knee and arm aches at the thought. A local farmer used to make clotted cream, I remember going into her kitchen with flat pans of milk sitting on top of the Aga and the smell of the cooking. There is an awful lot of work and expense in keeping a caw for milk and it can be really, really expensive and you will have to watch out she doesn’t suffer from mastitis resulting in milk you can’t drink. If you want to keep a couple of cows get a Kyloe a Highland breed for the meet? One of the main reasons for sheering a sheep so close is to help stop fly strike which means flys lay their eggs in the fleece and the resulting maggots proceeding to eat the sheep alive.

[@angelamva9585]

That beautifully amazing tree can be used for so much, and like you said, what a gift it is the tree falling just when you're renovating your cottage. To be honest those big round bottoms of the tree would make perfect table tops and some other million pieces of furniture fpr interior and exterior!

[@headron66]

I loved your reflections Katie and I could smell that gingerbread from here in Bannockburn 😂nice. My mother got TB from cows milk when she was a lass, could that be one of the reasons it’s banned? I’m also sure any kids living on farms have sampled it often. ❤

[@joahnnaberti8897]

You guys need a portable saw mill, we use them in Northern Canada...there must be a way to help you get one through pateron ...I hope this works out for you. I agree with Kate, the wood is too valuable to use as afire wood. Sending good energy your way for this inspiring vlog!

[@glennwing4214]

Thank you for your thoughts on the commonality between human life and tree rings. They're much needed. Especially liked being reminded that we humans have eternity in us. It's the hardest truth to remember, day to day, but the most important.

[@samminannie9740]

You can use the old freezer for dry storage my daughter had one she couldn't get rid off she stored paint tins and garden tools in it, she painted it dark green and put pots in front if it

[@sharonlamendola7421]

and put some cedar shavings in the old freezers they will smell much better!

[@sandraford4235]

I was staying at my sisters near Manchester early 1970s ,I was in bed sleeping and felt the room shudder .I was half asleep and thought my sisters big lurcher dog was lolloping around the room .I woke up and saw the dog wasn’t in the room ,it was an earth tremor.in the 1980s My Mother was in the sitting room waiting for her taxi in Liverpool and she fell off the couch that was a quake too.The taxi driver mentioned that he was sitting on a wall having a smoke and nearly fell off the wall .It’s funny how it happens every few years .

[@teedonovan9546]

I hear earthquakes too. I heard all the big ones here. You may find you will feel the ground moving off centre, and if your anxiety goes up, listen as a big one maybe on the way. It occurs for me usually the day before a big one. Listen to your gut and be glad, its kept me safe for all of the big ones here in NZ. Must be my scottish DNA...awesome!!😊

[@fionaclark9249]

I’m so lucky here in Northumberland to have the most gentle shepherd to shear my 4 pet valais.

[@crf9993]

We used to use a container load a month making pencils. You could use some of the smaller bits to make craft and twig pencils.

[@akpatriot6398]

Thanks for your lovely videos. My wife and I really enjoy the alternate wilderness lifestyle to our Alaska homestead. I'd like to address your lumber issues. Having both a circular sawmill 50 yrs ago & currently own a Woodmizer bandsaw mill, there are times when even with a tractor, there are some trees that just can't be moved to the mill so must be milled on site. For this I recommend a Granberg Alaskan sawmill or equivalent. They will make fine boards that can then be transported easily. There are plenty of KZbin videos to help. All the Best.

[@dellamcconnochie]

Katie, you do have a lovely soothing voice So pleased that 124 year tree will go on to be Used for another purpose 😂

[@tricial4330]

I thoroughly enjoyed this episode. (I despise earthquakes-Big Island of Hawaii, no end to them! Frightening!) 1) I'm a huge tree hugger, thank you for your thoughts on appreciating this resource; 2) your recipe made me think of both of my grandmothers. My very Scottish maternal grandmother was a fantastic cook, I still have and use her recipe for Scotch Broth, it never tastes exactly like hers, but still invokes the same memories. Nourishing the body and soul. My father was born on a farm in Texas in 1929, he used to tell us his mother (my paternal grandmother) would entertain each of her 8 babies by painting their hands with molasses and give them a chicken feather, simple pleasures-a puzzle of a rustic type, but it worked and she could carry on with her endless chores. Thank you for sharing your time, your magical island, and your beautiful thoughts. You're both amazing, and hardworking, hearty and resilient. Stay well.

[@melissaschneider8197]

The main thing cedar is used for in house building is roof shakes or shingles. The slices of the tree would be perfect for this. The blanket boxes are great. We have one made by my husband’s father over 100 years ago. So glad to see that you want to utilize as much as you can of this tree. I stuffed a dog bed with cedar shavings, wrapped in loosely woven cotton. Cedar slivers can be irritating.

[@robertjamesleyland9606]

We get raw milk from a farm just outside lincoln. You can also get it from the variuos food festivals around the uk.

[@joyceglaister2086]

Hi thank you once again for a fabulous and extremely interesting video. No 47.

[@TheScottishIsle]

Thank you too.

[@toddlegari6611]

A amazing gift from Mother Nature . Consider saving the root system as well . From a artistic angle . Many uses . Look forward to seeing how it lives on .

[@carlnewton1126]

The cookies you stored on the logs will make really nice interior and garden coffee tables, all you would need to do is come up with a leg design and build yourself a router sledge to flatten the top and bottom of the cookies. When you are drying timber paint the cut edges with a latex paint or PVA. It will help stop the end of planks and cookies from drying out to quickly and splitting.

[@irenefitzpatrick6480]

I love that you use a spurtle to mix the gingerbread. It looked delicious! 😊

[@brenwyckoff]

Katie, thank you for the moving winter reflection ~♥

[@tbrown2302]

My son is lactose intolerant but he is able to drink raw milk without problems. Thank you for another enjoyable video. Blessings.

[@trishahext1797]

Would make some lovely coffee and picnic tables. Wonderful to use as much as possible in your home.

[@springforestgardener984]

I love this. I'm glad I found your channel. Thank you for sharing your adventure.

[@deedaw9246]

Tom Pemberton Farm Life on youtube has a dairy that I thought was in the UK. He sells fresh milk at his dairy. Even has a "milk shake" machine out front of their market where they sell meat.

[@julieg4985]

Fantastic! Another great episode of real life. I am so glad you're going to use that beautiful tree and use it to rebuild.

[@witatter1]

I’ve observed you knitting in several videos. Cut up and sand some of the branches and pieces of the cedar into blocks or such to keep the moths (and other bugs) out of your wool and knitted items. You could even do some up and sell them online. We could have a piece of your island in our wools.😊

[@Algorithmicgeneratedwordsalad]

I actually have old Cedar shaving satchels that my grandmother had made still Within the drawers of my dresser they since lost their smell but I still keep them in there cuz they were made by my grandma but yeah you can totally collect the wood shavings and turn them into little satchels that you hang throughout the house to keep pest out

[@Algorithmicgeneratedwordsalad]

So the reason why raw milk is illegal in a lot of countries is because tuberculosis used to get in people's bones and infect them

[@user-ug2zp4kz2i]

Keep these video’s coming guys, I love them, it’s inspired me to look for my very own cottage, on west Scotland coastline, what a beautiful area.

[@jenniferfarrah3134]

The tree stumps will make beautiful furniture , I’m glad you are going to repurpose them , as it had such a long life . I love 🐝. So will look forward to you having some . Great video .

[@terris6322]

Amen Katie. Thanks for your words of wisdom.

[@TheScottishIsle]

Solomon knew a thing or two! Kx

[@terris6322]

Yes he did!

[@noonep11]

My gran born in kelso used to say to us as kids, 'eat, drink & be merry, for tomorrow we must dies', lovely video, go raibh maith agat

[@andrewoliver5222]

Yaaaaay well done Katie soooooo excited to see it milled I’ve never seen it done I’m so pleased your going todo it 😊😊😊😊😊🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@morningstarbedell5318]

Love your videos beautiful place you live in im used to earthquakes here in California just part of living here

[@glennwing4214]

Just a thought about contacting the person who mills trees, but who doesn't have an online presence. He may be older (and therefore possibly very experienced with wood but not computers). If it was me, I think I'd go back to the person who told you about him, and try to get a phone number or location. Sometimes those old guys are real gems. I think I heard Scott mention portable mills. Some I've seen on You Tube are not large and could be more easily transported across the channel to your island. I too think this fallen cedar, especially one that big, is a godsend. You could use some of the lumber and also sell a bunch. A miller might do the work for a percentage of the wood - it couldn't hurt to ask. Good luck to you!

[@chrissoutham7363]

Cedar is a great piece of timber to work with and smaller pieces could be carved by hand by the fire at night into spoons and spurtle

[@gloriacoffey4651]

So happy you are salvaging the cedar. Bees and a cow sounds great! ❤

[@russellpickett4495]

Ep. 48. Run a chain through your drain under the path, then pull chain back and forth to move leaves and debris away. Rusty Australia

[@annehicks9992]

That cake looks delicious 😊

[@camf53]

❤ I am so addicted to you guys! I love it! Katie, you are a wonder! Beautiful, very intelligent and hard working! Scott, I hope you feel better to you can get back into your groove! Blessings to you both!

[@philiptaylor7902]

Mind your back moving those blocks, Scott

[@piatheiltoft67]

You have the most soothing voice Katie. I could listen to you for hours ❤ I hope you will be able to use the cedar for many beautiful things.

[@mumsie2739]

Beautiful words, Katie❤.

[@alanssnackbardailyrelaxati8155]

Fascinating wee beasties. That is as Scots as it gets .✔

[@clairedelune7057]

The closets in our building are lined with cedar. Between tenants, I just lightly sand it to “refresh” the cedar. Something to consider if your clothes are wool.

[@marionbartley214]

Hello Katie and Scott, great video today, a lot of interesting points in the video, I especially like the way you figured out how to take a cedar rounds. And position them so that they could dry out That was a good idea using the branches for underneath supports. And then later in the video listening to all the upcoming things that need to be done in the spring. Sounds like you're going to have your hands full . Looking forward to the next video Thanks for sharing.

[@derrihanson9876]

You could purchase a chainsaw mill that attaches to the chainsaw. They aren't very expensive but it is fairly easy to use.

[@latemcire8387]

Air drying lumber generally takes a year for every inch of thickness.

[@sunnyw4148]

You may find that cow's milk that has been ages, such as cheese and butter, are easier to digest.

[@lindashortall8761]

Another great episode keep up the good work

[@TheRealBigfeet]

Something occurred to me a Canadian company who deals with massive cedar and redwoods used lirrle plaques that they put on the rings that makes events of history so with your tables you could make little plaques that denote island and local or Scottish history as it would make your island side tables a more unique and more personal touch.

[@TheScottishIsle]

That's a nice idea - thank you. Kx

[@carolineleonard8214]

Hi. I live in Wales and too far away to bring my milling kit up to, also I don'tknow how I'dget it over the water, it's a heavy 2/3 person lift. You're doing the right thing. Get any wood that you want to use, including small branches, angled steeply so that water runs off it quickly. Not a real job this, but on pieces that you want to use indoors, try and take the bark off and cover with tarpaulin as soon as you can. Insects love to let rheir eggs in bark and their larvae will eat and burrow into the good wood (cedar is not repellant to all insects). Fantastic posts BTW, please keep them coming.

[@nancysueleske7819]

The earthquake is a surprise to me. Never imagined it for there. Yes, cows milk is very natural…for calves. But if you do get a cow, make kefir. More tolerated as a fermented product. Lovely cedar tree!

[@britishgal1808-Sue]

The cedar wood is gorgeous! I’m happy you will be putting it to good use. The gingerbread looked really good, must have a cuppa tea with it. Maybe you’ll catch something on the trail cam this week. I don’t have to put the CC on for hubby anymore, Katie haha. My dad was from Fife so I was use to his accent:)

[@kateyshaw7295]

Wow coffee tables 😊 from that amazing tree ..l would order one !!!! Great video with so much in .....thanks for sharing ..😊

[@dcimedic]

One of the cedar rounds would make a great outdoor bistro size table if you add legs to it.

[@beverlyethridge5084]

That is beautiful wood. There may be people that would buy it. The felled redwoods in Northern California are sometimes more than 2000 years. There are people that make bowls and such as well.

[@RuralSpanishRetirement]

Re shearing your sheep, there is a channel called Talasbuan, they have a small holding in Sweden and they had a stand that the sheep were tethered to.. a contraption that held the sheep still while being hand sheared. Maybe a google would bring up plans how to make one 💁 Nice video, enjoyed very much. Thank you.

[@janwilletts1986]

I love sheepsmilk cheese, certainly seems easy to digest.will have to look that one up. I can’t drink cows milk but can eat cheese and yogurt. Discovered there is a protein in milk that disappears when it is heated, hence yogurt and cheese that has some level of heating becomes digestible.

[@glennwing4214]

Raw milk is illegal because of the danger of tuberculosis. But, Katie's right, if you keep your cows in excellent health and have them tested regularly, you're at very little risk. And the health benefits are huge because it hasn't been heated, so all the original enzymes and other good things are still in there. Over 50 years ago, I could buy raw milk in New York state, at a farm just down the road, but I think it was technically illegal, even back then. Mighty tasty stuff!

[@vmhvideo]

Raw milk can contain dangerous bacteria such as Salmonella, E. coli, Campylobacter, Staphylococcus aureus, Yersinia, Brucella, Coxiella and Listeria. Ideally raw milk would be perfect, but unfortunately we don't live in an ideal world, and for most people this just couldn't be a choice. To supply the amount of milk the world needs, it has to be pasteurized.

[@carolaspinall1562]

I watch a Scotland channel, It's called; Tammy's the Name and Sheeps the game. He goes around to farms shearing sheep, I wonder if he could help you out, he seems a decent guy and maybe come out to you for your two pet sheep. I will let him know he has been recommended. Enjoy your channel and I am catching up!

[@nadineveitch5837]

Would be awesome if you could mill the tree, will keep my fingers crossed for you! One thing to maybe think of with the cow is I was always told it's not good to keep one on it's own as they're herd animals and can get pretty upset. We've got two small herds but haven't any experience with dairy cows and I know people have for years kept a single house cow. I know you'll do right by it either way. 😊

[@jkeilman7556]

Hello from high in the Rockies, I just got caught up with your latest video and podcast, coincidentally, while I'm waiting for the bread to bake. I never knew what treacle was before now other than something that appeared in stories occasionally. Use up, wear out, Make do or do without. That was one of my mother's favorite replies (she grew up during WWII) if any of us kids dared to think we needed something new when want we had was still perfectly fine. I didn't love it then but I do now. I hope you don't stress about replying to every commenter. The effort your videos and podcasts take is substantial. They are very generous on your part and should be more than enough for everyone. I'm glad they are getting you to your goals! Your concern for the use of the fallen tree is uplifting. I'm sorry about Bree and the sheering experience. Funny but traumatic. I had a sheep for a while. Corriedale-CVM cross who was a nice guy for being a ram. I was fortunate to have a sheerer that was very caring even though he lived up to his ram moniker. If your sheep have fleece that is meant to be spun, and if you want to try it, I might have some equipment you could use. No idea how to get hold of you other than here.

[@TheScottishIsle]

Thank you for this. I do have a spinning wheel, and a homemade hackle/comb/drop spindle set...I need practice with them all! Crowdie's wool is lovely for spinning, and I'll try felting Brie's this year. Say hello to the Rockies for me, I used to live in among those mountains, myself! Kx

[@jkeilman7556]

I should have known you were already on it. Sorry to spell Brie's name wrong. Don't tell her, okay? I had a fiber-arts booth for a little while and still have some leftovers. If you find yourself wishing for something, check with me first. If I have it I would be happy to send it as a small thank you for letting us come along on your ride.

[@dorothygamble2309]

You can get brucellosis from unpasteurised milk ,as I did and was unwell many years ago about the of 17 yrs for sometime. Loving your channel