61: Island History, Amphibious Cars, Deer Disasters! Spring, Highlands, Scotland I The Scottish Isle

Welcome to The Scottish Isle. A 'fly-on-the-wall' channel where we share the captivating world of our life on this private island in the Hebrides. Our channel is your window to the rich treasures of this unique way of life, showcasing Scotland's beauty, local traditions, and the enchanting, old-fashioned lifestyle we embrace. Join us on this exciting journey as we explore the stories and wonders that shape our island life, from breath-taking landscapes to cherished traditions; the renovation of a 300-year-old cottage, and the restoration of antiques. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay up-to-date with our latest episodes. Let's embark on this remarkable adventure together!
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[@TheScottishIsle]

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[@thewatchman6074]

When your average Deer meets a fence, his first thoughts are: "Ah, you bloody think so, eh?"....

[@thehighlandlife2023]

Ha ha so true!

[@abigailgerlach5443]

Every single one of them thinks they're trying out for the High Jump at the Olympics! (They're all convinced they are gold medal qualifiers too!)

[@shellydunn9710]

😂

[@Seven50ml]

Honestly can't believe more folks aren't watching this. Glad i found this hidden treasure.

[@TheScottishIsle]

Tell EVERYONE! 😆 Kx

[@Seven50ml]

@@TheScottishIsle telling everyone I know. But I don't know many folks these days. Hermit life. 😆

[@catherinepearson3866]

Another beautiful peek into your lives in the Hebrides. I have watched from the beginning of your journey with great joy, this land pulls my heart in a very physical way, it is the land of my forebears. Though I am a 5th generation Australian, my kin came from Skye. This comment really belongs to your previous episode about the passing of Gary the Heron. It bought to my mind a story from my childhood about my great grandfather. One of my great uncles was killed in a fall from his horse, in mountain country when his horse tripped and threw him. The horse died too. The story I want to share is that though my great uncle was buried in the usual way, his father, my great grandfather returned to the site of the accident, dug a great hole and buried the horse. He then made a stone cairn over the horse's resting place. This cairn is still there today, deep in the bush. I wonder is this a Scot's thing? Or just the way my great-grandfather grieved. Thank you for sharing your life in a place I may not likely to ever visit but is so dear in my heart💚

[@gaffysmenk]

Wheelbarrow solid tyres. Brilliant things. Also, those green barrows make super comfortable chairs.

[@darlafisher-odjignadeau2710]

It's a beautiful island even when it rains. Kate love your humour both of you compliment each other.

[@kellyharrah11]

Omg...I love the window like that, slot more light for sure

[@tinawelch3005]

what a gem episode...sheep sees maaaa and daaaa on the quaaaad and runs off, the beautiful spring blooms, kaie's mob cap, Scott's ongoing battle with rain, story time and reno...only 1/2 way through. love you guys and the way you complement each others' sentences!!

[@gwencrosswhite9329]

Love the Olive story and learning of her amphibious car. Fascinating!!

[@tricial4330]

The boat mooring location, absolutely stunning! Your stories of Olive makes me think of my Scottish grandmother, Ruth McKay. Happy Belated Birthday, Scott~🎂😎 Katie, loved your lace cap! Your hair is so lovely, I'm envious! ☀☀☀

[@barbaradavie150]

Oh I laughed out loud when I saw you with the lace hat on your head. Too funny. All the daffodils!! So so pretty. Lovely. thank you.

[@darlafisher-odjignadeau2710]

I haven't laughed so much in this episode. Your cat made a sound what was that sound😂

[@barbarawhittall2311]

Another lovely episode thanks for sharing your life in God's Country!!!

[@gjmiller138]

I see the other kitty is out and about enjoying some spring warmth along with the greenery popping up. Katie, the window bay looks lovely in all its original glory. Bravo

[@lisatill1303]

Katie I love your dresses! Do you make them? Really enjoy your videos, thank you for sharing with us.

[@headron66]

Seeing the flowers come into bloom, spring is in the air and then hail stones! My granny used to say to me “ Ne’er cast a clout till May is out” I used to think she was referring to me because that’s my name😂but she was really saying don’t prepare till the weather gets better😂❤️

[@GlendaClark-ns7cm]

It is so nice to see Scott smiling and laughing. He has a lovely smile.

[@garylovattlovatt193]

Delightful viewing. Looking forward to the Q and A .😊😊

[@pitchforkcustom]

very good.. K: ‘i’m glad you’re driving this thing, i’m not’.. cut to K driving quad into distance.. 😂❤good editing 👍

[@marionbartley214]

Might I add Happy belated Birthday to you Scott, hopefully you had a nice day with Katie.

[@nataliewielgus1472]

Beautiful show me and my mum are completely hooked... get your merchandise out there... Asap a Scott n katy bag for life natural fabric with beautiful wild flowers of Scotland on... Would be fantastic Beautiful views from the hill went to isle of lewis bk in 2019 was stunning saw old stone walk way n burial chambers and stunning old houses... Ideal way of life should be easier in summer less rain n wind hopefully

[@craigvespe3109]

You two are the best show on the telly😁

[@robinmoore5181]

Wonderful video. Wonderful life. Hard word, and satisfying. ❤

[@sallywatton2580]

Should keep some bags handy for sand and such . Makes unloading easier 😊

[@joyceglaister2086]

Hi once again I have thoroughly enjoyed watching episode 61. Thank you. - brilliant!!! 🐏🐑🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

[@mohumphries7149]

The window and walls stripped down is beautiful 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@tripletgirl2484]

Our family lived in Inverness for 8 years, actually in Culloden. Our sons, born in Scotland, have never fully forgiven us for taking them away back to America. I enjoy your videos very much ❤

[@TheScottishIsle]

Thank you. It means a lot to us that you watch and share the journey with us. Kx

[@iamshotty]

Lay off the snuff Jeeves 🤣Awww darling Bree watching you both is soooo cute ♥The window looks so much better already. The old Mooring spot is stunning. Your episodes always help me to relax.I even love it when it rains. Thank you xx Teresa 🇦🇺♥

[@jenniferfarrah3134]

Great episode, love your stories , your humour. So relaxing watching & listening to you both , and the window , looks so much better . Good job 👍.

[@brenwyckoff]

Such a treasure, all the old stories and history you share!! Thank you for the work you are doing to preserve the cottage and the history~ ♥

[@janetmackinnon3411]

That window looks very good!

[@dennismatthews6660]

As always, thank you.

[@lpeterman]

Q: Where does a 200kg Red Deer go? A: Wherever it wants. If your Red Deer are anything like our Roosevelt/Wapiti Elk, they look at the puny mesh fences and chuckle to themselves. Then they push it over and proceed. Yeah, like "naughty teenagers." You filmed in the allotted 26 minutes of sunlight this week, perhaps the flotilla of kayakers were chasing the brightness...? Enjoying the content, keep 'em coming. Cheers from the Willamette Valley of Oregon

[@TheHylander27]

That car is sooo cool!!!

[@jenniferkelly6450]

Loved this video, one of your best. So interesting. The window looks stunning. Much love to you both, Jennifer, Cape Town, South Africa 💜

[@terryhenderson7089]

Still loving your videos. On this one when you were sitting and talking, i noticed the huge floor boards under the table. Those are incredible. Please preserve them. You cannot find boards like that here in the US.

[@annmcgranaghan2131]

' Ae fond kiss' . Robert Burns . One of my favourites.

[@blupoppy608]

I loved the length of this video...thanks for posting

[@pip-woollycwtches]

Jeeves is such a star 😻

[@beatieswanepoel3004]

Hi Katie, when I bottle my cherries tomatoes, I prick the tomatoes with a needle and I add some chopped onion and green and yellow pepper to it, and the liquid is a mixture of sugar, vinegar and water. That way I can drain the jar and just add some lettuce and feta cheese and have a salad ready. Because I am alone now, I use small jars that I can finish in one meal.

[@TheScottishIsle]

That sounds yummy, thank you! Kx

[@beatieswanepoel3004]

I boil 1 cup each sugar, vinegar and water for a few minute and pour over veggies.

[@whiskeycook3323]

Very nice video! Loved the outdoor “fireside” chat. Have a great week

[@annettemurielle]

Poor wee Jeeves! Bless him. :-))

[@carolynstewart5825]

Well done with the progress on the track. Water will continue to be the challenge...just like the Deer! The seedlings are in their first year, it always seems to take them longer to appear when your excited about seeing them. However, the feelings of pride when they do take hold and become stronger plants is awesome. The window does look better. Regardless of its size, you two still have the best views.

[@leigh7776]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 A trip hazard!!! I just LOVE your sense of humor!💜🧡

[@StuartWoodwardJP]

Loved the amphibious car!

[@diannemckenzie2356]

When filling the trailer, first lay down a tarp and then add your sand, stones, etc. Saves having shovel it out. Makes for very easy cleannup.

[@andrewthornegeo]

I ordered you something from your Amazon wishlist. I hope it's useful. Thanks for the wonderful videos.

[@PhilONeill]

Looks like The Banana Splits on that quad :)

[@myownlittlehouse471]

You asked in the previous video about recommendations for gloves. HYFLEX 11-840 Ergonomic Abrasion-Resistant Nylon Spandex Nitrile Gloves. These gloves were recommended by a young couple who bought Jameswood Villa in Scotland, a ruin for sure, and who fixed it up over several years. Cal and Claire. He did nearly all the work himself. He loved these gloves and wouldn't use anything else. I bought my husband a pair, and he likes them also. Very durable and grip well.

[@user-tz7du2cy4g]

The grass is always greener on the other side!😊

[@TheScottishIsle]

Bonnie Tyler, 'Total Eclipse of the Heart'.

[@lieuwina]

What a character Olive must have been and the poor bloke who was in the amphibious car with her thinking he might have to row that car ashore if it broke down then realizing the oars would be of no good use. ha ha Swim for your lives..... Your banter between the pair of you is wonderful to see and you always get me too have a little laugh or chuckle. Thanks once again for a lovely video. Have a lovely day.

[@ara8253]

Also recommend new subscribers watch from the start. It's what I did and gives the viewer a much better understanding of what it's all about. Plus the scenery in changing seasons. All 😺 lads do that 😂

[@TheScottishIsle]

Watching from the start would also be a great help to us. Especially concerning the understandable questioning.

[@katherinelittrell9689]

"What the hell is on your head?" 😁😂😂😂 Your videos are getting better and better.😊 Well done.

[@lisafaust3801]

Idea: Why don't you keep a running list of FAQs and post on the Community section of your channel?

[@thehighlandlife2023]

That’s a good idea!

[@amandabrown352]

Allways a pleasure to watch you both

[@gloriak491]

You two are awesome. My kind of people!

[@judymcgovern8454]

Thanks for another fabulous vlog. Loved hearing about Olive, what a character she must have been and what stories she could tell. The window does look so much better, well done Kate. Lovely footage of the deer and the pinemartin, such a beautiful place to call home x

[@marionbartley214]

Hello Katie and Scott, great video today, that was a nice looking can that's to bad that it wasn't able to be transported and used. Then but then looking at the island's walkways. It's not likely the car. Would have been able to be driven on any of the roads.Unless we the viewer's can't see them for privacy issues. Which is understandable. Katie great work on the window restoration It's looking good. Looking forward to the next video.

[@sewmom17]

I had to laugh at Jeeves sneezing - our big, all black, male cat sneezes just like that!

[@southwife]

Lovely. Unique. Calming. Beautiful window. Like it like that. Odd that i bought a lace cap this week....time for it. Best Regards and warmest wishes. ❤

[@grey-friar]

35:04 So good! Had a great laugh.

[@user-zi7ly5cw1o]

Love footage of you two on the quad❤ Thank you for sharing the Olive story, Scott you got a big kick out of that 😅 The deer are tormenting the 2 of you, it's now a game😂 Have a wonderful day, cant wait for the next one❤

[@1713421]

Hello from Canada !

[@whiskeycook3323]

The seedlings look lovely, unfortunately I can’t grow them until I return from traveling in spring, so I just buy the plants that need the early start. I did put compost in my raised beds today and saw that my walking onions are already 6-8 inches tall. Early deliciousness. I was able to can 32 pints of pork this week. Easy peasy with the digital canners. Look forward to seeing your garden

[@KatyThompsonHaley]

Seeing you in your lace cap making placemats, I felt deep down I’ve witnessed my kindred spirit! 😂🤣😂🤣👋🏻🙋🏽‍♀️

[@TheScottishIsle]

Oh no! Not another one! 😆❤️Kx

[@terencemckibben2330]

add milk to limewash , much less likely to rub off on your clothes. linseed oil also helps with areas prone to wetting or high traffic areas like hallways kitchen etc.

[@Rescueluv]

Great episode as usual so much to enjoy. Really liked how you have done the window Katie also all the daffodils blooming when you were walking to put the deer camera up. I was so excited to see the pine marten I’ve been calling it a bear marten and I was very excited to hear about your one eye marten, Martin who also moonwalks. Seems appropriate for this channel. Laughed out loud when sailing group turned around and have no doubt Scott has a reputation as caretakers and some others you mentioned in a pod cast. Next Scott will be swinging a loin cloth at the invaders.😋

[@glennwing4214]

I predict you'll get some amazing footage of the deer breaching the fence when you finally get it. Not long ago, I saw on You Tube footage of what must have been an 8 point buck wiggling under a very small space under a 5 bar gate! If someone had told me they could do that, I never would have believed it, but there it was on video....

[@thehighlandlife2023]

I’ve watching what you guys get up to on your island!

[@lauraautry6992]

Always enjoy you both ❤️🤗🙏

[@FranWhorton-of5ql]

All the flowers blooming were so very beautiful....all your hard work is paying off.

[@marypasco2213]

Suggestion for the cat door: when you go to bed, make sure you ‘lock’ the both doors so the martens don’t get in. They do get curious. Just an idea.

[@alaenke]

Love this one as well!!

[@submarineUK]

Better late than never!

[@user-dt6tc1qr9d]

Wonderful views

[@louiseswart1315]

Love the sun deck furniture.

[@lorijones3089]

Hello from Minnesota 😊

[@lindachenoweth9002]

Love your stories! Hopefully the fence will be all secure by the time the fruit trees and the veggie garden are bringing on fresh food. They are pretty though, and fun to watch.

[@paulkellon3306]

I'm in love with this channel, best thing on youtube. I often wonder that after a hard days work cultivating your bit of heaven what you might be having for your tea. I imagine you guys sat by the fire tucking into some honest authentic dishes, I'd like to see that. ps The window and pathway is looking fantastic already, you are the angels of the isle. Love and best wishes Paul x

[@billarmstrong1250]

Yes!!! a bit of venison sasauge is in order.....can you take any? The interior work makes me tired but good thing its not up to me....glad your laughing! keep it up! 1

[@hatcherhollerhoodlum4418]

Tenderloin,eggs and biscuits n gravy😛😋😍

[@micheleboaze1093]

Thank you for sharing your little peace of heaven with us! Question for your question episode, how many acres is your island?

[@TheScottishIsle]

Just shy of 100 hectares. Kx

[@TheRealBigfeet]

The car was an amphicar, the one based on the triumph herald, they have there own clique following and are one of the more unique vehicles to come out of the UK. I think wheeler dealers have done a couple and 1 turned up at gas monkey, but they were a pretty good idea and based on the dukw idea of WW2. Love the idea this little old lady lived on the island and went shopping in her amphicar, now that’s cool.

[@mr.underhill7072]

Belated Happy Birthday to Scott :). Is the perception of the passing of time very different with Island Life ?

[@TheScottishIsle]

The days just seem to come and go. Maybe it's age! Kx

[@Prel8]

Great video. It was intresting watching Scott practice his curmudgeon skills. I don't think that he could actually pull it off though. Careful with that axe Eugene. ;)

[@suebates5267]

I don’t think it’s rude when you don’t reply to people that ask questions that are private.I think wether you bought the island or not is a personal thing.

[@Scottish-tart]

Teriyaki venison roast is delicious. Pinterest has a great recipe. You might also find out how to cure hides on youtube. They make a nice wall hanging lol

[@marklingle19]

If the dude would have offered to help the lady with her tangled lines, he may have left with a horse. He was not very gentlemanly!

[@mariapottery]

Would be nice if you can have a one piece of glass on the window instead that double pieces of glass. You would have more light coming in your room.

[@wildflower1335]

Hellooo my great friends. It's so good to see you 💖💖😁😁🥰🥰

[@TheScottishIsle]

🤍

[@Lynn-dz5hr]

Katie, use a milk bottle with holes in lid to sprinkle water on seedlings.

[@CindyMccomb-fz7kp]

Happy Birthday Scott! 👍

[@TheScottishIsle]

Thanks Cindy.

[@beverlyethridge5084]

Is that a paved road? I haven’t seen it before.

[@TheScottishIsle]

A cemented trackway leading down the steepest part of the hill; to where we use the boats to cross.

[@cheesehound2]

Thanks

[@TheScottishIsle]

Wow - thank you! 🤍🤍

[@lindashortall8761]

Hi from london

[@grahamharkness5744]

punctured wheel barrows are quite easy to repair, just buy an ordinary puncture repair kit for a bicycle and use a couple of tyre levers like 2 flat headed srewdrivers or sppon handles to pries the tyre of off one side and take the tube out , find the hole and patch it. If you use scewdrivers just make sure you dont nick the tube n put more holes in it.

[@susiemartin3144]

You could leave the concrete paint it with floor paint or put some tiles on it! Xx

[@beverlyzimmermann5868]

Hi from Michigan🌻🌻

[@MysticStarLite]

I'm in Michigan, too!

[@melodygranny4883]

Me too!

[@jackiesaylor2487]

GET ARGO TO SPONSOR YOUR CHANNEL. There's an amphibious 6 or 8 wheeler called an Argo. You can ride it on land or in the water. Check out ima survivor sanctuary or shirtless Jake's homestead (he go one first). But they drive it across the pond all the time, but then again their pond is only deep in one spot and they could swim across it too.

[@Doug94565]

Hi from sunny Glasgow today, my birthday as well.

[@TheScottishIsle]

Happy birthday, Doug! 🤍🤍

[@Maywyn]

Happy Birthday!

[@maryalcock9451]

Happy birthday 🎉

[@user-bl7ii2ug2l]

I'm wondering, is that a loch or the ocean. I keep waiting to see the tides but lochs don't have tides. Beautiful place to live.

[@TheScottishIsle]

We have tides, you'll see the water ebb and surge in various videos, and the seaweed. We're just too sheltered to have massive waves in this bay. Kx