April Vlogs Day 14 🌼 Wild garlic | Air fryer roast dinner | TBR chat

Daily life vlogs every day in April!
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Day 7 - forgot again!
Day 8 - um....
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Day 13 -
Day 14
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[@tamicushing9563]

So the reason the big honking birds were crossing at the crosswalk is because they are Canadian geese and therefore always follow the rules 😊

[@kathleensnow5358]

They are Canada Geese. Hello from Nova Scotia. 😅

[@Naturebug12]

LOL. Here from Ontario...and said ducks 4 times. We love your vlogs Ali

[@RhondaLorch]

My dear Ali. Those are Canada geese. And here we find them to be absolute pests because we have so many🇨🇦💕

[@karinvilim365]

Its funny you said that about the sound of gravel because I like it too. But I really love the sound of snow when it's really cold. It has a specific crunchy sound that anyone living in a cold climate would be able to identify 😂

[@roniholm8878]

I have a friend whose skin crawls at the sound of crunchy snow.

[@carlagarciaknits]

The cat that isn’t your cat but comes over to sunbathe. I think that’s the sweetest. 💕 🐈‍⬛ ☀️ I love the Richard Osman series!!!

[@Nemophilist2210]

They aren’t ducks, but migrating wild geese😍

[@MaryImmesberger]

Yes, yes, read The Girl on the Train

[@WhatVictoriaRead]

Oh Ali, thank you for your lovely words! It’s honestly such a joy to watch your reading journey and I’m glad I can help a little ☺️ and Mia sleeping face down at the end made me chuckle; mine do that and I always wonder how they can breathe?! 😂💛

[@AnnieDaddo]

"I'll be done soon, Mistress"...🤭Nice to see your beloved has a quick wit! Great episode,young lady.🙏Your wild garlic looks amazing and I loved the bee cameo🐝.Be well and enjoy your week,dear heart.❤️👋🐨🌏xx

[@maryeaston4874]

Oh Ali, I can't believe you didn't know about Yarn under. Definitely used in Amigurumi, makes your stitches look like little crosses, makes the item smaller and stiffer too so not the best if you want your toy to be soft and Squidgy. Love your podcasts and think this is the first time I've left a wee message xx

[@lauracogni5087]

Hi Ali, I haven’t commented much lately but still religiously watching! I’m one of the people who watch from the tv, so sometimes even just putting a like is an extra effort as you mentioned, putting down the knitting and hunt for the remote, fiddle about with up and down arrows until I find what I want to do! I still try to do it as much as possible, though! Today I wanted to comment because you spoke about the Wild deodorant, and I have used your coupon code and I wanted to thank you because I am absolutely loving it! I also have the Jasmin etc “flavour” and I also Bought sea salt and clean cotton, but haven’t used those yet. I think I will have to buy a second case too with next order! I have also added some of the books you read to my (humongous) reading list! But I did read the girl on a train when it first came out and I guarantee you will not be able to put it down! Also I see you have the miniaturist in your to be read shelf, and I absolutely adored that book! I love Jessie Barton as an author, I read her second book too and it was so so so good! Apologies for the “essay-style” comment, it’s just that I thought while I’m writing one I’ll just put down a few things! Thanks again for your beautiful vlogs!

[@heathertucker7056]

Your walk looked lovely today and great to see bluebells. Any leftover wild garlic bits can be infused in some oil to make sprinkling oil for pizzas etc which is useful! And- not really relevant to anything of importance - but- on the day you filmed this we were wearing matching deodorant “flavours” 🤣🤣

[@lorrainekrahn4498]

I’m from Canada; I saw that you had tourists from my country. Those are Canada Geese, or as we sometimes call them, Cobra Chickens as they hiss at people if they get too close to the nest or goslings. It’s great fun tell foreign tourists that the geese are friendly and go pet them 😂. I wouldn’t actually do that to anyone, but beware if you ever visit Canada.🇨🇦. Seriously, they aren’t vicious, just protective as any parents are.

[@jayshreeshah6245]

love your rainbow ordered books on your new shelf

[@carolinemagruder4276]

We live near a freshwater marsh in Wisconsin and get treated to hundreds of Canada geese honking as they migrate south in the fall. Though ours probably aren’t trained to use crossings! 😂

[@denisediauto9618]

I always enjoy your footage while walking, and I love the song you chose to play in the background. You use it often, and it makes me happy each time I hear it! I also love the sound of gravel crunching underfoot. It brings me back to my childhood playing outside. I love your vlogs Ali, thank you for taking the time to create them! ❤

[@Crafting_With_Laura_x]

Oooh, can you share some of the new to you KZbinrs you enjoyed? Always looking for something new to watch (although I always end up going to your old podcasts and rewatching 😬) x

[@suedale1865]

No comment on geese there are enough 🤣😂 Potatoes looked good

[@mandyofmarymac]

Hi Ali~We have many, many Canadian Geese strolling around over here in Michigan (we border Canada, so it's normal to have their geese in our parks and yards, and their coins in our pockets. We LOVE neighboring with Canada.) I saw a little saying about blue bells recently. It goes something like this. Be warned, if you were to pick a blue bell, a fairy will come up to you, stamp her foot, and "tut" at you. Now there's a cute image. It's been fun watching your lovely girls grow up. You and Dan are doing a terrific job. XXXX

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Oh I love that! That's such a cute saying, what a lovely image it conjures up 🧚🏻 Thank you Mandy xx

[@mandyofmarymac]

@@ThisLittleWonderfulLife You're very welcome. Your roasted chicken dinner looked marvelous. yum yum xx

[@heatherkane5913]

I loved Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman!! I highly suggest listening to the audio version - the voices are so good!

[@beatricemarie7880]

I’m happy to hear you’ll be doing more dodgey bags now that you found extra zips!! I love your sewing & knitting projects on Little Drops of Wonderful!!

[@PawfectPastimesAmo]

Ooh, my friend made cheese and wild garlic scones the other day and they looked yummy. 😋

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Cheese and wild garlic scones sound AMAZING! I am going to see if I can find a recipe...

[@wendyluvsbooks1580]

A really good cozy murder mystery series is Snapped in Cornwall by Jane Bolitho there is 7 in the series and they are set in Cornwall really worth a read or Ali might be your next audio book 📕 they aren’t long books but really good 📚💛📚

[@zoefollis2332]

I was equally perturbed by the change of narrator, but I was able to power through! I did eventually accept the new voice, and have listened to the whole Richard Osman series twice over now. In fairness, I was prepped for this challenge by the change of narrator in my favourite audiobook series, The Molly Murphy mysteries, by Rhys Bowen. Pure comfort listening, and 19 books on the library app. First World problems 😂😂😂. Xxx

[@donnatmaree]

Lol. Everyone needs a Dan in their life. He's delightful!

[@vickifeick8812]

The chicken sounds amazing! Thanks for the peaceful video and pretty music. After a stressful day it is nice just to relax and enjoy! Have a great week!

[@yarnhoarder]

My husband and I are enjoying Whitstable Pearl. We watch all of our British shows with subtitles! I’m usually knitting or crocheting anyway but at least John can understand what is going on! Love your daily vlogs!

[@elizabethworthington5228]

Yarn under is brilliant for amigarumi as you said. It uses less yarn, the stitches are so neat and create lovely 'little kisses'. It's much tighter than the normal stitch so you don't get holes for the stuffing to be visible through. It did take me a while to get to be able to do it without thinking though...

[@janeoxley4829]

It's all about birds today, chicken, ducks, geese, Robins, lovely. Your walk was very relaxing to watch.

[@NatalieS4956]

I loved seeing all the beautiful nature in bloom. It's funny how UK and US patterns differ. Most amigurmi or tutorials recommend yarn under, for tighter stitches so the polyfil doesn't show. Your dinner looked amazing. ❤

[@Woollykindknits]

Oh, that deodorant! I love neroli too...I wonder if they ship to the US? Sweet Mia - the faceplant loaf takes years of practice to perfect!

[@sandiking1584]

Dinner looked so good. Love Mias face plant in your crochet at the end. I wish we had wild garlic here, can't even find seeds x

[@keam6395]

P.S. books... Thanks to you for sharing your books I've purchased a few by Lisa Jewell!! I cannot wait to listen! They all sound really good! Have you read or listened to any by Freida McFadden?? I just finished 2 of her's and I'm HOOKED!!!

[@nolamisskel]

I really loved seeing the bluebells during your walk with the lovely bee buzzing about. Your walk looks so peaceful.

[@elaineheisler8584]

Loving the walks and all the flowers on the way. The fields are so Lush. Love it.

[@ukaly1]

Yes, Canada Geese, we have them all around us in Illinois.

[@tanyawillisanderson]

I love my air fryer - a must for momlife with teens!!

[@pamelageoghegan8859]

Your dinner looked really tasty. I love robins. One perches on the outside of our kitchen window ledge when it wants me to give him some food. They are so cute. x

[@cynthiaricecindy8295]

Hello family I just love you and the man Dan thanks for taking me on your walk

[@krisnugent1250]

Canadian geese!! Sometimes my 17 year old kitty sleeps with his face down like Mia - she's adorable.

[@foreverchasingthesunsets5842]

I didn't know Canada geese were all the way in Europe! I am in Ontario and we've nicknamed them cobra chickens because they are mean! They hiss at you and attack you if you get too close.😦 I read The Girl on the Train. It was a good book!

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

They are! We have tons of Canada geese here, and yes they are mean 😅 xx

[@SangoKSJ]

That looked like a truly lovely walk 😍 and the robins 😍 your vlog was a much welcome ending to a very very long and tiresome day. Hugs from Simona in Sardinia ❤

[@kittykatsknitplace68]

I love Agatha Christie books, all of them having read most. Dinner sounds yummy hugs

[@tracylynchey2447]

I tried yarn under, now use all the time,and it's very neat finish

[@tanyamcculloch7103]

Those roast potatoes looked absolutely delicious !

[@susannahhamlin4926]

Thanks for talking about Wild. I adore neroli too, so might treat myself. Definitely fancy some neroli pits! 😂

[@jop5547]

The bluebells look beautiful on your walk. I'm looking forward to reading the new David Nicholls book took. Great vlog x

[@EvieO1950]

Loved going walking with you. The Spanish bluebells were new to me and lovely. Now I have to look up the crochet under yarn thing and why would you have to do it left-handed. Dinner looked amazing and reminded me I ordered some caramelized onion chutney at your suggestion. I’m anxious to try it. Do you put it on anything besides pizza?

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Oh yes! The chutney is lovely with cheese and crackers too 😋 Thank you Evie xx

[@angelajackson9488]

Happy birthday Ali.🧶💜🥳🎂🎉🎁Western Australia 🇦🇺

[@ericallerton809]

❤❤love to walk with you! Dinner looked great! Elaine ❤️🏠

[@lilly6766]

In Szczecin in Polen I saw a wild boar cross the road on the stribes. Early morning, but a town of 400.000 inhabitants.

[@keam6395]

Thanks Ali for taking us with you throughout your day and on your walks! I enjoy your videos and cannot wait to watch each day!! #question Does (or has) Mia ever get into your yarn?? We have a cat that is our cat 😂😂 but he LOVES MY YARN!! I hope he grows out of it... But I doubt it. He's not even a year old yet.. But I've put my "good yarn" in totes!! He is bougie.... He won't touch acrylic yarn... It's literally just my hand dyed yarn!

[@freubeltjehobby]

Hello ali Thank you for the lovely walk and nice vlog🙏🏻 I have the answer for your question. The yarn over is the yarn over the needle en than trough the loop. The yarn under is the yarn under the needle and than trough the loop this way is the yarn length shorter and can it tighter in the crochet work result. I hope you understand my comment and i have helped 😘 I have watering my mouth of youre chicken recipe and the potatoes yummie😋looking. Thanks for sharing the recipe i think that i also making it 😀

[@melhartley8376]

Oh my, Ali, I love wild deodorant and I have brought a second case as well. I also have a number in reserve. I just ordered the shampoo bars.

[@pennyspearing2731]

Dinner looked delicious and I’m loving Beyond Paradise and I think they were geese who crossed the road, not ducks 😊

[@lauralea86]

Your "ducks" are Canada Geese. It was a different beginning to your VLOGS. 😀😎

[@TheCatlady63]

I hemmed 2 pair of trousers today, I don't think I have hand sewed in5 years!

[@booksandbargains]

Im watching you while pootling about .... while you watch me while pootling about :P

[@stephaniekingman9349]

we have Duck Crossings all over our city. Funny

[@susangodier7156]

They were Canada Geese.....

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

They were :) Oh no...did I call them ducks or something? I bet I did 😅

[@tracylynchey2447]

Ducks?_ Canadian geese. Beautiful

[@ThePlayfulKnitter]

Thank you for another lovely and comforting vlog❤ What is the title of the piano piece playing while you are out walking? I can’t remember and really want to play it🎵😂🤩

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Ah that is one of my favourites! 🎶 It's called Airy Fairy Heart by Franz Gordon 🤗

[@ThePlayfulKnitter]

@@ThisLittleWonderfulLife Thank you! I’ll have to see if I can find some sheet music😍

[@VictoriaPichel]

is she facing down? oh Mia, I TOTALLY get it xD Speaking of Jamie Oliver and air fryers, today starts his new show on channel 4, about cooking with air fryers, ha! so, you might find it useful. I don't have one of those modern artefacts, but I still watch it because I like the aesthetics of his shows, and I usually get a few ideas to use in my very 20th century cooking. Each time you say my name I get all excited to then feel a bit crushed when it's not me you're talking about xD oh, well. Such is life. See you all tomorrow! x

[@savyjett]

Your bees over there are so fat and fuzzy and cute!

[@denieceparris7348]

Ali i love your videos. On reading books have you read an eye for an eye by M j Aldridge. I read it in 2 days highly recommend it xx

[@elizabethlaban1621]

The Girl certainly gets about … on the Train, on the Landing …

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

😂 and she has a pearl earring!

[@abbede6]

Well you really know your chickens, but we need to teach you about waterfowl! ❤

[@carolynblack420]

Nice that you included Canadian content (Canada Geese)! They can be a nuisance around here but we mostly love them anyways because they are almost as Canadian symbol as the beaver. Question - the other day you answered a question about serving alcohol at Lilia’s birthday party. I’m wondering - did you have to get a liquor licence or anything else to be able to serve it?

[@ukaly1]

Wouldn't a license only be needed if you were selling the alcohol? It was a private party, similar to what it would be at a wedding reception.

[@carolynblack420]

@@ukaly1 Where I live, if you’re serving it outside of your home you’re required to have a licence.

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

If you're not selling alcohol no licence is needed, at least where we are in England :) Also, we weren't serving it as such, we just happened to have a serving hatch in the hall so we set up to look like a bar and had lots of mixers and a ton of water, and some beers etc. The guests brought their own and we provided a few options as back up xx

[@TheCannyMagpie]

Every time you said ducks I automatically said geese out loud 😅 I really dislike The Girl in the Rain but I know a lot of people liked it, I also didn't like the movie. The weather has been crazy in the NE it got to 18°c the other day and today we had a mini hail storm 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@joannenardi4234]

Speaking of birds - how are the chickens doing??

[@talesfromcuckooland]

🩲

[@ritazimmermann2918]

? Have you decided to let your bangs (fringe) grow out? I have noticed them getting longer.

[@ThisLittleWonderfulLife]

Yup! No more fringe for me :) x

[@pattidownes5832]

Hi Ali, loving the daily vlogs! If you get chance to have a look, I've sent an e-mail about the backpack to your Little Drops of Wonderful e-mail address xxx

[@ZebraKitten]

As a qualified chef, I can honestly say, NEVER refer to Jamie Oliver! He's the worst of the worst! He couldn't even keep a pasta restaurant open in Glasgow and pasta is super cheap to make. He had a prime location too. In fact there's an Italian restaurant maybe a couple hundred meters from where his restaurant was and it's been there for years! He's just not very good at what he does! And he messed up school dinners for kids! As someone who worked in that sector I saw from behind the scenes what he did and it wasn't good. I'm just not too fond of him, can you tell?

[@suecoles7824]

Loved the book “Girl on the train” as you know Ali, not a regular reader, I was given the book, the film was a disappointment though☹️ so now you’re a Mistress? 😂😂😂 Hugs Suze. 🪿🐈🤗 xxx