Bealtaine Cottage ~ Divining with Crystals

My grandmother had 14 crystal buttons stored in a paper bag. These belonged to her mother, my great grandmother, MaryAnn Higgins-Baxter...
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[@nink213]

The next time when my World feels dark, I come back here to this abundance of sounds and colour❤🌳🌻🌍

[@ValeriaVincentSancisi]

I had the same thought!! 🍀Wondrous

[@henriettahenson]

Those crystal buttons are gorgeous.. How lovely that they are now yours and in her memory you can hang them and enjoy 💕

[@maryeliason1504]

String them into a garland above a window & get rainbows when the sun shines through the.

[@Pinkbubble702]

Yes, that sounds truly awesome. How beautiful that would be with the rainbiws dancing through the room. Magical 🎉​@maryeliason1504

[@graceinthegarden9151]

Those crystal buttons are exquisite. I could escape into the sounds and beauty for days on end. Such peace and joy.

[@kathrynriggs2489]

Lovely crystal buttons, such a treasure! Both of my grandmothers had big button tins! Nothing was wasted. When clothing became to worn to use for anything but a rag, all the buttons were removed and saved for the next sewing project. Metal zippers as well if still in good repair. I don't remember crstal buttons but I do remember the beautiful pearl buttons. My favorite thing as a child was sorting, counting and playing in those beautiful tins filled with tiny treasures. Such memories you imvoked today. Thank you Collette for the views, the birdsong and memories with my morning coffee

[@glenysperry3421]

The gardens are so luxurious, heaven on hearth. Peace be with you.

[@margolovesflowers]

O blithe New-comer! I have heard, I hear thee and rejoice. O Cuckoo! shall I call thee Bird, Or but a wandering Voice? ~William Wordsworth

[@alisonh890]

I think you have your own micro climate of beauty and peace at the cottage which also includes crystals and cuckoos, lovely! ❤

[@gail-elizabethengland7853]

Mother nature's handiwork is truly AMAZING! Looking at your land and the exquisite beauty is so encouraging. It's a sneak preview of what I can expect on my own little piece of land. A week and a half ago we had 15 inches of snow which melted in 3 days, but we're still getting frosts most nights. The trees are in bud displaying a reddish hue as I scan the treetops. A few bulbs are starting to push their leaves up to the light and the rhubarb is bulging out of the ground. All these things give me great joy! Thank you for such a lovely video. You are a blessing to so many of us!

[@yvonnebirch6026]

I will never take your video’s for granted. They are as beautiful as the woodland you started all those years ago. These early morning birdsongs, the music from Mother Earth. I am still struck with wonder as I follow you on your morning walk with Patsy. I love your sense of humor and whimsy I detect in the numerous little treasures hiding in the undergrowth. The Cuckoo brought back happy memories from my childhood in Amsterdam. Yes even in the city I heard his call then. Thank you Colette ! 💕🌷🙏

[@chermoody]

When my Gran died, got one of her China teacups & saucer. She only used them on special occasions. Now I have tea in it every morning.The cottage & the garden look so peaceful in the spring morning light. I love the buttons and wonder if they were hung in the window catching the sun light how they would sparkle.😊 I cherish the things they leave us & can imagine what those buttons might have been worn on. Everything comes back around full circle. Love & blessings to everyone🙏

[@valerierichards3916]

Peace and tranquillity. Thank you and to the cuckoo.💜

[@booth9666]

blessed be Colette and Patsy...love the crystal buttons..have fun dowzing..overgrow overshare overcare overseed everywhere worldwide..have a grand day ...cheers

[@lindylou3519]

When my grandmother passed away, I was so glad to be able to go thru her things & select those items that held some childhood memories. She had a collection of buttons, too, that she kept in a sewing container that I used to go thru as a child. There were so many beautiful buttons. Now I have them❤

[@vivsalittlebitcrafty4854]

It's mind-blowing to think that just one person has planted and created this wonderful world of natural beauty.

[@leemiller9246]

Hi Colette and Patsy, Such joy to listen to all that glorious bird song! The sound of the cuckoo was a delight. The woodland garden is looking so full and luscious, must be all that rain. Always enjoy a dander with you around the beautiful land you have worked so hard to achieve. The Goddess is proud of you, I have no doubt. Brightest blessings to you and Patsy. Debs X

[@parry3231]

I agree ❤

[@sandracosta29]

My dear Colette, you are an amazing human being and a great inspiration for many people in the world. We bought a house with a small land around the same age you purchase yours in Ireland. Since then you became a role model to us. Our land is not so big as yours, but we want to transforme it in a small woodland garden with wild life all around us. Thank you for this beautifull video. It was pure medicine for our souls.

[@daggy1778]

dear Colette.....what a wonderful and peaceful garden and the birdconcert is so calm................Blessings and Greetings to you and little Pastsy from Daggy,Kiel,Germany☘☘☘

[@user-ej4uo9ju9u]

I love your BOHO LOOK today Colette ❤ The growth is GLORIOUS in the woodland, throw away CRAP is so TRUE Love to you & Patsy.❤Kerry Australia

[@JR-kz2xn]

Good day Colette and Patsy and thank you for sharing your morning with us this morning. As always, such a treasure of time spent at Bealtaine Cottage. Your crystal buttons are such a treat as well. You're correct when you say they don't make things like that anymore. They are true gems. I wonder if they would create a kaleidoscope of colors if you were to hang them in your windows with fishing line maybe?? Thank you again for a lovely morning my friend. Seize the day. 💚

[@grizeldaxxx4568]

Oh wow Colette those Wee Crystal buttons are real Treasures , imagine how charged up they would be if popped on those Magical Standing Stones in Your Sacred Circle , with t he extra one in the Middle hanging from the Oak ...sighhhhhhh . have not watched just had to stop and comment . Have go and make some lunch and will bring it back to carry on , love Your vlogs as they always ground me and listening to the Bird Chorus and see the Magical Light Beams fill me with JOY! x So exciting to hear the Cuckoo and see how much things have grown ...so LUSH already!!! Lovely to see the Trees with their "Party dresses" on xxx

[@lindaedwards7840]

Good morning to you Colette, such a peaceful time of day birdsong is all I can hear each morning in my garden, Time stands still, just as it does when you hold the crystal buttons in your hands, Memories of another time, Beautiful. Hugs and Blessings to you and yours.💚🌹

[@suzannehughes8697]

Beautiful Collette, the peace and birdsong, enjoyed this immensely, thank you, kisses for Patsy xxx

[@paulagiordano1773]

Those crystal buttons are exquisite.

[@c.jakubowski6549]

Oh the Cuckoo. Thank you for sharing. Absolutely beautiful💕

[@liannevanderwalt857]

Colette - Thankyou again and again for your wonderful channel. Whenever I am upset or anxious I head straight to your KZbin channel and I will watch any video and it just calms me and restores my peace. You have created something so beautiful - it touches my soul and it fills me with love, light, joy and peace. Bless you 💚

[@bealtainecottage]

Thank you for your kind words. I know that many people gain solace from this channel and this is perhaps a primary reason why I feel compelled to keep sharing and making videos!

[@liannevanderwalt857]

Yes! Thankyou - they are such a gift!

[@sadielaurentiwhitley3762]

Such a delight to see those crystal buttons, so beautiful. The birdsongs are glorious. I could listen for hours. My daughter is moving to Ireland to study in August, and her hobby is birding, she would love this video. Thank you for this vlog.

[@Georgia-oi6ie]

I love these vlogs. They are a comfort to me. Seeing a individual live life on their terms. To care deeply about nature ❤

[@myhillslife27]

Love the crystals. Iam a big op shop or charity shop buyer. I can not even remember the last time I bought something new! I love old buttons. Agree the craftsmanship was just superb back in the day. What lovely bird song

[@GemvanZ]

I just sit here drinking my coffee while listening to the sounds of the birds. Thank you, I needed this. Greetings from the Netherlands

[@Skye-hy5sw]

Love your crystal buttons so beautiful thank you for sharing Collette 💚

[@diamondslashranch]

So very beautiful as always. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate you sharing this lovely place with us.

[@user-db3rq1bf6b]

How blessed you are with those beautiful buttons. And your beautiful cottage I absolutely love😊

[@ValeriaVincentSancisi]

Thank you for the beautiful eyeful that is your garden right at this moment, the birdsong is magnificent and no wonder .. look at the habitat they have to revel in! and those magic buttons, may they impart the wisdom for you to claim...❣

[@ElizabethM824]

I so enjoyed this video and the peaceful walk through your garden. The birdsong is both relaxing and energizing at the same time. And thank you for letting us hear the cuckoo. I had never heard a cuckoo before and her song sort of reminds me of the sound that gecko lizards make at night. So beautiful. Thank you Colette!

[@francisjohnson665]

Lovely , I love the call of the Cuckoo I love the hoot of the Owls here in Kentucky and the whipperwill. Time to plant corn when the whipperwill starts calling Or so my grandpa always said , Blessings

[@cathylynnpietranton]

Colette wow such lovely bird song. Hugs to you and Patsy ❤

[@suespiers9943]

Such a beautiful video, I.have followed you for many years Colette, and watched with awe and fascination at so many of your videos, but this is on another level. The bird song 🎵 🐦 is astounding. Having spent most of the last 9 years mostly in bed, I just feel like I have had a soul nourshing stroll around your woods. Thank you . I have not heard a cuckoo since I was a young child in Yorkshire, many,many years ago. I am blessed to have trees 🌳 that I look out on from my bedroom window and obviously the birds and squirrels, so I have the sights and sounds of Mother earth around me. Such a beautiful day. The first without rain here in many days. Many blessings to you Colette and gorgeous Patsy 🙏💚🐕💚🌳🐦🌳

[@LovesJESUS]

Those buttons are gorgeous and yes nothing like the plastic junk we have today

[@melaniesprouse8591]

Colette, you should make a necklace for yourself with one of the crystal buttons. You would be carrying around the same vibrations that your grandmother and great grandmother carried. That would be so beautiful and magical! 💜💫🤗

[@annecross1321]

Your woodland garden is a magical space and how lovely it is to hear the first cuckoo! A real herald of spring.

[@tracymcallan7339]

What a paradise you have created, just beautiful!

[@myrtleholly2016]

that is an invigorating symphony of healthy birdies!

[@paulaniclinseach8672]

I heard the cuckoo on Sliabh an Iarainn the same day Colette, the bird song at the moment is amazing, I loved that video Colette, I could hear so many birds around you in your beautiful woodland! The song thrush was very vocal at the beginning when you showed the beautiful crystal buttons! I could hear the willow warbler, the wren, Robin, black cap, bluetit and so many others! And especially the cuckoo, I look forward to the cuckoo every year, and I was excited to see my first swallow yesterday, along with this absolutely beautiful weather it does the heart good!❤

[@courtneybrophy6955]

I imagine your mother’s crystals would be very powerful for dowsing…they’re so beautiful. Everything is so green and beautiful at your cottage 💕🌸

[@jennyl.3742]

I would make a windchime/suncatcher out of them. Put them in a sunny spot and let them make rainbows 🌈 😎 ☀️

[@sue7621]

Stunningly gorgeous video Colette! Magical experience and the buttons are beautiful, I have little Crystal angles hanging in in a tree in my garden beautiful when the sun catches them 🙌🤗😘🌲🪵🍄🕊️🐿️🐕🐝🐞🦅💙💚💙💚💙💚💙

[@susanbird5612]

Loving the seat at the top of the steps and imagining sitting there, delightful video. Spring is glorious. So thankful of the time you take to do this. X

[@stephaniewilliams9469]

Those beautiful antique crystals would be beautiful strung together and hung in a window that the sun shines through! I’ve done that in my room and every day the sun shine in, I get a room full of rainbows!! Pollyanna style!! Lol

[@bealtainecottage]

That's a great idea!

[@zephyrine1727]

A place you can let your soul expand. So many shades of green, so healing. Such a beautiful oasis you and Mother Nature have created, Colette ❤️

[@morrigans_cottage]

I’m out on my 3 acres doing gardening too, beautiful day for it

[@lucymarksart]

Love the crystal buttons - I think I’d have to thread them on a satin ribbon and wear them as a necklace to be close to them so lovely!

[@seaglasskaz6314]

Your video's are like a Balm to me Collette. Difficult time. Patsy is a joy to see, bless her ❤ I just want to mention your style, I love it, you always look fab, stylish and very much your own style, love todays outfit ❤ Blessings from Yorkshire xxxx

[@bealtainecottage]

Oh thank you! I love fabrics, textures, colours and vintage clothes...we all love to dress up don't we...it's such fun! And fun is in short supply these dark days of end of empire!

[@VannaWhiteboard]

The town where I live uses the cuckoo sound, in a more rapid pattern, as the audio at lighted crosswalks for blind people to know when it is safe to cross the street. So the streets call us 'cuckoo' all day long. LOL I would pluck the most amazing salad from your garden right now. Such flavor, no need for dressing. Leek soup for supper.

[@irishcladdagh3]

the extraordinary choir you have been blessed with for your generous gift to natures own.... its a win win.... Spring Blessings to you Collette, Patsy and BC ❤

[@suezb5445]

Hi Colette the woodland looks amazing Enjoy the week Love to you and Patsy xxx

[@deewise552]

Your gardens are always an inspiration! Here in Tidewater Virginia the azaleas are in full bloom and my five precious ash trees have survived the winter unscathed. A bluebird couple has taken up nesting and the young ones should be popping out soon! Thank you for inspiring me to treasure every moment at Bealtaine Cottage and in my own gardens!

[@Rubiepurl]

I LOVE your outfit! You make me want to up my fashion game 😃 ❤

[@RichardSmith-bm2us]

What beautiful crystal buttons of your Grandmother. No kidding Colette. I love what you said/-so much nicer than the throwaway crap of today. We should all be living elegant lives (and I don’t mean $). At least we have our gardens-that beauty can not be reAppropriated.

[@deloreshinson9356]

Colette, this is such a soothing garden walkabout today. Love hearing the cuckoo. Where I live there are presently millions of 13 year cicadas hatching. The resulting very loud droning sound is a constant background noise for the past few days. This is expected to go on for about a month. Purple martins returned on March 19 as is there customary date and also the Ruby throated hummingbirds. Soon will be time at dusk for the call of the whipperwill followed by the calls of our local Bobwhite quail. Isn’t nature so lovely and mysterious too. Blessings to you and yours.

[@tess.campbell]

She sounds just like my grandparents clock! Here in Wisconsin the morning bird song is a delight. I'm waiting for the hummingbirds and orioles to arrive....soon.

[@Marie-jy9qo]

So peaceful.❤

[@BarbaraC02]

It’s so pleasant walking through the paths and gardens there. Thanks Colette, enjoyed all of your video visit. Sending love, prayers and hugs.✨🌵✨🐝✨😘

[@GenevieveEKelly]

I cannot believe that you did all of that by yourself, Colette. Bealtaine Gardens have come a long way. Very beautiful. 💫

[@marianfrances4959]

Thank you for the deep breath!😊 The miracle is in the birdsong. They're celebrating a good life in what you've planted and nurtured. LOVE the crystal buttons! 🌞🪶🎶🌳🌱🌹💫👍😎🇨🇦

[@mcnabk1]

Ohhhh ❤ I loved that.. So peaceful ❤ thank you 🙏

[@debiebrumley3104]

thank you for the peaceful time !

[@cynthiahofer2903]

Your birdsong is different from here in Washington State, but just as sweet. I have a cuckoo clock, its kind of fun how they emulated that sound so well.

[@anned6913]

Oh the Birds are just Heaven !! Thank you for sharing this wonderful day in your garden. Blessings to you Colette. ❤

[@calgram]

That point on your property at 9:37 has a lovely overlook of the valley vista. I don't remember seeing this location before and It would be a lovely place for a chair and little table or upturned tall pot so set a cuppa upon while admiring the view.

[@thegardenmuse2398]

I still keep my grandmas silk scarfs too. Family Gems! 🥰

[@Harvestmouse]

This was so lovely and calming to watch 😌🤍🌿

[@athomewithroma]

So magical. I feel your ancestors all around you in the splendor of the sanctuary you’ve created. Just magnificent 💕 What a cherished gift those crystal buttons are 💎♥️

[@maryexton7929]

Hello and good day to you. I used to collect buttons. Your crystal buttons were coat buttons popular in the 1920s. The smaller ones would have been on the sleeves. Faux crystal or Lucite buttons were popular in the 1940's into the 1950s. Lucite was an invention of the 2nd world war, mainly used as windshields in airplanes.

[@JeanMcCormack]

That was fabulous. Like being home ❤

[@mikeinportland30]

It's so nice for me here in the PNW of America as the time difference means I often get to awake to one of Colette's videos to start my day that she downloaded overnight our time (thankful for that internet you got Colette so you are sharing more!). The return of the Cuckoo this morning was an added treat!

[@mightymissk]

Colette you are awesome. You put up another video just when I needed to hear some bird song! Everything where I am in northern Ontario is grey and soggy today, and the only birds making any noise are the pigeons who have colonized my carport.

[@theblah9316]

Lovely walk through your gardens. Thank you.

[@cherylsimmons4540]

Nature’s symphony 🎶

[@sandalwoodnghts8453]

How lovely to hear the song of the Cuckoo ❤

[@kathleen6385]

Thank you for sharing this beauty.

[@janismansbridge9262]

Magical pacha mama... full, sense-filled, abundant life. Well done you! ⚛🕉☸☯☮💟

[@elegantwitchery2054]

🐦 Aww I heard her. She's lovely 💚

[@Kathy7-x4j]

Your home and gardens are magnificent!

[@wandamyers2690]

Hi Colette, i would wear those on hoop earrings or on a chain necklace. I think they would look beautiful or, like you said, hanging in the sunshine. Everything is so beautiful around your home. Blessings from Tennessee 🧡

[@alicegunn3970]

I'll save this video and rewatch it over and over.. I feel like I just had a mini vacation

[@LB-wt1oj]

Wee Patsy parked on the pillows at the opening of this video is pure love❤

[@femalism1715]

So much life and energy in the garden! How lovely! Beautiful crystals - I agree, values have changed so much. What do we treasure now? Thanks Collette. I love how you document Her awakening.

[@heathermcelroy3303]

Those crystal buttons are beautiful. I’ve seen similar ones hung on a piece of driftwood and they caught the sun light/prisms. Thanks for yet again a lovely peaceful video…..a welcome relief in today’s tumultuous world

[@jeannestauffer682]

BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL AND BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!😊😊😊❤❤❤

[@myla2102]

Je crois que ce que je préfère dans votre jardin, ce sont votre arche, votre escalier, petits passages vers un autre monde, vos bancs et vos sièges,menant vers ce que nous ne voyons pas encore, qui reste à découvrir…passages secrets solitaires vers des chemins plus larges, de ceux qu’on peut parcourir en compagnie en se tenant la main. J’ai toujours imaginé les vrais jardins comme notre parcours de vie, peut être pour pouvoir se retourner à la fin et se dire « je l’ai fait, voyez aussi » Bref comme notre passage terrien, juste avec quelques cristaux pour réfléchir le monde,, défriché et marqué de nos pas,au fur et à mesure de notre avancement. Quelquefois des ronces et des impasses. Votre jardin me dit tout ça, de ce que je vois❤ Cela m’évoque aussi dans les jardins japonais, le cheminement vers ma maison de thé ; vous avez dit « initiatique »?😊

[@myla2102]

Ah oui, il manque la possibilité de traduction sur cette vidéo( heureusement pas grave car il suffit de regarder; mais quand même 😊)

[@bealtainecottage]

You have summed up everything that I love about the gardens here at Bealtaine Cottage ! Blessings to you my friend.

[@julesswindel630]

Glorious!!

[@stephaniefrederick1180]

Oh the cuckoo she’s a pretty bird she warbles as she flies, she never drinks water till the first day of July. Oh I think those are the words to that song, it’s been so long since I sang that with my family. Wonderful memories from the past….and beautiful visuals from Bealtaine cottage today. thank you! 🌝

[@user-db3rq1bf6b]

Keep waiting for the ferries to come out and play.

[@booth9666]

great filming quite a steady hand there love the back ground for ground shots ...goddess bless cheers

[@nadinemasteller1089]

You make me want to camp out at your place for a few months.😀

[@joannahart1604]

Quite relaxing. Thank you x

[@parry3231]

You look amazing in this video with the gorgeous apron . Thanks for sharing the beautiful crystals with us. Dowsing is a great idea for the enjoyment of using the energies of love and light to connect with spirit 😊🤍👌🫶💫💜 The birds are very happy. Everything looks great ❤

[@wendi4418]

Lilacs are in bloom in Delaware!They made me think of you since I dont know if you have them in Ireland.The most glorious scent!Your gardens/woodland looks so lush now,mine are just starting.Pet Patsy for me!

[@mariagamboa6249]

El reloj biológico de las aves y plantas es asombroso 😍

[@Elizabeth-arb22]

Such beauty and peace! Thank you for sharing. ❤