Episode 153: Marvellous Mull in the Campervan |

[@ericallerton809]

Enjoyed that so much ,Helen,,, Thanks so much,,, A great trip,, Elaine🏡🌧

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Elaine - it's my pleasure! x

[@carols_crafting_space]

Thank you for this Vlog. Absolutely wonderful ❤

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Carol - you are very welcome! x

[@margaretgreen9062]

Thanks Helen. I loved your video this evening. It’s so good of you to take us along. ❤

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Margaret - it is my pleasure to be able to share the trip with you! x

[@pamelageoghegan8859]

Your sketches are brilliant, Helen. We love Mull and Iona. The sea and rocks are amazing colours in some light. Thank you. x

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Pamela! The ever-changing light is definitely one of the attractions of this beautiful area. x

[@michellehenderson2773]

Thank you Helen I really enjoy the camper van trips the history, music and gorgeous scenery I loved everything ❤ see you next week x

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Michelle - I'm glad you enjoyed all the different things that I shared with you this week! x

[@ramyavanmaele9643]

Thank thank you you I can’t enough thank you for the beautiful very special podcast oh my gosh it is medicine for my heart it’s love I had a long meditation I’m so happy

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you!

[@lindachadwick2911]

What a lovely episode - brought back memories of our visit to Mull and Iona.

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Linda - glad to have brought back happy memories! x

[@karenk380]

Iona did look so peaceful. I'm surprised at how small it is but with a permanent population. Wow, they even had a wool shop! This whole campervan excursion has been such a beautiful, exciting and rejuvenating trip. I think it would recharge my battery just watching the sea and feeling the salty breeze. It is sometimes hard to leave such a place, you just want to bottle it up and take it with you. 🤗 When I see pictures of those wonderful, pretty or sometimes broody scenes, I see color ways for shawl or quilts. 🤔 My last big road trip to the east coast resulted in me making a souvenir quilt, featuring fabric purchased along the way. It's funny how I have such a horrible memory but can look at that quilt and remember where the fabrics came from and the stories represented in images I was capturing in the design. You have a wonderful video diary of the entire trip, a perfect souvenir. So glad to join you on this trip. I am interested in all the sights, history and even what you are cooking up for dinner! Thanks for sharing.🤗🤗

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Karen. You're right - even just watching the sea and breathing in the sea air is very good for the soul! It's brilliant that your road trip quilt stimulates your memory of all the places that you visited - such a lovely way to store those memories. I'm so glad that you have been enjoying coming along with us on our travels! xx

[@junemiddlehurst7886]

Thank you Helen for your lovely video x

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, June - I'm glad you enjoyed it! x

[@heathertucker7056]

A really lovely and enjoyable episode! The scenery is so special and beautiful. Wonderful journey Helen so thank you so much x

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Heather - I'm very happy that I can take you along to these beautiful places! x

[@slowcrochet]

What a beautiful adventure you brought us on! Thank you, once again! How wonderful that you've been to Iona so many times! What a treat!

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Mary - it gives me great pleasure to share these wonderful places with you! x

[@katebarton2032]

I hope you can keep making these videos. It’s like a little travelogue that I can knit to! ❤

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Kate - I hope so, too - I love making them for you to enjoy! x

[@alannorman1773]

Hello Your wonderful channel has just popped up on my KZbin suggestions and you can’t believe how happy it has made me as I am at home recovering from surgery last week. I’m looking forward to getting away again in my van next year and this is so lovely and inspiring. Thank you, take care and happy Christmas ❤❤.

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you Alan for leaving such a lovely comment -and I send wishes for a speedy recovery and a peaceful Christmas 😊

[@helenogorman9467]

Great to watch. Well done.

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Helen! x

[@epiphany8276]

Just lovely as usual! I am wearing my IONA wool slippers as I watch! Mr E bought me one of their IONA tweed bags and several skeins of yarn as a memento of our visit! So beautiful! Hope I get to visit again one day! Thanks. Jane xx

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Jane! How wonderful that you were treated to Iona slippers and a tweed bag and some yarn!!! I hope you are able to make a return visit one day. xx

[@lisamcclure8770]

Thank you for sharing your visit to Scotland what a joy to see. You do a great job with the music. I love seeing the sights

[@mousiemakespod]

Thanks, Lisa - you are very welcome and I'm glad you enjoy the music! x

[@suziefab9532]

What a lovely time you had ,thankyou for sharing you video with us .

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Suzie - it was my pleasure to take you along! x

[@GingerCatCrochet]

That was a lovely tour of Mull and Iona. The craft shop looked crammed full of tempting goodies. ❤

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you - I'm glad you came along! There were far too many temptations in that craft shop! x

[@wendylinsdell3681]

Really enjoyed watching your Mull trip , it's lovely to be taken along on the journey with you , can't wait for the next episode of the Scotland tour , 😊

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Wendy - I'm very glad that I could take you along! x

[@margaretrodee3519]

I’ll be sad when your Scotland trip is over! I’ve loved every minute. Thank you for including us on your trip. I especially loved seeing Iona and your sketches of your little knit family.

[@mousiemakespod]

I'm so glad you've enjoyed every minute of this trip - it has been my pleasure to take you along! Thank you, Margaret. x

[@tracyallison3821]

Thank you for another wonderful episode of your Scotland tour🥰 I dont want it to end so when you upload the last episode I'm going to watch them all again back to back.....Your drawings are beautiful, i hope the people you spoke to about your knitted friends were as impressed as we all are. Take Care until next week....💕

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Tracy - I'm so glad that you have been enjoying this series so much! I loved doing those drawings and I do think I have improved since I started properly practising drawing and couple of years ago! xx

[@grandmabrynscraftinhoose]

What another fantastic podcast this was Helen. So many of the places I want to visit. Your trip to Mull and Iona was wonderful. Cant wait to see where your next adventure will take you ❤❤❤

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Linda - I hope that you might get the chance to visit some of these beautiful places, too! xx

[@grandmabrynscraftinhoose]

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[@moirashapiro100]

Another winner Helen. You had my toes tapping to the music while you were making pancakes. If I'm not mistaken it was one of the late great Jimmy Shand's tunes. 🐏🐏

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Moira. I'm fairly sure that 'pancake' tune was a favourite of Jimmy Shand! (It's the Bluebell Polka) xx

[@MsRealYankee]

You were wonderful company while I had my dinner. Thank you for sharing and happy travels.

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you - you are very welcome indeed! x

[@christinebrown6154]

Such a lovely podcast. As I live in Scotland it was great to see you enjoying your visit. I stayed on Iona nearly 60 years ago when it was a very quiet place with few visitors. Thank you 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Christine. How wonderful that you stayed on Iona all those years ago! Even though Iona gets many visitors these days, the atmosphere is still a peaceful one and it's a very special place to spend some time. xx

[@lindashields5939]

Oh my that was an extra lovely visit with you and Phil. Your explanations, observations, and music all make these travel logs so fabulous! I truly appreciate being allowed to accompany you on these journeys. Until the next time. Salam wa sa’aadah

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you so much, Linda! It really gives me great pleasure to know that you enjoy coming along on our travels! xx

[@Yvonne.49]

Very nice tour, so appreciate your filming for someone who won't make all those lovely places. L Enjoy your piano adds a nice touch.

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Yvonne - I'm glad to be able to take you along! x

[@Izzyic7505]

Hi Helen, another lovely chapter in your Scottish adventure. Iona is truly beautiful. So much history in one small place. Mull was a lovely place to recharge your own batteries :). Your drawings of your wooly van mates were very very good. I gave you 2 ‘verys’ because I know how self deprecating you are :). Scotland thankfully still has many wild ish places, where one can appreciate the beauty of earth, sky and sea. Can’t wait to see what treasures you picked up in the wee craft stores 🤗

[@mousiemakespod]

Hi Isabel, and thank you! Iona is certainly a very special place. Although I could look at those drawings that I did and criticise them, I can see that I have improved a lot since I first properly started practising! I really hope that Scotland retains all of its little wild places. I hope I will remember to show the things that I bought! xx

[@helendeacon7637]

I agree that it will be sad when these Scotland trip videos end. Thank you so much, Helen for treating us. "Marvellous" is the word. I couldn't separate out the highlights, although Iona Abbey and the Oran chapel looked magnificent. I especially liked the carvings intended for prayerful meditation. (The little opaque blue shaded tiles would make a wonderful keepsake). I hoped one of your woolly travelling companions would be included and Dapper looked to be taking in the stunning sea views with much appreciation. The serenity of Mull came across. You have me much anticipating the next one and then, hopefully, embarking on an Advent- Christmas 're-run'.💌💐

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Helen. I'm very happy that you you are enjoying our Scotland trip - we have certainly taken away many happy memories. Iona was a real highlight - it's a special place to spend time, especially at the abbey. xx

[@joyofthings]

Glad you enjoyed your trip.xx🐝🐝

[@mousiemakespod]

We have taken away many happy memories! xx

[@jankitteringham8483]

Thankyou for sharing this lovely trip Helen. My Australian friend has been to the Iona retreat twice now, she found it very spiritual. Looking forward to your next episode. 🥰🇬🇧

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Jan! I can imagine that a retreat on Iona would be a wonderful experience. x

[@Shelly.Norris]

I enjoy these videos so much, Helen! Thank you for putting them together and sharing them! P.S, those blueberry pancakes looked amazing!

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Shelly! The blueberry pancakes were delicious! x

[@NNYDebbie]

Another wonderful video. I was a bit surprised to see all the trees in this one as so much of the landscape seems more scrub and heath. Beautiful views as always and the abbey was lovely. Enjoyed the sketches of your little camper companions.

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Debbie. Yes, the trees were surprising to me at first - but Mull is a relatively large island and seems to have quite varying landscapes within it. x

[@itsanomadslife]

Thankyou helen i throughly enjoyed your video what a beautiful place 😊 and those pancakes looked very tempting 😊

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Nikki - I know it's a long way from where you live, but I hope you will make a trip one day to these beautiful places! The pancakes were really good. xx

[@itsanomadslife]

@@mousiemakespod yes definitely hopfuly will start planning Scotland for the spring 😀 xx

[@mousiemakespod]

@@itsanomadslife Aww, brilliant! xx

[@angelaholcroft4515]

Hi Helen. I've just spent a lovely half an hour watching the penultimate camper vlog. All the scenery is stunning. Can see why you have visited multiple times. Today, we have laid Andy's dad to rest. It was a sad day but one of celebration. It was an early start and a long day. I knew I had your video to watch once home again. I'm looking forward to the final one. Have a lovely week, take care. Xx

[@mousiemakespod]

Hi Angela. I'm glad to know that you had a good celebration for Andy's dad today and I hope that you are able to take the coming days more gently than usual. I'm happy that I could take you along to beautiful Mull and Iona and look forward to showing you the final part next time. Take care xx

[@joysedgwick812]

Thank you for taking the time to share your visit to Iona, it’s 4.30 in the morning and I couldn’t sleep so you have been a very nice companion as I sipped my Rooibos tea.

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you Joy - I'm glad to have kept you company in the early hours! x

[@carollee7832]

Another wonderful adventure. Thank you so much for sharing the history and beauty of Iona.

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Carol - Iona is truly a beautiful place! x

[@trudymeyer430]

Grey, cloudy, chilly day here. So glad to see the sun and join you on your trip in Scotland . The local products are beautiful and I suspect the wools are hard to choose from. We must always support local entrepreneurs, they are the life blood of the people who create. Happy crafting❤

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Trudy - I'm glad to have added a bit of sunshine to you grey day! The local crafts and wools were all very tempting - it was definitely hard to choose! x

[@suehillman7189]

Morning Helen, I’m loving my Monday mornings. I get everyone off to work and school and settle down with a coffee to watch you before I start my day proper. Your drawings of your little friends are amazing and what a place to do it. Those pancakes look delicious. Oh Dapper I’d be right there with you, nothing better than scratching around the shoreline. My word Helen, how lovely is Iona, so fascinating. Yet another place to go on my list. 😮❤ Mull is already on my list and you only make me want to go there more. Just wondering do you get a ‘rolled eye’ as I do from husband, when I spot a craft shop?!😂😂 Can’t believe the next vlog will be the last one of the series. But I’m sure you will be out in your van again soon. Best wishes, Sue.x

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Sue - I love to think about being part of your Monday morning routine! I loved sitting there drawing the knitted friends and made a big effort to say kind things to myself about the finished drawings! Dapper was certainly very happy to be pootling about on the seashore! Phil seems resigned to the fact that I rarely pass by a craft shop - in fact, I think he worries if I don't go in! I really hope that you are able to visit Mull and Iona one day! xx

[@elainemoorlag6068]

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[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Elaine! x

[@PetraKostrzewa]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your familie 🎉 I enjoy all your trips you do .And iam exited to see the landscape from your country.

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you! I'm happy to take you along on my travels!

[@carolewinstead8270]

I didn't want the video to end! I loved the tour of the abbey. The Rev. McLeod could be one of my husband's relations. Just kidding! Your smallest passengers looked like they enjoyed their trip too. Your drawings of them were wonderful. You caught their expressions to a tee. Looking forward to your next installment!

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Carole - I'm so glad that you enjoyed this week's video so much that you didn't want it to end! Iona Abbey is such a wonderful place to spend time. I thought of you when I was mentioning George McLeod!!! And I had a very nice time sketching the knitted friends! xx

[@daphneburgess8642]

This brought back beautiful memories of our trip to Iona a few years ago. My husband and I enjoyed it very much. The history, the stonework. It is really amazing. We saw many daffodills, a few highland coos but no craft shops. Hmmm I wonder if my husband sidetracked us away from them? Of course you had to buy some wool. I wonder what you will make with it. The wind was very strong when we were there. I remember being nearly blown off a small hill. Looking forward to hearing about the rest of your journey.

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Daphne - I'm glad to have brought back some happy memories for you of Iona - though sorry that you missed out on the craft shops! I think it must often be rather windy on Iona - it was certainly very blustery when we were there. xx

[@margaretmitchell614]

Thank you Helen. What another beautiful treat to see you both enjoying your trip. Will be sorry when it all ends. Love the piano playing too. I play piano and would love to know how to get the sheet music.

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Margaret! All of the Scottish tunes that I've been playing in this series come from some books called The Ceilidh Collection (The First Ceilidh Collection; Second/Third/etc). They don't have a left hand part written down, but do have the chords - so I just have to make up a simple left hand part! x

[@shariwitt1977]

I think Iona is my favorite part of this trip so far, it has a very special feel and such spectacular views. Want to see which items you ended up with from the gift shops! I saw a few I would want to bring home! Those yarn colors were very special. This is the first time I noticed your video had advertisements. Have a lovely week ❤

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Shari - I'm glad that I conveyed how special a place Iona is. I definitely plan to show you the things that I bought! The adverts are rather an annoying part of being on KZbin - they appear despite the fact that my channel is not monetized!! Sending my very best wishes to you for a lovely week xx

[@lindachadwick2911]

It's because Helen's subscribers are creeping up so KZbin have noticed!!! Small price to pay for a lovely video. x

[@shariwitt1977]

I think so too, Linda. I don't mind them, I thought it might be from growing popularity.

[@debbieminton8012]

I’ll buy you a coffee if you lend me your camper van

[@mousiemakespod]

:D :D ;-)

[@ruthclarke190]

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you, Ruth!

[@thevigarfeeling]

Beautiful episode of your Scottish tour we enjoyed it so so much. Well done. Looking forward to seeing more

[@mousiemakespod]

Thank you - I'm so glad you enjoyed it! x