One In England, One In Ireland. A Week Of Parallel Lives

[@JaneyH]

Lovely lights for a lovely lady bless her heart! And Dawn, thanks for sharing how to make the melts 🍀

[@thecornerhouseproject]

No problem at all 🥰 they’re lovely to make and even better when they’re filling the house with nice smells.

[@sharonheron7559]

MAGICAL ❤

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you Sharon 🥰

[@Tracy-iv3qt]

Lovely to meet you Margaret, thanks for having us 🤗

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Aww 🥰 thank you 🤩

[@linsie5466]

You are a good son. The light’s are beautiful ❤

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you very much indeed :-)

[@shazj1842]

The Corner House grounds on a frosty morning look’s magical. The music matched perfectly.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you. It looked so beautiful as I walked down there, the sun was just in the right place peeking through the trees. ♥️ Ben did a lovely job matching the music to how it looked.

[@kevinjohn725]

Nice to see Ben is looking after his mum regards kev

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Always ♥️

[@Susan.I]

Thank goodness your pipes are working properly.

[@neutonrenda2303]

The lights are beautiful Ben, I think that it's a good idea to have done it. ❤️

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Aww thank you, yeah his mum is very pleased she decided to still have them up. They look beautiful 🤩

[@zarahunt771]

Thanks for the tour of both gardens guys. Nice to meet your mother Ben, lovely lady 😊 Enjoyed your tutorial Dawn 😊

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you 🤩

[@markdyballuk]

i'm so sorry your dad passed away and good on you helping your mum with the christmas lights. i remember fondly visiting my mum when my father passed away and I don't regret the many times I visited her and will be forever grateful for the time spent with her which I no longer need to do. lovely to meet your mum, you're very fortunate she's a smasher.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Aww thank you and we’re very sorry to hear that you don’t need to visit your mum anymore. 😢 It’s been a hard year for Ben and his family with his dad passing, even more so as Christmas moves in very quickly. His mum loves her lights and Christmas so it was nice that Ben was still able to do that for her this year.

[@markdyballuk]

@@thecornerhouseproject thank you, i bet it has, it makes both of your efforts all the more remarkable. I'm glad your fires are helping put up with the weather! all my best

[@kimrafferty7170]

Thank you for joining in with this video Margaret it was lovely to meet you and your Christmas lights look amazing ❤ I loved the video this week Ben and Dawn especially as Dawn wasn't out all day in the freezing cold 😊I think the barn will make a wonderful place to make your creations and keeps everything separate from your home, I must admit I've been looking forward to seeing what Ben makes with the printer he demonstrated a while ago, my immediate thought was slices of one of the apple tree branches sliced into coaster size pieces and embossed with The Corner House. I hope you both have a wonderful week sending love as always xxxx

[@thecornerhouseproject]

I think Bens mum quite enjoyed it in the end ♥️ Margaret’s lights always look sooo pretty. She does love her Christmas lights! Haha it was lovely to not be out in the cold for a change. Indoors with the fires going was the right place to be last week. It’s going to turn chilly again from tomorrow so ready to wrap up warm once again! 😂 Ooh yes we have lots of ideas with that Laser printer. We were really hoping to have got the barn done this year to get started on doing other things but alas this year hasn’t gone quite the way we thought it would. Next year is a new year though. May it bring good things. I do love your idea of the coasters and it was something like that we had in mind too. We hope you have an amazing week too Kim and thanks ever so much for your lovley comments, it means a lot. Xxxx

[@jeanhawken4482]

The Irish home is rather magical. The workshop will be brilliant. Margaret is gem.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you Jean. 🥰

[@pennyneal2456]

What an incredible garden!😊

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Aww it really is Margaret has always done such a good job with her gardens…it’s one of her passions in life! There’s so many different things to sit and look at it.

[@charlenequinilty7252]

Love the conservatory

[@thecornerhouseproject]

It’s a lovely place to sit and watch the birds and squirrels 🐿️ too ♥️

[@babs2522]

Your video warms my heart with love and happiness, thank you for sharing, love and blessings from Scotland xx

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Aww thank you Babs that’s lovely to read ♥️

[@karencatalano4349]

Very nice to meet your beautiful mom

[@msanjanadutt1]

Your garden looks like a winter wonderland! It’s beautiful.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you, it did look pretty special ♥️

[@dmpeacefrog38]

I could spend ages in your mom's garden. It seems so very peaceful. I believe putting those lights up was exactly the right thing to do, as well. Thank you for sharing your journey and all the little things along the way.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

It really is a lovely garden. She has always worked so hard on her gardens to make them a little sanctuary. The lights look soo beautiful. 😍 No problem at all with sharing, thank you for being there ❤️

[@isabellevince5174]

Margaret is beautiful! Lovely to meet her!

[@suzannehicks5856]

Us old folks like cozy. I expect when people come to my house they probably think it’s tropical too 😂

[@williamkendall7412]

It seems the older I get, the colder everything seems. When I was younger, I could and did fall asleep outside in my hammock with snow on the ground. Now, my heater is set on 80° f. And still I feel cold at times.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Haha….not sure what bens excuse is then…he likes it cozy and he’s not long turned 50! Hahaha

[@maeveskelly4686]

Dawn- great job on the melts. Ben, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Margaret is a pearl and you’re a good son.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thanks so much. Dawn has been making them for years and held back the temptation of getting all the stuff out to make more until now. She is a good mum, love her. We think she did well for her KZbin debut hahaha. Thanks Maeve as always :-)

[@MARIOCABU]

Hi Dawn & Ben, & Margareth. Beautiful family chapter, thank you for giving us more of you, with so much warmth and tranquility. Very good music today, and I can almost feel the sandalwood in the video. I can also feel the deep tribute to Allan, which echoes in the memory of my father who also departed in those days. Without a doubt the holidays will be different, but always comforting in the spirit. My family has already arrived home, we are getting settled, the last two weeks were quite intense and exhausting, but we are happy, our cats are investigating everything, very alert. Ben is making the edits very emotional, very well produced, excellent work!!! The lights are beautiful, very pictorial, dreamy, and I suppose very evocative of Ben and the family. Thank you Margareth for sharing with us. Bye Bye, see you soon. 🐈

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Hello Mario Your messages to us are always amazing, heart warming and so lovely to read. I am so happy your family have arrived home and your are now sorted. Hopefully the cats have calmed down a little now too haha. Yes, Christmas, although will be lovely, will be sad too with Dad missing. But he is with us in spirit and in the things that I do. Have a lovely rest of the week Mario with your family. See you soon :-) :-)

[@deirdrecerasa3932]

Ben, your mother’s garden is lovely. The lights you put up look stunning. I am sure she was delighted to have you there to get it done. Dawn, fun to watch you make wax melts. You have done wonderful stone work. It is an art. ❤

[@thecornerhouseproject]

It was a lovely week Deirdre and thanks for saying how nice it all looks. Dawn takes after her dad with being arty and a perfectionist. If the wax melts were 1º to hot or too cold, it needs to be corrected haha. But they do smell lovely. Thank you so much for watching and commenting :)

[@irishgranny23]

Your mum's garden lights are beautiful. . Great job 👏

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you ♥️

[@Cuernavacachica02]

It’s a pleasure to see your mom, Ben. I know she truly appreciated you being there. And I loved Dawn’s teaching of how to do the scents! Life does have its twists and turns, all wonderful in their own way. Thanks for sharing !! See you two next week!! Bye bye!!

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank Josefina. Aww she really did appreciate Ben being there. She had a small stroke a couple of months back, not that long after Bens dad died and she’s been recovering very well but it’s left her a bit unnerved more than anything I think. Life sure does have twists and turns. This year has most definitely been full of them. See you soon. ♥️

[@Britbabe53]

Nice to meet your Mum, she's lovely!

[@KABITH0888]

Worlds apart but together in heart. ❤. Very nice guys. See you soon

[@antsquirly7654]

Thank you for sharing your two worlds. Dawn, I love yours the bestest. I remember waking up to mornings like that when I lived in Europe. The old country has a certain kind of magick we don't have here in America.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Aww yes I’m with you….it just looked so magical with the frost and the sun starting to rise, I couldn’t resist going down for a little walk amongst it all.

[@Rebeca-sd1md]

Oh what a delightful video Ben & Dawn! It was a treat to meet lovely Margaret. The Xmas lights look great. The frosty walk was magical and the music made it even more magical. Really enjoyed seeing Down making her wax melts. You two are a lovely couple! ❤❤

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Aww thank you Rebeca. What a beautiful comment to read. We’re very pleased to hear you liked it ♥️

[@Nell-i7g]

Well done for helping make mom’s house so lovely for Christmas! And I so enjoyed the candle melts making❤

[@thecornerhouseproject]

It did look very lovely once he had finished. Nice, also to hear that you enjoyed the wax melts too ♥️

[@irishdancer2753]

Ben, lovely seeing your Mom. Dawn, you are a strong woman!

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you 🤩

[@heatherjohnston8946]

Well done on the wax melts Dawn, they look lovely. Ben it was lovely to meet your lovely mum Margaret. xx

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you 🤩

[@jimpayne6798]

No worries about the vid. Yep, it was different, but we met your mum and she's a very important lady to you. See you next week.👍

[@kathallport8747]

loved the video..... love to your mum bless her son..💜🙏

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Aww thank you very much. ♥️

[@pegan60]

Dawn's video of the land was incredibly beautiful. And Ben did a smashing job on the Christmas lights. Very worthy of the lights done in here in Brooklyn, NYC.✨️✨️✨️

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you very much 🤩

[@PeggyForrest-o9k]

Thanks for showing the process for making wax melts I found it interesting. Lights look beautiful

[@thecornerhouseproject]

No problem at all. I’m glad you liked it because I wasn’t sure whether to film it or not so I’m glad that I did because quite a few people found it interesting which pleased me 🤗

[@marshagaravaglia8149]

Such a lovely lady . I enjoyed the video. Thanks so much ❤

[@TheHavasu_77]

Awe, Margaret is so lovely! Dawn I love your wax melts and you are so talented at so many things. I hope you all have a warm, safe, and happy Christmas!🎄😊❤

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you Amanda. We hope you have a lovely Christmas too 🎄❤️

[@TyeneTrienen]

Still enjoyed this episode. I like to see whatever you are doing in your personal life as well as your hobbies and interests. It helps your followers get to know who you are. Thank you for an enjoyable episode. 😊

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you and that’s very nice to hear. It’s always a bit nerve wracking putting out something this isn’t “on topic” but it warms our hearts to hear you still enjoyed the video. ♥️

[@kimgraham4459]

I love the week in the life type of videos!

[@thecornerhouseproject]

That’s very nice to hear thank you 🤩

[@anntennyson2493]

Lovely to meet your Mum,a lovely lady❤

[@thecornerhouseproject]

She really is Ann. Don't tell her I said that though hahaha

[@sallyflavell6221]

Love love love the Xmas lights Ben❤😀 well done you and i still miss my old Dad who loved Xmas and was like a big kid😂so many great memories i have in my heart forever❤❤❤❤❤ Bless you for caring for your dear Mum💞👏👏👏⭐️⭐️

[@thecornerhouseproject]

My sister and I will always be able to say how amazing our Christmas' were and still are and I think it comes from how both Mum and Dad made it for us. It was very sad back at mum's with Dad not being there in body, but his spirit was certainly there. Thank you for your lovely comments and I hope you have a lovely Christmas :-)

[@kflan3342]

Thank you for having us into your home Margaret. Loved seeing the Christmas lights.

[@patkilmurray4702]

Your land looked magical with the frost, beautiful Dawn. I would love to buy your melts when you sell them on line😊. Ben's mum is lovely, so nice to see them together and she was so happy with her Christmas lights. Lovely video❤

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Aww thank you Pat, well I will be sure to let you know when I get them sorted for selling online. Fingers crossed not too long. Oh i know the land looked so magical, it lends itself well with all the little nooks and Ivy hanging down. Just beautiful it looked! Bens mum loves her lights and it would have been a shame for her to not have them this year because they look so lovely when they’re all twinkling away at night time. ♥️

[@carolinerobinson8442]

Lovely lights Ben, lovely smells Dawn, nice to meet Margaret love to all xx

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Aww thanks Caroline. Love to you too. Xxx

[@jameskyle380]

Nice to meet Margaret. The lights add some colour and cheer this time of year. A nice stanley or rayburn range cooker for hot water and central heating would be great to get fitted for Winter! Gravity hot water, heat leak radiator. Pumped rads and metal feed and expansion tank.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

You have read our mind James, that is exactly our plan for the heating and water. One day. We will get there but sadly the funds don’t allow for this year. Fingers crossed for next year though. We are gradually getting there with the buymeacoffee fund. 🥳

[@rebeccazody1278]

Just loved the walk about and meeting your mom. And Dawn’s ‘pouring’! And beautiful frosty walk

[@annrae1597]

It's like a fairy land..we just got a foot of snow...no fairy land just hard work shoveling.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Hahaha yeah it would be lovely if the fairies did appear overnight and clear it for you! How rude of them to have not done that!

[@franciscowashington2155]

Muito legal o seu quinta com essa luzes de natal 👍👍👍👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you 🤩

[@christinerowlands539]

Oh Ben, how nice it to meet your mum .❤

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Mum is lovely. Everyone who meets my mum likes her. Just like her Mum xx

[@MichelleP67]

Lovely of you to help your mum. As for whether your mum should have the lights up this year, there is no right or wrong way to greive. I lost my brother Sept 2017 and my mum 13th Dec 2017, my mum made my sister and I promise the day before she passed away in hospital that we would have one last Christmas in the family home before it was sold. We did that even though we struggled, we decorated the tree and my sister and I and our kids celebrated Christmas as best we could. If putting the lights up is what comforted your mum it was the right thing to do for her (hello Margaret👋). Cherish her and your time with her. Nice to see how Dawn makes her wax melts, love a wax melt especially Christmas ones 😊. Have a good week all.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Hi Michelle. That must have been a very very hard time in life for you. I love how you still celebrated Christmas at your mums wishes. That was a lovely thing to do. Yes, we think the lights were the right way to go too. It wouldn't be the same without lights and he wouldn't have wanted that. Thank you so much for sharing Michelle. We hope you have a lovely Christmas :-)

[@MichelleP67]

@thecornerhouseproject thankyou. Merry Christmas to you all too!

[@UKProperPrepper]

I enjoyed this video. Loved the wax melt session too, thanks Dawn.

[@sharonschauer3257]

Your mom is so cute. You were watching my favorite Christmas movie, the 1951 version of A Christmas Carol.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Hi Sharon. It was the colour version of the film too. Really hard to find but worth getting if you can find it. Although the black and white version is lovely, the colour brings everything to life. I think the second best version is The Muppets Christmas Carol with Michael Caine. It is just like the 1951 but with the muppets (and a musical). With that said, The new film from a couple of years ago, "Spirited" is a good version too. A big twist on the original Dickens story, but still brings a huge smile to your face. Have a lovely Christmas Sharon and thank you for watching and commenting.

[@lindagage7315]

Well done both of You! Helping your mum, is always a good thing!

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you, yes he’s a very good son. ♥️

[@surrethauebel1682]

Hi Margaret! Wonderful video! Family time is priceless.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you very much. It really really is :-)

[@pitsnipe5559]

Don’t know, Ben, looks real American to me. 😊 Nice job, you’re a good son. Dawn, never heard of wax melts, cool! Reminded me of when I was a young teen a buddy of mine and me made candles from waste wax from a local candle factory.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Ooh well there ya go….you learn something new everyday eh? They’re basically a candle without the wick and they just melt down and releases the fragrance as they warm through. Makes the house smell delightful! 😂 Haha Ben loves the big light displays that you have over in America, where they put them to music! He can sit for ages watching them on KZbin! 🤣 I think he would like to have something similar on ours 😮 I’m not sure what I think about that though 🤣

[@laurieshields2337]

Hello to your mom. Your Christmas lights look really nice. Cold here in Washington state in the USA too.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you Laurie. Yeah it’s chilly here again as well…. 🥶

[@joannecooper8397]

It was so nice to meet your mother, hello Ms. Margaret!😊 You & your sister did such a great job with the lights on your mom’s house & gardens! Bless you Dawn for your problems with frozen pipes! I saw one of your fragrances was an Amber which I I really like! Love the videos from England & Ireland!😊💜

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Hi Joanne It was a hard few days for Dawn and I felt really bad. Things always go wrong one way or another when someone isn't home. Even when we are both here, things still go wrong :-( But we get over it. Yes, my sister did a great job out the front with the lights, this year, where the trees have been shaped and pruned, everything just looked lovely. Dawn has so many fragrances. I must admit, I leave all of that to her. I just like the lovely smells in the house. Thank you so much for watching and commenting :-)

[@kaye-q1k]

I enjoyed watching you make the wax melts. I am a crocheter and enjoy crafts love learning new ones.lovely to meet you Margaret.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Once you get the hang of making them it’s a very enjoyable craft. I think making things yourself gives you an enormous sense of satisfaction doesn’t it?

[@kaye-q1k]

@ it really does I crochet and I love giving my blankets hats scarves and amigurumi as gifts.

[@katesnow7]

love you guys. blessings always.

[@noreenboland1204]

Beautiful video overflowing with love for family..Thanks for bringing us along...it was lovely❤❤❤❤

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you and you’re most welcome 🤗

[@annaburke5781]

thank you for sharing bless you

[@chisamosa]

Your mom is lovely ❤️ I’m sure your dad would want her to have Christmas lights up.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

I’m sure he would too. He was a lovely man and he would want Margaret to be happy. ♥️

[@neutonrenda2303]

Please send my best wishes and a huge hug from South Africa to your mum Ben, I hope she is surrounded by family for Xmas. ❤️

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Aww she really will be and thank you for the huge hug. ♥️

[@HeatherNaturaly]

Dawn, you and your cat triggered a 50 year old memory. I used to have a cat that followed me everywhere, just like a dog. We lived in a small village and our property bordered the house yard of the local post office. I'd go get the mail and Puss would follow me and sit on the step of the Post Office, while I collected the mail and chatted with the Postmistress. She'd stay there till I got to the edge of the cement of the covered porch, then I'd stop and say "You coming?" and she'd walk to the edge of the cement... She wouldn't go any further. I had to pick her up and carry her home.. EVERY.. TIME. Loved that cat. Still miss her 45 years later. You remind me so much of me. We run purely off rainwater, too. I am always running the tank by the barn dry... I turn it on to water the animals and get distracted and forget to turn it off. I've done it at least 6 times now.. I guess that's not 'always', because we've been here 7.5 years.. lol I keep a stock tank heater in the tote on the barn and an aquarium heater in the one on the cabin. We can have days in a row where it barely gets above freezing, and the heater means I still have water, even if I have to carry it inside in 5 gallon buckets. Did I mention that I hate Winter??

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Aww wow what a lovely memory! Alan does love being around us and whenever we go walking down the land or the lane Alan will not be far behind. He is a lovely lovely cat. Your memory also very much echoes one of the cats we had as children. He was called Mitch and whenever my mum went to the newsagents/greengrocers that was at the top of our road…Mitch would go with her but he wouldn’t cross over the road with her. He would sit on the brick wall and wait until she came out of the shop and crossed the road and then he would walk back home with her. Some animals just stay with you don’t they? Haha we try and remember to set a reminder on the Amazon alexa to remind us to turn of the pump but there’s plenty of times we forget! It’s not until you rain harvest that you realise just how precious water is! 😂 Haha yes winter is a trying time when you live like this. Bens just bought some trace wire to try and prevent the pipes from freezing so we shall try that out and see how that goes.

[@y.lelivelt2619]

In the Netherlands 🇳🇱 we always lay out pipes 60 centimeter under the surface. Then they don't freeze. Inside out houses we also are aware of frozen pipes. We use as much Rockwool as we can to insulate them.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

We did have plans to box in all of our pipes with an insulated box but we just haven’t gotten round to it. We do have some rock wool so maybe that’s the way forward for when we box them in.

[@scrappysoulsister]

Happy to meet your Mom ❤

[@christinerowlands539]

What a lovely video guys 👌🥰

[@cajsheen2594]

Lovely vlog again! Thankyou! ❤ XXX

[@karenmorrison8112]

Keep warm, over there.? Your corner house looks so cosy. Like the orange jacket, suits you Ben.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Aww it is a very cosy corner house. ♥️

[@vickiellibby7051]

We are very rural and no traffic to speak of, we like lights on the inside of the house so we can enjoy. And we have some solar lights that are multi colored it is nice to come home at night too. We have them up year around it's just pretty.😂.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Aww yes we love lights all year round too. It just makes a house look that little more special doesn’t it? We see very little traffic here and we love it. 🥰

[@suewestby824]

All the energy/activity you spend now will come back to keep you hale and hearty well into your older age. Stay well and thanks for your enjoyable videos. Great opening sequence!

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Ooh I hope so, 🤞 the aches and pains are sometimes troublesome but we are definitely fitter than when we started out on this little journey!

[@lindadunsmore-porter4787]

So enjoyed your "Week of Parallel Lives." Your Mom's house looks lovely, Ben and Dawn loved your tutorial. The fire(s) in the house look so cozy. See you next week.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

That’s very nice to hear and we’re very glad you enjoyed it.

[@suewestby824]

What a good son! 😊

[@thecornerhouseproject]

He is isn’t he? 🥰

[@Omaivo2904]

Lovely lady your mum is, Ben! Nice to meet you, Margaret! Dawn so nice to see your hobby! Have a good week, all of you!

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you 🤩

[@Val-fn4ys]

Absolutely wonderful video this week , a lovely insight to a typical family visit too catching up on those chores lol nice to see a different side and to meet Margaret too in her beautiful home xx ❤

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Aww thank you what a lovely comment. Oh yes Margaret always has a few chores for Ben to be getting on with! 😂 It’s nice though because it takes worries and stress off his mums mind too. Xxx

[@Val-fn4ys]

@thecornerhouseproject ❤️

[@maura423]

Lovely video ❤ I'm feeling a little more Christmas-y now 😊

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Aww yay! 🎅🎄 Glad to be of service ♥️

[@RuthieAubs]

Dawn sorry you had such a rough week! I also love candles and candle melts, can you share with us where you get your supplies? That Vanilla, Patchouli and Sandalwood sounds devine! So nice to meet Ben's mom, I'm sure she appreciated your help along with your sister. I love time spent with my daughters. All the lights look amazing, great job!!

[@jeannienykula8048]

Miss Margaret is charming!

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you ♥️

[@carolwoodward6141]

Hugely interesting video. And as a fan of winter, I loved hearing the crunch under Dawn’s boots. ❄️

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you! It’s such a good sound isn’t it? That and the sound of autumn leaves too!

[@Scrimpingmommy]

Yes ! Sunday night is Dawn and Ben time … and what a lovely video ❤

[@marianjones5733]

Lovely to meet Margaret and hope she has a lovely Christmas 😊

[@jacquelinechilvers9361]

Fingers crossed. Quite a lot of trees down in Galway, we live in Milltown. Didn't lose power this time. When we are in the UK,all we do is worry about the cottage and the trees. ( and our friends too,of course) Take care

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Yeah it was definitely a rough one! I think our little patch managed to get off quite lightly considering the amount of trees that are down around this area. Our power is now back on. It took a little while, I think it was Monday it came back on.

[@sonialightfoot5562]

Loved all of it. Thank you for letting us tag along. Nice to meet your Mom. Both videos have been full of love. The scent pod making was interesting. Apart from dealing with frozen pipes, it was a nice little change of pace for you. Hugs

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you 🤩 it’s nice to have you tagging along ♥️

[@weareboundtooneanother]

aww :) Your mom is so sweet! Love love love the slice of life videos. If you hadn't put something up, I think a lot of us would be genuinely worried if everything was ok. Thanks Dawn, until it becomes undoable due to volume, I think the handwritten labels are a nice touch.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

It’s sometimes hard to know what to do when there isn’t much renovation stuff going on, so it’s nice to know that you still enjoy the not so reno ones ❤️ Yeah I think you’re right with the handwritten labels, there’s lot of nice coloured pens that can be used to make it stand out a little too.

[@dorygeancunningham8027]

Ben, I had an epiphany yesterday, when a picture of me bundled up outside while waiting for a parade revealed to me that I look just like my mother. Isn’t it funny when we have gotten to the age where we are finally ok with looking like our parents. I do miss my mom so it gave me some comfort. And well done on making your Mum’s house look beautifully decorated for Christmas. It would fit right in here in the states. Dawn, I too love the house to smell good and I am a sucker for sandalwood and rose geranium together. Patchouli is also a big favorite. If you start a Etsy shop, I’m sure you will do well. So, you know how I like to point out stuff in the background…what is the door on its side in front of the tool shed? Is it a project door for it? I am sooooo nosy. Lol. Until next week

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Haha you’re not nosy or if you are I would be the same lol I notice things like that too. That’s the old front door and I had thoughts like you…..”hmm, I wonder what I can do with that” I don’t like throwing things away when there could be a use for it. So for now it sits there waiting because we’ve run out space in the shed 🫣 Oh I know with starting to look and act like your parents! The older I get I notice I sound more and more like my mum and I can feel my mannerisms become like her too. It’s odd isn’t it? Because it will have always been there but only know am I starting to recognise it. Ben and his sister did a lovely job of the lights and they look so lovely. 🥰

[@hmeyers5114]

Nooo Dawn! Not the hot water heater *again*! Heat pipe wrap will really, really help. Been there, done that. 😅Your magical landscape must help make up for it, a bit. I loved seeing you relaxing a bit with your candle melts. I could tell by the bits and bobs of decor in your house and garden that you are a creative and crafty person. (Me, too!) It's good to be able to stop and enjoy, as that visualization keeps us going through the rough and tough times. Like when you and Ben were in the mud for weeks behind the outbuildings up to your knees in mud. Ben, the Christmas lights are lovely!🎄 It would be a shame not to have them up this year. It's so odd when we look in a mirror and see our parents, isn't it? I think your Dad was looking back, so proud of you. Your Mum is absolutely delightful, and beautiful! What a good sport to be on KZbin. Her home looks lovely. I would also be spending time in that conservatory. I hope your sister lives near Margaret. This will be a hard holiday season for her. I feel for you all. ❤ I miss Worcestershire! I wish you'd been able to show some of the glorious countryside. Glad Lucas was able to visit both sets of Grands while you were there. Great video, nice to see Dawn and Ben having some downtime! Renovation is interesting, but I, like many of your viewers, do hope you have time to enjoy life and each other when you're not covered in muck and mortar. Enjoy the holiday season!

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Oh I know with the water. So frustrating but we will get it sorted it out. It’s all a very steep learning curve having moved here. It’s not something we’ve had to deal with in our lives before lol. The magical landscape definitely made up for it…it looked so beautiful when I looked out of the landing window that I wanted to have a walk and see it up close. Ahh yes I love making the melts. It’s lovely to be able make things like that for yourself isn’t it? Yes, Bens mum was very pleased that she did decide to have them up this year because they look so lovely twinkling away in the night and Ben and his sister did a very good job on them. It is lovely sitting out in that conservatory. She has always done a very good on making her gardens look lovely. So full of interest. When we were over in September we got to watch the squirrels everyday. We hope one day we can have squirrels in our garden because we love to see them scurrying about. Bens sister lives only about 5 minutes away so yeah she is always on hand for Margaret and she does so much for Margaret most days. She definitely won’t let Margaret be alone at Christmas. 🎄 Lukas had a lovely time. He got to see a few friends and family too which was lovely for him. It’s been very nice the last few weeks to take a little step back from the Reno side of things and just do some “normal stuff” 😂

[@hmeyers5114]

@@thecornerhouseproject I'll send you some squirrels! I had one foster dog a couple of years ago climbing the apple trees to chase them. 🤦‍♀

[@thecornerhouseproject]

We "think" we get red squirrels here. Fingers crossed we can tempt some into the area 🌹

[@patriciapadgett4696]

Hola. Loved the videos & meeting Margaret, lovely lady. Dawn, enjoyed watching you looking after the house, and making the wax melts, a lovely hobby. Your film of your walk around the land was breathtaking, looks beautiful. Look forward to next week, take care & enjoy being together again. Hugs ❤️❤️

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Hola 👋 aww we’re glad you enjoyed them. It was a different kind of week so we’re happy to hear you still liked watching. It is a lovely hobby and nice to be able to do things that save you money and time in the long run. It actually felt like that when I was wandering down there…it just looked so picture perfect with the sun peeping through the half fallen trees with the Ivy tendrils hanging down. There’s beauty everywhere isn’t there? You just need to look for it. ♥️

[@cadr9241]

Nice to meet you Margaret’ you have a lovely house and garden! Merry Christmas to you all !

[@vickiellibby7051]

Lovely lighting at your mom's house. It's hard all the first things after a love one passes. Glad you helped her.❤

[@thecornerhouseproject]

It is definitely a difficult time for them all…Christmas is always one of the worst times too isn’t it? Luckily Bens sister only lives a few minutes away so Margaret will be very well looked after over Christmas 🎄and not be alone. ♥️

[@kathallport8747]

loved making the melts

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you ☺️

[@helenefontana1803]

L'illumination du jardin est superbe 😊. Les images de la ballade avec votre chat 🐱 sont magnifiques ! Il ne vous reste plus qu'à isoler les tuyaux pour éviter la même mésaventure ça à dû être très pénible pour vous. Cordialement Hélène

[@thecornerhouseproject]

He loves a good walk down the land. He loves climbing the trees the most lol The frozen pipes were very frustrating and fingers crossed they will all be insulated soon and no more frozen pipes.

[@ml3510]

Glad to see you survived Bert. The flooding looked very bad in some places.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

We got off very lightly really, the was some flooding both ends of our lane so we had to take it slow driving through there but other than that not too bad at all.

[@bridgetnaughton435]

Nice to meet you Margaret 🎉 Great video guys And hello from Co Limerick 🎉

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Aww thank you very much and hello to you in Co Limerick, from Co. Leitrim ♥️

[@deborahmallabone1387]

So good to see you with your mum. The melts look good 😊

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you 🤩

[@MelanieBlunt-y1q]

Poor Dawn she is left in Ireland but glad your helping your mum out with jobs galore - she’s been making a list for you 😂

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Haha there’s always a list! Aww I’m good on my own, last week was a little challenging with the water and cold 😂

[@10928rob]

Well done, you two. Ben/Dawn, that was a lovely video to watch. It was very seasonal, making it seem very close to Christmas. Ben and Mandy, you both, have done a great job with your lovely Mum's lights. Ours will have to wait until the 14th.♥♥♥

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thanks Pa. Yeah it feels very seasonal around here at the moment. Ben did a good job of his mums lights, they look lovely. 🥰 Not much longer until you get to put your decorations up now! The bah humbug in me would like to still put mine up on the 14th…less time gathering dust then! 🤣 xxx

[@10928rob]

@@thecornerhouseproject 🌲🌲 xxx

[@anniedavis4569]

great idea re the candle melts Dawn and lovely to see to your mum Ben. love the xmas lights and trees in her garden too.

[@thecornerhouseproject]

Thank you Annie ♥️

[@jacquelinechilvers9361]

Stay safe in Darragh,all

[@thecornerhouseproject]

@@jacquelinechilvers9361 aww thank you ♥️ I think we have orange and red weather warnings from about 8pm this evening. 😮

[@aedwards4428]

Hope your safe n well in this awful storm x

[@thecornerhouseproject]

@@aedwards4428 Thank you. Yeah it is definitely an awful one but we're all fine here and thank you for thinking of us x