161. Biscuits Costing £22 🙀 Vlogmas 1 🎄 Living Alone in Wales (December 2024)

[@ReneeinVirginia]

A friend got fired from his job at a calendar factory. All he did was take a day off …

[@ohmeowzer1]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@gj5666]

😂😂😂

[@iskrajackal9049]

Very good lol 😂 👍

[@lorellstoneman74]

On the first day of vlogmas, a knife fell on my foot.....only a flesh wound......barely a scratch....it was not as bad....as my first, advent tea.....

[@meriannemcardell5345]

I freeze the whole ginger root and grate it from the freezer when I need it

[@SuzanneU]

I've grated the whole root and frozen it in small ice cube trays. Your way is probably better.

[@no-oneinparticular7264]

Ditto

[@heidirobinson8734]

Thats a good tip! Also....can grate the whole root...n put into ice cube trays ( differing amounts) n when frozen put into bag/ container to get as needed.

[@XO.DianeKelly]

Fab idea! X

[@XO.DianeKelly]

My house is full of vintage Christmas decorations especially the ceiling ones❤ I love it! Xxx

[@Sevo-r3y]

Lovely to see you Sean, it will be great seeing how far we can make it into vlogmas. I am looking forward to the live cam and seeing the winter birds and the weather.Lovely little speech at the end, we must remember those for whom Christmas is an unhappy time filled with sadness.❤

[@carolemcneil7225]

Oh my, you had me laughing out loud? Thank you, for that. Merry Vlogmas to you. I hope this lasts til the end day. 😀

[@dianemcclure2334]

You would enjoy the tea more if you use BOILING water and let it brew. Xx AND have a full cup! LOL

[@colga100]

Thanks Sean for a nice gentle ease into the Christmas spirit. Suits my style perfectly. 🎄

[@HelenW-w3t]

Hi Sean, hang the tea calendar up facing the wall , so you can't see what is coming next. A bit of honey in the tea makes all the difference in taste. Anyway some of those teas might be good for your health.

[@SuzanneU]

I make gravy with my home-made stock. I make a roux with either butter or pan drippings from the roast and flour. Cook the fat and flour over low heat, stirring well, till the flour is pale golden and smells toasty. If you like a darker gravy, cook the flour till light brown. Whisk in the stock little by little. You can also make a gravy by mixing cornflour with water into a thick slurry, then whisking it into hot stock and bringing it to the boil for a couple of minutes. This will be more like purchased gravy. Both ways, season the gravy to taste after bringing it to a boil. For a very dark gravy, I cautiously add Marmite, a tiny dollop at a time. The amounts of fat and flour, or cornflour, depend on how much gravy you want to make and how thick you like it. We love gravy so I always make a big jug full. It keeps well in the fridge for a few days. Left over gravy can always go into soup! Or be mixed with mince for cottage pie or a meat sauce for a pasta dish.

[@tc-1212]

You could put the biscuits in a Mason jar tied with a bit of Christmas ribbon 🎀

[@grumpy_poo]

Thing is... whenever someone we loves passes on.. it's a sad time .... But my reasoning is every time we mention their name with a smile on our face and love in our heart... it is a celebration of their memory...Each year on Christmas day I light a special candle to remember 'absent friends' and raise a glass ( or several) to their memory.... My decs go up Friday before Christmas and come down on 2nd January.... bah humbug!!😂🤣

[@lorellstoneman74]

"God bless us everyone!" Thanks Sean...❤

[@sabinekoch3448]

Tea making is an art, Sean! 😊 Lukewarm water is a no-no. Very enjoyable vlogmas!

[@NavyCopMA1]

Picked up my tree on Dec 1. The realtor that I went through when buying my house does a tree giveaway every year (up to a certain amount) for clients and it helps to provide a tree every year even on those years, like this year, where things are just very financially tight. Quite thankful for that opportunity! Lights have started to go up and a couple of other things. Will do more through the week. Last year I didn't do much as it depends on my mood each year. Some years it is easier to celebrate than others.

[@mark-edwynstephens4123]

Hi Sean James Cameron, what lovely vlogmas, I enjoyed it loads, I also liked your visit to Aberdare and Aberdare Park, you seem such a nice chap, hope you have nice Christmas with or without decorations. Kindest of regards Mark-Edwyn.⛄

[@TheLorraineF]

we keep our ginger in the freezer it lasts for ages x

[@elainecoad205]

Loved your 1st Christmas vlog, looking forward to the rest. Your face when you tried the advent tree was a picture. Ha, ha.

[@janeburke147]

Yes that was so funny 😂

[@BeverleySharp-c6h]

And a good morning to you too! Loved it Sean 😊 I dread to think how much the biscuits were 🫣😂. Looking forward to tomorrows vlogmas ❤

[@carolzocholl1107]

you and make gravy by taking a tablespoon of butter in a sauce pan, melt it, add the same amount of flour, cook it around for a minute (cook our the raw taste) then pour in chicken broth a little at a time to the desired thickness, season with salt and pepper. If your fancy add herbs, garlic etc. 🙂

[@doingmyownthing8616]

I do indeed remember those decorations. We had our first snow of the year on Saturday, it put me in the mood to do my holiday decorating.

[@heidirobinson8734]

To turn stock into gravy.... .1)...heat it up and add any gravy browning....( bisto/ home brand)...or 2) use corn flower! 1 teaspoon... Dissolve in small amount of cold water to milk consistancy....add to stock,stiring....n it will thicken once reached boiling point!

[@HelenW-w3t]

Merry Christmas

[@KarenJohn-d3d]

Love your videos from a Welsh person who lives in Spain ❤

[@maureenteager6887]

My cat ate some tinsel and she threw up some of it and the rest decorated her litter tray if you understand what I mean. Tinsel is banned in our house, we have a naked tree.

[@LoveThyNeighbor.111]

I have a feeling all cat owners have had to pull some tinsel out of a back location many times.

[@IndigenousResistance192]

Wow that fold out Christmas 🎄 brought back some memories. Biscuits look great but at that price I will stick to Tesco 😂

[@Sevo-r3y]

Every year, I dread getting all the Christmas stuff out, especially as we have no little ones coming around. Somehow, I feel guilty for not getting it out. My husband, who never notices anything, will always ask, "When are the Christmas decorations going up?" 😅

[@ReneeinVirginia]

Same here. They really don't understand how much work it is!

[@Randomequestrian-pm4hl]

Phrase I've never heard before (and hope to avoid to the end of days): "You don't need more than one biscuit"!

[@no-oneinparticular7264]

Not in my vocabulary 😂

[@boucherb1908]

We're all invested now. The first sip of 'mystery' tea with reaction will be essential viewing this month. I'm going for the 13th December before you taste something decent 😂. Happy Vlogmas Sean! 🎅

[@cherylprice1790]

Thanks for this, Sean. Of course, dont feel pressure to do them all the time. Great one today. Christmas can be a difficult time, as you say. Same with my parents' relatives, too. All the best. Look forward to seeing your trimmings up.

[@carolchapple912]

I have a children's colourful windmill on a stick in my garden, it gives an indication of wind speed when it whirls around. Giving movement and flashes of colour in my garden. Just a thought for your homestead.

[@starlight1867]

I had a mole burrowing and read if you put a children’s windmill in the soil, it vibrates the earth and the moles don’t like it. I didn’t get any more mounds of earth so it worked for me 👍 looks lovely too.

[@nickyfoxyfreedom]

@@starlight1867 I was going to say they help deter moles

[@AtheistEve]

Better still. Get a wind turbine.

[@carolchapple912]

@AtheistEve I also thought a Welsh flag fluttering. But Sean doesn't want anything showing above the fence. He has talked about his summer house roof too high.

[@kathypearson6886]

You’ll be my advent calendar as I open my KZbin each morning (no pressure 😉). I tend to like the fruit flavour teas like black currant so trying all the different kinds would be an adventure. Thanks Sean!

[@Marie-yx5ie]

Hi Sean, the water should have been hotter. You seen how long it took to boil that water. You need to leave the tea bag for at least 5mins, minium. 👍😉🇨🇮☘️Eire

[@ehpeachylove]

Ahhh Sean it earlier here in Northern California to be up at least for me and you’ve already had me laughing! Well that’s Christmas a cup! Your facial expression was priceless. I love that you’ll just post what you want and not all Christmas. It depends on how I feel as to when I put any decorations up. Your stick should have your instructions for making gravy but simple put some of the stock in a sauce pan, bring to a boil and make a slurry of flour and water, make sure no lumps and add to stock and stir till thickened. Yes, you can freeze ginger, and grate frozen. Lovely first Dec. vlog.🌲

[@mikebashford8198]

Most tea tastes much better when made with boiling water - not from a kettle that boiled some time ago - not surprised it didn't taste good.

[@tc-1212]

I do find you funny Sean lol 😂 Those types of tea are an acquired taste 🥴 I am looking forward to enjoying my morning cuppa 🫖☕️ with you throughout December. I hope this month and the coming year is full of glad tidings of comfort, joy and an abundance fruit, vegetables & blooming flowers 🌸🌻🌷🌹

[@SuperCmorris]

The teas often sound nice til you taste them, you did make me laugh so thankyou for that, looking foreward to your vlogmas 😂😂😂 Keep warm Sean ❤

[@wendyneal9194]

Oh Sean you did make me laugh when you tried the tea, your face said it all😂

[@ruthstamper2915]

Your face was an absolute picture when you took a sip of that tea 😂

[@hope_25058]

Happy first vlogmas and thank you for another great vlog! The tea bag advent looks great 👍

[@valbarber2818]

I've seen the Harrods advent calendar video. I will stick to my Cadbury one for £2.

[@athensr1103]

Sean, either mix some Bisto gravy with your chicken stock - they have chicken or bef Bisto - or add a stock cube and just mix a tablespoon of Cornflour in a mug with a little cold water . Put your chicken stock in a pan , at the beginning , add the cornflour and stir till the gravy is thick and bring it to boil

[@alisonparsons9609]

Oh, Sean, just a tip about the empty bottled water. It's best to crush it before putting the lid back on so it can be flattened for recycling. My council won't take any black plastic, would you believe. Xx

[@angieblack-c4l]

also good for making a mini closh in the garden!

[@debzhughes5270]

With gravy depends on if your using meat juices if so about 2 tablespoons of flour into fat cook it out then use the chicken stock in place of the veg water you would have used and don't forget the gravy browning x

[@melonybennett3814]

When you make a roux for gravy (or sauces) you need to melt the butter in a saucepan, add the flour, mix well, cook for a few minutes otherwise the gravy will taste of raw flour.

[@missmaryhdream6560]

Good morning lovely seeing you get in Christmas spirit x

[@maureenmckenna5220]

To make gravy from the chicken stock, heat it in a pot. Make a rue of butter, 1/4 stick, and about 1/4 cup flour. What you do is melt the butter in the microwave and add the flour while wisking so no lumps. It should be the consistency of thin pancake batter. Wisk it as you add it. We have something called Better Than Bouillon here in the states, but a bouillon cube will do too. Add that and continue stirring. Salt and pepper to taste. You know stock is just the liquid left after boiling down the carcass of a chicken, for chicken stock. If you try it, hope it works.

[@clairegreen5084]

Ooh I just ordered that advent calendar I don't drink normal tea so this is perfect for me .😂

[@lindahunter7322]

Thank you Sean great first day 👏⭐️

[@cherylprice1790]

The pukka teas are very nice. They are £4.99 a box now.

[@Jane_and_Meg]

Hi Sean, your face when you drank the Pukka tea bless you! 😅 Yep I bought a picture only Advent Calendar online this year but it's a bit small turned out it was a card!! 😅 But I'm still opening the windows takes me back to my childhood!😊 Yes I remember those decs and yep you can't beat a bit of tinsel too! I wrote my Chrimbo cards out a few days ago...😁 I'm not woke or pc! So Happy Christmas everyone! ☃️ Catch up tomorrow.

[@diannevenner-kc6gu]

Love yout Vlogmas start Sean!. 😊 Slowly does it.. into the spirit.

[@susanrazza9740]

Our tree goes up 2 weeks ahead, along with the other decorations. Grate the ginger and freeze. I give you 2 weeks, but I hope you go the distance

[@sonjabirch5533]

Good morning Sean,loving the first Vlog,I laughed so hard at the look on your face when trying the Tea I actually dribbled my own cuppa down me top. 😂😂. Bless you Sean try bit honey in the cup next time, love the Christmas decorations took me back to Christmas past. I can't wait for tomorrow vlogmas.😂🥰.

[@peacefulgarden]

O.k. Not going to lie. Very excited to get a cuppa Sean everyday. Like the best advent calendar ever! I am FAN GIRLING right now 😉😆😁😍 Oh and I almost forgot: Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyeah!

[@pamelamorris3654]

Hi Sean, I don't bother faffing about mixing this and that for gravy just get a box of old fashioned bisto, can't beat it, you can use it with your chicken stock. Mix a couple of spoons of bisto with water heat it with your stock and bobs your uncle 😊❤

[@mitzikolody4569]

Hi Sean 'Merry Christmas to you to' may you have a gooden !❤

[@margidaly6874]

Rooibos is grown in Cape area of South Afrca initially is was just the leaves of the bush. I think it was in the late 60s when the medical and health properties were investgates. It's now mixed with all sort.s of teas and spices. Plain Rooibos is really a soothing drink. Hot or cold. A great base for summer teas. It's now bottled as flavored drinks too. Such as Rooibos and apple juice. Lots of ice It's delish. Soak fruit cake mix in the tea like one can do with Earl Gray. It's in all shops all over the world now.

[@tedoneilclark4710]

Good morning everyone 😊

[@dawnannedavis633]

Merry Christmas Sean x

[@mysteryegg340]

I love those Fortnum and Masons biccies!! I picked them up in Heathrow last year but I've only tried the violet ones - if you don't like Parma Violets, you wont like them. I am travelling to the UK this week and these are on my list of goodies to get and I'll get those cherry ones too!

[@seanjamescameron]

Love Parma Violets so will keep an eye open for them.

[@SharonWilson-x7o]

Oh you do brighten my morning. Love the vintage decorations Happy Days 😊

[@janetskien3529]

My basic gravy÷ slice of onion and slice of clove of garlic warming in a pan with a good dollop of butter. In a jug couple of tbl spoons of plain flour, as you like with salt, pepper, dry mustard, yeast extract, Worcester sauce, soy sauce, as you like. Whisk it up with cold water, a little over half pint, pour it in the pan and stirre it to the boil. ❤

[@ggwildlife]

lovely 1st xmas vlog Sean.

[@Mushroom3D]

Great start to the Vlogmas!

[@nicki3496]

Not sure about the therapeutic amounts for Pukka teas but in traditional herbal medicine herbal teas can be very good for your wellbeing. for example, the 'weed' that every one tries to get rid of dandelion has so many therapeutic benefits, leaf or root (both treat differently) for the body and has been well documented for many years. You can even get dandelion coffee. Obviously taste can be a factor but not always.

[@roscowoodward6037]

Corn starch added to chicken stock to thicken. Nobody likes wet gravy 😅

[@amandaroberts5111]

Yes you can grate and freeze ginger, and if you cook some flour and butter, then add stock and a stock cube you will get a gravy, just simmer it to reduce it to thicken it.

[@amandaroberts5111]

You could also add some red wine for depth

[@Christine-il8nm]

Loving this sean looking forward to the run up to xmas ❤

[@nicki3496]

Gravy= google amounts for flour and water and make a paste. put in pan and add the chicken stock gradually over a low heat, stirring all the time. I have frozen ginger in its whole and it was soggy, but never thought about grating it, it might loose its medicinal effects slightly.

[@sharonheppell8378]

Always a pleasure Sean 🙏 REGARDING the tea!!!! they say it takes five time to try something for your taste buds to adjust 😉 your face was a picture!!!! 😂😅😝😝🤪 Have a fabulous week 😀 😊

[@janeburke147]

Watch ya self Sean ,we don’t want another death in the family 😂You influenced me to try Waitrose for the first time & I’m giving organic milk,cheese and butter a go as a Christmas present to myself,the neighbours will be curtain twitching up here in Yorkshire,they will think I’ve come into some money 😂

[@teresamoore4126]

😂

[@Olga-A-9602]

We love your, Sean, there are so many of us, and our best wishes to your success in every areas!

[@colleenmckinlay2916]

Still Dec. 1st here in BC Canada Sean . Almost midnight Dec. 1st. So you are right on time for your first video. Well done you. Your face when you sipped that tea had me laughing. Oh dear…..definitely not a favourite. At least you gave it a try.

[@janebass3372]

Loved the first Christmas vlog! You will brighten our December Sean, thank you!

[@annicabackstrom7757]

Wonderful decorations ❤️ Thank's for the video 🤗

[@sarahstrong7174]

Put one of the biscuits from the red packet in to replace the other one.

[@Carebearbreeding]

Lol.....😂💖

[@avivapotts2442]

Better than an advent calendar!

[@rowenaazimi9040]

I laughed throughout 🤣. I am the same. I like my yorkshire tea. I bought an apple and cinnamon tea to try weeks ago, and it's still in the cupboard 😂. As for gravy, just put 1 or 2 oxo cubes in the stock to make gravy.

[@LoveThyNeighbor.111]

I think you should get an advent calendar that has the little pots of jam behind the doors.

[@mazsteele-hall8924]

🎄 I put our Christmas tree up first , on the 1st day of December.... then all of the lights inside and out go up.✳✴.. then I do the table display .

[@bcislandlife9795]

Omg you had me laughing out loud at the tea tasting - brilliant vlogmas 1 - you are such a natural comedian 🤣

[@AtheistEve]

Whatever you do with all those roux sauce gravy recipes above and below, get a whisk and be prepared to use a strainer.

[@tonyfletcher7524]

It’s star anise Sean..pronounced aneese. Great video as always

[@SamanthaCurrey-i2x]

Oh Sean I did laugh when you took a sip of that tea 😂😂 we r in our second day of summer here in Perth WA and it's going to be 🥵🥵 take care ❤

[@Olga-A-9602]

You’ve got the best calendar 😅

[@joywhite439]

“Trimmings”. Such a Welsh word!!!

[@chrisrey572]

Good morning Sean and happy countdown to Christmas. This will be very interesting with the tea samples. I hope you have luck with the shiny tinsel/garland with your cats. Mine is hung over the doorways. I always have to think like I have bears living with me and everything has to be hung high and out of jump reach! Hope your foot is ok with the knife incident. Be looking forward to my morning coffee and you naughty or nice tea samples😂

[@constancehutchison1358]

Advent is the 4 weeks before Christmas, so I prefer to decorate nearer Christmas day

[@markmaloney5146]

I don’t drink much tea, but when I do I drink Thomason’s maybe you may try it

[@mo-anniemc8227]

Sean,you are an absolute joy !❤

[@susangrindle7426]

I've bought an advent calendar for the boys (cats) had it stashed in the cupboard that long i forgot about it yesterday 😅 so thanks for reminding me. I've also got a cloth one i put chocolate in but asusual I've not got round to doing it yet 😅. The paper xmas tree reminded me of the type of decorations mum had. She had several, a santa, his belly was the bit you opened, the stable with the animals and baby Jesus that was the roof and a wreath with a robin and a couple of bells . She had them for donkey's years she'd stick them on the living room doors with a bit of blue tack. Also put her cards up on strings but mum had these little pegs that held them on. Infact my brother uses them now. Happy days x 😊😊

[@greenladyoakwitch2123]

I occasionally like a fruit / herbal tea, but have to have a bit of sugar as it changes it and can taste better.

[@jillychandler]

I love my PG Tips and do not like any other tea! But I do occasionally drink a peppermint tea, but to me that is a hot drink, and not proper tea! I love ginger biscuits, as they seem to be good for my tummy. I also like a Hob Knob now and again. Have you ever tried Panattoni, as I love it - I do not like cakes, or many sweet things, as I am a savory loving person.Thank you for your first Christmas vlogmas. Happy Christmas to you my dear fellow! Blessings from West Devon, and Jilly & Madge. xxx

[@marianraftery]

Beweleys Irish loose leaf Breakfast tea is my one and only ! I like a pot of hot flavourful strong tea, and no substitutes will suffice.

[@judimantos904]

Don’t bother to decorate for Christmas anymore. When we moved from a big house to a Senior apartment, I sold all my Christmas stuff. Just saved a Christmas table cloth +some placemats for December.

[@MarleneCurrie-j5e]

You got off to a good start Sean, hope you can keep it up.

[@andreareseigh4418]

Hi sean, we put our tree and decorations up after fireworks night. Looking forward to watching vlogmas. X

[@elainepepperrogers2968]

Hope the advent calendar is going to get better x

[@carole2952]

I am like you Sean I love a Yorkshire tea (I am a tea belly I always take a box on my holidays) I can’t be doing with these fancy tea’s.

[@ourfloridagarden4191]

You are my advent calendar this year Sean.

[@irenecharrois5199]

I bet you can go every day with Vlogmas! Your just too funny and Christmas/winter just throws things at us left, right and center that we need to laugh at or we'll go cray cray😅. Besides singing I think you would succeed as a comedian as well! Bring it on Sean!