Working In Remote Scotland Transformed Our Lives (Isle of Tiree)

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

Thanks for watching our video! If you enjoyed it please do give it a like and subscribe to be notified when our next video comes out.

[@annettemurielle]

I had no idea sheep were so affectionate. How lovely to learn this. Thank you!

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

They really are very affectionate, it’s lovely. They also removed individuals which is great as they become friends with so many people :-)

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

It's been a while but after a crazy year we've managed to upload a new KZbin vlog :-)

[@DaydreamersBarn]

Just found your channel! How wonderful I can't wait to follow along. Cheers 🤍 Jess x

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

Hi Jess. I've just hit the upload button on the latest video. It should go live in the next 3 hours - slow internet connection :-) I hope you enjoy the other videos in the mean time. Also if you've not watched our journey across Scotland video - when you do Sorry for the poor sound quality it was one of those where everything went wrong.

[@simonsargent9514]

Your sheep are beautiful and obviously very cherished xx

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

They are part of the family :-)

[@ellie.l6585]

Hi Jason and Yvonne, have you ever thought of creating a calendar with your beautiful sheep modelling your woolly hats 🥰. I would certainly buy it ❤.

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

Hi Ellie. That's an awesome idea and certainly something I'm goring to take a look at :-)

[@ellie.l6585]

@@SimpleLifeScotland 🤗

[@colettelondon8434]

Wonderful video. Sweetest little sheep friends

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

They are the best and totally life changing. thanks for the lovely comment. :-)

[@HKTeacup]

Just found your lovely channel, and am so glad I did. What beautiful and calming videos! Beautifully done. And your lovely gentle sheep clearly adore you! What sweeties they are!

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

Hi, it was lovely to wake up and read your kind and supportive message. What a great way to start the day. I'm in the final stages of editing the next vlog. I hope you enjoy it equally :-)

[@debraoliver505]

Love the sheep!

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

They are the best - total life changers :-)

[@ashleighnimmo1172]

I am absolutely loving your videos! I hope to see more soon!:)

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

Hi Ashleigh. Thanks so much for the lovely feedback. I'm in the process of making the next video. The summer has been crazy and it just seemed impossible to find the time to edit the next one. But business because of some great new projects that I'm really looking forward to showing everyone. Time is now on my side and the next instalment is in the edit. :-)

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

HI there I'm sorry for the delay, but at last after a crazy year I've uploaded a new KZbin. I hope you enjoy it. I love your feedback 🙂

[@maryhelen1011]

A very happy late Congratulations on your photography !! Awesome!! Love your vlog! All the best! ❤😊❤

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

Hi Mary, thanks for the amazingly kind words they are really appreciated. More photography and vlogs coming soon :-). Your support is awesome thanks :-).

[@markusvlasits3937]

adorable sheep ... 😍

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

The are the best :-) Thanks for the lovely thoughts and words.

[@Hundredakerwood439]

Two things to note. Your presenting style is absolutely perfect and been looking forward to this next one after your impressive start.. The other thing I just can't wait to visit Tiree this September . Something has drawn me there and I hope it will be the first of many visits

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

Hi and thanks for the amazing support it makes our adventure into the unknown of KZbin worth it. It's amazing that you are going to head over to Tiree in September, I hope you love this little Scottish island as much as we do. We'll keep doing our best to keep the your inspiration alive and growing between then and now. If you have any video ideas please feel free and let us know. Have an awesome day.

[@Hundredakerwood439]

@@SimpleLifeScotland There is so much potential interest in anything to do with your workings with your sheep, general welfare, shearing, using the wool in your hats, their characters. Then you have the Tiree music festival, the surfing, your photography activities, the ferry link, the postie ( I was one for 30 years) , the community in general, doctor service and even something about tourism would make an excellent short video Have a great year

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

@@Hundredakerwood439 Thanks for the fantastic ideas. Amazing stuff.

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

Hi and again thanks for the positive feedback. It's been a while with a crazy year now behind us and time to get back to the thing we really enjoy doing KZbin. I hope you enjoy it.

[@WVislandia]

Have you considered learning Scots Gaelic? You already know one Gaelic word - beinn for 'mountain' - shortened to Ben for the place you two are going to be walking. Sabhal Mor Ostaig on Skye is the Scots Gaelic college and even if you didn't want to pay for one of their courses, they might point you to other ways to learn the language. I fell in love with Scots Gaelic through its music - did my 'O' grade and studied for Higher but didn't pass the exam (my teacher wanted me to appeal but I didn't). I was told that Coll, especially, has a lot of Gaelic but I would suspect it is on most of the Hebrides. Just a thought. 🤔

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

I’d love to know more about the Pictish culture and the following Nordic history that seems to have been forgot. I found a great map that shows the early cultures in this area before it was invaded by the Irish celt cultures. It even shows pre-Celt Britons on the west coast isles. This area has such a rich and varied history. With many cultures making the islands home. I’m no historian so it will take lots of looking into to understand which languages have been spoken here pre Celt and English speakers leaving their foot prints. Wouldn’t it be great if they found a way to also revive Pictish, accident Viking and accent Briton languages, all have been part of the amazingly rich language history of this area. A great way to bring a real vibrancy back and making history more immediate.

[@ruthkirkparick3535]

I am binge watching what you have done so far :). Mom's youngest brother (and my favourite uncle) was a sheep farmer and he love them as much as you obviously do.

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

Ruth it's awesome that you are binge watching our vlogs. I can't wait to publish our new content. I hope you enjoy watching it as much as we enjoy making it :-)

[@LesleyDT6227]

I love that your sheep all have names and have personalities distinct from each other. So was there a reason to walk up the Ben ? This is exactly the sort of place I'd love to move to.

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

Hi Lesley. The sheep are so amazing and completely life changing in so many ways :-). Yes there was indeed a reason for walking up the Ben. It’s a big project so can’t reveal anything until it’s complete. But as soon as it is I’ll be sure to let you know :-). Consistency producing vlogs as been hard but I hope by the New Year it should be easier for me to publish much more regularly. Thanks so much for working your way through the vlogs and joining in on the crazy adventure :-)

[@wilm3864]

As I watched this, I was reminded of John 10:14 - "I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep and am known by My own." The love you showed for them individually brought a smile to my face.

[@wilm3864]

The way the sheep ask for attention reminds me of how my cat asks for rubs. She can be persistent, sometimes even annoying, when she wants love, but she is sweet.

[@colinhutton9704]

Hey, found the channel by chance as we are travelling to Coll and Tiree for a few days, end of June. A really refreshing channel, very well presented! I’m sure I saw in a previous video ( yes I should watch again ! ) the wool you harvest goes towards making hats ? Q. How do I get one ? ( Hat not a sheep ) :) Keep up the good work and the dream alive.

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

Hi Colin thank you so much for watching the channel as well as the kind and positive words. We really appreciate it. Yes once a year our little flock of orphan sheep must have a haircut - to make them comfortable in the hotter summer weather - And, the resulting fleeces are used by us to hand spin the wool and then hand-make woolly hats. You can find out more about the flock and woolly hats at www.welan-tiree.com Thanks again for the support and if you have any questions please feel free to ask.

[@Hundredakerwood439]

Oh no, my wife a lamb loving vegetarian has found your vlog...........you have a fan for life , she loves your videos😂

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

That's awesome. Say Hi to your wife from all of us. We're working on a new vlog at the moment :-)

[@MrZoopin]

Hello, this is the 2nd video ive watched of yours after my wife forwarded it to me and mentioned the book Blink which you mention, which she has duely ordered and we both look forward to reading it. I would be interested to know what process you use for selling your photography? And also, what other sources of revenue do you have apart from the wooly hat company. It's probably one of the biggest areas that hold us back from pursuing a similar ambition is making sure there is enough to live on and pay the bills. I take my hat off to you both and wish you every success and happiness x

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

Hi and a big thank you to both of you for watching our little channel. I'll make sure I cover the making money from photography and other sources of revenue in one of the next vlogs for you. :-)

[@aNaturalist]

I bet there's a greater sense of community there than on mainlands, or especially compared to highly populated areas.

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

It's an island with lots of different communities with different approaches to life and thoughts on what island life is all about. It makes for a vibrant and inspiring place. Being smaller everything more immediate and tangible - more human.

[@panz3r696]

Any idea if these videos will start again ? Been a year now 😢

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

Hi. Yes I’m working on the next video. It’s been a crazy year and every time I wanted to make one life went mad. But now I’m back on track. I’ve been sitting in front of my computer pulling together the first of a number of videos I hope to publish early next week. I was aiming for this weekend but my editing skill were more than rusty after a year off :-)

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

Hi, after a crazy year - now behind us - the next vlog is up. Sorry its taken so long. But more on the way.

[@frednorman1]

How many sheep do you have? And you make wool hats and sell them online?

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

Hi Fred, we have a little flock of 16 orphaned sheep and yes we make woolly hats by hand which we sell online.

[@donniealexander3243]

Inspiring story, where in the UK did you escape from

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

Hi Donne - Escaped London

[@deborahhammond8576]

How do I get one of your woolly hats please

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

Hi Deborah thanks so much for watching our little channel it's really appreciated. You can find our Woolly hats at www.welan.co.uk Thanks for asking :-)

[@jackcrane7853]

His looks fit in there....

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

Thanks for joining us on our crazy journey

[@hotelsierra86]

It has been my experience that you should never name livestock if they are destined for the food chain. Makes a bad situation worse.

[@SimpleLifeScotland]

Our sheep are not for the food chain, they will living their natural lives out with us. Each year we sheer them and use their wool to hand make woolly hats. :-) You can find out more at www.welan.co.uk