A guy I used to work with around 35 years ago used to live in a cottage like this, on a narrow country lane in Cumbria. It was owned by an elderly lady who'd had it left to her around 50 years previously, and she only charged him about £30 a week rent. He fitted two wood burning stoves (long before they became trendy) and ran a central heating boiler from one of them. He and his wife raised 3 kids there. I remember calling round one stormy Winter's night to borrow some tools from him for a job I was doing. There was a one inch gap under the front door, and every gust of wind used to lift the edge the of doormat slightly. He had a length of railway sleeper pushed into one of the stoves, with the other end resting on a milking stool. As it burned down, he pushed it further in. There was no double glazing, and he often used to say he could tell what sort of a day it was before leaving his bed. In Winter, there was ice on the inside of the windows, and a thin film of condensation on the eiderdown........He lived there for around 40 years before the property was put up for sale. He now lives in a 2 bedroomed terraced house in a small village around 3 miles from the previous place. This one has central heating and double glazing....plus he has actually bought this one.
Ahh man, that's an amazing story! I wonder how he finds it compared to the cottage? Must be interesting still being able to see it and having so many memories attached. £30 a week also sounds pretty ace (ice inside not so much though 😅)
@@joshandsarahride When his previous rented place was put up for sale around 4 years ago, it was originally advertised for £250k plus, mainly because of the location. But there was no interest for Months. Eventually, the price was reduced several times, until it seemingly sold for £160k, as it needed considerable updating. The guy I know, who lived in it for decades, originally offered £180k, but they turned it down flat.....More fool them.... He likes his new place now, although it took him a few Months to adjust to living in the middle of a village. I think he's accepted that as he's now in his early 70's, it's preferable to have people around you......
@@Brian-om2hh yeh, I guess those kind of places are incredible for some and others couldn't make it work. I'm glad you're friend is happy in his new home!
What a cool story. Reminds me of folks I grew up with passing through. Would love to visit England ,here there's a lot of trees and rocks,waterfalls. This planet is beautiful.
It is nice to see autumn and winter represented positively as well. I feel like they get a bad rep. But Autumn - you feel the buzz of nature as it hurries to prepare for winter. Squirrels and birds, working overtime. You feel the energy of the earth go inward, as the trees draw their energy away from their leaves and into their roots - creating a beautiful floor of colours. Then Winter comes - the cold aches. Your breath becomes clouds. As you walk through the snow - you feel it, mostly everyone - is asleep. You feel the magic that is you being in a world where everyone else is close by but absent - the only feeling I can relate it to is when you're a child and wake up earlier than your parents and you take in the time to yourself. It's a homely feeling. You tread the snow carefully, wondering who you might come across and disturb. A drowsy mouse for example looks at you baffled, confused at why you're not nesting for warmth. The warmth of winter is unlike any other you see - hot soup, tea, baths, showers and the embrace of a loved one - it warms your soul inside. The cold makes you aware that there is a sun inside you, and you only need to be aware of it to never feel its absence again. Spring and Summer bring obvious abundance, but if you are able to tune into Autumn and Winter's special gifts - you will never feel out of place. You will be exactly where you're meant to be - content.
Content or contentment! Sadly, it is not a word or a feeling with which many seem to be familiar. Thank you for sharing your lovely descriptions of autumn and winter. 😊
So poetically put. When we were younger, we used to really have a preference with the seasons. But I think we've gradually found beauty in all of them, and the small changes between them. Right now, we're absolutely loving the fall colours!
What a beautiful couple, you compliment each other in the most important ways. Thank you so much for sharing your lives and ventures. It gives me joy and peace to observe your incredible environment! Much respect
What a beautiful film - The Lakes is one of the most wondrous places in the UK, I visit every year and never tire of it. Your cottage is truly lovely, and watching you bring the garden to life was fantastic. Thankyou for sharing!
April to June are usually the best months here on the Solway plain. The best part of not having street lights are the wonderful starry, starry nights. Enjoy
Beautiful. I lived in the forestry in Scotland. It was heaven. No TV just the radio. Water from a spring. An old sceptic tank. It was so quiet. When I went into town I found it so loud! We had cats turn up that we couldn’t handle but they stayed close and we fed them, put wormers in their food! We had a cat charity come out and trap them so they could be neutered. Although it frightened them they soon came round and forgave us! they would come inside but only if we left the door open all the while.
That sounds really cool, how long did you live there for? The winters can be harsh but worth it to be surrounded by nature. Sounds a little similar to our cats but they're definitely a bit more domesticated now.
Hello Josh & Sarah from Edmonton, Alberta. Canada. Have visited your beautiful area many times as my husband is British. We are not able to travel 'home' any more because of our ages { husband..96, me..80 } so watching your video brought back many lovely memories. So glad I discovered your channel and look forward to following you from now on. God Bless. Fondly, Dorothy.
I moved from NYC to rural Maine 4 years ago, so I identify with a lot of this. I’m impressed you’ve gotten this far without a car, but wish you would get one. If one of you gets ill or breaks a leg, you’ll be glad of it. The main thing about rural living that many don’t understand is that you really need other people. You need neighbors who can help in a pinch and a community that will share all the local knowledge, and you need to do your share too. It’s very rewarding, and it’s the way humans are meant to live.
You're right, if is very rewarding being part of a community. And we've been surprised that the more rural the location, the tighter the community seems to feel. We're very lucky to have really lovely neighbors not far away 😊
Absolutely beautiful! I really enjoyed the way you filmed it, the mix of cinematic landscapes, storytelling and authentic moments. It was also lovely to hear your thoughts and appreciation for all seasons at the end of the video. This is the dream of my life, so until I move to a cottage, I will be following your journey and living my dream through your lenses!
Thank you so much! Really glad you liked it and found it the right balance. It can sometimes be hard to judge so it's really nice to have feedback, positive but also things to improve 🙂 happy to have you here and that you found us!
Gorgeous work guys! The storytelling is next level; I love those narrated segments - beautifully written. And wow, what an experience! I'm sure you will watch this back in years to come and be grateful to yourselves for putting the effort in to document it.
Thanks! We're really loving documenting and telling our story through videos. Can be a bit testing getting night shots in the cold but always worth it in the end.
Love and the thought of the scenery is as old as the house,the tree behind being just a seed when house was built,. So lucky very relaxing watching also, thanks 👍
Yes! Two infact, maybe not quite as old as the house but a couple.of centuries old. One of them had to have a trim as it caught a disease so doesn't look as impressive but is still just as old🌳
Just an observation. Watching you two share the narration of this video and switch back and forth "seamlessly" in concert with each other tells me you have a very special relationship. Thanks for the video. I wish you folks well on your mission. Be well dream well.
I sat down this morning feeling a bit low and tired and came across your video, thankyou having come from UK I felt filled with peace watching the change of seasons and how and what you did, I think we (public in general) have forgotten how much pleasure there is from nature itself, again Thankyou, made my day😊
That really makes us so happy and very chuffed we can create videos that helps inspire some nature appreciation. Thank you for watching and saying hello :)
Greetings from Aotearoa New Zealand. We're heading into what promises to be a long, hot, dry summer. Our ti kouka (cabbage trees - you call them palms in the UK) are already in flower and that's an indication of whats to come.
Me & my partner watched this last night, makes us smile, inspires us & we wish it was us. You are making it work & should be so proud of yourselves. We live in South Yorkshire & you inspire me sarah how strong you are on the bike. I ❤ my bike but need to get out on it more. 😒 Soz for the sloppiness lol. 🤘 adventure fans.
So glad you both liked the video 😄 ah thanks, I love riding which makes getting out easier. Also love to get muddy which helps. What sort of bike do you have? Happy you both found us 🚲😁
Me jen, just rides an orbea hybrid tourer nothing special but it's mine lol. Lee rides a single speed, off road tourer & always wants new bike/bits lol. Just been on a lil nature ride with our 3yr old boy who loves the outdoors & enjoys being on the bike. We would enjoy going to see them potatoes haha. Enjoy x
Thanks so much for sharing. This was what my dream was when we moved to Ireland (but with a car 😅). There’s just something so romantic about the countryside in the UK and Ireland
@@joshandsarahride just a few months because car insurance was way too expensive for us to live there ($10,000 CAD for one car). We were in Wicklow mostly but toured around a bit. Brought the full suspension mountain bikes with us but nothing for touring and it was pretty hard with a big dog!
@@WaywardLifeSailing jeez, that is expensive, but sounds like an adventure though. How did you bring the dog over? Have you done any big international trips in the boat?
@@joshandsarahride dog came over on the plane and def didn’t love it. And haven’t had any international trips on the boat yet, but hopefully in the near-ish future!
Great video nothing like living in an old stone built cottage away from it all. Loved my cottage even when I got snowed in for several days. Living a quiet simple life at your own pace is the best though it’s alway busy. Now in a big modern bungalow and even though it’s semi rural it’s not the same. Loving your wee feral pals are they going to go bikepacking lol. One of my cats Merlin a Siamese used to come with me he went climbing, did walk ins to routes(you should have seen the reactions of dogs we met). He was a dab hand on bikes even motor bikes 🐈
Ha, wow, Merlin sounds like he was made for outdoor trips! Would he just walk along side you? We'll be sad to say bye, but we're just domesticating them so they can be adopted, as we will leave next year. We have a friend that works with rescue cats who is going to be their new mumma 😊
@@joshandsarahride yes Merlin was something special he’d walk into a route and find a wee hidey hole to sit in or use the inside of a rucksack for shelter. I always recall climbing at Malham and him and our rescue Lurcher leading sortes to steal food out folks rucksacks 😀. It’s good you have someone to take the kittens when you start on your travels. I still have 12 cats along with 5 dogs, and 3 parrots.
@@SwampyDuckRidesAgain3636 wow, climbing at Malham! You must be a pretty big climber? We used to sit and watch the climbers there all the time. I didn't fancy the prospects of trying to warm up on a 7a 😅. That's a LOT of animals. Must be a real tribe and an exciting household! Do they all get on?
@@joshandsarahridemy partner at the time was a very good climber and as I used to second him and he was climbing crazy. That really pushed me and we trained a lot we had a rope lager hanging in the hall to go upstairs etc. I was very fit in those days. Never liked the gritstone in the peak and almost got stuck soloing as it feels so greasy. It was great fun ad we were climbing the same time as Fawcett, Moffat and Moon a real era. Yes it’s a bit of a household but it was busier as at one point o had 25 cats and 50 rabbits and 34 cavies on top but that’s all another story lol.
@@SwampyDuckRidesAgain3636 A very cool time to be climbing. I used to climb with a Spaniard in his late 60s who climbed a lot with Ben Moon, he had a lot of amazing stories! Wow, I can't even imagine it. Right now 2 kittens is seeming like a lot 😅
My 30 yo gson and fam relocated to rural Bavaria. Awesome. He cycles a daily, 1 hour round trip to work except Sunday. When it's pitch dark, no moon, no stars, the remoteness seems creepy, he says it's liking cycling into the middle of a Stephen King movie. 😂 I'm sending him plenty thermal clothing and waterproof everything for Cmas. I hope he can buy an ebike one day or winter tyres for his bike. The goods the family forage from the woods is wonderful not to forget the artwork they've created with bits of fallen trees. Your beautiful video gave me a better idea of their life style there. They love it like you both do. Thank you. Long may you and your kittens thrive. 🎉
I'm having a really anxious day and this calmed me down to no end. Thank you for sharing the beauty of your corner of the world and how you work together as a couple!
I love all seasons. Beautiful video. My first job when leaving school aged 15 many years ago, was a typist for a potato merchants. I used to type up labels for lots of different potatoes! The names have always stuck with me!
Superb video and narration of your journey acclimatising to your new environment. Loved the dancing in the garden to some Talisk, no better place for it! Keep up the good work and enjoy the journey.
That’s flown by ain’t it doesn’t seem like 2 mins I watched the move in vid and we were talking logs and costs lol. Here’s to a short kind winter guys. ATB Coops 👍🏻👍🏻🚴🚴
CRAZY how quickly it's gone by 🫣😅 looking forward to Autumn, heading up past you for our next trip to hopefully find lots of autumn leaves. Cheers Coops!
Thank you som much for sharing your time in this cozy cottage - I am a fan of your lifestyle so I do look so much forward to hear and see more - Stay well and enjoy from 🇩🇰
Really love to think that an insight to our non conventional life has been viewed in Denmark. We are really enjoying sharing a bit of our lives through video so stick around 🙂
Lake District spring and Summers are just magical. My cousins, siblings and I, always looked forward to travelling up and seeing our grandparents in Kentmere. Can’t find anywhere more peaceful. Your video means a lot!
...at least you don't get tornados. (I live in Chicago, Illinois USA)😅 But the kittens - the KITTENS!!! OH MY GOD, what a gift from heaven!!!!!!😻 But their poor mom, and in a place with so few cars!😢
Just watched your video you both are a lovely couple and wow what a beautiful home you both have I would love to live there iam glad that the kittens have a home with you both looking forward to seeing your next videos take care ❤
@@joshandsarahride My absolute favourite clip was of the cow eating grass in the golden light with the flies and insects flying around. Its one of my favourite things to see and yeah, was lovely so thank you 🙏
@@bitonatorbitty2180 those girls were amazing. We had about a month where almost every day they'd be right out the front munching. Spent a lot of time just admiring from the gate 😊
I'm watching this on 25th October, I cut my garden back end of August ( I know that's early but I had a hip replacement so wanted to get things done ) two weeks ago I planted spring bulbs added compost and mulched cut the grass and cleaned up the gardens. Today, I'm looking at sweet peas blooming again, busy lizzy, fuchsia, dahlias ect, my garden thinks it's spring again. I have two dwarf cherry bushy tomato plants on my kitchen window that are still producing beautiful tomatoes 😊.
Sounds like you have very green fingers Elaine. Where abouts do you live? Unfortunately we had a very wet and cold summer so my tomatoes never took off, much to my disappoints as they're the gems of the garden in my eyes. Happy to hear yours atw still producing for you!
Lovely La’al cottage, I was born and raised in Cumbria, but moved away in the 80’s lived in London for 12 years and now Surrey, miss the old place and people, how you cope without a car is beyond me, the public transport is & has always been poor in that part of the country, I still have friends and family there and they couldn’t get about without one, good luck & I hope you make a go of it the landscape is beautiful and the people are great.
Thankyou for sharing your cottage and your lives with us...l really enjoyed this video. I felt like l was with you. I am Australian, but this is my mother's family district. Just beautiful. Now l feel homesick for a place l've never been...but is in my blood! 🙂👍❤
It is a beautiful place if you ever get the chance to visit. Although your mother has probably told you about the area. A different climate to Australia 😅 glad you liked the video
🇬🇧❤️ Stunning views, even when it's snowing, I've worked in a few of the Top hotels in the Lakes, a pub, & the a Housekeeper around the Lakes, & I loved everything about the jobs & the Lake District, I would stand at a lake edge in all seasons & wonder why people would won't to live somewhere else. Cumbria is Stunning & Beautiful 💕 & Wild. I appreciate it more now & realize how lucky I am to be a Cumbrian. Northerner. 😇🤭😉
Sounds like you've really experienced a lot of cumbrian life. It's incredibly special to see the same landscape change over a season isn't it. A real treat! I definitely agree, you're very lucky🏞
Loved what you said about appreciating the seasons by comparing and contrasting them. My husband and I lived in a stone barn conversion for 2+ years near Ulverston. I found it invigorating to face all the new experiences. We are in our 60’s and my husband had consultancy position for 2 years. I had sheep and cows outside my place. Beautiful views and walks. Back in the states I miss it all except the cloudy, overcast days which at times I found hard to take. When the weather breaks it is a glorious place. I found it exhilarating driving on the lanes!
Thanks Lorraine. I actually kind of enjoy the overcast days, I think the rugged peaks of the lakes suit moody skies but I appreciate they're not for everyone.
Thank you for sharing your spring and summer. You live a charming life in a lovely little cottage. Being so close to nature and being able to live off the land is truly rewarding in many ways. ❤
Hi Guys, what a wonderful video, its so good to see the cottage, garden and the locality. I know you plan to go on long journeys, but I hope you can hang onto the cottage and the two wee cats whilst you are away. That is just the type of place we are looking for, but North of the Border. I hope this winter is not as hard as the last (although all idications over here near Berwick are that it will be a hard one 😱🤣) And that you both just carry on enjoying life like you do and Josh continues the enchanting narrations which I can see have the makings of a book. I'm sure I will reading in the future. ATB Big Dave Scotland
Thanks for watching Dave. We will be really sad to leave the cottage, but also excited too. We're just renting so it will have some new lucky Lodgers once we hit the road. With the kittens, we were advised to domesticate them so they can be re-homed locally. We're happy to be temporary parents (even if they are causing carnage around the house at the moment 😅). We DO have big dreams of writing a book, called The Longest Way to India. We've actually tried to get there even before the bike trips. It's a loooong story 😅
Just found your vlogs. I used to live in a very remote farmhouse. Now in a less remote house. Make sure you have plenty of food stored in glass jars. Store everything in glass. Keeps the mice out and the bugs. Keep boxes of candles, purchase solar lights, make firelighters using pine cones dipped twice in candle wax. I store mine in paper bags so I just put the paper bag into my woodburner with logs and set fire to the bag. Get your stores of logs ready in summer. Enjoy! There is nothing like living along with the seasons. I always made sure I had bales of hay for the animals in the depths of winter. 😊
Ha, yes, we found out quickly about storing things in glass. In our first winter we fed the mice very well, unintentionally! Really useful tip about the pine cones, we'll try that. Thanks!
Excellent videography, Josh and Sarah! And beautiful narration. This is the first I've seen your channel, and I'm really impressed. You certainly had quite the welcoming with all the weather - and cows and sheep and kittens! I really look forward to seeing more of your videos. Wishing you a beautiful fall and not quite so harsh winter!
Thanks Janina 😁 really glad you found us. We really love sharing our stories though our videos so do stick around. Yes we too hope the winter isn't too harsh but with that harshness comes a whole lot of beauty❄️
@joshandsarahride Glad I found you too. Winter can absolutely be the most beautiful season! I .ight start posting some videos of my own. I have one or two of my cabin on TH-cam from when I first got here...just under my name Janina Fisher. It was an easy way to share with friends. Now they're asking for an update, so it may be time!
Interested how we manage without a car and just on bikes? th-cam.com/video/e_WWKCU-Hv0/w-d-xo.html
Have you got a generator for electricity?
@@Pam-tx5zd no we don't have any back up power, just connected to the national grid.
Cottage is defined as a small simple house . That cottage looks huge !😊
@@lindalarsson1436 only 1 bed room and a box room we use as an office 🏡
A guy I used to work with around 35 years ago used to live in a cottage like this, on a narrow country lane in Cumbria. It was owned by an elderly lady who'd had it left to her around 50 years previously, and she only charged him about £30 a week rent. He fitted two wood burning stoves (long before they became trendy) and ran a central heating boiler from one of them. He and his wife raised 3 kids there. I remember calling round one stormy Winter's night to borrow some tools from him for a job I was doing. There was a one inch gap under the front door, and every gust of wind used to lift the edge the of doormat slightly. He had a length of railway sleeper pushed into one of the stoves, with the other end resting on a milking stool. As it burned down, he pushed it further in. There was no double glazing, and he often used to say he could tell what sort of a day it was before leaving his bed. In Winter, there was ice on the inside of the windows, and a thin film of condensation on the eiderdown........He lived there for around 40 years before the property was put up for sale. He now lives in a 2 bedroomed terraced house in a small village around 3 miles from the previous place. This one has central heating and double glazing....plus he has actually bought this one.
Ahh man, that's an amazing story! I wonder how he finds it compared to the cottage? Must be interesting still being able to see it and having so many memories attached. £30 a week also sounds pretty ace (ice inside not so much though 😅)
@@joshandsarahride When his previous rented place was put up for sale around 4 years ago, it was originally advertised for £250k plus, mainly because of the location. But there was no interest for Months. Eventually, the price was reduced several times, until it seemingly sold for £160k, as it needed considerable updating. The guy I know, who lived in it for decades, originally offered £180k, but they turned it down flat.....More fool them.... He likes his new place now, although it took him a few Months to adjust to living in the middle of a village. I think he's accepted that as he's now in his early 70's, it's preferable to have people around you......
@@Brian-om2hh yeh, I guess those kind of places are incredible for some and others couldn't make it work. I'm glad you're friend is happy in his new home!
So loving the visualisation of the sleeper getting pushed along as the wood burned - made me smile. Such an interesting story 😊
What a cool story. Reminds me of folks I grew up with passing through. Would love to visit England ,here there's a lot of trees and rocks,waterfalls. This planet is beautiful.
Love to see more of the cats. Poor mummy cay so beautiful.😢
It is nice to see autumn and winter represented positively as well. I feel like they get a bad rep. But Autumn - you feel the buzz of nature as it hurries to prepare for winter. Squirrels and birds, working overtime. You feel the energy of the earth go inward, as the trees draw their energy away from their leaves and into their roots - creating a beautiful floor of colours. Then Winter comes - the cold aches. Your breath becomes clouds. As you walk through the snow - you feel it, mostly everyone - is asleep. You feel the magic that is you being in a world where everyone else is close by but absent - the only feeling I can relate it to is when you're a child and wake up earlier than your parents and you take in the time to yourself. It's a homely feeling. You tread the snow carefully, wondering who you might come across and disturb. A drowsy mouse for example looks at you baffled, confused at why you're not nesting for warmth. The warmth of winter is unlike any other you see - hot soup, tea, baths, showers and the embrace of a loved one - it warms your soul inside. The cold makes you aware that there is a sun inside you, and you only need to be aware of it to never feel its absence again. Spring and Summer bring obvious abundance, but if you are able to tune into Autumn and Winter's special gifts - you will never feel out of place. You will be exactly where you're meant to be - content.
Content or contentment! Sadly, it is not a word or a feeling with which many seem to be familiar.
Thank you for sharing your lovely descriptions of autumn and winter. 😊
So poetically put. When we were younger, we used to really have a preference with the seasons. But I think we've gradually found beauty in all of them, and the small changes between them. Right now, we're absolutely loving the fall colours!
What a beautiful couple, you compliment each other in the most important ways. Thank you so much for sharing your lives and ventures. It gives me joy and peace to observe your incredible environment! Much respect
We feel very lucky to get on like a house on fire. Unless we're hungry 😅 thanks for watching!
Best video in my last 5 years
I love your voiceover .. :) packed full of character
Curtains at doors and windows help to keep out drafts!
This was pure entertainment, beautifully filmed and eloquently narrated.
Thank you for sharing.
That really means a lot, thank you Pete 😊
Beautiful video. You capture nature so wonderfully.
What a beautiful film - The Lakes is one of the most wondrous places in the UK, I visit every year and never tire of it. Your cottage is truly lovely, and watching you bring the garden to life was fantastic. Thankyou for sharing!
Thanks so much for watching. The Lakes really are stunning. They're constantly blowing us away!
Those kittens are so gorgeous
They are beautiful. Mischievous, but beautiful!
April to June are usually the best months here on the Solway plain. The best part of not having street lights are the wonderful starry, starry nights. Enjoy
The night skies are absolutely amazing. A good trade-off for no streetlights!
Beautiful. I lived in the forestry in Scotland. It was heaven. No TV just the radio. Water from a spring. An old sceptic tank. It was so quiet. When I went into town I found it so loud! We had cats turn up that we couldn’t handle but they stayed close and we fed them, put wormers in their food! We had a cat charity come out and trap them so they could be neutered. Although it frightened them they soon came round and forgave us! they would come inside but only if we left the door open all the while.
That sounds really cool, how long did you live there for? The winters can be harsh but worth it to be surrounded by nature. Sounds a little similar to our cats but they're definitely a bit more domesticated now.
@@joshandsarahride I was there about 5 years. A great experience.
Hello Josh & Sarah from Edmonton, Alberta. Canada. Have visited your beautiful area many times as my husband is British. We are not able to travel 'home' any more because of our ages { husband..96, me..80 } so watching your video brought back many lovely memories. So glad I discovered your channel and look forward to following you from now on. God Bless. Fondly, Dorothy.
A huge hello over to Edmonton. Thanks so much for watching and we're really glad to share our slice of the Lakes with you :)
I moved from NYC to rural Maine 4 years ago, so I identify with a lot of this. I’m impressed you’ve gotten this far without a car, but wish you would get one. If one of you gets ill or breaks a leg, you’ll be glad of it. The main thing about rural living that many don’t understand is that you really need other people. You need neighbors who can help in a pinch and a community that will share all the local knowledge, and you need to do your share too. It’s very rewarding, and it’s the way humans are meant to live.
You're right, if is very rewarding being part of a community. And we've been surprised that the more rural the location, the tighter the community seems to feel. We're very lucky to have really lovely neighbors not far away 😊
The way humans are meant to live is chasing mammoths and living in caves
@@50upss Paleontologists have repeatedly disproven this fantasy
@SoupMagoosh not too many mammoths around here, lots of cows but I don't fancy taking them on.
Absolutely beautiful! I really enjoyed the way you filmed it, the mix of cinematic landscapes, storytelling and authentic moments. It was also lovely to hear your thoughts and appreciation for all seasons at the end of the video. This is the dream of my life, so until I move to a cottage, I will be following your journey and living my dream through your lenses!
Thank you so much! Really glad you liked it and found it the right balance. It can sometimes be hard to judge so it's really nice to have feedback, positive but also things to improve 🙂 happy to have you here and that you found us!
Aww! Kitties 🐈⬛🐈⬛😢🥰 😊
From someone who has outside cats , make sure you treat your kittens for fleas.
same we did . moved away from the city in our own weight cottage ...love from Scotland
Gorgeous work guys! The storytelling is next level; I love those narrated segments - beautifully written. And wow, what an experience! I'm sure you will watch this back in years to come and be grateful to yourselves for putting the effort in to document it.
Thanks! We're really loving documenting and telling our story through videos. Can be a bit testing getting night shots in the cold but always worth it in the end.
Love and the thought of the scenery is as old as the house,the tree behind being just a seed when house was built,.
So lucky very relaxing watching also, thanks 👍
Yes! Two infact, maybe not quite as old as the house but a couple.of centuries old. One of them had to have a trim as it caught a disease so doesn't look as impressive but is still just as old🌳
Just an observation. Watching you two share the narration of this video and switch back and forth "seamlessly" in concert with each other tells me you have a very special relationship.
Thanks for the video. I wish you folks well on your mission. Be well dream well.
Thank you so much! We really love making the videos so hope to be able to eventually both work on them full time.
Lovely storytelling and beautiful cinematography. Your lifestyle seems idyllic.
Hey Sam, really appreciated. Really nice looking back through a year of footage!
Moved to the country 12 years ago and so identify with the things you say in your excellent film!
I sat down this morning feeling a bit low and tired and came across your video, thankyou having come from UK I felt filled with peace watching the change of seasons and how and what you did, I think we (public in general) have forgotten how much pleasure there is from nature itself, again Thankyou, made my day😊
That really makes us so happy and very chuffed we can create videos that helps inspire some nature appreciation. Thank you for watching and saying hello :)
I know it is tough sometimes, but I would stay there forever. Beautiful.
how lovely
Greetings from Aotearoa New Zealand. We're heading into what promises to be a long, hot, dry summer. Our ti kouka (cabbage trees - you call them palms in the UK) are already in flower and that's an indication of whats to come.
A big hello to Aotearoa! NZ is one of our dream cycle destinations. We hope to make our way there someday!
Me & my partner watched this last night, makes us smile, inspires us & we wish it was us. You are making it work & should be so proud of yourselves. We live in South Yorkshire & you inspire me sarah how strong you are on the bike. I ❤ my bike but need to get out on it more. 😒
Soz for the sloppiness lol. 🤘 adventure fans.
So glad you both liked the video 😄 ah thanks, I love riding which makes getting out easier. Also love to get muddy which helps. What sort of bike do you have? Happy you both found us 🚲😁
Me jen, just rides an orbea hybrid tourer nothing special but it's mine lol. Lee rides a single speed, off road tourer & always wants new bike/bits lol.
Just been on a lil nature ride with our 3yr old boy who loves the outdoors & enjoys being on the bike. We would enjoy going to see them potatoes haha. Enjoy x
JUST BEAUTIFUL
Beautiful video, thankyou
Your editing ... oh, my. MAGICAL. Music is exquisite. Glorious. New sub. Well done!
To a fairly new editor, that means a lot - thank you!
A beautiful pure life, an absolute joy to watch. Thank you for sharing!
That was a lovely film to watch with my morning cuppa. Best wishes from Scotland ☀️🍁🍄x
Really glad you liked it Nicky 🙂 thanks!
Ay up me ducks.
Thoroughly enjoyed watching this and what a wonderful place set in such a stunning surroundings. 👍🙂
Ey friend, thanks for watching!
Fabulous video, music, and inspiration. May your kittens stay safe and keep you free from mice. All the best as winter approaches again.
So far the mice are at bay so the kittens are clearly doing something🐈⬛️
Liniving on the farm, best feeling
Thanks so much for sharing. This was what my dream was when we moved to Ireland (but with a car 😅). There’s just something so romantic about the countryside in the UK and Ireland
Ahh cool guys, I didn't know you lived in Ireland. How long were you there for? Where abouts were you?
@@joshandsarahride just a few months because car insurance was way too expensive for us to live there ($10,000 CAD for one car). We were in Wicklow mostly but toured around a bit. Brought the full suspension mountain bikes with us but nothing for touring and it was pretty hard with a big dog!
@@WaywardLifeSailing jeez, that is expensive, but sounds like an adventure though. How did you bring the dog over? Have you done any big international trips in the boat?
@@joshandsarahride dog came over on the plane and def didn’t love it. And haven’t had any international trips on the boat yet, but hopefully in the near-ish future!
@@WaywardLifeSailing will definitely follow along for the trip!
Great vlog capturing the seasons. Thanks for sharing. Love from Cornwall ❤
Thanks Terry. Big hello to Cornwall 👋
Thank you that was thoroughly enjoyable from Georgia USA
Great video nothing like living in an old stone built cottage away from it all. Loved my cottage even when I got snowed in for several days. Living a quiet simple life at your own pace is the best though it’s alway busy.
Now in a big modern bungalow and even though it’s semi rural it’s not the same.
Loving your wee feral pals are they going to go bikepacking lol. One of my cats Merlin a Siamese used to come with me he went climbing, did walk ins to routes(you should have seen the reactions of dogs we met). He was a dab hand on bikes even motor bikes 🐈
Ha, wow, Merlin sounds like he was made for outdoor trips! Would he just walk along side you? We'll be sad to say bye, but we're just domesticating them so they can be adopted, as we will leave next year. We have a friend that works with rescue cats who is going to be their new mumma 😊
@@joshandsarahride yes Merlin was something special he’d walk into a route and find a wee hidey hole to sit in or use the inside of a rucksack for shelter. I always recall climbing at Malham and him and our rescue Lurcher leading sortes to steal food out folks rucksacks 😀. It’s good you have someone to take the kittens when you start on your travels.
I still have 12 cats along with 5 dogs, and 3 parrots.
@@SwampyDuckRidesAgain3636 wow, climbing at Malham! You must be a pretty big climber? We used to sit and watch the climbers there all the time. I didn't fancy the prospects of trying to warm up on a 7a 😅.
That's a LOT of animals. Must be a real tribe and an exciting household! Do they all get on?
@@joshandsarahridemy partner at the time was a very good climber and as I used to second him and he was climbing crazy. That really pushed me and we trained a lot we had a rope lager hanging in the hall to go upstairs etc. I was very fit in those days. Never liked the gritstone in the peak and almost got stuck soloing as it feels so greasy. It was great fun ad we were climbing the same time as Fawcett, Moffat and Moon a real era.
Yes it’s a bit of a household but it was busier as at one point o had 25 cats and 50 rabbits and 34 cavies on top but that’s all another story lol.
@@SwampyDuckRidesAgain3636 A very cool time to be climbing. I used to climb with a Spaniard in his late 60s who climbed a lot with Ben Moon, he had a lot of amazing stories!
Wow, I can't even imagine it. Right now 2 kittens is seeming like a lot 😅
From wide open space to another-you
certainly have time to breathe and just
revel in your countryside paradise😊
Yes that's one of the reasons we love it here
Glad you found your home in the Lake District.
The area behind Skiddaw always felt special to me
It's got such a desolate beauty to it. A very special place.
My 30 yo gson and fam relocated to rural Bavaria. Awesome. He cycles a daily, 1 hour round trip to work except Sunday. When it's pitch dark, no moon, no stars, the remoteness seems creepy, he says it's liking cycling into the middle of a Stephen King movie. 😂
I'm sending him plenty thermal clothing and waterproof everything for Cmas. I hope he can buy an ebike one day or winter tyres for his bike. The goods the family forage from the woods is wonderful not to forget the artwork they've created with bits of fallen trees. Your beautiful video gave me a better idea of their life style there. They love it like you both do. Thank you. Long may you and your kittens thrive. 🎉
Thank you! Sounds like a beautiful life they lead. He'll definitely appreciate those warm layers! Bavaria looks so beautiful!
I'm having a really anxious day and this calmed me down to no end. Thank you for sharing the beauty of your corner of the world and how you work together as a couple!
Really glad you enjoyed it 😁 thank you!
Video clip beautifully put together,and really enjoyed wathcing and listening to what you had to say. Thank you both for sharing your experiences!
Nice, thanks for sharing 😊
What makes your situation work so well is the love you share with each other.
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You are blessed with this wonderful Way of living at this absolute amazing Place❤❤❤❤
Hi guys, just found your channel...Cumbria is where my heart is. Well done..and thankyou for bringing back happy memories of wild open spaces.
It's such an incredible place! Very happy we could share our slice with you.
Nice man Nice pleas 🤩👍🇩🇰Denmark
I really loved watching this, you came up in my for you page and I’m so glad, you are living the next phase of what I want my life to be
I love all seasons. Beautiful video. My first job when leaving school aged 15 many years ago, was a typist for a potato merchants. I used to type up labels for lots of different potatoes! The names have always stuck with me!
What a niche job! Some have some really interesting names don't they 😅🥔
What a special vlog-delighted to have found you.
I loved this; you are a beautiful couple, bringing me joy. Wishing you many happy years together. 😁
Thank you Ann 😊
thank you for your beautiful little movie and leading us through the cycle of seasons. (:
All of your hard work will be more than worth it when you have finished it will look amazing 👍💪❤️🏴x
What a wonderful video. You are able to make us feel as though we are there with you. Very thought provoking. A huge thankyou x
Such a joy to watch!
Superb video and narration of your journey acclimatising to your new environment. Loved the dancing in the garden to some Talisk, no better place for it! Keep up the good work and enjoy the journey.
Ahhh yeh, good ear! Really love Talisk 😁 thanks 🙏
Beautifully filmed, thanks for sharing your little idyll in the Lakes 😊
I dream off living this life,
Just beautiful - thank you and best wishes.
What a lovely commentary to a gorgeous film of a beautiful place!
Loved this, thanks so much. Please update when you can. Greetings & best wishes from New Zealand ♥
That’s flown by ain’t it doesn’t seem like 2 mins I watched the move in vid and we were talking logs and costs lol. Here’s to a short kind winter guys. ATB Coops 👍🏻👍🏻🚴🚴
CRAZY how quickly it's gone by 🫣😅 looking forward to Autumn, heading up past you for our next trip to hopefully find lots of autumn leaves. Cheers Coops!
In magic land,life is beautiful.We worship and thankful the creator for the beauty of the earth.Merry Christmas !
Lovely
Thank you som much for sharing your time in this cozy cottage - I am a fan of your lifestyle so I do look so much forward to hear and see more - Stay well and enjoy from 🇩🇰
Really love to think that an insight to our non conventional life has been viewed in Denmark. We are really enjoying sharing a bit of our lives through video so stick around 🙂
Nice filming, very professional. Enjoyed the video, I get up to the Lake District every year, lovely place.
Thanks Andrew, that's really appreciated 😊
Looking forward to more videos from you two lovely people.
Absolutely dreamy. Even all the tough bits. An experience you'll never forget
Thank you! Yes I agree, those tough bits are what make experiences and the highs unforgettable 😁
beautiful! thank you...
Lake District spring and Summers are just magical. My cousins, siblings and I, always looked forward to travelling up and seeing our grandparents in Kentmere. Can’t find anywhere more peaceful. Your video means a lot!
Kentmere is a lovely place! Thanks for watching :)
Beautiful
So true and beautifully poetic! I loved it❣️Only the change of the seasons gives us the chance to appreciate them fully👍🙏🏼
This is so true 💚
Bravissimi, vivete in un posto fantastico... 👍💪💪👋
...at least you don't get tornados. (I live in Chicago, Illinois USA)😅 But the kittens - the KITTENS!!! OH MY GOD, what a gift from heaven!!!!!!😻 But their poor mom, and in a place with so few cars!😢
Just watched your video you both are a lovely couple and wow what a beautiful home you both have I would love to live there iam glad that the kittens have a home with you both looking forward to seeing your next videos take care ❤
We are so happy to be helping the kitten, particularly after their mum sadly is gone. Thank you so much for watching!
You captured all the seasons so beautifully, really well done. Enjoy a cozy autumn and winter in your cottage 🤗🍁
Ahh, glad it came out well. Has been a beautiful place to watch the seasons change 😊
@@joshandsarahride My absolute favourite clip was of the cow eating grass in the golden light with the flies and insects flying around. Its one of my favourite things to see and yeah, was lovely so thank you 🙏
@@bitonatorbitty2180 those girls were amazing. We had about a month where almost every day they'd be right out the front munching. Spent a lot of time just admiring from the gate 😊
I'm watching this on 25th October, I cut my garden back end of August ( I know that's early but I had a hip replacement so wanted to get things done ) two weeks ago I planted spring bulbs added compost and mulched cut the grass and cleaned up the gardens. Today, I'm looking at sweet peas blooming again, busy lizzy, fuchsia, dahlias ect, my garden thinks it's spring again. I have two dwarf cherry bushy tomato plants on my kitchen window that are still producing beautiful tomatoes 😊.
Sounds like you have very green fingers Elaine. Where abouts do you live? Unfortunately we had a very wet and cold summer so my tomatoes never took off, much to my disappoints as they're the gems of the garden in my eyes. Happy to hear yours atw still producing for you!
Lovely La’al cottage, I was born and raised in Cumbria, but moved away in the 80’s lived in London for 12 years and now Surrey, miss the old place and people, how you cope without a car is beyond me, the public transport is & has always been poor in that part of the country, I still have friends and family there and they couldn’t get about without one, good luck & I hope you make a go of it the landscape is beautiful and the people are great.
It is a beautiful part of the world. Luckily we have two trusty bikes and a love for cycling that keeps us going 🚲 glad you liked the video!
You are a beautiful couple. I love seeing the love for the other in your eyes. Thank you for sharing your life with us.
What joy am loving this vlog very refreshing .Sending lots of happy thoughts your way from the coast of Brittany France.
Thank you 😊 big hello to Brittany!
Thankyou for sharing your cottage and your lives with us...l really enjoyed this video. I felt like l was with you. I am Australian, but this is my mother's family district. Just beautiful. Now l feel homesick for a place l've never been...but is in my blood! 🙂👍❤
It is a beautiful place if you ever get the chance to visit. Although your mother has probably told you about the area. A different climate to Australia 😅 glad you liked the video
@@joshandsarahride Maybe, one day... 🙂🫂
@@joshandsarahride Maybe, one day... 🙂🫂
Thank you for this recipe. It is my favorite drink, and the reason I am planting two elderberries this spring. 😊
Elderberries are delicious 😋 enjoy!
Lucky guys ! 🤩😍👏👏👏👏👏
Very intereting video! Would really like to see more from the cottage life!🤩
Just loved watching your video. What a wonderful life! It made me so happy I'm going to watch it again and again 🦔🍂🍁🍄
Thanks Carole, really glad you liked it 😁 a bit different from life in Cambridge but we really love being in nature 🌲
🇬🇧❤️ Stunning views, even when it's snowing, I've worked in a few of the Top hotels in the Lakes, a pub, & the a Housekeeper around the Lakes, & I loved everything about the jobs & the Lake District, I would stand at a lake edge in all seasons & wonder why people would won't to live somewhere else. Cumbria is Stunning & Beautiful 💕 & Wild. I appreciate it more now & realize how lucky I am to be a Cumbrian. Northerner. 😇🤭😉
Sounds like you've really experienced a lot of cumbrian life. It's incredibly special to see the same landscape change over a season isn't it. A real treat! I definitely agree, you're very lucky🏞
Soo Beautiful ❤❤
Loved what you said about appreciating the seasons by comparing and contrasting them. My husband and I lived in a stone barn conversion for 2+ years near Ulverston. I found it invigorating to face all the new experiences. We are in our 60’s and my husband had consultancy position for 2 years. I had sheep and cows outside my place. Beautiful views and walks. Back in the states I miss it all except the cloudy, overcast days which at times I found hard to take. When the weather breaks it is a glorious place. I found it exhilarating driving on the lanes!
Thanks Lorraine. I actually kind of enjoy the overcast days, I think the rugged peaks of the lakes suit moody skies but I appreciate they're not for everyone.
Wow, what a lovely video, thank you so much for posting🦜🌺🌼
How wonderful to just enjoy life at it's fullest!
Time to breathe Le joie de vivre! Cheers from
Canada❤
Thank you for sharing your spring and summer. You live a charming life in a lovely little cottage. Being so close to nature and being able to live off the land is truly rewarding in many ways. ❤
Really a pleasure sharing 😊
Hi Guys, what a wonderful video, its so good to see the cottage, garden and the locality. I know you plan to go on long journeys, but I hope you can hang onto the cottage and the two wee cats whilst you are away. That is just the type of place we are looking for, but North of the Border. I hope this winter is not as hard as the last (although all idications over here near Berwick are that it will be a hard one 😱🤣) And that you both just carry on enjoying life like you do and Josh continues the enchanting narrations which I can see have the makings of a book. I'm sure I will reading in the future. ATB Big Dave Scotland
Thanks for watching Dave. We will be really sad to leave the cottage, but also excited too. We're just renting so it will have some new lucky Lodgers once we hit the road. With the kittens, we were advised to domesticate them so they can be re-homed locally. We're happy to be temporary parents (even if they are causing carnage around the house at the moment 😅). We DO have big dreams of writing a book, called The Longest Way to India. We've actually tried to get there even before the bike trips. It's a loooong story 😅
Looks great. Yes 2 beautiful kittens. Would like to hear more from Sarah and her passion projects.
What a beautiful video. Honest and true 👍
Just found your vlogs. I used to live in a very remote farmhouse. Now in a less remote house. Make sure you have plenty of food stored in glass jars. Store everything in glass. Keeps the mice out and the bugs. Keep boxes of candles, purchase solar lights, make firelighters using pine cones dipped twice in candle wax. I store mine in paper bags so I just put the paper bag into my woodburner with logs and set fire to the bag. Get your stores of logs ready in summer. Enjoy! There is nothing like living along with the seasons. I always made sure I had bales of hay for the animals in the depths of winter. 😊
Ha, yes, we found out quickly about storing things in glass. In our first winter we fed the mice very well, unintentionally! Really useful tip about the pine cones, we'll try that. Thanks!
Excellent videography, Josh and Sarah! And beautiful narration. This is the first I've seen your channel, and I'm really impressed. You certainly had quite the welcoming with all the weather - and cows and sheep and kittens! I really look forward to seeing more of your videos. Wishing you a beautiful fall and not quite so harsh winter!
Thanks Janina 😁 really glad you found us. We really love sharing our stories though our videos so do stick around. Yes we too hope the winter isn't too harsh but with that harshness comes a whole lot of beauty❄️
@joshandsarahride Glad I found you too. Winter can absolutely be the most beautiful season! I .ight start posting some videos of my own. I have one or two of my cabin on TH-cam from when I first got here...just under my name Janina Fisher. It was an easy way to share with friends. Now they're asking for an update, so it may be time!
@@janinafisher101 winter is beautiful! Cool, we'll take a look 😊