I watch your videos regularly but especially when I’m feeling a little lost or down, you honestly make me feel better. The simplicity of the videos and day to day chores, the company of buttercup, and to know your happy with much less than the average person living in Vancouver for example with everything around them, big city, people, stores, restaurants etc. Thanks Amanda ❤
Hi Sarah... thank you so much for this comment. Sometimes I think it's time to give up on TH-cam, but then I get a lovely comment like yours and I am re-energized :)!! You are very kind, thank you for watching!
Me too, I'm age 69 and just love Amanda . The simplicity life style, her way of living in general is peaceful, and being on this amazingly beautiful Island is therapeutic to me. Its refreshing to find Amanda, on youtube I simply love her!!! ❤💙💛
@@AmandaOffGrid Please dont stop TH-cam, you are truly special with a lifestyle many will love to find, its all "In Time".... sending you 💕🫂 hugs..... They call me Grandma.
Hi Amanda and Buttercup, I am so very impressed with you. You are such a hard worker and you keep the grounds there looking so nice. Your arms must be rock solid from handling so much wood and shoveling whatever you shovel. The owners are sure gettingntheir money's worth and then some. You always pick the right music also. Thanks for sharing this part of your life with us.
Hi John :). Thank you so much! It's easier in the winter to keep the grounds tidy cause the grass doesn't grow - haha! The snow helped as it flattened it all out and got rid of the last bit of growth that showed up in late November :). i wish i had lots of muscle... my arms are strong-ish, but not much muscle - haha! Thank YOU for watching!!!
What a wonderful way to live. Maybe a little light on social interaction but the internet helps fill that void and it’s offset by the idilic surroundings. Of course Buttercup is a very good friend, one who understands you.
Hi Don! It's a nice way to live... very peaceful. As an introvert it's a dream come true for me. No interruptions when you're focusing on work etc. I love it - haha!! I have social interaction with my amazing neighbours... not a ton, but it suits me fine :). I am definitely very luck to have such a great companion :). Merry Xmas!!
@@AmandaOffGrid I am so glad! My heart was so sad for you with the previous videos. Oh and I love your playlist on Spotify! I am enjoying it everyday and I have found some new artists too. Thank you for sharing it. Until your next video. ❤️🐾🙏🏻🫶
amazing! i am glad you enjoy it. i listen to it as well - haha! i ended up getting Butter some Elm Powder and i think that’s helping her stomach. if her stomach gets the gurgles (which it does a lot) she gets very distressed. she panics and pants until she can go outside to eat some grass. i realized that might have been the problem when i left her for a few hours that day 😊.
@@AmandaOffGrid my Cookie Bear has the same thing! The gurgling in her stomach. She also gets tremors. It is horrible. I will look for the elm powder. Give her a hug from me! Thinking of you and her during the holidays! 🐾🐾🐾💕
that was always my dream as well. the boat was my first step in doing it... anything is possible... it just might not come to you the way you imagined :). thanks for watching!
What a serene place to live. Keeping busy is the key to living remotely, that and having a dog, I suppose. I was never much good at chopping wood but under similar circumstances I’d probably get a lot better. Buttercup is looking good!
agreed! i feel like i am busy all the time... never a dull moment. whenever i get a spare moment it's such a weird feeling - haha! I'm not very good at chopping wood myself... very very very happy there is a wood splitter here - haha!
So nice to see Buttercup looking better this week. My pup eats salty logs/sticks too, I always have to stop her as well! Great to hear the birds in the background of your videos. I feed to the birds here too :) Great weather near Vic today too +8C. Love the outdoors, thats why i really enjoy your videos, you seem to really enjoy it outside as well. Your aerial shots are amazing! Take good care and have a fantastic week.
My previous dog was a Bernese and he had the same thing... stick eater. He got a sliver the size of a wood nail in his jaw which the vet had to get out. Last thing I need is for Buttercup to need the vet way out here! Wowsers!! 8C is very warm. Today we hit about 5C. Thank you for your lovely comments and for watching :)
I just remembered another story. A woman I met in Vancouver many years ago had 2 Bernese Mountain dogs. One of them got a sliver stuck in his throat and over time it developed gangrene. It grew so big that he wasn't able to breathe. He was rushed to the vet and they had to give him a tracheostomy so he could breathe again. He had to have surgery to have the infected sliver removed. I am soooo paranoid about my dogs eating sticks! I mean, it's probably unlikely that would happen, but knowing my luck it would - haha!
@@AmandaOffGrid oh my gosh, poor pup! Stories like that do cause great fear. I'll definitely be even more vigilant about her not chewing sticks! Thanks for sharing. Hope you have a lovely Christmas, sending warm wishes from Vic!
Just watched you on TikTok. Wicked. I live on a boat as well. Your job is amazing and what I have been trying to find for the past year. Such a great way to live!!!
Interesting life, you doing what Others couldn't or wouldn't do. We wish you the best and hope all works for your good. We love the way you follow your heart!!!
living so isolated for most of the year would be, understandably, difficult for many people. in my 20s there’s no way i would have been able to live like this 😊. i wouldn’t have lasted out here 😆
Well Buttercup must want more airtime on the vlogs. She has fans to please. It was so good seeing more of her.. she's so beautiful..doesn't look like an old lady. Does her being outside help her sleep more at night?You keep busy and that's healthy. Take care until the next one.
haha... yah she's a real camera hog! she is coming outside more often which is great. indeed the fresh air and being outside makes her tired! thanks for watching!
hmmm... never thought of that. i only chop/ split kindling there and we use red cedar for kindling. splitting a nice chunk of red cedar without any knots is easy-peasy and rarely flies away from you.
Been really strange weather here in the PNW, below freezing and a little snow, and very windy already. Long cold walk out to the C30 but she is doing fine, waiting for spring.
i know, right?! very strange weather!! i 'think' it's supposed to be quite a cold winter here... we'll see! so nice to look forward to sailing, but maybe makes the winter go slower - haha!
@@AmandaOffGrid At least Buttercup is dressed for it, I am just wishing for a weekend in the 50s and sunny and calm just to go putt around in the boat and try out my new Garmin. Watch out for falling branches, I don't take the scenic back roads when it's windy, too many old tall trees.
hi Leilani :). She is feeling better. I did get her some Elm Powder to put in her food and I think it really helped her stomach. she has very severe allergies and it affects her stomach. if her stomach starts to hurt she goes in to panic mode and gets a bit loopy. i think the Elm Powder might be helping!
The purpose for seeds you put down on the stumps, what attracts to eat? Birds awe Yeah yes i feed Bluejays every morning here. They are such great developers parents!! any kind of vermin or rats flying tree squirrels? 🌳 in beautiful northern BC Canada 🇨🇦. salt wood ? Interesting Watching from Canada 🇨🇦 Nova Scotia
Hellooooo! It's raining in San Diego California. Hope your well and everyone is good heath. It's nice seeing your videos again I've been off but I do see Alone in Alaska.
Raining?! Does it rain much in San Diego? You have our rain maybe... it was nice and sunny here today. Thank you very much for watching. @aloneinremotealaska is awesome :)
You're funny! I have just as many nicknames for Kenai that sound nothing like his name or even dog related! Where do we come up with these names?! At least they still respond right! The hydraulic hose leak was bound to happen eventually! Good to see Butters up and about! 😁😉
haha... i read somewhere years ago when i got my last dog that if you use your dog's name too much they eventually start to tune it out (not sure how true that is), but since then i've come up with all kinds of names for my dogs. i think if it's said in the same tone they automatically respond to it :). we had a hydraulic leak before, but i think this time i had the spitter on an angle... ugh.
Chop wood? I use the axe very little - just for kindling... now if I had to really chop wood, I'd be in BIG BIG trouble - haha! That's what the wood splitter is for :)!! Thank goodness that's here...
Where does someone find a place like this to go to, away from the busy, chaotic city? I’m looking for this for sure. Hope to one day to manifest it. Maybe someone out there needs help and wouldn’t mind having a fellow sailor/shipwright/songwriter around to help them out🤷♂️. It’s beautiful there. Thanks for sharing, watching this struck a chord deep within.🙏
From 7:23 to 7:29 in your video your method of chopping wood is dangerous and could result in you accidently chopping off one of your fingers with an axe. It has happened to other people.
Hi, thanks for your concern. The hatchet used to split the kindling is as dull as dish water. if i hit my finger I'll likely only end up with a very nice bruise :).
I watch your videos regularly but especially when I’m feeling a little lost or down, you honestly make me feel better. The simplicity of the videos and day to day chores, the company of buttercup, and to know your happy with much less than the average person living in Vancouver for example with everything around them, big city, people, stores, restaurants etc. Thanks Amanda ❤
Hi Sarah... thank you so much for this comment. Sometimes I think it's time to give up on TH-cam, but then I get a lovely comment like yours and I am re-energized :)!! You are very kind, thank you for watching!
Me too, I'm age 69 and just love Amanda . The simplicity life style, her way of living in general is peaceful, and being on this amazingly beautiful Island is therapeutic to me. Its refreshing to find Amanda, on youtube I simply love her!!! ❤💙💛
@@AmandaOffGrid Please dont stop TH-cam, you are truly special with a lifestyle many will love to find, its all "In Time".... sending you 💕🫂 hugs..... They call me Grandma.
@@YanksandBritsProductions Im 69, I can relate to being over and done with so much nonsense in life. 😉 everything about Amanda is just good for me.🧡
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Hi Amanda, I discovered you after an article in a newspaper here in the UK today. Your life looks amazing.
hi 👋… it’s pretty awesome. nice and quiet… 😊😊😊. just the way i like it!!!
@@AmandaOffGrid It certainly looks it, my kind of paradise.
It feels so weird to be 'living' in your past....... loving the scenery & music & your island caretaker life. Thanks thanks for sharing!!!!
haha... i figure when i'm old and gray i'll rewatch them and live in my past for a bit :)! thanks for watching.
Hi Amanda and Buttercup, I am so very impressed with you. You are such a hard worker and you keep the grounds there looking so nice. Your arms must be rock solid from handling so much wood and shoveling whatever you shovel. The owners are sure gettingntheir money's worth and then some. You always pick the right music also. Thanks for sharing this part of your life with us.
Hi John :). Thank you so much! It's easier in the winter to keep the grounds tidy cause the grass doesn't grow - haha! The snow helped as it flattened it all out and got rid of the last bit of growth that showed up in late November :). i wish i had lots of muscle... my arms are strong-ish, but not much muscle - haha! Thank YOU for watching!!!
What a wonderful way to live. Maybe a little light on social interaction but the internet helps fill that void and it’s offset by the idilic surroundings. Of course Buttercup is a very good friend, one who understands you.
Hi Don! It's a nice way to live... very peaceful. As an introvert it's a dream come true for me. No interruptions when you're focusing on work etc. I love it - haha!! I have social interaction with my amazing neighbours... not a ton, but it suits me fine :). I am definitely very luck to have such a great companion :). Merry Xmas!!
Merry Christmas to you both❤
Buttercup sure acts like she’s feeling better, great to see her moving around
Yes, she loves being outside. She prefers finding a patch of dirt and not moving - ha! She's doing pretty good :)
I grew up in northern BC cutting and chopping firewood and let me tell your as good as anyone. You’ve become a pro. I’m impressed.
haha :). oh I cannot claim to be any kind of wood chopper! I cheat with a wood splitter... haha! thank you for your kind compliment :)!
I found your channel two weeks ago while recovering from surgery and just when I thought I saw every video, this happens...YAY!!
Another great one! Buttercup is better!❤️🙏🏻🐾
Hi Lorri, yes, Butter is feeling better I think. She is heading outside more which is great!
@@AmandaOffGrid I am so glad! My heart was so sad for you with the previous videos. Oh and I love your playlist on Spotify! I am enjoying it everyday and I have found some new artists too. Thank you for sharing it. Until your next video. ❤️🐾🙏🏻🫶
amazing! i am glad you enjoy it. i listen to it as well - haha! i ended up getting Butter some Elm Powder and i think that’s helping her stomach. if her stomach gets the gurgles (which it does a lot) she gets very distressed. she panics and pants until she can go outside to eat some grass. i realized that might have been the problem when i left her for a few hours that day 😊.
@@AmandaOffGrid my Cookie Bear has the same thing! The gurgling in her stomach. She also gets tremors. It is horrible. I will look for the elm powder. Give her a hug from me! Thinking of you and her during the holidays! 🐾🐾🐾💕
I also want to live in such a quiet and peaceful place
that was always my dream as well. the boat was my first step in doing it... anything is possible... it just might not come to you the way you imagined :). thanks for watching!
What a serene place to live. Keeping busy is the key to living remotely, that and having a dog, I suppose. I was never much good at chopping wood but under similar circumstances I’d probably get a lot better. Buttercup is looking good!
agreed! i feel like i am busy all the time... never a dull moment. whenever i get a spare moment it's such a weird feeling - haha! I'm not very good at chopping wood myself... very very very happy there is a wood splitter here - haha!
So nice to see Buttercup looking better this week. My pup eats salty logs/sticks too, I always have to stop her as well! Great to hear the birds in the background of your videos. I feed to the birds here too :) Great weather near Vic today too +8C. Love the outdoors, thats why i really enjoy your videos, you seem to really enjoy it outside as well. Your aerial shots are amazing! Take good care and have a fantastic week.
My previous dog was a Bernese and he had the same thing... stick eater. He got a sliver the size of a wood nail in his jaw which the vet had to get out. Last thing I need is for Buttercup to need the vet way out here! Wowsers!! 8C is very warm. Today we hit about 5C. Thank you for your lovely comments and for watching :)
@@AmandaOffGrid oooh, mouth sliver, that would not be good. Hadn't thought about that happening...
I just remembered another story. A woman I met in Vancouver many years ago had 2 Bernese Mountain dogs. One of them got a sliver stuck in his throat and over time it developed gangrene. It grew so big that he wasn't able to breathe. He was rushed to the vet and they had to give him a tracheostomy so he could breathe again. He had to have surgery to have the infected sliver removed. I am soooo paranoid about my dogs eating sticks! I mean, it's probably unlikely that would happen, but knowing my luck it would - haha!
@@AmandaOffGrid oh my gosh, poor pup! Stories like that do cause great fear. I'll definitely be even more vigilant about her not chewing sticks! Thanks for sharing. Hope you have a lovely Christmas, sending warm wishes from Vic!
Just watched you on TikTok. Wicked. I live on a boat as well. Your job is amazing and what I have been trying to find for the past year. Such a great way to live!!!
Awesome! Thank you!
Hi Amanda. Buttercup seems to feel better this week. I'm glad.
Yes, she is feeling much better. Now if only I could get her to sleep all night :)
beautiful visuals. thank you for sharing
Hi Melissa :). Thank you for watching
Great to see you and Buttercup! Have an amazing week
Hi Laura... thank you again for watching :)... and Happy Holidays :)
Interesting life, you doing what
Others couldn't or wouldn't do. We wish you the best and hope all works for your good. We love the way you follow your heart!!!
living so isolated for most of the year would be, understandably, difficult for many people. in my 20s there’s no way i would have been able to live like this 😊. i wouldn’t have lasted out here 😆
This is a underrated channel. This video literally lowered my anxiety level. Love the videos!
that's amazing. i'm so glad!
Great video Amanda good to see you an buttercup again
Merry Christmas to you an buttercup an hope you have a happy new year
Thank you!! Merry Christmas to you as well :)!
Beautiful property... thank you for sharing....
morning Clint :)... thank you for watching :)!
Hi Amanda. Great to see you are doing great.
Hey, thanks! Have a wonderful Xmas :) and thanks again, for watching!
Well Buttercup must want more airtime on the vlogs. She has fans to please. It was so good seeing more of her.. she's so beautiful..doesn't look like an old lady. Does her being outside help her sleep more at night?You keep busy and that's healthy. Take care until the next one.
haha... yah she's a real camera hog! she is coming outside more often which is great. indeed the fresh air and being outside makes her tired! thanks for watching!
very skilled/brave splitting firewood that close to a window..
hmmm... never thought of that. i only chop/ split kindling there and we use red cedar for kindling. splitting a nice chunk of red cedar without any knots is easy-peasy and rarely flies away from you.
Been really strange weather here in the PNW, below freezing and a little snow, and very windy already. Long cold walk out to the C30 but she is doing fine, waiting for spring.
i know, right?! very strange weather!! i 'think' it's supposed to be quite a cold winter here... we'll see! so nice to look forward to sailing, but maybe makes the winter go slower - haha!
@@AmandaOffGrid At least Buttercup is dressed for it, I am just wishing for a weekend in the 50s and sunny and calm just to go putt around in the boat and try out my new Garmin. Watch out for falling branches, I don't take the scenic back roads when it's windy, too many old tall trees.
Buttercup is so cute. Hope she is doing better.
hi Leilani :). She is feeling better. I did get her some Elm Powder to put in her food and I think it really helped her stomach. she has very severe allergies and it affects her stomach. if her stomach starts to hurt she goes in to panic mode and gets a bit loopy. i think the Elm Powder might be helping!
Magnificent yes ahmein thank you for sharing ⏳ watching from Canada 🇨🇦Nova Scotia
hi! thanks for watching!
Hi Amanda Looks Like you Been busy ! Nice video take care.
Hi Terry, yes, happily busy :). Happy Holidays.
@@AmandaOffGrid Thank You
The purpose for seeds you put down on the stumps, what attracts to eat? Birds awe Yeah yes i feed Bluejays every morning here. They are such great developers parents!! any kind of vermin or rats flying tree squirrels? 🌳 in beautiful northern BC Canada 🇨🇦. salt wood ? Interesting Watching from Canada 🇨🇦 Nova Scotia
the squirrels 🐿️ and blue jays were eating the seeds. no rats here, but we do have mice…
Hellooooo! It's raining in San Diego California. Hope your well and everyone is good heath. It's nice seeing your videos again I've been off but I do see Alone in Alaska.
Raining?! Does it rain much in San Diego? You have our rain maybe... it was nice and sunny here today. Thank you very much for watching. @aloneinremotealaska is awesome :)
Just beautiful there.
Hi there... yes, it's quite pretty up north here... we are very lucky indeed!
you are very blessed to live in such a stunning place. I am from Alberta but would live on the west coast if I could!
i am really fortunate... Alberta is quite beautiful, just a different kind. we used to spend summers at Gull Lake :). i loved it there!
You're funny! I have just as many nicknames for Kenai that sound nothing like his name or even dog related! Where do we come up with these names?! At least they still respond right! The hydraulic hose leak was bound to happen eventually! Good to see Butters up and about! 😁😉
haha... i read somewhere years ago when i got my last dog that if you use your dog's name too much they eventually start to tune it out (not sure how true that is), but since then i've come up with all kinds of names for my dogs. i think if it's said in the same tone they automatically respond to it :). we had a hydraulic leak before, but i think this time i had the spitter on an angle... ugh.
Hi Amanda. I don’t know if I’ll make it to BC but thanks for sharing your experience. I know I’d like it there if I could.
Thank you for watching. I feel you! There are so many amazing places in this world that I'd love to see :)
Thanks Explorer, i found your wonderful channel ❤
Welcome!
How did you learn to chop wood like that! I'm scared of you lol
Chop wood? I use the axe very little - just for kindling... now if I had to really chop wood, I'd be in BIG BIG trouble - haha! That's what the wood splitter is for :)!! Thank goodness that's here...
Where does someone find a place like this to go to, away from the busy, chaotic city? I’m looking for this for sure. Hope to one day to manifest it. Maybe someone out there needs help and wouldn’t mind having a fellow sailor/shipwright/songwriter around to help them out🤷♂️. It’s beautiful there. Thanks for sharing, watching this struck a chord deep within.🙏
Great what you are doing
watching from the Philippines
I still remember your 1st video chopping wood and look at you now....A proper professional 🙂
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thank you for watching :) 🤗
You have my dream job
From 7:23 to 7:29 in your video your method of chopping wood is dangerous and could result in you accidently chopping off one of your fingers with an axe. It has happened to other people.
Hi, thanks for your concern. The hatchet used to split the kindling is as dull as dish water. if i hit my finger I'll likely only end up with a very nice bruise :).
@@AmandaOffGrid Okay Amanda, stay safe. If you ever visit the Chicago area let me know, I could help you. Best wishes.
-Dave