Thank you from America. I’m a single Dad who absolutely loves your message. Pure. Clean. Wholesome. The same message my Grandmother gave me, many years ago. Quality over quantity!
Thanks beloved 💓 i wonder if u heard about EM effective microorganisms from Dr Higa. He and japanese Dr Emoto ( he made this incredible research about water cristals) they work on projects 4 cleaning water with EM and much more! They are very good 4 gardening, animals, 🏠, cleaning.... Love
I have a little flat/apt and just enough for daily living. A few pots of herbs is the best I can do. A chair in the sunshine and potted flowers. Relationships mean more now than things. I have a little tent and I go camping to be close to nature. At 69 its an effort but its what I love and its simple.
Lovely video and I adore the grass bouquet you created for your table. You quoted "we're too poor to buy cheap" but I also love the Ralph Lauren quote "simplicity is the ultimate luxury." A simple, quality life is clearly underrated.
I also think we don’t spend enough time talking to our parents, Grandparents, aunts, Uncles etc… about how things used to be for them, advice they can give how they feel about how the world has changed. We think after they may be gone why didn’t I do that with them?? So for those of you who can still do that I encourage you to take the time:))))) Love your channel, it always relaxes me!! 😊🌻
@@shefalisharma9422 pretty sad new generations reject family concept, due to TV manipulation, take a look at the Simpson , older characters are portrait as stupid, non sense and even ridiculous people, viwers get that imoression so they assume it is true.
Every Sunday, I start my day with you and my coffee. It is my treat and a reminder that my dream to return to country life is so close I can almost touch it. Thank you!
I realized yesterday that it is already July and I have not sat at the patio table and enjoyed a cup of tea and listened to the birds and the frogs. We did have several days of rain and cold weather but, there were other days. I need to be around nature and I lacking enjoying the little things that give me a boost. Thank you for reminding me. Every day matters.!
Thank you so much for this! I never thought my simple way of living would actually be looked down upon...where I have been viewed as stupid and lazy for not doing a million things all the time. I have had to come to grips with accepting that what I want in life may not be "normal" and that's okay.
Something I have always told people who say they want a 'simple life in the country' is 'simple doesn't mean easy'. While I don't run myself ragged doing simple things, I understand that growing vegetables and baking bread takes effort. Many people are not willing to put in the work that allows them to live simply. Good video.
@Mama Said No I absolutely, and utterly agree with every single word you said. People just assume that 'simple' implies easy, when in actual fact it is often the other way round.
It seems to help me, when I think I want something, to write it down on a list in the back of my notebook and wait a couple weeks - so many times, I’ll come up with a better idea using something I already have, which is more fun. With clothes, I’ve gone to so much work to pare my closet down and love it like this, that I want to keep it this way and not clutter it up. I really, really love your channel, by the way🥰 It always makes me feel better.
I have a very small back yard but grow beautiful flowers and herbs in pots. I get a great sense of wellbeing selecting a few each day to include in my favourite salads. Thank you for your channel, it's so relaxing and incredibly informative x
that desert looked so yummy. my husband and I also live in the country on a small property. I enjoy having space but gardening and keeping up the property is not all easy, it is work that you need to enjoy doing since there is a lot of it :) We have a large garden and some chickens as well as lots of property to mow and keep flower gardens. Healthy work but work none the less.
That chocolate cake and strawberries looked so delicious! 🍓 Everyday after work, I go to my pallet garden, I have some strawberry plants, I pick and eat the ripe ones every day. Not many daily, but just a handful. Best tasting berries in the world! 🍓 What I do, is to buy expensive items second hand. I bought my last washing machine used, from a company that gives service to them, and give 2 years of warranty. 👍Have a nice week! 😊😊
You are my Sunday treat.a bit of relaxing quiet time in a quiet room with my coffee and just let myself float in your fairyland.honestly,when I'm down I just rewatch all your videos and everything feels better.a big thank you to you for being you!!! Love the cake idea, I'll be trying that out.lots of love from England ❤️
I prefer quality over quantity. I have been wearing the same wool coat for 12 years and have no plans to change. I also have a down coat (for particularly frigid Northeast days and nights that is older and still in great shape).I feel the same way about bed linens and other household items. I keep things for a very long time. My dream is to live in the country someday.
I still get in a mood where I feel like I don’t have enough, I look at my beautiful home and want an extension or a new kitchen or a better car. Then I go the other way, wanting less things, a simpler aesthetic, a curated minimalist lifestyle. I forget to appreciate what I am so lucky to have, my family, my safe home, my garden, my health, I hope I can learn to stay in gratitude more and forget the noise from outside.
Living in the city is truly more expensive. My friends have half the income we do and they have a home of their own, a piece of land and that peacefulness because they do not worry so much about bills. We on the other hand spend so much money on rent and utilities that we could simply support ourselves with that money without needing more. I noticed recently that during the pandemic me and my partner just got so unmotivated to cook the convenience of food deliveries really took a huge part of what we could save up. It sometimes feels that if you would be forced, without these accommodations life would be much more about enjoying things and not about consuming them. Thank you for always bringing me that peace of mind ❤
I usually try to buy medium priced appliances, the high end has all the bells and whistles I don’t need,but medium priced goods usually fill the bill for me.
I still wish you could put all of your recipes in a book. It helps if the power goes out and you can't retrieve recipes. I truly prefer my recipes written down.
This gungo beans have brought back memories. I loved prepaying those for Sunday dinner back in Jamaica. You’re right, the country has less noice. I love it. ❤️
Thank you for another lovely video. I, like others, hear you say several times a day “Keep it simple”. It really helps. I enjoy a cup of mint tea from my garden while listening to you. God bless you and yours.
Another great video. I definitely agree it's about quality over quantity. I made that sweet potato chocolate cake this morning that you so kindly left the recipe for. I had a sweet potato that I wasn't sure what to do with. Absolutely delicious!!! Definitely a recipe to add to my collection 🙂
Qaulity over qauntity ......yep that's your videos. So many ladies throw up sloppy daily vlogs with no substance. But yours is worth the wait! Blessings
This was a very sweet video. Very calming. We love our little garden. Some years it produces well and some years we get just a few things. What ever happens I love eating things that I grow. Your peas looked different than what I've grown. Thank you for sharing
Couldn’t agree more. When I was still in the city, I always want to move back to the countryside but since my job requires internet it stops me from moving. But now that internet has been established in my area, there is no way that I’ll be staying in the city.
I love your videos. I always remember my dad saying how he wanted to move to the countryside ("out in the sticks" as he used to call it) when he retired. He used to love fishing, gardening, metal detecting, and painting landscapes. Sadly, he passed away at age 54 back in 2009 without managing to have his little country house. If my circumstances were different or somehow change, I would love to achieve what he hoped to have one day.
The more I grow up, the more I see the value of quality over quantity, and I'm also trying to be as sustainable as possible so this goes hand in hand for me. Also, that cake looks delicious !!
I always look forward to your Sunday videos. Your purple potato chocolate cake with fresh strawberries looks absolutely delish. Thank you for sharing and have a great week!
This is the kind of life that I want. I live in the city (although not a really big one) and most of the time I feel sick. My heart really desires something like this. Thank you very much for being one of the youtubers that inspire me to take control of me life.
I totally agree with quality over quantity and I still struggle with it. Only now at 32 am I starting to really become myself and I find the clothes that I have really do not "fit" me anymore, but I also feel guilty for buying clothes that I don't really need, but would make me feel more myself and happier.
Just back from a lovely weekend down in Morristown beach. Love the simple life, the walks on the beach and the slow pace. Now I can tackle the week ahead. Grateful to be able to spend some time away.💕
Thanks for this. It's something I've been thinking about and growing towards for the past couple years as well. It's still hard to find that self-worth within myself sometimes, but it's much easier when I'm not drowning in excess. I'm working on slowing down and not stressing out so badly over daily life. Again, thank you. Your videos help me center myself again each time.
My husband and I both grew up in families who had plenty, and more. But we chose a different path, and have had to learn to live on much less. When he left his lucrative job, I started buying clothes at discount stores, only to find the fabrics uncomfortable (they didn't breathe), but the clothes didn't last. Now I buy just a few pieces that are made of better fabrics. I buy solid colors and dress them up with scarves etc. I used to have so many clothes, it took days to change out for the seasons in my closet. Now, if it doesn't all fit, I have to declutter. I actually have empty drawers in my dresser now🤗 I'm so content with this situation too!❤️ We just ate our first cucumbers of the season.... the store bought ones don't even compare!
Merci pour cette nouvelle jolie vidéo! Vous m'avez appris une chose à laquelle je pense souvent : "Use what you have!"!! Quand je veux acheter quelque chose, j'y pense!! Et j'achète beaucoup moins! Je deviens plus créative! Merci!
The video is amazing as always, but the purple potatoes are mind-blowing!! Thank you for all the tips and for the beautiful images of your rural life. What an inspiration!
The difference your grandmother and us today is that's all there was all winter coats were wool and she probably didn't have the money to replace it. I remember my mum saying there was a time when she only had two pairs of under pants. She would wash one out by hand every night and hang them up to dry. Some things are better today thankfully.
As soon as i read the title, which is my mantra, i knew it referred to my way of living.. having only what i need of good quality over excess, as the youngest growing up in a family of 5 siblings, I've learned from seeing some family members do the opposite and before you know it, it becomes over consumption and clutter, which clutters the mindcand spirit..great video again, thx!
I made your sweet potato/chocolate cake after I watched your video. I am eating it now, warm with vanilla ice cream. It is delicious. The texture is wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
Hello Niamh, hope all is well. New subs here thank you for making such a peaceful and wholesome video. I recently just moved out of Dublin for the first time to live in the countryside myself. So I am learning so much from you thank you. Have a wonderful day!
This cake seems to have been delicious... I live in Brazil, I've never seen this type of potato here, but I'll try it with the sweet potato we have here, which is pink on the outside and yellow on the inside. Thanks so much for sharing. I love your videos, I watch it every week with my husband, after breakfast, to brighten up the Sunday.
I really enjoyed this video and felt so comforted watching you chop, cook and serve the bounty from your garden. I would love to try the cake recipe. As an afterthought.... I really like the grasses on your dining table and wondered if you collected them yourself locally or found them in a little shop somewhere. Have a lovely week and I always look forward to Sundays when you post another video.
Great thoughts! And have come to similar thinking about Quality v Quantity - especially if you grow it, make the meal yourself and same about your home...doesn’t have to be crazy basic but quality in what you do have seems to lead to a wonderful life Thank you for this video! The salad looked yummy
I see you threw your pods in the compost. I take a gallon bag, throw all my scraps in it until its chuck full. Then I put it in a large pot, cover it with water and simmer it for a hour or so, drain it and freeze it in ice cube trays, then I can use the amount I need. I use it as a soup base, to make rice, gravy or in the winter to sip on at night. All the vitamins are in my body not the compost. After I've cooked it down then I compost the rest.
I want to buy a boat and was looking at a lower quality boat to use for the next few summers until my husband went through the cost of repairing the small things and I found that to buy a high quality boat used for the same price as a lower quality new would be a great choice all the way around
I just cannot love this channel anymore than I do. It’s so peaceful and so inspiring. May I ask what the blue fruits or veggies were that were in the salad and cake? 💕🌈
My husband and I have been using the quality over quantity theory for years now but we luckily earn good incomes. We have talked about moving to the countryside but the fear is the loss of those incomes and what we would do for money. It holds us back from taking the leap.
Hola from South Texas; your video is so true, Less now for us means much more since we moved out to a piece of land away from City life; it’s a Blessing for our body n mind, Thank you for your wonderful meaningful videos💞🙌🏽🏡
I know this wasn't entirely the intention of the video, but the anecdotes about the vegetables helped me because I'm struggling with my garden this year. Snails and Slugs are eating everything.
I watch less and listen more in your video coz I get to learn and observe so much more new things and new perspective towards things from you! THANK YOU from a regular little viewer of your videos from Bangladesh. ❤️
I just watched, 2 sec ago, "the cottage fairy" I don't know if you know her, and she had the same kind of message as you....so funny...it makes me happy the both of you😍 Love from Holland🐄🇳🇱🧀
One thing I’ve realized is people stop themselves from the “simple life in the countryside” because they have little to no knowledge that could help them in that lifestyle. For younger folks as well, I know some of my friends are afraid that they wouldn’t be able to do it. We’re taught that to do something you have to have all the knowledge beforehand: in every career, that is how it has now been set up at least, here in Canada). So people associate that with lifestyle as well: they learn their lifestyle from their friends, their family, the media they consume, their teachers and schooling. To change that lifestyle, to go against everything you have learned and start anew, fresh, and completely naive of what is to come, is terrifying. I try my best to be as open about my lifestyle as I can (I am a very private person by nature) so that I can hopefully reach out and teach other people that it’s okay to start on a new path, no matter your skill level or knowledge. I have plenty of knowledge from my parents about living frugally, gardening, butchering, but I also know I have so much to learn about making my own lifestyle and creating my own space. My gardening is different than my mothers. My priorities are different from my fathers. As much as I have learned from those before, I learn from my own experience and research as well. I am starting naive and small, and unknowledgeable about my path ahead. But life is not a career. I am allowed to be clueless and learn on the go XD
When I was little, we had little things. Then I was a student and could not afford my housing. Now I'm married and we have money but I feel like I need so much stuff. I drown in it. Because I feel like one day I will be poor again, and then I need all of this. But I'm so sick of my scaresety mindset. This fear. So after watching you explain how you live I know that I have to change it. It's going to be a big challenge but I need it. We need it. Thank you
Great realisation for you! Good luck of your path. Once you’re ready for a change you can’t go back for long. Make sure you get help if you need. I too have a scarcity mindset sometimes. It’s ingrained from childhood. It can take years to undo
Wow.... So simple, so meaninful, so true and beautiful! I'd really like to grow my own food.. Just worry about travelling then. Suggestions about this topic? Thank you for your kindness and effort to make such beautiful and peaceful video 🥰🌺
@@FairylandCottage I have so many plants, a big garden, a dog and a cat... It Will be to much for mu family and neighbour I think 😅😓 plus It would be a shame to find them diyng once I am back 😥
Hi, I always waiting for your new videos and it inspires me to live minimally. I like the calmness of your voice, but often I cannot hear the sound of the video without using earphones or headphones (that I wanted to use less often) even set the volume to 100%. I don't know if you could do anything to increase the volume level from your end. I have no technical idea related to this, so please excuse me if it is not logical to request this. Thank you.
So much true though... It's the same wisdom passed by our grandparents each and every corner of the world.... We ignored it and having the consequences like global warming and others...
Hello all from a sunny fairyland ☀️🐝
I hope you enjoy this little monologue. I’d love to hear your comments below.
Have a magical week my friends
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Hello from rainy Costa Rica! I enjoyed your monologue and your voice. I will try your cake recipe ☺️
that cake look yumm n Thank you for yet another lovely video ,it's always a pleasure . Wish ya a beautiful week ahead ,Take care.
Thank you from America. I’m a single Dad who absolutely loves your message. Pure. Clean. Wholesome. The same message my Grandmother gave me, many years ago. Quality over quantity!
Thanks beloved 💓 i wonder if u heard about EM effective microorganisms from Dr Higa. He and japanese Dr Emoto ( he made this incredible research about water cristals) they work on projects 4 cleaning water with EM and much more!
They are very good 4 gardening, animals, 🏠, cleaning....
Love
Hello..there,
This comes at such perfect timing.
Thank you ... 🕊🌤🌼
*my moto learned from a Wise Women -" less is Best...";)*
I have a little flat/apt and just enough for daily living. A few pots of herbs is the best I can do. A chair in the sunshine and potted flowers. Relationships mean more now than things. I have a little tent and I go camping to be close to nature. At 69 its an effort but its what I love and its simple.
Sweet
I have a couple pots of herbs, one of strawberries 🍓 , 2 of peppers and 1 tomato 🍅.
@@staceyford6733 is this in UK? Im in SoCal!!!
@@geminigem599 I'm in Indianapolis, Indiana
@@staceyford6733 I’ve never been there. Have u been to So Cal?
Lovely video and I adore the grass bouquet you created for your table. You quoted "we're too poor to buy cheap" but I also love the Ralph Lauren quote "simplicity is the ultimate luxury." A simple, quality life is clearly underrated.
I love that quote!
I also think we don’t spend enough time talking to our parents, Grandparents, aunts, Uncles etc… about how things used to be for them, advice they can give how they feel about how the world has changed. We think after they may be gone why didn’t I do that with them?? So for those of you who can still do that I encourage you to take the time:))))) Love your channel, it always relaxes me!! 😊🌻
Excellent comment! I whole heartedly agree!
You are so right 💚🤗
@@shefalisharma9422 pretty sad new generations reject family concept, due to TV manipulation, take a look at the Simpson , older characters are portrait as stupid, non sense and even ridiculous people, viwers get that imoression so they assume it is true.
I agree also. The comments here are all what wanted to say!
So true Denise!
Every Sunday, I start my day with you and my coffee. It is my treat and a reminder that my dream to return to country life is so close I can almost touch it. Thank you!
I realized yesterday that it is already July and I have not sat at the patio table and enjoyed a cup of tea and listened to the birds and the frogs. We did have several days of rain and cold weather but, there were other days. I need to be around nature and I lacking enjoying the little things that give me a boost.
Thank you for reminding me. Every day matters.!
Thank you so much for this! I never thought my simple way of living would actually be looked down upon...where I have been viewed as stupid and lazy for not doing a million things all the time. I have had to come to grips with accepting that what I want in life may not be "normal" and that's okay.
Something I have always told people who say they want a 'simple life in the country' is 'simple doesn't mean easy'. While I don't run myself ragged doing simple things, I understand that growing vegetables and baking bread takes effort. Many people are not willing to put in the work that allows them to live simply. Good video.
That’s so true. Not everyone wants to put in the effort... it’s too much for them. I find it rewarding but I suppose it’s different for others.
@Mama Said No I absolutely, and utterly agree with every single word you said. People just assume that 'simple' implies easy, when in actual fact it is often the other way round.
It seems to help me, when I think I want something, to write it down on a list in the back of my notebook and wait a couple weeks - so many times, I’ll come up with a better idea using something I already have, which is more fun.
With clothes, I’ve gone to so much work to pare my closet down and love it like this, that I want to keep it this way and not clutter it up.
I really, really love your channel, by the way🥰 It always makes me feel better.
I have a very small back yard but grow beautiful flowers and herbs in pots. I get a great sense of wellbeing selecting a few each day to include in my favourite salads. Thank you for your channel, it's so relaxing and incredibly informative x
I find that bying better quality things that last longer saves me the trip of getting rid of the old used up things that don't. 😄
that desert looked so yummy. my husband and I also live in the country on a small property. I enjoy having space but gardening and keeping up the property is not all easy, it is work that you need to enjoy doing since there is a lot of it :) We have a large garden and some chickens as well as lots of property to mow and keep flower gardens. Healthy work but work none the less.
I never thought to expand the concept of quality over quantity past my possessions. Thank you this is really helpful x
That chocolate cake and strawberries looked so delicious! 🍓 Everyday after work, I go to my pallet garden, I have some strawberry plants, I pick and eat the ripe ones every day. Not many daily, but just a handful. Best tasting berries in the world! 🍓 What I do, is to buy expensive items second hand. I bought my last washing machine used, from a company that gives service to them, and give 2 years of warranty. 👍Have a nice week! 😊😊
You are my Sunday treat.a bit of relaxing quiet time in a quiet room with my coffee and just let myself float in your fairyland.honestly,when I'm down I just rewatch all your videos and everything feels better.a big thank you to you for being you!!!
Love the cake idea, I'll be trying that out.lots of love from England ❤️
Ah thanks Anna for our kind words!
I prefer quality over quantity. I have been wearing the same wool coat for 12 years and have no plans to change. I also have a down coat (for particularly frigid Northeast days and nights that is older and still in great shape).I feel the same way about bed linens and other household items. I keep things for a very long time. My dream is to live in the country someday.
I still get in a mood where I feel like I don’t have enough, I look at my beautiful home and want an extension or a new kitchen or a better car. Then I go the other way, wanting less things, a simpler aesthetic, a curated minimalist lifestyle. I forget to appreciate what I am so lucky to have, my family, my safe home, my garden, my health, I hope I can learn to stay in gratitude more and forget the noise from outside.
I grew exactly 5 strawberries this year. They were very tasty five berries tho.☺️
Living in the city is truly more expensive. My friends have half the income we do and they have a home of their own, a piece of land and that peacefulness because they do not worry so much about bills. We on the other hand spend so much money on rent and utilities that we could simply support ourselves with that money without needing more. I noticed recently that during the pandemic me and my partner just got so unmotivated to cook the convenience of food deliveries really took a huge part of what we could save up. It sometimes feels that if you would be forced, without these accommodations life would be much more about enjoying things and not about consuming them. Thank you for always bringing me that peace of mind ❤
An abundant blackberry crop! Time to make a cobbler. Green beans coming in too. Life in coastal Virginia is slow & mellow.
Hurry back I miss your program you were such a delight and I learned much
You create calm every week. Thank you. Your mantra of 'keep it simple' has helped me a lot. Sending love from France xxx
Ah glad to hear! Thanks for your weekly support too x
I usually try to buy medium priced appliances, the high end has all the bells and whistles I don’t need,but medium priced goods usually fill the bill for me.
You are so pure and inspiring person 🤍 Thank You from Lithuania 🌈
I still wish you could put all of your recipes in a book. It helps if the power goes out and you can't retrieve recipes. I truly prefer my recipes written down.
This gungo beans have brought back memories. I loved prepaying those for Sunday dinner back in Jamaica.
You’re right, the country has less noice. I love it. ❤️
Ah, simple living is great. I appreciate your videos. Thank you for making them 💗
So glad you’re back love your programs take care of yourself be careful
Thank you for another lovely video. I, like others, hear you say several times a day “Keep it simple”. It really helps. I enjoy a cup of mint tea from my garden while listening to you. God bless you and yours.
Another great video. I definitely agree it's about quality over quantity. I made that sweet potato chocolate cake this morning that you so kindly left the recipe for. I had a sweet potato that I wasn't sure what to do with. Absolutely delicious!!! Definitely a recipe to add to my collection 🙂
I love the simplicity.
Qaulity over qauntity ......yep that's your videos. So many ladies throw up sloppy daily vlogs with no substance. But yours is worth the wait! Blessings
This was a very sweet video. Very calming. We love our little garden. Some years it produces well and some years we get just a few things. What ever happens I love eating things that I grow. Your peas looked different than what I've grown. Thank you for sharing
Life has been far too busy recently. It’s nice to take a few minutes to sit down and relax with these videos. Very refreshing and calming ☺️
Loved this video, happy memories now of my own grandmother and our winter coats.
Couldn’t agree more. When I was still in the city, I always want to move back to the countryside but since my job requires internet it stops me from moving. But now that internet has been established in my area, there is no way that I’ll be staying in the city.
Your soothing voice is always so calming, thank you for this inspiring video
I love your videos.
I always remember my dad saying how he wanted to move to the countryside ("out in the sticks" as he used to call it) when he retired. He used to love fishing, gardening, metal detecting, and painting landscapes. Sadly, he passed away at age 54 back in 2009 without managing to have his little country house.
If my circumstances were different or somehow change, I would love to achieve what he hoped to have one day.
The more I grow up, the more I see the value of quality over quantity, and I'm also trying to be as sustainable as possible so this goes hand in hand for me. Also, that cake looks delicious !!
I always look forward to your Sunday videos. Your purple potato chocolate cake with fresh strawberries looks absolutely delish. Thank you for sharing and have a great week!
This is the kind of life that I want. I live in the city (although not a really big one) and most of the time I feel sick. My heart really desires something like this. Thank you very much for being one of the youtubers that inspire me to take control of me life.
I totally agree with quality over quantity and I still struggle with it. Only now at 32 am I starting to really become myself and I find the clothes that I have really do not "fit" me anymore, but I also feel guilty for buying clothes that I don't really need, but would make me feel more myself and happier.
Don’t be too hard on yourself. It’s a balance. Sometimes it is fun to buy clothes that you like and feel good in! All about balance I suppose.
Just back from a lovely weekend down in Morristown beach. Love the simple life, the walks on the beach and the slow pace. Now I can tackle the week ahead. Grateful to be able to spend some time away.💕
Thanks for this. It's something I've been thinking about and growing towards for the past couple years as well. It's still hard to find that self-worth within myself sometimes, but it's much easier when I'm not drowning in excess. I'm working on slowing down and not stressing out so badly over daily life. Again, thank you. Your videos help me center myself again each time.
My husband and I both grew up in families who had plenty, and more. But we chose a different path, and have had to learn to live on much less. When he left his lucrative job, I started buying clothes at discount stores, only to find the fabrics uncomfortable (they didn't breathe), but the clothes didn't last. Now I buy just a few pieces that are made of better fabrics. I buy solid colors and dress them up with scarves etc. I used to have so many clothes, it took days to change out for the seasons in my closet. Now, if it doesn't all fit, I have to declutter. I actually have empty drawers in my dresser now🤗 I'm so content with this situation too!❤️
We just ate our first cucumbers of the season.... the store bought ones don't even compare!
Merci pour cette nouvelle jolie vidéo!
Vous m'avez appris une chose à laquelle je pense souvent : "Use what you have!"!! Quand je veux acheter quelque chose, j'y pense!! Et j'achète beaucoup moins! Je deviens plus créative! Merci!
The video is amazing as always, but the purple potatoes are mind-blowing!! Thank you for all the tips and for the beautiful images of your rural life. What an inspiration!
The difference your grandmother and us today is that's all there was all winter coats were wool and she probably didn't have the money to replace it. I remember my mum saying there was a time when she only had two pairs of under pants. She would wash one out by hand every night and hang them up to dry. Some things are better today thankfully.
Thank you for this important reminder!
As soon as i read the title, which is my mantra, i knew it referred to my way of living.. having only what i need of good quality over excess, as the youngest growing up in a family of 5 siblings, I've learned from seeing some family members do the opposite and before you know it, it becomes over consumption and clutter, which clutters the mindcand spirit..great video again, thx!
I made your sweet potato/chocolate cake after I watched your video. I am eating it now, warm with vanilla ice cream. It is delicious. The texture is wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
Yummy cake 😍 love the soothing effect your content leaves on me. More power to you!! ❤️
Hello Niamh, hope all is well. New subs here thank you for making such a peaceful and wholesome video. I recently just moved out of Dublin for the first time to live in the countryside myself. So I am learning so much from you thank you. Have a wonderful day!
This cake seems to have been delicious... I live in Brazil, I've never seen this type of potato here, but I'll try it with the sweet potato we have here, which is pink on the outside and yellow on the inside. Thanks so much for sharing. I love your videos, I watch it every week with my husband, after breakfast, to brighten up the Sunday.
What a lovely video!🌼🤍
Lovely...the cake and the rich cream that topped it. And your wise words. Thank you
I really enjoyed this video and felt so comforted watching you chop, cook and serve the bounty from your garden. I would love to try the cake recipe. As an afterthought.... I really like the grasses on your dining table and wondered if you collected them yourself locally or found them in a little shop somewhere. Have a lovely week and I always look forward to Sundays when you post another video.
Great thoughts! And have come to similar thinking about Quality v Quantity - especially if you grow it, make the meal yourself and same about your home...doesn’t have to be crazy basic but quality in what you do have seems to lead to a wonderful life
Thank you for this video! The salad looked yummy
That looks delicious, enjoy
Lovely... 100% agree! QUAL/QUAN. We get more value, meaning.
Always calming and inspiring. A wonderful combination for me. Many thanks 🌠
I see you threw your pods in the compost. I take a gallon bag, throw all my scraps in it until its chuck full. Then I put it in a large pot, cover it with water and simmer it for a hour or so, drain it and freeze it in ice cube trays, then I can use the amount I need. I use it as a soup base, to make rice, gravy or in the winter to sip on at night. All the vitamins are in my body not the compost. After I've cooked it down then I compost the rest.
I want to buy a boat and was looking at a lower quality boat to use for the next few summers until my husband went through the cost of repairing the small things and I found that to buy a high quality boat used for the same price as a lower quality new would be a great choice all the way around
Loved the video. Thank you for the recipies ideas! :)
I just cannot love this channel anymore than I do. It’s so peaceful and so inspiring. May I ask what the blue fruits or veggies were that were in the salad and cake? 💕🌈
Awh thanks 😊
They were purple potatoes!
The salad was quinoa, tomatoes, potatoes, arugula and pesto
My husband and I have been using the quality over quantity theory for years now but we luckily earn good incomes. We have talked about moving to the countryside but the fear is the loss of those incomes and what we would do for money. It holds us back from taking the leap.
This was a wonderful video - Thank you for making it. Your fruit, vegetables, cooking and baking all look amazing. God bless you - love Rachel
Thanks Rachel!
Your videos are so relaxing
Awh thanks!
I love this.
Hola from South Texas; your video is so true, Less now for us means much more since we moved out to a piece of land away from City life; it’s a Blessing for our body n mind, Thank you for your wonderful meaningful videos💞🙌🏽🏡
I know this wasn't entirely the intention of the video, but the anecdotes about the vegetables helped me because I'm struggling with my garden this year. Snails and Slugs are eating everything.
Yes slugs and snails are a gardeners nemesis indeed! But never give up faith and keep going... that’s all we can do!
Loved this. ❤️
Loved every bit if the video thankyou for making such quality content
For some reason the only thing reliable year after year in my garden is purple potatoes! Definitely trying this cake once they come in this summer.
You can make use of the peas cover without throwing it
I want a life like yours
I am happy that i found ur channel 😊❤
Wonderful video, thanks 🤗
Have a nice sunday 💚🌷☀️
I watch less and listen more in your video coz I get to learn and observe so much more new things and new perspective towards things from you!
THANK YOU from a regular little viewer of your videos from Bangladesh. ❤️
very true everything you said ..
Trop mignon de voir que vous avez chacun votre assiette préférée!
I just watched, 2 sec ago, "the cottage fairy" I don't know if you know her, and she had the same kind of message as you....so funny...it makes me happy the both of you😍 Love from Holland🐄🇳🇱🧀
Beautiful video as usual. Your salad looked really good but I would have put some of those fresh beans in there!🥰
One thing I’ve realized is people stop themselves from the “simple life in the countryside” because they have little to no knowledge that could help them in that lifestyle. For younger folks as well, I know some of my friends are afraid that they wouldn’t be able to do it. We’re taught that to do something you have to have all the knowledge beforehand: in every career, that is how it has now been set up at least, here in Canada). So people associate that with lifestyle as well: they learn their lifestyle from their friends, their family, the media they consume, their teachers and schooling. To change that lifestyle, to go against everything you have learned and start anew, fresh, and completely naive of what is to come, is terrifying. I try my best to be as open about my lifestyle as I can (I am a very private person by nature) so that I can hopefully reach out and teach other people that it’s okay to start on a new path, no matter your skill level or knowledge. I have plenty of knowledge from my parents about living frugally, gardening, butchering, but I also know I have so much to learn about making my own lifestyle and creating my own space. My gardening is different than my mothers. My priorities are different from my fathers. As much as I have learned from those before, I learn from my own experience and research as well. I am starting naive and small, and unknowledgeable about my path ahead. But life is not a career. I am allowed to be clueless and learn on the go XD
Lovely
When I was little, we had little things. Then I was a student and could not afford my housing. Now I'm married and we have money but I feel like I need so much stuff. I drown in it. Because I feel like one day I will be poor again, and then I need all of this. But I'm so sick of my scaresety mindset. This fear. So after watching you explain how you live I know that I have to change it. It's going to be a big challenge but I need it. We need it. Thank you
Great realisation for you!
Good luck of your path. Once you’re ready for a change you can’t go back for long.
Make sure you get help if you need.
I too have a scarcity mindset sometimes.
It’s ingrained from childhood. It can take years to undo
Thank you 🙏🏻❤️🍀
Wow.... So simple, so meaninful, so true and beautiful! I'd really like to grow my own food.. Just worry about travelling then. Suggestions about this topic? Thank you for your kindness and effort to make such beautiful and peaceful video 🥰🌺
Good point! I always have a neighbour or friend who waters if I go away!
@@FairylandCottage I have so many plants, a big garden, a dog and a cat... It Will be to much for mu family and neighbour I think 😅😓 plus It would be a shame to find them diyng once I am back 😥
Awesome
Would you mind providing a link to the silicone bread pan you use? I love them!
That bread looks so good you have a recipe
Happy 4th
I was brought up buy good quality, it will last. I have taught my two grown daughters the same principle.
Amazing and beautiful
So true
Great - now I‘m craving chocolate cake 😁
Keep it simple ! Kudos
What is the purple food you're slicing in the beginning?
Do u get flies, bugs, n rodents in yr compose ? We do, so I don’t have one.
What is the white liquid you poured on the cake?
Hi, I always waiting for your new videos and it inspires me to live minimally. I like the calmness of your voice, but often I cannot hear the sound of the video without using earphones or headphones (that I wanted to use less often) even set the volume to 100%. I don't know if you could do anything to increase the volume level from your end. I have no technical idea related to this, so please excuse me if it is not logical to request this. Thank you.
Ah I see!
I’ll ask my husband who does the editing can he raise my voice a bit! No nice to have to strain to hear!
@@FairylandCottage Thank you so much for considering my request. Stay safe.
So much true though... It's the same wisdom passed by our grandparents each and every corner of the world.... We ignored it and having the consequences like global warming and others...
Hello all from a sunny fairyland ☀️🐝
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Have a magical week my friends
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