WINTER IN A 16th CENTURY TUDOR FARMHOUSE | snowy history of a home built in the Little Ice Age
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ม.ค. 2023
- Happy New Year!
December surprised us with a lot more snow than we are used to here in Sussex. So we made the most of it, going for long snowy walks and getting cozy in our Tudor farmhouse.
The depths of winter always makes me think about what winter used to be like in this house back in Tudor times. Join us as we explore the snowy winters of present and past.
The article about wood burners mentioned in the video:
www.theguardian.com/commentis...
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“The absolute solitude of winter is impossible to resist” I love your content !
As a scientist I must tell you that the degradation of wood in the forest produces green house gases the same as burning, just at a slower rate. This is very different than burning oil or gas which has been locked up in the earth for millions of years. I think you should enjoy your small fire on a cool winter night. Take care
Hey, your comment just reminded me to link to the article in the video description! :) You can check it out if you're interested!
You're right about the green house gases of course! The article was talking about the particulates polluting the air. Maybe I should have made that a bit clearer in the voice over, sorry!
And I might still enjoy an occasional small fire every once in a while. :)
www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/27/wood-burning-stove-environment-home-toxins
Excellent video 👌
I truly appreciated that way you told the story of josh restoring the ostrich egg twice.
Another lovely video! Always so happy to see you have made another one. I live on a predominantly densely forested high plateau in Canada and heat mostly with firewood. Until the last couple of winters I didn't even own a chainsaw and would trade my paintings for some of my wood and glean the rest with a bowsaw from crown land. There is a lot of logging in this area and a lot of decent firewood ends up burned in huge slash piles in the forest after the loggers have been through, I wish they could organize to give that wood to people who need it. But the scale of things, in 2017 there was a wildfire that burned an area roughly the size of the Isle of Skye (and that wasn't the largest fire in the province that summer), I now live about 3 or 4km from the northern edge of that burn area, it certainly puts a different perspective on things. Every summer now many of us are on edge for fear of wildfires, they have seriously impacted 3 of the last 6 summers in this area, and with climate change the spread of pine beetles has killed many trees adding fuel for the potential fires, and we've had some killer heatwaves and dry lightning, so the trend is for more and worse fires, which is pretty sobering and I guess why some of us refer to summer as the fire season. As an artist living below the "poverty line" (I don't regard myself as living in poverty but would be counted as such) I appreciate being able to heat with wood gleaned for free from crown land, the cost of living is too high as it is, and this is something I can do to help to get by. So I have a nuanced relationship with fires.
I love the ostrich egg better with its cracks and imperfections. It’s very symbolic of our lives and history. Thanks for the sights and the feels.❤
Agree!
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I heated my two story house back in Canada for many years using wood that I harvested from my own forest. I cut, split, stacked and burned six full bush cords a year. I lov😮those years. Now in southern California it's an electric portable heater and a gas furnace during the colder time of year (about 40 or so degrees F at night). We have a wood burning fireplace, but hardly ever use it. It is something to consider (whether or not to burn wood), but If I lived out in boondocks again, though, I wouldn't give it a second thought.
I've just come across your Channel and have been binge watching your videos....so beautiful and relaxing....you have such a beautiful soothing, speaking voice...I love exploring around deserted houses along the west coast of Ireland imagining what people's lives were like in year's gone by.....anyway...I shall follow you from now on....well done.....
Beautiful. Thank you for showing such gentle bravery 🙏
Oh Alexandra your videos are pure beauty. Thank you so much! 😍🤗
Thank you! I'm so happy you're enjoying the videos! I love creating them. ❤️
Beautiful I love snow and old buildings 😊
Gorgeous footage and beautiful storytelling. I am also a vegan and a new subscriber to your channel , excited to watch more!
What a lovely video and channel. I've just discovered you and I'm so happy to have done so. Like I've found a little jewel. Cheers!
Thanks Alexandra, another lovely video with another excellent message!
This is how you learn History! Amazing 🤌🙏
Awesome filming!!! ❤💯
Happy New Year Alex and Josh. Thank you for another lovely but really informative vlog. Always look forward to them. Beautiful snow filming and very thought provoking. Great to remind us all the things we need to do. ❤️
Happy New Year to you too! I'm really glad you're enjoying our videos! ❤️
I too have been concerned about wood burners and need to do more research. It seems the pollution isn’t so bad if the wood is properly dried? Either way, I’ve recently sold my house with its wonderful wood burner and if my next home has one I’ll only use it with dry wood and on special occasions (or emergencies). I’ll use (plant based) candles and fairy lights to make it cosy!
I think maybe we'll also end up using ours on special occasions. :) Just not on a regular basis! And candles and fairy lights sounds so cozy!!! Love it!
Here's the link to the article in case that's helpful: www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/27/wood-burning-stove-environment-home-toxins
I saw on another channel that some people use wood burning stoves that have a thing in them called a reburner. I don't really understand how it works, but apparently there's hardly any smoke that comes out of the chimney.
You made me cry. Thank you.
Neat video
I have just stumbled on your channel and wanted to say how lovely it is. I love the unique storytelling, informative narrative, and the gorgeous cinematography. I'm so happy I found this!
Aw I love snow! We haven't had snow since forever here where I live (Italy - Centre, countryside). I love the soundless atmosphere that comes with those lovely white flakes...unfortunately climate is really changing. We are experiencing the hottest Winter ever. My fruit trees have blossomed and this is not great at all. Even daffodils are already out showing their beauty! Fireplaces might pollute, but I guess GPL does more (that's what we have to heat the house). I guess it is a matter of choosing the less harming thing. I am thinking about solar panels, however they are so expensive! I wish our government would help more people who wish to switch to a green solution...I keep positive and think that we can still save our beautiful planet. Let's cross our fingers and do something about it! Thank you for your lovely videos!
Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that! I hope that won't affect your fruit harvest too much! 🤞🏻
And you're right about choosing the least harming thing available to us. I know quite a lot of people who depend on their fire places!
I would also love to one day invest in solar panels and I also wish there was more government support! It's not currently within my budget. One day hopefully! 😊
Sending love from Sussex!
Just beautiful ❤
Happy New Year! 💫
Wondering if you've researched your house's history at the council archives ?
Happy New Year! ❤️ One of our neighbours who lives upstairs did all of the research and shared the documents with me. As far as I know he got some of it from the council archives, some from a local museum and some online. 😊
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🙋hi from Scotland another lovly vidio your home made gin looks tasty could you share how you make it thank you take care
Unlike the fake Tudor homes🤣that were built in the 60’s was the only thing that stuck out to me🤣besides the majestic landscape with the sheep!
I can’t afford a house now in the 21 century never mind the 16 century
Unfortunately history teaches that humans probably cannot affect the climate. The climate changes on this planet over time. But history also teaches we can learn to adapt, if we don’t shoot ourselves in the foot, so to speak.
It's true that the climate has changed throughout the history of this planet. BUT most of these changes were local and much, much smaller and less significant than what we have measured since the Industrial Revolution.
Over 99% of climate studies agree that the vast majority of modern climate change has been caused by humans. To ignore this scientific consensus either means you don't understand the significance of such a high consensus or you have fallen for conspiracy theories.
If you are genuinely intellectually curious about this topic you might want to watch these video.
This one by Climate Scientist Dr. Simon Clarke explains the Medieval Warm period I mention in the video and puts it into context of the changing climate: th-cam.com/video/ZFikZnuSahM/w-d-xo.html
And this video by British Climate Scientist Dr. Adam Levy looks into the question of 'fighting' vs 'adapting' to climate change: th-cam.com/video/N3cB-4LaZsM/w-d-xo.html
I'm not sure I buy into all this global warming stuff, because the dissenting scientists' opinions are filtered out or hidden by Google, so we don't get to hear their views anymore.
However, we are polluting the air something aweful, which is a concern to me. I doubt if household wood fires would really be a big problem. I think it's more likely to be emissions from factories, power generating stations, road traffic and aircraft that are the biggest problems. I would imagine that with the amount of air travel that goes on, that there would be a fair amount of fouling up of the air from those.
And then there's China - a major air polluter. While we in the West try to do the right things, China is a big cause of global air pollution and will continue to be, so it makes me wonder if all out puny efforts really amount to anything when China keeps pumping out the pollution.
you talked about the medieval heat periode and the little ice age - why do you think climate changed back then? Definitely not cars, planes or oil tankers and definitely also not witches or jews. NATURE controlls it all. We are little humans - we just have to adapt. which we always did. Keeping everything as it always was - was never Nature´s plan
You can definitely care for the earth and protect environment - but that goes without being hysteric about climate changing.
Don't worry about climate change. Simply pay higher taxes, and the more the better. Higher taxes will ward off any changes in climate if they are sufficiently high and are paid forever. By doing so, the sun will continue in its satisfactory state, the earth will not wobble on its axis every 23000 years thus greening the Sahara, the moon will ensure that the tides maintain their current pattern and ocean streams do not change directions, and volcanic eruptions will not cause seemingly permanent nights. Even with paying higher taxes though, it still might be helpful never to burn wood or use fossil fuels for any purpose whatsoever.
Actually, I have enjoyed your videos.
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Gorgeous footage and beautiful storytelling. I am also a vegan and a new subscriber to your channel , excited to watch more!