I was homeless for years and I planted gardens everywhere I was living. I also cleaned up old graveyards and planted roses. ground covers and other types of plants that provided beauty and a celebration of the people who were buried there. I always picked up trash everywhere I went and found a place to stay for a while that was beneficial for me and the environment. It was my choice to live with no home and to enjoy life without any kind of support, plans and learning to live with what I needed rather than just what I want ❤😊
Bealtaine is definitely a little piece of heaven on earth. Increasing age and decreasing mobility have necessitated a move much further south after 50 years in one house. I miss all my trees, I miss the green grass, I miss all the plants and flowers, I miss the birds. I really miss the rain. My feeder and bird bath that used to be crowded with so many different birds has seen one regular wood pigeon in a month. The tiny garden has no insect friendly plants and the ‘lawn’ is plastic. Even the earth doesn’t smell ‘earthy’. Outside in the evening or early morning there is no heavy perfume of a living garden. I know that I was no longer able to care for my old acre, but this will be a new challenge, to invite Mother Earth back to this tiny sterile ‘oldies’ garden and bring some life back into it.
I feel your pain. 7 years ago we moved from our little homestead of 30 years. It’s tough with the health issues. I miss it so much. We live with HOA rules now😢. But I’ve managed to cover the deck in the back of the house with lots of potted plants. And snuck vegs into my flower beds. Sadly health issues are getting worse so I may have to give even that up. But we do what we can😊
I feel anytime someone rescues an old home, it's wonderful. Whether they stay or not, it's saved and loved and "home" for someone. Sometimes it takes a while for people to acclimate to nature, especially if they've always been city dwellers. Kudos to those people with the tenacity to jump in to such big projects. You should feel proud to be such a perfect example of such.
Hi Colette, Bealtaine is looking so green and lush so beautiful, whatever the weather! I love the little secret garden, a lovely snug hideaway! The kitchen is so bright and happy! Many blessings to you and dear little Patsy ❤️ 💕
blessed be Colette and Patsy ..your place looks so grand much love and respect Colette look out for the rain from the hurricane hitting you today and tomorrow..so lush..overgrow overshare overcare overseed everywhere worldwide ...enjoy the rain
Hi Colette, you have indeed created a paradise. Its absolutely beautiful, just watching your videos make me feel extremely calm and energised at the same time. Have a good day xxx
You are a miracle worker with a deep belief in possibilities and love for nature. Your gardens look stunning in all kinds of weather. The Universe has rewarded your hard work and your eye for the beauty of Mother Earth. Blessings Colette ❤❤❤
Dear Colette.......you are an inspiration for me............I have a one bedroom flat.............with 60qm garden for my own.....and since I look your videos,I create the garden very natually...............a little bit like yours..........Ialways are alone and done my work,including painting and building a garden bench................thank you that you are being there........Blessings and Greetings from Daggy,Kiel,germany☘☘☘
Your paradise is green 💚 with a lot of flowers due to a rainy climate. My garden is brown without flowers due to a terrible drought and a very hot climate. I am from a rainy country and I love it.❤❤❤Your garden makes me happy. Your way of life makes me happy. It is what is outside.❤❤❤Thank you.
Hi from Scotland. Our weather is similar, but it keeps our country lush and green. I only have a quarter acre, but like yourself I have planted 5 fruit trees, fruit bushes, bamboo hedges, herbs. A lot taken from cuttings. I have created something quite cheaply. You just have to be patient and let it grow. I love my garden, it wraps around so my dogs and cat snuffle, come for walks with me, investigating what is growing. We have friendly horses over our back as we are out in the countryside. Our view panoramicially are stunning. I have an army of little ants, lots of slaters under wood and some damp places, bees, slugs of course. Wee horrors ate my strawberries 🍓 lol. Birds, butterflies, a hedgehog to name a few. I feel so more at peace at home, tranquil, my brain is quiet.. I always speak to Mother Earth and my angels. I always have gratitude and love my Earth. Thanks for speaking up for our planet. We need more people like you. ❤
Hello from the beautiful northern California! You have done amazing work, your love for nature is seen in the beautiful paradise you have created. It's true that if we are in harmony and love with nature, it doesn't matter if it raining, foggy, cold, or gray outside but we always find beauty in it. I love to see your place, I wish everyone would have the chance to experience what you and I have found. It's the best therapy against depression and other dark beats mining people's minds these days. I was born with a condition that expressed itself with fury in my early 30ths, and in my 50ths it limited my mobility and I stopped working. I'm 64 now and what has kept me sane and happy, even over painful days is my love for nature. I don't have the big garden I used to have, but on a minor scale, I created a new small, and beautiful paradise. Thank you for sharing your vision, your feelings, and your creations. 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
We are developing a property that was commercially farmed for 30 years. It’s taken us 4 years but the ecosystem is thriving. The trees need to get a little bigger but it’s becoming beautiful. You project gives us hope.
Hello Colette & Pasty the fuchsia tree is unreal, as are the apples & grapes- Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful! I'm will be painting too, trying to decide on a blue paint for French Doors; duck egg blue sounds interesting? The rain is Wonderful!❤🐦🐝🐞🌹
The colours everywhere are so lush! Just beautiful! Thank you Colette for sharing this with us. The kitchen looks great. The yellow has really lifted the whole energy of the space. Roll on the new stove!! 💕
I admire your tackling so many projects and just getting on with things, Colette. I recently painted my kitchen walls and have the cupboards to scrub down, yet, and then be treated to a fresh coat of paint. Then there are all the other jobs. Seeing your beautiful changes is inspiring. Enjoy your Sunday.
“And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow, Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings; There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow, And evening full of the linnet’s wings.” ~Yeats (reminds me of you, Collette)
Bealtaine Cottage is a very special sacred space.. You have supported and nurtured the land there and it's so beautiful.. Just watching your videos, I can feel the sacredness. I'm in England but have visited Ireland and it's a beautiful land. I love it there. 🍀🍀
@slkelise More than a year without rain where I live. I hope every day for rain, too. I hope it rains soon in Ohio and in the southwest of Spain. Blessings from Spain.
Rainy day musings - poignant reflections. There is such beauty in the Three Acre Wood and within Bealtaine Cottage itself because of your Inner Disposition, Colette. Though my heart and soul long for a more rural setting, my life with my husband has been urban, for the most part. But each morning I now spiral my way up onto the rooftop where I can see before me the sea 5 miles in the distance. The Parthenon 🏛 stands to the west of us rising above the coral-like homes of the Athenians. The sky arches Blue with clouds beaming Pink - awaiting the White Sun’s appearance over the top of the mountain to the East. On our morning walks we encounter many cats and often a neighbor, with whom we stop to gossip and catch our breath before continuing up the several hills. I notice the trees blossoming, fruiting, casting their leaves and flowers upon the ground. Wild Oregano grows through cracks at the curb. Often plants thrown to the curbside take root and become part of the ever shifting “landscape” in the city. As you say, “Love of Nature” matters greatly - no matter where your dwelling may be. 🌺🍃🌱🪴 -V
Brilliant Collette, keep up the good work. Stay well. "Pease! & Blessings ! You know I dont know what I'd be, where, when, who, why, or how without channels such as these xx
Your before and after is the very definition of transformative! I fell in love with your channel about five or six years ago. Who wouldn't be enchanted by someone who calls the mists Dragon's Breath? Thanks for sharing your evolution of the land and the cottage. How amazing that you divined a Spring on the land. (I read that in your book, A Cottage and Three Acres.) I have a 1945 cottage in North Carolina that is close to town and still has a bit of a suburban feel (a wee bit of land). For my husband and I, we find that most of our enjoyment is about the garden though we love the house, too.
So inspiring. The outdoors is where I feel most at peace. Although not as grand as Bealaine, I'm proud of what I did with the little backspace at the condo where I live. Love the new kitchen look. Good luck with todays project and happy Sunday to you and Patsy. 🍀🪴🌼🌸
As an American who is seriously considering moving abroad permanently, I also wonder , who wants us? I do not want to assume we are wanted. So many places have rents climbing our of reach for the locals but might be affordable to someone form away. It doesnt feel fair here and I am guessing it doesnt feel fair there. I can imagine that maybe few Irish want to restore an old farm but I am also guessing there are many that would but can't afford. I dont want to be a wanker! Another grand vision with such lovely greens. Thank you.
I think if you are doing up an old cottage I would say fair play to you. Its such hard work and it's a shame to see the old cottages go into decline. I live in a 300 year old Irish cottage and it's a money pit, we have our own septic tank no main drainage and it's very expensive to put in or replace, a lot of places in the country don't have wi fi so that's another consideration. That's what puts a lot of young people off. But if you want to do it, go for it. Also you will have to accept it rains a lot.
To live in Ireland would be a dream. However, it is not an option at my life stage or financially. I can, however, make the best "paradise" possible where I am. I have lived in numerous states in the US due to ex-husbands' employment. Every single place, I planted something. You are 100% correct. Even a window box can bring joy to your heart and peace to your mind. Have a lovely week, Collette. Blessings.
Hi ,from the US, we're did you even begin on such a large scale, I bought a home and the back yard isn't large took all summer to plant 3 trees and add 40 plants most were mark downs, and we've had a lot of rain as well considering I'm in florida...your place is amazing and the time and love .I have decided to do the front yard into a full garden and not a blank grass canvas, you have been a true inspiration..thank you..I look forward to sharing your dreams...yes ,yes..midsummer's is a favorite along with father brown...is how I spend my evening ..blessings always
That's sounds like a great afternoon. I love a bit of John Nettles ❤ All then is needed is a pot of tea, sandwiches, and a cat on my lap(I can't have a dog, after my dog Sammy, the love of my love) You've lovely close-up shots of the garden there. So nice to hear your voice and talk about nature and the rain. I really loved how you showed doing up your kitchen because it reminded me of when I was doing my kitchen. I'd have days where I was thinking about what I need to be doing and then before I knew it was dinner time. I remember about 15 years ago, being up a chair painting the kitchen a colour called mango. I had got curtains from heatons in cornflower blue. Also then reminiscing about painting my Aunts kitchen a colour called rubber duck and getting swirl and fluer de lis stamps and making a border like a dado rail height out the stamps with alternating burgundy colour and an orange colour. That I got done in one day. Sorry for long message, I go on a ramble sometimes. I need tae now 😂
I have a rain forest garden like you too. Each morning, I connect with all the critters fur and feathered, 3 neighbour's cats wait for extra morsels, 'cos they don't get fed much, my birds devour every seed and crumb, and the squirrels every peanut and sunflower seed. OH and I am a Vegan I love mother nature and the animals so I don't eat them. What's not to like luv n light x
Oh Collette I would LOVE to move to Ireland!! Absolutely beautiful and I look forward to seeing your relaxing and uplifting videos. My great Grand Parents were from Ireland 🇮🇪 something I’m very proud of. Pats is just so cute!!!! xxx Liverpool xx
Thank you for this particular video. I live in San Diego CA USA. Retired last year after fifty years at a very stressful job. I cannot afford to do much as I retired without much savings. But I was completely exhausted. I needed time off and now I'm depressed. I've always loved nature. And animals, horses and cats mostly. And plants. Its been in the 90's this summer. My plants are dying. I'm so tired of the heat. Wish we have smellavision , would love to smell the rain where you are, and the greenery. This video is just what I needed tiday, toget out in nature, even if its not the perfect weather. I will go to the beach tomorrow or a park. Thank you dear. Say hi to Patsy for me🐶
I live in a village surrounded by trees and every time I go away, particularly to cities I notice and celebrate my green surroundings when I return. Far too much time is spent staring at screens and phones and people do not take notice of nature. As you say it is vital for mental health, instead of pills we should be prescribed walking in woods and using all our senses. xx
I agree that being in nature connects us with our essence and reduces stress. I just left a concrete jungle in California and moved to beautiful Oregon. It rains a lot here in winter which results in a green paradise. I love it and am grateful each day
❤ I have planted three tiny volunteer trees recently and so far they are doing well.I am 67 and so I imagine my little trees may not be mature in my life time but I am so exited 😀
This was my first video after seeing you recommended on another channel, and it’s beautiful. You, the life and home you’ve created in Ireland, are exactly what I dream of becoming, with a few more acres and horses. I would move overseas in a second… my husband will take more convincing. 😂
Oh dear Collette.How wonderful.My heart aches for a wee garden of my own and to be close to mother nature.I so loved animals,especially woodland animals as a child.I will soon celebrate my 70th birthday and feel a deep longing to be close to mother nature.Hopefully one day.👍🤗💓🐕😀xx
I never tire of walking through the woodkand with you. There is always something cool to see. You have really made it a garden of eden. Your grapes 🍇 look divine as do your apples 🍎 i think your dresser will look good painted. It does work well in that spot. Have a beautiful day.💚
Dearest Colette, I found you here years ago but something occurred, I don’t know what, and I left your channel…sad to say. And now something else has occurred, I’m not certain but I can feel it, and I’m back with open arms and open heart. I’d always been a lover of Mother Nature and She with me, as seen here on your channel…this channel, this wondrous love affair eternal. You are, that I’ve found today, the most ardent human heart and hands…and spirit of Mother Earth/Terra. You are Gaia incarnate…now fully grown. However, your human self needs your attention as you’ve given everything and everybody in your sphere. This you already know. Earth Angels surround you with deep love and gratitude. You are the Blessing❣️ Sounds all gushy, I know…💚 P.S. I’m a single 71 yo presently residing in NorCal in USA. My mother’s mother was Irish 💚 So much love to you ❤️
I wish I could blink my eyes and be there. We’ve created our own piece of heaven but it no longer gets enough rain. It pains me to not be able to keep plants alive because there’s only chemically treated City water that isn’t good for them. I enjoy my little escapes to Ireland to visit you.❤️
The rain makes everything lush with a lot of greenery. I was actually considering to move to Ireland 🇮🇪 because the people are so friendly there but then I found my garden in Berlin and there's a lot to do in this garden as well because the soil is so bad. It's pure sand. Now I'm on a mission of building a little paradise for bees 🐝 hedgehogs, butterflies 🦋 etc. In cooperation with squirrels 🐿🌰🐿 we've planted some nut trees and we're looking forward to harvest the first nuts 🐿🤗🌰
A Cottage and Three Acres is my favorite of your books. You have such a way of sharing your passion for diving in and transforming the land. The feeling you impart from your words is so inspiring. I love your stories in this book, from the raw beginnings to the frogs. You have such a gift, Colette. Thank you for sharing with us.
Such wise words. I’ve stopped watching some irish cottage renovations utubes as they just seem to be focusing on to be honest destroying all the habitat around the cottage before they have even started, and not considering the impact they are making. I have somewhere to cook and clean and a fire but just concrete on the floor and many jobs to do in house but I felt I owed it to the land to observe and nurture it as a priority. Thank you so much for this video it makes me feel better. You’re a true inspiration.
I was watching a TV show that takes place in Utah. There’s some trees, but it’s mostly rocky earth and mesas. The host was saying how beautiful the country is. It just shows beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But I much prefer greenery. Just think, when it’s raining all that lushness is drinking it in! You have certainly transformed your immediate world!
Everything is so lovely. I love the poncho, green is one of my favorite colors. I know you will enjoy your new stove but I do love the vintage look of your old one. I too am in the midst of many "home redecorating, updating" projects. The weather here by me in Virginia has also been more like Autumn starting early. Thank you for sharing your days.
I 100% agree with you on “it’s not what’s inside, but what’s outside.” My family & I have always looked at WHERE the house sits & have settled for a smaller home just because of where it sits…always looking to be close to water & lots of trees. We stay outside so much more than we are indoors.
We all have to learn to make a special effort to keep our own personal choices of what we do and how we treat ourselves and the environment with tenderness and nurturing. Every single moment is a new beginning and the opportunity to experience peace and understanding through our own focusing on the love of life unfolding in the mystery moment by moment with wonderment and creativity. You don't have to move to the idealistic dream of the grass being greener somewhere else. Make a wonderful contribution to your own life and create a sanctuary that is fulfilling your needs and your life unfolding in the mystery moment by moment with creative passion and inspiration to make a difference in your life now as you are now regardless of the circumstances. Community gardening is a great resource for centering our lives with abundance of plants and community. Even a single plant in a window is a great way to get a better feel of how much nature can help us in our lives with love, attention and the ability to connect with nature. Thanks Collette for sharing your thoughts and the fantastic things that you are doing for your comfort and joy 🐕🦺🕊🦋🌱🍀🌿🪻🌺🌻🪷✨️🌎🌈🥰🤩✌️👌💫💚
Rain is my favorite weather. Everything appears so much more defined in the rain, the sound is bliss and the scent of petrichor is so special it can’t be bottled.
It truly was a huge project when you bought the place. Here in Florida U.S.A., if there isn't any lightning, I work outside in the rain in our many long hot months. It cools me and keeps the bugs away. I can't imagine that you will ever regret your decision to take on your project.
When you build a respectful, compassionate and loving relationship with the land and the spirits of place THEN you will have that peaceful sanctuary..... wherever you are living. ❤🌳🌎🌍🌏🌳❤ Thank you Colette for your wisdom. Blessings to all.
I would never have thought that you even have neighbors! I have the same love for our Mama Earth. I have yet to find the money. My Mother died and my brother kept it all. I will find my way. God bless you Colette.
I've always wanted to move to Ireland because that's where my ancestors are from and I don't like really hot weather and I love nature and I'm Catholic but now at this age I don't know if I could do all that hard work. Thanks for the video. You have done an amazing job with your place!
What an oasis of sanctuary you have created in this place out of love and hard work, amazing how beautiful. You have green fingers and a sense of what grows and a creativity of what is relevant. Nurturing and knowing and creativity has made this little sanctuary so perfect. I understand your yearning to create a safe place. I can see it in your little dog that loves to run out of the house.. My journey to find peace, was after living three decades abroad I came back home to northern Ireland, with my jack russell Georgie, who I lost last year, he loved it and I miss him still. This is the place I was born, been back here eight years and I don't regret my choice to do that, it just feels right somehow, even though people say you should never go back. I came to a small town by the sea, have lovely people in this community that respect each other, are there for each other, great music, say hello to each other, are there to help each other if need be. I am an artist I am creative in another aspect, and dabble in the greenery and enjoy my neighbours. who can enlighten me on the names of the plants that pop up in my garden. Thank you for showing what you have created and the rain, it has been quite a rainy summer this year!
Totally agree with you Colette....all the money in the world will not bring happiness....nature and its beauty is the root of tranquility and peace.....well done and can't wait 2 c ur new stanley!!! Blessings!!!..... I get loads of comments on that car sticker!!!!!🐞🐞🐞🐞
Oh, Colette, you are so right. Life is really very simple. The purpose of life is love: love for one another and love for Mother Earth, and when we do, we become one with nature. You have achieved that, and the result is magical. Love and blessings to you!❤ Thank you for sharing your wisdom. ❤
Great video.. Yes to everything you say 🤣🤣🤣says she sitting listening to you with my feet up and a coffee in hand..☕.. Duck egg blue dresser will be perfect.. I have that colour as, an accent colour throughout my cottage it is so restful on the eye and I never tire of it... I think it will be so useful where it is.. 👍✨❤️🙏❤️
I think you have the perfect climate for growing things. Here in southern Indiana we have hot dry summers and cold winters with very little in between those extremes. We have temperatures in the 90's for next week and mid 80's for the next with only one day with the possibility of rain. Hard to keep things going with forecasts like that. I do agree with you that people these days are divorced from the natural world. My concern is that technology and entertainment for so many offer an escape from the real world and offer no opportunity to experience the world of nature. The problem is that we all have to actually live in the real world and so we should be doing all we can to make the world a better place. The more connection that we have with nature, the weather, green and growing things the better. I think people would be a lot calmer and less stressed out if that were so.
Local weather challenges are good inspiration for planting native plants more than exotics ... That is the ultimate giving back to Mother Earth in my opinion. I live in Australia & we lost a lot of the knowledge of native edible plants when we took over this country & tried to make it like England 🙄 Even if we were to be selfish, the native plants are the most nutritious anyway 🌷
I found a lot where I live which backs onto a greenbelt. We put in lots of windows and decks and it feels like living in a treehouse even though I’m in the suburbs. Bears wander through my backyard in the summer. It does make a difference being near nature. I love the colours in your sweet cottage.
The duck egg blue will look gorgeous against your primrose yellow walls! Ohhh and I do love watching handsome John in Midsomer Murders 😉 Sounds like the perfect indoors activities on a Sunday. Blessings in abundance to you and sweet Patsy xx
Your garden and property is beautiful. As much as I try to plant trees, shrubs, herbals and vegetables, here in central Ontario Canada I am in a constant battle with the deer and they eat everything!! I have to fence everything I want to keep or constantly spray a smelly homemade concoction that they don’t like. They are beautiful creatures and their babies are very cute so it’s a bit of a love hate relationship. Do you have deer in Ireland? Your videos bring me much peace, joy and inspiration. You are a wise woman😊 Blessings to you.
Gorgeous! Gorgeous! Gorgeous! Your garden looks incredible in all weathers. I wouldn`t mind dish washing wiith that view. You are so correct about us needing to live with nature. There are certain people who would pave over everything if they could and don`t seem to care about the danger. Greed and wanting to build! build! build! Anyway.....back to inside your house I think your choice of colour for dresser is lovely. Hugs to Patsy E X
Dear Colette, Talk about Wonder Woman ✍️ That surely is YOU , Standing in Awe of all you have Accomplished with sheer *determination And you never fail to add the simple Pleasures Of a Life well Lived. I feel so happy for you and your darling wee Patsy You are a true Celtic Woman 👩 Each week my spirits get raised to my joy In coming to know you Myself so proud of my own Irish ☘️ Roots My Grandmother wasBorn in Stewartstown Co Tyrone (1888) Granny was a true Country Woman and my greatest Mentor. Myself from Co Antrim Nr Ireland your common sense stands you well 🌟 Mary Vancouver Canada 🍁
Yes! So absolutely true. We have a small courtyard garden only but have filled it with large Cornish plants and it is my sanctuary. You are inspirational Collette.
How beautiful your home and garden forest is, thank you Colette for the pleasure and knowledge you share with us all, you are my inspiration and have been for many years my special place to visit all the way from New Zealand.❤
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We are planning to sell up in the UK and come to Ireland for precisely the reasons you explain, thank you for your inspiration.
Ik hou van regen ! Als je de natuur ziet na een goede bui ,ook mijn tuin ,oh dat is zo prachtig!👍🐌❤
I was homeless for years and I planted gardens everywhere I was living.
I also cleaned up old graveyards and planted roses. ground covers and other types of plants that provided beauty and a celebration of the people who were buried there.
I always picked up trash everywhere I went and found a place to stay for a while that was beneficial for me and the environment.
It was my choice to live with no home and to enjoy life without any kind of support, plans and learning to live with what I needed rather than just what I want ❤😊
It's so green and beautiful. And, has apples! 🍎🥰
Your utopia just gets better every year Colette 😊 that's the joy of living with Mother nature she rewards us with such beauty x
Bealtaine is definitely a little piece of heaven on earth. Increasing age and decreasing mobility have necessitated a move much further south after 50 years in one house. I miss all my trees, I miss the green grass, I miss all the plants and flowers, I miss the birds. I really miss the rain. My feeder and bird bath that used to be crowded with so many different birds has seen one regular wood pigeon in a month. The tiny garden has no insect friendly plants and the ‘lawn’ is plastic. Even the earth doesn’t smell ‘earthy’. Outside in the evening or early morning there is no heavy perfume of a living garden. I know that I was no longer able to care for my old acre, but this will be a new challenge, to invite Mother Earth back to this tiny sterile ‘oldies’ garden and bring some life back into it.
I feel your pain. 7 years ago we moved from our little homestead of 30 years. It’s tough with the health issues. I miss it so much. We live with HOA rules now😢. But I’ve managed to cover the deck in the back of the house with lots of potted plants. And snuck vegs into my flower beds. Sadly health issues are getting worse so I may have to give even that up. But we do what we can😊
I feel anytime someone rescues an old home, it's wonderful. Whether they stay or not, it's saved and loved and "home" for someone. Sometimes it takes a while for people to acclimate to nature, especially if they've always been city dwellers. Kudos to those people with the tenacity to jump in to such big projects. You should feel proud to be such a perfect example of such.
You're right that we have become too removed from nature. - Frances
Hi Colette, Bealtaine is looking so green and lush so beautiful, whatever the weather! I love the little secret garden, a lovely snug hideaway! The kitchen is so bright and happy! Many blessings to you and dear little Patsy ❤️ 💕
blessed be Colette and Patsy ..your place looks so grand much love and respect Colette look out for the rain from the hurricane hitting you today and tomorrow..so lush..overgrow overshare overcare overseed everywhere worldwide ...enjoy the rain
Hi Colette, you have indeed created a paradise. Its absolutely beautiful, just watching your videos make me feel extremely calm and energised at the same time.
Have a good day xxx
You are a miracle worker with a deep belief in possibilities and love for nature. Your gardens look stunning in all kinds of weather. The Universe has rewarded your hard work and your eye for the beauty of Mother Earth. Blessings Colette ❤❤❤
Dear Colette.......you are an inspiration for me............I have a one bedroom flat.............with 60qm garden for my own.....and since I look your videos,I create the garden very natually...............a little bit like yours..........Ialways are alone and done my work,including painting and building a garden bench................thank you that you are being there........Blessings and Greetings from Daggy,Kiel,germany☘☘☘
Me too in VA!
Working very hard. And it shows. Curtains under sink ,will look nice against new walls. 😊😊
Your paradise is green 💚 with a lot of flowers due to a rainy climate. My garden is brown without flowers due to a terrible drought and a very hot climate.
I am from a rainy country and I love it.❤❤❤Your garden makes me happy. Your way of life makes me happy. It is what is outside.❤❤❤Thank you.
Loved this video. Many thanks for sharing it all! Rain is always so relaxing to the mind.
Thank you for this beautiful video, lovely sunday and a big hug💚🌼🌦️🌹✨🐾
Hi from Scotland. Our weather is similar, but it keeps our country lush and green. I only have a quarter acre, but like yourself I have planted 5 fruit trees, fruit bushes, bamboo hedges, herbs. A lot taken from cuttings. I have created something quite cheaply. You just have to be patient and let it grow. I love my garden, it wraps around so my dogs and cat snuffle, come for walks with me, investigating what is growing. We have friendly horses over our back as we are out in the countryside. Our view panoramicially are stunning. I have an army of little ants, lots of slaters under wood and some damp places, bees, slugs of course. Wee horrors ate my strawberries 🍓 lol. Birds, butterflies, a hedgehog to name a few. I feel so more at peace at home, tranquil, my brain is quiet.. I always speak to Mother Earth and my angels. I always have gratitude and love my Earth. Thanks for speaking up for our planet. We need more people like you. ❤
Hello from the beautiful northern California! You have done amazing work, your love for nature is seen in the beautiful paradise you have created. It's true that if we are in harmony and love with nature, it doesn't matter if it raining, foggy, cold, or gray outside but we always find beauty in it. I love to see your place, I wish everyone would have the chance to experience what you and I have found. It's the best therapy against depression and other dark beats mining people's minds these days. I was born with a condition that expressed itself with fury in my early 30ths, and in my 50ths it limited my mobility and I stopped working. I'm 64 now and what has kept me sane and happy, even over painful days is my love for nature. I don't have the big garden I used to have, but on a minor scale, I created a new small, and beautiful paradise. Thank you for sharing your vision, your feelings, and your creations. 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
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@Deisy1960. I agree with your post and want to say hello from another Northern Californian.
@@judytaylor6544 Hello, I live in Rohnert Park, lived in Marin county and work there for 20 years. Where do you live?
We are developing a property that was commercially farmed for 30 years. It’s taken us 4 years but the ecosystem is thriving. The trees need to get a little bigger but it’s becoming beautiful. You project gives us hope.
Not only did you save the land you saved what was once a home that must have meant something to someone at one time. Rescue energy has many facets
Hello Colette & Pasty the fuchsia tree is unreal, as are the apples & grapes- Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful! I'm will be painting too, trying to decide on a blue paint for French Doors; duck egg blue sounds interesting? The rain is Wonderful!❤🐦🐝🐞🌹
The colours everywhere are so lush! Just beautiful! Thank you Colette for sharing this with us. The kitchen looks great. The yellow has really lifted the whole energy of the space. Roll on the new stove!! 💕
I admire your tackling so many projects and just getting on with things, Colette. I recently painted my kitchen walls and have the cupboards to scrub down, yet, and then be treated to a fresh coat of paint. Then there are all the other jobs. Seeing your beautiful changes is inspiring. Enjoy your Sunday.
“And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet’s wings.” ~Yeats (reminds me of you, Collette)
Bealtaine Cottage is a very special sacred space.. You have supported and nurtured the land there and it's so beautiful.. Just watching your videos, I can feel the sacredness. I'm in England but have visited Ireland and it's a beautiful land. I love it there. 🍀🍀
Enjoy the rain! We in Ohio have had two months of drought and every day I look to the sky and hope for rain. Your gardens are such an inspiration ❤
@slkelise More than a year without rain where I live. I hope every day for rain, too. I hope it rains soon in Ohio and in the southwest of Spain. Blessings from Spain.
@@corneliaarendsen1358 Un año sin lluvia ... ¡Qué difícil! ¿Donde vive en España?
@@slkelise Vivo cerca de Alicante en el campo.
Rainy day musings - poignant reflections. There is such beauty in the Three Acre Wood and within Bealtaine Cottage itself because of your Inner Disposition, Colette. Though my heart and soul long for a more rural setting, my life with my husband has been urban, for the most part. But each morning I now spiral my way up onto the rooftop where I can see before me the sea 5 miles in the distance. The Parthenon 🏛 stands to the west of us rising above the coral-like homes of the Athenians. The sky arches Blue with clouds beaming Pink - awaiting the White Sun’s appearance over the top of the mountain to the East. On our morning walks we encounter many cats and often a neighbor, with whom we stop to gossip and catch our breath before continuing up the several hills. I notice the trees blossoming, fruiting, casting their leaves and flowers upon the ground. Wild Oregano grows through cracks at the curb. Often plants thrown to the curbside take root and become part of the ever shifting “landscape” in the city. As you say, “Love of Nature” matters greatly - no matter where your dwelling may be. 🌺🍃🌱🪴 -V
Good morning Collette, Your videos are my go to happy place for peace and calm… in this world with so much drama. Take care .💚💚💚
Lovely Sunday to you too Collette. Many thanks for once again sharing so much love and beauty with us all. Bless you 🌷
Brilliant Collette, keep up the good work. Stay well. "Pease! & Blessings !
You know I dont know what I'd be, where, when, who, why, or how without channels such as these xx
All looks wonderful.
Your before and after is the very definition of transformative! I fell in love with your channel about five or six years ago. Who wouldn't be enchanted by someone who calls the mists Dragon's Breath? Thanks for sharing your evolution of the land and the cottage. How amazing that you divined a Spring on the land. (I read that in your book, A Cottage and Three Acres.) I have a 1945 cottage in North Carolina that is close to town and still has a bit of a suburban feel (a wee bit of land). For my husband and I, we find that most of our enjoyment is about the garden though we love the house, too.
So inspiring. The outdoors is where I feel most at peace. Although not as grand as Bealaine, I'm proud of what I did with the little backspace at the condo where I live. Love the new kitchen look. Good luck with todays project and happy Sunday to you and Patsy. 🍀🪴🌼🌸
As an American who is seriously considering moving abroad permanently, I also wonder , who wants us? I do not want to assume we are wanted. So many places have rents climbing our of reach for the locals but might be affordable to someone form away. It doesnt feel fair here and I am guessing it doesnt feel fair there. I can imagine that maybe few Irish want to restore an old farm but I am also guessing there are many that would but can't afford. I dont want to be a wanker! Another grand vision with such lovely greens. Thank you.
There's info at youtube channel, "Nomad Capitalist."
I think if you are doing up an old cottage I would say fair play to you. Its such hard work and it's a shame to see the old cottages go into decline. I live in a 300 year old Irish cottage and it's a money pit, we have our own septic tank no main drainage and it's very expensive to put in or replace, a lot of places in the country don't have wi fi so that's another consideration. That's what puts a lot of young people off. But if you want to do it, go for it. Also you will have to accept it rains a lot.
If we take care of the land, she'll take care of us. Everything looks so beautiful and full of life. Have a beautiful day dear Colette
To live in Ireland would be a dream. However, it is not an option at my life stage or financially. I can, however, make the best "paradise" possible where I am. I have lived in numerous states in the US due to ex-husbands' employment. Every single place, I planted something. You are 100% correct. Even a window box can bring joy to your heart and peace to your mind. Have a lovely week, Collette. Blessings.
Hi ,from the US, we're did you even begin on such a large scale, I bought a home and the back yard isn't large took all summer to plant 3 trees and add 40 plants most were mark downs, and we've had a lot of rain as well considering I'm in florida...your place is amazing and the time and love .I have decided to do the front yard into a full garden and not a blank grass canvas, you have been a true inspiration..thank you..I look forward to sharing your dreams...yes ,yes..midsummer's is a favorite along with father brown...is how I spend my evening ..blessings always
That's sounds like a great afternoon. I love a bit of John Nettles ❤ All then is needed is a pot of tea, sandwiches, and a cat on my lap(I can't have a dog, after my dog Sammy, the love of my love) You've lovely close-up shots of the garden there. So nice to hear your voice and talk about nature and the rain. I really loved how you showed doing up your kitchen because it reminded me of when I was doing my kitchen. I'd have days where I was thinking about what I need to be doing and then before I knew it was dinner time. I remember about 15 years ago, being up a chair painting the kitchen a colour called mango. I had got curtains from heatons in cornflower blue. Also then reminiscing about painting my Aunts kitchen a colour called rubber duck and getting swirl and fluer de lis stamps and making a border like a dado rail height out the stamps with alternating burgundy colour and an orange colour. That I got done in one day. Sorry for long message, I go on a ramble sometimes. I need tae now 😂
I have a rain forest garden like you too. Each morning, I connect with all the critters fur and feathered, 3 neighbour's cats wait for extra morsels, 'cos they don't get fed much, my birds devour every seed and crumb, and the squirrels every peanut and sunflower seed. OH and I am a Vegan I love mother nature and the animals so I don't eat them. What's not to like luv n light x
Oh Collette I would LOVE to move to Ireland!! Absolutely beautiful and I look forward to seeing your relaxing and uplifting videos. My great Grand Parents were from Ireland 🇮🇪 something I’m very proud of. Pats is just so cute!!!! xxx Liverpool xx
The kitchen looks so calm and cozy now, gorgeous ❤
Dear Collette thankyou so much for this video. It has opened up my heart that is struggling in deeply depressing world.
Thank you for this particular video. I live in San Diego CA USA. Retired last year after fifty years at a very stressful job. I cannot afford to do much as I retired without much savings. But I was completely exhausted. I needed time off and now I'm depressed. I've always loved nature. And animals, horses and cats mostly. And plants. Its been in the 90's this summer. My plants are dying. I'm so tired of the heat. Wish we have smellavision , would love to smell the rain where you are, and the greenery. This video is just what I needed tiday, toget out in nature, even if its not the perfect weather. I will go to the beach tomorrow or a park. Thank you dear. Say hi to Patsy for me🐶
I live in a village surrounded by trees and every time I go away, particularly to cities I notice and celebrate my green surroundings when I return. Far too much time is spent staring at screens and phones and people do not take notice of nature. As you say it is vital for mental health, instead of pills we should be prescribed walking in woods and using all our senses. xx
Good Sunday morning to you, Colette. I love the new color of your kitchen. 💛 Beautiful walk with you and Pasty this morning.🌿🌳🌱🪴
I agree that being in nature connects us with our essence and reduces stress. I just left a concrete jungle in California and moved to beautiful Oregon. It rains a lot here in winter which results in a green paradise. I love it and am grateful each day
Stunning sacred place 🙏💞 and words of wisdom. Blessings and gratitude to you 🙏💞
❤ I have planted three tiny volunteer trees recently and so far they are doing well.I am 67 and so I imagine my little trees may not be mature in my life time but I am so exited 😀
This was my first video after seeing you recommended on another channel, and it’s beautiful. You, the life and home you’ve created in Ireland, are exactly what I dream of becoming, with a few more acres and horses. I would move overseas in a second… my husband will take more convincing. 😂
Oh dear Collette.How wonderful.My heart aches for a wee garden of my own and to be close to mother nature.I so loved animals,especially woodland animals as a child.I will soon celebrate my 70th birthday and feel a deep longing to be close to mother nature.Hopefully one day.👍🤗💓🐕😀xx
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I never tire of walking through the woodkand with you. There is always something cool to see. You have really made it a garden of eden. Your grapes 🍇 look divine as do your apples 🍎 i think your dresser will look good painted. It does work well in that spot. Have a beautiful day.💚
Dearest Colette, I found you here years ago but something occurred, I don’t know what, and I left your channel…sad to say. And now something else has occurred, I’m not certain but I can feel it, and I’m back with open arms and open heart. I’d always been a lover of Mother Nature and She with me, as seen here on your channel…this channel, this wondrous love affair eternal. You are, that I’ve found today, the most ardent human heart and hands…and spirit of Mother Earth/Terra. You are Gaia incarnate…now fully grown. However, your human self needs your attention as you’ve given everything and everybody in your sphere. This you already know. Earth Angels surround you with deep love and gratitude. You are the Blessing❣️ Sounds all gushy, I know…💚
P.S. I’m a single 71 yo presently residing in NorCal in USA. My mother’s mother was Irish 💚
So much love to you ❤️
I wish I could blink my eyes and be there. We’ve created our own piece of heaven but it no longer gets enough rain. It pains me to not be able to keep plants alive because there’s only chemically treated City water that isn’t good for them. I enjoy my little escapes to Ireland to visit you.❤️
The rain makes everything lush with a lot of greenery. I was actually considering to move to Ireland 🇮🇪 because the people are so friendly there but then I found my garden in Berlin and there's a lot to do in this garden as well because the soil is so bad. It's pure sand. Now I'm on a mission of building a little paradise for bees 🐝 hedgehogs, butterflies 🦋 etc. In cooperation with squirrels 🐿🌰🐿 we've planted some nut trees and we're looking forward to harvest the first nuts 🐿🤗🌰
A Cottage and Three Acres is my favorite of your books. You have such a way of sharing your passion for diving in and transforming the land. The feeling you impart from your words is so inspiring. I love your stories in this book, from the raw beginnings to the frogs. You have such a gift, Colette. Thank you for sharing with us.
Such wise words. I’ve stopped watching some irish cottage renovations utubes as they just seem to be focusing on to be honest destroying all the habitat around the cottage before they have even started, and not considering the impact they are making. I have somewhere to cook and clean and a fire but just concrete on the floor and many jobs to do in house but I felt I owed it to the land to observe and nurture it as a priority. Thank you so much for this video it makes me feel better. You’re a true inspiration.
I was watching a TV show that takes place in Utah. There’s some trees, but it’s mostly rocky earth and mesas. The host was saying how beautiful the country is. It just shows beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But I much prefer greenery. Just think, when it’s raining all that lushness is drinking it in! You have certainly transformed your immediate world!
Everything is so lovely. I love the poncho, green is one of my favorite colors. I know you will enjoy your new stove but I do love the vintage look of your old one. I too am in the midst of many "home redecorating, updating" projects. The weather here by me in Virginia has also been more like Autumn starting early. Thank you for sharing your days.
Agree but I wish more time and attention was spent on the garden & lands... Agree regardless of the country
You've made your cottage and three acres the most beautiful place ! 🌿🌷🍁🍀🌸🍃
I 100% agree with you on “it’s not what’s inside, but what’s outside.” My family & I have always looked at WHERE the house sits & have settled for a smaller home just because of where it sits…always looking to be close to water & lots of trees. We stay outside so much more than we are indoors.
We all have to learn to make a special effort to keep our own personal choices of what we do and how we treat ourselves and the environment with tenderness and nurturing. Every single moment is a new beginning and the opportunity to experience peace and understanding through our own focusing on the love of life unfolding in the mystery moment by moment with wonderment and creativity.
You don't have to move to the idealistic dream of the grass being greener somewhere else. Make a wonderful contribution to your own life and create a sanctuary that is fulfilling your needs and your life unfolding in the mystery moment by moment with creative passion and inspiration to make a difference in your life now as you are now regardless of the circumstances.
Community gardening is a great resource for centering our lives with abundance of plants and community.
Even a single plant in a window is a great way to get a better feel of how much nature can help us in our lives with love, attention and the ability to connect with nature.
Thanks Collette for sharing your thoughts and the fantastic things that you are doing for your comfort and joy 🐕🦺🕊🦋🌱🍀🌿🪻🌺🌻🪷✨️🌎🌈🥰🤩✌️👌💫💚
Rain is my favorite weather. Everything appears so much more defined in the rain, the sound is bliss and the scent of petrichor is so special it can’t be bottled.
It truly was a huge project when you bought the place. Here in Florida U.S.A., if there isn't any lightning, I work outside in the rain in our many long hot months. It cools me and keeps the bugs away. I can't imagine that you will ever regret your decision to take on your project.
When you build a respectful, compassionate and loving relationship with the land and the spirits of place THEN you will have that peaceful sanctuary..... wherever you are living. ❤🌳🌎🌍🌏🌳❤
Thank you Colette for your wisdom. Blessings to all.
You've done an amazing job on your home inside and out. Bless you
I would never have thought that you even have neighbors! I have the same love for our Mama Earth. I have yet to find the money. My Mother died and my brother kept it all. I will find my way. God bless you Colette.
That's so mean of your sibling. All children have legal rights to parents inheritance.
I've always wanted to move to Ireland because that's where my ancestors are from and I don't like really hot weather and I love nature and I'm Catholic but now at this age I don't know if I could do all that hard work. Thanks for the video. You have done an amazing job with your place!
What an oasis of sanctuary you have created in this place out of love and hard work, amazing how beautiful. You have green fingers and a sense of what grows and a creativity of what is relevant. Nurturing and knowing and creativity has made this little sanctuary so perfect. I understand your yearning to create a safe place. I can see it in your little dog that loves to run out of the house.. My journey to find peace, was after living three decades abroad I came back home to northern Ireland, with my jack russell Georgie, who I lost last year, he loved it and I miss him still. This is the place I was born, been back here eight years and I don't regret my choice to do that, it just feels right somehow, even though people say you should never go back. I came to a small town by the sea, have lovely people in this community that respect each other, are there for each other, great music, say hello to each other, are there to help each other if need be. I am an artist I am creative in another aspect, and dabble in the greenery and enjoy my neighbours. who can enlighten me on the names of the plants that pop up in my garden. Thank you for showing what you have created and the rain, it has been quite a rainy summer this year!
Totally agree with you Colette....all the money in the world will not bring happiness....nature and its beauty is the root of tranquility and peace.....well done and can't wait 2 c ur new stanley!!! Blessings!!!..... I get loads of comments on that car sticker!!!!!🐞🐞🐞🐞
Lovely rain and the greenest greens. ❤
You’ve done a miraculously magical job!!!!!!! 😊😊😊😊❤❤❤
Sending LOVE from Utah USA
You're home and your vibe are beautiful
Thank you for sharing
Namaste
Oh, Colette, you are so right. Life is really very simple. The purpose of life is love: love for one another and love for Mother Earth, and when we do, we become one with nature. You have achieved that, and the result is magical. Love and blessings to you!❤ Thank you for sharing your wisdom. ❤
Great video.. Yes to everything you say 🤣🤣🤣says she sitting listening to you with my feet up and a coffee in hand..☕.. Duck egg blue dresser will be perfect.. I have that colour as, an accent colour throughout my cottage it is so restful on the eye and I never tire of it... I think it will be so useful where it is.. 👍✨❤️🙏❤️
Your flower garden is fabulous!! I ask myself all the time "how does she do it "😁Well done,what an extraordinary attitude you do have Collette 🌻🌷💛
Keep inspiring Colette! 💚💚💚 yep there is always something to work on….but also to take the time to spend with Nature and her healing power. Cheers!!!
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I think you have the perfect climate for growing things. Here in southern Indiana we have hot dry summers and cold winters with very little in between those extremes. We have temperatures in the 90's for next week and mid 80's for the next with only one day with the possibility of rain. Hard to keep things going with forecasts like that. I do agree with you that people these days are divorced from the natural world. My concern is that technology and entertainment for so many offer an escape from the real world and offer no opportunity to experience the world of nature. The problem is that we all have to actually live in the real world and so we should be doing all we can to make the world a better place. The more connection that we have with nature, the weather, green and growing things the better. I think people would be a lot calmer and less stressed out if that were so.
Local weather challenges are good inspiration for planting native plants more than exotics ... That is the ultimate giving back to Mother Earth in my opinion. I live in Australia & we lost a lot of the knowledge of native edible plants when we took over this country & tried to make it like England 🙄
Even if we were to be selfish, the native plants are the most nutritious anyway 🌷
The vision you had and the ability to execute it to develop this wonderland is nothing short of miraculous. You are a nature creative.
Ah lovely Sunday evening watch Colette, always a treat to settle down to one of your video’s. Blessings 💚
Colette you do have a lovely and peaceful sanctuary. Hugs and love to Patsy and you ❤
Such wise words! You inspire me. 😊❤😊
Hello 👋Beautiful Lady 🌹..How are you and the weather condition like ?
oh boy I needed to hear you today ! thank you.
I absolutely and unreservedly agree with every word!❤🌳🌳🌳🌳❤
I found a lot where I live which backs onto a greenbelt. We put in lots of windows and decks and it feels like living in a treehouse even though I’m in the suburbs. Bears wander through my backyard in the summer. It does make a difference being near nature. I love the colours in your sweet cottage.
True this 🌸
The duck egg blue will look gorgeous against your primrose yellow walls! Ohhh and I do love watching handsome John in Midsomer Murders 😉 Sounds like the perfect indoors activities on a Sunday. Blessings in abundance to you and sweet Patsy xx
Your garden and property is beautiful. As much as I try to plant trees, shrubs, herbals and vegetables, here in central Ontario Canada I am in a constant battle with the deer and they eat everything!! I have to fence everything I want to keep or constantly spray a smelly homemade concoction that they don’t like. They are beautiful creatures and their babies are very cute so it’s a bit of a love hate relationship. Do you have deer in Ireland? Your videos bring me much peace, joy and inspiration. You are a wise woman😊 Blessings to you.
The garden is absolutely beautiful. Amazing!❤
Gorgeous! Gorgeous! Gorgeous! Your garden looks incredible in all weathers. I wouldn`t mind dish washing wiith that view. You are so correct about us needing to live with nature. There are certain people who would pave over everything if they could and don`t seem to care about the danger. Greed and wanting to build! build! build! Anyway.....back to inside your house I think your choice of colour for dresser is lovely. Hugs to Patsy E X
Dear Colette,
Talk about Wonder Woman ✍️
That surely is YOU ,
Standing in Awe of all you have
Accomplished with sheer *determination
And you never fail to add the simple Pleasures
Of a Life well Lived.
I feel so happy for you and your darling wee Patsy
You are a true Celtic Woman 👩
Each week my spirits get raised to my joy
In coming to know you
Myself so proud of my own Irish ☘️ Roots
My Grandmother wasBorn in Stewartstown Co Tyrone (1888)
Granny was a true Country Woman and my greatest Mentor.
Myself from Co Antrim Nr Ireland
your common sense stands you well 🌟
Mary Vancouver Canada 🍁
The kitchen's looking beautiful! When your new stove arrives, I'd love to hear all the details about it. Sending love from The States. ❤
Yours is always the voice of reason and inspiration. Blessings, indeed!
What a difference you have made to your 3 acres!! I hope to be able to do this someday!
WOW, looking good. Say goodbye to the old, in the new!
Yes! So absolutely true. We have a small courtyard garden only but have filled it with large Cornish plants and it is my sanctuary. You are inspirational Collette.
How beautiful your home and garden forest is, thank you Colette for the pleasure and knowledge you share with us all, you are my inspiration and have been for many years my special place to visit all the way from New Zealand.❤