Mudlarking at Bridgend. Welsh standing stones with a story to tell

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  • @tarrasams7423
    @tarrasams7423 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello 👋 from New York USA Thank you for Bringing me Along with you Guy's I can't wait to see What you Find Next 😊 see you tomorrow on the Live show 😀 😊 ☺️ 😄 🙂

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Tarra, so glad you enjoyed this adventure, thanks for watching 🙂😎🐼

  • @rosiamorrison6531
    @rosiamorrison6531 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great one , enjoyed so very much . Loved the sculpture Phil and all the small jars for Caroline were so nice . Great day and history and scenery super nice !!! 💞

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad you enjoyed this video Rosia, we are so blessed to spend time surrounded by history and nature, and then to have the joy of sharing our adventures with lovely people like yourself, thanks for watching 🙂😎🐼

  • @KentishMudlarks
    @KentishMudlarks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    We loved this adventure and the history. Thanks for sharing this with us.
    Best wishes
    Mark and Julie ⭐️👍⭐️👍

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad you enjoyed the adventure and the history, thanks for watching 🙂😎🐼

  • @Adele.N
    @Adele.N 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So sorry to hear of your loss of Queen Elizabeth from the USA 🇺🇸 The queen was an amazing lady for sure.

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes Adele the Queen was an amazing lady who will be missed, she was very wise and hard working, and she never gave less than her best for the country. 🙂😎🐼

    • @cyberleaderandy1
      @cyberleaderandy1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks Adele, she meant a lot to the Nation. 🙂

  • @virginiamartin9913
    @virginiamartin9913 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Myself and family here in Greenville,SC USA... Always thought she was a fine woman that stood above many... seems she will be terribly missed and remembered!

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Queen will be missed, she was a very wise and hard working lady, who never gave less than her best for the country. 🙂😎🐼

  • @christhompson4270
    @christhompson4270 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Loved the shed craft Phil it turned out awesome. What a great day out. Take care and thank you for sharing 👍👏❤️

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's so nice to hear Chris, thank you for being so positive as always. You take care too and thanks for watching 🙂😎🐼

  • @amylou30luckhurst75
    @amylou30luckhurst75 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey guys. Oooh Caroline pipe stem always a good sign 😊❤️🐼 x

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      We think so too Amylou... they're only small but we love to find pipe stems, thanks for watching 🙂😎🐼

  • @evie6304
    @evie6304 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wonderful video…as well as shed craft….and sending condolences from Canada for the Queen…she was a wonderful lady!👑🫅

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So happy to hear that you enjoyed the video and the craft Evie... The Queen was an amazing lady who understood that true power is revealed by service, she'll be missed. 🙂😎🐼

  • @hopeegallon9881
    @hopeegallon9881 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My condolences to you on the loss of your Queen

  • @kristinamitazaki6348
    @kristinamitazaki6348 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lovely craft you made Phil👍🤩

  • @lisag.8458
    @lisag.8458 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What Wonderful bottles!
    Love them! ❤️

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's great Lisa, thanks for watching 🙂😎🐼

    • @lisag.8458
      @lisag.8458 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Love watching!
      Fan for Life!

  • @marilynpowell6881
    @marilynpowell6881 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My Grandad was a Music Bard up until 1958, he was 88 years old. He was a music teacher and had lots of other interests too.

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He sounds like a very clever and gifted man Marilyn, it must be wonderful to be able to play🎵
      music 🎵 but even more precious to be able to teach it! 🙂😎🐼

  • @debcattell7059
    @debcattell7059 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful video once again. History, the shed, the dump and a beautiful river 👌🥰 thank you for taking us with you

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It wouldn't the same without lovely people like you Deb, so thanks for joining us. 🙂😎🐼

  • @deniseview4253
    @deniseview4253 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very much enjoyed this trip. I’m amazed at how long the jars and bottles have survived.

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is amazing how they survive Denise, especially the light bulbs! Glad you enjoyed the trip, thanks for watching 🙂😎🐼

  • @iamshotty
    @iamshotty 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Aww, the dogs look soo happy splashing about in the water 🐶🐕and I do love the standing stones and your miniature in the garden was beautiful. Fabulous finds as always from the dump that keeps on giving! Thank you so much my lovelies xx Teresa 🇦🇺❤

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, we had lots of dogs in the river with us this time Teresa, I think they were glad to cool off 🌞🐕 So glad you liked the standing stones and the model version. Take care and thanks for watching 🙂😎🐼

    • @iamshotty
      @iamshotty 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LetsgowithTheJohnsons 💖💖💖

  • @anwenrees6234
    @anwenrees6234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My grandpa loveluck Rees won the eisteddfod for best short story and thank you for the story

  • @tracyruth4247
    @tracyruth4247 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another interesting episode and Phil, your craft was beautiful! You really have a talent for making things. Thank you and I'll see you on the next video. Have a great weekend Phil and Caroline! 😊

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much Tracy, we're so glad you liked this episode and hope you're having a great weekend too, thanks for watching 🙂😎🐼

  • @anniehartley8851
    @anniehartley8851 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love your stone circle you made and the real one, as a person who lived near Salisbury, love Stone Henge, I have a huge painting my mum painted of the monument, it hangs over my head as I write this, wish I could send you a picture of it, it is beautiful, calming. atmospheric, she was good, still miss her after 8 years.

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That painting by your mum sounds great Annie, perhaps you could send us a picture by email (mudlarking@aol.com) we'd love to see it 🙂😎🐼

  • @marybeth6272
    @marybeth6272 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful adventure! Thanks for sharing. 👍

  • @heavyecho1
    @heavyecho1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Phil, I'd love it if you did channel about history.

  • @momof2n8993
    @momof2n8993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Always love joining your adventures.

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What a lovely thing to say, thank you and thanks for watching 🙂😎🐼

  • @sisD
    @sisD 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved your miniature Stonehenge! Great bottles and shards. Nice day out.
    R.I.P. HRH QUEEN Elizabeth 🕊 ♥️

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad you liked the craft and finds, thanks for watching. The Queen will be missed, she was a very wise and hard working lady, who never gave less than her best for the country. 🙂😎🐼

  • @donnaroten599
    @donnaroten599 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How cool is that. Love it.

  • @gabrielebehr563
    @gabrielebehr563 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great Video, I enjoy it. A lot of pretty jar’s. Your crafting is a perfekt memory of this nice adventure. 👍

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks Gabriele, we're so glad you enjoyed the finds and the craft thanks for watching 🙂😎🐼

  • @missmerrily4830
    @missmerrily4830 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a lovely feel-good video to be able to watch on a day when I'm feeling a bit reflective and sad at the loss of our Queen. It was so life-affirming and interesting and thank you for those interesting facts about the Eisteddfod. You had some nice finds in what's such a beautiful stretch of the river Ogmore, as well as at the dump. Oh yes, I remember milk deliveries in bottles. The 4am whirr of the electric vehicle as it came into the street and the distant clink of bottles being placed and the empties taken away and put into crates. And a bare-footed trip to the door at 7am to take in the milk, the tops usually pecked, so the birds could take their share! I loved your shed work. It was inspired and really artisitic, bearing those words from what is my most favourite national anthem in the whole world. I could picture it spot-lighted and turning slowly on a turntable. Just lovely and so representative of an Eisteddfod! Thank you!

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for such a lovely comment Miss Merrily, we are so pleased to hear that the video made you feel good, as that's so special. Some people used to put plastic caps off the polish on the bottles to stop the birds pinching the cream 🐦 It's great to know that you liked the craft, and you're not on your own in thinking The Welsh Anthem is among the best in the world. Take care and thanks for watching 🙂😎🐼

  • @59tante
    @59tante 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    can't wait

  • @dawnhaynes7784
    @dawnhaynes7784 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the history story and all the amazing finds till next time have a great weekend

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's great Dawn, hope you're having a great weekend too, thanks for watching 🙂😎🐼

  • @kentuckylady2990
    @kentuckylady2990 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sorry for the loss of your dear Queen. I have always admired her, a distance relative of mine, her American cousin.

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, the Queen will be missed, she was a very wise and hard working lady, who never gave less than her best for the country. 🙂😎🐼

  • @cyberleaderandy1
    @cyberleaderandy1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I cant watch this now without thinking of the later livestream and "thunk !" 😀

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I can't imagine what you're referring to Andy 🤔 "thunk" 😄😂

    • @cyberleaderandy1
      @cyberleaderandy1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LetsgowithTheJohnsons 😂😂😂

  • @Adam-Gates-Mudlark
    @Adam-Gates-Mudlark 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi Phil & Caroline! Sooo many jars wow!!! Wows all round. Congrats on the pipe stem Caroline. Love the river, how high does it flood?? 🙂 curious question haha. We don’t get floods like you guys. We get TSUNAMI FLOOOOOOOODS in the creeks 😂😂 I’ll film it happen this winter! It’s crazy

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes Adam, they liked their jam around here in the 1950's 😄 In a wet winter the levels get very high on the rivers as the water rushes down from the mountains. The rivers we paddle in would be over our heads in places and the speed as it flows by is frightening 😱 Look forward to seeing the flooded creeks when you film them, but be very careful, as fast flowing water is dangerous. 🙂😎🐼

  • @leepascoe2585
    @leepascoe2585 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Keep up the good work guys 👍 llawer o gariad

  • @margaretlynch1494
    @margaretlynch1494 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    🙋‍♀️❤ Can't have too many jars!

  • @LancashireLarks
    @LancashireLarks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can’t get back in the chat haha, starting to get a bit of a complex with all these channels we try watching 😂

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sorry you couldn't get back in the chat, we appreciate your input, thanks for watching 🙂😎🐼

  • @Adam-Gates-Mudlark
    @Adam-Gates-Mudlark 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello!

  • @kathleencallaghan4867
    @kathleencallaghan4867 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good job Johnson’s 👍

  • @angelamillard6418
    @angelamillard6418 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the doggies enjoying the water! Would really appreciate any I on the Druid poetry fest!

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, it was a warm day Angela and lots of dogs were glad of the chance to cool off 🐕🌞 If you like to know more about the Eisteddfod and it's Druid links, there's a rather comprehensive piece on Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisteddfod Hope this is helpful, thanks for watching 🙂😎🐼

  • @hilarymcconkey8717
    @hilarymcconkey8717 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We have a place called holestone just in the next village, when a couple get married we go and join hands through the standing stone which has a hole in it.

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow Hilary, I've just looked the Holestone up on Google and it looks amazing!! Thanks for sharing 🙂😎🐼

  • @kentuckylady2990
    @kentuckylady2990 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your lovely artistic wife could possibly letter those words if the paper labels don’t hold up. I love the Vaseline jar, it was a staple of my childhood.

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the tip, if the paper doesn't hold, I'll check with Caroline... Good to her the Vaseline jar brought back memories of childhood 🙂😎🐼

  • @themcgeefamily7514
    @themcgeefamily7514 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    💚💙

  • @johndboy1965
    @johndboy1965 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    looking forward to seeing the shenanigan's hope there is some bricks

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No bricks in this one John, I think you've got them all 😄😂

    • @johndboy1965
      @johndboy1965 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LetsgowithTheJohnsons not quite all but i do have a few new ones and spares if you would like some pictures to see if you need them for your collection at the next annual brick swap

  • @sianwarwick633
    @sianwarwick633 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    'Mae hen wlad fyn nhadau' ! that would be a lovely thing you hear, here in Ottawa. many Welsh people of Welsh families, and even some Welsh-speakers. 'Rwy'n gwerthfowrogi'r Coch ar y Ddu' - (i had to translate)

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Diolch yn fawr Sian, we are blessed with a national anthem that sounds good, and a lot of male voice choirs who perform it brilliantly, but for powerful emotion, I think it would be hard to beat the sound of it being sang at our National Stadium for the rugby... th-cam.com/video/aVZHklqNGoo/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=GuinnessSixNations So glad you liked the red on black (I used translate too). Thanks for watching 🙂😎🐼

  • @Goth114
    @Goth114 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Phil & Caroline 😁 Why do you think there is a distinct lack of clay pipes in Wales? Hubby and I often ask ourselves this question 🤔 We've found a few river worn pipe stems (I actually found one in a mole tump in a farmer's field lol), but never a whole pipe...or even a broken bowl! Maybe us frugal welsh rarely threw them away, made them last as long as possible 😂
    We actually live very near Bridgend, 7 miles away in Maesteg. We both love your channel and look forward to watching each new upload every week! 💜

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's a very good question Meryl, we had to go to Yorkshire to find our first clay pipe and have only found a couple of damaged pipe bowls in Wales. I think part of it is the massive concentration of workers in the Yorkshire mills, which predate the growth of the coal and iron industry in Wales which meant that workers began smoking cigarettes which became popular from the late 19th century. However we did find one of our best ever pipes just a few miles from our home, here's a link to the video just in case it's one you haven't seen, th-cam.com/video/-YlqVJOB65Y/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=Let%27sgowithTheJohnsons%21 So they are here, but this find would support my idea of timing as the Canal predates much of the major industrialisation in the valleys. Thanks for the question and the kind words about our channel 🙂😎🐼

    • @Goth114
      @Goth114 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LetsgowithTheJohnsons Ahh, that makes perfect sense, thank you for the information. So by the time the coal and iron industry took off here, the many workers that flooded in were, by then, smoking cigarettes. Thank you for the link, I'm sure we've watched it because I can't remember missing any episodes...but I will double check to make sure 🙂
      Oh, and you're very welcome! Diolch 🙂

  • @wildlifeathome
    @wildlifeathome 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Phil either has an excellent memory, or Caroline has large cue cards. My bet is on Phils memory. I love the history when it comes from regular people, it isn't white washed like some of the documentary shows on national TV and seems much more personable than the mainstream shows are, plus, the hosts are much better in your history clips!

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No, Caroline doesn't have huge cue cards 😄😂 But I have a very poor memory when it comes to recall, as I have no images in my head, there is a word for it but I usually say, while most people think on windows my brain still runs on Doss! But something I learned to do when I was young is to cram memorise before I walked into an exam room. So now I carry a piece of paper with the details on it, which I read and reread before the History Talk. But the one thing I am passionate about is trying to make the details interesting, by telling the story and making it real. Thanks for the encouraging comment 🙂😎🐼

    • @wildlifeathome
      @wildlifeathome 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LetsgowithTheJohnsons I don't have images in my head either, I rarely even dream anymore as far as I know. I also used cue cards. Cramming before tests usually only confused me though. Have a great week!

  • @lisewarren2292
    @lisewarren2292 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I missed the premiere, sorry. After you see the dog you got a piece of pipe stem. I think it's the thinnest piece I've ever seen! Maybe it's very old, or it's one of those tiny ones children blew bubbles from?

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Catching Premiers is never easy Lise, as we find so often... Yes, that pipe stem was super thin, I wondered if it may have been the thin end of a church wardens pipe as they could be a few feet long?? It's a mystery but fun to find, thanks for watching 🙂😎🐼

  • @TermaMary
    @TermaMary ปีที่แล้ว

    I recently found C,s craft channel and have used it as inspiration for Christmas ornaments but I have not seen C use any mudlark Ed items, would you please direct me to some of these videos. Thank you!

    • @LetsgowithTheJohnsons
      @LetsgowithTheJohnsons  ปีที่แล้ว

      It's great to hear that you've been inspired by Caroline's Christmas craft Mary. Here's a link to a video that included finds from Mudlarking th-cam.com/video/CIrrIQk1SDI/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=Myhomeonthehillside The Victorian boot was found on the River Taff in this Lets Go Video th-cam.com/video/z8mFN8LlEcc/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=Let%27sgowithTheJohnsons%21 🙂😎🐼