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Hi from Canada! WE have the impression that you look so troubled and spiritually lost. You need to upgrade so to speak: please accept JESUS CHRIST as your Lord and Savior today! Hope to see you all at the upcoming rapture!
What an absolute treasure your Mum is Hamish. A woman who found herself exactly where she chose to be. I'm sure life has and will continue to bring you and your family challenges but what an incredible life you've all had. It must be heartbreaking to see things change for your parents the way they are. Bravo to you for making a gentle and loving tribute to them and the rich life they've lived. Thank you very much. Stu
Thanks so much for this Stu - this is really kind. Mum is incredible to keep it all going and still be positive and passionate about the place. I’m so glad you’ve got a sense of them from the videos - that’s all I hoped for really 🙏
@@hamishauskerry I can only imagine. My own mother has dementia and though she’s in a retirement home, I can say the care she needs has become more and more demanding. Perhaps your mum would consider having a carer stay on with them when things get too difficult for her.
@@Reet64 ah I’m sorry to hear that - thank you for sharing though. Yes we’re having to assess all options to us at the moment - but as you know, things change so quickly with this disease! Take care
Every video I watch makes me quite emotional.This is such a unique life..will people ever live like this again?Feels like a different world.Thank you for sharing it with us...
Think you may have missed something here, this is a truly unique life on an isolated island, maybe check a map? There are many others living similar lives but the opportunities , determination and isolation here make this somewhat unusual.
@@dudleysdad yes it is unique way of life but there are people in the uk that live isolated unique lives to I hope they can stay there for a little longer it will be heartbreaking for them to leave I hope they can find a family that can take over their way of life but it takes a certain kind of person to live that life
Thank you! There are plenty of people living amazing lives from the land and the sea all over the world - but each is so unique that the end of any of them is definitely a sadness. I'm glad of all the memories we have and the videos to remember it by. Thanks for watching!
I am lost for words, in a world where most of us are consumed with the digital culture and buying the latest item we then find people just wanting a simple life. Well done ♥️🏴
Thank you Lewis, that’s very kind! I wouldn’t say it was a simply life because of all the complexities of living in a place like this. But it’s certainly a meaningful and fulfilling way to live. Thanks for watching!
I love that your mom dresses very stylishly, with jewelry and matched outfits, even though she’s only with family and there’s no one else around. Sorry that your dad is in decline - how heartbreaking.
Yes it's amazing how she keeps it all up! We were headed to town that day for the County Show when I filmed that to be fair, so she wouldn't normally be wearing jewellery on the farm 😄 Thanks for watching and thanks for your thoughtful comment, Eric.
We all can’t wait for it! It’s hard for her to have the time to work on it - but we’re doing our best to ensure she gets time to finish it. Thanks for watching!
My wife and I are really enjoying this RUclips series. A few weeks before Christmas we were watching and I got the idea to order two knitting kits for my wife. They arrived and made for wonderful Christmas gifts for her. So she gets to knit that beautiful wool from those seaweed eating sheep and we share in a little bit of the magic of Auskerry.
Yes I can imagine it was very tough in that time period - but then again it was probably a lot better than living in smog and filth in London in that era... It's very cool you've traced your ancestors back that far! Thanks for watching
Being from Iceland this way of living used to be quite normal there. Although you’d have hot springs in Iceland to heat your home and water. Bravo for turning out so normal.
Thank you for allowing us this window into your parent's lives. So grateful that they are willing to sacrifice their hard won privacy to allow this. It's fascinating to watch them navigate and create a successful, thriving life on a remote island with all the inherent challenges. They are just incredible human beings!
Thank you so much Angela! It's a good point about the privacy. They've always prized that out on the island but there comes a time where being open about the struggles - particularly with dementia - can actually help. Thanks for watching and subscribing 👍
Can't believe you have butterflies and bees there. But then, there are more flowers then I would expect and the vegetable garden looks amazing! Astonishing , what your parents have created.
Thank you! Yes it’s amazing how vibrant the ecosystem still is here. We have lots a lot of bird life since I was a child though - some things are going further afield to fish etc and it’s made the cliffs quieter from fewer seabirds but it’s still a thriving natural place! Thanks for watching
Just found the videos. A sublime place to be. I expect the living requires much hard work and skill but a lovely way to be sharing a life. Thank you for allowing the insight to this. Phil - Suffolk.
Ah thanks Phil! This is very kind. It is hard work 7 days a week - like any farm really - but it’s very rewarding. When you love the work, then it’s easier to keep at it 👍
The best to your parents. They've had a really different kind of life there; you and your brothers too. Glad you are there to help them out. Your company is most important too.
Wonderful and the most beautifully constructed videos. We are farmers in Somerset and watch these deeply poignant videos and know how frustrating it is seeing your dad change. My father in law has a similar condition and fully under stand the heart ache it brings. I think as farmers or ‘guardians of the land’makes life choices a lot more difficult. I never comment on any content on line but this has really got me. Thank you.
Ah James this is very kind and I really appreciate it. I’m sorry to hear about your father in law - it really is the most awful thing to witness in someone you love. Everyone asks what our plans are for the future as though it’s simple - and as you know, it never is! Sending you and your family all the best👍
For once the RUclips algorithm pointed me to something wonderful. I've now watched all of the videos since you begun your hiatus and checked out your parents' web site. What a great documentary of the life of your family. Thank you for telling your family's story and best wishes to your parents. Subscribed!
Ah thanks so much, this means a lot! I'm so glad people have found my videos because hearing people's perspectives on our life has been so heartening and interesting. Take care and thanks for the sub!
A wonderful video and it's very pleasing to see your Dad being supported in his need. Congratulations to your Mum as well and all the very best for 2024.
Thank you so much Alan. We all just want to ensure mum and dad live as long and happy as possible despite all the challenges. Do subscribe if you'd like to see more 👍
I was born and grew up in Thurso, often visited Orkney, so I can really appreciate the desire to live like your parents do. You must have had a fantastic childhood. The daily struggles are easily surpassed by the sheer beauty and tranquility of the surroundings
Ah lovely! I’ve never spent much time in Thurso apart from passing through for the ferry! It was a unique childhood that had its difficulties for sure - and I appreciate the place so much more now as an adult. Thanks for watching - take care
We love your channel in large part because we live in the California Sierra north of Yosemite National Park where a LOT of people live off grid. Making us kindred spirits.
Ah thanks so much Beth! That’s really kind. A lot of people live off grid round here too - it’s incredible to see how everyone makes it work. All the best to you in California - I bet it’s beautiful there!
Hello, I love your family"s story so much. I grew up in the Sonorn desert, (SW USA). While that filled me with wonder for the natural world it has been my 35 years in Maine, in the same house, starting my garden from nothing and having the life style that where we live in Maine offers. My trips to visit friends 1 hour away on the coast often meant taking the truck and pitchfork in case a storm had filled the cove beaches with sea weed. I sent a picture of my peat ginger bread houses. Put it in a link in the video of cutting peat. I put the last one that was still in the house out on the deck for the animals. I watched as a squirral wrestled with it. He/she managed to knock it over the edge, to the ground and the last time I looked there was no sign of it. The small junco birds are feeling a bit left out as I saw them come to the deck and look around for the peat houses. Well, thanks so much. What a pleasure., Kris
I have always hoped to travel to Scotland and Ireland, but as my health declines and I get old I know i will never be ale to do that now. So seeing your bit of Scotland and your family farm and hope is very touching. Thank you so much for sharing.
I have not even finished this video yet..... 6 minutes in....& already I can totally empathize with your mom. I have struggled with very similar things. We use 30lb propane tanks hooked to our cooking stove in order to not have a service 'bill' & I can't tell you how frustrating it is if my husband is not home & I can't get the stupid wrench to get it open! Tools often are not made for women's hand size & my husband seems to have super human strength. When he closes something it is done with maximum force & I am left weakly struggling to open what ever he touched. I have struggled with hauling tons of 50lb bags of coal that we heat our home with when he was laid up after a surgery. The hopper is over chest high for me! I try very hard to maintain my composure, but I am sure that if I had close neighbors they would turn pale at the blue streak I cuss up. The struggle is more mental than physical because mentally you feel like a failure or that you somehow can not figure out the most basic of tasks. I am sometimes reduced to tears. & I used to be a very physically strong person, but doing the repetitious work necessary to run our small farming operation left me with a spine surgery. I also struggle with operating things like our tractor. I know HOW to drive it but I so rarely need to do so that I forget how to get it started & I lack basic safety knowledge that my husband just naturally has from years of operating heavy equipment. there is always a fear there, that I will get hurt or damage something that we cannot afford to repair. It is really hard to be brave through these things & to persevere. It is also very hard for the one who "should Know how" to do something to not be able to help.
You are a remarkable person. Hauling 50lbs is no joke and opening values when another closes it takes all your strength. Keep your head high as I tip my hat to you and your commitment. Kudos to our kindred spirits 🙏🏻
@@liambyrne591 for moving a WHOLE TON of coal??? I guess that would work for the filling of the hopper, but I have to just suck it up and move the 50 lb bags when we are moving our bagged coal from our storage to the basement. And anywho, the way the bags are filled I would probably still need to somewhat lift the bag to fill a bucket. What I really should have done is had a SON, instead of 2 daughters 🤣 maybe its not too late lol
I look forward to every new video you post. Your Mom's garden looked amazing! It just goes to show that many times the solutions we are forced, out of necessity, to find in nature, provide the best results. I pay a lot of money for little jugs of liquid seaweed to enhance the microbiology in my garden soil, and to make the heirloom organic vegetables I grow, healthier, tastier, and more nutritious. Out of necessity, your Mom had to use what she had available to enhance her poor rocky soil, and that was seaweed. And as usual, what God provided in nature, is the best soil enhancer and garden fertilizer on the planet. And just by seeing how lush and green your Mom's garden is, you know the veggies are healthy and tasty. The more I see of the day to day chores that go into living on the island, the more I am amazed at all the necessities of life that God managed to put into that beautiful little windswept island. Yet, it still requires a lot of human effort and hard work on the part of your parents to harvest those resources. And It reminds me of how much most of us take those resources for granted, even though they are necessary for life.
Stumbled across this, clicked "play" and what seemed like a few seconds later, it was over. A great story being well told. Interesting people, high quality footage plus very professional commentary and editing. I will now binge watch all other episodes. Thank you.
This is really kind Martin! Thanks very much for watching and this really nice comment. I’m learning lots and trying to improve my filmmaking, but I’m really proud of the series so far and the memories are special to keep. Take care 👍
Isn’t it sad that all things must end at some point? But what fantastic things memories are! Your videos will keep them alive, and hopefully teach another generation how life was “ in the old days”. It was hard work and beauty, that’s what it was. From an American: Guid luck go wi ye aye!
Thanks Kathy! That's very true - it's painful seeing their chapter approach its end. But what a legacy! Auskerry is in my blood - and we'll always have these videos to remind my kids/grandkids if and when they come along. Take care
Thank you for your love towards your parents and the unwavering commitment. I too have moved to a rural area accessible via UTV or snowmobile utilizing natural resources. Bravo/Brava to you and your parents. Wishing the best. 🙏🏻
Wow that sounds like an incredible place! What area have you moved to? Thanks so much for watching and your kind comment - sending best wishes back to you and your family 👍
@@hamishauskerry Northeastern Wisconsin. In a pocket of balsam,fir, spruce pines. Maple trees for syrup, hickory and walnut trees for oil and nuts. Warm regards 🙏🏻
Thank you, this is very kind! You’re quite right - the wind and the weather are so variable here and it can make life very tricky at times. But there are a lot of benefits too. Thanks for watching!
Cheers from Newfoundland, Canada. My grandparents lived on islands like this this. Heart warming. Definitely a way of life that needs youth support for sure. We just rebuilt my grandparents stage and built onto the cabin last few years on the island.
@@hamishauskerry maps.app.goo.gl/cVnaQaRrxfBS5e999 the fair islands. Most of my family lived in middle of this bay from 1780 to 1961. Fishermen and sealers. Hard people in hard place. Sub arctic. You guys would love it here.... The wilderness is next to none. You should visit ! I think we're getting direct flys to UK or Ireland back. People who live like you ( my people ) are called outport people in Newfoundland.
Just to let you know we binge watched the series with the family in front of the fire -16 degrees Celsius in Sharon Ontario Canada. Enjoyed them you have a wonderful family. My kind of living. Thanks for sharing cheers!!
That is awesome! Wow - we don’t know what actual cold is like here, even with the wind chill! Thanks so much for your support. Best wishes to you and your family!
I look forward to the videos of your parents and the island when you post them. I'm so excited your mother is writing a book about her life on the island. 😊 I definitely want to get a copy when it comes out. 😊🧡
Thank you so much! I can't wait to read all about the early years before I was born - it's going to be fascinating. Thanks for watching and subscribing 👍
I've really enjoyed your videos so far. As an incomer to Orkney (we have been here 4 years now) seeing what your parents have achieved is very inspiring. My husband and I are in the midst of setting up our own home and smallholding on Rousay so very different to your parents experience. Keep up the beautiful videos.
Ah amazing! That sounds beautiful too - Rousay is a wonderful island. Hopefully bump into you on the mainland some day - take care and thanks for watching! 👍
Wow I bet it's absolutely beautiful where you are! And probably just a little bit warmer! Thanks so much for watching - I'm really glad you've enjoyed the videos. Take care both of you!
what i wouldnt give to spend somtime with you and yours in such a beautiful place! I"m a bit to long in the tooth and half a world away so I shall enjoy it all through your wonderful videos. Please keep up up the great work
I’m so glad that I somehow found your videos and truly don’t want the world to lose the gift your parents are giving to us. I am so inspired by them. Y’all epitomize the concept of family.
What a delightful series ❤ enjoying these videos immensely and am so impressed with the hard work and independence of your parents. What a wonderful life and what a wonderful family! Truly inspiring 🐑🐑
I’m watching in Pennsylvania, USA. Thank you for sharing the story of your family’s hard and fulfilling work. So refreshing! Best wishes and prayers for your Dad.❤
Seat in the garden...or even a She Shed to finish the book.....imperative eh! I thoroughly enjoyed this peek into what looks like Heaven on Earth albeit hard graft. Thank you. And; sending everything good to you all in abundance.
Good idea! There’s plenty of room for her to write, but not enough time at the moment unfortunately! But we’ll make sure she gets it done 😃 thanks for watching - and best wishes to you too! ☺️
What a lovely way to live one’s life. I know some would be aghast at the thought but as a 70 year old I can truly say I wish I had your opportunity. Of course your parents were perfect for this life. I vicariously share the dread they must be feeling as they approach a time when they must leave their island. At least they have magnificent memories.❤
That’s really kind, thank you very much for your kind comment. Yes that sense of dread I know isn’t unique to them, but it is hard to see. As a young man, I too feel really sad at the reality of the end as we know it approaching. It’s hard - but we have great memories and we’re very lucky in so many ways. Take care
My hat off to your parents 👏👏👏As well as to you and your partner 👏👏👏 Keep it up and please continue to share. Let your parents know that their tenacity is inspiring 🌼All the best to your Pappa, and lots of strength to your Mamma 🌼
Came across this channel yesterday, and ive binged on it since,your mother's love of her garden is beautiful. I had an allotment at my friends farm for 30 years ,you just cant beat fresh veg,sadly my ability to maintain the garden decreased over the years due to ill health and i no longer have it.l lost my friend at the beginning of the year and its left a huge hole which will never be filled. Keep doing what you're doing and help your parents stay on that idyllic ilsand for as long as possible and add to the memories that will last a lifetime, cheers fae Pat here in Ayrshire. Ps new sub 👍🏻
I'm in total awe of your parents for creating such a unique life. You and your brothers are lucky to have experienced island childhoods and also to have been able to build your own lives in the world beyond the island. İ hope that some way is found to continue farming the sheep and producing the soft lambskins and the wool of course. Your Mum has such energy and creativity - İ hope she can continue with the yarn dyeing. Thanks for sharing.
Aw thank you - this is very thoughtful! My mum certainly ain’t giving up on the wool or her business - she just needs a bit more support and we’re trying to give her that. We’re all so fortunate to have had an amazing start in life ☺️
I know it’s a very hard life on the Island but you can tell that everyone who has been on your Island loves it so much you are very lucky people enjoy every moment if l ever had chance to visit your island it would be hard work all day but boy would it be worth it 😊please keep your videos coming and happy new year
Thank you Simon! It's one of the most special things about being on the island is seeing how new people react to being here for the first time. The life isn't for everyone - but no one forgets their time here! Please do subscribe to my channel for future vids and thanks again for your comment.
I love these videos and it reminds me of a time as a kid growing up in outport Newfoundland in the 1970’s. We would bring water from a well when the weather turned cold and froze the lines. We grew carrots, potatoes, and cabbage. Cut firewood and sometimes was pulled to our home with horse and sleigh.
What lovely mum and dad such a beutiful way of life i am not saying it is easy but what a great way to bring your kids up they may want to go to a city when they grow up but will rember how they grew up.
Thank you so much for another wonderful episode of life with your family on Auskerry. Many memories told and held, a fantastic vegetable garden, broccoli, beans and beetroots, beautiful butterflies bathing. Authentic and rich!
Over 112,000 views already, well done. Being aware of how your fathers illness progresses it will probably be an archive of your parents last year on their lsland unless one of your family has decided to abandon their lives and become full time live in carers, I have seen people do this and truthfully it really only prolongs the process without a major improvement in the suffers quality of life but it does help their partner come to terms with the inevitable without the loneliness and sole responsibility of being the primary carer . However your mother appears to be a very pragmatic lady who probably has a plan in mind for a long time now. Your island like our hill looks idyllic in the sun shine how ever we both know that when the rain is horizontal and crunchy it is not the most hospitable place to be and a small mistake can be fatal. Regards from Ireland.
Hi Andy, this comment really touched me because of how clear your understanding of what we’re facing is. It’s very tough and painful, as you know. You’re right my mum has thought it all through a thousand times, but then dementia has a unique path in everyone and planning over the last year has been nearly impossible. I’m so glad we opened up our our family’s struggle with dementia for comments like yours alone - it makes us all feel like we’re not facing this without support. Take care and thanks for watching 👍
Also I love the Irish realism of your last sentence! 😂 most of my filming was on the good days because I didn’t want to get my camera wet, and on the windy days it doesn’t matter how hunkered down you are, you just can’t get a steady shot. On those days you don’t think of the place as idyllic, I completely agree. 👍
Hi there Hamish! - Starting the new year watching one of the definitely best channels on RUclips isn't wrong!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐😉👍 Wishing you and your entire family the very, very best for 2024! 🙏
Hi, I just found your channel and watched this for the first time. I'm so sorry to see your dad with dementia, I lost my dad to vascular dementia. It took 3 years for him to die. Very interesting way of life. Most people think I am mad for living off the grid in the uk, living on an island out there is a hole different ball game.
Ah thank you, and I’m sorry to hear about your dad too. It’s all very painful as you know - but there’s nothing else for it but to carry on as best you can! Thanks for your support 👍
What a gorgeous and special garden. That is kind of like my dream garden, and beets and poppies are familiar to me too. Wish I had an un-ending supply of God's breadseed-flowers right now🌷, as it would probably mean I could live "normally" and not have to be fasting right now. I tend to think that my problems at this point, flourish mainly due to suppressed garden-access, but perhaps my existential dilemma is far deeper, and even my own fault in ways I don't understand. Cherish you garden always 💚💖💙🙏 may you and your garden be blessed and protected forever 🙌
Aw thank you, my mum will be pleased to see people enjoy her garden and all the effort that’s gone into it. I hope you’re taking care - thanks for watching ☺️
@@hamishauskerry Thanks bud ☺💙 her garden looks really special! If you guys can get compressed blocks of "coconut coir" over there, I highly recommend it for mixing with composts/soils to greatly improve structure, porosity, drainage, and ultimately microbial life in general. That, and whatever foliage you guys have already being generated (from any weeds or even pruned off of trees and shrubs) can totally go into generating compost or even used to "mulch" directly around the base of other plants and also contribute to the soil volume and fertility. She probably knows it already, but I was thinking about this as its totally possible to increase the soil depth and fertility going forward, leading to a bigger and bigger garden, providing more and more food. That garden is already such an impressive oasis on a relatively "sparse" (but beautiful of course) landscape, but can definitely be expanded, even without importing any compost, and just generating it from what plants are growing/producing. Take care brother! May 2024 and beyond, be characterized by breakthroughs of our greatest needs and yearnings, and truly good things that last forever.
I really enjoyed the gardening sequence! I would love to see extra garden content over the year. Raised-beds with Sheep droppings, sea-weed, some grass cuttings and the thistle plants (before they made seeds) would be an idea I guess for a filling. Greetings from Germany
Thank you! I will try to film some more stuff this year about the plants of the island for sure. And this sounds like a good idea for a bed! Thanks so so much for watching
@@hamishauskerry Thanks so much for answering! The raised-bed filling was just some suggestions no offense. I know how hard it is to build a good soil and get some humus finally working. So really a little paradise your mum was building and growing there. Keep up the good work! Love from Germany
So love the view of your family’s life, thank you🙏🏻 My wife loved the yarn I ordered from your mom for Christmas. Are there accommodations for a visit on the island? We are going to be in Scotland/Shetland possibly Orkney in October if all goes well,how’s the weather in Autumn? Cheers Elmer&Colleen Carlson Seattle,Wa. USA
Hey guys - how lovely to connect with you! I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to get to Auskerry in those winter months as it can get pretty wild! But my mum is likely to be in the town of Kirkwall in the late autumn and she has a workshop for all her products if you wanted to see all that? You can contact her nearer the time through isleofauskerry.com 👍 Take care and thanks for watching!
I wish I could agree Ivy! 😃 It’s very beautiful and rewarding, but it’s neither simple nor stress free I’m afraid! Just like any sort of farming there are the risks and complications, and then add the remoteness and the adverse weather! Thank you for watching ☺️
Aha yes I did enjoy that phrase from her! I also enjoy "random abandonment" in relation to the flowers. I'm so glad I got to show her garden at its best - she's very proud of it! Thanks for watching - take care
Just stumbled across your channel. Such a lovely video. We visited Orkney last year for the first time. It totally captured our hearts. We will be back again this year ❤
Ah that’s lovely, thanks Patricia! Orkney is a magical place - particularly in the summer. Thanks for watching! Take care and enjoy your next trip up ☺️
Thanks for watching! Every year of my childhood we used to go down the beach and collect tons of weed in wheelbarrows and dig it into the garden. The smell though...!
We lost my dad to dementia and watching your mam struggle on to keep things as normal as possible is very much how my mam behaved. I don’t know where they get the strength from. It’s upsetting but equally heartwarming watching her struggle on. I hope the memories of happier times bring comfort. ❤
Ah thank you Alan. I’m sorry to hear about your dad. It’s just incredibly painful to watch it’s progression, as you know only too well. Mum is amazing to keep going with everything. I think she would have given up if it wasn’t for the sheep - it makes walking away a lot more difficult! Thanks for watching - take care
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When you are buying a new pump don't buy English or Chinese crap buy honda god bless the Japanese only people that make quality and maybe the Germans must be something about loosing the war ,slán leat
Hi from Canada! WE have the impression that you look so troubled and spiritually lost. You need to upgrade so to speak: please accept JESUS CHRIST as your Lord and Savior today! Hope to see you all at the upcoming rapture!
What an absolute treasure your Mum is Hamish. A woman who found herself exactly where she chose to be. I'm sure life has and will continue to bring you and your family challenges but what an incredible life you've all had. It must be heartbreaking to see things change for your parents the way they are. Bravo to you for making a gentle and loving tribute to them and the rich life they've lived. Thank you very much. Stu
Thanks so much for this Stu - this is really kind. Mum is incredible to keep it all going and still be positive and passionate about the place. I’m so glad you’ve got a sense of them from the videos - that’s all I hoped for really 🙏
The OG’s of off-grid living ❤❤❤
Thank you for watching! ☺️
A hard but deeply satisfying life. Your mother is a powerhouse.
She says she likes that description! Although I think she's feeling more tired than a powerhouse 😄 Thanks for watching!
@@hamishauskerry I can only imagine. My own mother has dementia and though she’s in a retirement home, I can say the care she needs has become more and more demanding. Perhaps your mum would consider having a carer stay on with them when things get too difficult for her.
@@Reet64 ah I’m sorry to hear that - thank you for sharing though. Yes we’re having to assess all options to us at the moment - but as you know, things change so quickly with this disease! Take care
Much love
Every video I watch makes me quite emotional.This is such a unique life..will people ever live like this again?Feels like a different world.Thank you for sharing it with us...
There are loads of people living like this all over the uk
This is a lovely comment :)
Think you may have missed something here, this is a truly unique life on an isolated island, maybe check a map? There are many others living similar lives but the opportunities , determination and isolation here make this somewhat unusual.
@@dudleysdad yes it is unique way of life but there are people in the uk that live isolated unique lives to I hope they can stay there for a little longer it will be heartbreaking for them to leave I hope they can find a family that can take over their way of life but it takes a certain kind of person to live that life
Thank you! There are plenty of people living amazing lives from the land and the sea all over the world - but each is so unique that the end of any of them is definitely a sadness. I'm glad of all the memories we have and the videos to remember it by. Thanks for watching!
I am lost for words, in a world where most of us are consumed with the digital culture and buying the latest item we then find people just wanting a simple life.
Well done ♥️🏴
Thank you Lewis, that’s very kind! I wouldn’t say it was a simply life because of all the complexities of living in a place like this. But it’s certainly a meaningful and fulfilling way to live. Thanks for watching!
I love that your mom dresses very stylishly, with jewelry and matched outfits, even though she’s only with family and there’s no one else around. Sorry that your dad is in decline - how heartbreaking.
Yes it's amazing how she keeps it all up! We were headed to town that day for the County Show when I filmed that to be fair, so she wouldn't normally be wearing jewellery on the farm 😄 Thanks for watching and thanks for your thoughtful comment, Eric.
So exciting to hear that your mum is coming out with a book! Definitely keeping an eye out for that.
We all can’t wait for it! It’s hard for her to have the time to work on it - but we’re doing our best to ensure she gets time to finish it. Thanks for watching!
My wife and I are really enjoying this RUclips series. A few weeks before Christmas we were watching and I got the idea to order two knitting kits for my wife. They arrived and made for wonderful Christmas gifts for her. So she gets to knit that beautiful wool from those seaweed eating sheep and we share in a little bit of the magic of Auskerry.
Ah that is so lovely to read! My mum is really glad they arrived and you're happy with them. Take care and thanks for watching!
The lighthouse is a good symbol for people who have an inner light and shine it for us.
Thanks Emma 👍
I have ancestors from the Orkney Islands from the 1700s. I can't imagine life ever being easy there. Thanks for sharing your experiences.
Yes I can imagine it was very tough in that time period - but then again it was probably a lot better than living in smog and filth in London in that era... It's very cool you've traced your ancestors back that far! Thanks for watching
Being from Iceland this way of living used to be quite normal there. Although you’d have hot springs in Iceland to heat your home and water. Bravo for turning out so normal.
😂 thank you! I wish we had hot springs 😃
Thank you for allowing us this window into your parent's lives. So grateful that they are willing to sacrifice their hard won privacy to allow this. It's fascinating to watch them navigate and create a successful, thriving life on a remote island with all the inherent challenges. They are just incredible human beings!
Thank you so much Angela! It's a good point about the privacy. They've always prized that out on the island but there comes a time where being open about the struggles - particularly with dementia - can actually help. Thanks for watching and subscribing 👍
Can't believe you have butterflies and bees there. But then, there are more flowers then I would expect and the vegetable garden looks amazing! Astonishing , what your parents have created.
Thank you! Yes it’s amazing how vibrant the ecosystem still is here. We have lots a lot of bird life since I was a child though - some things are going further afield to fish etc and it’s made the cliffs quieter from fewer seabirds but it’s still a thriving natural place! Thanks for watching
Just found the videos. A sublime place to be. I expect the living requires much hard work and skill but a lovely way to be sharing a life. Thank you for allowing the insight to this. Phil - Suffolk.
Ah thanks Phil! This is very kind. It is hard work 7 days a week - like any farm really - but it’s very rewarding. When you love the work, then it’s easier to keep at it 👍
The best to your parents. They've had a really different kind of life there; you and your brothers too. Glad you are there to help them out. Your company is most important too.
Thanks Tyler! It’s beneficial for me and my parents to work together in this beautiful place. Thanks for your support :)
Wonderful and the most beautifully constructed videos. We are farmers in Somerset and watch these deeply poignant videos and know how frustrating it is seeing your dad change. My father in law has a similar condition and fully under stand the heart ache it brings. I think as farmers or ‘guardians of the land’makes life choices a lot more difficult. I never comment on any content on line but this has really got me. Thank you.
Ah James this is very kind and I really appreciate it. I’m sorry to hear about your father in law - it really is the most awful thing to witness in someone you love. Everyone asks what our plans are for the future as though it’s simple - and as you know, it never is! Sending you and your family all the best👍
So glad to see a new post! Stay healthy and keep us updated! Love the garden.
It’s mum’s pride and joy! And we had a beautiful day to show it off. Thanks for watching!
I look forward to each video.Wish there were more.
Thank you for watching! There are still more to come…
Thank you for another slice of life from an amazing place!
Thank you! It really is a magical place - I’m so glad I’ve had the chance to share it.
For once the RUclips algorithm pointed me to something wonderful. I've now watched all of the videos since you begun your hiatus and checked out your parents' web site. What a great documentary of the life of your family. Thank you for telling your family's story and best wishes to your parents. Subscribed!
Ah thanks so much, this means a lot! I'm so glad people have found my videos because hearing people's perspectives on our life has been so heartening and interesting. Take care and thanks for the sub!
Such a lovly channel, Hamish! Thanks for sharing :)
That’s very kind, thank you for watching!
A wonderful video and it's very pleasing to see your Dad being supported in his need. Congratulations to your Mum as well and all the very best for 2024.
Thank you so much Alan. We all just want to ensure mum and dad live as long and happy as possible despite all the challenges. Do subscribe if you'd like to see more 👍
I was born and grew up in Thurso, often visited Orkney, so I can really appreciate the desire to live like your parents do. You must have had a fantastic childhood.
The daily struggles are easily surpassed by the sheer beauty and tranquility of the surroundings
Ah lovely! I’ve never spent much time in Thurso apart from passing through for the ferry! It was a unique childhood that had its difficulties for sure - and I appreciate the place so much more now as an adult. Thanks for watching - take care
@@hamishauskerry Yes, that really is a life one couldn't have today
We love your channel in large part because we live in the California Sierra north of Yosemite National Park where a LOT of people live off grid. Making us kindred spirits.
Ah thanks so much Beth! That’s really kind. A lot of people live off grid round here too - it’s incredible to see how everyone makes it work. All the best to you in California - I bet it’s beautiful there!
Hello, I love your family"s story so much. I grew up in the Sonorn desert, (SW USA). While that filled me with wonder for the natural world it has been my 35 years in Maine, in the same house, starting my garden from nothing and having the life style that where we live in Maine offers. My trips to visit friends 1 hour away on the coast often meant taking the truck and pitchfork in case a storm had filled the cove beaches with sea weed. I sent a picture of my peat ginger bread houses. Put it in a link in the video of cutting peat. I put the last one that was still in the house out on the deck for the animals. I watched as a squirral wrestled with it. He/she managed to knock it over the edge, to the ground and the last time I looked there was no sign of it. The small junco birds are feeling a bit left out as I saw them come to the deck and look around for the peat houses. Well, thanks so much. What a pleasure., Kris
Ah thanks Kris, this is lovely to read. I'd love to visit the Sonorn - I bet it's stunning! Take care
I have always hoped to travel to Scotland and Ireland, but as my health declines and I get old I know i will never be ale to do that now. So seeing your bit of Scotland and your family farm and hope is very touching. Thank you so much for sharing.
Ah I'm sorry to hear that - but isn't RUclips a wonderful resource for exploring the world virtually. Wishing you good health in 2024 👍
I have not even finished this video yet..... 6 minutes in....& already I can totally empathize with your mom. I have struggled with very similar things. We use 30lb propane tanks hooked to our cooking stove in order to not have a service 'bill' & I can't tell you how frustrating it is if my husband is not home & I can't get the stupid wrench to get it open! Tools often are not made for women's hand size & my husband seems to have super human strength. When he closes something it is done with maximum force & I am left weakly struggling to open what ever he touched. I have struggled with hauling tons of 50lb bags of coal that we heat our home with when he was laid up after a surgery. The hopper is over chest high for me! I try very hard to maintain my composure, but I am sure that if I had close neighbors they would turn pale at the blue streak I cuss up. The struggle is more mental than physical because mentally you feel like a failure or that you somehow can not figure out the most basic of tasks. I am sometimes reduced to tears. & I used to be a very physically strong person, but doing the repetitious work necessary to run our small farming operation left me with a spine surgery. I also struggle with operating things like our tractor. I know HOW to drive it but I so rarely need to do so that I forget how to get it started & I lack basic safety knowledge that my husband just naturally has from years of operating heavy equipment. there is always a fear there, that I will get hurt or damage something that we cannot afford to repair. It is really hard to be brave through these things & to persevere. It is also very hard for the one who "should Know how" to do something to not be able to help.
It IS so hard not to be able to do something that we want or need to do! Sometimes just a little cussing and a few tears makes it all better.
You are a remarkable person. Hauling 50lbs is no joke and opening values when another closes it takes all your strength. Keep your head high as I tip my hat to you and your commitment. Kudos to our kindred spirits 🙏🏻
Quite right! You sound amazing Patty - thanks so much for your kind and thoughtful comment. Take care of yourself ❤️
What you need to do is not haul the heavy bag but put it in small buckets
@@liambyrne591 for moving a WHOLE TON of coal??? I guess that would work for the filling of the hopper, but I have to just suck it up and move the 50 lb bags when we are moving our bagged coal from our storage to the basement. And anywho, the way the bags are filled I would probably still need to somewhat lift the bag to fill a bucket. What I really should have done is had a SON, instead of 2 daughters 🤣 maybe its not too late lol
I look forward to every new video you post. Your Mom's garden looked amazing! It just goes to show that many times the solutions we are forced, out of necessity, to find in nature, provide the best results. I pay a lot of money for little jugs of liquid seaweed to enhance the microbiology in my garden soil, and to make the heirloom organic vegetables I grow, healthier, tastier, and more nutritious. Out of necessity, your Mom had to use what she had available to enhance her poor rocky soil, and that was seaweed. And as usual, what God provided in nature, is the best soil enhancer and garden fertilizer on the planet. And just by seeing how lush and green your Mom's garden is, you know the veggies are healthy and tasty. The more I see of the day to day chores that go into living on the island, the more I am amazed at all the necessities of life that God managed to put into that beautiful little windswept island. Yet, it still requires a lot of human effort and hard work on the part of your parents to harvest those resources. And It reminds me of how much most of us take those resources for granted, even though they are necessary for life.
This is really kind, thank you! Take care ❤️
What a hard life it seems to be, yet your parents don't care to leave, and you children have fond memories of it. I admire your parents very much.
Thank you Sarah! My parents really are amazing. Take care
Wow! Our off grid, (non remote) life seems super easy after seeing this - thats serious resilience 💚
Any life off grid requires a lot of problem solving and ingenuity - so respect to you for doing it too! Thanks for watching ☺️
I love how everyone helps out .
Roasted beetroot is so tasty
It’s always more fun when you do things together and I think everyone can see we need the help! 😃 thanks for watching
It's the simple and plain things in life that make it special. Thank you for sharing your family's life journey with us all. Very special.
Thank you! I really wanted to just show a bit of everyday life, because that's what I miss most when I'm not there. Take care
Stumbled across this, clicked "play" and what seemed like a few seconds later, it was over. A great story being well told. Interesting people, high quality footage plus very professional commentary and editing. I will now binge watch all other episodes. Thank you.
This is really kind Martin! Thanks very much for watching and this really nice comment. I’m learning lots and trying to improve my filmmaking, but I’m really proud of the series so far and the memories are special to keep. Take care 👍
I have been to Orkney Island and I found it to be so peacefull that we are looking to buy a property there now 😊
All the best with your search! Thanks for watching
Isn’t it sad that all things must end at some point? But what fantastic things memories are! Your videos will keep them alive, and hopefully teach another generation how life was “ in the old days”. It was hard work and beauty, that’s what it was.
From an American:
Guid luck go wi ye aye!
Thanks Kathy! That's very true - it's painful seeing their chapter approach its end. But what a legacy! Auskerry is in my blood - and we'll always have these videos to remind my kids/grandkids if and when they come along. Take care
Very nice red admiral visiting your mum's garden! Thank you, Hamish.
They were fantastic this year! Stunning creatures. Thanks for watching!
You are one Lucky Man to have parents like that
Thanks mate - I agree!
This is exactly like the sort of tv id watch at my nans on an early morning bbc show.
Very well done
Ah that’s a big compliment, thank you! Hope you enjoy the rest of it 👍
My wish is to come and learn from your parents and help,I love growing my own veggies all organic and love solitude ❤
Ah that's lovely, thank you! We're always interested to welcome people who want to enjoy hard work in a beautiful place... isleofauskerry.com 👍
Thank you for your love towards your parents and the unwavering commitment. I too have moved to a rural area accessible via UTV or snowmobile utilizing natural resources. Bravo/Brava to you and your parents. Wishing the best. 🙏🏻
Wow that sounds like an incredible place! What area have you moved to? Thanks so much for watching and your kind comment - sending best wishes back to you and your family 👍
@@hamishauskerry Northeastern Wisconsin. In a pocket of balsam,fir, spruce pines. Maple trees for syrup, hickory and walnut trees for oil and nuts. Warm regards 🙏🏻
@@yulkaluna218 Wow that sounds incredible. I’d really love to visit one day!! Take care
I just love your videos. Its brings me a kind of peace in this very busy and hectic world. See you on the next one. Take care from Canada eh!
Ah this is really kind - thank you! Sending good wishes for 2024 to you and your family in beautiful Canada 👍
What a life!! But a hard life!! The wind alone would be enough too send one round the bend!! Let alone all the hard work and health issues combined!!
Thank you, this is very kind! You’re quite right - the wind and the weather are so variable here and it can make life very tricky at times. But there are a lot of benefits too. Thanks for watching!
Cheers from Newfoundland, Canada. My grandparents lived on islands like this this. Heart warming. Definitely a way of life that needs youth support for sure.
We just rebuilt my grandparents stage and built onto the cabin last few years on the island.
Ah amazing, which islands are these Nick? I would so love to visit one day! I have an addiction to islands I think 😃 Thanks for your support!
@@hamishauskerry maps.app.goo.gl/cVnaQaRrxfBS5e999 the fair islands. Most of my family lived in middle of this bay from 1780 to 1961. Fishermen and sealers. Hard people in hard place. Sub arctic. You guys would love it here.... The wilderness is next to none. You should visit ! I think we're getting direct flys to UK or Ireland back. People who live like you ( my people ) are called outport people in Newfoundland.
Just to let you know we binge watched the series with the family in front of the fire -16 degrees Celsius in Sharon Ontario Canada. Enjoyed them you have a wonderful family. My kind of living. Thanks for sharing cheers!!
That is awesome! Wow - we don’t know what actual cold is like here, even with the wind chill! Thanks so much for your support. Best wishes to you and your family!
I look forward to the videos of your parents and the island when you post them. I'm so excited your mother is writing a book about her life on the island. 😊 I definitely want to get a copy when it comes out. 😊🧡
Thank you so much! I can't wait to read all about the early years before I was born - it's going to be fascinating. Thanks for watching and subscribing 👍
I love The Good Life. Stay safe guys.
Thank you very much - same to you! 🙏
I've really enjoyed your videos so far. As an incomer to Orkney (we have been here 4 years now) seeing what your parents have achieved is very inspiring. My husband and I are in the midst of setting up our own home and smallholding on Rousay so very different to your parents experience. Keep up the beautiful videos.
Ah amazing! That sounds beautiful too - Rousay is a wonderful island. Hopefully bump into you on the mainland some day - take care and thanks for watching! 👍
Very interesting video see how living on island great watching it
Cheers! I see your RUclips handle - I live in Wales normally so maybe I’ll bump into you if you’re still living there? Thanks for watching!
I live town of llandudno north wales
@@welshmanjasonpatrick8607 ah Llandudno is beautiful 👍 We’ll have to get you on ITV Wales at six some time 😁
Really happy to see another episode Really enjoy your videos thanks for sharing 👍 🇬🇧
Thanks for watching Steve!
Greetings from Trinidad and Tobago 👋 My wife and I love the videos, the family and the lifestyle .. Hope you can keep them coming
Wow I bet it's absolutely beautiful where you are! And probably just a little bit warmer! Thanks so much for watching - I'm really glad you've enjoyed the videos. Take care both of you!
@Mountainviewfarm2022 Andy Watch this. We ned to that road trip to that spring you told me about. Baz.
Hope you have a good trip! 😃 Thanks for watching 👍
what i wouldnt give to spend somtime with you and yours in such a beautiful place! I"m a bit to long in the tooth and half a world away so I shall enjoy it all through your wonderful videos. Please keep up up the great work
Thanks David! I'm delighted to have been able to share our joy in this place in 4K with people around the world! Take care
I’m so glad that I somehow found your videos and truly don’t want the world to lose the gift your parents are giving to us. I am so inspired by them. Y’all epitomize the concept of family.
Aw what a lovely thing to say! Thanks so much for watching and supporting what we do. All the best to ya ☺️👍
What a delightful series ❤ enjoying these videos immensely and am so impressed with the hard work and independence of your parents. What a wonderful life and what a wonderful family! Truly inspiring 🐑🐑
Ah thank you Gemma! My parents are such an inspiration to me so I'm glad other people have been able to share in that too. All the best to you 👍
I’m watching in Pennsylvania, USA. Thank you for sharing the story of your family’s hard and fulfilling work. So refreshing! Best wishes and prayers for your Dad.❤
Thank you so much Patricia, that's very kind! Take care too
Seat in the garden...or even a She Shed to finish the book.....imperative eh! I thoroughly enjoyed this peek into what looks like Heaven on Earth albeit hard graft. Thank you. And; sending everything good to you all in abundance.
Good idea! There’s plenty of room for her to write, but not enough time at the moment unfortunately! But we’ll make sure she gets it done 😃 thanks for watching - and best wishes to you too! ☺️
You are documenting history. Thank you for the wonderful pleasure I have experienced watching your films.
Ah thanks very much Frazer! I’m so glad you enjoyed enjoyed seeing the life out there :)
Another great video thank you for sharing!
Thank you very much for watching! It means a lot
Lovely garden ,Fresh Vegetables you cannot beat that .😊😊
Thanks Chris - completely agree! 💪
What a lovely way to live one’s life. I know some would be aghast at the thought but as a 70 year old I can truly say I wish I had your opportunity. Of course your parents were perfect for this life. I vicariously share the dread they must be feeling as they approach a time when they must leave their island. At least they have magnificent memories.❤
That’s really kind, thank you very much for your kind comment. Yes that sense of dread I know isn’t unique to them, but it is hard to see. As a young man, I too feel really sad at the reality of the end as we know it approaching. It’s hard - but we have great memories and we’re very lucky in so many ways. Take care
My hat off to your parents 👏👏👏As well as to you and your partner 👏👏👏 Keep it up and please continue to share. Let your parents know that their tenacity is inspiring 🌼All the best to your Pappa, and lots of strength to your Mamma 🌼
Ah thank you!! That’s really kind and I know my mum will appreciate hearing that. They’ve certainly inspired me! Thanks for watching ☺️👍
Came across this channel yesterday, and ive binged on it since,your mother's love of her garden is beautiful. I had an allotment at my friends farm for 30 years ,you just cant beat fresh veg,sadly my ability to maintain the garden decreased over the years due to ill health and i no longer have it.l lost my friend at the beginning of the year and its left a huge hole which will never be filled. Keep doing what you're doing and help your parents stay on that idyllic ilsand for as long as possible and add to the memories that will last a lifetime, cheers fae Pat here in Ayrshire. Ps new sub 👍🏻
Thank you so much Pat! I'm sorry to hear about your allotment - letting things go is so tough when you love them. Thanks for subscribing too 👍
I love everything outhere, your mom's garden, the springwater and gorgeous gorgeous view. Keep sharing and thank you so very much. 🌺🇵🇭
That’s really kind, I’m so glad to have been able to share our lovely view with you in the Philippines! Take care and thanks for watching ☺️
Beautiful garden. We grow poppies and harvest the seeds for baked goods.
Ah that sounds great! Thanks for watching ☺️
Huge respect for your parents ❤
Thank you! They're amazing 👍
I'm in total awe of your parents for creating such a unique life. You and your brothers are lucky to have experienced island childhoods and also to have been able to build your own lives in the world beyond the island. İ hope that some way is found to continue farming the sheep and producing the soft lambskins and the wool of course. Your Mum has such energy and creativity - İ hope she can continue with the yarn dyeing. Thanks for sharing.
Aw thank you - this is very thoughtful! My mum certainly ain’t giving up on the wool or her business - she just needs a bit more support and we’re trying to give her that. We’re all so fortunate to have had an amazing start in life ☺️
I love your channel. I just wish that I could have experienced what your parents have. Please keep these coming.
Thanks Wendy! Take care
I know it’s a very hard life on the Island but you can tell that everyone who has been on your Island loves it so much you are very lucky people enjoy every moment if l ever had chance to visit your island it would be hard work all day but boy would it be worth it 😊please keep your videos coming and happy new year
Thank you Simon! It's one of the most special things about being on the island is seeing how new people react to being here for the first time. The life isn't for everyone - but no one forgets their time here! Please do subscribe to my channel for future vids and thanks again for your comment.
I love these videos and it reminds me of a time as a kid growing up in outport Newfoundland in the 1970’s. We would bring water from a well when the weather turned cold and froze the lines. We grew carrots, potatoes, and cabbage. Cut firewood and sometimes was pulled to our home with horse and sleigh.
Ah wow that sounds like a great start in life too! I’d love to visit Newfoundland! Thanks so much for watching ☺️
I used to lived in orkney and I enjoyed growing up there
It’s a beautiful place!
What lovely mum and dad such a beutiful way of life i am not saying it is easy but what a great way to bring your kids up they may want to go to a city when they grow up but will rember how they grew up.
Quite right! We’re all so proud of where we’re from and know we’ve benefited so much from it. Thanks for watching and appreciating Raymond!
Thank you so much for another wonderful episode of life with your family on Auskerry. Many memories told and held, a fantastic vegetable garden, broccoli, beans and beetroots, beautiful butterflies bathing. Authentic and rich!
Ah thanks so much Helen! It’s nice to see the footage from the summer when it’s so cold at the moment! Thanks for watching
Hi Hamish I watch your show from Toronto Canada, I really enjoy your narration and presentation of the videos. Thanks.
Ah Denis this means a lot! Thanks very much for watching ☺️
A love of fiber arts brought me to your channel. Thank you to you and your family for sharing this time in your lives with us.
Thank you! There will be more on the wool and the sheep in future eps so do subscribe if you would like to see more 👍
Love these videos, great family and beautiful place
Thanks Chris - that's really kind. Take care
I hope you and Fay can take over the island one day
Thank you for watching Karen!
Your amazing parents!
Aren’t they brilliant! Thanks Veronica ☺️
Thank you for these videos...They are something else from all youtube.. And again thank you !
That’s very nice of you to say! Thanks so much for watching ☺️
Your mother's poppies are brilliant.
Thank you! Yes they grow well here
Fantastic video. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Ah thanks Jim! That’s very kind. Best wishes to you 👍
Wonderful and thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much for watching!!
Over 112,000 views already, well done. Being aware of how your fathers illness progresses it will probably be an archive of your parents last year on their lsland unless one of your family has decided to abandon their lives and become full time live in carers, I have seen people do this and truthfully it really only prolongs the process without a major improvement in the suffers quality of life but it does help their partner come to terms with the inevitable without the loneliness and sole responsibility of being the primary carer . However your mother appears to be a very pragmatic lady who probably has a plan in mind for a long time now. Your island like our hill looks idyllic in the sun shine how ever we both know that when the rain is horizontal and crunchy it is not the most hospitable place to be and a small mistake can be fatal. Regards from Ireland.
Hi Andy, this comment really touched me because of how clear your understanding of what we’re facing is. It’s very tough and painful, as you know. You’re right my mum has thought it all through a thousand times, but then dementia has a unique path in everyone and planning over the last year has been nearly impossible. I’m so glad we opened up our our family’s struggle with dementia for comments like yours alone - it makes us all feel like we’re not facing this without support. Take care and thanks for watching 👍
Also I love the Irish realism of your last sentence! 😂 most of my filming was on the good days because I didn’t want to get my camera wet, and on the windy days it doesn’t matter how hunkered down you are, you just can’t get a steady shot. On those days you don’t think of the place as idyllic, I completely agree. 👍
Hi there Hamish! - Starting the new year watching one of the definitely best channels on RUclips isn't wrong!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐😉👍
Wishing you and your entire family the very, very best for 2024! 🙏
This really is kind - thank you so much. Happy new year to you!
Hi, I just found your channel and watched this for the first time. I'm so sorry to see your dad with dementia, I lost my dad to vascular dementia. It took 3 years for him to die. Very interesting way of life. Most people think I am mad for living off the grid in the uk, living on an island out there is a hole different ball game.
Ah thank you, and I’m sorry to hear about your dad too. It’s all very painful as you know - but there’s nothing else for it but to carry on as best you can! Thanks for your support 👍
What a gorgeous and special garden. That is kind of like my dream garden, and beets and poppies are familiar to me too. Wish I had an un-ending supply of God's breadseed-flowers right now🌷, as it would probably mean I could live "normally" and not have to be fasting right now. I tend to think that my problems at this point, flourish mainly due to suppressed garden-access, but perhaps my existential dilemma is far deeper, and even my own fault in ways I don't understand. Cherish you garden always 💚💖💙🙏 may you and your garden be blessed and protected forever 🙌
Aw thank you, my mum will be pleased to see people enjoy her garden and all the effort that’s gone into it. I hope you’re taking care - thanks for watching ☺️
@@hamishauskerry Thanks bud ☺💙 her garden looks really special! If you guys can get compressed blocks of "coconut coir" over there, I highly recommend it for mixing with composts/soils to greatly improve structure, porosity, drainage, and ultimately microbial life in general. That, and whatever foliage you guys have already being generated (from any weeds or even pruned off of trees and shrubs) can totally go into generating compost or even used to "mulch" directly around the base of other plants and also contribute to the soil volume and fertility. She probably knows it already, but I was thinking about this as its totally possible to increase the soil depth and fertility going forward, leading to a bigger and bigger garden, providing more and more food. That garden is already such an impressive oasis on a relatively "sparse" (but beautiful of course) landscape, but can definitely be expanded, even without importing any compost, and just generating it from what plants are growing/producing. Take care brother! May 2024 and beyond, be characterized by breakthroughs of our greatest needs and yearnings, and truly good things that last forever.
A beautiful country.🕊🇺🇲💕
Scotland is magnificent ❤️🏴
I really enjoyed the gardening sequence! I would love to see extra garden content over the year. Raised-beds with Sheep droppings, sea-weed, some grass cuttings and the thistle plants (before they made seeds) would be an idea I guess for a filling. Greetings from Germany
Thank you! I will try to film some more stuff this year about the plants of the island for sure. And this sounds like a good idea for a bed! Thanks so so much for watching
@@hamishauskerry Thanks so much for answering! The raised-bed filling was just some suggestions no offense. I know how hard it is to build a good soil and get some humus finally working. So really a little paradise your mum was building and growing there. Keep up the good work! Love from Germany
No offence taken whatsoever!! I love the sharing of ideas through RUclips ☺️
So love the view of your family’s life, thank you🙏🏻
My wife loved the yarn I ordered from your mom for Christmas.
Are there accommodations for a visit on the island? We are going
to be in Scotland/Shetland possibly Orkney in October if all goes
well,how’s the weather in Autumn?
Cheers
Elmer&Colleen Carlson
Seattle,Wa. USA
Hey guys - how lovely to connect with you! I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to get to Auskerry in those winter months as it can get pretty wild! But my mum is likely to be in the town of Kirkwall in the late autumn and she has a workshop for all her products if you wanted to see all that? You can contact her nearer the time through isleofauskerry.com 👍 Take care and thanks for watching!
Love your channel! Looking forward to your Mom’s book!
Hard work but what an interesting life.
Thanks so much! I can’t wait for it either ☺️
What a simple life they have.. free from stress too. ❤
I wish I could agree Ivy! 😃 It’s very beautiful and rewarding, but it’s neither simple nor stress free I’m afraid! Just like any sort of farming there are the risks and complications, and then add the remoteness and the adverse weather! Thank you for watching ☺️
So glad you are sharing perhaps someone will carry it on what a beautiful life even if it is hard work
Thank you - we’d love that. Thanks for watching Dale 👍
Love the Orkneys. Best wishes from half a world away in South Africa.
All the best to you in SA! Thanks for watching ☺️
Your mother taught me the word “serried” ranks! I love her garden
Aha yes I did enjoy that phrase from her! I also enjoy "random abandonment" in relation to the flowers. I'm so glad I got to show her garden at its best - she's very proud of it! Thanks for watching - take care
Just stumbled across your channel. Such a lovely video. We visited Orkney last year for the first time. It totally captured our hearts. We will be back again this year ❤
Ah that’s lovely, thanks Patricia! Orkney is a magical place - particularly in the summer. Thanks for watching! Take care and enjoy your next trip up ☺️
💚👍👍👍👍Greetings from Aus
Fantastic you’ve found these videos! Thanks for watching 👍
Lots of seaweed on the beach...lucky garden!
Thanks for watching! Every year of my childhood we used to go down the beach and collect tons of weed in wheelbarrows and dig it into the garden. The smell though...!
your channel is getting really popular!
Thank you! It’s crazy - I never thought there would be so much interest! Thanks for watching! 😃
We lost my dad to dementia and watching your mam struggle on to keep things as normal as possible is very much how my mam behaved.
I don’t know where they get the strength from. It’s upsetting but equally heartwarming watching her struggle on. I hope the memories of happier times bring comfort. ❤
Ah thank you Alan. I’m sorry to hear about your dad. It’s just incredibly painful to watch it’s progression, as you know only too well. Mum is amazing to keep going with everything. I think she would have given up if it wasn’t for the sheep - it makes walking away a lot more difficult! Thanks for watching - take care
Thanks again and a Happy New YEAR !!😬
Happy new year to you too! ☺️