Opening UK PO Box Packages - THIS took us by surprise!
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Join us as we open some PO Box packages sent from some of our very generous British subscribers. Today we open unique and thoughtful gifts sent from the UK, including some incredible items that we will literally enjoy for years!
A huge thank you to everyone who sent these packages from the UK-your kindness means the world to us! We always have fun with these PO Box openings and hope you find them as enjoyable as we do.
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Put Crumpets in the toaster to make them go kinda burnt crispy on the outside and loads of butter on top (hole side) 🤤🤤
I have at least 40 letters from TV licensing , lots of threats . 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
I’m still waiting for my visit from the tv licence people. It’s been 3 years now 😂😂😂
It feels very surreal as a British person to see a bank note with the King's face on it for the first time from an American video
God help us!
I still haven't seen a bank note with the King's face on it. And I live in the UK
Same for me! I haven't seen one in the wild yet, first time here!
@@siloPIRATE Ha ha, same...
I don't like it. Or his face.
Sophia is going to be well set up for "Show and Tell" for years! 😂
That's the truth! :)
People have sent some fantastic gifts! I'm really proud of us Brits 😁 I needed to remember how lovely, generous and thoughtful we are as a Nation, after the heartwrenching few days we've suffered in England 😢
Well done everyone! And from the audience: Thank you 💐💖
The name of Wookey Hole is from an ancient British language that predates Star Wars by several thousand years. 😄
Even Darth Vader isn't as old as those caves! 🤣
Please don’t write with jet. It can be very valuable. It’s a gemstone formed from ancient fossilised trees. very rare
And the very best jet comes from Whitby.
It was made famous by all those gothic Victorians and their black jet jewellery.
@@blossomyoung9615 Jet only comes from Whitby - nowhere else in the world has it (or so they said on TV)
@@tigerpawdesigns jet is a specific kind of petrified wood, it's created when a forest is flooded by seawater, and then fossilised. Jet comes specifically from petrified monkey puzzle tree. It has been found i other places - you can differentiate different types by the colour when you scratch.
Whitby has the best quality so was highly prized for carving ornate jewellery by the Victorians.
I hope you guys enjoyed your gifts ! I sent the package which had the pictures in😊. People always think our two goldens Poppy and Fern are related or even the same dog😂Love watching your videos keep it up !❤️
Please make sure you toast the crumpets until they are brown. Most Americans never toast them long enough. Also, put loads of butter on them 😃
Whitby jet is a form of semi-precious gemstone that forms in the seams of coal, from fossilised trees. With it being black, it was used in the 1800's for mourning jewelry. I collected it for years but sold most of the items to help fund my Wedding. I kept the pieces that had been handed down through the family. It isn't used as a writing tool and is actually very expensive to buy.
The Clifton Suspension Bridge is for traffic and pedestrians. I had a memorable walk across it one New Years Eve, many years ago. Quite magical as it had extra lights on the suspension cables.
When I saw them write with it, I almost gasped XD .. lol.
I live about 40 min from Whitby and it’s a beautiful place we visit often, in fact my dad goes for a drive a couple of times a month. It truly is a jewel in this area
The uk school uniform will be something she can look back on in years to come as such a unique memory for an american girl. When she grows up and her friends are sharing interesting memories. She can show them pictures of her in her uk school uniform.
Crumpets: Toast till slightly crunchy on top and then spread liberally with good butter, I always aim to fill all the little holes with melted butter.
From what I understand re American butter, it's not used in sandwiches and probably wouldn't be used for crumpets either. It's used in cooking, I believe but I have never seen any Americans use anything other than mayo in sandwiches... (yuk!!)
Wouldn't be a crumpet if there is no butter on your chin lol
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That sounds so gross to me!! 🥺
...and for Steve - hot toasted/buttered crumpets spread with peanut butter are outstanding!
...or add melted cheese, marmite and cheese or jam
Yay, I'm glad our package arrived ok. We've been following the channel for a couple of years now. Loving the videos. I love living in Bristol. We have the seaside of Weston-super-Mare, mountains of south Wales, and the cotswolds all within an hours drive. The somerset dialect book i found at my parents' house. Being born in Bristol but raised in somerset, i probably have a blend of both. X
You sent some AMAZING gifts! Thank you - we, the audience, loved seeing everything 😊💖
your lucky im a brit and yet to see both the 50p or the five pound note with the kings head on it
Crikey! Jet is getting pretty rare here in Whitby! Don't wear it out, that's a generous size piece you've got! When I was a youngster you'd find jet on the beach.... it's not anything like that now.
the jet is fossilised drift wood, millions of years old. The piece you have is worth £200.00
That recorder is identical to the one i used in school in 1970s 😂
Steve, Lindsay, and Sophia you are so well thought of by your viewers, it is so nice to see. Lindsay i totally felt for you, the thought of Sophia at school, the start of independence is heart wrenching, i remember that feeling, and i also felt like that at the mere mention of school starting, but you are totally right, Sophia will have so much fun, and have lots to tell you, and experience so much, she is such a smart girl, she will thrive there. Best wishes from London UK 🇬🇧 xx
Thank you, Tracey ❤️
Parkin, or Tharf Cake in Lancs, was traditionally made in early November using the first oats of the harvest and the last of the summer's honey, now of course treacle is used instead (cheap and plentiful). The North of Britain has all sorts of oat speciallties because we are above the "wheat line" where you can grow oats and barley but growing wheat gets more difficult (colder/wetter) the further north you go. We northerners can be somewhat thrifty, oats were cheaper than wheat. Parkin is a great companion to a cup of tea, you can also spread a little orange marmalade on a slice or serve with hot custard as a quick dessert.
Hi Lindsay & Steve. Nothing beats the pride that you will feel when Sophia has her first day at school ! My girls are now adults but I never forgot those days. xx
Wearing a UK uniform to a USA school is actually so cool lol
I havn't even seen a King Charles Note yet! And I live in the UK!
You need keep that 🙂
Me neither, but I couldn't tell you the last time I used cash at all, tbh.
Smunchy= Smooth and crunchy. Functionally a 50/50 blend of smooth and coarse Peanut Butter, I imagine.
With regards to the TV license, the BBC call them enforcement officers 🤣🤣They are nothing but salesmen who have no powers whatsoever, they can't just come into your house they have to be invited in.
Bit like vampires then...
Yep, and you're well within your rights to tell them to piss off as well.
You really make me smile, thanks both 😊
I think it’s time you got some shelves or units for that background wall to display all of your uk treasure 😉 you’ll probably have to fill the wall 😂
you miss them when they go to school for sure! don't cry in front of her hold it in till you leave the school or go home! this way she will think it's great and will be so happy and not upset that you are crying cause she may think there's something wrong.
Have a great year Sophia!
Oh man! I remember how hard that moment was! Especially as he happily swanned off with an absentminded, over the shoulder wave 😂
Cricket balls start off shiny, but get roughed up during play.
Bowlers will try to keep one side polished more so they can make the ball swing.
TV licence is a joke isn’t it 🤣🤣 I loved this video though! I’m enjoying all the parcel openings! :) some great stuff in all of them! :)
I’ve not seen a bank note or coin with the kings face yet and I’m from the UK, very strange to see it on this video before in person. Bristol is definitely a place to check!
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LOL, just FYI, guys, postcodes are not ZIP codes; they tell you what street a person is on in the entire UK, so you might wanna make sure you scrub those out too... 😂
Keep up the good work. Love to you and all your lovely family.
✌️❤🏴🇬🇧🏳️🌈 ...x
Postcodes used to be like that now they are just the street with postcodes due to the decline in mail
So cool to be gifted some whitby jet. Its expensive but so pretty. I will treat myself to some one day 😊 great video you guys. Love the gift and goodies ones.
I really enjoy watching you both, such good vibes and you're a lovely couple. All the best from Scotland 🩵🙏🏼
I'm really surprised those crumpets are even not expired... EVERYTIME I buy it here it has a week maximum
100% this! As soon as I saw them my first thought was get those under the grill NOW!!!
You’ve seen a new King Charles banknote before me, here in Blighty! 😁
People (myself included) who started as young kids on the recorder and found that they excelled at it can easily move on to the Clarinet or even the flute. Its a great starter into music :)
I love seeing children in Reception and Primary school in their uniforms 😀 - close to where I live is a Nursery/Pre school and I see most of the children wearing a red coloured card or sweatshirt with the pre-school’s logo on it. The sweetest thing is though seeing them on their daily walk to a local park. The children walk in twos, each child tightly holding on to a thick rope, wearing bright yellow hi vis jackets over their red tops, alongside a very busy main road. The kiddies are so well behaved, they age range from 3-4 and they have been taught how to walk sensibly and safely as they cross the road.
I love it too - they look so smart and keen for school 😊..... It wears off by year 8 sadly 😂
A lot of Victorian mourning jewellery was made from jet
Winston Churchill’s former home Chartwell is now managed by the National Trust. We visited it a few Decembers ago and it was fascinating
Now: "Thank you for getting Sophia all these instruments"
Next Sunday morning when shes playing them at 4am "I curse your ancestors!"
I loved my recorder as kid. It mysteriously "dissapeared" on an 8 hour car journey after id been playing it for half the way
😂😂😂
@@martynnotman3467 At least I didn't send a violin or drums 🤣
@@martynnotman3467 Aw - recorder disappeared - that’s so mean! 😪🤣
Funnily enough my daughter was learning to play the violin, and it mysteriously made its way back to the school 😂😂
@@joannecunliffe8067 i suspect it flew out of the window at some point on the A4 😄
When you are aged between 8-11 years old, you just cannot understand whyyyyy your parents, the doting auntie who always put a 10/s postal order in your birthday card, any family really, just do not appreciate your specialist recorder playing skills. You are in the school orchestra, it’s very important to get it perfect! How good would your rendition of “when the saints, go marching in…” sound, if you did not practise it for at least half n hour just so you can get it EXACTLY right?? Your family seem unaware that you will be a recorder playing supremo and one day, in the future, they will be dining out on your fame and fortune as the greatest recorder playing person evahhh, as you are honoured receiving awards and medals from Royalty…
…..and then, that said one time recorder playing expert is now the parent of a child aged between 8-11, who has decided that his trombone playing will be his pathway to orchestral success….
(It was five years spent listening to squeaky, oompah and pfrrrrtttt of his rendition - funnily enough - “when the saints go marching in!!)
I bought my granddaughter a recorder, they got so fed up with the noise her Dad hid it!
So now I've bought her a steel Tank Drum! 😂
Oh that’s evil 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 but soooo funny 😆
I used to buy my nephews noisy and annoying toys, just to piss my sister off 😂😂
My granddaughter loves crafts. But she hated to have to wait for glue to dry. I got her a glue gun. I am in big trouble glue blobs on the floor.😂 . She told me it's the best thing she ever had.😊
@@susanlee5508 Lovely 😍 you must be The Best Grandma! It's part of our job description x
@@susansmiles2242 She is quite good with it... She has the beat 🪘 x
Whitby Jet is Petrified Wood from a tree very much like the modern Monkey Puzzle Tree it is around 180 Million Years Old.
The actor Cary Grant (Archie Leach) was from Bristol.
Toast the crumpets well on both sides add lashings of salted butter and eat whilst still warm. Some people would add marmalade/jam/peanur butter or marmite. Enjoy!
or cheese
We have never toasted on both sides, leave the base untoasted.
Mines with golden syrup 😊
@@gtaylor331 Impossible to toast one side only in a toaster, if I wait for the grill to heat I can toast a whole pack of frozen crumpets in a two slice toaster in that time. Salted butter no, only unsalted for me, Dr's. orders.
Butter and honey in mine 😊
When I was in was in Primary school in the 1970s we didn't wear school uniform, in my secondary school we did. The infant school (4-7 yrs) I taught in has red jumpers, grey trousers/skirts/winter dresses and red/white gingham summer dresses. The junior school (7-11yrs) next door had Royal blue as their uniform colour. I played recorder, tenor recorder, clarinet, keyboard and xylophone at school. We also used cymboals, triangles, maracas etc. As an adult I learned to play the guitar.
The paste pots guys are great, its usually a curry, indian, there are others, instead of buying the jar ready made, the base of the curry and spices are contained in the paste, add chick and water, and onions they can be hot, and can be made milder, with coconut milk, or adding more water and using a thickener, cornflour here, corn starch i think you guys call it
Another wonderful video. So many thoughtful gifts! ❤️🤗
Crumpets are delicious. Toasted with butter and once toasted cheese on top of the butter yummie
Drinking a warm drink in a hot day, actually cools your body down. :)
Not if you have heatstroke though! That requires ice-packs on neck, groin and drinking cool water. I know this from an unfortunate incident in 1976, during a heatwave.
With the crumpets , cooking them in the toaster is best, makes it more even. Cook em till they got some brown on them and are crispy both sides. Can take a few minutes. They are like a sponge, so can be generous with butter. Many eat them as is, but I like them with an egg on or a cheese slice, then melted under the grill. Some have them with jam too but I'm more into savoury
Hope they are ok, they dont have too long a shelf life.
The railway company LNER now serves toasted Warburton's crumpets as part of their First Class menu.
It seemed like they were! Hopefully we can get to them before they expire. :)
@@reactingtomyroots they'll keep longer in the fridge
Sophia is so clever and such a happy girl, she will have a blast at school.
Hi Steve and Lindsay. Love the unpacking videos as well as all your others.
I hope you don’t mind me pointing this out but I noticed on the package you had from Joanne that you blacked out her surname and address. However, you left the postcode on it. I don’t know if you are aware but U.K. postcodes are only allocated to a few houses or a particular street so I thought I’d let you know for future reference.
You can literally send a letter to someone here by just putting the house number and the postcode.
For example 7/AB1 2CD. (Not a real postcode). But if you write it in that format it will get to the recipient.
Just in case you have to do this in the future. Hope you don’t mind me pointing this out.
There are a few videos on RUclips explaining U.K. postcodes that you may find interesting. Much love to you all from Cath xxxx
That alone isn't a breach of data protection you know. It did not show the house number.
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I know that and I didn’t say it was a breach of Data Protection I was just making Steve aware. Some houses have their own postcode like single houses out on the country with no nearby neighbours My late father in laws postcode was unique to his address.
Thanks for letting us know! We will keep that in mind. :)
Crumpets personally I love them with melting peanut butter. Love from the UK Im in my 60s and the recorder looks the same as the one I had I loved it. Have fun Sophia.
Parkin is baked in both Yorkshire and Lancashire. My mother’s home cooked parkin was sublime. I miss it greatly. She was from Lancashire.
Crumpets - yum! Hot toasted crumpets with lots of butter and and some Marmite is my favourite. You don't need lots of Marmite, but it's the best way to eat it in my opinion.
As young children, my siblings and I had Marmite soldiers - white bread and butter, with Marmite on top, and cut into small fingers. Bread and butter soldiers were also used to dunk in the yolk of a soft boiled egg which you ate from an egg cup. Oh, the memories...
A Dean in a cathedral is a clergyman tasked with the management of the cathedral.
Whitby jet is used in making jewellery
In the UK learning the Recorder is a very cliche school experience lol. Well for my school anyway every year would start to learn the recorder in year 3-4 being the age of roughly 9 I believe x
Yup! I can still play the first part of Three Blind Mice, and London's Burning on the recorder 😂👍🏽
Whitby Jet is a semi precious stone. Black on the outside but when you scratch it it’s like a bronze colour on the inside.
I love watching these videos, you're both so humble & appreciative.
Tip: when crossing someone's address off, please make sure you cross the postcode off too. As our postcodes applies to a small amount of homes on a certain street/road. So if googled, it directs you accurately. Totally different from a zip code
EDIT- Crumpets 🤤 I like mine well done, at least toasted twice. You'll find the way that works for you guy's. They MUST be eaten hot, And as everyone has said, with butter!! Oh & napkins, they can get a lil drippy😂
I love those little curry pots , use them all the time
I'm with Steve's sister, it's all about good cheese.
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Hi guys. Lynn from Edinburgh Scotland. Keep up the good work. Love your videos ❤❤
Thanks for hanging out with us, Lynn ❤️ We appreciate you
You need to toast them until they are well browned then load up with lots of best butter. Crumpets - mmmm.
That Bristol bridge was on the news recently, grizzly stuff
That malted biscuit tea is amazing
My great grandfather worked at the paper mills at Wookey Hole, there are many unusual place names in Somerset besides Wookey Hole, such as Westonzoyland, East Quantoxheadand and many more
The school year here in England starts 1st September-31st August and kids start nursery school at 3 years x
Lindsey you were correct, "nowt" means "nothing" in the Yorkshire dialect. It originated from an Old Norse word "naut" that first arrived in Britain with the Vikings.
You don't get owt for nowt.
It's also Lancashire dialect.
I use the word "nowt" all the time. I'm between Preston and Blackpool.
Will those crumpets still be “in date”? The use by date isn’t usually that long and they go mouldy quite quickly! I know this because we’ve just had to throw away some!
We will check before consuming! Thanks for the heads-up :)
I keep mine in the freezer now. Obviously they take a lot longer to cook, but I've never eaten a whole packet of crumpets in a few days, so I can have them when I fancy them instead of binging them before they turn 🤭
There is a famous musician in the U.K. she is deaf and learns by the vibrations,
Dame Evelyn Glennie - a great percussionist.
My son played ocarina at school 24 years ago they even performed at Sunderland Theatre in the North East of England
Good luck with the recorder. My sons had to play for school so I ended up with Annie's Song being played over and over and over as they practiced. I've never managed to get that song out of my head again. John Denver has a lot to answer for!!! 🙂
We have had recorders in US schools since the 1960s, so hoping the sender did not pay too much for it
@@marydavis5234 That's not the same as having your own one at home though.
My 10 year old calls crumpets sponges, started when he was a toddler.
Hello Lindsey and Steve love your videos xx the route Lands End to John O'Groats by vehicle takes 14 hrs and 30 minutes it's a while longer on foot ha ha xxxx
Not sure if you realized that VE day was victory in Europe xx
If you are looking into Winston Churchill, you need to look into his birthplace Blenheim ( pronounced Blenam) Palace. He is buried nearby.
The history is interesting and Churchill’s family are actually related to Princess Diana’s family ❤
The lush bath bombs are lovely. They are the only brand I’ll use as they don’t irritate my sensitive skin . Although I warn you to clean bath as soon as you’ve used them so they don’t stain
Hi Steve, there should be a package for you at the post office from us. ❤
It depends on when you sent it out, some PO workers are so lazy that they never put the yellow slip in your PO Box saying you have a package, I had to call my headquarters office to report someone ,not putting the yellow slip in and 10 other people did the same thing.
@@marydavis5234 Tracking says it's there, so hopefully they'll get it soon. 🙂
Thank you Elizabeth! We will check first thing in the morning. :) Hope you're doing well.
Smunchy - smooth + crunchy.A Dean is a manager of a religious institution, including Cathedrals, & from this the head of a school. He/she is a priest, but manages the day to day running of the place. The cricket ball is shiny so it can be skidded across the grass when bowled to confuse the batter. You will see bowlers rubbing it on their legs to retain to shine. Highland cows used to be all black & for many centuries were driven down into England from Scotland.
Some Lord crossed them with red Hereford cattle, so now most of them are also red.
It's pronounced herry ford.
"Young Winston" is quite a good film; I found it very watchable. It is however "Hollywood history" so don't take it too seriously.
The film is based on Winston's accounts of his adventures, but he was writing for the popular press, not the historical record, so yeah, BIG pinch of salt.
"History will vindicate me, because I intend to be the one who writes it." -- Churchill
Hellooo awesome video. it always puts a smile on my face watching you both open uk parcels its exciting watching you both open gifts from very very kind people from different parts of the world awesome video Steve & Lindsey😃👍😱 as it always is interesting to watch you Both.
Hello guys. Whitby Jet is basically fossilied trees. Trees from 200 million years ago.
Absolutely. I have a jet compact case of my grandmothers and it’s worth a lot of money
Jet was originally used as jewellery for mourning by the Victorians. Whitby is famous for jet and has many jewellery shops selling it. Google jewellery made with it and artisans making it.
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When I was young it was easy to find jet on the beach .
Now you have to be very lucky .
It is specifically fossilized Chillian pine or Monkey puzzle tree.
The Clifton Suspension Bridge was the creation of the famous English engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who was very much in the running when there was a tv programme a few years back for the people of the UK to vote for the greatest ever Brit.
I don't like heights but I've walked across the Severn Bridge and the Newport Transportet Bridge, but the Clifton Suspension Bridge made my knees buckle and I couldn't walk near the edge.
Loved this video. You guys have such pure, genuine emotions and always so much respect for all the gifts! Hope you enjoy a little piece of the UK from all these generous senders. Much love to you both!
Just to clarify Wookey Hole which has a series of caves has no association with Star Wars as Lindsay wondered and is around 50, 000 years old. If you get time it's worth checking out.
My granddaughter is completely obsessed with the place - mostly with the witch.
I love wookey hole
I don't have a TV licence so haven't paid for years. Every two years I fill in an on-line form confirming the situation has not changed. There are no letters or visits. Your program is the first time I've seen the new notes!
Same here, not sure why everyone does not do this.
@@EarthlyEden1I just eat the telly when the detector man turns up
I just put the letters straight in the recycling. No one has ever turned up at the door.
@@cheryltotheg2880It’s alright lads - I always poo before I get up! 🤣
I’ve suggested that Steve and Lindsey check out The Young Ones and linked the clip where they go on University Challenge 🤞🏼❤️
FYI the Jelly Babies are coated in cornflour
When you get to the UK it may be worth getting a family NationalTrust membership which will give you access to all the places in that members book sent to you. Places like Blenheim and Chatsworth aren’t included but I believe you can get entry into these via another type of multiple venue ticket
Crumpets should be toasted until brown (not burned) and smothered in proper butter then peanut butter for Steve and chocolate spread for Lyndsey
Whitby Jet was formed in the Jurassic period from trees. It was mined to exhaustion during the Victorian era, when it became popular for mourning jewellery. It is now illegal to mine this gem. Genuine Whitby Jet is expensive.
The railways in america make me sad, as a massive rail fan.
Here in just Great Britain (ENG/WAL/SCO, not including NIR) we have over 2,550 stations. Sometimes even the smallest of villages, such as Tŷ Croes on the island of Anglesey, Wales or Manningtree in Essex with only 910 residents has a train station, that even rarely used gets a semi-regular service including sundays.
If you're ever here, i'd be happy to give you a tour of the London network, the Underground, Overground & DLR is really a fantastic display of British engineering going all the way back to the 1800s for some areas & stations, and its just organised chaos!
Also near me in Yorkshire the National Coal Mining museum, and you can go underground and explore the old now disused coal mine there, fascinating to see, but not for the claustrophobic for sure.
I’ll forgive the Cornwall comment Kerensa, I drove from Cornwall to Fort William in Scotland last year and Ohhhh myyyyyyyy Goddddddd…. STUNNING!!
Crumpets are best toasted then smothered with butter, you can also add peanut butter, jams, chocolate spread to personal taste. Caution they can drip melted butter when eaten.
Hi guys , regarding the crumpets , for the full flavour toast them till completely browned off , my ex had been eating them for years barely toasted, I cooked some for her and she was shocked how much better they taste when they are fully toasted
Found this channel by suggested videos and wow it’s getting me through my commute to work and will likely be ones I put on randomly at home doing housework. They are fantastic!!
Years ago Sir Ian Botham walked from Lands End to John o 'Groats for charity.
Aww, Lindsey (in relation to Sophia going to school) - made me cry 😢too! Seeing little children in reception (4-5) in school uniform is beyond cute but upsetting as the little darlings become independent. Seeing their enthusiasm when they tell you abut their school day makes everything worth it. Music is very important in UK schools and it certainly ignited my interest in music. Seeing my daughter play Green Day's "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" on 3/4 size electric guitar at the end of Year 6 (another child played drums + parent played bass) is one of my most treasured memories. We had to substituted the F word with "messed" - she was so disappointed at not yelling out the F word in school!
haha, love it! Yes, memories like those are what we're looking forward to. ❤️ Sophia absolutely loved her instruments and gifts and she has already "broken in" her ocarena and recorder. :) Thanks so much, Joanne!
@@reactingtomyroots I had a great deal of fun thinking up up and buying the things for your package this time. The school uniform is actually from the primary school I went to as a child so there is a bit of continuity there. Watching you open this present brought tears to my eyes. Poor Lindsey - I know exactly how she feels but schooling with other children has such benefits. It might be interesting for you (and us) to run a video comparison of the differences between US elementary school and UK primary school. In terms of Sophia liking the instruments and gifts, you're most welcome. I bet there aren't many US children who can show their classmates what UK school uniform looks like ❤ Jo x
Definitely not! She's a lucky girl. We will absolutely have to look at differences in US elementary vs. UK primary school specifically.
@@reactingtomyroots Dearest Sophia,
I bet you’re very excited at starting Elementary School in August. I know I would be. I can remember starting Primary School (in the UK) myself but that was a LONG time ago as I’m older than Mommy and Daddy! I wore a similar school uniform to the one I sent for you (and I went to that school). Children in the UK start school in September so a month later than you. Your "Kindergarten" year is called “Year 1” in Primary School and is for children from 5-6 years old. Learning musical instruments is hard because you have to not play for a bit and practice a few minutes every single day. It is worth it because being able to play your favorite songs is fantastic. I started to learn piano at six years old and my Mommy and Daddy put the music letters on the piano keys with clear tape for me to learn them. Pianos are very expensive though so Mommy and Daddy might not be able to afford one and you cannot take them to camp for Summer Camp or if you become a Girl Scout. You can put a recorder (like the one you now have) in a school bag or carry a guitar or ukulele with you to camp.
For Mommy and Daddy:
I started piano in Year 1 (Kindergarten) but obviously traditional pianos are very expensive. We bought a Yamaha Clavinova (for my family) and electronic pianos have the great advantage that you can wear headphones whilst practising especially when children are in bed. You can also connect them to computers and do clever things. Take a look at MuseScore (free/open source software) and Ardour. My daughter learned piano and guitar. A half sized (classical or steel stringed) guitar is such a fantastic instrument for children as they can learn chords so quickly and can then learn fingerstyle and play favourite songs. You can also play very complicated pieces of course and take music grades (as I did). An instrument Steve might want to consider is a cajon drum box which is inexpensive, easy to use and very easy to carry about with you. You could then accompany Sophia with rhythm. If Lindsay relearned recorder, the three of you could play some very sophisticated music. Look up “Gamble Gold” by “Steeleye Span” on RUclips which is for recorder, guitar and drums. It’s a fun rock/folk song about Robin Hood!
Once again, your channel is utterly fantastic. Please show is more of Jasper and Indiana on your @SteveAndLindsay channel. I have just been looking through “15 Best Things to Do in Jasper (Indiana)” on “The Crazy Tourist”. Your city is stunningly beautiful especially downtown Jasper and the Dubois County Courthouse. Maybe you could show us a journey on “Spirit of Jasper” and I had no idea you had an Amish community near you! What you have is just jaw dropping for British people. Being the center for woodworking is really interesting too. Bolton was famous for its cotton mills (being a rainy sort of area so the cotton broke less!) and cotton cloth was transported on the canal by narrowboat to Liverpool Docks. Alas all this has gone now. It might be interested for American viewers (and for us) to do a “Reacting to my Roots” reaction piece to canal holidays in the UK. My family has a 50 foot narrowboat called "Isabel" (named after my dear grandma - RIP) on the Leeds and Liverpool canal.
Best wishes, Jo x
@@reactingtomyroots Apologies for the spelling and grammar mistakes and missing words. I am so dyslexic and it is so pigging annoying (especially when you write books as I do)!
Omg! This is your first video I've seen where Steve isn't wearing a hat or cap! Starting a new job soon so will send you something in the post, probably not Staffordshire oatcakes as they'll most likely go off by the time they reach you, but will look for some interesting stuff for you.
Thank you! Much appreciated. Good luck with your new job :)
Ha ha, my summer school dress 40-odd years ago was exactly like that! Green gingham. (No heart zipper though). So sweet :)
Crumpets - toast them once full whack on the toaster, and then toast them again and spead salted butter on them while they are piping hot
We all love your talking. So please carry on as much as you like.😀
Lol, I'm wondering how long the 'wow' and 'that's awesome' will last when she starts learning recorder! I learned the trumpet for a while, the whole neighbourhood was happy when I gave it up!! lol Please let us see Sophia in her gift of a school uniform. My son's 35 now, I still remember the emotions of seeing my tiny wee boy in his uniform for the first time.
Me too! And I've got the 5,000 pictures to prove it 😂