New things can feel like too much, simply because they are the unknown. Your garden doesn't have to be "complete" this year or any year. It is a blank canvas, and that is both exciting and overwhelming. Just do what you do this year, enjoy it. Then add to it as you want to. And, shrubs are good garden plants, don't forget about them. Beautiful and low maintenance space fillers that add to the structure. Don't look at the whole thing. Just enjoy the process.
Thank you for those wise words!!!!!!! You're absolutely right ... I just need to slow down and enjoy the process : ) And use fillers!!!! Hope you have a wonderful week!❤❤
I am so very sorry about your Dad, but glad that you can still have happy moments with him. My husband has Alzheimer's. It is indeed a cruel disease, but I treasure this time because for now, he does still know and love me. I've adored Jo Stafford since childhood--her voice is so intensely pure and sweet. Absolutely perfect pitch, such a rare gift. Husband loves the old music too, and he's always happy when I sing for him, so I think it's lovely that you are learning songs for your Dad! "You Belong To Me" and "Haunted Heart" are two of her very best. Many years ago I met a wonderful jazz musician named Charlie Haden at a friend's party and had a memorable conversation with him about Jo Stafford. He too was a huge fan and had recorded a tribute to her--a gorgeous six minute meditation on "Haunted Heart," followed by Jo's original recording. It's utterly romantic. You (and your Dad) might like it: ruclips.net/video/yvtUC62segU/видео.html
Once again much thanks sent to you for transporting me into your world that is filled full of beauty, peace and tranquility. Watching these few minutes that you share is a little escape for myself, oh and I love to drive barefoot too 😊. Your home is filled with colour and much love and clearly exhibits your creative side. Love to you and your pup Charlie from the UK 🌸 🌷 🌼
Kate I cannot say enough about the beauty you bring to each and every video you put your magic to! I feel incredibly lucky to have found your first one and have loved all of them since. I love the chair by the way it completes the vin-yet so nicely❤ Charlie was so funny playing with his friend, Zoey was barking like crazy in excitement 🐶💖
I love that you and your mom work together to play your father's favorite music. That little chair is perfect! Hope you get some down time. Your garden is beautiful no matter what more you do, enjoy it with Charlie and friends ❤
After a hard day at work… you💕 How incredible it is to have you give us these gifts of peace and beauty… thank you💕 I love how your dad still loves music. Such a sweet piece of life to hold onto. And Charlie…lol too cute!
I loved your take on travelling on your own. So often others, as well as ourselves, may worry about being 'alone', but you are so very right that travelling alone opens doors to observations, meeting people and generally absorbing more than when travelling with others. Thank you for the reminder 🙂 When I feel overwhelmed by my garden, I take a cup of tea into it and sit and absorb. No plans, no expectations. I let the garden talk to me, tell me what it would like done next. It's amazing how a simple moment like this can calm, soothe and open the eyes to possibilities and plans.
I loved every minute of this wonderfully varied video. I think every gardening feels overwhelmed in the Spring, but especially when you are designing an entirely new space. Thanks for such a lovely visit, Kate!!!! 😍😍😍
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!!! And it's good to know I'm not the only one who feels overwhelmed with the garden in the spring!!!!! Hope you have a wonderful rest of the week ❤❤
@@littlebohocottage by the way, I was a bit worried about you because this video was a few days after your normal post day. Glad you’re fine. Obviously the Delaware visit threw off your schedule. Two more things. It was lovely to hear you play the piano, and unbelievably touching that you were practicing a song for your dad. ❤️❤️❤️. Also, I immediately noticed the thrifted street scape in your kitchen because it looks FABULOUS!!!
How generous your spirit is to learn new music for your dad's enjoyment! Then bringing charlie to visit his doggie friend! I feel like I'm there in your videos-what a talent you have for making them! Thank you!
You haven't been in your new home very long and already it's beautiful and HOME! So much character and warmth. Thank you for sharing. The songs for your dad are beautiful!
Oh Kate, how wonderful it is to see you so happy! You deserve it Sweet girl! Another great video of your life, and the little boy. All the best, may God Bless and take care of you both!
I think you should try using a recoil lease on Charlie. Not the cord string type but a flat ribbon recoil lease. It would give him a lot more freedom to run farther on a lease and you can pull him back in quicker than a regular dog lease. Happy planting Kate! And Thank you for your channel. ❤
I adore your Charlie dog, and he is so loving of you, and you of him, what a wonderful companion he is for you, and you for him. I love that you are changing things around in your woodland garden, you are feeling that this is the right thing to be doing, and so you are making it your own. I love that chair you got from the Goodwill store, it is exactly the same shape as the ones we used to have in our lovely villa my family owned in Menorca, back in the 70s/80s/90s., and the place that I love. I always preferred to drive barefoot too! Love that amazing painted table you looked at! Love and Blessings to you from a beautiful sunny Devon today, and Jilly & Madge the beautiful black rescue greyhound. xxx
My uncle lives in Rutland, VT. The Wedding Planner is one of my favorite romcom movies then Picture Perfect with Jennifer Aniston. I enjoy Jo Stafford music as well along with Peggy Lee, Rosemary Clooney and Margaret Whiting 💗🌷😊
Aw ... you just named all my dad's favorites! I'd honestly never heard their music until I started playing it for him this year and I've just fallen in love with it all!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤
Summer is my favorite season, with Spring being my second. I love the newness, the spring green is the most beautiful shade of green!!I do know people who do not like spring - and I sort of understand, but truly - so magical as the spring shoots come out and let me know that summer is around the corner.
Thank you love for taking us with you on your road trip to VT. Your garden is coming along and just like that BAM…flowers everywhere. I’m sorry about your Dad, its a cruel disease I know well from my husbands family. Stay well, enjoy the warm sun and kiss Charlie for one of his fans..
What a glorious video! I loved watching Charlie play with his buddy. The pink blossoming tree reminded me of my trip to Japan a few years ago during cherry blossom season. So stunning! I love that you are learning music to play for your Dad. What a beautiful, sweet memory you are making...one that you will cherish always. I also love going to thrift and "junk" stores. There seem to be treasures just waiting to be found! Thanks for bringing us along on your journey!!!
Several years ago I found a near dead rose bush on the clearance rack in the Lowes nursery for just a few dollars. My husband laughed at me as I put it in the cart. I ignored him, of course. After pruning, I had about 6” left and promptly planted it. That rose bush has now grown to 4 feet tall sporting beautiful red roses each summer and needless to say, I never miss an opportunity to remind my husband how foolish he was to doubt me. Guess who’s having the last laugh! 😉 Enjoy the process with your garden. Getting it to where you want it is the best part! ☺️. Side note: If you’re not following Elise Buch on you tube , I think you would really enjoy her channel. She loves all things vintage, boho and gardening. She is quite delightful, as are you! ☺️
Love the chair and the needlepoint chair pad. They fit very well into your home. I think the garden will come together. Maybe plant some more perennials to fill some of the areas so that you won't have to replant and reseed everything, every year. As far as the table that you saw, I want that so bad. I don't know where I'd put it either but it was so cute. Thanks again for sharing.. I think your garden will come along just fine and again, you don't have to get it all done this year. Besides, you might want to see what kind of wildlife you end up dealing with before getting to carried away. Just a thought. I really like how you show your appreciation for the beauty the world has to offer and not dwell on the negative things going on in this same world. You made me smile while Charlie and his friend socialized and were running so fast. Goodness, to have that kind of energy. They were so cute together.
Love being in the garden. I have been in my home 50 years, and just had to remove a tree that was 3 times as tall as the house! So now I have a whole new space to plant and decorate. A blank slate to a gardener is so much fun! When you have a lot of space , like you do.... I find concentrating on just one area at a time and completing it , has such a feeling of accomplishment. Then I am ready for the next vision and space. BTW ... love that wire, iron plant stand in the garden. I could see it filled with varius sizes of aging terra cotta pots... garden hand tools and gloves in a charming basket... a watering can. Imagination takes me away!
Like you, I see beauty everywhere. In a little flower field by a parking lot, in a thrift store, and even at the side of the freeway. Isn’t it amazing. Thank you for sharing your world with us. 🌸
Vermont, is so beautiful! And love how you always find wonderful things in thrift shops. The new chair is fabulous, the garden is looking great! Thank You for sharing it all with us!
Thank you for another beautiful video and a glimpse into life with you and Charlie it's part of the pleasure of gardening to see how things evolve so take your time and enjoy the process xxx
How magical is your home and the life you and Charlie have made. You are an absolute delight and a breath of sunshine! I am completely in awe of your confidence, your spirit and your joy, that you share so candidly and in freely! Thanks so much for the chance to tag along with you on adventures into so many things I never had the option to even imagine. Sending you love, happiness and everything Boho!♥️✌️🌼
Dementia is horrible. My Mom (r.i.p) had it. My Dad, whom she was married to for 56 years...passed away in May, 2011. She passed away 5 months later. She kept asking where he was. She thought he maybe had left her/ divorced. So sad. And yes! They often remember music so well. My Mom recalled every lyric to Christmas songs and Perry Como music. ♥ 🎶
One of my favorites yet. 💕 I want u to know how much I look forward to each posting. Thank you for sharing lovely adventures AND your cozy home sanctuary 🌸
Yeah, a new video....I've been waiting patiently but looking often. I love the music and that you sing and play for your dad, that's priceless. Your thrift finds are amazing. Your garden is like a canvas and soon will be your master piece and you'll see all the rewards of your hard work. Thanks for bringing us along on your journeys, they are magical. Most channels i listen to at a faster speed. Not yours i enjoy every minute and always wishing for more. You really do have a way to put alot of content into a shorter video. The beauty and magic draws me in and comes with the desire to please continue on this path. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and time with us. Blessings always beautiful.
Charlie looks so happy with his friend! He is thriving so well❤ of course he has to be the boss😅.. another great video. I think the comforter looks nice. It’s not streaky. It looks nice with your room . Thank you so much for sharing. Have a blessed week my friend.
I had that chair and cushion when I was young and now you youngsters are into it! Lol When I go for plants at Lowes and Home Depot I go to death row. The plants that they are selling that are near death! It’s amazing when they become triple the size and I saved them! ❤Lol
haha ... I love that you call it death row!!!!!! I'm going to call it that from now on: ) It's my favorite section both for budget and also because I just really like saving a life, lol! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Those tulips! Gorgeous colour ❤ I love to go driving with you, such a fascinating treat to be able to experience places I may never get to see in person. You are brilliant at showing the real world around you. Blessings, Kate! 🙏
Your videos are such a treat, thank you for posting. I love seeing Charlie and all his cute antics. That photo in the weeds next to the Amtrak station was gorgeous! Who would have thought???
Another beautiful video. I’m so sorry your dad is going through Alzheimer’s. It’s wonderful that you and your mom are bringing him such comfort with his favorite music. I’ve finally moved fully into my little house and you’re giving me such inspiration for getting it to feel cozy. It’s a rather blank slate at the moment. The progress in your garden is very visible through your camera! ❤
I was going to say you were adorable. But reading the comments someone said you are Lovely and I think it is very fitting to describe you. And I love your videos. You are very blessed to do what you LOVE. I spent all of my young adult life as a caregiver. I am a 53 year old now. Taking care of my Mother, Father and my Special needs sister. I miss her. I miss my parents very much. But my Sister..she moulded and will for the rest of my life. Like your picture, and the story behind it. And why you have it. It really touched me. Your life is very appealing to me. So peaceful. I know at times we have hard times. But you live and do what makes you lovely. Thanks for sharing.
Your voice is lovely 😊 The comforter may not have turned out the way you wanted, but it looked pretty anyways. That chair looks gorgeous in your dining space. I think you’re home looks charming and inviting.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece of your life. Your shifting between gardening, working, eating, decorating, creating, and playing reminds me that life is just like that and it's okay not to have everything the way you imagine it, or even finished, but the process of doing and enjoying is the true art. I was away with my husband last week and we stopped at a cute little thrift store. We found a fairly large bright flower painting and even though we had no place for it, brought it home anyway. I put it on a spare nail beside another bright flowery painting "just to look at it" and we both said, "let's just leave it there." It's too much. It's over the top. Our friends will laugh. But it's warm and cozy. We like it. I wondered why I suddenly thought this was okay and I realized... I'm channeling Kate. I didn't know I needed permission to have my home the way I like it. Thank you. Have a great week. I love your life. And mine. xo karen
I love thrift shops too, that table with the green top and floral decoration was beautiful. Sometimes I love something but have nowhere to put it, I usually buy it and then move around my stuff to fit it in. Thanks for your great video
Such a Joy to watch your Uplifting Spirit, Creativity (love the chair), all the while sitting in the dirt with you as you create a backyard filled with color, food, and a soul soothing place to sit. I'm so sorry about your brother, I clean a house for a Beautiful Souled Lady who is taking care of her partner of 26 years...they are both 84. Just a thought for Charlie...I have a kitty who is almost 20 and I don't feel safe for her to roam freely in the back yard. She gets so upset that she can't go out, especially when I'm working in the back yard, so I'm buying her this pen (you can get different sizes) from Petco, and I'll cover it with a cloth sheet for shade "Midwest Black E-Coat Exercise Pen". Sending Peace/Healing, hopes to fill your cup of Spirit each day for You, Mom, Dad and your brother. 💜💜💜
I love your video’s. You are such a peaceful person. I love your perspective on everything! The wire plant stand is a killer piece. I believe it’s Victorian and quite valuable. Please keep posting! I so look forward to watching each and every one! Thank you so much!!!❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much, Laura! I appreciate that!!!!! Hmm ... I wonder now about the plant stand! It's definitely cool and will be even cooler with flowers in it! Have a wonderful week!❤❤
I grew up on the NY side of Lake Champlain but was always going to visit relatives on the “ other side of the pond” in Vermont. A beautiful gem of a town is Middlebury, Vt and it’s a photographer’s wonderland. It’s a beautiful quintessential New England village with a village green and the gorgeous campus of Middlebury College. Burlington, Vt up route 7 is a great college town ,as well,and it’s right on the shores of Lake Champlain. Beautiful places to visit and stay in old bread & breakfast inns or explore an air b&b. So much beauty in upstate NY and Vermont ❤️
New subscriber here. I really enjoyed your video. Very soothing & well done. Charlie is such a cutie!! Look forward to going back & watching your other videos & future videos!! 😊
Thanks for another beautiful video....that was so sweet about the music for your Dad. I lost my Mum to dementia in 2020, such a tough year in more ways than one!. Your appreciation of nature never ceases to amaze me and I totally get it too, it's a very healing and calming place to be, especially during times of stress. Sending love from Suffolk, England X
I also loss my mom to dementia, but in March of 2021. It’s such a cruel disease. I started grieving her loss 3 years before she actually passed. Take care ❤
I go thru withdrawals when I don't see a video of yours in awhile and then the next day one pops up! I bought my house last year and it has a huge yard. Very overwhelming. Finally got all the junk cleaned up, now I can focus on planting! 🥰
Hi Kate, love love your channel videos! Always beautiful and calming. Love your garden, love your photographs and scenery! Love Charlie! Love your cottage and your trips to thrift stores! Love your dresses! Love love your piano playing and your voice! Will you please play and sing more for us? Take care and God bless you. Maria D from Texas
Rarely come across a weed! I've got some asters blooming next to my sidewalk, along with dandelion and purple dead nettle... They look so much nicer there than just an edged path imo.
Everything worth doing is worth doing right, even if you feel it takes an age, you will reap the benefits 10 fold. Your doing great. Keep up the good work xx❤
The lady and dress! So lovely! Sweet and peaceful recording..thank you for sharing! As far as the gardening..I no longer do my whole yard with flowers so I focus on the front! Your place is beautiful!
I love the new color of your bedspread. I think it looks amazing on your bed with all of the other colorful blankets. And your garden all I can say is wow, it's looking amazing. You have really been working hard on it. Great job on both projects!
So sorry that your dad has dementia (like my dad who passed in 2016 with 88 years, from speaking 6 languages and working at the United Nations in NY to helpless child who didn’t remember how to sit on a toilet, it was heartbreaking, fortunately it was really bad for just half a year). It made me cry listening to you singing for him. Thanks for taking us with you on those beautiful trips. Cheers from still way too cold Ireland, but tulips are out now too and many cherries as well. - How about eating some of those „weeds“? I think I saw plenty of Alliaria petiolata, or garlic mustard, which almost made me jealous, as I can’t find it here, it is a biennial flowering plant in the mustard family (Brassicaceae), sooo healthy and delicious, and a remedy against worms for doggies.
Your videos always make me feel soooo relaxed. I can no longer dig due to illness, so for the past few years I've been using the 'no dig' method...cardboard layed on top of weeds, grass, in fact anywhere where I want to grow plants...top with soil, grass clippings etc and pop in a plant...no further weeds, no unwanted grassy areas, and a whole new re-shaped garden. It's a great way to add new borders, or smother weed filled areas. The cardboard eventually breaks down and helps the soil beneath it. Hope this helps you a little😊
Your camera work is beautiful . The flowers at the beginning of your video were lovely , especially the tulips . You do have your work cut out for you n the large garden but every week makes a big difference . Loved the chair and piece of artwork you picked up . Thanks for showing what your work trip looked like , I found it very interesting . Have a great time gardening , can’t wait to see your progress . 🎶🎶💕
Love everything about this video🥰 I have two very similar chairs to the one you picked up. Plus a small white French style table at an outdoor market for $30! It was a super deal🥰
Don't know if I can add anything new to all the wonderful comments from other subscribers.... What a variety today .... Your cottage at the beginning with dimmed lighting, the beautiful music, thrifting and of course one of the cutest Chis on RUclips, little Charlie and his buddy Felix. Kate, was that you singing? You are one talented lady. Loved this video ❤
Kate,& charlie...... ; yur kind. Personal.... & alllll- around such a good person. & it shows/ how u take care of charlie..... yur place,, it's sooooo calming, &, charging. Please, continue to make videos!!!!. You have helped me to unplug from the world around me & my neighbors.... amen to that!!!!!. U, kate give me ideas........❤❤ &, keep me going.... i like your video's soooooo very much. I'm trying to play- keep- ups..... &, I'm sooooo enjoying...... 🙃😁🦋
Your videos are always so beautiful, whether it's be nature that you film or the thrift shop finds that I could easily see in your home. Thank you for sharing your experiences. ❤
Wow - that opening shot with those pink blossoms! I still have snow on the ground here, and there was fresh snow on the ground yesterday morning, and this morning it is below freezing! So just lovely to see all your spring flowers! Those model photos are gorgeous! I don't look forward to tick and bug season (I have an adorable dog too) but Saturday is going to be a warm day and I look forward to working outside in my garden too. I think your garden is going to be fabulous. Yes, we gardeners do like to change things around. And I love coming along with you thrifting! Also my favourite thing to do in a different town, but I haven't done that since before Covid! Have a happpy springy week!
I also try to hit thrift stores and unusual but cool antique and garden spaces- but my favorites are historical areas and places. My youngest brother is a historian and we will sometimes travel around Indiana- Kentucky areas as well as up in the north country of Michigan where we have a cabin. I’m trying to purposely enjoy my life again after our dear Mother took her journey to heaven, and to not worry over so much. To just focus on being happy and content. My husband and I live a simple life and enjoy our adventures together- thanks for sharing your life as a photographer as well as being a thrifter- 😎🌲
Awww Charlie!!! He was so excited to see his little friend! 😂. That chair you found is PERFECT for your space! So nice to find some special Treasures!!Those dresses that you took pictures of, are beautiful!!! Do the Models get to keep them afterwards? The Sky has been SO majestic by my home too!! The Sunsets have been breath taking!!! 💕💕💕💕. I'm SO happy that you got to visit your parents! Can't wait to see where you hang that pretty lamp!! 🤗. SO glad to see another video from you! Hope you have a lovely week!! 💕💕💕💕💕
Thank you, Trudy!!!!! yes! They do get to keep them! : ) I'm so glad yo'uve been enjoying some majestic sunsets lately. It's so very awe-inspiring!!!!! ❤❤❤❤
I have a blank slate in my backyard. My husband and I put down sod, our house has a slope, so we did a retaining wall, and now I'm working on flower, vegetables and Herbs garden. It's a little hard for me to imagine where to plant everything I want though. I planted wild flower mix seeds in a couple of spots and it's exciting to see them coming up. I'm excited to see what you'll do with your gardens. Little Charlie is so cute. My daughter has a little Chiwinnie male dog that I love. And when I go over to visit my daughter, he always wants to go home with me, he's very expressive in his actions .
I’m a dog lover too🐾 I bought a clothesline rope for my dog so that she could go further. I understand, you need a shorter one for walking (more control) but when you visit your friend,(just an idea) I love your videos, they inspire me ❤
Beautiful scenery! I love everything you bought because we share the same taste 😁🥰😁 The symmetry in the yard felt right when you moved the metal thing!
thank you!!!! Haha ... I just moved it again, lol! Hopefully it's an even better place. Or if not, I'll just move it again, lol. Hope you have a wonderful week!❤❤
The world needs more sweet and kind people like you.
Indeed it does 😊
Love your garden. I’m 74 and sometimes feel overwhelmed with life in general. Prayers for your family.🙏🏻
" I live in the garden: I just sleep in the house"- read that yesterday. 😊
Hahah ... I LOVE that quote! I might have to paint it on a sign for the garden! Thank you : ) ❤❤
@@littlebohocottage let us know if you do 🤗
New things can feel like too much, simply because they are the unknown. Your garden doesn't have to be "complete" this year or any year. It is a blank canvas, and that is both exciting and overwhelming. Just do what you do this year, enjoy it. Then add to it as you want to. And, shrubs are good garden plants, don't forget about them. Beautiful and low maintenance space fillers that add to the structure. Don't look at the whole thing. Just enjoy the process.
Thank you for those wise words!!!!!!! You're absolutely right ... I just need to slow down and enjoy the process : ) And use fillers!!!! Hope you have a wonderful week!❤❤
I am so very sorry about your Dad, but glad that you can still have happy moments with him. My husband has Alzheimer's. It is indeed a cruel disease, but I treasure this time because for now, he does still know and love me. I've adored Jo Stafford since childhood--her voice is so intensely pure and sweet. Absolutely perfect pitch, such a rare gift. Husband loves the old music too, and he's always happy when I sing for him, so I think it's lovely that you are learning songs for your Dad! "You Belong To Me" and "Haunted Heart" are two of her very best. Many years ago I met a wonderful jazz musician named Charlie Haden at a friend's party and had a memorable conversation with him about Jo Stafford. He too was a huge fan and had recorded a tribute to her--a gorgeous six minute meditation on "Haunted Heart," followed by Jo's original recording. It's utterly romantic. You (and your Dad) might like it: ruclips.net/video/yvtUC62segU/видео.html
Once again much thanks sent to you for transporting me into your world that is filled full of beauty, peace and tranquility. Watching these few minutes that you share is a little escape for myself, oh and I love to drive barefoot too 😊. Your home is filled with colour and much love and clearly exhibits your creative side. Love to you and your pup Charlie from the UK 🌸 🌷 🌼
Thank you for those kind words!!!!!! Glad I'm not alone with the barefoot driving! It just feels so good : ) Have a great week!❤❤
Here in my state it is illegal to drive barefoot
When I watch your videos, I think of one word... CHARMING!!! Everything about you and your home is absolutely lovely. 🥰❤️😍
Thank you so much for that, Kim!!!!! That is really a kind word to use : ) Hope you have a wonderful rest of the week!❤❤
Kate I cannot say enough about the beauty you bring to each and every video you put your magic to! I feel incredibly lucky to have found your first one and have loved all of them since. I love the chair by the way it completes the vin-yet so nicely❤ Charlie was so funny playing with his friend, Zoey was barking like crazy in excitement 🐶💖
Thank you for such kind words, Kathy!!!!! And aw ... big hugs to little Zoey! ❤❤
I love that you and your mom work together to play your father's favorite music. That little chair is perfect! Hope you get some down time. Your garden is beautiful no matter what more you do, enjoy it with Charlie and friends ❤
After a hard day at work… you💕 How incredible it is to have you give us these gifts of peace and beauty… thank you💕
I love how your dad still loves music. Such a sweet piece of life to hold onto.
And Charlie…lol too cute!
Thank you, Susan! The brain is amazing how it holds onto music!!!!! Have a wonderful and peaceful week : )❤❤
I loved your take on travelling on your own. So often others, as well as ourselves, may worry about being 'alone', but you are so very right that travelling alone opens doors to observations, meeting people and generally absorbing more than when travelling with others. Thank you for the reminder 🙂
When I feel overwhelmed by my garden, I take a cup of tea into it and sit and absorb. No plans, no expectations. I let the garden talk to me, tell me what it would like done next. It's amazing how a simple moment like this can calm, soothe and open the eyes to possibilities and plans.
I loved every minute of this wonderfully varied video. I think every gardening feels overwhelmed in the Spring, but especially when you are designing an entirely new space. Thanks for such a lovely visit, Kate!!!! 😍😍😍
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!!! And it's good to know I'm not the only one who feels overwhelmed with the garden in the spring!!!!! Hope you have a wonderful rest of the week ❤❤
@@littlebohocottage by the way, I was a bit worried about you because this video was a few days after your normal post day. Glad you’re fine. Obviously the Delaware visit threw off your schedule. Two more things. It was lovely to hear you play the piano, and unbelievably touching that you were practicing a song for your dad. ❤️❤️❤️. Also, I immediately noticed the thrifted street scape in your kitchen because it looks FABULOUS!!!
Michelle, I'm having that problem with my backyard. But I'm excited to figure out how I'm going to plan and design different garden spots.
I’d never heard of Jo Stafford. I Googled her and listened to ‘No Other Love.” I see why so many older ones are fans. Thanks for sharing!
How generous your spirit is to learn new music for your dad's enjoyment! Then bringing charlie to visit his doggie friend! I feel like I'm there in your videos-what a talent you have for making them! Thank you!
You haven't been in your new home very long and already it's beautiful and HOME! So much character and warmth. Thank you for sharing. The songs for your dad are beautiful!
Kate, you are such a beautiful woman inside and out. Love your videos. God bless you and charlie. 🤗💗
Not sure which I loved most, your piano playing or just listening to the rain. Beautiful video
Oh Kate, how wonderful it is to see you so happy! You deserve it Sweet girl!
Another great video of your life, and the little boy.
All the best, may God Bless and take care of you both!
Thank you, Emily!!!!!!!! That is so kind of you to say!!!!!! Sending big hugs from both me and Charlie : ) ❤❤
Hello I really appreciate your videos so down to earth the beauty of Mother Nature is so amazing 🥰🌺🪴💕
I'm so glad!!!!! Thank you for watching : ) ❤❤❤❤
I think you should try using a recoil lease on Charlie. Not the cord string type but a flat ribbon recoil lease. It would give him a lot more freedom to run farther on a lease and you can pull him back in quicker than a regular dog lease. Happy planting Kate! And Thank you for your channel. ❤
I adore your Charlie dog, and he is so loving of you, and you of him, what a wonderful companion he is for you, and you for him. I love that you are changing things around in your woodland garden, you are feeling that this is the right thing to be doing, and so you are making it your own. I love that chair you got from the Goodwill store, it is exactly the same shape as the ones we used to have in our lovely villa my family owned in Menorca, back in the 70s/80s/90s., and the place that I love. I always preferred to drive barefoot too! Love that amazing painted table you looked at! Love and Blessings to you from a beautiful sunny Devon today, and Jilly & Madge the beautiful black rescue greyhound. xxx
Your cottage& garden is beautiful.I
Can see the potential.. I love Charlie..so cute...😊🥰☮🌞🌴
Our world is the most beautiful, and people like you make it even better. Thank you.
Those spring peepers are singing their love songs! 💜 that sound.
My uncle lives in Rutland, VT. The Wedding Planner is one of my favorite romcom movies then Picture Perfect with Jennifer Aniston. I enjoy Jo Stafford music as well along with Peggy Lee, Rosemary Clooney and Margaret Whiting 💗🌷😊
Aw ... you just named all my dad's favorites! I'd honestly never heard their music until I started playing it for him this year and I've just fallen in love with it all!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤
Summer is my favorite season, with Spring being my second. I love the newness, the spring green is the most beautiful shade of green!!I do know people who do not like spring - and I sort of understand, but truly - so magical as the spring shoots come out and let me know that summer is around the corner.
You made a lovely video. Thank you. I think it would be so easy to be your friend. You shine positive vibes.
Aw, thank you for those kind words!!!!! Big hugs❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you love for taking us with you on your road trip to VT. Your garden is coming along and just like that BAM…flowers everywhere. I’m sorry about your Dad, its a cruel disease I know well from my husbands family. Stay well, enjoy the warm sun and kiss Charlie for one of his fans..
I'm so sorry you all had to experience it as well : ( It is just awful to watch : ( Sending you big, big hugs from me and Charlie : )❤❤
What a glorious video! I loved watching Charlie play with his buddy. The pink blossoming tree reminded me of my trip to Japan a few years ago during cherry blossom season. So stunning! I love that you are learning music to play for your Dad. What a beautiful, sweet memory you are making...one that you will cherish always. I also love going to thrift and "junk" stores. There seem to be treasures just waiting to be found! Thanks for bringing us along on your journey!!!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Sandra! Oooh ... the cherry trees in Japan must have an unforgettable sight, for sure!!!!!!! Have a wonderful week!❤❤
Several years ago I found a near dead rose bush on the clearance rack in the Lowes nursery for just a few dollars. My husband laughed at me as I put it in the cart. I ignored him, of course. After pruning, I had about 6” left and promptly planted it. That rose bush has now grown to 4 feet tall sporting beautiful red roses each summer and needless to say, I never miss an opportunity to remind my husband how foolish he was to doubt me. Guess who’s having the last laugh! 😉 Enjoy the process with your garden. Getting it to where you want it is the best part! ☺️. Side note: If you’re not following Elise Buch on you tube , I think you would really enjoy her channel. She loves all things vintage, boho and gardening. She is quite delightful, as are you! ☺️
Love the chair and the needlepoint chair pad. They fit very well into your home. I think the garden will come together. Maybe plant some more perennials to fill some of the areas so that you won't have to replant and reseed everything, every year. As far as the table that you saw, I want that so bad. I don't know where I'd put it either but it was so cute. Thanks again for sharing.. I think your garden will come along just fine and again, you don't have to get it all done this year. Besides, you might want to see what kind of wildlife you end up dealing with before getting to carried away. Just a thought. I really like how you show your appreciation for the beauty the world has to offer and not dwell on the negative things going on in this same world. You made me smile while Charlie and his friend socialized and were running so fast. Goodness, to have that kind of energy. They were so cute together.
Love being in the garden. I have been in my home 50 years, and just had to remove a tree that was 3 times as tall as the house! So now I have a whole new space to plant and decorate. A blank slate to a gardener is so much fun! When you have a lot of space , like you do.... I find concentrating on just one area at a time and completing it , has such a feeling of accomplishment. Then I am ready for the next vision and space. BTW ... love that wire, iron plant stand in the garden. I could see it filled with varius sizes of aging terra cotta pots... garden hand tools and gloves in a charming basket... a watering can. Imagination takes me away!
Like you, I see beauty everywhere. In a little flower field by a parking lot, in a thrift store, and even at the side of the freeway. Isn’t it amazing. Thank you for sharing your world with us. 🌸
Today, Anzac Day, I am grateful for spending time with my Beautiful friend Mary ❤️
Vermont, is so beautiful! And love how you always find wonderful things in thrift shops. The new chair is fabulous, the garden is looking great! Thank You for sharing it all with us!
Thank you for another beautiful video and a glimpse into life with you and Charlie it's part of the pleasure of gardening to see how things evolve so take your time and enjoy the process xxx
Gardens are continually evolving, so do what works for you at the time. There is nothing better in my opinion, than to spend time in the garden. 🌻
How magical is your home and the life you and Charlie have made. You are an absolute delight and a breath of sunshine! I am completely in awe of your confidence, your spirit and your joy, that you share so candidly and in freely! Thanks so much for the chance to tag along with you on adventures into so many things I never had the option to even imagine. Sending you love, happiness and everything Boho!♥️✌️🌼
Dementia is horrible. My Mom (r.i.p) had it. My Dad, whom she was married to for 56 years...passed away in May, 2011. She passed away 5 months later. She kept asking where he was. She thought he maybe had left her/ divorced. So sad. And yes! They often remember music so well. My Mom recalled every lyric to Christmas songs and Perry Como music. ♥ 🎶
One of my favorites yet. 💕 I want u to know how much I look forward to each posting. Thank you for sharing lovely adventures AND your cozy home sanctuary 🌸
The pink flowers, the rain, the music, wonderful! ❤
Yeah, a new video....I've been waiting patiently but looking often. I love the music and that you sing and play for your dad, that's priceless. Your thrift finds are amazing. Your garden is like a canvas and soon will be your master piece and you'll see all the rewards of your hard work. Thanks for bringing us along on your journeys, they are magical. Most channels i listen to at a faster speed. Not yours i enjoy every minute and always wishing for more. You really do have a way to put alot of content into a shorter video. The beauty and magic draws me in and comes with the desire to please continue on this path. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and time with us. Blessings always beautiful.
Charlie looks so happy with his friend! He is thriving so well❤ of course he has to be the boss😅.. another great video. I think the comforter looks nice. It’s not streaky. It looks nice with your room . Thank you so much for sharing. Have a blessed week my friend.
I had that chair and cushion when I was young and now you youngsters are into it! Lol When I go for plants at Lowes and Home Depot I go to death row. The plants that they are selling that are near death! It’s amazing when they become triple the size and I saved them! ❤Lol
haha ... I love that you call it death row!!!!!! I'm going to call it that from now on: ) It's my favorite section both for budget and also because I just really like saving a life, lol! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I love all your thrifting finds! And your videos.
Can't wait to watch this new video! 🤗♥️
Those tulips! Gorgeous colour ❤ I love to go driving with you, such a fascinating treat to be able to experience places I may never get to see in person. You are brilliant at showing the real world around you. Blessings, Kate! 🙏
Your videos are such a treat, thank you for posting. I love seeing Charlie and all his cute antics. That photo in the weeds next to the Amtrak station was gorgeous! Who would have thought???
Another beautiful video. I’m so sorry your dad is going through Alzheimer’s. It’s wonderful that you and your mom are bringing him such comfort with his favorite music. I’ve finally moved fully into my little house and you’re giving me such inspiration for getting it to feel cozy. It’s a rather blank slate at the moment. The progress in your garden is very visible through your camera! ❤
I was going to say you were adorable. But reading the comments someone said you are Lovely and I think it is very fitting to describe you. And I love your videos. You are very blessed to do what you LOVE. I spent all of my young adult life as a caregiver. I am a 53 year old now. Taking care of my Mother, Father and my Special needs sister. I miss her. I miss my parents very much. But my Sister..she moulded and will for the rest of my life. Like your picture, and the story behind it. And why you have it. It really touched me. Your life is very appealing to me. So peaceful. I know at times we have hard times. But you live and do what makes you lovely. Thanks for sharing.
Lovely vlog thank you 😊
Love to see different towns almost untouched by time xx
Your voice is lovely 😊
The comforter may not have turned out the way you wanted, but it looked pretty anyways. That chair looks gorgeous in your dining space. I think you’re home looks charming and inviting.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece of your life. Your shifting between gardening, working, eating, decorating, creating, and playing reminds me that life is just like that and it's okay not to have everything the way you imagine it, or even finished, but the process of doing and enjoying is the true art. I was away with my husband last week and we stopped at a cute little thrift store. We found a fairly large bright flower painting and even though we had no place for it, brought it home anyway. I put it on a spare nail beside another bright flowery painting "just to look at it" and we both said, "let's just leave it there." It's too much. It's over the top. Our friends will laugh. But it's warm and cozy. We like it. I wondered why I suddenly thought this was okay and I realized... I'm channeling Kate. I didn't know I needed permission to have my home the way I like it. Thank you. Have a great week. I love your life. And mine. xo karen
I love thrift shops too, that table with the green top and floral decoration was beautiful. Sometimes I love something but have nowhere to put it, I usually buy it and then move around my stuff to fit it in. Thanks for your great video
Such a Joy to watch your Uplifting Spirit, Creativity (love the chair), all the while sitting in the dirt with you as you create a backyard filled with color, food, and a soul soothing place to sit. I'm so sorry about your brother, I clean a house for a Beautiful Souled Lady who is taking care of her partner of 26 years...they are both 84. Just a thought for Charlie...I have a kitty who is almost 20 and I don't feel safe for her to roam freely in the back yard. She gets so upset that she can't go out, especially when I'm working in the back yard, so I'm buying her this pen (you can get different sizes) from Petco, and I'll cover it with a cloth sheet for shade "Midwest Black E-Coat Exercise Pen". Sending Peace/Healing, hopes to fill your cup of Spirit each day for You, Mom, Dad and your brother. 💜💜💜
Enjoy your garden, expand into it slowly ❤
I love your video’s. You are such a peaceful person. I love your perspective on everything! The wire plant stand is a killer piece. I believe it’s Victorian and quite valuable. Please keep posting! I so look forward to watching each and every one! Thank you so much!!!❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much, Laura! I appreciate that!!!!! Hmm ... I wonder now about the plant stand! It's definitely cool and will be even cooler with flowers in it! Have a wonderful week!❤❤
So enjoy the road trips. And, Charlie!!..of course. 😊
I grew up on the NY side of Lake Champlain but was always going to visit relatives on the “ other side of the pond” in Vermont. A beautiful gem of a town is Middlebury, Vt and it’s a photographer’s wonderland. It’s a beautiful quintessential New England village with a village green and the gorgeous campus of Middlebury College. Burlington, Vt up route 7 is a great college town ,as well,and it’s right on the shores of Lake Champlain. Beautiful places to visit and stay in old bread & breakfast inns or explore an air b&b. So much beauty in upstate NY and Vermont ❤️
I watch your videos over and over again. They give me a sense of peace ❤
Spring is always a busy time for gardeners.......so glad you had time with family and friends Thanks for sharing your travels.
New subscriber here. I really enjoyed your video. Very soothing & well done. Charlie is such a cutie!! Look forward to going back & watching your other videos & future videos!! 😊
Thanks for another beautiful video....that was so sweet about the music for your Dad. I lost my Mum to dementia in 2020, such a tough year in more ways than one!. Your appreciation of nature never ceases to amaze me and I totally get it too, it's a very healing and calming place to be, especially during times of stress. Sending love from Suffolk, England X
I also loss my mom to dementia, but in March of 2021. It’s such a cruel disease. I started grieving her loss 3 years before she actually passed. Take care ❤
@@LindaKayHolevas Thanks for sharing, hope you're doing well and focusing on good memories of her .
I go thru withdrawals when I don't see a video of yours in awhile and then the next day one pops up! I bought my house last year and it has a huge yard. Very overwhelming. Finally got all the junk cleaned up, now I can focus on planting! 🥰
Aw, thank you!!!!!! And hooray for you for getting through the tough part and now moving on to the more fun stuff!!!!!!!!!!!! ❤❤
Hi Kate, love love your channel videos! Always beautiful and calming. Love your garden, love your photographs and scenery! Love Charlie! Love your cottage and your trips to thrift stores! Love your dresses! Love love your piano playing and your voice! Will you please play and sing more for us? Take care and God bless you.
Maria D from Texas
Dang!! you make weeds look romantic. Your photography is amazing. Nice work. I love your videos and listening to you tell your story.
Rarely come across a weed! I've got some asters blooming next to my sidewalk, along with dandelion and purple dead nettle... They look so much nicer there than just an edged path imo.
Everything worth doing is worth doing right, even if you feel it takes an age, you will reap the benefits 10 fold. Your doing great. Keep up the good work xx❤
The lady and dress! So lovely! Sweet and peaceful recording..thank you for sharing! As far as the gardening..I no longer do my whole yard with flowers so I focus on the front! Your place is beautiful!
Thank you!!!!! I'm sure your front garden is absolutely lovely : ) ❤❤❤❤
Charlie is too cute! What a Personality! :) Your Soil looks wonderful!
I love the new color of your bedspread. I think it looks amazing on your bed with all of the other colorful blankets. And your garden all I can say is wow, it's looking amazing. You have really been working hard on it. Great job on both projects!
Thank you for the beautiful photography. I’m sure your garden will be wonderful
The trees and orange tulips were gorgeous! Love your new chair! Your cottage is so cozy!! Good to see u again!!!😊😊😊
Thank you for sharing these beautiful places with us.
I’m so sorry you and your family have to go through that awful disease. My father also had dementia.❤️
: ( I'm so sorry about your father. It's an awful thing, for sure : ( Sending big hugs❤❤❤❤
@@littlebohocottage ❤️
So sorry that your dad has dementia (like my dad who passed in 2016 with 88 years, from speaking 6 languages and working at the United Nations in NY to helpless child who didn’t remember how to sit on a toilet, it was heartbreaking, fortunately it was really bad for just half a year). It made me cry listening to you singing for him. Thanks for taking us with you on those beautiful trips. Cheers from still way too cold Ireland, but tulips are out now too and many cherries as well. - How about eating some of those „weeds“? I think I saw plenty of Alliaria petiolata, or garlic mustard, which almost made me jealous, as I can’t find it here, it is a biennial flowering plant in the mustard family (Brassicaceae), sooo healthy and delicious, and a remedy against worms for doggies.
Your videos always make me feel soooo relaxed. I can no longer dig due to illness, so for the past few years I've been using the 'no dig' method...cardboard layed on top of weeds, grass, in fact anywhere where I want to grow plants...top with soil, grass clippings etc and pop in a plant...no further weeds, no unwanted grassy areas, and a whole new re-shaped garden. It's a great way to add new borders, or smother weed filled areas. The cardboard eventually breaks down and helps the soil beneath it. Hope this helps you a little😊
Your camera work is beautiful . The flowers at the beginning of your video were lovely , especially the tulips . You do have your work cut out for you n the large garden but every week makes a big difference . Loved the chair and piece of artwork you picked up . Thanks for showing what your work trip looked like , I found it very interesting . Have a great time gardening , can’t wait to see your progress . 🎶🎶💕
Thank you, Suzanne!!!!!! I really appreciate the encouragement to keep going with it!!!!!! Have a wonderful rest of the week!❤❤❤❤
Love everything about this video🥰 I have two very similar chairs to the one you picked up. Plus a small white French style table at an outdoor market for $30! It was a super deal🥰
oh, and also, the chair looks PERFECT in your kitchen/table area. Just perfect.
Oh, Kate! The flowers are beautiful!
Don't know if I can add anything new to all the wonderful comments from other subscribers.... What a variety today .... Your cottage at the beginning with dimmed lighting, the beautiful music, thrifting and of course one of the cutest Chis on RUclips, little Charlie and his buddy Felix. Kate, was that you singing? You are one talented lady. Loved this video ❤
Kate,& charlie...... ; yur kind. Personal.... & alllll- around such a good person. & it shows/ how u take care of charlie..... yur place,, it's sooooo calming, &, charging. Please, continue to make videos!!!!. You have helped me to unplug from the world around me & my neighbors.... amen to that!!!!!. U, kate give me ideas........❤❤ &, keep me going.... i like your video's soooooo very much. I'm trying to play- keep- ups..... &, I'm sooooo enjoying...... 🙃😁🦋
Your videos are always so beautiful, whether it's be nature that you film or the thrift shop finds that I could easily see in your home. Thank you for sharing your experiences. ❤
Thank you so much for being here, Carolyn!!! I really appreciate it : )❤❤❤❤
Bless you for your beautiful film and wonderful garden. Pray you always have the right kind of work that you enjoy.
Thank you for those kinds words, Susan!!!❤❤❤❤
When shopping anywhere, I always check the clearance, mark down, scratch /dent areas first. I usually find everything I need.
Wow - that opening shot with those pink blossoms! I still have snow on the ground here, and there was fresh snow on the ground yesterday morning, and this morning it is below freezing! So just lovely to see all your spring flowers! Those model photos are gorgeous! I don't look forward to tick and bug season (I have an adorable dog too) but Saturday is going to be a warm day and I look forward to working outside in my garden too. I think your garden is going to be fabulous. Yes, we gardeners do like to change things around. And I love coming along with you thrifting! Also my favourite thing to do in a different town, but I haven't done that since before Covid! Have a happpy springy week!
It’s as big as you let it! If it’s too much, you can always cut back. ❤
Hmm ... those are wise words, Dee!!!!! Thank you!❤❤
I also try to hit thrift stores and unusual but cool antique and garden spaces- but my favorites are historical areas and places. My youngest brother is a historian and we will sometimes travel around Indiana- Kentucky areas as well as up in the north country of Michigan where we have a cabin. I’m trying to purposely enjoy my life again after our dear Mother took her journey to heaven, and to not worry over so much. To just focus on being happy and content. My husband and I live a simple life and enjoy our adventures together- thanks for sharing your life as a photographer as well as being a thrifter- 😎🌲
Perseverance, you’ll get there and your garden will be beautiful! It’ll be a beautiful space and a special garden!! Thanks for this video!
I love Charlie ❤ I have two myself such beautiful little doglets 💜💜
Awww Charlie!!! He was so excited to see his little friend! 😂. That chair you found is PERFECT for your space! So nice to find some special Treasures!!Those dresses that you took pictures of, are beautiful!!! Do the Models get to keep them afterwards? The Sky has been SO majestic by my home too!! The Sunsets have been breath taking!!! 💕💕💕💕. I'm SO happy that you got to visit your parents! Can't wait to see where you hang that pretty lamp!! 🤗. SO glad to see another video from you! Hope you have a lovely week!! 💕💕💕💕💕
Thank you, Trudy!!!!! yes! They do get to keep them! : ) I'm so glad yo'uve been enjoying some majestic sunsets lately. It's so very awe-inspiring!!!!! ❤❤❤❤
Oh!!! I see you put a picture over the stove!!! Pretty!!!
Yes!!!! It had to happen : ) Thank you!!!!!❤❤❤❤
Was definitely a beautiful sunset 💖
You could have found a spot for those rugs!!!! LoL....layer layer 😉
I have a blank slate in my backyard. My husband and I put down sod, our house has a slope, so we did a retaining wall, and now I'm working on flower, vegetables and Herbs garden. It's a little hard for me to imagine where to plant everything I want though. I planted wild flower mix seeds in a couple of spots and it's exciting to see them coming up. I'm excited to see what you'll do with your gardens. Little Charlie is so cute. My daughter has a little Chiwinnie male dog that I love. And when I go over to visit my daughter, he always wants to go home with me, he's very expressive in his actions .
Love videos like these, home decor, gardening and thrifting! You hit all my favorite topics ❤
Everything is coming together beautifully
I’m a dog lover too🐾 I bought a clothesline rope for my dog so that she could go further. I understand, you need a shorter one for walking (more control) but when you visit your friend,(just an idea) I love your videos, they inspire me ❤
That white table with those designs on it it was also awesome
Be happy for your warm weather, we are getting a snow storm tonight. Love from🇨🇦
Whaaaaat?!? Noooo! Although, it's not hard to believe because we're suddenly back to the 30s at night again. Hope it melts really fast for you!!!!❤❤❤❤
Beautiful scenery! I love everything you bought because we share the same taste 😁🥰😁
The symmetry in the yard felt right when you moved the metal thing!
thank you!!!! Haha ... I just moved it again, lol! Hopefully it's an even better place. Or if not, I'll just move it again, lol. Hope you have a wonderful week!❤❤