Discovering New Passions | vlog
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- Last weekend, Harvey and I took Oslo for a morning walk from home exploring some local trails we've never walked! I spent the afternoon relaxing, sewing, doing yoga and we cooked our dinner on the fire. It was a lovely day that had me reflecting on the 'gifts' that lockdown has given us - i.e. having time to rediscover passions. I realise how lucky I am to be fairly content in lockdown, but I hope you can be inspired by these videos and that they make you feel a little happier each weekend :)
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You're videos are always so warming, thank you for sharing a little slice of your life! I've rediscovered my love for outdoor running, cooking, (made my first shepherds pie) and listening to music presently. It's beautiful what we can create given the time and space.
Rosie O'Toole ah sounds lovely. Ooh shepherds pie sounds delicious! We’ve also been listening to lots of music sat out in the garden 😊
So happy to have found England's version of Jonna Jinton! Wonderful stuff :D
Reminds me of “The Summer Book” by Tove Jansson. Life on an island, where days are filled with the simple pleasures in life
What a beautiful video, thank you for sharing snippets of your life with us xx
Thank you. Love your videos. I agree, the gifts of lockdown are all around having time. When the weather is good it’s so tempting to go out, and go far. It’s been good to stay home. I’m doing more gardening, cooking and yoga. I’m also doing some cross stitch to pass the time. Like you, we live in a beautiful part of the country so have the privilege of being able to walk in the countryside which, at the moment is our best precious gift of the lockdown. We’re also discovering the joys of cooperative board games - we have bought several since lockdown started and we’re enjoying them enormously - better than watching telly but not quite as fun as your channel. Keep the episodes coming. We really love them.
Michele Facer thank you so much 😊 it sounds like you’re keeping nice and busy!
As a small child, I used to go to the bakers for my mum and get freshly cooked buns. The smell in the bakery was always fantastic and warm freshly baked bread with butter, simply the best.
Elfin4 yes I agree! I love the smell of fresh baking in the morning. What a lovely memory that is 😊
Along with Clare Balding’s Radio 4 ‘Ramblings’ you appear to have the best of all jobs/interests! Every walk is even spread with colour and sound. It’s the Dolby noise reduction for the chaos of COVID-19. Keep ‘em coming! Thank you and be safe.
Thank you for sharing. Such a relaxing watch and a nice escape from everything. Am a countryside lover/walker/photographer who is locked down in a city. So far have rediscovered reading, my tiny garden (which has camera trap set up to see what wildlife is around) and getting very tempted to try bread making. Your countryside views and countryside living are a real breath of fresh air and something to look forward to each weekend. Thank you for doing these video blogs.
Paul Lauter thanks so much Paul 😊
Like you I always want to be doing things and getting away. Traveling. Discovering. Having all those choices taken away has brought a curious, and most welcome, happiness and appreciation for my home, garden and small slice of life within walking distance of my home. I have forged stronger connections with neighbours through little notes in our post boxes, swapping garden produce and chocolate eggs. I have written to friends, all virtually as there is no post in NZ at present. I do yoga everyday. I exercise on my lawn. I have baked hot cross buns. So many possibilities within my own environment that I would never have believed could make me as content as they do. Oh, and your blanket and patches. Love the Tekapo one obviously, just down the road, but also I brought back memories of my Girl Guide camp blanket - it was covered in badges too! I wish I had had the forethought to keep it. I love the idea of your blanket as a family heirloom. I may pinch the notion.
Thank you Janey! So lovely to hear and imagine you doing all those things in your own little slice of NZ paradise. We have also gotten to know our neighbours well as we chat across the garden wall to them each day :)
Your home vlogs are absolutely amazing, make me so peaceful. Thank your very much for your time and effort
Thank you. Lovely video. The bread looked delish! As Harvey was cooking bacon I realised I had forgotten to add olive oil to my bread dough baking in the bread maker 🙈. Oh well, freshly baked with slabs of melting butter it'll be yummy. I have done much more baking lately, home work outs, re-evaluated myself (my partner passed away 2 years ago) and learning how to bring my horizons closer i.e. rather than filling tge diary by planning where to rush off to next (hiking)😁 What a good boy Oslo is 🤗 I got a headband from Kooky Sheep. I love it - so comfortable!!
Something that is really bringing me so much joy in this lockdown is just sitting in my garden for hours on end, soaking up the sun and getting lost in a good fiction book. I forget how healing nature can be! This weather as well is making it 10x more beautiful. I'm so grateful to have garden in this time x
Sounds wonderful! I have been doing the same :) we have been so lucky with the weather, I'm so grateful to have an outdoor space as well!
The scenary, the songs, the sourdough, the simplicity. Such good vlogs.
the first 2 and 1/2 minutes of this video were so serene. you have a great "eye" for those domestic scenes. the choice of music adds so much to the overall calmness. you have successfully and gracefully transitioned from hiking/adventure content to life. your channel is definitely one of my favorites on YT. stay healthy.
WILLIAM MCDONALD thanks so much William 😊
I think you are right, we will all be doing things slightly different after lockdown. I have lived in my area all my life and I am amazed that there are local paths that I've never walked before. It reminds me of how wonderful my local area is. Another great video.
Brave Scot thank you ☺️ have a great weekend!
Thank you Athena for another 'warm blanket' of a video in these difficult times. I've found that I can hang a hammock in the garden, drink my coffee, chill and listen to birdsong...
Grant ah that sounds idyllic! 😍
Beautiful Athena. Very much admiring your dedication to baking during lockdown too. :)
Hannah Morris thanks Hannah! I’m totally obsessed with baking and cooking now haha ☺️ hope you are doing well xx
Another lovely video....thank you so much ! 😊
Best way to wake up on a Saturday morning in (intelligent) lockdown! Thank you, Athena! Happy Easter weekend to all. Keep safe, stay healthy.
Thank you :) Glad you enjoyed the video!
It’s so lovely starting the weekend with your peaceful, positive vlogs. I love the idea of the patches on the blanket. Some day, you’re going to tell your adventure stories to your kids and grandchildren while eating your perfect surdough ☺️
Val Goes Outdoors aww thank you! That would be the dream ☺️
Thanks for inviting us along on your day. I've picked up my watercolour paints again because of the lock down. Like you said, there are opportunities within this situation to help us grow and rediscover.
I loved the arty bit near the beginning of the shadow of you drinking coffee. We barely got halfway through this and then decided it was time for some toast and marmalade! The rest of the video then felt like we were having breakfast with you guys. Nice mix of things - baking, yoga, blanket stitching, garden camp fire, dog walk etc. Lovely thoughtful video. Lovely start to our day. 👍
Walks and wanders thanks so much! So glad you liked all elements of the video 😌 hope you enjoyed your toast!!
What a lovely video. So calming in a time of chaos. Thanks
I live in the desert so seeing your filming of the English country side is so beautiful. Such a contrast from my surroundings. Excellent story/ filming.
Only watched up to 2:35 and had to comment to say the intro on this video is so relaxing. The shots that you get of everyday items with your music 👌
Michael Shaw thank you!!
Beautiful video, I’ve rediscovered baking and cooking too and started to learn and do embroidery - I also sewn my mountain patches onto my blanket!
Rosie Ashton ah so lovely! Embroidery looks like such an amazing skill ☺️
Nice video, lovely music. Just don't let Harvey cook the sausages any more. Let Oslo do it, he will not burn them. 😂
I think the isolation is giving many, time to think and reflect on what is important in life.
Perhaps time to try those things we have been putting off for too long. Reading all those books, writing letters to friends ; learning a new skill or language ; working on improving our health, or in Harvey's case, learning how not to burn the sausages. 😂
For many this will be a time of loss and sorrow. I hope they have, or find faith, that Life will gradually improve and they too can find happiness in the future.
The strength of character in our Nation is exemplified by the courage, humour and determination with which we face adversity. May it ever be so.
At this Easter time, I wish God's blessing to all of us. Stay safe, stay happy and be kind to one another.
God bless.
Steven.
What a beautiful place to wake up in.
I have just spent the evening in London melting in my high rise flat watching your videos I have nothing to say except you are a earth angel and Thank you
Another lovely video, I could almost taste that pesto on the sourdough it looked so good! I have being using the time that lockdown has afforded us to start watercolour painting! The spring flowers that are blossoming provide the perfect thing to paint and it's nice to be able to properly spend time on something and not have to rush off to do something else. I've also rediscovered my love of stargazing and these clear, warm nights are ideal for lying on a rug and looking up at the stars; I always find it helps put things in perspective. I can't wait until your next video, stay safe X
Rachel Taylor ah water colouring sounds like a brilliant way to spend this time! I would love to try too though I don’t think I am very artistic in that way, but always worth trying hey! Stargazing sounds amazing too, I’ll have to try that one evening ☺️
Relaxing to watch . I have taken up ballet workouts which I discovered by off chance on RUclips. Never realised how hard they work , I am fortunate to have a house with a garden and close to the moors so able to take in morning walks and to walk my dog. Sheer bliss
Hi made me smile as our dog does the paw trick too, going to build a firepit in the garden tomorrow. Keep up the videos my daughter loves them.
Thanks Athena for sharing your Sunday with us .
You are inspirational
I have discovered my old singer sewing machine and making new covers for my cushion pads.
Take care +Happy Easter to you both
Jacquie thanks Jacquie ☺️ Happy Easter to you too!
Your videos are such a delight at these times (and at normal times as well, but especially now!)
Athena, these vlogs are simply glorious!! They bring me such joy in these challenging times. Thank you for taking the time to make them and edit them so beautifully.
I have also rediscovered yoga after a few years break....I'm hopeless, but enjoying it xxx
Ceri Evangelidis thank you so much! Ah yes I am enjoying yoga so much but also terrible at it. It’s how it makes you feel that’s important though 😊
Yes, it did brighten our weekend. Thank you x
Lockdown has encouraged me to explore my area more, I've discovered two gorgeous nature reserves within walking distance that I didn't even know existed beforehand...it always felt more glam to jump in the car for an adventure, when in reality lovely locations were within walking distance all along, it is almost disorientating but I now feel so much more connected to my area. Definitely a gift. I've also started stretching, running and brushing up my plant identification skills for work. Your videos are such a breath of fresh air right now thank you thank you 😊 ✨
inmyownwords ah sounds wonderful! I would love to get better at plant identification as well ☺️
@@RambleFamily The course I'm doing at the moment is called IdentiPlant, it's really useful if you find it tricky to motivate yourself to self learn them all ☺️
This was lovely escapism from being stuck indoors in a city. Thanks so much!
This is a delicious video Athena, thank you for giving voice to the quiet calm of nature and being at home and focused on the small delights of every day. I'm in London in a flat during lock down but I managed to reach a bluebell wood in dappled sunlight on my bike this morning and hear the birds. Love your videos. They are a breath of fresh air.
Making your baked porridge recipe for the first time tomorrow for breakfast. Really looking forward to trying it.
Great Vlog Athena, so superbly put together and so mellow and relaxing. A breath of fresh air! Thank you!
Hello Athena. Thank you for another very enjoyable, peaceful video. You, Harvey and Oslo make a wonderful team. Keep up the fantastic work.
My kids and I rediscovered playing board games together. I love it!
What a lovely, calm and relaxing video, thank you. I live in a first floor flat just outside of London and really miss going for long country walks. To help my mindset I have rediscovered painting and instead of buying birthday cards I have painted them. Like you I am not flexible at all but have been doing yoga for about a year, I remember doing a little dance when I first managed to touch my toes, next mission is a headstand!! Thank you again.
My gift of lock down is you and your channel 😍😍😍😍😍 you are truly lovely just perfect in every way xxxx your a lovely couple stay safe keep strong xxxx keep the logs coming there just so easy to easy to watch x
Fantastic content in all your films and really great see a RUclipsr who actually understands film making!
Thank you :) I still have lots to learn but am enjoying the process so much!
Great video, and the bread looks yum!! We lead very busy life's and loose sight of what is right under our noses sometimes but the time we have been now given has allowed us to see alot of things more clearly. "the simple things in life are the best" happy Easter and enjoy your home & stay safe! Look forward to your next video x
Jane Evans I agree 🙏🏼
I’m always itching to travel outside the UK and venture abroad. Your videos are helping me to appreciate the beauty of everything we have right here....love them. Thank you!
Great vlog so relaxing loving the home made bread looked really nice. I make bread in a bread maker not quite the same but love the smell as it's cooking can't beat it as you know. You've given me an idea the fire pit in the garden is a really good idea must give that a go so relaxing sat by a small wood fire cooking. I could smell those sausages from here nice one. I know who the boss in your house it's Oslo asleep on the sofa just like my Ragdol Cat when asleep on the sola takes all the sofa up stretched out and I end up on a chair until she wakes up bless her.
Have a great weekend and stay safe and see you in the next.
David Howard thanks David! I’d definitely recommend the fire pit 😃
Absolutely delightful vlog Athena. Expat here (Rolleston on Dove originally) in the Wairarapa in New Zealand . Nice to see the Tekapo and Aoraki patches . 👏♥️
Mavic Dreams ah thank you! I have a lot of NZ followers which is amazing as I really want to visit when all of this is over 😀
Watching you enjoy the simple pleasures in life is so grounding and relaxing Athena. After 30 years of cycling and walking I started yoga a couple of years ago to help with hip and lower back tightness. With regular practice I have definitely felt the benefits. Yoga is also so good for mindfulness and being present, although I’m not sure you need any help with that! Take care and best wishes, David
Thank you for making these videos which are very easy to watch, peaceful and calming. The background music is wonderful too.
So relaxing to watch this whilst stuck in a London flat without a garden or balcony! Please keep posting during lockdown- we need the escapism :)
Wonderful video, very relaxing. I have the identical Pendleton blanket and it is treasured possession also. Great idea to use your patches to make a memory throw. I admire your sewing fortitude 👍
Your vlogs are my antidote to the current situation. For this I thank you immensely. 💐
Cara Daydreameruk ah that’s so lovely, thank you 😀
I am loving these videos, please continue them 🥰 my dog was listening and staring when he heard you giving the bacon to Oslo...so sweet!!!
Stacey896 haha so cute!! I really enjoy making them so will continue whenever I can 😀
We have a Jubilee wood plus hills on our doorstep, so we are using that even more at the moment, we went out at 7.15am today, it was magic! Also our garden should be Chelsea standard by the end of this house arrest! Enjoying finding the time to get drawing. Love the vids Athena.
Very impressed with your sourdough I am jealous of your success with that. I also like your Dutch Oven, was looking at reviews for some just this morning. I think we are all going to end up a few kilograms heavier, if this lockdown carries on for much longer. Lots of climbers find yoga useful. You are a great example of how to cope with a lockdown gracefully. I have rediscovered reading in this time. Oh Harvey is burning that sausage!
Love the music in your videos and how calming they are to watch! I have discovered gardening and rediscovered drawing!
Loved this video - I'm v jealous of your outdoor cooking setup! I've also been enjoying baking more, as well as gardening, finding quiet routes for city walks, and making progress on some knitting projects. Thank you for making these lovely videos x
This video is so lovely and relaxing. I have baked some bread in the past and now that I have more time at home I will make some bread again tomorrow, I'm going to try to make a brioche for the first time :) I'm also using the extra time to make a photo album of my time in New Zealand last year which I've been planning to do for months. Yoga is also something I've been wanting to try more, the times I've done it, it was really relaxing and nice and its nice to see that you are enjoying it too.
Making a photo album sounds like a brilliant idea, so lovely! Sounds like you are keeping nice and busy in lockdown :)
Hi Athena. I started doing yoga just over a year ago and I love it. Keep the vids coming. Cheers fro Norway
Another great relaxing video Athena well done very well made and presented all the best to yourself and Harvey keep well ...😃😃😃 STEWIE
Thanks for sharing. I have rediscovered my love for the Boise River. I’m a relaxed 15 minute walk from it and feel blessed to be able to go to it everyday. I have also started fly fishing again and spend hours standing in the water only thinking about the the fish and the current. I really appreciate your filming style, thanks 🙏
Lovely relaxing video Athena, thank you.
Another lovely video and a great way to spend your time :)
Love watching your videos! All the best from Germany
Wow lovely walk i miss the mountains
I love love love looooove to see your videos! I am also trying making sourdough. Feeding the starter yet! I try to learn a lot from your hiking experience. Iam from Portugal but I visited the Lake District about 3 years ago and was one of the most beautiful and calm trips I have ever experienced. I do practice yoga for about 9 months now (I was a dancer so I am a little more flexible) and I find it a very nice exercise to do after multiday hikings. I only made them 3 or 4 times while walking the Camino but I am now searching for other hiking trails in Europe I would be able to do as a begginer. Any suggestions? Hope you stay safe and healthy and enjoy the lockdown (it actually has some great things too, and is forcing us to think about the way we are living our lives so far). Big hug!
really inspiring athena and so true as well! this has really given me the time to get back into learning german, which i had forgotten with the businesses of school and exams. it's a dream of mine to travel to germany to hike and climb, and it's also such a great language! ive also been embracing the outdoors in my own back garden. usually at the weekends id be up in the mourne mountains or training at my local climbing gym, but ive rediscovered my passion for tree climbing and realised i can get a good dose of nature camping in the back garden, I'm also planning on getting a bivy bag in the treehouse and sleeping up there! stay safe x
Martha Graham Fitzpatrick that sounds brilliant! Harvey is a tree surgeon and really wants to take me tree climbing 😄 learning German sounds like a great way to spend your time in lockdown. I hope you can fulfil your dream and travel to Germany when all this is over 😌
Your videos relax me, particularly during these times. Thank you.
These vlog entries give me so much Zen. So glad I discovered them during this time! Thank you
Loving all of your videos, keep sharing and stay safe
Thank you so much for this, such a beautiful calming video and a much-needed reminder to focus on the positives that are happening instead of all the negatives!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful life with us...would love to live in a quaint house like that in such a nice area...
Thank you for watching :) It's lovely here, I am very lucky!
What a gorgeous edited vlog Athena! I loved the shot of your shadow drinking coffee. And your garden looks amazing :)
Thank you so much :)
Love your Sunday morning videos.
Stunning views your so lucky. Its makes my
Day watching. Thank you. Old dave (Sunderland).
david sanderson thanks so much ☺️
I love everything about your channel other than the level to which you cook your bacon
haha! Wait till you see next week's video.... proper crispy.
Loving what you are doing with your videos Athena, it’s awesome to see a different side to your life. Keep producing little gems like this for us 🙏 take care of yourself and be safe 👍 x
This was so nourishing to watch Athena, thank you for such a beautiful video! Lockdown has gifted me with an extra appreciation for all the natural beauty close to me (I live close to the Shropshire hills), more time with loved ones, a time for self care and to renew. Cooking and yoga have been two of my favourite hobbies to nurture and explore also! Your sourdough looked 👌🏻 🙏 🌿
Hey Athena. I'm one of your thousands of subscribers from the Philippines. I love the simplicity of your videos, may it be indoors or outdoors. Keep it up and stay safe. ❤❤❤
Wandering Chick thank you so much 😊
Really relaxing watch . Sourdough will always have a special place for me as I used it in my mindfulness exercises some years ago slowly cutting it with my favourite bread knife and eating it slowly and being in the moment . Kind of eating better and eating less and trying to find a sense of purpose and intention in daily routines like others I guess . Love this channel .
I'm really enjoying this new series/style/whatever you term it.
I bought Made In India after your last video. So far used about 5 recipes out of it. All excellent. Thanks!
That was a real treat. Have a relaxing Easter break.
Great videos, love them, calming, we all need some calm right now x
Lovely vid again,looks so peaceful were you are,the lockdown has given me a love of baking bread(with some success as my family have devoured it all)but one of the best things I'm finding is the peace and quiet,the birdsong is amazing and can really connect with nature xx
Another nice chilled video. The fry up looked amazing :)
Hi Athena. Lovely day whenever you post mate. Just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to reply to most of my comments ( tripe, drivel... insert your own adjective here !). I means a lot. Love & best wishes to you & your family & of course the star of the show, Oslo xx P.S made that baked porridge last week & it was delicious, thank you xx
Michael Atkinson thanks Michael! So glad you enjoyed the porridge 😊 Oslo is lazing on the sofa like the film star he is!
I’ve needed to add my newer patches to my backpack for about 2 years! Thanks for the inspiration!
Lovely peaceful video 😍 I’m loving having some time to slow down at the minute and this video reminds me of that.
thank you Athena I love sourdough a lot of big bakery’s don’t know how to make it.My wife was born in England her mom made all the good food you make.Nice living in the country Thank You you and Harvey stay safe.🚵♀️🇨🇦
My life was quieter before the lockdown, i worked from home, so much quiet time for this introvert, now I have two kids, husband and my mum here all he time. Lockdown has made me appreciate the space, calm I had before. Can’t wait to get it back. Love your vids!
Cassandra haha so funny that your situation has changed the opposite of most people! I’m sure you’re all enjoying spending time together though 😀 and you’ll appreciate that time you have back to yourself even more!
Such a nice video! I've been rediscovering painting and baking, my goal is to master the perfect pastry! Definitely an interesting time and I want to make the most of a bad situation and come out of it a more grateful person :)
AnnabelF sounds lovely 🙃 I agree 🙏🏼 (also I bet whoever gets to eat your pastries is pretty happy about this new hobby!)
Another lovely video . 😊
Thank you
So far my 4 attempts of quarantine bread have turned out super dense and doughy but seeing your amazing results Athena gives me hope
My first two weren't that good! This one was also quite doughy but I found letting it prove in the fridge overnight really good for letting it keep it's shape and keep the air :)
A little slice of heaven!
this video was so relaxing it’s unreal!! makes me feel refreshed and cosy 🥰 thank you for showing us how your lockdown is going in your home x
Recent follower - I know a few videos back you said you'd received some negative comments, but I have to say that all the videos of yours (at least that I've managed to watch thus far) are so life-affirming. Obviously we all have things we can work on and not everything is roses (or needs be shared with the world at large), but what you do share feels so thoughtful, is beautifully done, and yet still comes across as so genuine.
I'm thankful to have stumbled upon this channel and look forward to seeing whatever you put out. Just wanted to make sure to thank you for taking the time to do these and share what you do with us :)
Thank you for the video always enjoy watching them so relaxing and great music to started yoga since the lockdown and really enjoying it