a magical spring weekend 👒 cosy books, cafés, flower-pressing & making iced tea 🍵

[@MeandmyTea]

Books, Flowers & Tea = A absolutely wonderful video!!! 💮☕😊📚

[@AhyasCottage]

awww thank you so much!!! I'm so happy you liked the video🥹🌸🤎

[@brookeelizabeth681]

The Brambley Hedge is a beautiful spring comfort read 🐀

[@AhyasCottage]

yes!!! 100% agree with you😍

[@MatildaTheBookDragon]

So perfect for all seasons ❤❤

[@samanthajean790]

100% with you on ‘comfort reads’ - I didn’t have a name for them, but now I do 😊 I have a few that I come back to time and again, and it’s like bringing me back to myself. A form of grounding I suppose. Very powerful. Have a blessed weekend xx

[@AhyasCottage]

ohhh I'm so happy to hear that!! I love how you described it as a 'form of grounding' and wholeheartedly agree🥺 there's something so soothing and powerful about coming back to a book that you know you love and enjoy. I hope you have a wonderfully blessed weekend too!!🤎

[@kawaiikitty4569]

Hi Ahya, another great video. A calm oasis in this crazy world. Would you consider doing a video about how to brew teas and how to ice them? I’m confused about how to treat loose leaf teas, but I think I’m missing out!

[@sincerelyceline]

Yes~ that'd be so nice☺I can only do tea bags but would also love to know how to brew a good hot and cold tea❤

[@AhyasCottage]

ohh thank you so much for watching!! I fear that I'm not the most educated person when it comes to brewing teas, but I would LOVE to share what I know and will absolutely consider making a video about icing them!🪻🥰

[@vanessacallegari247]

Ahya, you truly have a gift for storytelling 😊 your voice is just as calming as your cozy videos. Thank you for sharing your creativity with all of us.❤

[@AhyasCottage]

ohh this is just so kind of you!! thank you so much for making my day😭 I'm so happy to be able to share these little videos and am truly grateful that you enjoy watching them🥺🤎

[@ugh5281]

the vibe of your videos is so cozy, it feels like a safe place 🫶✨

[@AhyasCottage]

thank you so so much!!🥺🤎

[@naomiodeyemi3768]

Feels like a calm cottagecore magical nook🍃🍀

[@AhyasCottage]

ohhh I'm so happy you think so!! thank you so much for saying that🥺🌸

[@hudafatima1591]

It's best to watch such videos early in the morning... just like I am watching right now. Feels comforting and soothes my mind❤.

[@AhyasCottage]

awww that's so sweet of you to say!! thank you so much for spending the morning watching my videos🥹🌸

[@adrieli5347]

This was such a beautiful video! 🥰 I'm so grateful that you decided to keep the subtitles, as someone whose first language isn't English, I really appreciate it because it allows me to learn new words. 💖 The flowers you showed us are beautiful and my TBR keeps growing (not a complaint hehe). Thank you for all your hard work. I hope you're having the best of days. 🌼💕

[@AhyasCottage]

awww thank you so much for watching!! I'm so, so happy to hear that the subtitles are helpful to you🥹 thank you for letting me know!🤎

[@cathycreates]

Lovely as always. Oil based pens work well on the translucent sticky notes.

[@AhyasCottage]

thank you so much🥺🤎 and that's a wonderful tip! I'll definitely look into some oil based pens, thank you for letting me know😍

[@me_itsmeilo]

this is one of the best book vlogs i have ever seen. it put me in such a cozy and comfortable mood. i just recently began drinking tea, after a long history of me disliking it my whole life, but now i start to understand the value of it, since it's often drank in a community together with friends and family. even tho this is not the focus of this video i really want to deepen my knowledge about tea now lol. just thank you for this super cozy place, i feel so at ease especially bc you mentioned in another video that you're christian and i am too, so it's much easier for me to enjoy videos like this hehe. lots of love, stay healthy and safe!

[@AhyasCottage]

Oh my goodness!! This is so generous and kind of you🥹 Thank you so much for watching and for taking the time to leave such a sweet comment😭🌸 I 100% agree that the beauty of tea-drinking is how it’s a communal activity too! Your comment means so much to me, thank you🥹🌷 PLUS I’m so happy to meet another Christian here and am so grateful to hear that you’re able to enjoy the videos more because of it🤎

[@stuffcelinedoes]

another lovely video Ahya 🤍 i've been looking for a glass tea pot and iced tea set and yours are so so pretty 🫖 ahhh i love to do that with my sticky tabs as well it's so very practical 🙈 this little café looks absolutely lovely 🥹 ohh the easy like in kamusari sounds so wholesome ! and i do separate 5 star reads and comfort reads as well 🫶 i live for landscape descriptions i think that's what draws me to l.m. montgomery's books and writing ☺ and anne of green gables, the blue castle definitely are comfort reads as well as howl's moving castle ✨🤍

[@AhyasCottage]

awww thank you so much celine🥹🌸 I only started doing the sticky tab thing recently and don't know why I didn't realise I could do it earlier🤣 I also adore landscape descriptions and l.m. Montgomery's is TRULY one of the best writers for nature writing😭 I will say that the nature writing in The Easy Life in Kamusari is very different - less flowery and more straight to the point, if that makes sense? but all of your comfort reads are actually my favourite comfort reads too hahahah I love that we're like kindred spirits🥹

[@stuffcelinedoes]

@@AhyasCottage saaaaame haha i started doing it when i last bought some tabs and it was a revelation 😆 okay yes it totally makes sense and i'm very curious to know if i would enjoy this kind of writing ! next time i'm in the uk we need to meet up and go book shopping together 🥹🤍🤍

[@Lonelygravesidewriter]

I always get excited to watch a new video of yours, they're just so cozy and calming.💕

[@AhyasCottage]

awww thank you so much!! it means the most that you find them cosy and calming🥹🪻🌸

[@sololife9403]

new subscriber is here. hello everyone who loves cozy calmness. thank you Ahya for sharing

[@AhyasCottage]

ohh thank you so much for joining me and for watching the video!🥹🤎

[@michelee647]

Hello Ahya! Your videos are so cozy and when I watch your channel I feel that everything is ok. I'm a huge fan of Brontë sisters. Jane Eyre is...oh I can't say how much I love this book. Wuthering Heights is wonderful as well so I need to check Emily's poems. My comfort reading is definitely Anne of Green gables. Thank you for amazing video and have a nice day.

[@AhyasCottage]

awww hello!!! thank you so much for watching them and I'm so grateful that you enjoy my videos😭 I remember when I was at school, Jane Eyre was one of the only books in my English Literature lessons that I was thoroughly moved by and I can't believe I haven't picked it up since then! I absolutely need to revisit it and Anne of Green Gables is also one of my favourite comfort reads🥹🌸

[@mayacosy]

your videos are always the coziest I always get overjoyed when you post cause I know it's gonna be the absolutely beautiful and this video is no exception. the music the vibe everything about your videos are so comforting to watch ♥️

[@AhyasCottage]

eee thank you so much sweet friend!! I wasn't too sure about this video to be honest, and so I'm really grateful for your lovely comment - it's made me feel a lot better, so thank you🥺🤎

[@Marymooau]

I love your videos. They calm me down and help me relax. They are so cozy ❤❤❤Thankyou for being you!

[@AhyasCottage]

ohh thank you so much for taking the time to watch them!!🥺 I'm so grateful to hear that they help you to calm down and it means a lot that you've left such a kind comment, thank you!🤎

[@handwrittenbybelle]

Thank you for a cozy, beautiful video, Ahya! Watching this to relax after a week of work! 😌✨️

[@AhyasCottage]

ohhh that makes me so happy!!🥹 thank you so much for taking the time to relax by watching my video, it means a lot😭🤎

[@eileennielsen5165]

I finished rereading ANNE OF GREEN GABLES last week. Hadn't read it for many, many yrs. Fun, enjoyable and a comfort read. Thank you Ahya 🤗

[@AhyasCottage]

ohhh one of my all-time favourites and a comfort read for me too!!🥹 thank you so much for watching the video🤎🌸

[@dhaifinaarifah]

just exactly what i needed right now 🫶🏻 thank you ahya🌷

[@AhyasCottage]

awww thank you so much for watching!!🥺🌸

[@ambershalom33]

Hi Ahya 😊 I like to read Beatrix Potter for my comfort reading. Have a blessed weekend ❤️

[@AhyasCottage]

hi!!! ohh you've reminded me how perfect Beatrix Pottter's books are to read this time of year🥺🌸 thank you so much for watching and I hope you have a blessed weekend too🤎

[@nicoleisathome]

Yay! I’m early to another one of your gorgeous videos ❤ that blouse is so beautiful!!

[@AhyasCottage]

awww thank you so much for watching!🥺🤎 and I just love it so much!

[@khushi-rs3js]

What a cozy video 🍄 especially the tea bit 💛☺️

[@AhyasCottage]

Hehe I’m so glad you enjoyed it!!🥰🫶🏼

[@MyCozyLife-Lisa]

Hi Ahya! I’m a new subscriber. Thank you so much for making beautiful comforting and soothing videos. I love your book recommendations and have added so many to my TBR list. Thanks for this cozy little corner of the internet you’ve created🌸 ~ Lisa

[@AhyasCottage]

awww hello Lisa!! welcome and thank you so much for joining this little community🥺 it makes me so happy to hear that you've added some new books to your tbr hehe and I hope to be able to keep sharing more book recommendations with you🙈🤎

[@alexalovesbooks]

Your videos always bring me such joy and comfort when I watch them! I also loved how you talk about five star and cozy reads; I agree that there’s a difference between the two, and it’s a really lucky break when a five star is also a cozy read (which I feel is quite rare)!

[@AhyasCottage]

yes exactly!! it's such a wonderful treat when a 5 star read is also a cosy and comforting read🥺 I'm so grateful that you watched and enjoyed this video - thank you!🤎

[@maynymmay]

I accidentally found your video and now I’m really obsessed with your channel!! Your voice, your content the music background and everything are really aesthetic. Your voice and your accent are really smooth and make me feel cozy. Than you for your great videos Ahya.😊

[@AhyasCottage]

awww thank you so much for joining me and this little community!😭 I'm so glad that you're liking the videos hehe🌸 I really love making them, and it's so surreal to know that you're enjoying watching them, so thank you🥹🤎

[@aprajitasingh9802]

The little prince is certainly a comfort read for me! Beautiful video as always✨

[@AhyasCottage]

ohh, the little prince is such a special book!🥀 thank you so much for watching🥹

[@doeyedbambi]

wonderful video as always Ahya!💫 my comfort reads tend to be picture books I loved as a kid~ (also video idea: read with me! I loved your journal with me video and a reading version would be amazing!!💕)

[@AhyasCottage]

thank you so, so much!!!😭😭 I always love a sweet picture book too - what a wonderful comfort read selection! and I've actually been meaning to create a read with me video for a while now, so it makes me really happy to hear that you like the idea🥺 I'll definitely try to bump it up on my priority list now hehe thank you for the suggestion!🙈🤎

[@bex262]

what a relaxing video! just what i needed to unwind,, thank you ♡

[@AhyasCottage]

Oh, thank you so much for watching and enjoying the video!🥺🤎

[@bookthoughtswitheilish]

The Raven Cycle are my comfort reads! I don't think any other books made me feel so at home before ☺

[@AhyasCottage]

ooooh this makes me want to add them to my tbr!! thank you so much for watching the video🥺🤎

[@suvikki]

Harry Potter books are my comfort read 🩷 Also one of my favorites are Jean M. Untinen Auel's The earths children series 🪻 Was lovely to see all the blooming flowers on your walk. I live in Finland and spring is just starting, snow has melted and we have more daylight but flowers we will have to wait for a while longer 😊

[@AhyasCottage]

yes!! The Harry Potter series - both the books and the movies - are some of my comfort reads too😍 the sense of warm nostalgia they bring is like no other🥹 I've never heard of The Earths children series and I'll definitely have to look into them! Finland seems like an absolutely beautiful country and seeing the flowers blossoming must be even more of a treat after the snowy winters🌸

[@ink-stained_realms]

Ahya, this is again coziness in perfection!!! 🥰 Have a lovely day! 🌸

[@AhyasCottage]

ohhh thank you so much kat🥹 I truly am so grateful for your love and support!!🤎

[@sarahlucas1999]

I love the clothing you were advertising, it’s all so beautiful 😍 I really like your description of a comfort read as opposed to a 5 star read. I’d say the Poldark books are my comfort read which just happen to also be 5 star reads 😄

[@AhyasCottage]

yayyy I'm so glad you liked the clothing too!! aren't they all stunning?!🌸 I love it when a 5 star read is also a comfort read - it's the best possible combination🙈🤎

[@veroreadviews]

Your videos make me so happy! OMG that cold tea looks delicious uwu Reading at a café (a hobby I recently discovered), has made a huge difference in my life. Greetings from Mexico 💞

[@AhyasCottage]

thank you so much!!😭😭 I also want to take the initiative to read more in cafés and it's wonderful to hear that it's become a newfound hobby of yours🥺 sending lots of love🤎

[@LunarWind99]

Have you read any of Holly Hepburn's books! They're comfort reads for me! Especially 'a year in castle court', love your videos ❤️💕

[@PrettySlowLife]

Hi Ahya. We have really enjoyed watching your video. Very relaxing and beautiful books to read. We really like the idea of using different coloured post-it notes for different categories when reading. From PSL (our slow living channel) we want to say 'thanks'.🙂

[@AhyasCottage]

awww hello!! thank you so much for watching my videos🥺 I'm so happy to hear that you find them relaxing, and it's wonderful to hear that you have a slow living channel too!!🤎

[@ellesteward]

I always love your videos!! So soothing:) As for my comfort reads: Emma by Jane Austen, The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, The Rose Gate by Hanna Sandvig, & A Suitable Arrangement by Martha Keyes. All of them are my favs that I highly recommend!!

[@AhyasCottage]

Awww thank you so much!! That means a lot🥹 I’ve never read The Rose Gate or A Suitable Arrangement, and now I’m going to have to go to GR to see what they’re all about😍 thank you for the recommendations!🤎

[@ellesteward]

@@AhyasCottage They are the best! I sincerely hope you love them!

[@yousrasoukrat9054]

Hi Ahya. You're so amazing. I'm from Morocco. I learn English and your videos help me . Thanks a lot

[@AhyasCottage]

ohhh that's so kind of you to say!! that you so much for watching the video and I'm really happy that my videos are helping you to learn English🥹 thank you for the kind comment🤎

[@AhyasCottage]

oops! I meant thank you* hehe

[@lisaelliott7346]

Hi Ahya I am new to your videos and I absolutely love all that you do ❤🌸🌷📚. I find your videos so calming and just lovely to watch. I have spotted a few lovely things in your videos and I was wondering if you would be kind enough to link your neutral keyboard and the annotating tabs and markers that you use. I would be so grateful, thank you x

[@NinasLibrary]

Your vlogs are always so relaxing and well filmed!! Yes, unfortunately the clear sticky tabs you have to use a sharpie with since they'll smudge other wise.. I've just gone back to using regular old sticky notes in my books for notes instead 🥲

[@AhyasCottage]

thank you so, so much!!🥺🤎 yess, I've been using a fine tip sharpie for now, but really I wish I could use my prettier pens🥲 I'll have to keep experimenting with different pens to see which ones work best on the clear sticky notes!

[@keejaki]

Your vids are so cozy and magical 🩷 what editor do you use and video filter? 😍

[@AhyasCottage]

awww thank you so much!! I use davinci resolve and for the filter, it's just a blend of random settings that I thought looked okay put together haha I don't really know enough about colour grading, but I always try to amp the warmth levels and make it a little bit more orange/brown for that vintage look🤎

[@ThereforeStand]

I totally dig your voice. Also the cursive subtitles were hard to read.

[@AhyasCottage]

aww thank you!! and I'm so sorry that they were difficult to read - I'll try to find a different font in the future!🥰

[@lyreus]

I completely fell in love with your content!

[@AhyasCottage]

ohh thank you so much!!😭🤎

[@radhikabahl9271]

Such a lovely video 🌸 Also your words about Comfort Reads vs 5 star read is so so true. Its exactly how I felt but couldn't put into words🤍🌸

[@AhyasCottage]

ohh I'm so glad you enjoyed the video and that you feel the same way about comfort reads!! thank you so much for watching🥺🤎