A Rainy Day in my Cabin ︱ Is it SUPPOSED to rain on Svalbard?

[@arthurtrevino9844]

As a photographer for 50 years, I can say the images on your videos are superb. The mood you convey is heartwarming and it draws your viewers into your world of peace and calmness. Thank you.

[@auburnkim1989]

I have always thought her videos were exceptional but I have no expertise whatsoever in photography/videography. Your comment made me feel like my own opinion was correct all along!

[@CeciliaBlomdahl]

WOW thank you so so much! That means a lot! 🙏🏻☀

[@paestum70]

@@CeciliaBlomdahl he is right, they are wonderful!

[@tracyriordan7011]

I wholeheartedly agree! ( :

[@MichelleFro]

@@CeciliaBlomdahlplease create a hardcover coffee table book we can purchase!! We would love it here in New Zealand!! ❤❤❤❤ 📖 I can assist getting it into high end stores here, if you are interested. ❤❤❤

[@Ccr4of5]

“Why is life so hard sometimes ‘😂😂😂. National Geographic quality filming, beautiful ✨

[@CeciliaBlomdahl]

😂 Thaaank youuuu! 🙏🏻

[@TreacyWatson-Rogers]

​@@CeciliaBlomdahlWe LOVE YOUR CHANNEL❤ I LOVE CLEANING AS WELL🙏🏿🫡🇺🇲

[@RJ-mw2gw]

Agree 💯

[@puppy2haley]

YESSSS‼️‼️‼️

[@pigeonnesttunes]

I’m boiling to death in + 40° C weather here in the Southern California (Palm Springs) desert. How I wish I could hang my sheets and blankets in Artic weather. Weather is a challenge to us all. Watching your youtube makes me a little more chill here in this crazy heat. 🥵🥵🥵🥵

[@kendorman6567]

Your videos are so soothing to watch. Never any shouting or loud music. Just gentle guitar and talking

[@WhiteTiger333]

Yes, I totally remember your pre- cabin expansion days - taking your laundry to your friend's apartment in the village. The whole cabin expansion saga was so fascinating, as well - how building materials got to the island, and to the site.

[@MBMCincy63]

I'll have to put a pin to watch that sometime... So busy with now, not much time to watch the previous...

[@fionaokeefe1906]

What friends apartment? Ain’t nobody out there but her and her dog! Where’s civilization? I mean I know we all want peace and quiet but that’s too remote for me! No help if you get sick or injured! I mean I would feel so vulnerable!

[@WhiteTiger333]

@@fionaokeefe1906 They are just a few minutes' drive from the village of Longyearbyen where everything they need can be found. And it's not just her and Grim in the cabin. There is also her boyfriend Christoffer. And they have next door neighbors. She is hardly isolated.

[@theseeker403]

Brushing Grim is a family affair 😂 This channel has been a cozy corner for me since 2021. ❤

[@EmilyBGates]

Thank you for naming the native plants of the tundra I love this!❤

[@lijohnyoutube101]

My fave part for sure!!

[@mars7612]

Your ecological summary of the tundra was absolutely perfect!! I'm in the field of natural resources and I specialize in ecology and climate change, it always warms my heart to see content creators who share about the environment and the beauty of nature ❤

[@MsBritishwoman]

I'm laughing....you brushing Grim, he's like putty in your hands. He's loving it. He's huge with all his winter fur. Love on that baby. ❤ Your channel

[@annierose6985]

Your videos are the perfect antidote to my summertime blues. I've never liked summer, not even as a kid. I hibernate in the air conditioning as much as possible and just wait for it to be over. I find the heat, humidity, and longer days really oppressive and I live for autumn and winter. Yesterday our "real feel" temp was 118°F - and we're in a mid-atlantic state, nowhere near the south. I would give anything for a rainy day that's 41°F, a fire in the fireplace, and needing to wear a jacket, but your video allows me to experience that and remember that better days are coming. Thank you a hundred times for that! ❤ And yes, I was here during your days in the original cabin! Loved watching the new space take shape.

[@GlamourNNail]

I'm like you. I don't enjoy summer and when autumn finally arrives I start to feel better. I hope you're doing better now that it's cooling down.

[@AllyOop-tp3pw]

Grimm having snuggles with daddy while mommy brushes him. 🥰 Then relaxes into spa mode when he’s getting his belly brushed. Love it…💕

[@TS-eo9uf]

I'm currently watching, hoping/waiting to get discharged from the hospital! Normally you keep me company when I make coffee and clean up the kitchen. You're always an awesome and calming person to listen to!

[@jaimetarne9436]

Hope you heal well and get home soon.

[@mirthiful1]

Hope your recovery is quick!

[@robine6337]

I hope u are feeling well and doing good

[@janetseidlitz5976]

Hope you continue to feel better. I always feel so much calmer after discharge.

[@sandy-ke1kr]

Hope you feel better soon.

[@swtsoph]

I remember the original cabin when you had no water. Christoffer was much more shy back then. It's been lovely seeing him grow more comfortable with the camera. Love you guys and Grim! 💕

[@djlovebug]

I recently got into building miniatures. I just finished building a kit that reminded me of your cabin, so I hung two "sheets" on the railing as a tribute to my favorite youtuber. PS The only Cecelia I ever "knew" before you was my grandmother.

[@janiceskirmants6429]

I am with you on ‘cozy rainy days’ I LOVE when it starts getting dark earlier, our fall/winter months in the US (Michigan), & I’ve never been able to pin point why..it’s b/c it’s cozy! Ppl think I’m nuts ❤

[@zaram131]

I love rainy days, but I hate the darkness in winter. 😜

[@CarinaPiersay]

You’re not nuts!! Fall is the best! I live in Southern California and it’s been 110+ here 🥵! Come on October 🍁

[@michelleoh2735]

@@CarinaPiersay NJ, too. Heat index aroun1 107 daily and high humidity. It's horrible these days around the mid Atlantic.

[@CarinaPiersay]

@@michelleoh2735 I’m in the high desert of Southern California (elevation about 2,300) so it’s a dry heat. It cools off by about 30-35 degrees at night but I don’t know if I could do it with humidity 🥵!! I feel for ya. In a week the low will be 67… NICE 👍🏼

[@UranijaZeus]

I love it too. Something cozy and warm and body hugging about fall/winter.

[@griselapuerta8644]

Oh my God, Grim is just beautiful. He turns into a baby when you are brushing him. You just want to hug him for being so handsome.😅

[@GeanieG]

Cecilia, I have to say that I believe you found the most kindhearted, loving, stable, strong, capable man you could have asked for. Love watching Christoffer with you and Grim. And yes, they are both lucky as well, to have you! So relaxed watching this video. 💜

[@Swed_ISH_Andrea]

Ooooh what a cosy cosy video! Thank you for sharing! I can almost smell the fresh arctic air🌧️🩵💙💎🙏

[@CeciliaBlomdahl]

Glad you enjoyed it 😍🩵

[@martyclark3038]

We missed your usual “🎵Byeeee🎵.” It makes us smile

[@TheMinimalistTherapist]

Love you....BYEEEEEEEE ❤

[@martyclark3038]

@@TheMinimalistTherapist 🙂

[@kepckatherinec805]

The axe handle breaking right before you finished chopping! That’s so ironic. Thank goodness you had a second axe. I loved this video of peaceful Svalbard life on a gloomy day. It may have been gloomy weather-wise, but you made the day warm and peaceful. You certainly brightened my day! Thank you, Cecilia.

[@missmary1899]

This could become a Grim grooming channel, and I would be absolutely enthralled! Haha! He is such a cutie pie ❤

[@CeciliaBlomdahl]

Haha 😂🧡

[@Motherofone2]

Yes!!! Grim's Spa Day. Has a nice ring to it.❤😊😅

[@mattiek7526]

Your vocabulary and ability to describe landscapes is just absolutely mind-blowing. You are taking me on a journey. It's just amazing. You need to think about writing a book! Something like "Diaries of 364 Days in Svalbard" or something like that, describing every single day of your life there and trips throughout the year. It will be a delightful read.

[@LeslieKnope4Pres]

Cecilia, you continue to be in my top five favorite KZbin channels ever! I love every single video, whether it’s you in your cabin or you visiting your parents in Portgual (would LOVE even more videos of them because they’re so down to earth and lovely to watch!). Would also love to see another what I eat in a day/ a workout routine you do to stay in such great shape. Please! You look fantastic and beautiful!

[@seesea-sv3xw]

Yup, I remember the jug of water you had next to the sink in the old kitchen. I believe you may have taken us to do laundry in town once. You gave Grim a bath in a friend's shower, too. 😘

[@heathermunoz6282]

Yes, I remember you bringing your laundry over to your friend that used to live there. I'm sure having all your needs met more convienantly helps you be all the more grateful. It's such a blessing to experience those moments in life. I'm dyslexic, so reading long books is such a quest for me. You inspire me to hang in there.

[@cathym4838]

Grim is so stinkin cute!! 🥰🩵

[@Tlc_lele]

Love from South Africa 🇿🇦. Your content keeps me sane❤

[@susanunger2278]

Such a lovely way to wake up

[@LindaKayHolevas]

2nd comment- the rain looks amazing. We are 100° this week in Portland, Oregon, but at heart, I am like you- a true cozy girl. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, you either love the rain or you hate it. I personally love it, especially if I can have a cozy day at home. ⛈️💧☔️😊

[@lindapearson8137]

I love the rain also! Not to many feel like I do! I’m now living in eastern Washington and it’s so dusty here! 🥴I miss the cleanness of Western Washington!

[@jeanmarie4462]

Greetings from Sunny California! I really enjoy your videos. It was fun watching you brush all the excess fur from Grim, a.k.a. pooch baby. There's something so calming about your voice and your cozy rainy day experience. Many thanks, Cecilia, and for your recommended reading material, or at least what you are reading right now.

[@smontone]

Between the waves, the rain and the crackling fire this put me in the perfect fall mood.

[@1hawaii21]

I’m in south Florida. Summer is our rainy season. We usually get thunderstorms or at least a good tropical shower everyday around 3pm. June 1st is also the beginning of hurricane season. Hurricane season ends November 30th. Having been through many hurricanes, including Andrew on August 24th, 1992, I don’t take hurricanes lightly. I remember your pre running water days! ❤️

[@MissMochaLocha]

Even though I love your travel vlogs, these cozy videos are my favorite. This is similar to your old vlogs that actually got me hooked to this channel. So peaceful and therapeutic. ❤

[@prines2024]

My favorite part of Sunday is watching your video! Love fromThe Netherlands ❤️

[@atar212]

Fantastic images and music. Thank you. I remember your early cabin days😊

[@zulphavermeulen9777]

watching your video whilst its storming in Cape Town. So comforting. Thank you beautiful soul 🥰

[@GenXLes]

Love love LOVE the Svalbard landscape during this season. I want to visit and paint it someday!! 🖌️🎨

[@taniaj09]

I found your channel just a few months ago but I've binge watched so much and your videos are so beautfiul and somehow comforting. When I need to step back from things, your vlogs are such perfect escapsim. And I love Grim, he is such a beautiful boy. Wishing you all well from the UK!

[@SAC13579]

That was probably the most peaceful 20 minutes I've spent in quite a while

[@CheesyCat888]

Cecilia, you and Kristoffer are nice, and Svalbard is pretty cool, but the REAL reason I watch your videos is because of Grim! 😂He is just the cutest, sweetest, bestest Boi!! ❤❤

[@parryyotter]

If you’re going to be mildly insulting, at least spelling Cristoffer’s name correctly

[@mtnshelby7059]

The ocean view...I could never tire of it. But the darkness and long winters...😮

[@dustinmarlowe]

LOVE that Cecilia is building her own Sandershelf!

[@Amacott99]

Oh I remember those days of the old cabin…..the transformation of your home is just incredible.

[@Ms.Kayblack]

Hello.. love those cozy rain days. I usually take a nap. With my fans on. Happy Sunday 😀😀. See ya next week

[@IzzyOnTheMove]

I have a Norwegian Forest Cat and I start every day with grooming him. He loves it and it's become a bonding experience for us ❤

[@Hmbay726]

We also have a Norwegian Forest cat Scrappy the retired barn cat who looks forward to his daily grooming.

[@EvanLuke3]

We don’t have 24/7 sun in Michigan where I live but we have sunlight from 6 a.m. until 9:15 p.m. The sun does not really disappear until about 10 p.m. So when we have a gloomy day of rain and thunderstorms I welcome that day to just be at home, read a good book and chill. It is a nice break from the constant sun and hot weather. ❤😊

[@violetstarrlight]

Hello, fellow Michigander 😊 Roseville here. I know I am ready for another thunderstorm!

[@yarnstead]

Same! Chiming in from Wisconsin

[@JoseVazquez-dp5tx]

Sunlight here in Chicago too...

[@ecmanning890]

@@violetstarrlight Grosse Pointe! Woohoo!!

[@AprilDanford]

Life-long Harper Woods, Michigan resident. I love all four seasons, especially Autumn and I love a good rainy day. Started watching this channel during polar night a couple of years ago.

[@marthmallow7420]

i swear the crisp, cold, arctic air has a scent to it. it's my favourite fresh air smell. love from inukjuak, quebec 🇨🇦❤

[@paolorossi8470]

It's been raining 70% of the time this summer in Switzerland too. I actually like it. 😊

[@AlexandraVenture]

The way Christoffer is looking at you while you groom Grim. So sweet!

[@dwilson7857]

Love when you talk about books! You got me to start ACOTAR and I love it!

[@CeciliaBlomdahl]

😍😍😍

[@Raven_TT]

Since last october when I moved, until may was the first time I really noticed my seasonal depression, but on the other hand, I love the cosy evenings with some fairy lights, a candle, a cup of tea... During summer, these things don't have the same vibe due to long days

[@CarinaPiersay]

My seasonal depression is in the hot 🥵 (110+ here now in Southern California) incessant summer

[@Raven_TT]

@@CarinaPiersay during summer, it's quite hot here too, but my seasonal depression had to do with lack of natural light

[@CarinaPiersay]

@@Raven_TT ooh ok. I actually enjoy it getting dark early but maybe where you are you don’t have much daylight as I do. I’m in Southern California so it gets dark around 5-5:30 in the evening and the sun comes up around 7. But being that I live in the desert we don’t get a lot of cloudy, rainy days so that gives us more light too

[@BethanyBridge]

⁠Mine too, in Arizona… 113 F today. One bright spot, in the evening we went and had ice cream with the grandkids and sat outside with misters, not too bad! Hoping for some monsoon weather in the near future!

[@CarinaPiersay]

@@BethanyBridge then it will be humid

[@donnagiancursio8391]

Grim looks like he is feeling well and enjoys his brushing. The scenery around you is beautiful.

[@joannaandroulaki4168]

Oh yes your dear mom is very talented ❤️❤️ gifted !

[@vicsaul5459]

A rainy 🌧day on Svalbard 😊, I've been waiting for you to talk more about the weather, I've only seen you in Snow, blizzard, ice and sunshine, love how different it all is Arctic Desert , seems like your almost underneath the dancing Aurora, hope to visit one day/ night 🌙❤ ,happy trails 👣 👣 🐾, watching from Somerset 🇬🇧

[@rebeccasummers2735]

" his pants are shedding..." My orange " garfield cat" has the same thing right now in the summer !!

[@danielsadventures360]

Experiencing a rainy day in your cabin on Svalbard looks so cozy and peaceful! It's fascinating to see how the weather adds to the atmosphere. Thanks for sharing this serene moment.

[@jinx3903]

There was an ad/public announcement that said that shortening your shower by 1 minute saves 2700 litres of water a year. You’re doing your part for the planet👏👏👏👍🇨🇦

[@adventureswithjosie]

Love those cozy rainy days at home! Great days to relax, or to get a bunch of work done so that you have more free time to go out on nicer weather days!

[@heatherwanderer777]

We're in a "heat dome" of unprecedented 100+ F degree days for 2 weeks in my part of the world, and you get to have a fire and snuggly time, totally jealous! 🥰

[@tinawoodell1957]

It has been so HOT here in Virginia. Truly unbearable 😫

[@i.am.heather]

I remember the pre-cabin expansion days! I miss the OOTD when you had the jobs out in town. Each season in life is so precious. I can’t wait to see what’s next for y’all and I’m so ready for this upcoming fall and winter. I love a cozy and moody vibe.

[@teutonic7113]

I was definitely around when you were waterless! You were lucky to have good friends in town!

[@anoeskeels7309]

Absolutely loved this video!❤ Soooo cozy and soothing...Made me just want to light a candle, snuggle up to a good book with some coffee and turn on some rain sounds. Thank you💐

[@johnnyb8629]

I heard from a zoologist channel I follow that the biggest ichthyosaur was found by a little girl stumbling across the jawbone in Svalbard. Is that well known ? I think I read many other fossils have been found there too. I remember when you two didn't have running water there, back when Christopher didn't talk at all in the videos. lol

[@Lenamusic]

❤I love your channel and videos just therapeutic..Thank you so much...I like rainy days because I composed music only on those days ..Thank you for this video.❤💯🙏❤

[@jennifermetler2408]

Yay, finally first watcher!!!! Love you guys!!

[@CeciliaBlomdahl]

Hiiiiii 🧡🧡🧡🧡

[@sabrinastraveladventures4263]

Yes I remember the early days of the channel … if I remember correctly I was there at around 1600 subs I used to comment … I haven’t for a while since the channel blew up… You have done so so well 👏🏼 I was trying to find infos about Svalbard as I dreamt to visit … then we were supposed to come and 2020 hit and all our travel dreams crumbled into dust and I still dreamt of visiting one day as my health went into a down spiral.. so I have still not managed to come but I hope that I will soon. Sooner the better 🙏🏼 Anyway I remember thinking wth going to the gym to wash 🧐🤭 and also the first you took us through polar nights it was so fascinating and year after next another polar night season after next … you have done incredibly well you must be so proud. I long for the day at long last I can visit all these places with my own eyes and feel the crisp artic air on my cheeks Thank you Cecilia for years of taking me around Svalbard. I’m so grateful 🙏🏼 Take good care of yourself Sabrina 🇫🇷🇬🇧

[@sierranicole5105]

i started watching your videos when you didn’t have running water at your house. it used to freak me out because it’s such a luxury where i live. and i imagined living in svalbard without water. it would be different, but it’s such a cozy place during the winter. i love cold weather. i plan on living in alaska when i get older.

[@albertarose1433]

Svalbard very much reminds me of Alaska. I lived there for many years. I love the cotton ball flowers too! Many Alaskan brides included them in their wedding bouquets. Plus the ever changing colors of the tundra. Nothing compares to its beauty in the fall. ❤ I love how much you get excited about reading. Me too. I now live in Seattle Washington and absolutely LOVE the rain. When I lived in Anchorage we were very dry there too. Our snow could be like sugar! But I have to live in the rain. It brings life to my soul just to breathe it in. I could only be a visitor to Svalbard but that would be lovely for a moment in life.

[@muzzable]

Remember those early days Cecilia. It’s nice to see you have a few comforts now. Love Grim getting brushed. Your photography is awesome. Thank you so much😊

[@annawhateley1239]

I love your videos Cecilia, and look forward to them every week. The mood, the quality of production, and the environment is a whole character to be loved. You've chosen some great reads, and thank you for championing reading in your content.

[@koololdster]

Watching your Summer rain as it's starting to rain here. Even thought we don't get the Midnight Sun, Summer rain is a nice break from the oppressive heat here. Enjoy your books and I hope you get some cozy time to read in the 'bright season'.

[@Lexi_333]

Grim is such an angel 🥹

[@chercooper5278]

Ohh this post is one of my favorites!! The sound of the rain and the video you put with it , of the grasses blowing gently.. just perfection!!

[@janiseturso673]

I adore rainy, dreary days for the same reason as everyone else. It really is cozy, and in summer you don’t often get “all day rain” like you get in spring and fall (at least here in Columbus, O).

[@ianmurphy9955]

Nothing better than a video from Cecilia especially when I'm feeling low

[@adrasteia3866]

Rainy days are the best days. ❤ The cotton grass is beautiful! Thanks for sharing 😊

[@michellevandyke5000]

I love your channel! I live in the southern California desert, USA, where it is currently 118 F, 47 C. Our summers are at least 5 months long, from May through September. We normally have monsoons during this time, but with climate change, I've noticed they've basically stopped in our area. Unless the government has cloud-seeded, which they've done before. Then you can expect to float off because then it rains too much. 😅 Sometimes, during the summer months, it never drops below triple digits, 100 F, 37 C. Camping in our area, like your video from last week, has us dealing with rattle snakes, scorpions and tarantulas. We have camped before between October and April but it really just depends on when we have the cooler weather. During the end of December through the end of January temperatures can be as low as 13 F, -10 C at night, to 45 F, 7 C during the day. I hope you have the best day and week. 💗 Hugs to Grim.

[@Linds52]

What I love so much about your channel is that your videos actually make me want to turn off KZbin and go outside or read...or go outside and read. Thank you Cecilia!

[@davidvoller726]

Love watching your channel! Suggestion: Get a Kindling splitter, about a 3.5 gal pail and about a 3 lbs hand maul for splitting kindling. Works great!

[@obeawoman]

I love how you always say how grateful you are for your life 🌈❤

[@julie1roberts]

I LOVE the keeping of Grim's fur to make a sweater!!❤🐕 So sweet!

[@Kdrive23]

Your taste in weather/climate and mine are exactly the same...I love the coziness and (ironically) the warmth of winter

[@TBaynes64]

Thank you for such a peaceful video, Cecilia. It was much needed.💜

[@BubsyMupsy]

Yes, I remember you going to shower in the gym and I remember how strange it sounded to me that time…. You did beautiful renovation at your cabin and made it so much more spacious and cozy! Rainy days are the best , aren’t they!? Love baby Grimm! Such a good boy!

[@NadiaRehanna]

Dear cecill, your lovely videos are the last thing I see before bed and I love itttt it makes me so relaxxxxxx beautiful life ❤

[@Vegancutie]

Brando Sando is one of my favorites! ❤ loved this cozy video, i learn so much about Svalbard every time I watch! And i love the idea of making a Grim sweater omg😊

[@lesliec3612]

I've commented before (and I know a few others have) that you could write a sweet children's book series of 'Grim Adventures.' Seeing that your lovely mother is an exceptional artist - she could illustrate! A great way to keep interest in the outdoors - and set it all in Svalbard to teach about the land and its conservation. Grim would be such a great ambassador. ❤ Perhaps some proceeds could help programs for children to preserve the Earth they're inheriting. Anyway, I dearly love your gorgeous videos and the way you tie everything together with your peaceful presentations of life in that part of the world. 🥰🕊✨️🐻‍❄️❄️ Thank you so much for sharing! 🙌

[@kdolguin]

Your ability to see the beauty in such a desolate area shows how positive your attitude is😊

[@lwskiner]

Thanks for the Philip Pullman plug, I just started The Golden Compass and it's a great read!!!

[@hippiechick2112]

Hi, Cecilia. Catching up. As always, a wonderful video! It does look cozy.

[@kayleentrujillo51]

Yes!! Tandem reading tower of dawn and impure of storms makes it easier to get through tower of dawn. But love that series it only get better!!!

[@tcm087]

Cotton balls in bloom. I love those little, fuzzy, spherical blooms. Great images to capture your mood.

[@westlod]

I’m from the Pacific Northwest in the U.S. so we get plenty of rain and I absolutely love the rain, it’s very soothing and keeps things green.

[@CommissionMedia2013]

Yes I remember many videos where you had to head to town for shower and laundry. The first video I saw of you was a hike in the pitch dark 😝. And I’ve been watching ever since. Thanks for sharing your wonderful film making and beautiful land, cabin and family 🐶.

[@suzy1335]

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Philip Pullmans Book of Dust series. I've been waiting years for the 3rd book!

[@makesomethinggood4896]

Cecilia, I began watching your videos when you still had your small cabin, and it was winter time with howling winds. I continue to enjoy how your videos have exciting adventure and relaxing vibes. Thank you for what you do. Say hi to Grim for me :)

[@noelh2918]

A nice cozy episode, I love it. I love that you like to read and I like to know what you are reading. Thank you.

[@sherylchapman4168]

Grim is so cute! He loves his people.❤ he’s enjoying all the attention you guys are giving him.

[@SouthernGalPal]

Ohhhhh, I love, love, love a rainy jammies all day snuggle on the couch in front of the fire with a good book and cup of tea day!

[@nicolaoffert4006]

Yep, I've been with you about 4yrs and absolutely love your videos. Thank you for this one.....so relaxing, cozy and beautifully filmed. I feel snug as a bug 😘💕

[@johndoyle3514]

I've been watching your channel for some time now and remember when you had to shower and do laundry in the village. I was fascinated by the cabin expansion and love how it turned out!