Daily life at our cottage during a rough winter

After a very sad and hard end to the year that I shared a bit about in my previous video ( • the tide of loss ) it felt like a gift to be able to have a full month here at home in the cottage and just rest and recover. In this video I share a bit of our daily lives and what we have been up to. Winter has fully arrived in Norway and this year it was particularly intense with a lot of snowstorms and really low temperatures! Enjoy :-)
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[@carolinesimmill4962]

Thank you Maria for your beautiful and peaceful film. The frozen waterfall is very special and that evening sky was awesome. Rest and be well.

[@sb4759]

All the birds of the sky nested in its boughs, all the animals of the wild gave birth under its branches; all the great nations lived in its shade. God's beauty in the earth is unmatched by anything else. The beauty in this video are unmatched. What an awesome creator to make this all for us to enjoy! I am stunned by the beauty around you there. We have on a tiny glimmer of that here in winter in Washington state. It doesn't get as cold as you have there. But we have the Cascade mountains all around that are of surpassing beauty as well. Love this and so enjoy your soft ways in presenting all this on film. Thank you.

[@katemead3796]

Beautiful filming, and beautiful thoughts, Maria... absolutely agree that darkness can be beneficial to creativity, a time to restock the mind and grow imaginative strands for the future. I've found that the dark months have become easier to live with and in, as I grow older. Also, you'll have the lengthening evenings to enjoy in coming months :)

[@HanusekInTheForest]

Beautiful winter. I love colors of the sky at sunset. They are breathtaking. 😍

[@frederiquedelage1831]

The colours of this sunset is a huge gift from the earth :) So glad you also take time to notice these wonders, while the daily lives of many of us prevent people from even noticing them!

[@carolbuchel3011]

The waterfall pictures are breathtaking-what a beautiful thing to behold!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

So glad you liked it too! It really is a magical little place

[@connieschwarz6023]

I have never seen anything like that in my life! It’s beautiful! Thank you!

[@purpleicewitch6349]

tysm for showing the frozen waterfall for those of us who don't get to live near such things

[@artistikworld4058]

Maria, I too cry at scenery. Apparently it means we are close to Spirit and we are Empathisers! I love your podcasts. I live in Ireland. Maggie

[@KeithPetterson-f3w]

Thank you Maria, so much for the beautiful new video. It gave me a very cozy feeling seeing you hibernating indoors with snow glistening outside, while we are having an intense rain storm right now here in California. I can see why you love your new snowsuit, it looks nice and warm! I’m so happy for you to have a wonderful community, I know what it means as I have more recently found mine. It is love. ❤

[@Mariaandtheforest]

My pleasure 😊. I'm glad it gave you a little of the same cozy feeling that I felt, and so happy you have found your community too

[@lynnek4226]

Your country is breathtakingly beautiful. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

My pleasure 😊

[@MerediddyS]

I love your little family and these videos!! Thank you for sharing!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

You are so kind

[@Heidi51616]

I would love that IF I could watch it from a warm cozy room.

[@janettekarling1809]

I enjoy all your videos but my favorites are you and your loves in the cottage videos.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Aww, I am so glad you feel that way, because those are my favorites to make too ❤️

[@marcodellasanta9089]

❤...thank You, Maria, for just one more BEAUTIful video...

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you too Marco

[@Gunavati1]

Beautiful, thank you! ❤

[@jackiewheaton4199]

It's love, Maria, what makes our lives worth living. I used to love reading the Moomintroll books to my kids who are around your age. You may feel cool in that suit and not only that, you look cool in it too:)

[@Mariaandtheforest]

True

[@michellejeffrey2890]

Such a wonderful video Maria. Thank you for sharing. 🏡🏡💚💚🙏🙏

[@cindyhunter166]

Another amazing, beautiful, relaxing video. You really have the ability to reach into our souls.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

thank you

[@darbybell8684]

This was balm for my soul, thank you!

[@clairemasson8872]

Another peaceful, heartfelt and beautiful video 😊 Thankyou Maria 🥰

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you for watching

[@SarahCooper-l5l]

Simple things are often the most beautiful ❤

[@m_r---123]

Loved your video - such beautiful photography!! Thank you for sharing!!!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you so much!

[@tmsundar123]

I'm fan of your videos and your story narrative is awesome. Thanks for your hard work to share your world and Beautiful Norway to us.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you very much ❤️

[@TK-rm6gr]

I always feel so happy to see you posted a new video!! I love so much watching your amazing country and just everything that is happening in your life! I also live in a countryside and I know all the tough things about winter, heating the house and so on😊. Thank you so much for sharing these beautiful moments of your life! Best wishes and warm hugs! ❤❤

[@Mariaandtheforest]

It makes me so happy too, to have people like you that want to watch them when they come out ❤️❤️. Thank you so much, I hope you stay warm and have a nice winter!

[@LeonieThorneycroft]

Exquisite. Breathtaking. Your videos of the beauty surrounding where you live are spell binding.Thankyou Maria for all your hard work, and perseverance in bringing them to us. What a start to my day here in the south of the South Island ,New Zealand.One day I Dream of traveling to Norway.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

My pleasure 😊. New Zealand seems so breathtaking too!

[@ameliaporter98]

A Court of Thorns and Roses (along with A Court of Mist and Fury) was my favourite book of 2022, and I wish I could forget everything to re-read it again haha

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thats so good to hear. I have just started it and I am liking it a lot so far.

[@tonycronin4629]

The colours bathing the landscape are spectacular in the low light. Norway is so beautiful in winter and I have been lucky enough to explore Senja, Finmark and Lofoten areas on different occasions during the late winter. Your videos show us the human soul part of this beautiful landscape.

[@jillychandler]

Wow, so amazed that you are on a bicycle in the snow! I think you are so used to the weather there perhaps? In England, we panic if it snows too much, as we are not keyed up for it here, as it does not happen very often! I love the snow, but because I do not live near shops, I have to make sure I have enough food for me and my rescue greyhound Madge, and drink, here in my little house in West Devon, England. Hope that you can continue to feel better, and get lots of rest. xxx

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Haha, yes I get what you mean. Some places in Norway are similar, they are not so used to lots of snow and everything becomes a little chaotic when there is snow. Biking through winter is challenging for sure, but I always change to studded tyres and that is a life saver!

[@louiseholsthansen4981]

Dear Maria, thank you for this beautiful and comforting video. You have no idea how much it means to me, and I dare say all of us, to see you in this much better mood. Life is sometimes hard and challenging, but brighter times will allways come, and you showed us this in this video. Take care of yourself and dont rush time. I send you all my thoughts and love❤️

[@lindseyrobinson4195]

Lovely beautifully gentle video. Thank you ❤

[@Mariaandtheforest]

You are so kind, thank you ❤️

[@jetv1471]

This snow looks like the Dr . Zivago movie !

[@gabrielleszafir]

What a beautiful video! I so appreciate the magic you bring out of the mundane. I also LOVE Rachel's podcast!! That was such a beautiful moment when you shared what you're grateful for. Sending love from my little corner of the world to yours!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you Gabrielle

[@NewstromJulianna]

Beautiful, magical, tranquil…such a wonderful gift. Thank you, Maria❤

[@Mariaandtheforest]

My pleasure Julianna

[@pamopdyke6805]

Thank you for sharing your beautiful life and landscapes. From Oregon, U.S.A.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thanks for watching ❤️

[@bettinafoertig7011]

Thanks for sharing those beautiful images, the waterfall really is a special place!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

It really is!

[@janahudak4304]

so glad to hear about the car

[@MGE9436]

I feel so bad when you are riding bicycles in that snow, it must be such hard cold work. I hope your car is fixed soon. We are still all very very hot in Australia, I want our winter to be here quickly and be rid of the constant humidity and draining heat. We are both wishing our seasons to be gone, to bring in the new relief of cold and heat. Best wishes in your cosy cottage and thank you for such a beautiful video once again .❤😊

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Haha, yeah... It is not very enjoyable these days I have to say. But at least you really get to feel the elements😝! I hope the colder season will arrive at your doorstep soon. Thank you and best wishes to you too!

[@queenshims]

You look like an astronaut! Super cool! Thanks for this lovely video, Maria! So glad to see that you’ve finally got some rest and also that you’ll have your car soon! I love these cottage videos 😊

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you!! 😊 I'm glad some people get it, haha.

[@lahoriali962]

thanks for very nice sharing You are doing very well keep it up

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you, I will :-)

[@lahoriali962]

@@Mariaandtheforest You are very welcome stay blessed stay connected

[@stefanoarunzutunz6630]

Wow, i don't know how you do it, but you really give the feeling throu the video about what you are talking. I wish more of our generation search themself more instead of living this frenetic ritmes. Here in Belgium People look and feel soul less. It must be so recharging be able to live in a comunity somewhere where you feel belonged, + a stunning nature is jackpot, And a good partner. Maybe i should turn page and change abrupt, going back to south italy ,.were the mountain are, but the South is left at his own destiny last decades,.no comunity, only old People , all young emigrated economic situation, thats also not a place than were to feel alive, even if it has everything else. But here in belgium pfff nee nee

[@DrWegasOslo]

KZbin business !! great video and quality content. enjoyed it from Oslo, Norway !!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thanks for watching!

[@janinafisher101]

You were on my mind this week - I was wondering how you were doing - so lovely to see you. Oh my goodness, that waterfall at night just captured my spirit. So magnificent! Wow. I was painting an abstract painting that morphed into a waterfall seen in very dark light - like at night just lit a bit maybe by moonlight, or late twilight... this reminded me of it. And I was walking just last night with a friend and her dog and we had a sunset that looked SO much like the one here that it surprised me and made me feel a bit teary! Nature's generosity and magnificence can really feel emotional sometimes. You have been having weather similar to ours - winter storms and frost and snow, followed by melting and mild temperatures. I agree - the warm weather is such a relief after so much cold! So glad you are having some nice down time, and good time with friends. Sending you a hug. May your heart continue to heal, and 2024 be more relaxed, but fulfilling, satisfying and joyful for you and your honey.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you for thinking of me Janina. I appreciate that. So glad you liked the waterfall too, it really is magical to be there when its frozen. I agree, sometimes nature really keeps on giving these gifts and it can feel moving in many ways. Even though it is also harsh like with the cold temperatures we have had! Thank you so much for the hug and your well wishes for the yearv

[@janinafisher101]

@Mariaandtheforest I keep having the feeling that 2024 will be an amazing year! Sure hope so, thanks! By the way, have you or Bendik ever heard of any art retreats in Norway that are not crazy expensive?

[@brendavale5464]

Gorgeous.. love your videos at home! Glad you have been resting.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you so much

[@MarkGalbraithVideos]

Thank you for another lovely video Maria. I'm pleased that you have found time to rest during January (between shovelling snow), and I wish you a happy year ahead. 😊

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Same to you Mark

[@gypsycatharina]

Beautiful video Thank you for it. Love RINI from the Netherlands.

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you too

[@davideborgna4918]

Fantastico 👋

[@arcticradio]

Oh goodness I know that feeling well - we have snow in what feels like mountains in our yard. Everytime it snows I feel like crying as I know I have a good few hours of snow clearing to do. It’s exhausting! Our snow machine broke ages ago so we occasionally have to call in a tractor when it gets too bad……I’m looking forward to easier days! Winter is a tough time……

[@Mariaandtheforest]

I can imagine! If you are in Lapland (given your youtube name) its probably much worse than here too. Stay strong😂!

[@miamolin]

Beautiful video 🤍❄️🤍 Nice that you feel much better ❤ Have nice evening and week. 🤍❄️🤍

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you Mia. You too ❤️❤️

[@miamolin]

Thank you Maria ❤️

[@malc121]

Beautiful video thank you for sharing ❤❤

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you too

[@stavangerflamenco5385]

Flott og poetisk filming!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Takk mor ❤️

[@kitchenmemories-butvegan2447]

Finally :)

[@isafeld]

Excited to hear your thoughts on those books! I'm on the 3rd book in the ACOTAR series. I've tried to read the Inheritance Cycle so many times, maybe I'll give it another try 👀

[@ashildlvasborgersen4865]

❤❤❤

[@mariamorgan6913]

😍🥰😘

[@missflower5456]

Is that coffee in Bø?

[@ameliaporter98]

I just finished reading The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas (who is Norwegian as you probably know ☺️) and your frozen waterfall reminded me exactly of the imagery in that book ❄️

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Yes I totally agree 😊. When I found this waterfall a few winters ago I actually made a video about it where I also speak a lot about that book kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHvIdGarqNqLrM0si=TgNu3uayoyYUSlkw . How cool we had the same association

[@ameliaporter98]

@@Mariaandtheforest oooh! I’ll definitely have to watch it!! 🤗

[@StashaA.]

One of my favourite things in life is curling up like that with my partner and reading. ☺ As for the Acotar series, if you are unsure about continuing after the first book, go for the second book. That's where the story really starts. 😉

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thanks for the tip! I will keep that in mind 😊

[@StashaA.]

😘@@Mariaandtheforest

[@artistikworld4058]

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[@IaMmeMilly]

[@devabhai7959]

❤❤❤❤

[@FrenchCountryLife]

This was such a beautiful video Maria! Thank you and bless you

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you! You too ❤️

[@Zer0.0.0.x]

Beautiful sweater!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you! 😊 I forgot to say it, but it is actually all plant dyed yarn!

[@markuserikssen]

What a magical place you live in! I can imagine that the intense winter weather affects the body and mind quite a lot. Thanks for sharing your journey!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Thank you :-). It for sure does. Now when it is warmer and it all melts and becomes grey and sluggish everywhere I feel a bit down. Even though its hard work I would much rather have the intense winter!

[@markuserikssen]

@@Mariaandtheforest Yeah I totally get that. But thankfully brighter days are ahead of us!

[@Mariaandtheforest]

Very true @@markuserikssen ☺☺