The Art of Slowing Down & Romanticizing Your Life | Slow Spring Days in English Countryside

[@IamDaria]

Flower cookie recipe: 150g frozen strawberries/ or strawberry jam 80g of sugar (I used 1:1 brown and white) + 15g brown sugar for strawberry jam (if you're making your own) 160g plain flour 60g ground almonds 90g softened butter 1 egg Pinch of salt 1 tbsp vanilla extract If you're making your own jam, then put your strawberries into a small saucepan, add a splash of water (about 1-2 tbsp) and 15g of sugar. Simmer on a small heat until it's jammy and thickened. Otherwise you can use any store bought jam. In a separate bowl mix together softened butter with sugar. I used a silicone spoon, but you can also cream it using a hand mixer. Then add vanilla extract and 1 egg. Whisk until combined. Add flour, ground almonds and salt. Mix well with a spoon, then start mixing by hand until the dough forms a ball. If the dough has gotten too warm and sticky, put it to the fridge for 20 minutes. Dust the surface with some flour and roll out your dough (I did it in batches), it should be about 3-5mm thick. Stamp with flower shaped cookie cutter. Then stamp half of your flowers with a smaller cookie cutter (or any round shaped glass etc) in the middle. Preheat the oven and bake for 10 minutes at 180C/ 356F until lightly golden. Let both the jam and the cookies cool down before assembling. Add a bit of jam onto the base cookie and then put a cookie with a hole in the middle on top. :)

[@keithlomas6107]

Do you know how to heat-vacuum seal your jam jars..When jam is made have jars firstly heated gently in oven to completely sterilize them. Heat water - volume to about half the height of the height of the jars - to hot. Put jars upright in the water. Having turned off the heat spoon in the hot jam. Put the lids over the jars leaving a space for steam to escape. Wipe the lid tops clean with a moist then dry cloth. Wait a little for the jam to decrease in temperature to warm, then tighten the lids. Remove from water to cool before storage at room temperature. When you open the lid from the jam jar there should be a 'pop' sound - that means your jam was heat-vacuum sealed. Is this correct Mrs Daria?

[@jiangxinzeng7610]

Good recipe 🎉🎉🎉

[@purniwickramarathne]

People who get excited about the sunrises, sunsets, changing colors of leaves, shifting of seasons, starry skies, wildflowers, butterflies, petrichor, cats, unimaginably wonderful watercolor hues, peaceful music, heartfelt and deep conversations, and all the beauty exists around us, contained in the mundane, in the most unexpected places and moments, are my kind of people ♡🌿🌼🍂🐾

[@mythtree6348]

rich basically i guess. Ive done this for years but it takes a lot of money now to afford to do anything slowly.

[@K.Bye.0_0]

​@@mythtree6348 💯💯

[@КатеринаНаумова-р4з]

Thank you for your videos and for sharing your thoughts! I’m watching them from the middle of the war in Ukraine and they make me get much calmer🥰 I try to do exactly the same things you say - and those simple things are the main ones that really help to survive and to save my mental health and focus on good things in my life, while the war is still going on. Wish you all the best!

[@IamDaria]

Sending all the light and peace to you ✨🌸

[@jillychandler]

I have a wonderful Ukraine family of 6 as neighbors, and they have been here for two years. I treasure the fact that they are in safety now, and wish you peace and safety soon. Such terrible things go on in this world, but as we see in this lovely video, there is also so much beauty and goodness in our world too. Blessings from Jilly & Madge the rescue greyhound, from West Devon, England. xxx

[@Escudera_de_Roble]

🤗🤗🤗 Sending you lots of love and strength, and my heartfelt best wishes from Spain!! 🇪🇸 💕🇺🇦 🕊🥰

[@КатеринаНаумова-р4з]

@@IamDariathanks a lot❤

[@КатеринаНаумова-р4з]

@@jillychandler​​⁠thank you for your support and kind words! Sure, there’s beauty in everything ❤ wish you all the best!

[@caroldyer1000]

Thank you, you’re not talking nonsense to me, you’re so right

[@alittleheavenonearth]

Agreeee❤❤❤

[@onepartwild]

What you said isn't nonsense. We can all be artists in some way, with many forms of expression. To create is art. The way a gardener designs a landscape and creates a living canvas, the clothes and accessories we combine, to embellish a hand-written letter, decorate our spaces, our food, etc. So many possibilities! 😊

[@IamDaria]

You are right, all of this is art! 🥰

[@dealeusedelumiere]

"Is like painting with my camera" 😍😍

[@davidmurphy1653]

You do not live a boring life, you live a life that suits what what you want in life til you decide to change it or tweak it ❤😂

[@kellyneildotcom]

Absolutely NOT nonsense. I felt like you were inside my head the entire time I watched this video. Putting to words the exact feelings I'm having, especially the last year. Why do we have to stop having fun? Why must we give up the things that brought us joy as children? I am reclaiming some of that for myself and have never felt better mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Thank you for your beautiful, heartfelt work.❤

[@RavenDreamer]

"To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour" - William Blake

[@purniwickramarathne]

indeed 🌼🌿

[@شهابعبدالله-ك2ظ]

im novelist. i spent a lot of my time alone in reading and writing and building my fantasy world. your videos inspired me. so, thank you.

[@IamDaria]

Aah that’s beautiful. What kind of novels do you write?

[@شهابعبدالله-ك2ظ]

@@IamDaria I have published three novels. One is social and two are magical realism But my most important project is being completed, which is a series of high fantasy novels, as I love building imaginary worlds.

[@hoahappyhome]

So, there are simple things that will help us feel happy, just like small flowers pinned to your hair, simple but very beautiful. Let's always be innocent and happy like this, everything we encounter will become much lighter. The video is very beautiful and pleasant.

[@zeehondje1000]

I saw your books of the Bronte sisters, I love them. I have been on the ground were they lived (Haworth) , and made a walk to.Top withens. It was amazing there. Walking on the same ground, we're they once walked. I have been in the house as well, were they lived. And saw personal belongings from the family. I like your cat as well, I adore them.

[@donnarakitzis2719]

Yes, reading is a wonderful escape from your problems. I find it helps me not dwell on them and enjoy another world.

[@donnarakitzis2719]

Not only are the cookies, beautiful, they look scrumptious

[@Escudera_de_Roble]

😊 So true, Daria! The most important things in life are for free, and time of reflection is often the most productive in terms of real importance! Action would not exist if we didn't take time for thought, and for that to happen, we usually need a reset that comes naturally when we slow down. 😉 Fear of missing out (the dreaded FOMO 😱😅) is not only a deterrent of decisions, but also a very powerful and toxic time thieve! It kills creativity, as we get carried away by its demands, and are left with no time to ourselves, to reflect and create! Thank you so much for painting with your camera, and the way you make your videos, to be not only beautiful, but also food for thought! 😃👍 And talking about food, thank you as well for the yummy cookie recipe! 😋Happiness is so often cooked in the bottom of a bowl or a pot! 😉 And BTW, I love bumblebees too! 😉Thank you!! 🙏🤗🥰😘

[@IamDaria]

You know, I always love reading your comments! Thank you! 😊🌸 I agree with what you say. It’s so difficult to find that balance between what’s necessary for a sustainable living, and the living part itself. There are so many options, so many values each of us have. But that’s also the beautiful (though messy) part of life - figuring out what’s most important to you.

[@Escudera_de_Roble]

@@IamDaria 🤗🥰😘

[@KhadijaAlBaalbaky]

I would really like to thank you for sharing every video. I'm Lebanese, but I have travelled to KSA since 2021 to work and support my family. It is a drastic change to me because I used to stay most of the time in nature in Lebanon. I lived in the mountains. And here in KSA, no nature at all. I felt like I find myself again in your videos. Instead of going outside, I can watch your videos. I can remember myself in Lebanon, my moments in nature, my feelings. So I can say your channel is that space for me amidst the desert. Sending you lots of love, you are great! ❤

[@DottyDelightful]

I fully understand the monetising everything, it’s come from social media, and the internet, pre socials I spent slow times hand sewing, enjoying just being in the garden etc, now everything is for socials including this video

[@vibekefreitag562]

Thank you for painting so beautifully with your camera. You are a true artist🌸💞

[@mohdbilalansari5687]

Lovely thoughts!! ❤❤❤

[@donnarakitzis2719]

What a gorgeous tree. Spring has sprung.

[@theramblingrose_]

I related so much to this feeling of needing to monetize every hobby. I have only just taken up reading fantasy novels again at 42 and I'm loving it 🥰

[@msguinevere3702]

Actually, if you collected your video "essays" together in a book I would totally buy it! I love your musings and insights - as well as the visual beauty of your video "paintings"! 💗

[@thisisvedanti2264]

Your videos are healing therapies for me today I was quite stressed and waiting for your videos to feel relax. Thank you ❤

[@IamDaria]

Aah thank you! 🌸 I hope you are feeling better!

[@cathylynnpietranton]

Thank you so much ♥️

[@LifeThruMyLens.]

Such a beautiful vlog and an inspiration to start mindful living ❤❤ Thanks for sharing.

[@gracespills7926]

no nonsense. this sums up my dreams and thoughts on life. thank you. keep shining your light. you are magic diguised in the seemingly mundane.

[@IamDaria]

Aah thank you so much! 🥰 I’m glad you think in a similar way!

[@الحمدلله-م1ز7ت]

التأمل في الطبيعة والإبداع في خلقها وترتيبها أحسن ترتيب هو بذاته إيمانا قويا بالله سبحانه خالقها وخالقنا وخالق الأكوان

[@rachelschappacher1100]

You make everything look beautiful, fun, cozy, and thought provoking in your videos. Thank you for all of your hard work and for sharing your vision.

[@IamDaria]

Thank you so much for your kind words! 🌸

[@squest7367]

It feels equally heavy when I'm writing this comment for the first time to a Channel that I've just subscribed to. Seeing what you present brings me back to start writing, although it's not clear yet what else I should write. One of the many things I believe is that we are part of all the neatly presented fictions in the vastness of the world. I hope we're all okay.

[@marthaaikonakagaway.470]

Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful thoughts, your experiences, and your good advices.

[@claregilbert2481]

That was very beautiful thank you xx 😊❤

[@pritimaluximon2088]

Such an artwork!!!!! I am in awe! so beautiful! love your outfit too.

[@johnsalay5397]

Stumbling across your videos was just what I needed. I have gotten so used to trying to find activities in my life to make the day "count". You made me realize that I was missing out on the day to day wonderful things that are right in front of me. I'm learning to stop and smell the flowers or the aroma of coffee or the taste of foods. Thanks for the gift.

[@angelagrimes8237]

As always your thoughts resonate with me fully! Thank you for sharing.

[@Наталья-л7ы3в]

Привет из России! Такое сверх милое видео, попахивает вековой стариной и романтикой. Невозможно оторваться)😊

[@melindaferreira9879]

Beautiful moments make my life more bearable. 💕🕊️

[@antonellagiadapace]

This video comes at the right time. Thanks 😊

[@Nia_meow_]

Ahh new video 🌺🫰

[@IamDaria]

🥰🌸

[@th7297]

This is a character trait, I still have. Everything has to be monetized. This prevented me from having fun for sake of having fun. Lifting weights to be strong in daily life instead of just enjoying the pump. Making music to create an alternative income stream instead of just enjoying the beauty of the instruments. Today I sat outside of a small Café in my area which I know for ten years. And I saw the sign, depicting the name of the train station nearby. I sipped the Coffee and realized that it was under a small oldfashioned roof, made of iron and it looked like it was from a different era. I really was inside that moment and told my wife that these momentary snapshots should appear more often in our lives. Really being inside that moment. In your words I can find myself. Thanks for,sharing your thoughts. 😉👍🏻

[@CountryViewHomestead]

It definitely makes sense. 😊

[@bluetoadflax2486]

It's such a lovely video you've made; watching this was like a hug from spring, or life itself--I don't know if that really expresses it! But it made today better!😊

[@IamDaria]

Aah thank you so much! 🌸🥰

[@vlad-mundi]

Life is everything we want it to be. It’s important to remember that we control our actions and we can change things for better. The things that are out of our control just pretty much have to be dealt with. But it’s always up to us whether we let them get to us or not. Monetising every little hobby is something my mind always drifts to unfortunately so feeling that doing something isn’t productive is a feeling I very much understand 😂 it’s important to do things that make you happy though, even if they are not going to make you rich or famous 😊 Beautiful video and thank you for sharing your musings yet again! ❤

[@IamDaria]

You are so right! 😊 Oh and I think too many of us want to monetize everything we do or be super efficient and perfect at every little thing. But that removes lighthearted fun out of living. It shouldn’t be that way!

[@madrugasouza9624]

seus vídeos transmitem quietude e harmonia....doces imagens. um inscrito do canal no RIO DE JANEIRO.

[@cherry-xz6ei]

You are truly one of my favourite people ❤

[@LunaJoy]

love the framing and aesthetics of this video, so beautiful.

[@samofguzman]

The color palette of your videos is so calming. 💛 I hope we can have films like this.

[@AdithyaSooriyaarachchi]

Love this vibe 😍

[@IamDaria]

🌸🌸🌸

[@suebrown436]

Beautiful, gentle, calming, and those biscuits looked fabulous.

[@gurkmeja2021]

🌟✨️🌟 What a wonderful treat to get to watch a video from you, Daria, after an awful migraine attack. Balsam for the soul to watch all this beauty that you create.🌸 🌿 You speak many wise words. I do a lot of creative journaling and art journaling, and love Edith Holden books - they're so lovely and inspiring. Wishing you a wonderful weekend! /Ditte 🤓 🇸🇪

[@MariaColhon-ol5sj]

Gîndesc exact la fel ca tine!

[@EnricaM-d2w]

Lovely video. Thanks from Italy

[@mariebap2009]

Merci à toi 🙏🏻😊

[@КираЛеонтьева-я8ю]

Thank you very much for such Thank you very much for such video❤️ I like them very much!!

[@tetyanabeyer1426]

Thank you Daria for such a beautiful video, you are really an amazing artist ❤

[@IamDaria]

Thank you so much! 🥰

[@mano.kiemas]

Labai estetiškas ir mielas video...☺

[@libristerra7751]

😍

[@ArtwithOlga]

Making decisions (especially big ones) can be overwhelming but I think any path we choose will lead us to something good. Nowadays, we live in this society in which it is expected to be successful by climbing the career ladder and earning more money. People often forget to enjoy every simple thing and appreciate it. I am sitting here, watching this video in my small flat (hoping to live in nature one day) but sipping tea and being grateful that I can see you make these beautiful flower cookies, listen to your words and find them relatable. Money is essential to live but if you work all the time blindly chasing it, you can't appreciate what you really have .Beautiful shirt!😍

[@IamDaria]

You are absolutely right! 🌸 Also there is money, but there is also integrity and other ways to find happiness in life. Money is very essential to live, but sometimes in chasing more of it, we end up not living at all. There needs to be a balance, and it’s so difficult to find it. I’m always conflicted about this subject!

[@ArtwithOlga]

@@IamDaria And I agree again. I know a guy who runs 2 or 3 complanies. He literally sleeps with his laptop when he has time to sleep. He has money, goes on expensive vacations sometimes but is he really happy with his life? On the other hand, some people find meaning in working so much so perhaps that's what he wants.

[@yamiletharroyo4248]

hola ! me encanto tu video .. esos hermosos lugares que visitas . esos árboles con flores hermosas … ❤ saludos de costa rica 🥰 pensaba pedirte la recta de galletas . pero vi que ya la compartiste .. con otra persona .. bendiciones y saludos .. 🇨🇷

[@MichaelManalo-wq4um]

So Peaceful ❤

[@IamDaria]

Thank you! 🌸

[@Safiskitchen2783]

Ellam pwoliyanu ningalude samsaram cooking everything ❤

[@mtnshelby7059]

Beautiful as usual, thank you. ❤

[@IamDaria]

Thank you! 🌸

[@alittleheavenonearth]

Relaxing as always ❤❤❤❤❤

[@raymondgilmour1533]

Beautiful photography with brilliant concepts ..thank you .

[@IamDaria]

Thank you! ✨

[@cerridwencottagediary9194]

Your videos really are a tonic for the soul. Where did you get your blouse please, it is stunning? Blessings from Wales

[@IamDaria]

Thank you so much! 🥰 This blouse is actually from H&M. It’s a Cream Floral Linen blend blouse

[@hudaal-jahdali8988]

Oh very beautiful.. you really inspired me. I feel connected.. Thank you

[@IamDaria]

Thank you so much for watching! 🌸

[@ОльгаМогилевская-ш2м]

Sorry for my English, I'm just on the way of speaking it perfectly. You look like Elizabeth Bennett from Jane Austin's novel, and the atmosphere of your videos always reminds me about this book. Thank you for making them for us! They show me real beauty of England. Seeing this country myself is my dream. I always watch your vlogs with pleasure. 😊

[@alittleheavenonearth]

love LOVE TEA 🍵 SET

[@mylittlenorwegianlife]

Very well said✨️

[@Verenaaschulz]

I like your video so much! Thank you for sharing ☺🌸🕯

[@rosestar5157]

Dear Dariya❤ I find your life as the real wealthy lifestyle. The big cities and popular places don't feel life to me.. I think i will be really happy if I start slow living ❤

[@IamDaria]

Aah I hope you get to try it at least! It’s all in the little things! 🌿

[@sunriseJapan]

ありがとうございました。動画を見てとても嬉しいです。きれいです。

[@janeycooper940]

Lovely thankyou ❤

[@IamDaria]

🥰🌸

[@alejandrorodriguez4189]

What a lovely video you’ve made, thank you for making the day a bit better 🤍

[@IamDaria]

Thank you so much for watching! 🌸

[@ayansarkar12345]

খুব ভালো । ধন্যবাদ ।

[@Phantom_093]

These cookies look so good though!

[@IamDaria]

Oh they were 🌸🌸🌸

[@ebonyspeaks875]

Hi I look forward to your videos every week they are so calming and beautiful. What is the book you're reading at 4:15. You were reading a section about April

[@AlphaSen-g3g]

Lovely ❤😊

[@IamDaria]

Thank you so much! 🌸

[@jennyrakoto]

I love your videos and your aesthetic. I also do have a youtube channel as a hobby and it allows me to capture the most ordinary and mundane things of my life, trying to make it look a little bit more magical. I totally relate to everything you say 🥰 Thank you for another inspiring video !

[@emilysmith2784]

What’s funny is when interviewing for a new hire my company always asks about hobbies and interests. We honestly never think well of candidates who answer in a work related way or say they don’t have hobbies. So in a way taking down time and finding ways to relax and have fun would help you advance at my place of work 😊. I know that’s not the goal but it might have helped release some of the guilt you had or felt like the time was wasted if more employers wanted well rounded employees who know a good work life balance.

[@IamDaria]

That’s very interesting! 😊 I have some hobbies now, like pottery, hiking, foraging, wild swimming (I don’t know if these are considered hobbies though) but realised that when I was a child I was very much always busy. School and extra curriculars to the brim every day, with the view of becoming a great musician one day (didn’t happen). I guess that sort of speaks of the social background in a way. I was the first one in my family to get the higher education and was brought up with very much all work and no play mindset. Which is what caused some guilt down the line. I like to analyse and dig deep into psychology of it all, so I guess that’s sort of a hobby too. 😅

[@elc-rossalexanderrockyr.3801]

❤❤❤

[@IamDaria]

🌸🌸🌸

[@dawnlee6742]

Lovely Daria, i to am an artist with plants and flowers in my garden. Your blouse is beautiful may I ask where you purchased it from 😊

[@hashmatkhanshorts944]

I need a friend who tends to low living

[@K.Bye.0_0]

Only rich people can afford to live like that. Slowing down and solitude requires a lot of money. For others, it's a dream. ✨

[@kallistoindrani5689]

😍😍😍😍👍👍👍👍

[@amandakirk426]

Are you willing to share the name of the book with the beautiful botanical illustrations?

[@IamDaria]

Yes, it’s The Country Diary of An Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden. 🌸 Such a treasure of a book!

[@rachelbrough8160]

​​@@IamDariaMy favourite book, I also have a companion book all about Edith called 'The Edwardian Lady'. I would love to have known her ❤

[@davidevan4461]

Wonderful video, do you drink caffeine?

[@IamDaria]

I doo, too much of it 😅

[@AriadnesVillageLife]

Lovely video ❤ Glad to have found you ! I also make aesthetic videos about slow living in a Greek Village 🥰

[@IamDaria]

Aah that sounds lovely, I will take a look! 🌸

[@petersmith5055]

Hi lass.

[@user-cu8lw1uc5w]

Hi 🌳

[@IamDaria]

Hello 🌿

[@pcmb8057]

😁👏👏👏💐📡

[@nightfoxx3]

You seem to have many hobbies, long walks, reading, baking, music. When you have too many- you get stretched thin and have the same result as having none- which is not doing anything at all.

[@Lia_haddad08]

Nice flowers apply in your hair as like a clip hair not make by leaves for a crown but it's truely soo pretty 🫶🫶💫

[@IamDaria]

It’s such a lovely thing to do! The wind blew most of the flowers away too fast though! 😄🌸

[@Lia_haddad08]

@@IamDaria yes really the wind blew most of flower and life become beautiful with these🌺🌺

[@PrettySlowLife]

Hi Daria. From PSL (our slow living channel) we want to say 'thank you' for making these wonderful videos✨Cookies look delicious!