Hello, you all 💙 I''ve been reading your comments all morning, and I'm dazzled of all of your kindness not only towards me but also towards of each others ❤ I'm thankful that you take the time to write here, and share your love out to the world. Let's continue that, it is what this world needs ❤ And as a side note, there're many comments on why I use the word "Scandinavian" though Finland is not a part of Scandinavia. Finland is not geographically a part of Scandinavia but I have personally always thought that our culture here in the North is very similar to our neighbour countries. For many centuries people have moved across Finland, Sweden and Norway, especially here in the North, and shared similar culture. That is why I use this word but I do understand it is confusing. Thank you for all of you who share your corner of the world and your life stories here. I'm sending you all the warmth and love I can to your different situations in life ❤❤
Per noi siete tutti nordici.. bellissimi.. con tanta neve❄️ ⛄️ 🌨 e non facciamo differenza.. chissà se conosci la nostra bellissima attrice.. conduttrice.. ballerina Anna Falchi italiana ma la mamma è finlandese ed Anna ha tutte le caratteristiche fisiche dei paesi nordici.. occhi azzurri.. bionda e carnagione bianca.. da ragazza era ancora più evidente bellissima.. zun abbraccio a te ❤❤❤
There is nothing better than an "uneventful" but meaningful life. Many people find every-day-life more interesting than busy vacations, talking a mile-a-minute videos and watching a "set stage". In your life, there is beauty like no other...who tires of a beautiful flower in their garden year after year? Last but not least, "snow washing", how INTERESTING! Thank you!
Very true indeed! The uneventful, quite boring days are great in the end. Nothing bad happens and that is good. Now that I have cancer I look back and realise how beautiful those “ boring days “ were!
The older I get, the more tired I get looking at everyone's busy lives. No, thanks! Been there, done that. I'm happy relaxing these days. And I'm not even that great at it, but I'm learning. There's something to be said for slowing down and enjoying life at home.
I have been thinking that all evening. I'm old now. I'm very tired most of the day. I still work a little bit but I end up in a lot of physical pain even working a few hours a day. I often long for the days of less pain, the days filled with family and friends. My life is quiet now. I am grateful for people like Sanna who share the beauty of their lives through videos . That helps make my life more interesting and beautiful too. ❤
Lucky you! I want to retire so bad but because of unfortunate happenings I can't. I've paid for my house for 30 yrs and still owe almost as much as I paid for it. After a split in 2001 with my x bf, I had to buy him out and start over. Then my mom got dementia 15 years into the 2nd time I had to modify the loan as I took care of her and she went under hospice in my house so I couldn't work and had to collect social security at 63. Well...didn't know they were going to knock a little over $200. Off the payment and add 30 more years to my loan Ugh. I'm 70. If it wasn't for my animals, which is my life( horses mainly) I guess I could live in a van
Thank you! Your video is so beautiful and so calming - even the "snow washing." Thank you for sharing your heart, your thoughts and your lovely (though harsh) surroundings.
I'm from a small, rural town in Kansas, USA and I love living a simpler life than I would if I lived elsewhere. When I was completing my teaching degree I was blessed to spend 6 months living in Vaxjo, Sweden, so I am drawn to the simplicity, the familiarity and the heart of your videos. They bring back wonderful memories, including a brief trip to Finland with such generous people. I admit that I am amazed at your knitting skills! Your sweaters which you snow wash are some of the most beautiful I've ever seen! I wish at your age I had been gifted with your wisdom. Your words have struck a chord within me. Thank you ❤
I was completing my bachelor's degree in Education, had an opportunity to study at Vaxjo University, and I took it. My ancestors are from the Smaland area in the mid-1800's, so I also enjoyed it from a family history angle. I was out of the service (USCG) and in my 30's so I was able to really savor my time in Sweden. I'm still teaching.
I love to have a simple life. Everyone complains about how fast time is going by. It's because they spend their days on phones, computers, social media etc while life is moving by... we used to enjoy people, places and things, but now its phones, computers and the never ending social media. No one likes it but we feel we must do it or we are not "normal". I'll take your way of life any day!
Your knitted sweaters are just beautiful!!! You have such a talent. I live in New York City and I admire the winters also. I am a Christian and the winters remind me that during life’s battles, God is with me, and He is my source of strength.❤
I am a Christian but I’m in an opposite kind of place - perpetual summer! Where it’s hot all the time and only 2 seasons: rainy and dry…. I am a missionary wife in the Philippines. I have always loved winter. I’m from Chicago, Illinois in the US. I appreciate your beautiful video of winter, your home, your activities with awe and wonder. Seems very romantic to me, if you will allow me to use this word in this way. Winter where I’m from back home reminds me that although so many things die God brings them to life again in the spring bc He is the Resurrection and the Life. Your sweaters are lovely, and so are you; Thank you so much for sharing this!
@@barbaragalyean5030 Amen. God is so wonderful that He speaks to us through every season in life if we are willing to hear His voice. May God richly bless you for your service in the Phillipines and may He bless you with everything you need as well as the desires of your hearts. Be encouraged in knowing that there are sisters in Christ who pray for missionaries around the world ❤️
I have taken the words "battle", "fight", and "struggle" out of my vocabulary and thinking. This allows me much greater peace. "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change"...✌️♥️ Mark
@@Mark-pp7jy Yes. Without realizing it, when you take those words right out of your vocabulary, you are allowing God to fight the battles for you, and you are “surrendering” to God. 👍🏼
The snow is beautiful. But it really brings a lot of inconvenience. Here where I live we don't have snow. We are delighted to see these beautiful white landscapes. But we have no idea how much harder it is to spend long weeks with so much snow. It's good that spring is now near. Thank you for sharing.
Your sweaters and socks are simply beautiful and as a sock knitter I admire the intricate patterns you use, which I guess are pretty much the norm in the Scandinavian countries. This video gave me so much peace, thank you for sharing your life.
As a fellow knitter, I love when you share about your knitting. I think your handknit sweaters are so beautiful! Your videos are always so calming and enjoyable to watch. Thank you
Me too! I would love to find your ravelry page, so I can make that forest motif sweater you washed. I'm looking now for it, and can't find that exact one. xoxox
Absolutely magical! ❤ I live in Michigan USA and I just learned today that first Finns that migrated here often mixed with native nation Ojibve. They were apparently called finndians! I plan on reading more about this interesting fact. Originally from ST. Petersburg Russia I’ve been to Finland many times including the far North. I’ve always been fascinated with your land, Sanna and its people. Such a mesmerizing culture and way of living. Thank you for your lovely and peaceful documentary of your everyday life.
Спасибо за видео , было очень интересно увидеть твою жизнь , твою стирку шерстяных вещей просто в снегу . Я сегодня тоже стирала свои коврики в свежем пушистом снегу , я их чистила так . я часто это делаю , но только коврики. Теперь буду знать , что можно и вещи освежать в снегу . Мне понравился твой дом , юбки твои , печь , как ты вяжешь в кресле ... Спасибо за снятое северное сияние над твоим домом , это великолепно ! Виды заснеженных равнин , лесов и деревень... Благодарю !!!
hello Sanna Vaara,I am a 68 years old italian living and working in Bangkok,Thailand....The weather is too hot and the air quality is miserable...I find your videos beautiful and so relaxing,all that snow and fresh air....so beautiful.
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love, and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Felix Giboney from Denmark,but live in Los Angeles California, currently working in Mexico.hopefully to be home soon, where are you from if I may ask?
It’s been almost a month since my wife and I came back from our 10-day trip to Finland and Norway above the Arctic Circle and under the Northern Lights. It was such a flawless, beautiful, and enchanting excursion in so many different ways, so unlike what we’re accustomed to, that in some ways the experience almost deserves to dissipate. I say almost, almost because parts of that experience have settled into our bones reminding us of the timelessness that brackets our lives. Thank you again for your video productions and everything behind them.
Hello, Your channel popped up on my " feed" 2 weeks ago. I am the type of person that when content like your channel touches me so deeply, l have to start right at the very beginning from when you started. Everyday, l have just been in complete awe of you and your life journey. Watching your life grow and blossom and burst full of life and love in all you do!!! You have such a warm loving personality, it just eminates through the screen and your cinematography is so captivating, you make me feel, l am lost in your world, travelling and seeing everything with you. You have an amazing gift to do that. You are so talented with everything you touch. My world is very small, l am unable to walk, so my life is trapped between a wheelchair and the bed. But when l watch your videos, l get so lost, l feel l am a bird, flying experiencing all the amazing stories of your life. I want to Thankyou for that!!! And very big congratulations on being engaged,!!!! I wish you all the love and happiness that such a rare a beautiful soul of yours deserves. I am a really shy person, and find it so hard to leave comments, but l just had to push myself to write, and say Thankyou for your inspiring and completely captivating world you offer to all of us. Sending so much gratitude and love your way.💫🙏💫💗✨💗🌟❤️🌟🌹🌈🌹
I love winter and miss it so much. Winters here in the Midwest aren’t what they were when I was a child. I love the snow, the cold, and the beauty of the winter wonderland. Your sweaters are absolutely gorgeous, and this style is my favorite winter wear. Thank you for sharing your life with us. I, too, prefer the simplicity of life. Like you, I prefer to create (sewing blankets and other home goods). It brings such joy to my life. To me, this is a life well lived.
Yes, when we were growing up in the Midwest, scientists and teachers warned us that we were entering another Ice Age, because there was so much snow. It was glorious, all our snow forts, the snowmobiles, the ice-fishing, the hot cocoa with marshmallows afterwards, the quiet, the peace, the isolation. The snow tunnel to the barn, sometimes, to get firewood . . .
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love, and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Felix Giboney from Denmark,but live in Los Angeles California, currently working in Mexico.hopefully to be home soon, where are you from if I may ask?
Such a beautiful, calming video, we should all learn from your way of life…..to slow down. Your sweaters are amazing, I have snow washed my rag mats that I have made, works well. Look forward to seeing your next video. Kiitos 🇨🇦
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love, and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Felix Giboney from Denmark,but live in Los Angeles California, currently working in Mexico.hopefully to be home soon, where are you from if I may ask?
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love, and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Felix Giboney from Denmark,but live in Los Angeles California, currently working in Mexico.hopefully to be home soon, where are you from if I may ask?
You make the loveliest videos! I found you because Jessica Mills on "Homemade Wanderlust" on TH-cam mentioned you a year or so back as one of her favorite channels. You know that big black cupboard you have in the corner with all your sweaters on top? Why don't you take a hint from wonderful Swedish art and paint it blue and then decorate it with beautiful colorful designs from Swedish folk tradition? Im sure you will have to wait till summer to get to town for paint, but you could turn that cupboard into a beautiful creature and have a lot of fun doing it! After all, God made rainy days for making bread and cookies, knitting, and painting things!
Snow washing! I’ve never heard of it and I’m old. But I live in Canada so look forward to trying it out next year. Not this year. This has been the winter that wasn’t. Spring arrived a couple of weeks ago. My crocuses and dwarf irises are out. It’s bizarre. In the past we’ve had ice storms in mid-April and blizzards at the end of April. Also your northern lights! They fill me with awe. A couple of times I’ve sat on a dock in Northern Ontario until 2 a.m. waiting for them because the news predicted they would be out and … nothing. So it’s wonderful to see them in your video. Thank you.
I just found your channel. It is so peaceful and beautiful. Here in Texas, we have spent the past couple of weeks fighting wildfires that have burned over a million acres of land. It is nice just to watch something calm and peaceful. Many blessings to you. Thank you for sharing your life with us.
How different our lives are! What talent you have to knit such beautiful sweaters! I have never heard of snow washing. Thanks for sharing ...from Texas
Hello! I very much enjoyed your video. I agree, "We are all just stubbornly fighting against our evident end." I will have to try snow washing my wool sweaters, coat, pants and socks. It makes sense. My stepfather was Finnish. I remember him talking to his mother in Finnish. It was always interesting to hear their conversations even though I never knew what they were saying. 😆And the stories they told when they were raising chickens on the farm are still etched in my memory. We still use the sauna that he and his dad built many years ago.
Wish I were there. I grew up in Colorado and love the snow currently living in Texas. Thank you so much you are awesome I love your beautiful skirt and your sweaters snow washing is a new concept to me. Thank you so much.😊❤
I find a 'dull life most exciting. Beware the barreness of a busy life ,said Socrates. Now this is a life I dream of.Surrounded by the beauty of nature.How wonderful. And knitting is such a creative art and soothing, too. I see no cause for complaint.
Ever since I dropped out of social media my mental health has tremendously increased. I think they wire us up to endless comparisons which is the number one killer of authenticity. But I am happy to use TH-cam - you definitely seem truly content and real, which is quite rare when looking at other channels ❤ thank you
Your knitting is absolutely beautiful!! My mother used to hang our laundry out in the winter. I love the fresh smell when she would dry them hanging inside. You make such lovely videos. ❤
I live in Scottsdale AZ and understand how a huge temp change makes your world small and bigger at the same time. I have lived alone for many years and love the quiet moments. ❤
I just love your videos because of your "simple" life. To see you walking in nature, cooking something or look after the fire is what I love to see. A simple life is just beautiful. Big hug from the Netherlands ❤❤❤
Hello Sanna. There is a song by JJ Heller titled Big Love,Small Moments. In her song, she sings about not rushing a moment. That there is a symphony in everything around us if we take the time to listen. A big picture in a small frame.Big magic in the mundane.And big love happens in a small moments. She couldn't have been more true. She could have been singing about you. You have a wonderful beautiful life in all its simplicity. It made me smile.
Det ser ut til at det er akkurat dette som mangler i verden: livets enkelhet, enkle gleder, hjemmekomfort, jordens vidder, den åpne himmelen, tankens renhet. Takk, Sanna, for flott video og musikk!
So very beautiful Sanna - your photography really does convey how cold it is where you live. I have never seen forests so white! I have heard of snow washing but it was lovely to watch you lay out so many fabulous handknit sweaters. You are a very talented young lady. Thank you. ❤
I live a similarly simple life in rural Michigan. We are close to towns, but rarely choose to go there. I also love to knit the Celtic and Scandinavian patterns. I've never tried snow washing, but I certainly will! Thank you for your lovely videos and good ideas.
To me that is what a fulfilling life means, to be able to watch the first flowers blooming in the Spring. To see Robins return after migrating to the south. Watching the rain fall and listening to the subtle rain fall. Watching the fall leaves fall from the trees. The warm sunshine on my face. The first fallen snow in winter. To me this is living.
Many thanks for your absolutely wholesome and very beautiful video. A simple, wholesome life is a real life worth living. I live in a medium size village in the deep South of Spain's Andalucia. I am not from this place. It is a bit of a Desert really... No issues. I make the best of it until I find where I really want to live. last Summer the heat index went up to 52 deg C. I visited Helsinki for a month. It was awesome, clean, cool, and very green. Folks were happy and nice. I did not have the opportunity to visit Lapland or head out North. Maybe some other time. Many folks from Finland visit Spain. Specially Malaga. I have met a number a wonderful folks from Finland in Malaga. They like to spend a portion of their heavy Winter there. Again, thank you for your beautiful video. I really enjoyed it. My life is also very simple, and serene. God blesses you very richly indeed.
Hej Sanna! I really love your knitted sweaters! So beautiful. I wish I could make one sometime. I have recently started knitting again. It is so peaceful. I will enjoy following your days that you show on your channel. Keep warm!❤
How very beautiful! -Where you live and how you carry out your life there. Your honest and wholesome thoughts that pour forth from your heart are a blessing to my soul. The glories of the seasons and the colors of the sky at all hours is so very captivating to see and live in for a few moments. Thank you for sharing your perspectives and the art of your chronicles with your fellow man. 😊
Thank you for this beautiful video, and a glimpse into a life that I think we all would like, simple, slow and thoughtful😀 your sweaters are beautiful.
I loved seeing the Northern Lights, which I have never seen in person. And I noticed the Big Dipper. I can see that every clear night from my home on the southern shore of Lake Ontario. I miss the snow. At 74yrs old, I grew up with wild, snowy winters. But, alas, with climate change, we haven't had a snowstorm of more than 4" in the last 3 years. It's very sad. I'm so happy to see a place on the earth that still enjoys a snowfilled winter. Your photography skills nicely match your philosophical thoughts. Thx.
Thank you so much for sharing the beautiful life you choose. It speaks to my heart. Circumstances beyond my control prevent me from having a similar life now (although I used to have such and absolutely treasure those memories!), so thank you for letting me enjoy the beautiful north, the deep peace of self-sufficiency, and the joy of the little and simple mundane pleasures of life. Your videos are a gift. ❄️💙❄️
As I said in the first video I watched of yours, I live in Florida. Too much sun and sea is too much. I can't wait to go north, hopefully in the summer '25. Winter gives a feeling to hibernate I think. Doing knitting, reading, crafts and being cozy. Reading some of the comments I know I'm going to probably catch hell but it's very hygge. And the northern lights! wow. The music is perfect too. I forgot to comment on you playing the instrument in my earlier comment. That was beautiful also. A talented girl. Oh that we out here had so much talent:)
Such a beautiful message. I live in Northern Canada in a small rural area and love also the long and very cold but peaceful beautiful winters. Someone mentioned they preferred narration. I actually love the subtitles as I am a visual person so it had a lot more meaning for me personally than hearing it be narrated and I found to be more peaceful. Thank you!!
Que hermoso tu vídeo! Me llama mucho la atención la vida en el norte con tanta nieve. En mi país, Uruguay, no nieva y no conozco la nieve, aunque sí tenemos las 4 estaciones bien marcadas. Pero en invierno no baja el termómetro por debajo de cero. Admiro mucho los paisajes hermosos invernales de tu país , y las bellísimas auroras boreales. Gracias por acercarnos esos paisajes y la cultura de tu gente a través de tus costumbres cotidianas!
Beautifully said ' to chose a life that looks and feels like you'.... then you are truly happy. I love your videos. They are calming and recharging. I haven't seen snow more than 15 years, and when it was there, I thought I didn't like it, because it was cold, but now I miss it very much. Maybe I'll do a trip to Finland at some point
Great quality photography!💕🇫🇮Love your video! Reminds me of my childhood in 🇫🇮🎿. I knit, too. Your jumpers are fabulous. There’s nothing quite like calm meaningful life in nature!
Dear Sanna, you are amazing! Thank you for such beautiful video. I live in the middle of Europe (the Czech Republic), during my childhood we also had a lot of snow - not as much as you have, but enought to ski and enjoy the winter time. In the last couple of years we hardly have a little snow in Dezember/January. I am really grateful that I could have seen the amazing nature aroung your place. Take care. 😘💖🧶
Beautiful video! Your life is exactly what I love. I live on an island in the northeast of the US, though it is slower than most US cities, I wish for even more quiet at times, but at least the winter months there are less distractions from people. Your sweaters are gorgeous, that is my weakness, nothing else but sweaters matter in my wardrobe. Thank you for sharing what you do, I think for many it gives them a slice of peace and tranquility as it does me. Enjoy the rest of your gorgeous winter.
You live in a harsh environment but it's beautiful. I've always loved the winter and snow. However, the older I get the more it causes me to ache. Never be stressed or worry about the content. Your video is lovely and peaceful. I like quiet solitude myself.
What a beautiful, tranquil life you seem to have. An extremely far cry difference from life here in a rural part of Florida. Nature seems so peaceful there, in this chaotic world in which we live.
Northern Finland looks so much like Northern MN, doesn't it? It's no wonder so many Finnish immigrants settled in MN in the early part of the last century.
Such a beautiful slow and peaceful video Sanna, I enjoyed every aspect of it, to laying down your beautiful woolens in the snow for their yearly refresh. They are works of art, I want you to knit me one 😊. Your pups are so sweet, I love them ❤. Thank you again Sanna, I look forward to the next one, be well.
Очень красиво. И человек,в данном видео женщина счастлива ,однозначно. Я о навязанных желаниях многим жить в блеске и фанфарах...а есть те кто находит радости в себе....и делится этим с МИРОМ!!!
Very nice desolate life in the far Scandinavian North! Just watching the northern light with snow all around and the warmth of the wooden fire is so relaxing. Great videos!
A beautiful relaxing wideo,it’s amazing how you wash your clothes in the snow so naturally cleaned,the northern lights are stunning thanks for sharing your story ❤❤❤
Sanna, this is beautiful and what talent you have. I am mostly of Norwegian dissent. Would love to visit Finland, Norway or Sweden someday. However, me, and my whole extended family have been born and lived in Texas for a couple hundred years. My husband and I lived in Germany and Asia and I remember the weather being so extreme at times. It is mostly warm and dry where I live now but supposed to be freezing by tomorrow. I love seeing the snow where you are, so pretty.
Your video gives me comfort 💕 Moved to a country that is a thousand miles away from home. Been living alone for almost a year now. Although I see this as a blessing, there are still days when you just feel sad and miss the familiarity of your “home”.
WoW your life is as far from mundane as the furthermost galaxies :-) Such a joy and peaceful and inspiring to follow your vlogs. thank you for sharing your world with us all.🤍🤍
Your clothing is beautiful. Snow cleaning brings back memories from childhood of taking wool/silk rugs out and laying them in the snow. As children, we rolled on top of them to press the rug into the snow. So peaceful and soul soothing to see your nordic life. You are blessed. Thank you for sharing this.
Hello, you all 💙 I''ve been reading your comments all morning, and I'm dazzled of all of your kindness not only towards me but also towards of each others ❤ I'm thankful that you take the time to write here, and share your love out to the world. Let's continue that, it is what this world needs ❤
And as a side note, there're many comments on why I use the word "Scandinavian" though Finland is not a part of Scandinavia. Finland is not geographically a part of Scandinavia but I have personally always thought that our culture here in the North is very similar to our neighbour countries. For many centuries people have moved across Finland, Sweden and Norway, especially here in the North, and shared similar culture. That is why I use this word but I do understand it is confusing.
Thank you for all of you who share your corner of the world and your life stories here. I'm sending you all the warmth and love I can to your different situations in life ❤❤
Why you dont talk instead of writing?
What's your name, my friend?
Hello Sannavaara...i am your new subscriber from Indonesia.
Thanks for your video..👍🙂
You totally copied Jonna Jintons channel. Shame on you!
Per noi siete tutti nordici.. bellissimi.. con tanta neve❄️ ⛄️ 🌨 e non facciamo differenza.. chissà se conosci la nostra bellissima attrice.. conduttrice.. ballerina Anna Falchi italiana ma la mamma è finlandese ed Anna ha tutte le caratteristiche fisiche dei paesi nordici.. occhi azzurri.. bionda e carnagione bianca.. da ragazza era ancora più evidente bellissima.. zun abbraccio a te ❤❤❤
There is nothing better than an "uneventful" but meaningful life. Many people find every-day-life more interesting than busy vacations, talking a mile-a-minute videos and watching a "set stage". In your life, there is beauty like no other...who tires of a beautiful flower in their garden year after year? Last but not least, "snow washing", how INTERESTING! Thank you!
Very true indeed! The uneventful, quite boring days are great in the end. Nothing bad happens and that is good. Now that I have cancer I look back and realise how beautiful those “ boring days “ were!
@@lidiamagdalina3163 , I saw your comment and I am sorry to read you have cancer. Healing prayers for you.
@@kayaker9912 thank you!
Get well soon 💜🤲🙏
@@lidiamagdalina3163I am sending you LOVE and healing thoughts❤❤
The older I get, the more tired I get looking at everyone's busy lives. No, thanks! Been there, done that. I'm happy relaxing these days. And I'm not even that great at it, but I'm learning. There's something to be said for slowing down and enjoying life at home.
I have been thinking that all evening. I'm old now. I'm very tired most of the day. I still work a little bit but I end up in a lot of physical pain even working a few hours a day. I often long for the days of less pain, the days filled with family and friends. My life is quiet now. I am grateful for people like Sanna who share the beauty of their lives through videos . That helps make my life more interesting and beautiful too. ❤
Lucky you! I want to retire so bad but because of unfortunate happenings I can't. I've paid for my house for 30 yrs and still owe almost as much as I paid for it. After a split in 2001 with my x bf, I had to buy him out and start over. Then my mom got dementia 15 years into the 2nd time I had to modify the loan as I took care of her and she went under hospice in my house so I couldn't work and had to collect social security at 63. Well...didn't know they were going to knock a little over $200. Off the payment and add 30 more years to my loan
Ugh. I'm 70. If it wasn't for my animals, which is my life( horses mainly) I guess I could live in a van
Yess definitely the same way🩶🥰
Amen
Yes I am slowing down and it’s wonderful.
Thank you! Your video is so beautiful and so calming - even the "snow washing." Thank you for sharing your heart, your thoughts and your lovely (though harsh) surroundings.
I'm from a small, rural town in Kansas, USA and I love living a simpler life than I would if I lived elsewhere. When I was completing my teaching degree I was blessed to spend 6 months living in Vaxjo, Sweden, so I am drawn to the simplicity, the familiarity and the heart of your videos. They bring back wonderful memories, including a brief trip to Finland with such generous people. I admit that I am amazed at your knitting skills! Your sweaters which you snow wash are some of the most beautiful I've ever seen! I wish at your age I had been gifted with your wisdom. Your words have struck a chord within me. Thank you ❤
Skal! From Oklahoma.
are you a Buhler from Buhler? My dad was a Buller from Buhler.
Well said.
What made you come to Växsjö?
I was completing my bachelor's degree in Education, had an opportunity to study at Vaxjo University, and I took it. My ancestors are from the Smaland area in the mid-1800's, so I also enjoyed it from a family history angle. I was out of the service (USCG) and in my 30's so I was able to really savor my time in Sweden. I'm still teaching.
I love to have a simple life. Everyone complains about how fast time is going by. It's because they spend their days on phones, computers, social media etc while life is moving by...
we used to enjoy people, places and things, but now its phones, computers and the never ending social media. No one likes it but we feel we must do it or we are not "normal". I'll take your way of life any day!
Your knitted sweaters are just beautiful!!! You have such a talent. I live in New York City and I admire the winters also. I am a Christian and the winters remind me that during life’s battles, God is with me, and He is my source of strength.❤
I am a Christian but I’m in an opposite kind of place - perpetual summer! Where it’s hot all the time and only 2 seasons: rainy and dry…. I am a missionary wife in the Philippines. I have always loved winter. I’m from Chicago, Illinois in the US. I appreciate your beautiful video of winter, your home, your activities with awe and wonder. Seems very romantic to me, if you will allow me to use this word in this way. Winter where I’m from back home reminds me that although so many things die God brings them to life again in the spring bc He is the Resurrection and the Life.
Your sweaters are lovely, and so are you; Thank you so much for sharing this!
Amen christine
@@barbaragalyean5030 Amen. God is so wonderful that He speaks to us through every season in life if we are willing to hear His voice. May God richly bless you for your service in the Phillipines and may He bless you with everything you need as well as the desires of your hearts. Be encouraged in knowing that there are sisters in Christ who pray for missionaries around the world ❤️
I have taken the words "battle", "fight", and "struggle" out of my vocabulary and thinking. This allows me much greater peace. "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change"...✌️♥️ Mark
@@Mark-pp7jy Yes. Without realizing it, when you take those words right out of your vocabulary, you are allowing God to fight the battles for you, and you are “surrendering” to God. 👍🏼
The snow is beautiful. But it really brings a lot of inconvenience. Here where I live we don't have snow. We are delighted to see these beautiful white landscapes. But we have no idea how much harder it is to spend long weeks with so much snow. It's good that spring is now near. Thank you for sharing.
What a noble and lovable young woman with an extremely deep, pure soul that is most compelling and inspiring to all unbiased people!
Your sweaters and socks are simply beautiful and as a sock knitter I admire the intricate patterns you use, which I guess are pretty much the norm in the Scandinavian countries. This video gave me so much peace, thank you for sharing your life.
As a fellow knitter, I love when you share about your knitting. I think your handknit sweaters are so beautiful! Your videos are always so calming and enjoyable to watch. Thank you
Me too! I would love to find your ravelry page, so I can make that forest motif sweater you washed. I'm looking now for it, and can't find that exact one. xoxox
So peaceful ✌️
@@kaknoblach same here, went to Ravelry, didn´t find anything so far :)
Absolutely magical! ❤
I live in Michigan USA and I just learned today that first Finns that migrated here often mixed with native nation Ojibve. They were apparently called finndians! I plan on reading more about this interesting fact. Originally from ST. Petersburg Russia I’ve been to Finland many times including the far North. I’ve always been fascinated with your land, Sanna and its people. Such a mesmerizing culture and way of living.
Thank you for your lovely and peaceful documentary of your everyday life.
beautiful , calming and inspirational
Спасибо за видео , было очень интересно увидеть твою жизнь , твою стирку шерстяных вещей просто в снегу . Я сегодня тоже стирала свои коврики в свежем пушистом снегу , я их чистила так . я часто это делаю , но только коврики. Теперь буду знать , что можно и вещи освежать в снегу . Мне понравился твой дом , юбки твои , печь , как ты вяжешь в кресле ... Спасибо за снятое северное сияние над твоим домом , это великолепно ! Виды заснеженных равнин , лесов и деревень... Благодарю !!!
Коврики мы тоже чистили а вот до свитеров не додумались
Это невероятно, просто прелесть!!!!!
I suffer from panic and anxiety but watching these videos calms me. Thank you! 💗
Seek God, ask for calm in your life 🙏
Introduce more legumes cooked in an Instant Pot or pressure cooker, and eat WFPB and No oil. You will see the difference in a few months my friend. ✨💛
@@tanial694Thank you I will definitely try this!!!!
Your sweaters are absolutely beautiful!!
hello Sanna Vaara,I am a 68 years old italian living and working in Bangkok,Thailand....The weather is too hot and the air quality is miserable...I find your videos beautiful and so relaxing,all that snow and fresh air....so beautiful.
Come to himalya to visit
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love, and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Felix Giboney from Denmark,but live in Los Angeles California, currently working in Mexico.hopefully to be home soon, where are you from if I may ask?
It’s been almost a month since my wife and I came back from our 10-day trip to Finland and Norway above the Arctic Circle and under the Northern Lights. It was such a flawless, beautiful, and enchanting excursion in so many different ways, so unlike what we’re accustomed to, that in some ways the experience almost deserves to dissipate. I say almost, almost because parts of that experience have settled into our bones reminding us of the timelessness that brackets our lives. Thank you again for your video productions and everything behind them.
Hello, Your channel popped up on my " feed" 2 weeks ago. I am the type of person that when content like your channel touches me so deeply, l have to start right at the very beginning from when you started. Everyday, l have just been in complete awe of you and your life journey. Watching your life grow and blossom and burst full of life and love in all you do!!! You have such a warm loving personality, it just eminates through the screen and your cinematography is so captivating, you make me feel, l am lost in your world, travelling and seeing everything with you. You have an amazing gift to do that. You are so talented with everything you touch. My world is very small, l am unable to walk, so my life is trapped between a wheelchair and the bed. But when l watch your videos, l get so lost, l feel l am a bird, flying experiencing all the amazing stories of your life. I want to Thankyou for that!!! And very big congratulations on being engaged,!!!! I wish you all the love and happiness that such a rare a beautiful soul of yours deserves. I am a really shy person, and find it so hard to leave comments, but l just had to push myself to write, and say Thankyou for your inspiring and completely captivating world you offer to all of us. Sending so much gratitude and love your way.💫🙏💫💗✨💗🌟❤️🌟🌹🌈🌹
What a beautiful message . It made me cry .❤
This made me cry to. I also have mobility issues and connect with all you have said ❤
Oh my goodness yes, I cried too at your beautiful message.
Du hast mich sehr berührt mit deiner persönlichen Geschichte. Ich wünsche dir viel Kraft und Gottes Segen❤
❤❤❤
I love winter and miss it so much. Winters here in the Midwest aren’t what they were when I was a child. I love the snow, the cold, and the beauty of the winter wonderland. Your sweaters are absolutely gorgeous, and this style is my favorite winter wear. Thank you for sharing your life with us. I, too, prefer the simplicity of life. Like you, I prefer to create (sewing blankets and other home goods). It brings such joy to my life. To me, this is a life well lived.
Same here. I love winter and I agree that times have changed. The snow doesn't come as often as it used to. I enjoy watching winter blogs❤❄️
Also in the Midwest, where winter seems to have disappeared.
I miss winter so much.
Yes, when we were growing up in the Midwest, scientists and teachers warned us that we were entering another Ice Age, because there was so much snow. It was glorious, all our snow forts, the snowmobiles, the ice-fishing, the hot cocoa with marshmallows afterwards, the quiet, the peace, the isolation. The snow tunnel to the barn, sometimes, to get firewood . . .
I treasure the stillness, the quiet. It’s where I find God and myself. In the stillness there are many blessings.
Congratulations! I see Finland ranked number 1, for the happiest people in the world.
Life doesn't need fancy things to be meaningful and magical .
thanks for another peaceful video!🌹🌷🌻🌼
I found this very inspiring. Thank you
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love, and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Felix Giboney from Denmark,but live in Los Angeles California, currently working in Mexico.hopefully to be home soon, where are you from if I may ask?
I live a similar style of life remotely on the west coast of Scotland. I wouldn't change it for anything. So I understand.
Please keep sharing. We are in awe of your slice of heaven. Much love, “busy” people everywhere.
Such a beautiful, calming video, we should all learn from your way of life…..to slow down. Your sweaters are amazing, I have snow washed my rag mats that I have made, works well. Look forward to seeing your next video. Kiitos 🇨🇦
The nature is stunning. Thank you!
From Hanoi, Vietnam.
"Be you, that's what the world needs".... Love it... thanks for sharing
Very nice and simple video. Thanks for sharing your experience.🙏
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love, and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Felix Giboney from Denmark,but live in Los Angeles California, currently working in Mexico.hopefully to be home soon, where are you from if I may ask?
The winter is beautiful! Hello from Russia, we love winter!
xDDDDDD
Get lost commie!
I am 76 and still have my mother’s hand knitted jumpers, that she made for me. When can I visit.🤣🤣🤣👍🇦🇺🙏
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love, and peace all over the world. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Felix Giboney from Denmark,but live in Los Angeles California, currently working in Mexico.hopefully to be home soon, where are you from if I may ask?
I just love your sweaters. They are so beautiful. I just wish I could make one like it. Gorgeous.
My mother would knit and crochet. Half Swedish, now I know why- Lovely
Beautiful Northern lights!!! I do not like the cold at all, but love watching how you survived in it, is amazing. Beautiful dogs also...
Grazie! Quanta semplicità e vita in questo video.
È come essere dentro una favola 😊
You make the loveliest videos! I found you because Jessica Mills on "Homemade Wanderlust" on TH-cam mentioned you a year or so back as one of her favorite channels. You know that big black cupboard you have in the corner with all your sweaters on top? Why don't you take a hint from wonderful Swedish art and paint it blue and then decorate it with beautiful colorful designs from Swedish folk tradition? Im sure you will have to wait till summer to get to town for paint, but you could turn that cupboard into a beautiful creature and have a lot of fun doing it! After all, God made rainy days for making bread and cookies, knitting, and painting things!
Snow washing! I’ve never heard of it and I’m old. But I live in Canada so look forward to trying it out next year. Not this year. This has been the winter that wasn’t. Spring arrived a couple of weeks ago. My crocuses and dwarf irises are out. It’s bizarre. In the past we’ve had ice storms in mid-April and blizzards at the end of April. Also your northern lights! They fill me with awe. A couple of times I’ve sat on a dock in Northern Ontario until 2 a.m. waiting for them because the news predicted they would be out and … nothing. So it’s wonderful to see them in your video. Thank you.
I just found your channel. It is so peaceful and beautiful. Here in Texas, we have spent the past couple of weeks fighting wildfires that have burned over a million acres of land. It is nice just to watch something calm and peaceful. Many blessings to you. Thank you for sharing your life with us.
Another one "out of the ball park" beautifully done. Thank you. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍♥
Your beautiful message at the end was an answered prayer for me ALL the way in south Louisiana in America. I appreciate you and thank you!!
How different our lives are! What talent you have to knit such beautiful sweaters! I have never heard of snow washing. Thanks for sharing ...from Texas
It is your life. As long as you are happy, it is a good way of life. No one should say anything negative. Respect your way of life.
尊重你的生活方式！
Watching your channel gives me peace. I admire you.
Hello! I very much enjoyed your video. I agree, "We are all just stubbornly fighting against our evident end." I will have to try snow washing my wool sweaters, coat, pants and socks. It makes sense. My stepfather was Finnish. I remember him talking to his mother in Finnish. It was always interesting to hear their conversations even though I never knew what they were saying. 😆And the stories they told when they were raising chickens on the farm are still etched in my memory. We still use the sauna that he and his dad built many years ago.
It appears you have a beautiful life in a wondrous place. And, you're endlessly talented- those sweaters are gorgeous!
Wish I were there. I grew up in Colorado and love the snow currently living in Texas. Thank you so much you are awesome I love your beautiful skirt and your sweaters snow washing is a new concept to me. Thank you so much.😊❤
I find a 'dull life most exciting. Beware the barreness of a busy life ,said Socrates. Now this is a life I dream of.Surrounded by the beauty of nature.How wonderful. And knitting is such a creative art and soothing, too. I see no cause for complaint.
Ever since I dropped out of social media my mental health has tremendously increased. I think they wire us up to endless comparisons which is the number one killer of authenticity. But I am happy to use TH-cam - you definitely seem truly content and real, which is quite rare when looking at other channels ❤ thank you
The sweaters are beautiful. What an intriguing way to wash them.
Your knitting is absolutely beautiful!! My mother used to hang our laundry out in the winter. I love the fresh smell when she would dry them hanging inside. You make such lovely videos. ❤
As usual, I didn't know what I was doing, and stumbled on your sight. Your simplicity of your life brings tears in my eyes. I am lost.
I much prefer to hear your voice narrating than to read subtitles. It creates a much nicer feeling for the beauty of what you're filming. x
I really loved reading the narrative...!
Both/and
Yes, me too. Sanna has a soft and gentle voice and the Finnish accent sounds beautiful!
I just prefer quiet beauty sometimes, don't change a thing. You do you well
I live in Scottsdale AZ and understand how a huge temp change makes your world small and bigger at the same time. I have lived alone for many years and love the quiet moments. ❤
Such a beautifully shot video and the message at the end. I moved to Finland last year and have fallen in love with its beauty and the people. ❤
Very interesting way of cleaning! Snow cleaning oneself? Dare not to try! 😅
I love Finland!
I just love your videos because of your "simple" life. To see you walking in nature, cooking something or look after the fire is what I love to see. A simple life is just beautiful. Big hug from the Netherlands ❤❤❤
Hello Sanna. There is a song by JJ Heller titled Big Love,Small Moments. In her song, she sings about not rushing a moment. That there is a symphony in everything around us if we take the time to listen. A big picture in a small frame.Big magic in the mundane.And big love happens in a small moments. She couldn't have been more true. She could have been singing about you. You have a wonderful beautiful life in all its simplicity. It made me smile.
Det ser ut til at det er akkurat dette som mangler i verden: livets enkelhet, enkle gleder, hjemmekomfort, jordens vidder, den åpne himmelen, tankens renhet. Takk, Sanna, for flott video og musikk!
This is what we did before dry cleaning!!! My mom and grandma did this. Thank u for reminding me❤
So very beautiful Sanna - your photography really does convey how cold it is where you live. I have never seen forests so white! I have heard of snow washing but it was lovely to watch you lay out so many fabulous handknit sweaters. You are a very talented young lady. Thank you. ❤
I live a similarly simple life in rural Michigan. We are close to towns, but rarely choose to go there. I also love to knit the Celtic and Scandinavian patterns. I've never tried snow washing, but I certainly will! Thank you for your lovely videos and good ideas.
To me that is what a fulfilling life means, to be able to watch the first flowers blooming in the Spring. To see Robins return after migrating to the south. Watching the rain fall and listening to the subtle rain fall. Watching the fall leaves fall from the trees. The warm sunshine on my face. The first fallen snow in winter. To me this is living.
Many thanks for your absolutely wholesome and very beautiful video. A simple, wholesome life is a real life worth living. I live in a medium size village in the deep South of Spain's Andalucia. I am not from this place. It is a bit of a Desert really... No issues. I make the best of it until I find where I really want to live. last Summer the heat index went up to 52 deg C. I visited Helsinki for a month. It was awesome, clean, cool, and very green. Folks were happy and nice. I did not have the opportunity to visit Lapland or head out North. Maybe some other time. Many folks from Finland visit Spain. Specially Malaga. I have met a number a wonderful folks from Finland in Malaga. They like to spend a portion of their heavy Winter there. Again, thank you for your beautiful video. I really enjoyed it. My life is also very simple, and serene. God blesses you very richly indeed.
Hej Sanna! I really love your knitted sweaters! So beautiful. I wish I could make one sometime. I have recently started knitting again. It is so peaceful. I will enjoy following your days that you show on your channel. Keep warm!❤
Thanks!
Wow, thank you so much 🥰❤️
Again a beautiful composition, knitting together the basic elements of days passing, seasons passing, into a creation of simplicity and truth. A gem!
Thank you for these moments of peace and tranquility!
How very beautiful! -Where you live and how you carry out your life there. Your honest and wholesome thoughts that pour forth from your heart are a blessing to my soul. The glories of the seasons and the colors of the sky at all hours is so very captivating to see and live in for a few moments. Thank you for sharing your perspectives and the art of your chronicles with your fellow man. 😊
Thank you for this beautiful video, and a glimpse into a life that I think we all would like, simple, slow and thoughtful😀 your sweaters are beautiful.
I loved seeing the Northern Lights, which I have never seen in person. And I noticed the Big Dipper. I can see that every clear night from my home on the southern shore of Lake Ontario. I miss the snow. At 74yrs old, I grew up with wild, snowy winters. But, alas, with climate change, we haven't had a snowstorm of more than 4" in the last 3 years. It's very sad. I'm so happy to see a place on the earth that still enjoys a snowfilled winter. Your photography skills nicely match your philosophical thoughts. Thx.
Thank you so much for sharing the beautiful life you choose. It speaks to my heart. Circumstances beyond my control prevent me from having a similar life now (although I used to have such and absolutely treasure those memories!), so thank you for letting me enjoy the beautiful north, the deep peace of self-sufficiency, and the joy of the little and simple mundane pleasures of life. Your videos are a gift. ❄️💙❄️
As I said in the first video I watched of yours, I live in Florida. Too much sun and sea is too much. I can't wait to go north, hopefully in the summer '25. Winter gives a feeling to hibernate I think. Doing knitting, reading, crafts and being cozy. Reading some of the comments I know I'm going to probably catch hell but it's very hygge. And the northern lights! wow. The music is perfect too. I forgot to comment on you playing the instrument in my earlier comment. That was beautiful also. A talented girl. Oh that we out here had so much talent:)
Another inspiring video Sanna, showing how you manage to live in harmony with nature and its changing seasons. Excellent work.
Such a beautiful message. I live in Northern Canada in a small rural area and love also the long and very cold but peaceful beautiful winters.
Someone mentioned they preferred narration. I actually love the subtitles as I am a visual person so it had a lot more meaning for me personally than hearing it be narrated and I found to be more peaceful.
Thank you!!
U r my neighbour😮
I love your life, Sanna. So beautiful and pure ❤
The cello and the simple message… lovely
Que hermoso tu vídeo! Me llama mucho la atención la vida en el norte con tanta nieve. En mi país, Uruguay, no nieva y no conozco la nieve, aunque sí tenemos las 4 estaciones bien marcadas. Pero en invierno no baja el termómetro por debajo de cero. Admiro mucho los paisajes hermosos invernales de tu país , y las bellísimas auroras boreales. Gracias por acercarnos esos paisajes y la cultura de tu gente a través de tus costumbres cotidianas!
Beautifully said ' to chose a life that looks and feels like you'.... then you are truly happy.
I love your videos. They are calming and recharging. I haven't seen snow more than 15 years, and when it was there, I thought I didn't like it, because it was cold, but now I miss it very much. Maybe I'll do a trip to Finland at some point
I love to snow wash things too.
So magical how it works but I rub things on the snow much more , works well for rugs too .
Great quality photography!💕🇫🇮Love your video! Reminds me of my childhood in 🇫🇮🎿. I knit, too. Your jumpers are fabulous. There’s nothing quite like calm meaningful life in nature!
Dear Sanna, you are amazing! Thank you for such beautiful video. I live in the middle of Europe (the Czech Republic), during my childhood we also had a lot of snow - not as much as you have, but enought to ski and enjoy the winter time. In the last couple of years we hardly have a little snow in Dezember/January.
I am really grateful that I could have seen the amazing nature aroung your place. Take care. 😘💖🧶
Beautiful video! Your life is exactly what I love. I live on an island in the northeast of the US, though it is slower than most US cities, I wish for even more quiet at times, but at least the winter months there are less distractions from people. Your sweaters are gorgeous, that is my weakness, nothing else but sweaters matter in my wardrobe. Thank you for sharing what you do, I think for many it gives them a slice of peace and tranquility as it does me. Enjoy the rest of your gorgeous winter.
You live in a harsh environment but it's beautiful. I've always loved the winter and snow. However, the older I get the more it causes me to ache.
Never be stressed or worry about the content. Your video is lovely and peaceful.
I like quiet solitude myself.
What a beautiful, tranquil life you seem to have. An extremely far cry difference from life here in a rural part of Florida. Nature seems so peaceful there, in this chaotic world in which we live.
In Minnesota we had the same attitude to winter; contending with winter makes one feel strong.
Northern Finland looks so much like Northern MN, doesn't it? It's no wonder so many Finnish immigrants settled in MN in the early part of the last century.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful video with it's music and words.
Such a beautiful slow and peaceful video Sanna, I enjoyed every aspect of it, to laying down your beautiful woolens in the snow for their yearly refresh. They are works of art, I want you to knit me one 😊. Your pups are so sweet, I love them ❤. Thank you again Sanna, I look forward to the next one, be well.
Yes this is what the world needs, thanks. Love your photography by the way!
Очень красиво.
И человек,в данном видео женщина счастлива ,однозначно.
Я о навязанных желаниях многим жить в блеске и фанфарах...а есть те кто находит радости в себе....и делится этим с МИРОМ!!!
Very nice desolate life in the far Scandinavian North! Just watching the northern light with snow all around and the warmth of the wooden fire is so relaxing. Great videos!
Your knitting work is beautiful!
Be yourself. That's exactly what the world need. How refresing to hear & see a simple life lived. Thank you for sharing it.
A beautiful relaxing wideo,it’s amazing how you wash your clothes in the snow so naturally cleaned,the northern lights are stunning thanks for sharing your story ❤❤❤
What a beautiful life you lead! So tranquil and serene. Thank you for such a beautiful video! Sending best wishes from Massachusetts.
Sanna, this is beautiful and what talent you have. I am mostly of Norwegian dissent. Would love to visit Finland, Norway or Sweden someday. However, me, and my whole extended family have been born and lived in Texas for a couple hundred years. My husband and I lived in Germany and Asia and I remember the weather being so extreme at times. It is mostly warm and dry where I live now but supposed to be freezing by tomorrow. I love seeing the snow where you are, so pretty.
Your video gives me comfort 💕 Moved to a country that is a thousand miles away from home. Been living alone for almost a year now. Although I see this as a blessing, there are still days when you just feel sad and miss the familiarity of your “home”.
WoW your life is as far from mundane as the furthermost galaxies :-) Such a joy and peaceful and inspiring to follow your vlogs. thank you for sharing your world with us all.🤍🤍
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Your clothing is beautiful. Snow cleaning brings back memories from childhood of taking wool/silk rugs out and laying them in the snow. As children, we rolled on top of them to press the rug into the snow. So peaceful and soul soothing to see your nordic life. You are blessed. Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you for this sweet memory. It brought such imagery of children laughing and rolling around on rugs in the snow.