The Beauty of an Ordinary Autumn Day | Homemade Sweet Bread & Slow Living in the Irish Countryside

Welcome to another peaceful slow living day in the Irish countryside. 🍂🤍 Today I’m sharing a typical autumn day at home, filled with simple routines, homemade baking, sewing, fresh flowers, a little trip into town, coffee, reading, and the quiet beauty of everyday life.

I begin the day by making a very easy homemade sweet bread, also known in Brazil as “rosca doce de colher”. While the dough is rising, I go into town to buy shredded coconut for the recipe. I also take the opportunity to look at some beautiful home decor pieces and find a little inspiration for our home.

Back home, I put the sweet bread in the oven and start a simple sewing project. I’m making a reusable fabric coffee filter — something practical that can be used again and again. I love making simple things with my own hands and finding small ways to make everyday life more beautiful.

Later, I bring some fresh flowers home and arrange them in a new vase I recently bought. Fresh flowers are one of my favourite simple ways to bring warmth and beauty into the house.

At the end of the day, I make a cup of coffee and sit down with my book. I turn through a few pages while enjoying a slice of the homemade sweet bread.

It is a very ordinary autumn day, but these are the moments I have learned to appreciate most — baking something homemade, creating something with my hands, bringing flowers into the home, and taking a little time to simply be still.

🍞 EASY HOMEMADE SWEET BREAD RECIPE

Ingredients:

• 750 g all-purpose flour
• 500 ml milk
• 1 sachet of bread yeast 8 g
• 6 heaped tablespoons of sugar
• 2 eggs
• A pinch of salt
• 120 ml vegetable oil

A simple sweet bread recipe, also known in Brazil as “rosca doce de colher”, perfect for enjoying with coffee on a cozy autumn day.


🍂 AUTUMN IN THE IRISH COUNTRYSIDE

Autumn is such a beautiful season here in Ireland. The cooler air, changing light, peaceful countryside, and cozy feeling of being at home make this time of year especially special to me.

I love these simple days when life slows down a little — baking, sewing, caring for our home, enjoying fresh flowers, making coffee, reading, and appreciating the little things.

Perhaps slow living is not about doing less, but about noticing more.

🍂 In this video:
🍞 Easy homemade sweet bread / rosca doce de colher
🥥 Going into town to buy shredded coconut
🏡 Home decor inspiration
🧵 Sewing a reusable fabric coffee filter
🌸 Fresh flowers and a new vase
☕ Coffee and a quiet moment with a book
🍂 A typical autumn day in the Irish countryside
🌿 Slow living and simple living
🧺 Handmade and cozy home routines

If you enjoy slow living, silent vlogs, cozy home routines, autumn in Ireland, countryside living, cottagecore, homemade food, easy baking recipes, sewing, fresh flowers, coffee, books, and peaceful everyday moments, I hope you’ll feel at home here.

Thank you for spending this little autumn day with me. I hope this video brings you a little peace, warmth, and inspiration. 🤍🍂

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