Life on an island in Northern Norway — slow living, woodstove cooking, and restoring our old farmhouse by hand.
We're a family building a simple, creative life close to nature, shaped by Arctic seasons, the midnight sun, polar nights, and quiet moments at home.
Through cinematic films and music, I share a visual journal of life in the far north — following the rhythm of the seasons and finding beauty in the everyday.
Red Leaf Hill
One of my favourite little traditions is turning them into a simple homemade scrub—a small way of bringing nature into our home.
This moment is part of our newest film, Life Under the Midnight Sun, now on YouTube. ☀️
If you’d like to make your own, I’ve also shared the full recipe over on Patreon. 🤍
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www.patreon.com/redleafhill/posts/162284841?utm_ca…
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Red Leaf Hill
After spending time with family in the Netherlands, we’re back home in the north of Norway ♡
The midnight sun has returned, nature is waking up again, and after weeks away, it feels so good to slowly fall back into the rhythm of life here.
Coming back always fills me with so much inspiration.
Our hearts full of memories, and our minds full of new ideas.
I’ve started filming again, and I’m already working on the next video.
I’m looking forward to sharing more from our life here again as soon as I can 🤍
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Red Leaf Hill
A new video is on its way ♡
Quiet days here in the north, as the light slowly returns after the polar night. We’ve been building our little cabin, preparing firewood, and moving with the slow shift between winter and spring.
The video will be live on Sunday.
If you’d like to watch it already, it’s now available on Patreon.
Carmijn♡
www.patreon.com/c/redleafhill
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Red Leaf Hill
A new video is live on the channel 🤍
This one took a little longer to finish, as my parents came all the way from the Netherlands to visit us here in the north.
In this video I take you along our family life during the heart of the Arctic winter — from working on my little art studio to exploring the island together.
You can watch it now on the channel.
Lots of love from the north!
Carmijn
https://youtu.be/0cS7Zbscc2k?si=kH5hK...
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Red Leaf Hill
On this final day of the year, we want to say THANK YOU! to everyone who supported us, followed our journey, and shared so many kind and positive comments. Your words mean a lot to us and motivate us to keep going.
Through our videos from northern Norway, we hope to share calmness and the beauty of the Arctic landscapes. We are grateful that so many of you choose to follow our story.
We look forward to the new year, hopefully with a big milestone ahead: moving into my own art studio, a long-held dream from where I will continue creating new videos and music.
We wish you all a beautiful, loving, and healthy New Year, and we hope you will stay with us in the year to come.
This past year also brought new music, including my EP “Northern Wind.” Thank you to everyone who listened and shared.
After a small break, we hope to be back soon with a new video.
Latest video:
https://youtu.be/DjUXMv-Lqog
Listen on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/artist/6GoYSyAjgZoeTXKreM6IBN
♡ Support us on Patreon:
www.patreon.com/c/redleafhill
With gratitude from the north,
Carmijn, Tor-Inge, Torsten and Alicia
Red Leaf Hill
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Red Leaf Hill
Winter arrived early here in the far north of Norway.
In my new video, I’m sharing a quiet glimpse into our days — building, cooking on the woodstove, and welcoming the first snow of the season.
Life slows down as the light fades, and we do our best to follow the rhythm of nature.
Thank you for being here,
and for watching this new chapter with us.
See you in the next one. ❄️🤍
https://youtu.be/vHYMr-PDEy0
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Red Leaf Hill
We started building our side cabin — finally!
A cozy little space for music, creativity, and family ❤️
Somewhere between the wind, the sea,
and the sound of hammering wood,
our little cabin began to take shape.
It’s been a slow and beautiful process —
building something small, together,
on this island at the edge of the Arctic.
The first part of the build is now live on YouTube 🎥
#CabinLife #IslandLife #BuildingOurDream #CreativeLiving #ArcticCircle #NatureLovers #CozyHome #FilmMaking #OutdoorFamily
https://youtu.be/S9Bt3a-Na2M?si=2o4vH...
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Red Leaf Hill
✨ New video! ✨
Life in the Arctic North — where family, building projects, and nature shape our everyday. This week we continue working on our little side house, spend time berry picking, and welcome new friends from Sweden — @Talasbuan 🌿
Watch here:
https://youtu.be/Lore8Q8bxhg
💛 With love from the North,
Carmijn & family
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Red Leaf Hill
In case you’ve missed it, a new video is now live on my channel 🌿
It’s about our last summer days here in Northern Norway — building, foraging, family life, and the changing seasons.
Hope you’re all having a wonderful end of summer ✨
https://youtu.be/bMZXQ9vipBQ?si=IWBx_...
10 months ago | [YT] | 132
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Red Leaf Hill
Hallo everyone ✨
We just came back from a lovely family visit in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 It was so nice to spend time with our dear ones and recharge a little.
I wanted to let you know that a new video will be a little delayed — but I’m back to filming now and will return as soon as possible with something new 🎥✨
Wishing you a beautiful spring, and hope to see you soon in another video from the north of Norway 🇳🇴
In the meantime, you can watch our last spring episode here:
https://youtu.be/30BINGNH7gg
Lots of love from Andøya,
Carmijn, Tor-Inge, Torsten, Alicia
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