I do like reading. In the lockdowns, I found my love of books, reading and writing deserted me. But now I’ve got it back, and it’s wonderful! I’m currently reading “The Eyre Affair” by Jason Fforde, which is the first in his literary time travel series based around Thursday Next.
I like to wrap up well, get out and enjoy the crisp cold air of December – so long as it’s not raining. I’m not terribly keen on walking in the rain, but I don’t too much mind gentle fluffy snow, fog or cloud. Wind can be challenging, but so
One of the main features of Christmas is Christmas gifts. But quite apart from the physical, wrapped up boxes and items, Christmas offers many gifts to me, including: the gift of time, with time off work to recharge the gift of rest (see above) a time to celebrate the gift
OK, so it’s another one about snow really. But sledging is a special pleasure. I just found a sledge in the garage and gifted it to a neighbour. Our road is good for sledging, as it’s rather steep. There’s a good hill in the park not far away too. I
Today’s writing prompt is suitable for Christmas or any time of year! It’s all about music. I love to sing, and it’s something I’ve really missed in the pandemic. I hope one day to join a choir again and enjoy singing the choral harmonies that I enjoyed when I was
You can’t really think about Christmas here in the UK without thinking of snow, even though it’s actually quite rare that it’s snowy at Christmas. Today, draw a picture, add a journal entry, create a scrapbook page, write a poem, whatever you feel appropriate, so long as it’s about: Snow
Sparkle and glitter aren’t really my thing. As a crafter I hate glitter because it goes everywhere and it’s often not sustainable, as it is mostly made of plastic and a pollutant. But just sometimes, on a party dress, or a Christmas tree, a bit of bling is appropriate. So
Today I watched a lovely documentary on Netflix called “The Ponds”. It’s about people who swim in the ponds on Hampstead Heath in London. Cold water swimmers are an evangelistic lot. They’ll recite all the benefits of cold water swimming (there are several). I noticed there was no neoprene at
I love giving gifts, even though it’s sometimes difficult to thnk of the right thing. In our family there’s a bit of a tradition of leaving gifts till you see something “that says your name to me”. So gifts can turn up at different times of year. But there is
I love the traditional Christmas dinner, turkey, and roast parsnips and potatoes and sprouts, pigs in blankets, and Christmas pudding (though the brandy sauce is a little difficult now I’m lactose-intolerant). We also have other foodie traditions. What do you like to eat? Be creative about your favourite Festive food