I don’t know what it is about this time of the year but it
brings a wonderful wave of contentment.
I adore closing the curtains and switching on the lamps when evening is
really only tea-time and I get a little confused by the time that the clocks
display. The blankets over the chairs
have the most amazing ‘to sleep’ effect on me whenever I unwrap them and
snuggle down . Hot water bottles at
bedtime. I am not a fan of milky drinks
but come November and I crave retiring for the evening with just that.
At the time of year when you are wanting to get cosy I love
nothing more than a brisk crisp walk in the cold, wrapped up in layers. The gathering of seed heads, brittle bare
branches, grasses and berries. There is
something so therapeutic about enjoying this green and auburn land, we are so
very lucky to experience the theatre of the seasons changing.
This is a perfect time for me to define my next working
year. I throw myself into the indulgent
path of research, construct lists and allow the ideas to entertain my
giddiness. I dust off my book that is
filled with notations and sketches and cuttings. Notes that have been made at many a time
through out the year when I have wished for a spare hour or day to go off track
from the working diary and escape into a little experimental bubble. So the next couple of months I will be
pottering in a productive manner which will also allow more time for me to stop
by and document my little journey into 2014 and share with you some of my
indulgent makings.
Enjoy the approaching warmth and cold of Winter.
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