Welcome to Litsy!

Sunday = #HygghourReadathon

And relaaaxx!

All welcome to join in.

Hosted by @AllDebooks @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

My March #Bookspin wasn't spectacular. It didn't have much new information, but I'm happy that it wasn't a DNF, and it did remind me of why I continue to declutter and simplify my home and life. #COYER

#hyggehourreadathon

Sherlock enjoyed last night‘s Hygge hour as much as I did. 🐶💙 I finished 2 books and started the third while cuddling under some blankets, tea in hand and enjoying great company.

Numbers 2 and 17 on my #Bookspin list for March - Simple Matters by Erin Boyle and The First Pillar by Roy Huff. Both qualify for #COYER

One of the first books I ever read on making a house a home. Growing up in a dysfunctional family, clutter and chaos was the norm. This book was life changing for twentysomething me. Rereading all these years later, I'm surprised at how many things are part of my routines. Yes, it's a bit dated and pretentious in places, but it taught me so much: seasonal eating, flowers in the house, and setting a pretty table. 🌸

I bought a fireplace to cozy up our reading room. #hygge #readingroom

I did a thing. I ventured out this weekend to see my daughter in Providence. We went to the Athenæum and then to Aleppo Sweets for some Arabic coffee with cardamom and of course some baklava. The Athenæum had a sale so I got 6 books for less than $10!!! No anxiety. It was lovely.

#Naturalitsy #MidwinterSolace

Yesterday, I received an envelope of lovely wintery ephemera from @Chrissyreadit for my 2nd win in getting the most stacks (I think I tied) in our #FridayNightShare book recommendations. They have a pearly finish that‘s hard to capture well in a photo but they‘re beautiful & I look forward to journaling with them. Thank you!

I‘m a bit under-the-weather this weekend🤧so mostly napping & I may do an early #HyggeHour

#Midwintersolace has definitely been helping me get through the shorter days. I‘ve adored our #fridaynightshares, I even indulged & bought a few new books. And our #hyggehourreadathons & #naturalitsycardswap have made me so happy! Hygge at my house has included rituals for solstice & Hanukkah, endless cups of tea, coffee, & cocoa, snuggles with the fur-balls, reading in my blanket nests, house cleaning, & enjoying lots of time by candlelight.

#Midwintersolace

I‘ve loved everything about this. The winter solstice day, natural winter cards and #hyggehour are my favorites- along with the community of it all and the slowing down. I‘ve just loved it.