From Almaty to Zagreb, from London (England) to London (Ontario), the days are getting colder, the nights are getting longer and the clouds are getting lower.
How do you cope when you can’t face the gloom, the rain, the wind or the snow, yet have already spent far too many hours at home? What stops you going stir-crazy? Do you put on your wooliest jumper and an Abba CD, or leaf through Nigella and bake a cake? Do you gather the family for a game of Twister? Perhaps there’s a film you turn to because of the dreams it inspires or the lover you first watched it with. Do you reach for your guitar? A skipping rope? The knitting needles?
Tell us what gets you though a miserable housebound winter’s day, in as much detail as you can. If it’s a book, what it’s called, who’s it by, what’s it about? If it’s a jigsaw, what’s the picture? How many pieces are there? How long does it take you to finish it? Who – if anyone – will you allow to help you with it?
Above all, tell us what makes your special thing so special. Spread the joy.
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