A could-do list January

FRANCES AMBLER

Hold a pot-luck supper for friends Listen to a piece of classical music and imagine what tale it might be telling Instead of phoning a loved one, write them a proper newsy letter See a panto or watch something funny at the theatre Download a bird calls app and discover who’s sharing your garden with you Try some of our ideas, make up a few of your own, or just read and enjoy After December’s hubbub, it’s time to adjust to January’s slower, spooling pace. But this month, too, has its own twinkling magic. View the moon through bare trees, light candles and take a cue from the Icelandic tradition of ‘the evening wake’ of reading books and telling yarns, knitting and stitching around the fire during dark evenings. In…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2025

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