A Return to Loveliness

Finding Your Winter Bliss

The January issues of Victoria Magazine are a respite to the

cold world surrounding us in the depth of Winter.

Finding your quiet occupation

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Baking

Dark, cold, winter days offer opportunity to explore

recipes providing comfort and delight.

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Knitting

An occupation that can both stimulate and relax one’s

mind is knitting, crocheting or needlework. With the

benefits gained will also be a work of art

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Reading

When the weather is chilly and the winds blow, we can

escape to warmer regions or to different places and times.

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Painting

Taking what God has so beautifully created and attempting

to bring a spark of imitation on canvass is a worthy occupation

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Corresponding

Whether by hand or by type, keeping in touch with those

whom you love and care for with the written word

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Resting

A time to rest gives one the opportunity to dream, to create

and to restore one’s mind and body.

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Bathing

Fewer things are as wonderful no matter what time of the year

than a leisurely, luxuriating soak in the tub.

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Music

Whether you are the one providing the music or another, soothing music

enriches one's spirit, mind and body.

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Tea

At times there is nothing more soothing or restorative

to one's soul than a lovely cup of tea.

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Get Cozy and Comfortable

In

January

The January issues of Victoria magazine often

spoke of finding a quiet, comfortable

spot in your home.

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I am not sure exactly why, but

there’s a sense of calm in the depths of winter.

As the winds blow blustery outdoors we find

comfort in cozy chairs, in fire-lit fireplaces,

in abundance of pillows and blankets.

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And for me, in socks! 

socks from Victorian Trading

Our wooden

floors are quite cold in the winter

and I who usually walk barefoot

 find socks to be my best friend.

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I find too that I have placed quite a number of cozy

Spots for one to sit, to read or to just gaze out a window.

I have also placed a number of places for one to take

Break for tea or for an afternoon’s nap.

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Another cozy comfort of winter

is soups and stews. I made

Paula Deen's recipe

chicken and dumplings for our first dinner of the year,

 a request by my Dearest.

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Journaling is another topic in the January

Issues of Victoria.

Victoria Magazine Editor's picks

I wonder, what influence blogging may have been, if

it were as prevalent at the time of her beginning

as it is today.

I am so glad for the opportunity to share with you

my love for Victoria Magazine

my blessed life

and

home.

Thank you so much for stopping by.
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