Autumn time

Don’t you just love this time of year? When nature changes her colour palette from vibrant green to tawny browns, oranges and deep reds. I love watching the subtle changes of the season, embracing the dark nights and the crisp autumn chill. 

I especially like the changes to my daily routines. Today, I’ve rearranged furniture so that my favourite reading chair has a cosier feel and sufficient lighting ensuring that nothing detracts from my enjoyment of reading. I tend to read far more during the autumn and winter months so smother myself with cosy blankets, oodles of hot chocolate, plus an accompanying dog and settle between the pages of a book. Gone is the nightly TV watching, the busy social calendar and long evening walks. Instead, my body clock switches towards hibernation and a hygge-like existence filled with candle light, nourishment and self-nurturing. 
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My current reading book – ‘Reading Lessons’ by Carol Atherton explores the books we read at school (depending upon your age), the group conversations ignited by their contents and the impact they made upon us as individuals. It’s a joy to read; as you’re taken back in time, as if rediscovering forgotten friends. I’m lucky enough to have read all but one of the books mentioned, so intend to borrow that book from the library on finishing this current read, despite it being labelled a children’s book. I often reread children’s books when the mood takes me. I’m hoping this season’s reading includes Daphne Du Maurier, more Agatha Christie and possibly, Patricia Cornwell – who knows, I’m excited to see where the seasons take me.

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