A very English Hygge
Hygge, one of those words that dominated last autumn and winter, along with it's newer flashier cousin Lagom. They both made our very English word, Cosy pale a little in comparison or so it seemed. Cosy, isn't scandi or particularly cool and definitely not flashy but it is ours and I'm here to reclaim it. But hygee did us a favour, it helped us to fall back in love with chillier times, to embrace nature, hot drinks, even hot tubs! Now I'm a little bit scandi myself but overwhelmingly from our green isle and I think it's a shame that cosy got lost somewhere along the way. It got a bit fusty, lost it's mojo, but it is glorious in meaning - a feeling of comfort, warmth and relaxation - ahhhh. Right now, I write this watching the flames rise up, the wood crackle and spit in the wood-burner. It's the burners first outing, so it's a bit smoky and stinky, so I've popped a bit of vicks under my nose - how British is that! But it is cosy, super snugg