I keep saying that I'm doing okay, this week. I kind of am. I've tipped from the "ugh, everything is getting cold and dark" to the "oooh pretty leaves" thinking. I have gone Full Fairy Light at home, not just the perky sunshiney ones I mentioned in September. I went to the office and nobody has contact traced me (and if all goes well, but the time this posts I will have seen an exhibition in parallel with a friend while not socialising indoors, but possibly with a tea in the park after which would be *lovely*).
Excellent leaves
But, you know, the clocks go back tonight and the one hour of extra sleep, although welcome, doesn't exactly fix the fact I now need to change my working hours if I want to get outdoors in daylight at all. (Which feels different to my previous "leave home in the dark, return home in the dark" office whinge, though goodness knows that depressed me too.) Friends of this blog are in Wales and are back in lockdown. Members and friends of this blog in England and Scotland are scattered around various tiers/local restrictions/travel limits in a way that makes it hard to feel like we're all in the same place. We're not - but we also are, still, all in the same position: a bit worried, a bit tired, a bit in need of company and a lift.
So, let there be cocktails! I asked last week about changing the time for #ConfinedCocktails, and got a mixed response. The majority wanted to keep it at 7, so I shall be online at that point - but there's no earthly reason you need to wait for me to get started. Hashtag away if you're cocktailing early, and I'll join you. We started it as cocktail hour, but hell, why not cocktail evening? We're not going anywhere tonight.
Stay safe, and I look forward to seeing your dishes and drinks when you fancy sharing them.
I am nominating future Things To Look Forward To: our #ConfinedCookalong risotto-along will be on the evening of Saturday 14 November. Not sure what time yet, I guess 6ish? Advice welcome.
And Date To Be Determined will be our Festive #ConfinedCookalong, at which we'll cook our own choice of something related to a thing that happens in December. More of a midafternoon thing, I think. (I'm sorry not to be doing Stir Up Sunday or similar but I've got bugger all use for puddings that serve 12 this year... If anyone wants to run one, do shout!)
And for that, I thought we might even have a shared playlist. I am not exactly missing relentless repetitive Christmas shopping music in advance, but I *am* sad there's likely no carol season, and I'm sure others of you have wintery/festive music you'd like to hear. No denominational or festive-specific assumptions, just whatever you're missing. Again, feel free to comment, I shall Spotify a list (or DM me if you'd rather keep it anonymous... There is no shame in Wizzard in my world, but I appreciate some of you have reputations to keep up.)
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