Gear for a Cozy Late Winter Lie-About
Flowers. Candle. Wine Chiller.
Henley. Shawl Collared Cardigan Sweater. Sweatpants. Socks.
Magazines: Bella Grace - The Cozy Issue. Monocle - The Escapist.
Books: Monocle Book of Gentle Living. The Stylish Life: Skiing - Gabrielle Le Breton.
Sunday afternoon. Late Winter.
The chores are done.
The house, miraculously, clean.
You change into something forgiving — soft layers, nothing structured, nothing requiring effort.
As always, the clothing signals the intention.
A slow drift through the house follows, gathering provisions.
A few perfect coffee table books.
Magazines worth lingering over.
The scene assembles itself quietly.
Soft pink and white flowers on the bedside table.
A candle flickering across the room. The dancing flame causing just the right measure of drama.
Soft jazz drifting from the speaker. Low. Unhurried. Entirely unconcerned.
You slip beneath the softest blanket.
The dog settles in beside you, his brief performance of vigilance dissolving moments later into a soft sigh…
then gentle snoring.
For a moment, nothing.
Just the hush.
Outside, the snow swirls lazily past the windows.
Then — the gentle pop of the cork.
An understated pronouncement.
The next several hours are reserved for pure, unapologetic indolence.
Leisure, properly observed.
