Feeling a bit overwhelmed by Christmas already? We're dialling back the festivities this week as self-preservation against the onslaught ahead. To combat the pre-Christmas panic, we’re taking it slow, which mostly involves reading, beetroot and standing in a room heated to 35 degrees...
ONE | BEET THE BLUES
With chocolate beetroot cake. It is not as strange as it sounds – think carrot cake, but with beetroot. Deliciously dark and satisfyingly rich, with the added bonus of being one of your five a day. If Nigella says it’s ok, then it almost certainly is.
With chocolate beetroot cake. It is not as strange as it sounds – think carrot cake, but with beetroot. Deliciously dark and satisfyingly rich, with the added bonus of being one of your five a day. If Nigella says it’s ok, then it almost certainly is.
TWO | SWEAT IT LIKE IT'S HOT
If you live in Burma, you can skip this one, but if you’re one of the many who are heading into a long old winter, hot yoga just might be your salvation. Not just warm, but hot...really hot. Bend and stretch away the present-buying panic, sweat out the festive fear and relax into a steamy state of calm. Leave with you bones thawed and your zen restored.
If you live in Burma, you can skip this one, but if you’re one of the many who are heading into a long old winter, hot yoga just might be your salvation. Not just warm, but hot...really hot. Bend and stretch away the present-buying panic, sweat out the festive fear and relax into a steamy state of calm. Leave with you bones thawed and your zen restored.
THREE | ESCAPE INTO A BOOK
This is one of those books that burrows into your soul and that stays in your thoughts for weeks after you’ve finished it. It is the story of an Australian prisoner of war in World War II, working as a doctor on the Burma Railway under the Japanese. It is devastating and beautiful, and demonstrates how good and bad, courage and pettiness, kindness and evil swirl and coexist in the context of war. Keep your tissues to hand.
This is one of those books that burrows into your soul and that stays in your thoughts for weeks after you’ve finished it. It is the story of an Australian prisoner of war in World War II, working as a doctor on the Burma Railway under the Japanese. It is devastating and beautiful, and demonstrates how good and bad, courage and pettiness, kindness and evil swirl and coexist in the context of war. Keep your tissues to hand.
FOUR | GET INSPIRED
We’re off to the London Illustration Fair this weekend, a one-stop shop for some of the most exciting illustrators and designers working today. Alongside workshops and talks there will also be lots of artwork for sale – you never know, might just get some Christmas shopping done.
...AND IF YOU NEED JUST A LITTLE BIT OF CHRISTMAS
Have a look at our Christmas Edit...
Have a look at our Christmas Edit...
