Hygge days

It’s my favorite part of the holiday season – that lovely week between Christmas and New Years. When I put on my music and snuggle up in my reading nook.

But I’ll take a short break to tell you about an article a friend mentioned from the Sunday New York Times.

It’s all about wintering the Danish way and the concept of Hygge (pronounced HOO-gah) ~~ the Danish word for cozy.

Hygee

(don’t you love saying it? Come on everyone, all together now, ~~ HOO-gah)

is the constant pursuit of homey pleasures involving candlelight, fires, fuzzy knitted socks, porridge, coffee, cake and other people. Yes, I mummered to myself that’s exactly what this week is all about, Hygge. (Except for the porridge bit, shudder.)