nonfiction (crafts and jewelry-making)
I thought this might be interesting to look at during the pandemic since it deals with combating cabin fever and the isolation of Danish winters.... It's ok.
There are some cute crochet projects (I don't crochet), some tasty looking baked good recipes (I can't eat wheat), some easy-looking jewelry projects (that require the buying of supplies), and an assortment of other, nature-based crafts (which I'm not particularly inspired to do, but someone else well might).
Coping with isolation takeaways: there are psychological benefits to repetitive motions (the author mentions painting with watercolors, but knitting would also work--or petting a cat or dog); try to go outside when possible, or find ways to bring nature indoors (as with forced blooms and preserved plant decorations).
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boring AF

I love the philosophy of Hygge and feel like I’ve got Hygge 101 understood. With no real convincing necessary, I’ve bought a few extra pairs of soft fuzzy socks, lounge pants and blankets. I’ve got some great Hygge friendly recipes (yes, I am making soup again tonight) and already felt like a glass of red wine or a hot chocolate is perfect this time of year.

So, this sounded like the next phase of Hygge. I already know what it means and I know that I enjoy it. Why not try some new ideas inspired by the concept?

Well, here’s the issue for me with this book. The majority of the little projects are knitting or crocheting. Which would be fine if I knew how to knit. It doesn’t really matter how easy the projects are if you don’t know how to knit.
Also, the author recommends taking a walk outside several times in this book. I don’t know about winter in your part of the world but in Pennsylvania it was below freezing temperatures for more than a week.
We had to get a space heater to get the washing machine to run. Taking a walk outside is not going to make me enjoy winter more.

I don’t want to be a spoil sport. I’ll take full responsibility for buying this book online without seeing it in person first. If I had seen it myself, I would have known that I was not the target audience.
Someone who is a knitter, a gardener or craftier than I am, might love this book. They probably would actually because there are some very nice ideas.

There are a few recipes in the book and I do see myself making the chocolate lava cake some time.

The pictures in the book are beautiful.
I am sure someone else would appreciate this in a different way. It wasn’t a great fit for me. ( )

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