5 things for the weekend 24.45
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Here we are, this is it! It’s five days before Christmas, and almost the end of the year. Whatever you celebrate, or even if you don’t really, I’m wishing you love and light and we wind down 2024.
5 Things
1. Get cosy this winter with an oversized striped cardigan. Get the free pattern from Two of Wands.
2. Sci-fi lovers, have you read any of the books on Esquire’s Best 30 Sci-Fi Books of 2024?
3. On the second day of Christmas my true gave to me: a free knitting pattern for the Turtle Dove V-neck Sweater.
4. Did someone say cheeeeese? Amp up your cheese platter with these three recipes.
5. The New York Times weighs in with their picks for the best Sci-Fi and Fantasy of 2024. How many have you read?
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I am:
Reading: My Name is Lucy Barton* by Elizabeth Strout
Eating: Sweet Potato Curry
Making: knitted pockets
Planning: the week ahead
Drinking: rooibos
Loving: the star of Christmas break
What are you doING?
“Now naturally, like many of us, I have a reluctance to change too much of the old ways. But there is no virtue at all in clinging as some do to tradition merely for its own sake.” - Kazuo Ishiguro
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