Rather than rail against the darker days, gather your blankets, a brew and a willing companion and sink into the delights of getting cosy for an afternoon. Helpful additions might be a good book, a just-tricky-enough puzzle, or a notebook for dreams and plans, but the key ingredient is probably the knowledge that there’s nowhere else you need to be right now; it’s about pausing and acknowledging the pleasures that are found in this moment. Photography: Getty

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