

Worst of all, there were smug parents who did find the time to do all those things – WhatsApp and Facebook groups were overloaded with borderline professional pastry and cake sculptures of Elsa, rainbow unicorns and pink fairies. Every day was an endless battle to feed, entertain and care for two small, demanding children, all while trying to meet deadlines, attend shaky Zoom meetings and remembering to breathe. Cover and B&W Ink Illustrations for Cosy: The British Art of Comfort, by Laura Weir (previous editor of ES Magazine). In this hug of a book, Laura Weir celebrates the very best of our cool and quirky traditions and habits and rituals with a big dose of comfort think warm. Condition: Good Price: US 5.53 Buy It Now Add to cart Add to Watchlist Breathe easy. The Danes have hygge.The Swedes have lagom.Now, Laura Weir, a beloved lifestyle journalist and editor-in-chief of London Evening Standard’s weekly ES magazine, introduces American readers to the Brits’ best-kept secretcozinessan indulgent, luxurious, yet unfussy way of creating comfort and joy.

My husband and I barely had time to peel a banana, let alone turn it into bread. Cosy: The British Art of Comfort Used - Good Be the first to write a review. But most excruciating of all for working families like mine was endlessly hearing about all the “bored” people “with so much time on their hands” bingeing on 10 season-long Netflix dramas or debating how best to watch the entire Marvelfilm series (chronological or release order – who cares?), learning a new language (or two) and baking sourdough. Lockdown was traumatic for everyone – the fear, the isolation, the great toilet roll famine. With trademark Anglo cheekiness, Laura Weir perfectly captures the British essence of cosy (or cozy, if you prefer), and here she celebrates socks, warms to. Read Cosy The British Art of Comfort by Laura Weir available from Rakuten Kobo.
