Rain's Thursday Art Date - cosy

Hi Everybody!

Rain's theme this week is cosy, just right for this wet and rainy weather here. I walked a lot in the rain again, I think I will soon develop webbed feet if it doesn't stop raining! 

What is cosy? In Germany we say 'gemütlich'. For me it means things like sitting in a warm room, cuddled up in a warm blanket, drinking my fave hot drinks, wearing thick woolly socks, cooking and eating warm soups and stews, baking cakes and biscuits, enjoying flickering candle light and many more things.

Today I spent time with Nathalie in my arty kitchen, baking and decorating cookies. Nathalie had such fun with rolling out pastry, cutting it out and then decorating it with lots of chocolate, icing sugar, sprinkles, stars etc. Usually when I bake I aim to get everything perfect, which is sometimes stressful. Nathalie just had fun, splurging the sprinkles like some rich people throw money around, splodging the icing and chocolate, noshing and finger-licking, and this did me good, this was a cosy way of doing things!

Peeping into lit-up windows from outside is cosy:

Cuddling and having fun - also cosy:

Drinking coffee - cosy:

Candlelight - cosy:

Nathalie having fun in my arty kitchen:

The smell of fresh, buttery shortbread makes me feel cosy:

Jam tarts filled with home-made ginger and strawberry preserves:

Fresh from the oven:

 Nathalie's fun decorated cookies:

Hot Glühwein (mulled wine) and cocoa with Bailey's make you feel very cosy at the Christmas markets even on the coldest days:

I am also linking to Paint Party Friday

Have a cosy day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!