Storytime

Although the snip of scissors and the fresh rustle of wrap are festive sounds enough, it is awfully agreeable to accompany wrapping with a bit more auditory pleasure. Christmas carols are an obvious choice, but if you've heard enough singing cheer while shopping, opt instead for a story. Toast is streaming a free reading of Along the Enchanted Way by William Blacker for just such a time. As Toast tells us...

Along the Enchanted Way recounts William Blacker’s adventure as he travels east from London to the mountains of Romania. As the Berlin wall falls and the Soviet Union crumbles he seemingly moves back in time - away from modern western comforts to a simpler, but happier, life spent between two remote villages...

Olive is going to make a mug of Christmas blend tea, unwrap her new ribbon and settle into an evening of wrapping and storytelling. She encourages you to do the same.