Edited by Dan Lange

Music Credit - Purple Planet - Reiki Healing

Opening poem - Sue reads Winter Dark by Lilian Moore

You can read more about the micro-season of winter in Vermont here: https://www.boston.com/culture/wickedpedia/2023/12/01/noah-kahan-stick-season-vermont/

Sue's Wrap around earphone headphone was bought from Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/d9aDfW3

In Lunar Living, Sue references star gazing apps  - both Stellarium and Star Walk 2 are favourites of hers.  She talks about St Lucia’s Day - you can read more about it here: https://www.britannica.com/topic/St-Lucias-Day.  Sue shares some words about the Leonids meteor shower taken from Enchantment by Katherine May.  You can find out more about the Leonids meteor shower here: https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/space-astronomy/leonid-meteor-shower-when-and-where-see-it-uk  Harriet Powers story of stitching quilts can be found in Stitching Stars: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/851725.Stitching_Stars

In the Recipe section, Emma mentions Jolabokaflod which we will talk about in our next episode.  For a sneak preview check out this website: https://jolabokaflod.org/about/founding-story/

This month's Quincemeat recipe is taken from Winter in the Highlands by Flora Shedden.  Ingredients: 1kg quince/ zest and juice of a lemon/ 500ml cider/ 350g light soft brown sugar/ 200g suet/ 200g raisins/ 100g golden raisins/ 200g sultanas/ 100g pitted prunes/ 100g dried apricots/ 100g dried mixed peel/ 75g flaked almonds/ 1/2tsp ground mixed spice/ 1/2tsp ground cinnamon/ 1/2 tsp ground ginger// 1/2 nutmeg finely grated / 100ml brandy// Method: 1. Sterilise jars 2. Put grated quince, lemon zest and juice, cider, sugar and suet into a large pan and cook over medium heat until simmering. 3. Add fruit and nuts and simmer gently for 15-20 mins until the fruit is swollen and the mixture thickened.  4. Take off the heat.  Stir in the brandy then spoon into jars

In Seasonal Self Care, Emma talks about her daily morning practice based around A Course in Miracles:https://acim.org/acim/en.  Sue mentions her Mindfulness calendar - Wellbeing, Mindfulness, Creativity - Escape, Breathe and Make Time for Yourself .
In Seasonal Words, Sue shares Nikita Gill's With Love from Midnight from her new poetry collection Wild Embers and an extract from The Christmas Chronicles by Nigel
Slater 

In What's on our Bookshelves, Emma is reading cookery books - A Little Bit Brilliant by Na Hansell, Winter in the Highlands from Flora Shedden and Lucy Brazier's Christmas at River Cottage.  She's been listening to Jilly Cooper's Riders and has now moved onto Rivals.  Emma's been to see the Bruce Springsteen biopic Rescue Me from Nowhere.  Finally, she recommends Beth Kemptons's podcast Calm Christmas (Sue has signed up for Beth Kempton's free midwinter writing retreat, which you can find out more about here: https://dowhatyouloveforlife.com/?add-to-cart=184064)

Sue has been listening to The Examiner by Janice Hallett and talks about the Jackson Brodie series of books by Kate Atkinson.  She's been dipping into her copy of 800 Years of Women’s Letters, edited by Olga Kenyon.  Sue will be venturing out to her Village Cinema to watch Thursday Murder Club .  Sue also mentions refreshing poetry in her local park.  You can follow Sue's adventures in poetry via the instagram account @findpoetryinplaces

Sue will be stocking up on dried fruit from at her local refill centre Market Harborough Eco Village.

Sue will be making candles using beeswax obtained from Ali from Clipston Hives and Waxworks 

Our card pick is taken from Pippa Best's Sea Soul Blessings oracle pack

To finish a reel on kindness https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOq25OjjY67/?igsh=cTJ0eWl5bG9vdmQ=

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Timings:

Embrace Chat: 0.58/ Lunar Living: 14.28/ Recipe: 21.49/ Self Care: 27.07/ Seasonal Words: 31.24/ What's on our Bookshelf: 34.20/ Tasks: 43.37/ Blessing: 48.50/ Close: 49.55