Hello my dears, I'm Liss' friend Tina, from the English Muse. I'm here for a few days this week to take care of her lovely blog while she's away on holiday. It's an honor to be here, especially at this time of the year.

The week between Christmas and New Years seems the most magical. It's as if time has slowed down to make everything more beautiful and enchanting, like the color of the sunsets.

Even though Christmas is over, I love turning off all the lights in the house except for the Christmas tree. I could spend hours looking at it. I even add more ornaments. Why not, right?

Then I make chai tea with soy milk and spices and curl up with a good book. I just started The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. It's wonderful so far.

What's your favorite thing to do during this second holiday week?


Photography by Barbara Vidal