Draw the curtains, turn on the lamp.
Set the heating one notch higher.
Snuggle down with a good book.
Sip red wine to your heart’s desire.

Make a phone call to a well-loved friend.
Play vinyl on your brand-new turntable.
Dire Straits or a Beatles compilation?
Fairport Convention on the Island label?

Stay up late as you’re off tomorrow.
Watch a good film in your pyjamas.
Maybe a romcom with Kate Hudson?
Possibly one of the court room dramas?

Tease the dog till it snaps frustratingly.
Search Amazon for fountain pen ink.
Text a relative to arrange to meet.
Sit quietly, close your eyes and think.