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1. Arizona. I love the dry air and desert landscape, both of which are different from ours here in New England.
2. Hiking. In the aforementioned Arizona. There’s nothing like exertion to clear the head.
3. The Cotswolds. Love the narrow roads, the stone walls, the pastures. Love the charm of the towns and the sense of history.
4. Knitting. I zone out when I do this. It’s therapy. Always.
5. The lake. We spend weekends on a lake in New Hampshire. I especially love it in the middle of winter, when it’s just hubby and me, snowed in and forced to spend the weekend reading in front of the fire. I should be forced more often.
6. A manicure. This is a quickie escape, thirty minutes of being pampered and stroked.
7. Denver Chocolate Pudding, which is a positively decadent dessert served at my favorite restaurant not far from the lake in New Hampshire. When we’re not snowed in, we go there. Denver Chocolate Pudding is a warm, gooey brownie with hot fudge sauce and dual dollops of whipped cream and vanilla ice cream on top.
8. Lavender. Love this smell – it takes me away. I’m writing about it in my work-in-progress, Sweet Salt Air.
9. Waterfalls. Like the one described in Escape. Here we capture the power of nature. How to hold onto life’s mundane worries in the face of such raw beauty?
10. A good book. I’m talking, one that grabs you and holds you through 400+ pages of print. But you knew I’d end with this, didn’t you.
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I totally agree with #10. And I'd add music. I just love to go to my bedroom and listen to my favorite songs for a while.
ReplyDeleteAnd now I really want some Denver Chocolate Pudding. :)
Thanks a lot for the giveaway!
A great list... almost made me want to take up knitting!
ReplyDeleteMy escapes are a great book and a pedicure! Reading a book while getting a peicure even better!
ReplyDeleteThe great thing about the weather warming up is that I can visit parks and go hiking. There are some really picturesque forests and parks in my area. My favorite is being able to hike and see the lake just below. It helps clear my head too. One of my easiest escapes that enjoy daily is reading!
ReplyDeleteI think life is so wonderful but sme things helps a little. Great list!!
ReplyDeleteThe #10 sounds heavenly. Living in rainy Northern Ireland I dream of waterfalls and warm weather. I also love to knit and there is nothing better than a great book.I am a beautician & give so many manicures that it would be nice to receive one once in a while. Thanks alot for the giveaway, Escape sounds awesome. -Carly :)
ReplyDeleteCan do without the manicure but a good pedi is one of my favorite escapes!!!! Thanks for sharing.
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ReplyDeleteworld is big but you'll always feel small but my escapes is the imagination to dream big and to do what i love
ReplyDeleteMy escape is always Books, books & more books, you can always escape reality with them, no matter how you feel or where you are... :)
ReplyDeleteI love my craft work, knitting included. I also agree about lavender. It is calming.
ReplyDeleteReading is my #1.
Pudding. She made me hungry! :( But books are best escape, for sure.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on manicure and reading, both are a way to relax and enjoy your free time.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on manicures and reading! Reading is my outlet when I get too stressed. I love curling up with a good book and zoning out!
ReplyDeleteMy escapes are the perfect Book, hot Tea and Music... sitting at home with a book in hand and it's raining outside - amazing !!!
ReplyDeleteI would like to thank you for an apsolutely fantastic book giveaway, that sounds utterly facinating & intreguing. My escape is in a good book; where i can be transported to new worlds, imagination & creativity that touches ones heart and soul and where i can loose myslef for a while from reality!
ReplyDeleteI am also a member of 'Goodreads' and hence i will add your book to my to-read list, thank you once again.
From: Miss. Lucinda Fountain Xx
Email: lfountain1@hotmail.co.uk
my escape is either music or a good book. Both lead me into a whole different world where are my worries disappear :) also i love being able to travel to a different country and escaping the usual day ahead :) cannot wait to read your book is sounds amazing!
ReplyDeletemy escape is a perfect book or movie..im learning to knitting, my mother is teaching me now, i want to learn crochet too
ReplyDeletethanks for making this international!
Some amazing escapes! Of course for me its a book but aslo just being out in the air going for a nice long walk being out in the country I love! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteLove the 6th escape :) But the best is 10th, a good book is always the best choice. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteMy escape is friends and book :) Because sometimes i have in my head much things so i need relax :)
ReplyDeleteJust reading your list and imaging all your ten top escapes made me feel relaxed and a little sleepy! Although I can't knit or hike to save my life, reading is definitely one of my biggest escapes from reality and I absolutely love the smell of lavender. We have a lavender plant in our front garden and my shelf is lined with lavender-scented lotions and creams.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with number 10, I think that's why we all like reading so much :)
ReplyDeleteTasnim x
great list of escapes,
ReplyDeletemine would be to curl up with my snuggly fleece blanket and watch an romantic comedy movie x
The Cotswolds is one of the places I'd like to visit in the next one or two years :) I used to go hiking with my family quite a lot and in a way, I really miss it. It certainly clears one's head :) x
ReplyDeleteI think I love all of your escapes especially the smell of lavender, the lake and the waterfall. Such awesome choices.
ReplyDelete#10 is a totally so great especially you're in a relaxation mood.
ReplyDeleteCan't agree more with the #10, cause there's no better way to escape wherever we wanted. Same here with the smell of lavender - everytime it takes me away and reminds me all those shiny spring or summer days.
ReplyDeleteI love your escapes! The manicure one made me giggle; I couldn't relate more!
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