The temperature here in Southwest WA has struggled to top 10 degrees Celcius the past few days, so I must confess to a little envy of today’s guest, with her balmy 19 degrees! However, even that is cold – especially by Queensland standards. There are a LOT of Aussies looking for warmth at the moment. But enough whinging about the weather – Angela Sunde has dropped in to tell us what it is that warms her heart (hey, she even has SUN in her name, so she’s sure to bring some warmth). Over to you Angela.
What Warms Angela Sunde’s Heart
Although I live up on the Gold Coast, Queensland, where the daytime temperature has been mostly 19-20 Celcius, this has felt like a cold winter for us. Overnight has crept down to 4 C, and with no curtains in the living areas and no central heating it can take hours after we wake up for the old electric heaters to warm the house. So at around ten in the morning the normal thing to do is open WIDE all the windows to let in the warmer outside air.
So here I am rugged up in my woolies with the windows open WIDE, thinking about what warms my heart when the rest of me is chilly…
What warms my heart…
A phone call to say the wobbly tooth has fallen out.
Drawings on the fridge.
A little child moving to the groove.
Tears when I leave.
Love infused leek and potato soup.
A morning snuggle.
The secret hand shake.
Sun through my study window.
Dew drops on a spider’s web.
Comfortable shoes.
A girls’ lunch.
Celebrating a friend’s success.
Brainstorming crazy ideas together.
Childhood lollies.
An op shop find.
Cat prints on the car bonnet.
A whiskered smile.
Good news
A new baby.
The waft of sausages from the BBQ.
An entrusted first draft.
A yet to read book.
Holiday photos.
Family board games in front of the fire.
A teenager laughing.
Custard on a cold night.
Fresh sheets.
Bed socks.
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A shared experience.
Angela Sunde
Angela’s latest book is Pond Magic:
Perfect sentiments for warming the cockles of ones heart on these chilly winter days. Lovely.
Great heart-warming list, Angela! Thanks for sharing.
Lovely post, Sally and Angela:)
Dee
Love it!
A teenager laughing – love that line.
Thanks for sharing Angela and Sally. xx
Thanks Sally for sharing your Blog with Angela today.
Hi Angela,
Love your heart warming list especially "Celebrating a Friend's Success".
That warms my heart the most.