Does this give you a warm glow?
It does me! But I admit that a large part of that is memory. I took it at Chatsworth House last year in the company of my daughter. The visit made my Christmas special and I still feel a warm glow thinking about it.
I rarely see my daughter at Christmas but the lure of Narnia brought her to Chatsworth and I managed to meet her there. That represents warmth to me. How about you?
This is Lisa, ‘keeping warm’
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Warmth.”
Being with family does bring us warmth and radiant glow in our hearts that brings about joy and lots of reasons to smile during Christmas and the many years thereafter. Thanks for sharing with us the warmth and love of the holidays.
Thanks, Mr. B 🙂 I know how much your family means to you (and warmth, too 🙂 )
There will be more Christmases to lure her close. Beautifully photographed exquisite dining setting! I would like Lisa’s wrap 🙂
I hope so! The cape was in the children’s dressing-up section 🙂 🙂
I could use one now. How cold is at your place? (I don’t think I will be walking/going out soon 😉 )
It was -2C today but it doesn’t get lower than that. A milder spell is on the way. I’d have to hibernate in Croatia. Good job your translating keeps you busy!
You are right, Jo. I think I am happier when I am crazy busy – it does not leave me much time to think and analyse. Have a good, peaceful and warm night.
Hugs 🙂
I remember the post…being with your daughter is certainly a warming remembrance. Have a wonderful new year.
Thank you so much, Karen! It’s been wonderful to have your support this year 🙂 Happy 2015 to you!
Your daughter looks like the kind of girl who would fill a mother’s heart with warmth.
This year I spent Christmas with all three of my daughters. One evening we had what my oldest daughter called “A Medieval Feast.” We turned off the lights and her husband lit an array of mismatched candles placed down the middle of the table. Then they served us a five-course dinner culminating in a delicious Yule log. They passed out song sheets so we could sing ancient carols between courses.
Wishing you many warm and happy holidays.
That sounds wonderful! Thank you, and a joy-filled 2015 to you and your family too 🙂
The table with softly lit candles is always a welcome site, but nothing feels warmer than the love of your children. Your Christmas time with Lisa at Chatsworth looks wonderful – can you believe a year has come and gone already? You must tell her how much I adore her teapot purse!
That teapot bag has been much coveted, Elisa 🙂 She visited Chatsworth with a friend this month and managed to find a teapot Christmas tree ornament too 🙂
I am so loving that table. The warmth of the candles makes everything looks amazing. Nice post. I hope you had a great holiday
Warm and comfortable, thanks 🙂 Maybe a little too much food… Happy New Year!
The epitome of warmth Jo especially with your lovely Lisa!
Thanks, Kathryn 🙂 Warm hugs to you!
I had a very snowy Christmas. But now, I’m visiting the warm comfort of home. 🙂
We have a thick frost outside. That’s more than enough white stuff for me 🙂 🙂
Love the post 🙂
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Thanks, Brittany 🙂 Happy New Year!
Lovely place and daughter. Hope your holiday was warm and the New Year full of cheer!
Thanks, Renee 🙂 I’m doing my best. Cheers!
Jo, yes …. that table is really inviting and I can feel the warmth that the room in itself brings too. Beautiful image and so is your daughter. Evening hugs …
Hi Vivi 🙂 I’ve just come back to the laptop after packing my son off to Leeds again this evening. Hugs Back 🙂 🙂
Busy … busy all the time – put your feet up now.
See you … soon!
Time for bed hugs …
Thank you for all your lovely comments. Sweet dreams 🙂
Warm and stunning . Happy New Year, Jo. Keep warm. 🙂 ❤️
Hang on, I’ll just turn the heating up 🙂 🙂 Good Christmas, Gem? My very best wishes to you for a brighter, better 2015.
Fingers crossed. Prayers said. Thanks, Jo. ❤️ Be seeing you in 2015.
I am so glad your beautiful daughter and you, Jo, were able to get together a year ago at such a wonderful place, Chatsworth House. Lisa has such a beautiful countenance. I enjoyed this photo you shared, too.
Warmth is candles and fires, along with the way you feel being close to family. Hoping you will have a chance soon to see Lisa, once she gets out and about from her snowy place. Hope you had some hot toddy or a warm cocoa to fill your insides and some warm people surrounding you to fill your soul with warmth, Jo.
I am blessed to have been able to see my Mom for two and a half days, thanks for sending her kind wishes. I wasn’t on my blog since Tues. I came back to see grandchildren and children, then will hate to go off to work tomorrow for three 10 hour days: Groan!
Hoping your new year will be extra special with many sources of happiness. I always add, wishes for good health, as we get older there is nothing so valuable a gift!
Yes, nothing’s as good if you’re full of aches and pains, Robin. Thanks for all the kind thoughts. I talked to Lisa on the phone today and felt much better after that 🙂
Great choice of warmth. Christmas brings such a mix of feelings doesn’t it – just never possible to be with everyone you want to be with.
Thanks for understanding, Debbie 🙂 I nearly didn’t post this because it made me feel quite sad. I was talking to her on the phone not long since and they’ve got snow so she’s quite happy to sit inside and look out.
Memories are precious, they have a warming glow all of their own. 😉
Yes, they surely do 🙂
Hope you had a lovely Christmas with lots of warmth! 🙂
Mostly it was, thanks, Jackie. 🙂 Winter is just arriving! Best wishes for 2015!
🙂 Looks at first glance to be warming, UNTIL one remembers that to be on display those candle have to be run on tiny batteries. No hot flame.
Have a Happy New Year. We plan to travel a bit after New Year Day.
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Thanks, Jim. For some reason WordPress filed 6WS before this post, but it doesn’t really matter, does it? Wishing a wonderful 2015 to you and the Missus 🙂
The warmth of family gatherings; so precious.
Better than a scarf, Ann 🙂 Though I wouldn’t be without mine right now!
No snow here Jo, though it tried for a bit this afternoon and I do believe it is all around me – it was a gorgeous blue sky, sunny morning too! I am hoping my warm glow from the south is keeping us snow-free 😉
Now off to find a warm photo for the challenge, there must be one or two I can find…
That doesn’t sound too challenging, Jude 🙂 It’s a bit frost-bitten up here.
Both photos are lovely, Jo.
I hope you had a nice Christmas.
Quiet, Cynthia, with much kitchen activity 🙂 And you? Very best wishes for 2015!
Similar, in some ways.
As you know, we had a health-challenged year in our family, so we decided to have a quiet supper on Christmas Day — then hold our traditional Christmas dinner on Boxing Day.
Both days were lovely. Everyone pitched in with food, or helping, and there was much storytelling and laughter.
Good to hear 🙂 Take care!
Perfect pics for the challenge, Jo. Lisa looks very fetching in her warm attire. 🙂
Thanks, Ad 🙂 The fur cape was in the kid’s dress-ups. Could do with something a little larger right now. Warm, it’s not! 😦
Most certainly does Jo! And that’s a lovely photo of Lisa. Stay warm 🙂
-1C today, Madhu, so a little ‘fresh’ 🙂 I need some of those spare dressing up clothes!
A beautiful warm inviting glow from the candles and a special memory attached to Chatsworth with your daughter – that definitely represents warmth to me too 🙂 Very best wishes for 2015 Jo! 🙂
Thanks a lot, Rosemay. 🙂 It’s distinctly cool around here right now. I bet your daughter is wrapping up warm too.
Indeed she is Jo! She’s currently up in Yorkshire staying with my dad and rugged up in some new winter jumpers she purchased with our Christmas money! It snowed a bit yesterday so she had a sort of white Christmas! Very warm and pleasant here but I probably shouldn’t say that!
Lovely warm, fuzzy moments spent with daughters are so special Jo. All those candles would almost give me a hot flush… 🙂
I stood well back, Pauline 🙂 🙂 Mind you, a little warmth would be most welcome today. It’s -1C here 😦
I imagine all those candles threw out a fair bit of warmth! Glad you had a good time.
It was lovely and snug in there 🙂 My 6WS will be along later, Viv, so I’ll pop in when I’ve done it.
Agreed! 😊 Wishing you & your family Happy holidays!
Thank you 🙂 Very best wishes to you too!
‘Tis a warm post Jo 🙂
Lisa looks so snuggly with her *snow fur wrap* maybe we’ll all be wearing one soon … bright but no snow here !
There was a kid’s dressing up section in ‘Narnia’, Poppy, and of course, she couldn’t resist 🙂 Fresh here! Nice walking weather, if the other half ever gets out of bed 🙂
… after yesterdays miserable weather offering it’s looking good once more here too Jo . Need to get my act together Lol
Very warming and pretty!
Have you got snow yet, Gilly? I’m hibernating this weekend, just in case 🙂
No, but there appears to be a blue sky at last, must get myself sorted before the grandkids arrive 🙂
Being with family brings a feeling of warmth! Great take on the challenge Jo!
It wrote itself, this one. I don’t think I even guided the ‘pen’. 🙂
A touch mysterious but definitely warm and inviting glow, Jo! How could it not be when it is about the moments, spent together with somebody close to your heart… 🙂
Happy holidays, Jo!
There’s a link back to one of my Chatsworth posts which makes it clearer, Ese, but mystery is a valuable commodity sometimes, isn’t it? Christmas hugs coming your way 🙂
Gosh, I thought that was your Christmas table for a minute. 🙂 It’s very beautiful and most definitely conveys warmth!
Of course it’s my Christmas table! I just need to borrow a few posh guests 🙂 You’ll be volunteering? Can’t vouch for the food though.
I’m more your soph type meself, but if you’re not fussy… What time?
About 3ish? But there it gets very confusing 🙂 🙂
Okay, so that’s four and a half hours ago. What I need right now is a grumpy man in a big blue box….
The food wasn’t up to much anyway 😦 Running repairs? Or maybe I should phrase that differently 🙂
You won’t find much semblance of sense here 🙂
😀 I’ll fit right in, then.
it does give me a warm glow! it’s so beautiful. great photos for this challenge!
Thanks, Tobyo. I loved your Hannukah pics 🙂 Happy hols!
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed them. Happy holidays to you too! 🙂
wow like 40 candles at dat table very Kewl 😎 yes stay war ~ snowing here in colorado 2 night! 🙂 chilly willy ……
My daughter was a huge Star Wars fan, back in the day… 🙂 I rather like Harrison Ford myself.
Love da movie 6 days 7 nights ,,,with his is awesome 🙂 😎 ………. Q
Warmth? What’s that? I’m glad you reminded me that warmth is more than climate. And being with my mob warmed the cockles of my heart – even if there were five of the thirteen (and one dog) missing.
Are you still there, Meg? I’ve lost track of your crazy schedule 🙂 Snow has hit the west side of England (and maybe Jude) so I’m hunkered down, keeping warm.
Still in Queensland and drowning and freezing. Leave for home tomorrow – trying to plot a route that avoids holiday makers and rain.
Travel safely, Meg 🙂 This silly country of ours ground to a halt yesterday over a flurry of snow or two. But only in the middle ! Us round the edges were fine 🙂 We’ll get our come uppance!
It certainly does feel like a warm glow beautiful and for you especially warm with such a splendid memory attached to it !
Thanks, Karen 🙂 We have snow racing across the country towards us so I’m hanging on to warm memories. Good Christmas?
Being with family always makes me feel warm and cozy. Perhaps next Christmas, you and your daughter can revisit the Chatsworth House, Jo. xo
I would love to, Jill 🙂 This year she went with a friend and her Mum, who wanted to see Chatsworth, but was recovering from a hip op, so not so mobile. Lots of ‘Alice’ photos on Facebook 🙂
So pretty Jo and nothing warmer than being with our children.
I imagine you were needing a little warmth after your Boxing Day dip, Sue? 🙂 🙂
I went in the bath after I posted this but I had to jump out again. I wanted to add a photo, which was ‘on the tip of my fingers’ before I pressed Publish. Somehow I couldn’t let it rest. Happy now 🙂
Very best wishes for 2015, Sue 🙂
Oh Jo the dip os on New Years Day. Still in training. 🙂
Oh, great! Something to look forward to 🙂 🙂 In England the Boxing Day dip is traditional (or foolish) so I got mixed up, Sue. Nothing at all to do with the port.