WINTER songs - 15 July

Daniel was sick with a winter lurgy, so it was just Katie and Nat for the WINTER show.

Here's the playlist:
Winter Wonderland - Eurythmics
Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles
Winter Winds - Mumford & Sons
Wintercoat - Paul Kelly & The Messengers
White Winter Hymnal - Fleet Foxes
Walk Out to Winter - Aztec Camera
Winter in America (Leave Love Enough Alone) - Doug Ashdown
A Winter's Tale - Queen
Warm This Winter - Gabriella Cilmi

Costumes: Nat came as a "snow bunny", in layer upon layer of ski gear; during the party, several layers may or may not have been removed. Katie came as a "snow-woman" - she sprayed herself with fake snow, put a carrot on her nose and wrapped a scarf around her neck. Fetching!

In the Conversation Pit, the topic was "What is your favourite thing about winter?" Listeners' answers included winter clothes ("Everyone just looks so fashionable!"), hot warming drinks such as hot chocolate and mulled wine, open fires, and snuggling in bed listening to the rain on the window. We decided that Melbourne does winter well - it's not TOO cold, and there are lots of things to do (football, the Film Festival, etc.).

Katie's Clutch Purse contained trivia about the way animals and plants cope with winter. Some hibernate, some migrate to warmer places, some store food, some grow extra fur, and some even change colour to blend in with the snow.