One of the many things I love about living in this old house,
is using the fireplaces.
Just imagine, a nice cuppa, coffee or tea, I like both as long as it is hot,
a good book, a cozy fire in the fireplace, and a fat happy cat
(Spontaneous likes the fireplace too, unless it starts popping).
It won't matter if the wind blows cold outside,
we are cozy, safe and warm.
Getting to that blissful spot, however, requires hard work.
We start by hauling the appropriate size logs up from the seasoning pile.
Then we cut to size. Our fireplaces like about 16 inches long the best.
He cuts, I stabilize the wood.
This is a pile of hard wood from earlier in the year.
Today we are working on soft woods. We burn a little of each.
The soft woods are better to get the fire going,
or when you are almost ready to let it go out, but not quite.
Once the fire is going well, the hard woods will keep it that way longer.
Here is our new pile.
Pretty isn't it?
I feel comfortable just looking at it.
There is a lovely sense of accomplishment sitting on that pallet.
Let the cold winds blow.
For this morning, my Sweet Husband has the coffee ready.
This stretching kitty scoop was a present from him several years ago.
Doesn't it just say "Good Morning"?
Now a big Stretch,
my cuppa coffee,
and homework....
As of today, the break is over,
I am back in school.
Once it gets just a little cooler,
even homework won't seem so bad,
in front of that lovely fire.
Cheers,
Kat
