A Warm Fire on a Chilly Evening

The eldest is lying diagonally across our over-size couch with Small cat nestled against the back of his thighs. Large Fluffy cat, a brown and black incarnation of Garfield, cuddles up against his stomach. I'm squeezed in near corner aganst the large rounded armrest, warming myself against the chill of a drizzly late afternoon, while my Spouse is stretched out on the coir mat soaking up the radiance in front of the fire.

The rotten deck that once graced the north side of the house has been carefully deconstructed, part loaded into the walk-in skip (along with carpets from the old quarter of the house) with the remainder power-sawed into convenient heater-sized strips. Now, numerous tubs of neatly packed firewood rest outside ready for chilly evenings like this. Reduce, reuse recycle!