Sunday Afternoon

Rainy Sunday afternoon and

we had our first fire of the year.

A High School girlfriend of mine came over after church.

We sat by the fire, drank fancy coffee and ate freshly baked

Zucchini bread.

We hadn't seen each other for such a long time.

The afternoon went by fast, as it does when you are having fun.

We promised we wouldn't wait so long the next time.

I miss her already.

(And look, there is plenty leftover for Tom! )

~~~~~~Y~~~~~~

~Tidbits~

Creating a perfect fire starts with using seasoned firewood cut to the correct length.
To start a safe fire, crumple paper on the grate within the fireplace and cover it with
kindling or a manufactured firestarter. Open the fireplace damper fully and light the paper.

Once the kindling or the firestarter is burning brightly, add dry seasoned wood to the fire
and shut the firescreen. It’s important to avoid overloading the fireplace so the firewood
doesn’t tumble out. A couple of logs will suffice.

Burning a manufactured firelog purchased from the grocery or hardware store is a good alternative to firewood, and does not require paper to get the fire started.