After making my morning rounds, I trekked up the hill to the house, and when I pushed the door closed against the will of the wind, I noticed that the fire needed stoking to keep from dying, just like the light that exists within each of us. There is something soulful about a fire – some ineffable thing that makes me feel alive in the face of such destruction. Fully alive. Alive enough to not care about the inevitability of my own demise.
Stacy Rambles 
Wonderfully said!
And since tis the season, please enjoy this…
Oh, I love the Yule Log, Guap. I love the crackling noise best – it’s hard to hear from my wood stove insert. ❤
Beautiful thoughts, Stacy! A fire warms your spirit, inside and out. Hugs xo Karen
I agree, and can’t wait for the next cold front. It has been in the 70’s again for the past few days. ❤
Great photos, Stacy! I, too, love a real fire, and the work that goes with it. Up here bugs are not such an issue, if the wood is chopped and stacked, then left to dry and age for a year (this is ideal, of course; in reality, we were seldom anywhere long enough to do this; just cut old wood, chopped it and used it). The winter cold deals with a lot of critters. We had the odd bug when I lived on the coast, but I don’t remember it being a real problem. I had young kids, dog/s and cat/s, so never worried too much about dust and dirt. I was a happy homemaker, but not ’cause I spent all my time on cleaning lol. Funny thinking about our inevitale demise, isn’t it? Lucky it’s only the old skin we cast off. Still, I hope your inevitable is a long way off yet . . . you have more writing to do, my friend . . . ~ Linne
Thanks, Linne – I’m hoping that I’ll be around for a while as well, now that I’ve finally found my niche! ❤
This is so beautiful! There is something so alive about the flames of a fire….your writing is outstanding! Thank you so much for popping over!!! What an outstanding space you have here!
Thank you, Nicole. I like your space, too! ❤
Dearest Stacy,
We used to have our real fire with wood logs (mostly oak) but gave up on it as with the logs we also did bring in the bugs that live and hide inside the bark and LOTS of dust. We now only have the artificial logs on gas and that does create a lovely glow as well without the side effects.
Hugs,
Mariette
That is something to consider, Mariette – it does create a mess. But I do enjoy the work it makes!
Oh, Stacy, this is truly lovely. Thank you. My soul feels kindled.
Thank you, Kathy. It has been unusually cold here….I love it! ❤