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We had a few weeks of freezing cold like the rest of the country, which meant it was time to fire up the wood burner.

We have to keep our wood covered from the rain, so we have half of it under a tarp, and the "ready to burns" are stacked in the garage.

(Evan is riding his broomstick. We love the book and movie "Room on the Broom)

There is an art to fire starting, isn't there?

I am constantly checking and admiring.

And is there anything better than backing up to a hot fireplace?

Sometimes I just stand there and stare for as long as the kids will let me.

Sometimes the kids sit on my lap and we stare at the fire together.