Day 357 - As he dreams by the fire...

Nothing epitomizes domestic tranquility more than a cat warming itself in front of a cozy fire. As the temperatures dip down into the teens, we lit our first of the season tonight.

Day 26 - Fire starter

It's another one of those cold and dreary "not sticking my nose out the door" kind of days for me, but fortunately Lew did, and now we have plenty of kindling and wood for weekend coziness inside.

Day #195 - Firestarter...

Michael has become somewhat enthralled with "The Dangerous Book for Boys" and wanted to try some of what he was learning. He felt ever so cool when he was able to start a fire with a magnifying glass... just like the book said he could! ;)

In about a minute or so, we had smoke...

Added more fuel with a dry leaf and it was really smoking!

Day #55 - Up in smoke

This crime scene is all that's left of the Dunkin' Donut shop where we get our goodies. Last week, an armed man attempted to rob a liquor store located in the same strip mall. For unknown reasons, he started a fire, which totally destroyed the entire mall - along with about eight businesses. The lone fatality, the charred body of the gunman, was located the next day.