Getting Fired Up
Yesterday morning, I was up early enough for the Day Jobbe that was able to catch the lunar eclipse on the back end.
My camera phone is not the right tool for taking good eclipse photos. This was with the moon around one-third occluded.
After the brief snap of the eclipse, I got back inside and got to work. It was cold and promised to get colder, with snow on the way. After I got off work (around 1 PM), I decided it was time to get the fireplace going for the first time this season.
I brought kindling from the can we keep outside and set up a fire-starter brick with kindling wood over it.
I was pleased that I managed to get the fire lit the first time. Once the kindling had burned long enough, I set some Sis-Q-Logs in amongst the initial fire, and it lit off quite nicely.
It took a few hours, as the first fire usually does, but by and by the living room started to warm up sufficiently that the feeling came back into my fingers. I try to keep the thermometer in the living room about 20°C or so. Also, I can now set a kettle of water on the stove so that anytime I want a hot drink, I can do so. I celebrated this by having my first hot chocolate of the season later. When the snow started falling that afternoon, I settled in, happy to have a warm fire going.
My camera phone is not the right tool for taking good eclipse photos. This was with the moon around one-third occluded.
After the brief snap of the eclipse, I got back inside and got to work. It was cold and promised to get colder, with snow on the way. After I got off work (around 1 PM), I decided it was time to get the fireplace going for the first time this season.
I brought kindling from the can we keep outside and set up a fire-starter brick with kindling wood over it.
I was pleased that I managed to get the fire lit the first time. Once the kindling had burned long enough, I set some Sis-Q-Logs in amongst the initial fire, and it lit off quite nicely.
It took a few hours, as the first fire usually does, but by and by the living room started to warm up sufficiently that the feeling came back into my fingers. I try to keep the thermometer in the living room about 20°C or so. Also, I can now set a kettle of water on the stove so that anytime I want a hot drink, I can do so. I celebrated this by having my first hot chocolate of the season later. When the snow started falling that afternoon, I settled in, happy to have a warm fire going.