Fireside Chats

The nights and mornings here on the hill have been kinda' chilly lately. So, I turned the fireplace back on. We have a ventless gas fireplace which I turned off during the summer. Relighting the pilot causes the place to reek for awhile as the accumulated dust and dog hair get smoked. But after a couple of minutes, it's nice and toasty for these cold nights.

We're looking forward to Jill's mother-in-law, Jeanne, giving us some ideas for decorating the mantel. We've looked at several things we thought of mounting on the wall. But nothing has really excited us. So we're looking forward to getting some fresh ideas on how to fill this space.