I know, I know - I had said that this was to be a hobby blog, but since I do not have any other right now - I have decided to share why my painting efforts have had to take a back seat today.

Our new woodstove fireplace has finally been finished and we started our first fire in it today, the first my family has been able to have, in the five years since we moved out from the older house we rented with a woodstove in it.

Whew! It has been a long time since I smelled the fire/heat smell and had direct access to the comforting heat of a woodstove.