Tag Archives: fire

Cozy Covid Morning

Posted on November 29, 2020 by hernibs

Crackling wood fire, bowl of hot porridge and a good cup of coffee – what more could anyone want on a cold covid morning near the end of November.

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Happy Kitty

Posted on September 19, 2020 by hernibs

Lighting the fire to take the morning chill off the house makes me and Mocha happy. This has become her favourite morning perch.

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged chill, fire, happy place, home, inspiration, Life, Mocha, morning, Peace, photograph, wood stove | 1 Comment

Purpose

Posted on January 22, 2019 by hernibs

The fire of purpose easily melts the icicles of obstacles. ~Alan Cohen

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It’s that glow, the indescribable golden colour dancing in small holes of wood stove door like sunrise through peepholes and the harmony of crackling wood with rain drops on the metal roof makes me sigh almost bursts my heart with … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged bc, Beauty, fire, freedom, happy place, heart, home, inspiration, Life, morning, nature, photograph, poem, seeing, sunrise, Thankful, thankfulness | 4 Comments

Heart Sounds of Life

Posted on April 24, 2018 by hernibs

Hard to describe the sound of a happy fire on a chilly morning – like the sound of my heart when I have my head underwater, or wind through a cracked open window, air sucking in, flames bouncing, wood crackling … Continue reading →

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Morning Coffee

Posted on June 14, 2017 by hernibs

Smoke coming from the chimney in the house assures me coffee is almost ready. Mornings are still chilly these days even though it’s June.

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Love’s Fire Still Burns

Posted on January 17, 2017 by hernibs

“For though love has been ridiculed and disgraced, exchanged and bartered, dragged through the courts, and sold for thirty pieces of silver, the bright, steady glow of its fire still shines on the hearth-stones of countless homes.” ~Bess Streeter Aldrich

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Friendly Fire

Posted on February 18, 2016 by hernibs

Looking out my studio window towards our house. The kitchen light is on, smoke billows from the chimney, I know coffee is on and it’s time to go in for breakfast.

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Bless All Fire Fighters

Posted on July 4, 2015 by hernibs

Helicopter pilots, bombers, small plane pilots, ground crew, police, traffic cops – bless them all for working so hard to knock down the wild-fire near Sechelt BC.

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged bc, fire, firefighters, forest, nature, photograph, photography, planes, Sechelt, survival, wild fire, woods | 2 Comments

Living in the Woods in Fire Season

Posted on July 3, 2015 by hernibs

Life is uncertain when you live in the woods in fire season. One careless cigarette can cause acres of damage. There is a forest fire burning less than ten miles away and we can smell the smoke when the wind … Continue reading →

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