Yesterday we had our second fire in the fireplace, from about 2:00 to 4:00. We were going out for dinner early, so we built a small but warming fire, and Cia and I sat close to it for an hour or so, reading and doing computer work. It was fun to watch the flames grow stronger and the coals get brighter and hotter, and then slowly the flames fluttered and flared down into warm coals as we got ready to leave .

We had a fine dinner at Noah's. We were planning to meet Jim and Ann there, but they couldn't make it at the last minute, so we enjoyed two tasty meals by ourselves as daylight slowly disappeared outside.