How could you doubt?? Do you not think I know my Chicago??

A raven landed on my windowsill today and informed me that it had heard rumors and innuendo that thousands of people did not believe me yesterday when I said "Chicago loves the woodstove when there is fire in it." Okay, doubters! I took this just a couple of minutes ago. Can you still doubt?

Text added at 9:53 PM. The Squarespace nightmare continues - day 47 and counting.

Chicago loves the woodstove

Chicago loves the woodstove when there is fire in it. I love it too. I'm not sure why, but no other source of home heat feels anywhere near so good as that from a fire in the wood stove. Maybe it's because it radiates. The wood has stored the energy of the sun and when it releases it, it's like it's coming straight from the sun on a pleasant day in May.

Chicago also loves the month of May.

Text added at 6:28 PM. The Squarespace nightmare continues - day 46 and counting.

Fire, coffee and leaving

Do you know how pleasant it is to sit in your reclining chair by the fire in the woodstove on a Sunday morning, the first Sunday morning off daylight savings time, and sip coffee? It's pleasant. One of the most pleasant things on earth. And yet, just as the fire got roaring, I put on a jacket, stepped outside and now I walk in the chill air.

Text added at 12:13 PM. The Squarespace nightmare continues - day 43 and counting.

Coyote in the woodstove!

Snow falling outside, fire burning inside. And look! There's a creeping coyote in the fireplace!