Raven wrote:
It's nice to see a coal fire as well. We heat the house burning coal every winter and when we tell people they act like we live in the 1800's or something. No one else seems to burn it.
You've got to love a coal fire, there is nothing nicer in the depths of winter to come into a roaring, glowing fire. We had that one at the weekend as our central heating was being replaced and it was really cold. We generally just have a fire in winter because its cosy and Christmassy. Unfortunately it's not practical for us to rely on it to heat the house alone although we did up until about 12 years ago. It's a real pain having to clean out the ashes and fetch more coal and wood first thing in a morning, especially of it's freezing outside. And coal isn't cheap anymore. Each room in our house had its own fireplace but they have all been covered up except in the living room and one other room. It's a shame, i'd have loved one in my room.
Dia De Los Muertos was carved on Monday. It was a freezing cold, deadly still night, great for photos but I couldn't stay out for long as Ripper Street was staring. I managed to get this pic and a group one before my eyes froze over. The kins in the groupy are what I had left that were still recognisable. 
