The Fireplace Records, Chapter 43
Warmed by the Kitchen Fire
The Ladies gathered around the kitchen hearth. They were in a happy mood, laughing, smiling, working together. They were all making cookies and goodies for the holiday celebration. The kitchen smelled of wheat flour, butter, fruits, sugar, spices, and warm people. The children and men congregated nearby, sharing the warmth of the kitchen fire.
It was cold and damp outside, with little patches of melting snow covering the fallen late autumn leaves. Doors and windows were closed tight to prevent heat from escaping and cold air from seeping into the kitchen. Cozy was the watchword.
This family scene had been repeated for twenty centuries in farming communities. Sharing food. Sharing cooking. Sharing companionship. Sharing warmth. Sharing peace and good will. Sharing the home.
A man brought in some extra firewood from the storage area under a roof cover alongside the house. A couple of the other men smoked pipes and sipped whiskey. All smiled. All laughed. All were content. All were secure.
Read about the significance and history of fireplaces, stoves, hearths, kitchens, campfires, survival, warmth, etc. I constantly look for quotations about this topic as part of my research for the Fireplace Records.
Campfires Smoking
I sit by my simple yurt by the sea,
and light a campfire at dawn,
against the cold,
and just be.
Sitka Spruce Forest
all around—
smoking campfire
on cold wet ground.
Do the pines daydream?
feeding logs
into the campfire flames.
Splitting dry kindling,
damp December day—
wind chimes tinkling.
Wet pine logs—
campfire smoke
in our eyes
Gathered around
the campfire's light—
very chilly night.
Crackling campfire
pops and sparks—
keeping ghosts away
Campfire embers,
fading reds—
time for bed.
Comments, Sources, Observations, Koans, Poems, Quips:
Fire in the our bellies move us forward.
The fire in his eyes showed his determination.
The team was fired up.
Air, Earth, Fire, and Water.
Our sun is an immense ball of fire.
Without firewood we die.
They all shivered beside the campground fire.
How many sides has a campfire ring?
The inside and the outside.
History of Fireplaces, Campfires, Stoves
Who Gathers and Chops Firewood for the Cook's Kitchen
727 Riddles, Jokes, Witticisms, Puns, Humor
Refer to my Cloud Hands Blog Posts on the topic of Koans/Stories.
Subject Index to 1,975 Zen Buddhist Koans
Zen Buddhist Koans: Indexes, Bibliography, Commentary, Information
Pulling Onions Over 1,043 One-line Sayings, Quips, Maxims, Humor
Chinese Chan Buddhist and Taoist Stories and Koans
The Fireplace Records (Blog Version) By Michael P. Garofalo
History of Fireplaces, Campfires, Stoves
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