Another Day Inside

It is sunny this afternoon, but the winds are really kicking up the dust and debris. My asthma does not do well on days like this, so I decided to stay in. For my activities in the art room, please see my Art Now! blog.

Today's picture is my fireplace in the living room. It is a feature that made me fall for the house. I had always wanted a Southwestern house and the kiva fireplace looked so inviting in the living room.

Alas, we don't use the living room much. The fireplace is gas-operated, but it sucks the air out of the room like any fireplace - I think we've had a fire in it about four times total in three years.

I hang out in the living room sometimes - sit on the sofa and read. I usually fall asleep on the couch - when I slow down, I fall asleep. Old age I guess - or everyone called me lazy when I was growing up for preferring reading over just about anything - including chores. Odd how a perception of yourself can be formed in your mind by the comments of other people when you are young. I am still reading though, so it can't bother me that much.

We had a typical Pennsylvania brick fireplace in our living room when I grew up. I always wished it was bigger and I didn't mind getting the wood for it - but my parents didn't light it much. It was just a hole on the wall with a dead deer above it (a story for another day).