I keep my blog as a personal record of what I'm up to, which might be seen as working towards "An elegant sufficiency, content, retirement, rural quiet, friendship, books, ease and alternate labour, useful life". I'm certainly not there yet. There is quite some way to go!
...to light the stove for the first time this Autumn. It is the 2nd November after all! It always comes as a surprise to find the warmth so comforting and how cosy it is to have that slightly woodsy smell permeate the house.