The cats were a little cranky with us when we got home yesterday. And who can blame them? We had been gone 17 of the last 23 days. We do have a good cat sitter, but although that eases our minds when we are away, it doesn't seem to make the cats any less standoffish when we return to them.
Fortunately, Heidi knows them well, and when they were tip-toeing about last night, unwilling to be the lap kitties they usually are, she suggested that I build a fire. And that did the trick! They fairly ran to the living room to join us and bask in the warmth of both flames and family.
Indeed, something there is about burning wood that kindles everyone's primordial desire to come together around the flame and let it fend off whatever darkness we may be feeling.
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