Theres so much more to fire than heat; the glow of the burning embers, the smell of the smoke, the sound of crackling as the fire burns. It’s mesmerising and I could spend hours seated by the fireside warming myself or simply soaking in the atmosphere as the flames cast shadow and light around the room. If there’s one thing that really, truly relaxes my mind, it’s simply to sit myself by a fire and to gaze into it making patterns, shapes and forms from the flames.
Looking back at my life it feels as if I’ve spent the majority of my time living in a never-ending soap opera. Theres always been kind of drama taking place, it’s certainly never been plain sailing nor I guess has it ever been a bore. Thinking back I have been through some incredibly difficult and challenging times, god knows how I got through some of them yet here I am today. I’ve had my heart stamped upon, twisted, rocked, shocked and broken yet it has continued to grow. I wear my heart upon my sleeve and have never been one to bottle …
It must be stressful in our household as our appliances seem to have taken up smoking! It all began on Saturday whilst Paul was enjoying a casual vape by the back door, when for no reason whatsoever his ‘Cool Fire IV’ vape suddenly took up smoking and set alight. Whilst the vape may have been dubbed as a ‘CoolFire’ there was certainly nothing ‘Cool’ about this particular fire! Paul didn’t seem to know what to do at first and was juggling the vape between his hands much like a game of hot potato. I shouted at him to “throw it outside” and a moment …