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Photo article from the Welsh Hovel: the first fire of the autumn

Tom Winnifrith
Sunday 22 September 2024

The lightening flashed. The thunder crashed and the rain bucketed it down. The cats scampered around the house terrified by the noise. I explained to Joshua, with schoolboy maths, that the lightening must be landing less than 1000 yards away. There could be no more gardening today so Joshua settled down to watch a Percy Jackson film, I drew the curtains and for both warmth and as a comfort I lit my first fire of the Autumn.


I say warmth because we have gas central heating. The Mrs pays that as bills I pay the electricity. I therefor find lights switched on throughout the house but we are not allowed to put the gas heaters on unless arctic winds surround the farm. So thet antique Belgian wood fire stove is thereon its own to warm the TV room for Joshua and for the cats.


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Tom Winnifrith is the editor of TomWinnifrith.com. When he is not harvesting olives in Greece, he is (planning to) raise goats in Wales.
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