From the piles of wood that warmed Viking longhouses to modern plasma ‘fireplaces’, the hearth has always been at the centre of our homes.
Whether cooking on it, huddling beside it or just watching it flicker, there is something inherently soothing about gathering beside the fire, especially on darker days.
I hope that you all have a warm place at the heart of your home and that you will have some free time to sit beside it over the next few days. May 2012 bring you peace, health, happiness, laughter and love.
See you in the New Year, and thank you for reading.
Claire.
