2019 Home for the Holidays

2019 Home for the Holidays LINCOLN DAILY NEWS November 27, 2019 Page 37 Whatever your beliefs about our origins, all humans seem to have a strong connection to fire and firelight. It evokes strong feelings of both fear and joy, linked to living and linked to life. Some of your best memories may be of an evening around a crackling campfire, snuggling with a loved one near the flames of a roaring fireplace, or even spending long quiet hours staring at the fire, seeing elf, fairy and dragon faces come alive among the glowing coals. We seem to have a strong connection with fire with food too: fixing and then sharing s’mores around a campfire, roasting marshmallows on long sticks, catching them on fire, attempting to just roast them to a golden brown, some melting off the stick and then lamenting over that perfect marshmallow that fell off into the flames; visions and smells of roasting meat on a slowly turning spit, roasting nuts in a pan over an open flame, or even roasting hot dogs over an open fire on long-handled metal skewers. The holidays are the perfect time for bringing these flaming food elements and your favorite people together. For those unable to have a fire in their home because they are without an indoor fireplace, there are now outdoor ceramic fireplaces with chimneys and portable fire pits that are allowed in most backyards and neighborhoods. These affordable options bring the magic of firelight and warmth to everyone, and firewood is often sold at your nearby convenience Continued u