A bit of comfort

Surely everyone is aware of the divine pleasures which attend a wintry fireside; candles at four o'clock, warm hearthrugs, tea, a fair tea-maker, shutters closed, curtains flowing in ample draperies to the floor, whilst the wind and rain are raging audibly without.
~Thomas De Quincey

Sorry I dropped out of sight for a bit! Had a delightful holiday. I adore my family members but that's not true for everyone, so I'm sharing something hospice nurse and author Nurse Hadley says below. You don't need anybody's permission, but it can be nice to get it.