hearthplaces

Updated: August 4, 2026

For the gorse at all events is always aflame, even in the winter and then in truth most of all, both inside the houses and out; for, inside, the dried bushes flame merrily in the wide hearthplaces, while, outside, the prickly points still gleam like gold against the wintry gray.

John Oxenham - Carette of Sark