Fires

Is it just me?  I have spent the evening tending my woodburning stove, as usual.  I am beginning to have rough patches on my knees from kneeling on the rug.  The room is warm in that way that only comes from a fire and the stove is burning so well I am resisting going to bed (the electric blanket is on but the room is cool, lovely to sleep in but here it is so cosy).
I really love fires.