A fire, a book, and a snow day.

Today was one of snow and freezing rain. I decided against braving the roads and stayed home.

So instead of going to work, I built a fire in the fireplace
and read a graphic novel called Fun Home.
I discovered the book in this way: last night I asked Dan for something to read and he handed me the book. I didn't think I wanted to read a graphic novel so I hesitated to accept it, but he said it was good. I decided to read it since he'd said the same thing when he suggested I read Maus and Barefoot Gen (other graphic novels which I VERY strongly recommend about the Holocaust and the nuclear bombing of Japan). I started reading and got so absorbed I finished it this evening, less than 24 hours later. The name "Fun Home" appears to be a play on "funeral home" which is where the protagonist's (author's - it's autobiographical) father works during her childhood. The book's about her life growing up and her trials and tribulations dealing with her own sexuality and her relationship with her father. It was interesting because the story was compelling and the art was good. The last panel at the end of chapter five is amazing; in fact, that panel is the cover of the French version of the book.

So besides reading, I decided to make fire food for dinner. I wrapped in foil packets: carrots with brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes with butter and sugar, and mahi mahi with clementine juice. I stuck the foil packets in the coals of the fire and managed to create a yummy dinner that didn't burn at all! Yum.