12/28: whole house

It took most of yesterday afternoon and evening for the house to return to a steady and comfortable temperature, so while that was happening all three of us stayed close to the fire.  During the power outage our living space had contracted to one room, a room which Emma the Cat usually considers his own domain.  He was gracious about sharing it with us, but I could tell that today he was enjoying the fact that we could spread out into the rest of the house.  What a luxury for us all to have rooms of our own to retreat to when we want time alone.