Time to get this last assignment of the semester out of the way so I can rug up in
front of the wood fire and sip on said cups of soup.
The food is head - shakingly good: delicate fried rabbit livers on toast points with a fiery pepper jelly; oysters roasted in the
heat of a wood fire; fried cauliflower with a chili vinegar sauce; a gumbo of shrimp and deviled eggs.
This luxury Port Douglas holiday house was designed to blend in with its tropical environment and the use of the five
elements of wood fire metal earth and water give it that solid earthy feel as though it should really exist here in this environment up high in the trees overlooking the natural beauty of the ocean and the mountains that surround the home.
Whether watching from the comfort
of a wood fire next to an ocean view window, or standing back from the edge with piles of layers and raingear, experiencing the power of the coast in winter is humbling and exciting.
Dive into a midday
meal of wood fired pizza, pasta, succulent burgers and ice cream sundaes.
Relaxing moments can be spent in the spacious lounge in front
of a wood fire watching a movie or out on the patio having a barbecue, both overlooking the country surroundings.
The lounge area has television, video, compact disc player and you have the
choice of a wood fire, gas log fire or reverse cycle airconditioning.
The Clay Hearth is a mobile pizza oven and pottery gallery providing delicious pizza, breads, and a
selection of wood fired pottery.
Wyoming artist Elaine Henry presents an exhibition of 50 thrown bowls that is an investigation into the variations that occur during the
process of wood firing.
The
beauty of a wood fire, burning free, would be replaced with the ugliness of wood burning in a prison.
Sometimes I catch
whiffs of a wood fire, breakfast cooking, a recently cut tree, hot laundry, or stale cigarette smoke leaking out of a cottage.
You can relax in
front of the wood fire in our robes, watch one of our DVD's, search the 21 satellite television channels or browse through our selection of books.
And, as if she doesn't have enough on her hands, she throws in the occasional batch of almond or orange - buttermilk scones, too, all baking in the residual
warmth of the wood fire.
Relax on the leather couch in front
of the wood fire or with the comfort of reverse cycle air conditioning, TV / DVD / CD / VCR and surround sound.