As time went on, though, I noticed that he started to regularly warm up more & more to our fireplace
I can’t even tell who likes my fireplace more: me, or my cat. In hindsight, it should not have surprised me very much that my animal now seems to care about my fireplace. He definitely likes hot spaces, as most cats do, & even seems to get pretty grumpy when my heating equipment is bad. However, I had no clue at all that my animal would care about my fireplace this much… When we moved into our modern property, which happened to have a fireplace, my animal was relatively apprehensive at first. He didn’t love the sound of the logs burning, he didn’t love its crucial striking stature, & by the looks of things he didn’t love the aroma of the burning wood, either. As time went on, though, I noticed that he started to regularly warm up more & more to our fireplace. My animal would join me when I sat in front of the fireplace to read, cuddling up to my side & purring… Eventually he gained the courage to head closer & closer to the fireplace, curiously taking in the modern warmth, & then fully basking in it as though it were rays from the sun. He would stretch out in front of the fireplace & soak up as much warmth as his little heart desired, seeking solace from the freezing Fall weather that was going on outside. It became a normal part of his daily routine to soak up the warmth coming from the fireplace regularly after I would give him his dinner, & he seemed to be particularly pleased with it.