this is beautiful- I love the gather by the fire bit. On my TV, I turn on a video of a hearth and a window with something cozy like falling snow, nearly every day. I know a TV is not really a hearth. But it's at the center of the living room, and the sound of the crackling fire and the blowing wind or rain or snow depending what is playing, adds something ineffable to the ambience of the apartment. It feels colder and deader without it.
this is beautiful- I love the gather by the fire bit. On my TV, I turn on a video of a hearth and a window with something cozy like falling snow, nearly every day. I know a TV is not really a hearth. But it's at the center of the living room, and the sound of the crackling fire and the blowing wind or rain or snow depending what is playing, adds something ineffable to the ambience of the apartment. It feels colder and deader without it.
I do the exact same thing, and that combined with a candle gets me cozy enough too :)