I assured my friend that in fact I loved the candle. It was green. It was vegan. It smelled good ... like " fir, pine, and an earthy smokiness from the fireplace" according to the description. So I kept my Christmas Hearth candle from AuntieDis Etsy shop right by the computer along with a lighter.
Good thing. The power went out this past Sunday night just after I'd taken dinner out of the oven, and my flashlight batteries didn't work. Ah, the simple pleasure of enjoying chicken, rice, and rosé wine by comforting candlelight rather than in the unsettling pitch darkness of a blackened apartment complex.
Better to light one candle than curse the darkness. And even better to give light and joy to a friend.
This candle came from an Etsy shop called AuntieDis, which you can visit at the following link:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/AuntieDis
The photo below was taken by AuntieDis and shows the listing for the Christmas Hearth Candle:
