Lolly Belle Rose and the Candles

Last year, tired of all the mess and allergies, I decided to start burning candles in my fireplace instead of wood.  One evening while relaxing in my favorite chair, I noticed that Lolly was sitting in front of the fireplace gazing at the candles for a long time.  I wondered what was going through her sweet little mind but didn’t think too much more about it until the next evening. 

I was working on the computer and had not yet lit the candles when she came over, sat down beside me, looked up and started barking at me.  I asked her what she wanted.  She stared at me.  So, I went back to work at the computer.  Again, she started barking but this time in what I call her “bossy bark”.  You know the kind of bark I mean?  The kind of bark you just can’t ignore that seems to go straight through your brain like a lightning bolt!  As my ears were still ringing from the volume of her vocalization, I looked at her and impatiently inquired, “What do you want?”   She very pointedly looked back over her shoulder to the fireplace.  Perplexed, I questioned, “Lolly, do you want me to light the candles?”  She started grinning from ear to ear, jumped up and ran over to the fireplace to wait.  I retrieved the lighter and began to kindle the candles one by one.  When I had finished and closed the protective screen, she peacefully settled down for a stint of doggy contemplation!   Needless to say, when the weather gets cold or rainy, candle-gazing has become one of our favorite new traditions!