Day 1,284: stoke

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Artwork of the day 
Woman Stoking a Stove
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Date: 1912
Style: Impressionism
Period: Later Years
Genre: genre painting
Media: oil, canvas
Location: Private Collection

Word of the day 
stoke: to add fuel to a large fire and move the fuel around with a stick so that it burns well and produces a lot of heat

Quote of the day
“You’re not dead, but you’re not alive, either. You’re a wintergirl, Lia-Lia, caught in between the worlds. You’re a ghost with a beating heart. Soon you’ll cross the border and be with me. I’m so stoked. I miss you wicked.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Wintergirls