Our first fire in this house (we've been here almost four years!) The previous owners didn't leave ANYTHING for a fire, and I put some candles in there when we moved in and just never did anything else with it. Today, though, we are breaking it in...we are burning a chimney sweeping log, and hoping the ice storm doesn't actually necessitate building a fire for warmth.
That's how we heat our house exclusively--a woodburning stove set into a (condemned) stone fireplace. Fortunately, we just got free wood from our church's downed trees, enough for 2-3 winters. :)
ReplyDeleteCozy...I'm with you, though. Hope you can enjoy it at your whim, not out of necessity!
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