Colder here. What's your temp? What ya burnin?

Another chilly for October morning. Currently -7 C or 20 F out there, and sunny.

 

Its a frosty -4c/25f this morning. Doug fir in the box.

 

Some of you guys that have the coldest weather....its not fair you dont have much if not any access to hardwood such as oak,locust,hickory,etc.
Mother nature is just not fair....seriously..

 

Looks like some 30’s and 40’s this week! Just brought in a bucket O’ uglies for the night finally!!!

 

Not yet.. Too many south facing windows and too hot of a summer.. Enjoying not sweating!! Soon

 

White pine in the new IS. Got a nice low cat burn for about six hours this afternoon on four fat but short white pine splits and a few small kindling slats. Can't believe how much heat this thing throws with minimal wood - and how controllable it is with dry pine. I've learned to push cold air from the kitchen toward the dining room where the stove is with a small table fan. Next will be figuring out how to get it upstairs to the bedrooms. I think another small fan will be in order - I would like to stay away from running the forced air fan if we can.

 

We had 30* before sunrise this AM. The first frost (minor) for us. The last tomato plant left in the garden looks like it wasn't bothered.

 

Looks like a return of almost normal weather for a bit. Currently dealing with 9 C or 48 F and no fire. And that's okay. I don't even think it dropped below freezing last night.

 

It has begun in northern Michigan........snow. On and off for the last 4 hours.
Temp has dropped to 35 and falling.

 

Had snow and temps dropped into the upper tens overnight on Fri/Sat. Brrrrrrrrrr! The NC 13 earned it's keep once again!

Had more snow this morning but temps hovered near freezing mark.

Man, the lake water sure is cold!

 

You need a reprieve before it really sets in so enjoy it! Looks like it will be nice here for awhile as well. We had a frost this morning but it did get up to 12c/53f before it started dipping again. We are 3c/37f right now and there is some fir in the stove although Im wondering why since my 2600 sq ft house is 24c/75f at the moment. Maybe time for some shorts.

 

Currently 42 out with a 35 mph wind and sprinkling rain. 63 in so what better thing to do..... start some ash and silver maple cut offs with a block of cherry waiting when there’s room.

 

Now 72 in and 40 out. Stove set to low cruise for the night

 

30° out. Burning black walnut and a little pine. 70° in the house and the furnace is quiet.

 

39 out suppose to be 36 tonight with a frost advisory clear sky's started off with some maple blocks and just loaded the stove up with Ash and hickory and got her on a nice slow burn

 

You know what I find real neat about the fall? Swiss Chard, Kale, Carrots are real resistant to cold temps. We have had regular if not every day temps dropping well before freezing and these crops seem to be able to put on their big boy pants and not turn to mush.

 

32 degrees Fahrenheit. Bubbling goo burning. It’s time to get the boiler room cleaned and prepare the boiler for its first firing. Something is going on with the fan motor so I have a new one in a box ready to be put on. Then see if I can fix the old one and keep it for a spare.

Looks like I have a lot of catching up to do in this thread!

 

Lots of wind damage and over 63k power outages this morning after a very breezy night. I put a load in last night at 8 and it’s still 80 in the stove room so I think we’re good for awhile