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

Down to ten tonight. Just filled the firebox. High forties on Friday, but it will b3 cold before get there. Ther3 is littl3 end so doing outdoor activities hasn’t been bad

 

"Feels good to have a clear view of the fire."

I remember when I was a little boy, growing up in our tiny house in Evergreen. We had this old, rolled steel wood stove. It didn't have a viewing window. It had two, outward swinging, solid steel doors. Every night during winter, my dad would open the stove doors and sit in his chair and watch the fire in the dark. Sometimes with a beer. Sometimes with a cup of tea. Sometimes with nothing. I loved to crawl up in his lap and watch the fire with him. He has always been a man of very few words. I remember asking him why he opened the doors on the stove every night. He told me - "When you get older, and spend some time on your own, you will learn to appreciate the company of a fire."

My dad's parents both died before his 18th birthday. He was on his own at 17.

I think about that every night.


5 degrees F right now and headed for below zero, overnight. Lots of snow on the ground.
74 F inside. Burning Lodgepole Pine.

Stay warm, friends.

Love, Cash

 

14/2wc/75 black locust and white oak.

 

28/71 elm

 

Kinda like GA but higher humidity

 

That's some good memories, thanks for sharing.

 

Load of ash in the fireview.

 

70 inside burning chestnut oak.

 

-1/68

I fired up at bedtime and regretted it all throughout the night. It was -5 with winds. Then, the clouds moved in, winds died, and temps gained a little. 72 is just too much for an overnight temp. Dogs were restless all night long.

 

22 out now. Down to - something tonight. Ash in the boiler. Going through wood at a pretty good clip this month.