That was exciting! RHeather managed to get a log wedged in the door of the woodstove.  It was stuckstuckstuck and oh, yes, ON FIRE along the whole stove side ( Read more... )

LIving in this frigid house with a wood stove, I have rediscovered that I am a good firemaker - I twist up some newspaper,  arrange a handful of bark, and pile on the  heavy, split logs.   Each time I  find myself shrugging, it will light or it wont.  I strike a match, blow air into the heart of it, and walk away.   When I return a few minutes ( Read more... )