I let the fire go out.

[LLigetfa]

OK, this time the wife let the fire go out. Second time this year that the fire went out. It went up to +6C today and according to the weather prognosticators, it's only going down to -2C and back up to +6C tomorrow.

Got all the ashes cleaned out and even gave the glass a thorough cleaning and conditioning. She's all laid up with kindling, just waiting for a match but I just might wait until Friday to light it. Supposed to stay below freezing this weekend so I should be able to work on the woodpile without getting too wet. Might have to dig out the rubber boots though.

 

[Later]

7* F this am. Mud next week - wish I could burn the mud!

 

[Poult]

7* F this am. Mud next week - wish I could burn the mud!

You must not be too far from me, that's my forecast, too. Oh, what fun, slogging through mud for the next month!

 

[savageactor7]

LLigetfa surprised to hear you shut down. We're still burning full throttle even though it 40*...feels warmer cause the suns out and no wind.

I've been in and out swapping out wet T shirts drying by the fire. I'm wearing my carheart overalls over some summer shorts with just a T shirt. The fire feels good when you're sweat wet.

Had national grid through here over the winter knocked down quite a few trees...they basically trashed the area. But with the wood they left and all the dead trees I cut and staged over the fall/winter. I thinking I'm good for 15 real cords of C&Sing;to do in the next 60days or less.

 

[BrotherBart]

We were in the teens last night but up to 40 now and I am letting the stove die. 30 tonight but I may just gut it out and not relight since we are supposed to ease upward in temps for the next three days. I have been about as entertained by wood burning as I care to be. Setting and leveling out a overnight burn has been a constant hassle this year for the first winter in my life. The best dry wood I have ever had and it is either too little air and it chokes down or a hair more and it is off and running like a blast furnace.

Time for a few days break.

 

[LLigetfa]

Well... I broke down and struck the match tonight. Still +3C out there but it's really damp and it's supposed to go down to -5C this evening with a little freezing rain and snow forecast.

One thing about this damp weather, I can really smell that load of fresh cut Black Ash I started bucking up. Did I mention that I really like that smell?