Last night it was supposed to get down to freezing, or lower, and indeed it did.
Right now, at about 8:21am EST it’s supposedly 28 degrees F. with a “feels like” temperature of 24 degrees F.
Suffice it to say, we have our first fireplace fire of the season 😉
I must admit, as far as I can remember, this is the LATEST date of the late autumn season that we’ve had our “first fire”. We’ve had cold mornings this month, but not this kind of cold. The kind that may get into the lower 40’s as highs, and plunging down again soon after dark. Fireplace weather.
I’ve been longing for a fire, but hadn’t the total use for one, except perhaps to see it’s cheery face. Until today. Today it can be justified! 🙂
Modest firewood stock, modest $, means: Must be modest in how one chooses when to build a fire. Dressing modestly affords ample opportunity for staying within the total modesty of all things here 😉
With all that written, I will also say, modest or not, we didn’t really need a fire before today. I mean money stuff: If we were rich we COULD have had a fire earlier, but it would have been wasteful, something that we could have enjoyed, but didn’t need.
I see firewood as something that we can use as we see fit, but don’t use it “just to use it” –conservation is the key here. It’s not that enjoyment is wrong use of something, but when it is something that is natural –one sure will need to consider whether or not they are free to use as much as they desire. Firewood comes from trees. A tree must grow big –this takes years– before it can be cut down and split for firewood. Conservationist in me says: Fine to have fireplace fire when needed. Fine to use firewood. Just be reasonable about using it when it’s needed, and do something about planting trees where ever you go on this Earth.
I’d like to have a wood burning stove in my kitchen. But that would mean I’m not using electricity then, and so it balances out. Balance is necessity.