Sunday January 4 – Preparing Firewood

We’ve had a small amount of wood sitting in the garage for the years when the damper was broken and we weren’t using the fireplace, but it didn’t take long to burn through that with fires on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day and with Alun finding his inner pyromaniac yesterday and today. InContinue reading “Sunday January 4 – Preparing Firewood”

Wednesday December 31 – New Year’s Eve

Our overnight guests arrived last night and were very helpful in preparing for our annual New Year’s Eve party.  They brought Trystan with them.  He had been staying in St. Thomas with them since Boxing Day. Here’s a picture of Trystan and me. We have been having a New Year’s Eve party since 1999 whenContinue reading “Wednesday December 31 – New Year’s Eve”

Tuesday December 11 – Mike the Chimney Guy

On Sunday we learned that our damper could not be repaired, but needed to be replaced.  Mike the Chimney Guy told us he would order the part and come back in a week to ten days.  I told him someone is usually home, so to call if he found time sooner.  Today,  just as IContinue reading “Tuesday December 11 – Mike the Chimney Guy”