Hoarding

Our hoard of firewood has a more healthy look after my sawing and Sammy's stacking today. There is another row like this behind. The stove, which has made a few appearances in this blog has a rather upright design. Once the fire has been lit in the morning I usually only add wood from the hatch in the top. Even green hardwood like this cut only last week will burn nicely as the charcoal that builds up at the base of the fire heats the green on top and keeps everything going. There is also usually a good pile of charcoal left in the morning so I only need to add a little dry stuff to get a bit of a draught going and get it all started up again. The green wood does mean I have to clean the chimney pipe more often, but that is usually just a case of giving it a bit of a tap with the poker.