tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post8206050890894873251..comments2024-03-28T02:44:22.875-04:00Comments on Hecate: Fire!Hecatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09291488568404382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-40340387435751341532009-02-13T10:52:00.000-05:002009-02-13T10:52:00.000-05:00See also this over at Susie's place.See also <A HREF="http://susiemadrak.com/2009/02/12/08/22/of-course-11/" REL="nofollow">this</A> over at Susie's place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-2554040891984051652009-02-12T19:40:00.000-05:002009-02-12T19:40:00.000-05:00Behnke's will deliver properly aged firewood to yo...Behnke's will deliver properly aged firewood to your house for a reasonable fee.<BR/><BR/>Of course, then you have to stack it.<BR/><BR/>But I could be persuaded to come over and help were cocktails in the offing.<BR/><BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-79867841605609709152009-02-12T16:35:00.000-05:002009-02-12T16:35:00.000-05:00Hecate:Tips on fire, since I heat my part of the h...Hecate:<BR/><BR/>Tips on fire, since I heat my part of the house with wood. General principle: The more complete the combustion, the more sustainable.<BR/><BR/>1. You're losing too much heat in a fireplace. Go for a stove.<BR/><BR/>2. Be sure to clean the chimney; creosote builds up and catches fire.<BR/><BR/>3. Next year, get (and stack) two years worth of wood (itself already a year old). Then, next year, you'll have a complete stack aged two years. Then you can order years worth, and on, and on, and on. The drier the wood, the better the combustion.<BR/><BR/>4. Put a kettle on top of the stove; the water, evaporated, helps avoid flu (wood heat is very dry).<BR/><BR/>All for the present.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-51599265893200153512009-02-11T16:01:00.000-05:002009-02-11T16:01:00.000-05:00I would wait until Saturday if I were you. This li...I would wait until Saturday if I were you. This little burst of springtime isn't going to last.Anne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083739996560380258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-12778880256275872392009-02-11T05:59:00.000-05:002009-02-11T05:59:00.000-05:00Here's hoping I don't read about a woman and a cat...Here's hoping I don't read about a woman and a cat killed in a freak accident. I quite like your cat...heh<BR/>Great blog :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-81673684933462772432009-02-11T01:47:00.000-05:002009-02-11T01:47:00.000-05:00Fire is my fourth most favorite element.(Triple Ta...Fire is my fourth most favorite element.(Triple Taurus, me - earth through and through.) But my new home is very fiery, with a huge 1940's era gas stove and a large gas wall furnace. The first circle in this house honored fire, the second was Yule. And the house seems to like me, so I guess fire and I are coming to terms.<BR/><BR/> I'm also celebrating 53 soon. Perhaps it's a trend. I'll have to look into getting the chimney cleaned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-54309497747314253452009-02-10T20:40:00.000-05:002009-02-10T20:40:00.000-05:00I love being able to have a fire when we want one....I love being able to have a fire when we want one. We don't do it often enough. <BR/><BR/>Your post really makes me want one but I dont think it will be cold enough (at least according to weather.com) for another week.<BR/><BR/>Blessings!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com