My insoluble problems make your life seem much better than you think it is
This time of the year, it’s really hard to heat our house with a wood stove. It’s not cold enough yet to keep a good bed of coals going round the clock, so we try to keep a slow burning smoldering fire going, to only add 10/20 degrees to the inside temperatures. This results in way too much heat or way too little heat, much of the time and frequent chimney cleaning is necessary. Once frigid cold sets in, we have a much easier task of heating efficiently and effectively. Marilyn has to stay much... Sign in to see full entry.