tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post2682895250853034497..comments2024-03-27T22:01:59.919-04:00Comments on 5 Acres & A Dream: The New Hearth - Laying the 1st CourseLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-3752223068868658252009-09-18T22:09:32.483-04:002009-09-18T22:09:32.483-04:00Judy, so glad to know I've encouraged you! Le...Judy, so glad to know I've encouraged you! Let me know when you get that BBQ done and I'll come see. :)Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-11182510129788475062009-09-18T15:49:06.043-04:002009-09-18T15:49:06.043-04:00Well, you've inspired me. Somewhere, out behi...Well, you've inspired me. Somewhere, out behind the old chicken house, is a pile of bricks that need to be cleaned so they can be used.<br /><br />I already have a stone fireplace, but I bet they'd make a nice outdoor bbq.... hmmmmJudyhttp://www.frugalityonline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-68506617215382671662009-09-18T07:29:47.775-04:002009-09-18T07:29:47.775-04:00Anonymous, thank you so much for this encouraging ...Anonymous, thank you so much for this encouraging comment. I did put up a poster at our old apartment complex. The only time she got out there was when she "escaped" so it's hard to imagine she'd find her way there, but who knows. <br /><br />Sharon, we've got a Woodstock soapstone stove. And I have to agree with you on wood heat. I don't know why, especially since it's less convenient, but it is so superior to central heating. It seems more real and comforting somehow.<br /><br />Robin, that's the plan! If not, it'll get mighty cold around here!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-40259319409589187372009-09-18T02:07:18.698-04:002009-09-18T02:07:18.698-04:00Fun, fun. I love the different colors in your bric...Fun, fun. I love the different colors in your bricks, but I don't envy your brick cleaning job. Hopefully you will get the stove in on time. Lee and I barely got ours in last year before the weather turned cold.Robinhttp://farmfolly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-10838604537650858542009-09-18T00:15:31.577-04:002009-09-18T00:15:31.577-04:00The bricks will be an art form. Have you decided ...The bricks will be an art form. Have you decided on a stove yet? Ian keeps going up above Doyle for more Forest Service firewood, this morning again in fact. We're good for this winter - hope to maintain heat without propane. Wood heat is the best - forced air is just weird - transient.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432035940956042729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-2669652082667550182009-09-17T23:57:09.040-04:002009-09-17T23:57:09.040-04:00this is regards to catzee. we had a similar situat...this is regards to catzee. we had a similar situation in 1978. we moved from apt. to a house. cat can finally play outside as a cat should. she goes missing after 3 months. we search high & low, nothing. 2 months later i get a letter from apt. management chastising me for abandoning my cat. seems she went "home" 16 miles. can you imagine? i picked her up, kept her inside over the winter. let her out in the spring. she lived almost to 18.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-81171020052209115162009-09-17T21:13:30.083-04:002009-09-17T21:13:30.083-04:00Julie, you're right about that. It's amaz...Julie, you're right about that. It's amazing anybody can afford to do anything these days. <br /><br />Renee, the goal is to get it in before we need it! But, things always seem to take longer than than we first think. Good for you too, on those projects. I need to follow your lead!<br /><br />Flower, that's how I need to think of it, one day at a time. It's so easy to get overwhelmed that it's better to just focus on the task at hand. <br /><br />Helen, funny you should say that because just yesterday I started thinking about designing some fabric for living room draperies! I love a wood stove too, funny how it's so comforting, isn't it.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-57991346401642073692009-09-17T17:27:07.646-04:002009-09-17T17:27:07.646-04:00One of my students has done a whole two year cours...One of my students has done a whole two year course just on bricks- I am sure you could sue those as an inspiration for something fibrey Glad to see Rascal in the centre of things as usual.<br />Ps we have just had a wood burner put in and it is fabulous!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597640040480685246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-25303642190366415762009-09-17T12:38:46.037-04:002009-09-17T12:38:46.037-04:00Your work is paying off...one day at a time! I ca...Your work is paying off...one day at a time! I can't wait to see the stove in-place and keeping you warm!Flowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561651773885570068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-77794695671026217832009-09-17T10:42:11.972-04:002009-09-17T10:42:11.972-04:00How very fortunate you are to have the perfect sol...How very fortunate you are to have the perfect solution (the bricks with holes) right there on your property! <br />Will you be able to get the stove installed before it gets too cold there? I always worry about being warm enough...of course I'm sure you have plenty of nice cozy blankets to bundle up in.<br /><br />I'm currently working on 3 yarn projects for winter warmth, one knitted and two crochett. :D Now watch it be a very mild winter. LOL!Renee Nefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167893445846427824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-85129341495146338522009-09-17T09:26:09.690-04:002009-09-17T09:26:09.690-04:00Is there anything that isn't expensive anymore...Is there anything that isn't expensive anymore? I love the brick and the colors are great. Just think when your done its all going to be just beautiful!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02775727376347737034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-31803376984039820772009-09-17T07:43:26.857-04:002009-09-17T07:43:26.857-04:00Theresa, it's outrageously expensive! And has...Theresa, it's outrageously expensive! And has put a serious dent in our dwindling savings. But... it is the system that comes with the stove. I would have loved to be able to find something less expensive locally, but around here, it is gas FP's that are popular so it's difficult to find someone knowledgeable about woodstove heating systems. Anyway, you're right about the peace of mind, it's priceless.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-20914176866067379282009-09-17T07:12:36.956-04:002009-09-17T07:12:36.956-04:00Looks absolutely great! Good idea with the venting...Looks absolutely great! Good idea with the venting down in the hearth area. Yikes, UL103HT is mightly expensive pipe. We know, we had to go through 30+ feet of height from first floor ceiling to roof and beyond. Great stuff and worth every penny for piece of mind. Good to see Rascal doing so well with all the supervisory tasks!Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574936988046982209noreply@blogger.com