We have a catch to hold door open when first lit to make a good draw, which it does. When it is working we leave all doors open as heat sort of gets all through house. Doesn't really hit sons room at far end but hey he's not in there that much. Did make a lot of difference to heat bill last year. We shall see if this prolonged winter has much effect.
Tired now. May go to bed, dog has had pee. i think he had forgotten there was snow as he became very excited outside but at 11 at night I didn't respond
Night. Will keep you posted about fire tomorrow and what i do.
Just taken grandson to the ferry after a lovely 5 day visit. It was a gorgeous sunny day today--he even cleaned the gutters, bless him. My dog Inka keeps looking for him--loved those long daily walks in the woods!
He stacked all the logs he could, the rest need to be split--way too heavy to lift!
Only about an inch of snow overnight , but very cold, and staying that way.
Am envious of those of you who have wood-burning fires. I'm always cutting down big branches, and seem to have a continual supply of (green) wood - but I use electricity for heating and have a huge electricity bill.
Though for the cost of installing a wood-burner, I could use an awful lot of electricity.
I'm surprised that more people don't grow their own fuel. I'd have thought that willows are compact and quick growing, and their ought to be some way of doing it.
I know some people who do grow their own Gary, but you need a fair sized bit of land http://www.thewillowbank.com/willow.firewood.facts.htm . When we had a smallholding the overgrown hedgerows kept our solid fuel Rayburn going for quite a few years and that heated the whole mill house where we lived, but if we'd planted enough to keep us supplied after the hedgerows had all been properly laid, we'd have not had enough meadowland left for the stock
We've got a bit of snow this morning, nothing like other parts of the country, but it's bitterly cold and the ground is frozen, so a day indoors doing paperwork and baking beckons ....
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
No snow here but the wind would cut you in two so back into the greenhouse this morning always find plenty to do. Went shopping to Morrisons last night and bought 6 Paula Jane fuchsia plugs for £2 and also 6 Salmon trailing petunia plugs £2 was very tempted to buy a Salix Caprea Kilmarnock for £8 which really looked great might go back and get one.
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We have a catch to hold door open when first lit to make a good draw, which it does. When it is working we leave all doors open as heat sort of gets all through house. Doesn't really hit sons room at far end but hey he's not in there that much. Did make a lot of difference to heat bill last year. We shall see if this prolonged winter has much effect.
Tired now. May go to bed, dog has had pee. i think he had forgotten there was snow as he became very excited outside but at 11 at night I didn't respond
Night. Will keep you posted about fire tomorrow and what i do.
Just eaten a curry - mouth on fire!!
Son just gone to bed. Daughter staying at friends. Going to have a coffee now. Had enough wine.
Just taken grandson to the ferry after a lovely 5 day visit. It was a gorgeous sunny day today--he even cleaned the gutters, bless him. My dog Inka keeps looking for him--loved those long daily walks in the woods!
He stacked all the logs he could, the rest need to be split--way too heavy to lift!
Morning forkers,
Only about an inch of snow overnight
, but very cold, and staying that way.
Am envious of those of you who have wood-burning fires. I'm always cutting down big branches, and seem to have a continual supply of (green) wood - but I use electricity for heating and have a huge electricity bill.
Though for the cost of installing a wood-burner, I could use an awful lot of electricity.
I'm surprised that more people don't grow their own fuel. I'd have thought that willows are compact and quick growing, and their ought to be some way of doing it.
Good morning all
I know some people who do grow their own Gary, but you need a fair sized bit of land http://www.thewillowbank.com/willow.firewood.facts.htm . When we had a smallholding the overgrown hedgerows kept our solid fuel Rayburn going for quite a few years and that heated the whole mill house where we lived, but if we'd planted enough to keep us supplied after the hedgerows had all been properly laid, we'd have not had enough meadowland left for the stock
We've got a bit of snow this morning, nothing like other parts of the country, but it's bitterly cold and the ground is frozen, so a day indoors doing paperwork and baking beckons ....
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Good Morning
No snow here but the wind would cut you in two so back into the greenhouse this morning always find plenty to do. Went shopping to Morrisons last night and bought 6 Paula Jane fuchsia plugs for £2 and also 6 Salmon trailing petunia plugs £2 was very tempted to buy a Salix Caprea Kilmarnock for £8 which really looked great might go back and get one.
Sunday grunt