Firewood wheelbarrowing - ah yes, I remember it well from 25 years in a stone-built farmhouse with a well-spring in the cellar (for washing butter) in the wilds of Wales. Sure beats a work-out at the gym.
Hurrah to being within “shooting distance” of your financial target. In my twenties/early thirties, I heated our living space with a two-door (ambience when opened) Fischer air tight wood stove. In north Florida. Why? Sixteen foot ceilings, zero insulation, a scad of old single pane double hung windows about six feet tall and lacking weatherstripping. So for eight years I managed by felling trees, cutting them to length, and splitting log chunks into manageable sizes. A temporary shelter kept the worst of the rain off the wood. I cooked atop the stove and kept my coffee warm. That it wasn’t seamless was the exact state that I cherished.
All the best to you as you move forward with your plans.
Looking forward to hearing about what comes next!
Firewood doesn’t just heat you twice. It heats you three or four times.
I love reading about your life. 💚
Firewood wheelbarrowing - ah yes, I remember it well from 25 years in a stone-built farmhouse with a well-spring in the cellar (for washing butter) in the wilds of Wales. Sure beats a work-out at the gym.
congratulations and a very happy new year too and yours!
Cheers to nearly-there! ✨
Hurrah to being within “shooting distance” of your financial target. In my twenties/early thirties, I heated our living space with a two-door (ambience when opened) Fischer air tight wood stove. In north Florida. Why? Sixteen foot ceilings, zero insulation, a scad of old single pane double hung windows about six feet tall and lacking weatherstripping. So for eight years I managed by felling trees, cutting them to length, and splitting log chunks into manageable sizes. A temporary shelter kept the worst of the rain off the wood. I cooked atop the stove and kept my coffee warm. That it wasn’t seamless was the exact state that I cherished.
All the best to you as you move forward with your plans.