That bonus pile of wood inspired us to retrofit our drafty fireplace with a wood-burning insert the next year. Since we had all this free wood now, might as well burn it. The wood burning stove was one of the best investments we’ve made with the house. What a difference it has made on our heating bills.
The beautiful Locust kept us nice and toasty warm last winter and provided us with beautiful fires. The last two logs of the tree we decided to do something different…..
If all goes well, we’ll have lots of cute little coasters to give to friends at Christmas. They are drying on the rack as I write….
So when life gives you lemons…….