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To me it looks more like something from a science fiction movie. Introducing.... the Fireplace Xtraordinaire. This super efficient furnace will be entombed in a stone fireplace so that only a black wrought iron door will be visible. It has a sophisticated air-intake system and catalytic converter so that wood is burned cleanly and efficiently. It supposedly burns the smoke, too. It should put out enough BTU's to heat the first floor and loft completely. (Nothing better than toasty heat on a blustery winter's day). I think I will like it much better when it looks like a traditional rustic fireplace and not a metal monster with gaping jaws!
- Winter's Early Arrival
As with most of the country,Winter has moved into Pennsylvania way ahead of schedule. Frigid winter winds are blowing...sending temperatures plummeting down to what we normally expect in January. We are back in the season of liberal helpings of hay......
- Friday's Addendum
Yesterday's snow was mostly mixed with rain and so we had no accumulation....just slop. This morning, though, it has started to snow again.....and here is what it looks like from our upstairs loft library...I think I will stay in the loft (that is...
- Addendum
I had to add a quick note to today's already published post. Here it is October 15th....it is cold and rainy (quite wintry) outside and the prediction is for SNOW!! I can hardly believe it, but it seems that Winter is in the mood to give us a preview....
- Construction Update
Our construction crew has been busy putting the finishing touches to the inside of our house. They are working hard to get us ready to move in...with an emphasis on the inside of the house for now. Once we can inhabit the inside, they will move outside...
- Is It A Ceiling Or A Floor?
It all depends where you are standing! From here, in the dining room, looking up, it is a ceiling. But climb the steps and look across the loft.....and it is a floor. Today our contractors are installing the pine decking (2 5/8 inch thick tongue and groove...
Animals
Hard to Believe.....
........That this monstrosity will eventually be our fireplace.
To me it looks more like something from a science fiction movie. Introducing.... the Fireplace Xtraordinaire. This super efficient furnace will be entombed in a stone fireplace so that only a black wrought iron door will be visible. It has a sophisticated air-intake system and catalytic converter so that wood is burned cleanly and efficiently. It supposedly burns the smoke, too. It should put out enough BTU's to heat the first floor and loft completely. (Nothing better than toasty heat on a blustery winter's day). I think I will like it much better when it looks like a traditional rustic fireplace and not a metal monster with gaping jaws!
- Winter's Early Arrival
As with most of the country,Winter has moved into Pennsylvania way ahead of schedule. Frigid winter winds are blowing...sending temperatures plummeting down to what we normally expect in January. We are back in the season of liberal helpings of hay......
- Friday's Addendum
Yesterday's snow was mostly mixed with rain and so we had no accumulation....just slop. This morning, though, it has started to snow again.....and here is what it looks like from our upstairs loft library...I think I will stay in the loft (that is...
- Addendum
I had to add a quick note to today's already published post. Here it is October 15th....it is cold and rainy (quite wintry) outside and the prediction is for SNOW!! I can hardly believe it, but it seems that Winter is in the mood to give us a preview....
- Construction Update
Our construction crew has been busy putting the finishing touches to the inside of our house. They are working hard to get us ready to move in...with an emphasis on the inside of the house for now. Once we can inhabit the inside, they will move outside...
- Is It A Ceiling Or A Floor?
It all depends where you are standing! From here, in the dining room, looking up, it is a ceiling. But climb the steps and look across the loft.....and it is a floor. Today our contractors are installing the pine decking (2 5/8 inch thick tongue and groove...