tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post7934368375700560952..comments2024-03-14T05:55:13.709-05:00Comments on Farmgirl Fare: Sunday Farm Photo: Heat CheatFarmgirl Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-72569955494521976022009-02-10T05:35:00.000-06:002009-02-10T05:35:00.000-06:00I have seen all of your pictures.I love your blog ...I have seen all of your pictures.I love your blog because so many of your pictures like my friend's farm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-74753274008800478532008-11-26T19:38:00.000-06:002008-11-26T19:38:00.000-06:00We have a neighbor, right here in our fair city, w...We have a neighbor, right here in our fair city, who heats his home with a woodstove. One sign of autumn is his winter woodpiles going up. When he has extra, he often offers it to us for our fireplace.Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647906900944224234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-61317354680785806362008-11-26T18:56:00.000-06:002008-11-26T18:56:00.000-06:00We use wood blocks also. We often cut them down f...We use wood blocks also. We often cut them down for kindling. We live in the Pacific NW where wood is plentiful and cheap.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy your wood heat, there is nothing else as cozy...well except body heat. I guess that would make cuddling up with your honey next to the wood stove the very best thing!!! KimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-45422403032341918102008-11-25T20:29:00.000-06:002008-11-25T20:29:00.000-06:00I grew up with a wood stove, and I even fondly rem...I grew up with a wood stove, and I even fondly remember all of the time we spent hauling wood to keep it stocked. You didn't by chance happen to purchase a stove from Central Boiler? They are a well-known stove company not too far from where I grew up in MN, and my parents have one of their stoves.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130721930815223004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-24329294706871745512008-11-25T15:56:00.000-06:002008-11-25T15:56:00.000-06:00Hi FarmgirlI'm so glad to here that you are gettin...Hi Farmgirl<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad to here that you are getting close to having your new place done and what a treat to have all that wood to burn.<BR/><BR/>enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving.<BR/><BR/>Sharon from Western MichiganAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-66370249048410506042008-11-25T13:33:00.000-06:002008-11-25T13:33:00.000-06:00Not cheatin' just heatin'! All is fair in love an...Not cheatin' just heatin'! All is fair in love and cold weather - we had hoped to change out our very inefficient fireplace for a woodstove but our economy is a bit stagnant right now. Love the practicality of using the waste from a mill!LindaSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684545110832413808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-66239104080727989562008-11-25T08:31:00.000-06:002008-11-25T08:31:00.000-06:00I love wood heat! I'm still pushing for something...I love wood heat! I'm still pushing for something here - but it looks like the best chance is to visit Norm in his shop, which will be heated by wood.<BR/><BR/>I used to stand on the heat vents in a friend's house to warm up - in fact would put a chair on the vent and sit there when I was coldest.<BR/><BR/>Oh, you are not cheating with your wood blocks - someone has to use them or they would go to waste! Great plan!Connie Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00000331487489593437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-78257818398515811992008-11-24T00:20:00.000-06:002008-11-24T00:20:00.000-06:00Just in time for the chill! Enjoy it. Mmm...a wo...Just in time for the chill! Enjoy it. Mmm...a wood stove, fresh bread, and a sweetie. Sounds like a great recipe for curling up on a cold night. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-63093155536044204092008-11-23T22:20:00.000-06:002008-11-23T22:20:00.000-06:00Wood heat is SO comforting and warm!! We heat our...Wood heat is SO comforting and warm!! We heat our 100 year-old (drafty) farmhouse in Oregon with wood, too, using its original wood furnace located down in the basement. Heat rises--up through a centrally located outlet on the main floor that is covered with an ornate metal grate, and onward up the staircase to the bedrooms above.<BR/><BR/>On really cold days I like to straddle the grate letting my nightgown or workshirt billow out with heat--HEAVENLY. :D<BR/><BR/>We get mill-ends and what-nots from a mill closeby to augment downed trees and other found firewood, but your blocks look perfect!<BR/><BR/>I enjoy your posts so much--made my first batch of Farmhouse White just today; I always know that I can find inspiration (and so much more) every time I visit.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06122214363023168196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-78099235459150698312008-11-23T19:52:00.000-06:002008-11-23T19:52:00.000-06:00We used to visit friends who were blacksmiths in r...We used to visit friends who were blacksmiths in rural WV and I remember nights where we were snowed in and their potbellied stove was running and my dad would get up in the night to put more wood in the stove - and downstairs was warm and toasty - but upstairs where the children slept ---had about 4 beds in one big room was so cold and we each had about five quilts on us which was great for warmth in bed but sooooo cold when we jumped out of bed.... needless to say bathroom trips were the quickest ever!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714978994735910030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-14748649372245082122008-11-23T19:26:00.000-06:002008-11-23T19:26:00.000-06:00Do you have one of those outdoor wood furnaces? O...Do you have one of those outdoor wood furnaces? Our friends have one of those, and their house is always about 80 degrees all winter long. <BR/><BR/>I invent reasons to visit them in the winter just so I can thaw out.<BR/><BR/>And I also do not do any chainsawing or splitting. I like my husband to still feel like he's useful for something . . .Kristin @ Going Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221544641416039741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-55182448156674187252008-11-23T17:59:00.000-06:002008-11-23T17:59:00.000-06:00Sounds very exciting! I used to love having a woo...Sounds very exciting! I used to love having a wood-burning stove, but in Utah they're pretty restricted. (You can only use the stove on certain days, when the air pollution is not too high, and in the winter those days are rare.)<BR/><BR/>Nowdays I have a gas fireplace which isn't the same, but it does feel good when it's cold. I think you are going to love being cozy with fresh air!Kalyn Dennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-55608545347830698332008-11-23T16:40:00.000-06:002008-11-23T16:40:00.000-06:00Did you know in Northern California we have Spare ...Did you know in Northern California we have Spare the Air days, where, now, you're not even allowed to use your fireplace? They have spies driving around through the neighborhoods, writing citations.<BR/>Enjoy your new building!!! Eek, how happy.cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-3426763377626179872008-11-23T16:00:00.000-06:002008-11-23T16:00:00.000-06:00OOH how I wish for a woodburner. My parents offer...OOH how I wish for a woodburner. My parents offered to give us theirs, we just have to install the chimney, don't think we'll get that done this winter. <BR/><BR/>I can't wait to see the new building. How exciting!Chiot's Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086153621579437021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-10058956474969475992008-11-23T15:43:00.000-06:002008-11-23T15:43:00.000-06:00I used to love going to cut firewood with my dad. ...I used to love going to cut firewood with my dad. We had a modern house, with modern heat, but they always preferred a fire in the fireplace "stove". I actually did too. And it was pretty efficient as well. I can't wait to see pictures of the new "building"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com