Granny's gone and done it again

[Granny Hatchet]

Gnight all

 

[CSolis]

Me sets out a tray with coffee and donuts before running off to mow a bit...

 

[cheepteach]

Me sets out a tray with coffee and donuts before running off to mow a bit...

thanks! I needed that

 

[microchick]

You can get sick of snow pretty fast. Ice storms here. They are beautiful til you lose electric. Tom wants to get a rick of wood this yr. My back wont let me keep a fire going. I seem to have a problem keeping one going then it takes forever to burn out so I can close the trap and go to bed. Probably lose more heat by building a fire then not.

We heat with wood also. DH and I start in early spring as soon as the ground dries out a bit and harvest through July to get the wood that we need to get through the winter. This year we harvested 90% from standing dead and newly downed dead fall in our timber which is mostly shag bark hickory and oak.

The stove we have now is much easier on my back and knees when it comes to stoking it and working with the fire. It's not unusual to get the house warmed to temps in the low 80s if we aren't careful.

Frankly I love the dry heat that the stove puts out. My joints are much friendlier to me when the stove is cranking out the heat...which reminds me that with colder temps heading our way this week we need to clean out the stove and the pipes today.

For perspective, our barn is 32X32 feet and the wood is piled along the south side for better air circulation. The feed bags are full of kindling that we salvage during the splitting process (we have a gas powered splitter) There is approximately 10-11 cords of wood here counting the keeper rounds in the foreground.

G'morning everyone!

 

[microchick]

How much more. Maybe 2xs a day? Bandit is only like 40 lbs

Hope he is feeling well today.

When in doubt do a google search for Canine dosage of Benedryl and it should come up with how much they can have per pound of weight.

This is what I came up with this which is probably a pretty dependable site given that it is the AKC

https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/benadryl-for-dogs/

 

[CSolis]

We heat with wood also. DH and I start in early spring as soon as the ground dries out a bit and harvest through July to get the wood that we need to get through the winter. This year we harvested 90% from standing dead and newly downed dead fall in our timber which is mostly shag bark hickory and oak.

The stove we have now is much easier on my back and knees when it comes to stoking it and working with the fire. It's not unusual to get the house warmed to temps in the low 80s if we aren't careful.

Frankly I love the dry heat that the stove puts out. My joints are much friendlier to me when the stove is cranking out the heat...which reminds me that with colder temps heading our way this week we need to clean out the stove and the pipes today.

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For perspective, our barn is 32X32 feet and the wood is piled along the south side for better air circulation. The feed bags are full of kindling that we salvage during the splitting process (we have a gas powered splitter) There is approximately 10-11 cords of wood here counting the keeper rounds in the foreground.

G'morning everyone!

My grandfather and mother had 20 acres of land (or more, can't remember) in the hills of PA. Grandad would clear out older trees and dead wood like you have, and split it. They had a fireplace in the center of the house he built himself, and keep that baby cranked up all winter. Great memories for me.

 

[CapricornFarm]

My parents had a fireplace in New York when I was growing up. During electric power outages is was great, I almost didn't want the power to come back on!

 

[CSolis]

My parents had a fireplace in New York when I was growing up. During electric power outages is was great, I almost didn't want the power to come back on!

Ever remember a can of water sitting on a wood burning stove? Helped to keep humidity up so your hair wouldn't stand on end from static electricity..

 

[CapricornFarm]

Granny, do you take a multivitamin

Ever remember a can of water sitting on a wood burning stove? Helped to keep humidity up so your hair wouldn't stand on end from static electricity..

We use an antique cast iron tea pot.

 

[ChirpnBern]

Hi, Gang! Haven't been on BYC in ages, so you know the first place to check out had to be GrannyHatchet's thread! Granny, hope you are well. I stopped getting email notices etc and got busy with other things and next thing you know it's over a year? since popping in.

Hi, CSolis! Shoutout from SE PA.