The little stove that could . . . did!

Dear Friends,

Been a while since I've posted.  Not that I haven't thought about it.  It's just that we've been too busy having fun.  About a month after my last post, we went on vacation to Virginia.  Sunny skies and warmer water waited us there.  Not to mention a gorgeous hotel, a friendly Starbucks staff, and a fun aquarium :)

If you've read any of my previous posts, you'll remember the House that Love Built.  Well after much debate, we decided to give it another go this year.  The idea was to allocate enough money for oil each month.  After all, it is a great house, we have a fantastic landlord, and the yard is HUGE (not having to rake the leaves might have something to do with that:))

That was the initial plan, until I was talking with a buddy of mine from work.  We kicked the idea around of installing a fan system to help circulate the air from the fireplace.  Somehow between Craigslist and Ebay, we hatched another plan.   What we did end up doing was converting the fireplace with a wood stove shown here:

The price was a steal, along with the other hardware.  Thing that amazed me was how hard it was to remove some of the internal brickwork - they sure knew how to make fireplaces to last.  Ended up renting a mini jackhammer of sorts and it made quick work of things . . .

Off to dinner!

P.S.  I know this is shorter than others - don't worry, I've got a few more topics percolating.  Until then!