Toasty

Since our furnace duct work has been removed, and the temps are dipping down there these days, this is our favorite item in the house:

Isn't she beautiful?

I have never regretted putting a wood burning stove in our house. It has kept us warm during snow storms that took out the power, and it's just nice to snuggle up to after coming in from the cold winter air.  The kids also like to park in front of it after taking a bath!

We cut firewood every year to keep it going, and that is a great family activity as well.  As the saying goes- burning wood is the activity that warms you twice- once when you're cutting the wood, and again when you're burning the wood :-)