The lengths of logs to cut were heaped in front of these bigger logs and sometime this winter he will come again with the log-splitter to split these.
I still have plenty of logs in builders bags for this winter but before Andrew came this section of the shed was completely bare
The Ash section is nearly empty and no more Ash to cut which is sad
And this section is going down
I'm wondering if I should get the Tree Cutting people to come and fell some branches and top out the poplars so they can be seasoning ready for cutting in winter 2021/2. Could be a plan.
Have a good weekend. I need to do a bit of prepping ready for the Suffolk children and Grandchildren who are visiting on Monday.
I think there is a post in drafts ready so I can be back on Monday.
Sue
How lovely to be able to provide your own heating. The very first house I bought had a coal fire but was a terraced house so no free wood. I was in my 20s with a small baby and another way so it was hard work but I was sad to leave it when we all moved to a bigger house with a garden once baby number 2 arrived.
ReplyDeleteMy first house was a terraced house with a coal fire too but Col would bring wood he found on his job as a roadman home, he bought our first ever chainsaw then too
DeleteI worked in a city centre office, no spare wood there unfortunately. Happy memories of our first homes eh?
DeleteIt sounds like a good plan to me. It's great to think ahead.
ReplyDeleteThose piles of wood must be such a comfort. Just looking at them makes me feel warm inside.
It's sad about the ashes, I agree.
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I need to ring them so it gets cut before the sap rises.
DeleteA lovely feeling having a full wood store. We now buy ours kiln dried ready to go. It’s years since I had a wood burner and then living on the NW coast of Scotland we fuelled it with wood from the shore. Oh and of course peats.
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The empty space since last winter was niggling me so it's good to see everywhere starting to fill up
DeleteA large pile of seasoned wood is a beautiful thing :-)
ReplyDeleteIt certainly is!
DeletePreparing for the future is a sensible thing to do, when you can with time and space to fill. Does Ash burn better/quicker? I'm afraid I'm ignorant with these things, never needing to know as we never had a wood burner, lol.
ReplyDeleteAsh burns slower so lasts longer
DeleteI bet that job kept you warm! Your wood store looks very well organised. I keep a small section for apple and cherry wood. I use it for special occasions, the logs smell so good!
ReplyDeleteMy next lot of family will be arriving in a couple of days - and includes three children under five. It will be lovely to play with them all but I think it may take my back a week or three to recover!!
Enjoy your prepping and have fun with the family.
Gave me back ache - the height of a wheelbarrow is just the wrong height for unloading
DeleteWood piles always go down so quickly.
ReplyDeleteVery true
DeleteA well stocked log store is a beautiful thing to behold. Lots of warm cosy evenings for you for the rest of this Winter and beyond then :-)
ReplyDeleteI've been lighting the woodburner around 3 or 4 pm so everywhere warms up by evening
DeleteA real fire is a simple and primitive joy that is hard to beat upon a winter’s night m’thinks...
ReplyDeleteLove my wood-burner!
DeleteI get quite jittery when our wood store is looking empty so these photos warm my heart. Well done on the labouring, it's hard work.
ReplyDeleteI'm so out of practice with shifting stuff in wheelbarrows, need more work outs
DeleteNothing smells quite the same as a good wood fire. Topping the trees would enable you to fill those empty areas very quickly.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
A wood burner gives out lots of heat but no nice wood smell - sadly
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