Summer needs to go?

[Murfreesboro]

I'm imagining that you have a very large living room hearth, Mike. Am I right?

[iHaunt]

Oh, now, I love the smell of a wood fire. Are you sensitive to smoke, then?

Yes, I can't stand fire smoke outside! It smells stink! And, we don't have any fireplaces here.... not even one house in our area has a fireplace. But, there are some in Virginia Beach and Chesapeake... not so many people are using it because of the cold weather is not really always there since 12 years.

[Pumpkin_Man]

It's pretty good size. The openingis 3 feet wide. It's not THE biggest, like you would see in one of those old Victorian Mansions, but it's large enough that I can stack 6 logs if I really needed to warm the place up.

Right now, I am in the market for a new grate. The old one has two holes melted in it from general use.

Mike

[Pumpkin_Man]

I just remembered. I have a picture that I use as one of my computer desk top backgrounds during the month of Februay. It's not a great photo, but it sort of gives you the idea.

Mike

[witchy]

Wow, Mike that looks great!! All warm & cozy!!

[Andybev01]

Classic red brick!

[Pumpkin_Man]

It is really warm and cozy, especialy during the Winter months, when we get those long cold spells.

I also really love that classic red brick. It reminds me of some of the fire places featured on "dark Shadows."

Mike

[Murfreesboro]

Yes, that is classic!

[iHaunt]

Autumn is beginning this week, but it's still warm and sunny outside.

[witchy]

It's in the 90's this week, Booo!!! I am sooo ready for fall, and cooler days!!

[iHaunt]

This week would be 80 degrees here. I believe the temperature will drop down to 70/60 in November and December too.

[Murfreesboro]

I think we are supposed to be in the low 90s this week, too. Still, I do feel as if we've turned the corner into fall around here. We are done with triple-digit heat indexes, & the leaves are starting to tinge a little.

[iHaunt]

We will not see leaves falling after Thanksgiving. Believe it or not that we have no snow since 11 years! Looks like Virginia is almost the same as Florida.

[Murfreesboro]

Coastal VA, maybe. Not the mountains. Not even Richmond, at the fall line. I've lived in both places and seen tons of snow there. I even saw a blizzard in Staunton once. The only time in my life I've seen an honest-to-God white-out.

[iHaunt]

Ohh, I really do hate northern states!