It was a nice day today. The week started out with snow and cold temperatures and now we have warm weather and mud. I did not do a whole lot today my project was to clean the chimney; I had that done by 9:30. I heat by wood stove for the most part and while the wood I am using is all hard wood its not truly seasoned, most has been cut with in the past 6 months so I have been sweeping out the chimney about every 6 weeks. I love the heat from a wood stove I also like to watch the hypnotizing flames as the wood burns. It amazes me how fire can be comforting and dangerous at the same time. I treat fire with respect and I keep the tools I need to control it in good working order.