Monthly Archives: November 2011

The Season’s First Snow Fall

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Mark Zeiger

We got the winter’s first snowfall on Friday. We got about 7 inches here on the homestead. I’d prepared for it the previous day, covering anything that wouldn’t be improved by a layer of new fallen snow, so I was … Continue reading →

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Sweeping the Wood Stove Chimney

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Mark Zeiger

Chimney sweeping is the most important preventative maintenance a wood stove user performs. Burning wood inevitably creates ash and creosote that congeals on the inside of the chimney as the hot combustion rises through the flue, creating a clogging, highly … Continue reading →

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