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Conversion
“People go through three conversions, the head, the
heart, and then the pocketbook.”--Martin Luther.
When we
moved into
our home
30 years ago,
we were pleased
our fireplace
was piggy-backed,
with a twin
in the basement.
Last year
upstairs,
we converted
our inglenook
to a gas insert,
and covered
the other
downstairs.
Now we
banished
the wood smoke.
Glenn Buttkus
Quadrille
Posted over at d'Verse Poet's Pub
16 comments:
Do you miss the woodsmoke, or was it a welcome conversion?
From a practical standpoint, this makes sense, but I would miss the smell of the fire. Our fire pit outside is now gas, so I bought incense to burn to give us that lovely scent!
I can understand that... a wood stove is a lot of work... but still there is something special with wood... ours will stand unmoved for the time being.
Yes, personally, I miss the smell of burning wood, it is so primordial, so comforting--but my wife hated cleaning the rug, so she's very pleased with the conversion.
It's not just the rug. Everything gets covered in ash and someone spends half his life chopping wood!
There is something enchanting about the smell of burning wood isn't there? 💝 But I can understand why your wife is pleased with the conversion. Love the tone and pacing of this well constructed quadrille, Glenn! You have managed to create a fireplace that offers warmth to your readers right here! 💝
I agree with everyone: woodgas is better than gaswood for all of the reasons/complaints stated.
Nice work, Mr B.
At our previous home, we had a gas fireplace, but we have a firepit in the woods beside the house where we still enjoyed watching sparks fly skyward. We will miss the fire pit here in our new home. We will not, however, miss raking leaves and shoveling snow!
We have a gas fireplace .... however, I sorely miss wood burning fireplaces from years past. The smell of wood burning in a fireplace is delightful, the crackles and pops. (LOL, for me.)
I think it would be nice to have a fireplace but, I know they are a lot of work. On my retreats we always have a designated fire-keeper and the cabin is warm and cozy filled with dreamers.
This is the 2nd year since 2011 that I've used electric instead of wood. I have to keep it low because of the cost so I'm always cold. The wood head kept all rooms warm and that is what I miss. I may go back to wood next year if I can find a good supply of it. I don't mind the mess.
I love the smell of wood smoke and heated metal, but wherever we go next, we may have to give up the log-burner, as they are no good for my asthma. Although there is a gas terminal not far from here that supplies most of the UK, we have no gas in our area!
Cleaning up the ashes is a most unpleasant job, so I'll side with your wife.
Beautiful fireplace Glenn! Kathy and I had the same set up for the 25 years we lived in Oregon. Kath loved the smell of smoke in the house — but I celebrated when we moved here to Seattle (Kenmore). Now my son and daughter-in-law have a fireplace upstairs — and Kath and I are smoke-free!:)
As my husband and I dream of building a house, we debate over a wood or gas fireplace...appreciated this discussion, Glenn!
We had an electric fireplace that was warm and lovely to watch, but I wanted the smoky scent.
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