I grew up with a fire going most of the time in the winter. Didn't have a stove but our house had a heatalator box in the fireplace and a centrally located chimney so it was a good supplement to our furnace. I delivered newspapers in the afternoon and when it was cold and wet out, the smell of the smoke coming from our chimney was always a signal I was home. It will forever be associated with coming into a warm house with the smell of dinner cooking.
I've been in my house here in NC for 23 years and had an old stove (insert) for 22 of them. I was out this morning bringing wood up from the back to my racks by the house (no shed yet) and I realized how much I used to love working outside in the winter and catching a whiff of smoke when the wind would shift. It has always made me feel good to keep my family warm with my labor but there was something about the smells of woodburning that drove that home on a regular basis.
This morning, I realized that I can't even see the smoke, much less smell it. Don't get me wrong, thats a good thing but still.. :blank:
Anybody else miss the smell of creosote in the morning?
Edit: Certainly don't miss the smell of smoke in the house from the 4:00 AM reloads every night with the old stove.
I've been in my house here in NC for 23 years and had an old stove (insert) for 22 of them. I was out this morning bringing wood up from the back to my racks by the house (no shed yet) and I realized how much I used to love working outside in the winter and catching a whiff of smoke when the wind would shift. It has always made me feel good to keep my family warm with my labor but there was something about the smells of woodburning that drove that home on a regular basis.
This morning, I realized that I can't even see the smoke, much less smell it. Don't get me wrong, thats a good thing but still.. :blank:
Anybody else miss the smell of creosote in the morning?
Edit: Certainly don't miss the smell of smoke in the house from the 4:00 AM reloads every night with the old stove.