I love fireplaces.
Ever since we moved into our new house Todd and I have been itching to try our living room fireplace. This isn't a modern, new-fangled gas burner. Oh, no! This fireplace operates on old school chunks of wood. I think gas fireplaces have their, well, places, but nothing beats the crackle and smell of a wood burner.
The cool temperatures we've had lately gave us a good excuse last night to give it a go. Here's Todd lighting it up...
The set up...
Success! A very happy evolved man...
Rigby was not so happy. He has a weirdness about fire. He doesn't like it, or to be around it, or to hear it, or to see it...
But we were able to convince him to come near the flame with some well positioned dog treats. Ok. He still didn't really buy into it...
And then there was this...the smoke. Being our first fire in this fireplace it's obviously a little trial and error, but I'm surprised our alarm didn't go off...
While Todd fixed the smoke I made dinner and dug in. Whole wheat pasta with shrimp, olive oil, salt, pepper, halved cherry tomatoes, and sauteed onions, mushrooms and garlic...
And the all important wine...
I say again: I love fireplaces!
did you figure out the smoke thing? Maybe the flue or whatever it's called was closed, or there is a birds nest?
ReplyDeleteThe pasta and wine looks good. You need to train Rigby to be one of those lazy dogs that lay right in front of the fire in the middle of the a blowing blizzard. :)
I love fireplaces too.
ReplyDeleteWe have one in our new house and I can't wait until we move and can use it!!!!