Fire down below

Just in time for the winter weather drawing in the Hunter Slimline 5 is installed although we wait the delivery of a canopy to finish it off. As previously reported Richard and John did the work recreating a stone mantel, fire surround and hearth. All now conforming to modern day regulations!

Hopeful that this is the last major work we need to do for a while we are trying to get into some kind of a routine. As expected this roller-coaster has come off the rails a few times since we moved in October but once Frank has regular employment this should help. Ironically I have applied for a co-coordinators post with the 2011 census agency covering the local area. Census day, 27th March 2011, needs preparing and post census day work so the employment is from February until the end of May. The online recruitment process is interesting, so even is the job is not successful at least I've been through a new experience!

Fire!

Fear not I have no garden fires again although we are gathering a great deal of rubbish to burn! Here is the news of our local sweep and installer of our Hunter fire!

Richard has been a local volunteer fireman for 23 years but of recently has found keeping his commitment and business of chimney sweeping going has been a problem so something had to change! We are glad he chose his business! Our Hunter fire is well established now with the new hearth surround and mantelpiece that he created. Our store of logs increasing withe another couple of trees to chop, sorry prune that should give a supply for 2011!