"It was a cold wintry day when I brought my children to live in rural West Virginia. The farmhouse was one hundred years old, there was already snow on the ground, and the heat was sparse-—as was the insulation. The floors weren’t even, either. My then-twelve-year-old son walked in the door and said, “You’ve brought us to this slanted little house to die." Keep reading our story....
November 2009
"First it's glowing, then it's snowing! A pause, then screaming squalls and williwaws. Bright but bitter, then a thaw. Yet again it's cold and storming: What ever happened to global warming?"
- You’re still in the lead at 6282 but it’s under 100, soo close, ugh. I was born and raised and still stuck here in Florida, so I... - Amy on How (Not) to Start a Fire in a Wood Stove
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- What all of them said. Kindling is the key, and if you can open an outside door a little bit until the stove gets going, so much the... - Anita on How (Not) to Start a Fire in a Wood Stove
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- Patty, I think (not totally sure) that the essay is just the Tell Us More About Yourself…part under Suzanne’s... - Myrna Mackenzie on How (Not) to Start a Fire in a Wood Stove
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- MUST STOP WATCHING THE VOTE!!! Aghhhh!! Okay, question, is there any way to see the “essay” that Suzanne wrote? All I can find... - Patty on How (Not) to Start a Fire in a Wood Stove
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- Suzanne, I wish I still had my Orange County RWA membership. I’ve already sent an appeal to my local RWA chapter asking... - Myrna Mackenzie on How (Not) to Start a Fire in a Wood Stove
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- Light a piece of paper and put it up near the pipe, that will heat the air and then light the paper under the wood. Works every time if... - Box Call on How (Not) to Start a Fire in a Wood Stove
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- try using kindling with smaller junks of wood to get a good base going, than add more wood. There’s nothing like a wood... - Sharon Gosney on How (Not) to Start a Fire in a Wood Stove
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- P.S. I can’t even keep the fire going that my hubby got started so effortlessly! - Yvonne M. on How (Not) to Start a Fire in a Wood Stove
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- Come on people…ROCK THE VOTE FOR SUZANNE! This is too close for comfort. VOTE, VOTE, VOTE….WIN, WIN, WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Yvonne M. on How (Not) to Start a Fire in a Wood Stove
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- I’m not an expert on starting fires but you may need to be careful burning pine or pinecones because of the tar in them. It’ll... - Jan on How (Not) to Start a Fire in a Wood Stove
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