ANOTHER REASON I LOVE WINTERTIME...

AHHHHH...ONE thing I love about Winter is having my wood rack just FULL of cut wood and sitting right beside my back door ... LOVE IT !

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now, to ME, that is a pretty sight !!

Our sweet son*in*law, Jent, brought this magnificent stack of wood to us from NEW MEXICO...

thanks so much, Jent..

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I am pretty sure I enjoy MY fireplace more than anyone else in the whole wide world...
All kidding aside...it is such a luxury to me.
There's not much that soothes my soul like a big, roaring fire on a cold day ....



and, I DO like a BIG fire....
the bigger...the better !!

When I can tear myself away from blogging (*grin) , I love to sit in front of my fireplace

with a good book !

I love fiction love stories BESTEST of all... oh, and the Christian love stories....

Nearly ALL books are good when read in front of a nice warm fire !!

See my laptop there on the stool...

Yep, I do love blogging while gazing into the fire..

I think I told you once, that my mom used to say if you stared at a fire, it would make you wet the bed!!

Hahahaha...I just love that !!

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OOOOO, and I can't say it loud enuf or long enuf that '

having a meal by the fireplace is just out of this world...

It can be a 4 course meal....or an afternoon snack of cookies and tea....

but, best of all to MOI, is

BREAKFAST IN FRONT OF THE FIRE....I luv it !
This morning I had a big bowl of white rice, sprinkled lightly with brown sugar,

a dusting of Cinnamon, of course, BUTTAH....

(my cousins call me GRITS..Girl Raised In The South)

toast and coffee....

all in front of my big, ole FIRE !
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YEP, I do love me some good fire...
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I told the story of my treasured and loved FRANKLIN FIREPLACE a long time ago but for those that missed it.

here 'tis again.......

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This handsome young man, our son, DAVID KEITH......

is responsible for the fireplace being in my living room.

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My mother bought this Franklin many, MANY years ago and Mr. Sweet Nothings installed it in HER living room. Mom's house (a very, very old one) was right next to a church and when she decided to sell, the church bought it. They intended making a parking lot on the property. THAT meant tearing down the house or moving it.

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Mr. Sweet Nothings asked if we might remove the wood burner stove, repair the ceiling where the pipe went thru and he was given permission...so the work began before the moving or tearing down of the old house.

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Long story short...that fireplace sat in my garage for several years..just waiting for a good time to install it.

(Mr. Sweet Nothings worked away from home and only home on weekends for years)
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One Christmas when David was in collage, married and pretty much BROKE all the time...called and said, "Mom, for your Christmas gift, how 'bout I install that Franklin ?" (shoot...I'm squalling, just writing about it).
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He got it installed, did all the brick work, which he had never done before, and it has worked like a charm ever since. It is, by far, the most beautiful thing in my living room....

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See why I love my Franklin Fireplace so much ?

it's a LOVE thing !

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Make your day warm.... and ... there's nothing warmer than love !
xo bj