Today I swept the chimney, removed the insect screen at the top, replaced the catalytic converter, got the rust off the cook surface and oiled it, and filled the pail of water that sits next to it all winter. It’s ready to go.
And just in time, too. We had a frost last night, it only got up to 58 or so today, and we expect another frost tonight. So I’ll probably light the inaugural fire of the season tonight or tomorrow morning. It’s supposed to warm up again in the next few days. [Update: Yes, I lit the first fire tonight.]
We haven’t turned on the furnace yet, but I’m not planning to be a Nazi about it like I was last year. Besides, there’s no way we’ll make it to December again.
Ending and Beginning 
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