Last night I lit our first wood fire for the season. May 9th is a very early start for me - in fact - I have never lit one before the middle of June before. But the nights have been extremely chilly and our house is poorly insulated. Add to that that two Thai's are living under this roof and perhaps you'll see how it became necessary to do so.

I am expecting things to warm up a little, so this might be a false start. After all, winter proper does not begin until June. But you never know, so we have plenty of chopped wood (courtesy of a kind friend) to get us through to August, should that be necessary.