Here’s a picture of the Northern Lights through the window of my Yukon cabin. Almost every night it’s been too overcast to see them, but one night last week, for just a few hours, the sky cleared. And there they were. I’m sitting by the Blaze King wood stove tonight, keeping warm and hoping for [...]
Archive for November, 2007
First glimpse of the Northern Lights
Posted in I love this stuff, tagged Aurora Borealis, blaze king, Blaze King wood stove, northern lights, wood stove, yukon, yukon cabin on November 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
How not to start a fire
Posted in Tips, tagged blaze king, dancing flames, fire, fireplace, fireplace insert, flames, gasoline, watching, wood stove, you tube on November 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I found a video on You Tube that reminds me of watching the dancing flames inside my Blaze King Princess wood stove. I never get bored watching that stuff. It’s always been like that, even as a kid when we had a fireplace. It wasn’t a fireplace insert, just a regular old fireplace, so it [...]
Bush radio recipes
Posted in I love this stuff, tagged blaze king, bush radio, cabin, radio, recipes, wood stove, yukon on November 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Lots of yammering on the bush radio tonight. As usual, they were discussing their favorite recipes. I always find that amusing—these big, gruff, Yukon men living in their one-room cabins without running water or telephones, tough as can be, spending their evenings debating the merits of this or that type of shortening.
I’m a bit [...]
Larry needs new glasses
Posted in friends, tagged blaze king, coffee, wood stove on November 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Larry came over today at his usual time for a cup of coffee. I had the pot sitting on the Blaze King wood stove to keep it warm. Larry and I are about 15 years apart but it feels like we’re brother and sister. Even his wife doesn’t care if Larry comes over to my [...]
I’m not the only one who loves having a wood stove
Posted in I love this stuff, tagged blaze king, burn, cleanly, demo, firewood, furnace, oil, stove, video, wood stove on November 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Someone sent me this video that demonstrates how efficient their Blaze King wood stove is. He uses it in his shop and you can see from the demo how cleanly it burns. I’ve been thinking about putting another wood stove out in the shop to replace the furnace. This guy has already done that. He [...]
