This is the container.....
The minute my knife breached the paper covering an incredible pineyness filled the dining room. (Liz wants to save a piece just to sniff.) I wish you could smell it too.
Essence of Pure Florida (Thanks, FC)
I am going to save this wonderful stuff until I need to build a new fire. (FC says half a piece will start a fire with dry wood.)
***Well, maybe I will take just a little sliver out to see what it does.... it is awfully tempting. For now I am just letting the open container sit on the dining room table. You see.... my computer is in the dining room and I love the smell of the pine woods....
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What a sweetheart!
Enjoy your pineyness.
Boy, I'll bet that smells really good right now, with winter settling in big time. That was really nice of him!
Happy New Year!!
Mrs. M...sure was a kind thing and I am doing so even now
Laura, it does, it does and it surely was. Thanks!
We used to get fatwood in a decorative holiday tin years back. it was coated with some kind of wax to make it burn really nice. I wish that I could remember where we ordered that from. hmm,,,,,
3C,
I can't believe it took that long to get there. My Dad worked for the USPS for 34 years, he would be flabbergasted to know it took that long.
I love the smell too.
Stay warm! From that previous post, it sounds like you are in a deep freeze.
Tim, it sure is wonderful stuff and I am so delighted to have some.
FC, once again, can't thank you enough. I wonder if it took a side trip through Homeland Security. Our feed rep says that is happening now and then with forage samples, which slows down his work something fierce. Mail is awful slow between here and Florida though. We have to plan way ahead for Christmas cards that go there.
It is just a little bit warmer today...and every degree is appreciated.
Mmm, pine. Makes me wish I had a fireplace. Sounds wonderful.
Mrs. W, It is just delightful!
You lucky, lucky thing. I love the smell of pine wood. The smell is the one thing I miss having the pellet stove rather than a fireplace.
What a kind gift. I like the shirts, too!
What a kind gift. I like the shirts, too!
Considering that 95% of SE America's pine forests & pine savannah ecosystems are gone, I guess one more log won't hurt. <:( It was very thoughtful of your friend, of course. Enjoy it thoroughly. I can sympathize with keeping a piece just to smell--I have a small sliver of cedar just for that reason.
Stacy, I do feel lucky. I like the outdoor woodstove, although having dry wood occasionally would be nice...the guys never seem to get ahead.
Cubby, neat, aren't they? Thanks for visiting. Hope all is well in Texas
Lana, Thanks for visiting and taking time to comment! As these pieces of wood came from an old leftover stump so weathered it was barely recognizable in a dearly loved and carefully managed ecosystem, I feel completely comfortable about the wood. I hope you can visit the Pure Florida blog and read about how much is done to sustain wild plants and animals there. It is an amazing place.
I like cedar too. I have a cedar chest in my room, that makes it pleasantly fragrant most of the time.
3C,
Thanks for deconfusing Lana. The tree this pine fatwood came from was probably cut long before she was born.
FC, all Pure Florida fans know how much care you take of your land. It is always a delight to "visit" and we do often. Alan has taken an interest in your posts lately and has had me search for the one where you cut the fat wood and the one with the lead ingot you found out on the land. We have had a good time!
This is when one really wishes for smell-o-vision!
Hey watch the blog of that thoughtful guy for more news on that item you're researching... I think he got one for Christmas.
Rurality, thanks for visiting! Boy if he did get one, that would really be something. Hard to imagine a blog that good getting better, but....
I sure do love seeing the shots you take with yours.
What a great gift from FC!
I am glad that it did not come from the now endangered Duraflamation Forests or the Xtraflame Range. LOL
Enjoy your gifts, stay warm and have a great New Year.
Meanwhile, we Pacific people will toss another one of these in the fireplace. Not so much for heat, but then again, we have mild winters comparably.
http://java-log.com/
Steve, that is amazing! A firelog made from coffee. I am kind of inclined to think I would just as soon drink it, but then I really like my coffee. You stay dry out there, thanks.
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