From the Northeast to the Southwest, Vermont always works...

From the Northeast to the Southwest, Vermont always works...

Monday, October 29, 2012

Hollow-een Fire


 This is the way to enjoy a campfire! Find a hollow log, stand it up on top of a couple of cinder blocks, build a fire below it and stand back. The log acts like a chimney and ....whooosh, up it goes. This lasted for several yours. Add pieces of wood into the top and it will flame up even higher. It gives a wonderful display of sparks and flames. The moon happened to be out this night as well, just about full. It was October 27th, not quite Halloween, but we call it Hollow- een for the fire we enjoyed. These logs are not just everywhere, but this one showed up when our logger, Marc, cut down a good-sized spruce tree and found the rotten interior. Of course, it's not worth a penny at the mill, but worth a million for the great fireworks display we watched. We will be on the lookout for more of these wonderful logs for our fires this fall and winter. So easy to light off and such fun!