There had been lots of storms that knocked down trees
One of the things about having a lodge in the woods is the extra work it takes to heat it.
We only used the lodge during summer and over the Winter holidays.
Our family enjoyed going there for Christmas, and we would take a long weekend to get the lodge ready. We would disinfect the large space, get the fireplace and the chimney cleaned, and decorate. This year, there had been several storms that had knocked trees down. We wanted to disinfect up some of the mess, however all of us knew the downed trees would be perfect for the fireplace. We cut up the downed wood, split some of it, and piled it on the back porch so we had it for heat. Before we left, we had enough wood to keep us going through the entire holiday season, and even the remaining winter months. After cutting wood and piling it up on the porch, we had to take some in to get warm, then it had been snowing the entire time we were in the woods. We were chilly and starting to feel bad. My hubby got the fire started in the fireplace while I got the generator going to get some hot water. It wasn’t long before we were getting our hot baths and after that we snuggled in front of the fireplace. We had to admit that this long weekend was the highlight of our holiday season. My hubby and I got to sit in front of the fireplace and have some alone time. Once the holidays started, there’d be about 5 families at the lodge.