Thanks for all your ideas about the gas logs vs. real logs fireplace question on my last post. It helps me to hear from you who have had both, as well as you who have strong opinions on the matter. If you have any more ideas, I'd love to hear them.
As I said before, the man loves to make a real fire and I like to look at a real fire. But a wood burning fireplace is useless to me without a man. They should sell fire-making men along with the logs at the grocery store for when the man of the house is at work. I guess they kind of do. They're called "gas logs". I am an embarrassment to my gender.
In the meantime, I did a guest post over at Nesting Place today. Her computer is still on the blink, but she wanted to be sure people had a nest to read about even if it wasn't hers. I showed some photos of the nursery, although I'm not sure I can still call it that since our baby is now two.
Oh well. I'm just glad I finally had a reason to use "on the blink". It's gonna be a good day.
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
a link and logs
Todays topic:
a house-lover,
a sister
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Emily,
You are too, too good to us. Taking care of us and giving us our nesting fix here AND on your sister's blog!
Oh, and in the ways of your FABULOUS sister, can you share where you got the very cool 3D fleu de lis on your end table in the post below???? That is so cool and I've never seen one before!!!
Thanks so much and good luck with the logs!!!
Marshalls, all the way. $7.99
And thanks for your encouragement!
Thanks for taking over at the nest, I love your posts!
And wait, you have a 3-D Fleur di Lis? This I have to see! I love them...I bought a very ugly gold and red jeweled one yesterday at Marshall's, but I am going to spray paint it and make it pretty and stuff ;)
Emily, my man is also the fire maker ... his first fire of the season always reminds me of Tom Hanks in Castaway... "look what I have created!"
But, they have this marvelous thing called a fire-starter at the store, which is how I start my fires when the man is gone. It's marvelous.
Wait a minute! Logs at the grocery store? Seriously?
I guess that's one more difference between NC and PA. We go to my inlaws house and cut up the wood ourselves. And when I say "we", I mean "he". That is, most definitely, a man thing.
You're doing a great job filling in for The Nester. I simply can't call her "Nester." It must be "The Nester."
Have you ever seen the Christmas special called Nester the Long-Eared Donkey? If I go with "Nester" I start to picture her as a small, but cute, donkey. Which clearly, she isn't. ;-)
Your title...not to be confused with Lincoln Logs. :)
I just couldn't resist!
Keep up the awesome blog (or in this case blogs!)
jaymeebird-Thanks for noticing my brilliant title! I thought I was so clever...and then I got up this morning and thought about how dorky I am for thinking I'm so clever.
Things like that seem so much more wonderful late at night :)
When my man isn't home buy those logs at the grocery store that are wrapped in paper--fire starter logs and burn that with some other wood around it so it looks like a nice fire.
thanks, sister for all your work!
I heart your nursery. Can you pack it all up and send it to my house? Because, you know, your baby is now two, and doesn't need it. *wink* And mine is only 8 and a half months and still sleeps in my room. (We won't go there...)
I have been loving your posts on your sister's blog and on yours. I have been waiting for the tour of your house too. Unfortantly Oops is in Arkansas but it is worth the trip if you are in the area!! :) I'm no help on the logs. We have gas logs with a switch and I still can't even get that to work. Something about a pilot light blah blah blah.
How about presto logs, the kind wrapped in paper. I put one in the fireplace and light it. Easy. And I am a retard when it comes to making a fire. It burns for two or three hours and I don't have to worry about kindling or newspaper or watching it go out because I messed up. You still get the ambiance too.
Susan
Love your cute title! You are very brainy :) How are you doing it?? Keeping up TWO blogs and raising 3 children?? You are doing a super-dy-dooper-ty (never had to spell that before! I'm sure I botched it up really badly!) JOB! GO EMILY!
I'm so glad karrie asked about the fleur de lis. (love them)
I'm even happier about your answer.
I love a great bargain at Marshalls or TJMaxx!
Your awesome!! Thanks for taking care of your blog and your sister's...what a women!! Much appreciated :)
Now don't forget a few things when making your "log" choice...you are welcome to as much free wood as you can ever haul out from our place. There is nothing quite like the crack of those logs on a chilly day, but yep, lots of mess. Also, you won't just have one fire-building man...in a few years, you will have two. My sons are completely responsible for keeping our fires going, and they love it. They feel like manly men. Seriously, what kid wouldn't love being given full reign with a hatchet, and matches...lol...train them well, and they will build awesome fires (and quite possibly avoid any trips to the hospital.:)
Remember deal finder...free wood from the boys..they'll even chop the tree down for you first.
Emily you're doing such a nice job and I'm glad we get to see more pictures of your new home--I've been eagerly awaiting these posts. Your little man's nursery is so (manly) cute and I wonder if you could somehow turn those bumpers into a window mistreatment or table (dresser) runner or pillows or dust ruffle or something. They're definitely worth keeping.
I picked up on your title too. Clever. I wish I were so witty.
Okay, there is nothing quite like the coziness of a real wood fire. That being said, in my home I prefer gas for many of the reasons already mentioned: it's easy and it's clean, mainly and I can just flip the switch.
We rented a house with a wood-burning fireplace, and dh was never very successful at building a good blaze. Plus, there was this stale, sour ash smell. I guess we didn't clean it out like we should've. And, my friend's neighbor's house burnt down because the (cold, he thought) ashes he swept out of the fireplace and put in a bucket by the garage still had a spark.
Love your blog and decor!
Holly
Hey Emily!
Thanks so much for the blog fun today! I love your baby's room. I have an almost 6 year old boy and the time has just flown by. He's my baby too. I love the way you've decorated the boy's room - I need to re-do my son's this summer - I don't know, I've been told TR is a good color...maybe I'll just try it...you ladies have not steared me wrong yet! :-) Is it TR in your son's room? You girls are just inspiring the heck out of this little house! It's all we can take here up North!!
Emily I missed a whole lot! I don't know what the majority said about logs but GIRL, You gotta go with the REAL LOGS.
The perfect combo though is real logs and gas starter for the fireplace. So you just start the gas, light it and then wait until the log is really cookin' and then you shut off the gas.
This leaves you with the soft crackle of the wood, the delicious smell wafting out your chimney and the amazing view of red and white HOT fire. Perfect!
I feel passionately about this, can you tell. Gas logs...no no no!
And your house is simply beautiful by the way! :)
I got gas logs because I couldn't keep up with a real fireplace by myself. (Or maybe I just didn't want to.) But they are EXPENSIVE. I spent one sad - and costly - winter sitting by the fire before I figured out why my gas bill was through the roof. Now, it's usually an occasion if I "turn on the fire." However, I DO love the convenience!
Thanks for your great blog. And for impersonating the Nester. The two of you are pretty impressive.
Marty
OK I've been lurking here long enough. I'm coming out to comment on the whole gas/wood fire thing. I've had both, and LOVE LOVE my gas fireplace. It doesn't have to be a special occasion for a fire now. In the morning when the kids are getting ready for school I turn it on. It's my favorite place to go read, etc. The new ones are very energy efficient (I think it was .14 an hour or something. It takes 10 minutes or so, and then it is really hot too. Love it. Love your blog.
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