In preparation for winter 2007, I ordered a bulk shipment of firewood that arrived today– the most in a single purchase to-date — that included one cord of semi-seasoned Oak and 1/4 cord of kiln-dried almond. Oak is the way to go; a good hard wood that burns long, not smoky, and is cleaner for the fireplace. I’m trying almond for the first time… just because.

So you’re probably thinking, “dude, you live in CA… why do you need firewood?” Well, it turns out that the mornings can be a bit crisp (high 50’s) and since I work from home, burning a handful of logs in the office fireplace is much cheaper (amortized over the season) than paying for gas to heat the entire house!

Initial Delivery	Half Way Stacked	Full Stack

Amy said I should hire some neighbor kids to stack the wood… but why let someone else have the fun! This is why I wanted to move from downtown Chicago to Santa Cruz CA in the first place!