Having a fireplace at our apartment in Tiburon has been a toasty delight.
However, with a fireplace comes the need for firewood and it's not like back in the Midwest where one can chop down a tree on the back acre; here it must be purchased and it's expensive!!!
We purchased our first quarter cord of wood in February and to our dismay it didn't last as long as we had hoped. So instead of purchasing another bundle, like the resourceful Feth's we are, we went scavenging.
On a recent visit to the Castro to meet friends for brunch, lo and behold, what does Brian spy with his little eye?!
Oh yeah - a pile of logs on the side of the road! Who would have thought?!
We quickly assessed the situation and swiftly loaded those logs into our VW.
Another opportunity arose last week when one of the torrential rain storms knocked down a tree branch outside of Brian's office. Again, like clockwork we scavenged up all that would fit in the car.
So that brings us to last Saturday.
The joys of finding logs for free are quickly met with the realization that they do not split themselves.
We mentally changed out of our resourceful hats and into our imaginary flannels and showed that wood who's boss:
Next weekend we shall plant trees :)
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