And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
White Mountains, NH, 8 cords might last, weather dependent. Lot of work. Highly gratifying. Nothing like wood heat, with a basement woodstove, whole structure warms up. Only way to stay warm.
On the East Coast, this wood pile would certainly attract termites, and the house would be next on their menu.
ReplyDeleteI’ll take the whole scene. Here in upstate New York the firewood wouldn’t last long enough for termites to linger. Enjoy your Christmas.
DeleteI think that there are two fireplaces (one upstairs and one downstairs).
ReplyDeleteWhite Mountains, NH, 8 cords might last, weather dependent. Lot of work. Highly gratifying. Nothing like wood heat, with a basement woodstove, whole structure warms up. Only way to stay warm.
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