Wood's wood

We had four cords of wood delivered, whatever that is. It took Bob (Sabrina's Dad) and I three hours to stack it all. For those who are interested, it is mostly ash, maple, and some cherry. It has been dryed for at least a year and cut to approx 15 inch lengths. I think we are going to use the stove a lot this Winter, so hopefully we will have enough wood to see us through. I think we might need more axes though.

This poem is useful for choosing firewood.

Beechwood fires are bright and clear
If the logs are kept a year
Chestnut only good they say
If for long it's laid away
Make a fire of elder tree
Death within your house will be
But ash new or ash old
Is fit for a Queen with a crown of gold

Birch and Fir logs burn too fast
Blaze up bright and do not last
It is by the Irish said
Hawthorn bakes the sweetest bread
Elmwood burns like churchyard mould
Even the very flames are cold
But ash green or ash brown
Is fit for a Queen with a golden crown

Poplar gives a bitter smoke
Fills your eyes and makes you choke
Apple wood will scent your room
With an incense-like perfume
Oaken logs, if dry and old
Keep away the winters cold
But ash wet or ash dry
A king shall warm his slippers by.