The cold frustration of winter
Last updated 3/6/2019 at 11:26am
This last blizzard got me thinking about how hard the old timers had to work just to keep the house warm from September to May, and to cook every day of the year. Both families and homes were often large in those days, many having a cook stove plus three or four heating stoves. I've been told that some of the houses used over 60 cords a year.
Our paternal great uncle took care of the firewood a...
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