The Fireplace

Fireplace Insert in the Cabinet
Tequesta, FL
January 29, 2025

 We have a fireplace, well a good imitation fireplace, as of yesterday. 

One of the items we missed from our Elkridge home was the fireplace. We burned through a lot of wood every winter enjoying the crackling sound and the additional heat it provided. Riordin, our dear departed cat, loved to recline in front of the roaring fire. 

OK, so we bought a fireplace insert from Wayfair last week which arrived yesterday. I had measured the space into which we were installing the insert and it seemed that it would fit perfectly. And it did! I needed to use a just bit of muscle to get it properly seated in the space, but all-in-all the process went well and we now have a functioning imitation fireplace which can be used with or without heat. 

Of course, the outside temperature is headed for 80 degrees today and so we will have the A/C on with a roaring imitation fire. That's not weird at all, is it?

-- Bob Doan, Tequesta, FL