OK, so I may not have felled, chopped, or even done the heavy-lifting of carrying the wood down to the store (thanks to Kirsten and Helen who did) but I did stack (and thus – what feels important somehow – touch) every one of these pieces of firewood that will be keeping us warm next winter 
That’s 4 cubic metres of wood shifted and stacked today (4 layers deep) but we need a lot more still!
A well-stocked woodpile gives me a great sense of satisfaction and security.
What 4 meters! i thought Andy had said you guys only used 3m a year. And your getting more, whats up with that?
Two reasons:
1. We’ve now got a new stove which uses more wood because it provides us with central heating, hot water, and cooking.
2. We want to get the woodstore full so the wood can season properly, and thus burn more efficiently, which in turn means we will use less. Guess is the store should take 2 years supply – so once we get to what we stacked yesterday it should be 2 years old.
Ah i see. How is that new stove anyway.
I think when we where there last you had just decided to get it, but then it took a long time to finally make it in on the truck.
How much does a cubic meter of fire wood cost nowadays, what is the wood?
New stove is … Fantabulous! Cubic metre of mixed wood (we got lots of eucalyptus, oak, olive and pine) is around 35 euros delivered.