Look what we built Sunday morning?
We used this YouTube Video - LINK here. Our costs were about double of what they described and we had to use 12 stones to make a circle not 10.
The fire Marshall required that we have 1 foot of area outside the circle. He was surprised that we built it so fast. He came on Saturday to review whether our placement was okay and then I called him on Sunday afternoon to approve it and issue our burn permit (required by state law). He was impressed.
We invited daughter and family over for a campfire Sunday night to inaugurate the fire pit. Emily brought the makings of s'mores except no graham crackers - she substituted gluten free cookies.
After they went home, we sat outside listening to the radio (streaming from WAMU FM a Washington DC station) until the fire burned down. It was lovely.
p.s. you can see the finished deck there too. No real furnishings there yet so I'll save featuring that until until next Spring when we make deck furniture purchases.
7 comments:
Love those s'mores! Your deck does look very nice too...but how wonderful to have a fire pit. I'm sure it will be enjoyed many times in the coming cooler months! And Yay driveway too! You all are just full of great accomplishments in your new home!
There's no stopping you folk.
You are moving along at a good pace now. The fire pit looks great.
...did you build a smoke shifter too?
Your firepit looks great!
In answer to your question about Hurricane Ida on my blog, we are in north Mississippi almost 300 miles from the Gulf Coast. We have had light rain all day today (Monday), but expect heavier rain tonight and Tuesday morning. We live on a hill, so we do not have to worry about flooding. Hopefully the winds will have calmed down enough that we will not have wind damage.
Thanks for your concern
I love the fire pit and those s'mores made with cookies look soooo good! Hope you have a great week.
That looks a great addition and focal point for the garden. I don't recall ever seeing a fire-pit in England, apart from at Scout camps and similar. Garden bonfires were much enjoyed when I was a child and lived in a more rural area.
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