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Page 14 the stove and wash up.
We will eat on a round table in the kitchen. Now that supper is over follow me into the living room – Well this room is really the dining room. Those double doors on the south side separate the living room from the dining room but in the winter we live mostly in here. Yes that is a big stove, it’s a hard coal burner. Stands a good five feet tall and you can see through small isinglass windows on the three sides. You can watch coal burn. Sometimes just a cherry red glow and sometimes you can see fingers of flame flicker through the windows. The coal, about the size of walnuts, is poured into a magazine from the top. The coal burns with an even heat and the room stays comfortable night and day. We like to dress by it in the mornings. It holds about five or six gallons of coal and it is my job to bring coal in from the bin. I carry in soft coal and kindling for the kitchen range too. What’s that large horn on the tripod? |