Having a bit of an idle afternoon, with a rare #fireplace spark up. In our cosy nook with a book.

Hoping the incoming two somewhat-sunny and above-freezing days will be good for a walk or two. Marginal knee just now, which will hopefully recover and let me walk more than just a few blocks.

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Well, I'm battened down as much as I can be, and since I'm flying solo this weekend, I might as well take advantage of the fireplace and settle into this week's book club reading.

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This morning I wanted to make a fire. Tossed a log in the fireplace. Plonk. A chunk of firebrick falls out. 😱

Plans cancelled. Took off the door plate to inspect. That brick had been missing a long time and only the final piece fell out, so not terrible but not great either considering its still the middle of a fucking 30 year winter.

Dug up my stash of refractory bricks, found one of the right size, scrubbed off the moss and put it in the oven to dry.

Luckily also had a pack of refractory mix. Did the most awkward bricklaying job ever, through a hole, brick to be inserted from the bottom hanging down, working lamp inside the burn chamber and using the selfie cam on my phone to see.

Seems to have worked, but my day is gone.

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