Lighting the heart of the home.......

My lovely man decided to service and light the Aga at the weekend and not a moment too soon as damp washing was backing up. Also, I am starting to feel a bit chilly in the evenings.

Talk about lying down on the job!

We don't use an Aga engineer as it would be too darned expensive, but it is a palaver for him, and requires quite a lot of upper body strength to lift the inner barrel out through the hot plate.
I know there are those who think that an Aga is not eco friendly because of the amount of fuel they use, but ours cooks our food, dries our clothes, and provides all our hot water. It also keeps our house warm enough for us not to have to use any other heating until it gets bitterly cold outside.
We do have oil fired central heating, but due to the cost of the oil, we choose not to use it at these times and rely on our multi-fuel burner. In the last 10 years we have only paid for one delivery of logs as somehow every year someone wants a tree removed, and we are lucky to have a plentiful supply of wooden pallets given to us. We live between two villages that have gas in the road and hopefully one day they might run it down to us (in my dreams).

First things on my list (after washing has dried) .... Christmas puddings, as I intend to be ahead of myself this year, for a change!

Anyone out there doing likewise?

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