Bliss Today Has Been....

[gness]

Well it started last night....but as it went on past midnight I'll count it as today's bliss.....

I was given a snazzy fire pit and two sacks of Irish peat as a present....

When the rain finally stopped we lit the fire and sat around drinking wine and enjoying the beautiful smell of turf burning...........

Bliss......♣

[DTCwordfan]

Lucky you.....

the ex and I came back from Ireland with a load of peat to burn on our fire and my homemade bbq pit (Chinese build number 6 - as we christened it)....lovely.

[tonyav]

Ah you did get around to lighting it then, gness. Were the fire brigade on standby ?.

[gness]

Ah.....yes we did, Tony.....but not without a little blip.....but I burned nothing down......☺

[Buenchico]

Wow!

That's my type of woman! One who regards a couple of bags of peat as a nice present! So why is that a couple of sacks of nutty slack have never got me anywhere with women?

[Butterbun]

Fire pits seem to be the 'in thing' just now. Daughter built one and is planning a get together of Friday evening so I'm hoping it stays nice. BBQ, wine and music. Looking forward to it.

[gness]

Did you forget to gift wrap them maybe, Chris?.... ;-)

[gness]

Never had a fancy for one, BB til I went to a family do recently and my cousin had received turf as a present........took me back home to Ireland.....so I dropped a few hints......

[stuey]

Well, for pete's sake: there's nothing like the smell of burning turf in the evening.

[Psybbo]

Will peat briquettes do?

[EcclesCake]

Does Irish Peat smell like pork as he gently cooks on the fire?

[Butterbun]

You've had some very unusual gifts gness, but they always seem to fit in with your plans. Nice that you can enjoy them. I've never been at lucky.

[murraymints]

being told my piping was fine for a new condenser boiler with no need to rip up all my floors !!!

[Tilly2]

A lovely way to spend an evening, Gness. I can smell that peat from here.

[gness]

Beats even Chanel, Stuey....though my favourite perfume at the moment is Connemara ......

No briquettes.....real craggy, rooty peat......x

I shall gift you some, Eccles....a large ***......what you do with it is up to you...... ;-)

BB.....I drop hints......and folk know my whims and fancies......x

[gness]

I had that, MM.....makes you dance around the garden with joy, doesn't it.....!

I shall waft it your way in future, Tilly.....x

[Psybbo]

Hand cut?

[gness]

♣♣♣

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxYYZU1cOoE

[murraymints]

peat fire sounds very nice G...I used to get it in Norfolk , that and cherry wood on my open grate.....lovlee !

[tonyav]

I wonder how long it takes to dry out after cutting ?.

[Psybbo]

Tony
http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/features/heritage/turf-cutting