Since we were moving in and setting up the farm this past summer, I did not have as much time to ready my woodpile as I have in past years.  Installing fencing, building stalls, and the numerous other tasks involved in setting up a new farm consumed my "wood splitting and stacking time."  And normally, as my wife and kids can tell you, I am pretty particular about my stacking.  Parallel rows, uniform heights, etc.

So, to that end, I have piles of split wood, haphazardly covered with tarps, out in the side yard far away from where we actually need it -- in the living room near the stove.  I generally carry it in by hand each night, a few pieces at a time.  But man!  I wish I could do this:

  Maybe I'll practice after the next batch of homebrew is ready to sample.