I'm in the first house I have owned in 20 years without a fireplace. Damn I miss it!Hey hey, now; no Duraflame!! But definitely store-bought.
We moved into our house last early March, and three weeks later my mother in Memphis fell, and had some very impressive after effects. I didn’t get back home until June and then spent nearly every day at the local nursing home. Husband went through much the same thing with his mom. We missed the whole adventure of find-someone-with-good-seasoned-wood for this year.
But we’re looking for next year!