Yesterday and today are perfect, but Friday morning was exactly what I
hate when we get our usual week of Winter weather (unless I have nothing
to
do but stay inside in front of the fire......)

Has anyone here ever used a chimney sweep? I wonder if it's really that
dirty up there, or if perhaps our fireplace is meant to be ornamental only.
We used it all last year but it got to where the smoke got in my throat and
kinda awful (yes we checked the flue).
With hope and heart,
Kathleen