It is a pretty cold day here, so using the wood stove. Thought I would share with our readers some ideas regarding firewood.  We have been getting our wood from a sawmill that is about 8 miles from us. They cut the ends into firewood lengths and dump them into piles that you have to sort through. It is about $20 for a pickup load, which is less expensive for us than going up into the woods with fuel cost so high. Also, we can usually get 2-3 loads a day. We have been purchasing fire starter logs that have paraffin but today discussed using kindling as the door to the storage area where we store them was frozen shut. We haven't had to chop wood since it is cut into the right lengths for us already, so have gotten away from chopping kindling.  Sustainable choice for us will add chopping our kindling and saving $$ by not buying pre-made starter blocks that say avoid breathing (not healthy).