there is not enough fire: that’s what I learned!
Steve gave me a beautiful fire in the fireplace for Christmas. But first he found out how to do it smoke-free.
Somehow he got our neighbor, Bob, to climb up on the roof and check out the chimney, which Bob then declared to be clean and perfect. So what’s with the smoke when we make fires? Bob told Steve that smoke comes from little fires, ones that don’t create enough heat to get the updraft going.
Here is the big roaring smoke-free fire that Steve made:
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