Chiminea

It was hot as Hades now, but in a month or so, the mornings would be nippy, the afternoons warm, and the evenings really pleasant, just right for a fire in the chiminea. ❋ Julia London (2011)

It's been slow going because it's tedious and Mason gets bored of it before I do, and it also the snow has been powdery instead of wet, so we sometimes have to start a fire in our chiminea and scoop up snow from around the base where it gets melted. ❋ Lyda222 (2010)

That night we sat on a back patio in lawn chairs around a lit chiminea sipping merlot. ❋ Johnny Dantonio (2010)

We built a fire in the chiminea and threw snowballs at each other until our mittens were soaked (then we set them on the lid of the chiminea and watched them steam.) ❋ Lyda222 (2009)

The day was turning cooler, and Wyatt decided to fire up the chiminea for its inaugural run. ❋ Julia London (2011)

I'd known Daniel was looking for a job that paid not only the occasional free DVD but also enough cold, hard cash every month to buy a mid-range clay chiminea from B&Q. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I tried to get a fire going in the chiminea, but I just didn't have the knack ... or enough matches. ❋ Lyda222 (2008)

(The dirt came from the ashes I'd pulled from the bottom of the chiminea, which Mason decided it would be fun to spread around everywhere.) ❋ Lyda222 (2008)

We lit a fire in our backyard chiminea at sundown, and kept it going almost until midnight, when I got really tired of treking to the backyard as the temperatures started falling a degree a minute. ❋ Lyda222 (2008)

Some summer evenings in Oaxaca, if it's raining and the wind whips up, you might need a jacket, but not a chiminea. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Namely rain every day and the romantic necessity of a fire in the chiminea at night. ❋ Unknown (2007)

But the real disappointment was that we paid for a premium site – chiminea, patio, propane grill and furniture – but discovered the campground had different definition of “premium”. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Damn [Trenton], look at that [tall ass] chiminea! Wow, he really does look [huge]. ❋ Matt Octavio (2007)