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Fire Pits Provide A Pleasant Conversation Pit

As the nights cool down after the summer, many of us like to sit out under the stars and discuss the day's events. A fire pit will extend that time into the late fall and winter seasons. Since the pits come with a wire lip, no one can complain about your private fire place.
Enjoy the warmth of the fire close to your feet and the marvelous shadows that the cut out of the fire basket will cast out onto the yard or patio walls.

Family Time

Copper Fit pits can add a flair to your patioFire pits come in all sorts of shapes and sizes - some geared to provide you will warmth, some act as a lighting source. But wonderful things happen while you cuddle with your children around a fire. The stories can range from family tales of a generational nature or ghost stories or just plain family talk. You remember, questions and answers like 'How was your day today?" or "Did you have a good time doing ..."

You can drink hot chocolate with marshmallows floating on top of the cup - ready to jump to your upper lip! Building memories that your children with share with theirs. Just think, you can start a tradition that may go on for many generations.

If you like to camp, this is one way to bring back those memories as well. Sitting around a campfire at night, one the sun has set, is one thing all campers share in common - one of hte best ways to bring the day to a close.

A Romantic Space

Romantic SettingA fire pit can also add a space that you and your love can spend time with a glass of wine or a hot cup of tea or coco. There is nothing quite like sitting in the open air, smelling all the wondrous scents that nature gives us, holding hands and watching the fire dance in the pit.

You can have a fire that is fueled by wood or gas. It is a great thing that we can have gas plumbed nearly anywhere. You can have gas fireplaces in your living room, den, bedroom or multiple places in your yard. We all have seen the dancing flames in the meddle of a pool at the resorts - you can do that at home as well. The point is, you can have a little magic for your quiet, romantic times as well.

Fire pits can set the environment for your time - so enjoy the cool nights and the dancing flames. But most of all, enjoy your family, your love and your time.

Your Backyard is Not This Big

Although your back yard is not this large, you may want to feel the heat from a fire pit or a backyard fire place. I have seen some wonderful fir places built from stone gathered from a river close by or flat stones (bought at the local Home Depot or Lowes).

We built one with concrete border blocks - not the best use but they were sitting around doing nothing so we used them. We built a fire place that is about 7-8 feet in diameter and 18 inches tall. It is great for burning tree trimmings and other things like that. When there is a backyard party, the brightly burning fire is always a drawing card. People will naturally gather around a fire, whether it is chilly or not.

Small or Large Gatherings

A fire pit or fire place does have the unique ability to make people want to open up and chat - about the big and little things in their lives. Normally, the smaller the group the more in depth conversations will be.
A bottle of wive or cups of hot chocolate will warm the hands and the flames dance in the pit - with all watching in fascination as the fire consumes the wood. We are old creatures at heart - and fire is still one that we consider a wonder.

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  • jsr54 May 3, 2012 @ 11:17 pm | delete
    We just had a great evening around our backyard fire pit. It was an event we auctioned off at a school auction including a sing-a-long around the campfire and s'mores. Good old-fashioned fun!
  • quester May 3, 2012 @ 11:20 pm | delete
    That sounds like a great time! I love the sing-a-long idea!
    Thanks for your time and vote
  • paullenton Feb 13, 2012 @ 4:01 pm | delete
    Great idea! I didn't know they existed!
  • quester Feb 14, 2012 @ 3:17 pm | delete
    Thanks for stopping by paullenton. Yes, patio and fire pits do exist and I love them. One of the new things that we have added to the back porch is a fire table! It is a stone topped table with a gas fire circle in the center. It really is awesome! Love it! (check out http://the-outdoor-kitchen.net/fire-pit.html)
    q
  • cffutah Jan 29, 2012 @ 10:08 am | delete
    great selection outdoor fireplaces, enjoyed pinning it too!
  • quester Jan 29, 2012 @ 11:14 am | delete
    Thanks - will be visiting your Lens soon (give me about 10 minutes)
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