Word: woode
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...fire irons, poker, brush and screen into storage in late May, I had no idea that they would be totally useless this fall. In his final administrative days, former Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68 robbed us of the privilege to build a cozy wood fire on a cold winter evening...
There’s just something about having a fireplace, and a wood fire, that makes the Cambridge winter just slightly less intolerable. It warms the heart and the mind. Having a glass of wine by the fire is much more romantic than sitting in front of the radiator, or worse, the television...
Appearances to the contrary, this was not my first attempt at lighting a fire. Over the course of last year’s Siberian winter, my roommate and I burned enough wood to constitute a small tree—as well as our Science A midterms, several Duraflame logs, and half of a box of kitchen matches. Last winter was the first time either my roommate or I had ever been able to apply skills learned as Girl Scouts, and we reveled in the opportunity. We layered kindling and balled-up sheets of newspaper on the grate in elaborate crosshatch...
This was Dartboard’s second year moving into Adams House’s marble-floored and wood-paneled B entryway, and even though Dartboard had plenty of hauling to do, a nagging twinge of guilt just wouldn’t go away. Dartboard’s friends in other, less desirable Houses have to pay the same price for their smaller/uglier/far away rooms. Doesn’t seem fair, does...
...fireplaces have added an undeniable charm to the older rooms on campus. Some of Harvard’s greatest minds have studied, argued and partied in front of their flames during Cambridge’s long, icy winters. Even guidebooks for applicants tout Harvard’s working, polished-wood fireplaces. The bright, crackling logs connect current Harvard students to the University’s past in a way John Harvard’s statue cannot...