The first chill of autumn The first hint of autumn in the air was an excuse to try out the fireplace. Dry chestnut wood burns well and we have plenty of that. We soon had a merry blaze going. Another month and we'll be roasting chestnuts. Next, we'll try out the 'horno', the outside oven. Meantime we're doing some late summer pruning. This morning we planted four year-old almond trees that Miguel grew from seed.