Have a fatwoody weekend

It’s that wonderful time of year when we’re all caught up in a heady mixture of cider-pressing, hay rides, leaf raking, and gathering wood for those cozy winter evenings by the fireplace. At least that’s how it used to be. These days the focus has shifted—fall is football season, the rest be damned. There’s cider at the grocery store, you own a leaf blower, hay makes you sneeze, and you buy your wood and have it delivered like everyone else on your street. But your wood’s just a little bit superior to theirs, because you ordered the fatwood weekend kit

This kit delivers about as much bang as your wood-buying buck can expect. You get some fatwood, two fire drops and some cinnamon-scented pinecones known as kindle cones. Fatwood is pine that’s infused with enough resin to make it a natural fire-starter. Fire drops and kindle cones are then tossed into the flames for added volume, texture, and sheen. You also get some colored ribbons (more than just the one that’s used to tie the package) and they’re really pretty when they burn. It’s an ignescent, combustible bag of potential conflagration—start telling people that’s what you want for Christmas. Meanwhile, enjoy the cinnamon-scented blaze.