I’d like to thank Mother Nature for this blast of 80+ degree days this past week: it’s been essential for the progress we’ve made on our backyard oven. (Of course, it would’ve been nice for the rain to have stayed away last week when I was off of work…)

Here it is:

Seattle’s nice weather is supposed to continue into the weekend and we’re ready to finish this baby off!

Unfortunately, there are still a few more steps once we’ve finished the brick work. Next, and somewhat weather-dependent, we have to waterproof the whole oven and caulk the major seams and then start building our curing fires.

In advance of the curing fires, we picked up some apple wood last weekend in Central Washington.

Yes, we pulled across the highway for a trunk full of apple wood. Wouldn’t you?

So sometime very soon… It’ll be time for pizza!!