DGD is 8.......going on 16 (LOL). As for the fireplace -- it's no longer a working fireplace. When we remodeled the house, we sealed it, added some height to the house and built a screen porch around where the chimney was located. So the beautiful rock chimney is now the focal point of my porch; and the original old log mantel is on the outside. The story on the log mantel is that it was from a log cabin that dated back to the Civil War. You'll just have to come my way and see it sometime!
I'd like to actually make some type of "wooden quilt" to put on the porch.