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Article: Got a burning desire to entertain? Consider a fire pit Got a burning desire to entertain? Try a fire pit.(At Home)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- November 3, 2007
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Byline: CATHY FRISINGER
FORT WORTH, Texas -- By Cathy Frisinger
McClatchy Newspapers
FORT WORTH, Texas - Pinpoints of light dotting the dark sky. Friends gathered in a circle, sipping on wine and chatting convivially. The kiddies toasting marshmallows.
Creating the ambience of a campfire with a fire pit is one of the hottest trends in back yard recreation.
Jim Jarvis of Weatherford, Texas, owner of an online fire-pit accessories company, says the trend was sparked by the clay chimeneas that started showing up in Mexican import stores a few years back. Next came cast-iron fire pits from China. Then the upscale ...