OMG Annie, I love your environmental pursuit, but I am lazy at heart, not to mention short on time, and not keen on cleaning the kitchen more than once a day.

But I do commend your effort.They look so pretty.

I have taken to collecting a few pine cones each day on my walk. It's a tedious process when you only find two or three, and you need at least half a dozen to crank up the fire.

Well done.