I think that we are on a similar serendipity cruise, as your post also gave me the goosebumps.
Let me explain the three things that I saw in your post. First was your upcoming birthday, you will turn 54, and I was born in 54. Your birthday is in June, and my 8 year Hive birthday is also in June. So, that is two, and the third was that my wife and I was discussing a stove similar to yours this very morning.
Strange but true!

It is winter here now, and I was never bothered by the cold, but lately when I get into the bed with icy cold feet, my legs start to cramp in the early mornings. So, we bought two of those hot pads that one dumps into hot water, and I put them on my feet in bed, but they only last for a short period, and then they start to cool down.
The answer to my problem is to get a stove, and as you said, it will keep the house warm.

!BEER