REPURPOSING A Relic from the Past

I love being outside on my patio. We have one in the backyard and one in the front yard. The one out back has been abandoned by yours truly in favor of the front one. Years ago, before the onslaught of today's fire-pits... I decided I wanted to enjoyed a fire outside. But there was nothing commercially available for that purpose except chimineas. Because we couldn't handle the weight of one of those, without the possibility of breaking it, we had to come up with another solution. Building something was not cost effective. So... we gave it a lot of thought and couldn't figure anything else out. Then... one day I was exploring a quaint antique store in Indiana. Back in the corner, almost hidden from view, I saw an old potbelly stove. I instantly knew I had my outdoor fireplace. So I had the proprietor load it in the car and I brought it home. After repurposing it... it has housed many outdoor patio fires, throughout the years. And it has brought me great joy. It was more than worth the price I paid. But these days the weed trees have overtaken the back patio and I seldom if ever get out there to use it. My hubby has COPD and with my bad knees we can't really do the clean up needed to spruce the place up to it's former glory. It makes me sad seeing that old potbelly stove just sitting there. Makes me wonder if I should sell it and pass on the joy it could bring. What do you think???? Should I keep it for old times sake?  Or not?