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News from Up North

October 27th, 2013 · 1 Comment · News from Up North, rural life

Have you seen this goat? We spent more than four hours yesterday traveling to a breeder in Athens, NY, to purchase this purebred, seven-month-old Kiko buckling. He was to be the sire for our two females, Dolly and Tanner, and what we planned as a sideline in the goat meat business. He made it home […]

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Firing Up the New Woodstove

October 23rd, 2013 · 6 Comments · rural life

Have I mentioned that our house has no central heat? The previous owners apparently weren’t thinking resale when they built the place six years ago. It’s a wonderful, 1,400-square-foot house in the traditional farmhouse style. But there’s no duct work for heating or cooling. That put a real damper on our plans to install a […]

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