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2021-10-24
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2021/10/24/st-michaels-sandy-hill-cemetery
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0.5
2021-10-24
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Journal - St Michael’s Sandy Hill Cemetery - Make it stand out
Steel frame with cross
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Journal - St Michael’s Sandy Hill Cemetery - Make it stand out
Inside the chapel
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Journal - St Michael’s Sandy Hill Cemetery - Make it stand out
Peaceful Sunday Morning
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Journal - St Michael’s Sandy Hill Cemetery - Make it stand out
Driscoll, Baltimore, Cork County
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Journal - St Michael’s Sandy Hill Cemetery - Make it stand out
Steel frame
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Journal - St Michael’s Sandy Hill Cemetery - Make it stand out
New York City
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Journal - St Michael’s Sandy Hill Cemetery - Make it stand out
McGinnis, County Louth
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Journal - St Michael’s Sandy Hill Cemetery - Make it stand out
Steel cross
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Journal - St Michael’s Sandy Hill Cemetery - Make it stand out
Steel crosses
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Journal - St Michael’s Sandy Hill Cemetery - Make it stand out
Cement Repair
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Journal - St Michael’s Sandy Hill Cemetery - Make it stand out
Chapel
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Journal - St Michael’s Sandy Hill Cemetery - Make it stand out
Chapel
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Journal - St Michael’s Sandy Hill Cemetery - Make it stand out
The sign out in front
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2021/4/18/Winter-Aftermath
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2021-04-18
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Journal - Winter Aftermath
Take a seat, little guy - help is here.
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Journal - Winter Aftermath
Yard crew
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Journal - Winter Aftermath
Tree dissection.
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Journal - Winter Aftermath
Lofty elevations
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Journal - Winter Aftermath
Snow on everything
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Journal - Winter Aftermath
Future firewood
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Journal - Winter Aftermath
Pruning at a distance
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Journal - Winter Aftermath
Branches, sticks, and twigs
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Journal - Winter Aftermath
I saw a problem here...
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Journal - Winter Aftermath
Twigs, branches, and sticks
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2021/2/28/A-Little-Winter-Color
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0.5
2021-02-28
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Journal - A Little Winter Color
What is he doing here??
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Journal - A Little Winter Color
A fine fellow…
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Journal - A Little Winter Color
Lady of the House
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2021/1/24/Secrets-Revealed-In-Snow
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0.5
2021-01-24
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Journal - Secrets Revealed in Snow
What is this…?
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Journal - Secrets Revealed in Snow
Tracks in snow
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Journal - Secrets Revealed in Snow
Canid tracks
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Journal - Secrets Revealed in Snow
Mouse tracks and fox?
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Journal - Secrets Revealed in Snow
Killing vermin is work.
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2021/1/10/Winter-Lessons
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0.5
2021-01-10
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Journal - Winter Lessons
Top view without fog, bottom view with. There could be monsters out there and we’d never know till it was too late…
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Journal - Winter Lessons
Soldier down
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Journal - Winter Lessons
Everything coated
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Journal - Winter Lessons
Frost on top of ice on top of frost on to; of…
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Journal - Winter Lessons
Even the grass is frozen
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Journal - Winter Lessons
Walking Wounded
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Journal - Winter Lessons
The ice is just the beginning…
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Journal - Winter Lessons
Walking Wounded
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2020/9/26/Success
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0.5
2020-09-27
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Journal - Success!?!
So proud!
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Journal - Success!?!
I’m pretty sure they’d mount it’s head on the wall, you know, if they had a wall.
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Journal - Success!?!
This could be the beginning point for a very short subway system…
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2020/9/6/Holy-Moley
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0.5
2020-09-06
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2020/8/9/welcome-to-the-jungle
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0.5
2020-08-09
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Journal - Welcome to the Jungle
Inching along
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Journal - Welcome to the Jungle
Slightly less terrifying spider
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Journal - Welcome to the Jungle
Don’t get any closer…
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Journal - Welcome to the Jungle
It got this far - will it make it all the way in?
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Journal - Welcome to the Jungle
Black Swallowtail
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Journal - Welcome to the Jungle
Terrifying Spider
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Journal - Welcome to the Jungle
Funnel Web Army
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Journal - Welcome to the Jungle
His name is Dennis…
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Journal - Welcome to the Jungle
Butter Pat
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Journal - Welcome to the Jungle
Red-Spotted Purple Admiral
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Journal - Welcome to the Jungle
Darth Toader
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Journal - Welcome to the Jungle
Look at me!
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Journal - Welcome to the Jungle
Spotted Apatelodes
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/Kill-the-Wabbit
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0.5
2020-07-26
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2020/6/21/New-Tenants
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0.5
2020-06-21
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2020/6/7/Roadside-Vulpines
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0.5
2020-06-07
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2020/5/25/Delayed-Mowing
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0.5
2020-05-25
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2020/5/17/Future-Pears
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0.5
2020-05-17
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2020/5/3/Backroads-Mystery
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0.5
2020-05-03
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2020/4/25/Catastrophe
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0.5
2020-04-26
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2020/3/29/Closed-Concept-Revisited
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0.5
2020-03-29
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2020/3/15/Life-At-Home
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0.5
2020-03-15
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2020/3/1/Return-Visitor
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0.5
2020-03-01
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2020/2/2/Tabling-the-Subject
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0.5
2020-02-02
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2020/1/19/Bam-No-Power
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0.5
2020-01-19
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/bam-its-winter
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0.5
2020-01-05
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/12/15/Baling-the-Dogs-Out
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0.5
2019-12-15
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/12/8/Color-Corner
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0.5
2019-12-08
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/11/24/Tiny-Mushrooms
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0.5
2019-11-24
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/11/10/Flash-of-Red
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0.5
2019-11-10
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/10/27/Lovely-But-Fickle
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0.5
2019-10-27
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/10/20/Spiders-Am-Our-Friends
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0.5
2019-10-20
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/10/6/And-Just-Like-That-Autumn
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0.5
2019-10-06
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/9/29/Weather-Continues-to-Reign
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0.5
2019-09-29
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/9/15/Little-Quonset-Huts-on-the-Prairie
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0.5
2019-09-15
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/9/1/Little-Green-Bugs
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0.5
2019-09-01
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/9/1/when-is-a-summer-not-a-summer
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0.5
2019-09-01
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/8/11/Social-Kitchen-and-Bar
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0.5
2019-08-11
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/8/4/Hard-Summer-to-Enjoy
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0.5
2019-08-04
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/7/21/Tar-and-Chip
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0.5
2019-07-21
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/7/6/k6ugbm02rhh2qd2ygd7b5a3vhcm73t
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0.5
2019-07-07
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/6/30/yard-war-iii
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0.5
2019-06-30
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/6/15/playing-possum
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0.5
2019-06-16
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/6/9/the-grass-it-isnt
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0.5
2019-06-09
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/6/2/big-bureau-creek-high-water
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0.5
2019-06-02
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/5/26/against-the-wind
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0.5
2019-05-26
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/5/19/prairie-yard
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0.5
2019-05-19
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/5/12/pk5emswoziaelaa5c3ha8ajh95h3ui
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0.5
2019-05-12
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/5/5/wunb6abadz0ms78tmea9eakfewb09l
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0.5
2019-05-05
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/4/28/oh-come-on
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0.5
2019-04-28
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/4/21/projects-abound
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0.5
2019-04-21
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/4/14/aerial-view
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0.5
2019-04-14
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/4/7/spring-mist
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0.5
2019-04-07
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/3/31/raising-the-roof
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0.5
2019-03-31
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/3/24/limbs-down
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0.5
2019-03-24
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/3/17/time-for-the-st-patricks-day-white
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0.5
2019-03-17
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/3/10/yuck
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0.5
2019-03-10
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/3/3/kquil74d5dc54omsscumwj5vm8dnm2
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0.5
2019-03-03
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/2/17/ice-storm
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0.5
2019-02-17
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/2/10/snow-days
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0.5
2019-02-10
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/2/3/wascally
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0.5
2019-02-03
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/1/27/stuck
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0.5
2019-01-27
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/1/20/ask-not-for-whom-the-bell-tolls
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0.5
2019-01-20
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/1/13/first-snow-2019-arctic-cat-memories
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0.5
2019-01-13
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2019/1/6/out-out-damn-scot
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0.5
2019-01-06
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/12/30/cat-and-mouse
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0.5
2018-12-30
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/12/23/holidays-at-the-homestead
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0.5
2018-12-23
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/12/16/timely-decorating
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0.5
2018-12-16
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/12/9/small-town-recycling
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0.5
2018-12-09
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/12/2/turbine-repairs
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0.5
2018-12-02
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/11/25/impending-weather
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0.5
2018-11-25
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/11/18/new-windmills
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0.5
2018-11-18
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/11/11/first-snow-2018
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0.5
2018-11-11
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/10/28/cork-tap-oregon-illinois
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0.5
2018-10-28
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/10/21/powerless
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0.5
2018-10-21
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/10/14/john-foulk
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0.5
2018-10-14
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/9/30/mystery-nest
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0.5
2018-09-30
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/9/23/tiny-groves
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2018-09-23
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/9/16/genealogical-contradictions
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2018-09-16
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/9/2/summer-visitors
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2018-09-02
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/8/19/screen-room
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2018-08-19
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/8/3/the-little-things
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2018-08-05
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/7/29/glazed-over
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2018-07-29
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/7/15/milkweed
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2018-07-15
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/7/8/little-green-boxes
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2018-07-08
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/7/1/the-allens-at-ellsworth-cemetery
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2018-07-01
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/6/24/ellsworth-cemetery
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2018-06-24
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/6/10/el-campo-santo-san-diego-1
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2018-06-10
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/6/10/el-campo-santo-san-diego
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2018-06-10
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/6/3/whaley-house-san-diego
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2018-06-03
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/5/27/percy-wade
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2018-05-27
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/5/6/first-spears-of-spring
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2018-05-06
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/4/22/is-it-spring
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2018-04-22
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/4/15/northern-illinois-history-richer-still
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2018-04-15
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/4/8/historical-references
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2018-04-09
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/3/25/closed-concept
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2018-03-25
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/3/11/sinking-in
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2018-03-11
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/2/25/unusual-visitor
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2018-02-25
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/2/18/paths-in-the-snow
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2018-02-18
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/2/11/old-pictures
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2018-02-11
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/2/4/edwards-church
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2018-02-04
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/1/21/winter-warm-up
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2018-01-21
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2018/1/7/searl-ridge-cemetery
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2018-01-07
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/12/17/the-kerr-shortbread-cookie-carry-on-in-the-old-homestead
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2017-12-18
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/12/3/historical-detritus
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2017-12-03
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/11/26/roadside-history-lessons
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2017-11-26
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/11/12/first-snow-2017-1
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2017-11-13
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/10/29/of-shed-roofs-and-holes
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2017-11-13
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/10/15/the-wind-begins
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2017-11-14
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Journal - The Wind Begins
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/10/7/october
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2017-11-14
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Journal - October
We have wind here...
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/9/24/the-mantis-strikes
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2017-11-14
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/9/17/late-summer-oasis
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2017-11-14
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/9/9/yard-war-ii
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2018-07-15
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/9/3/chicory
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2017-11-14
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/8/20/critter-patrol
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2017-11-14
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/8/13/peaches
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2017-11-14
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/8/6/things-can-stop-breaking-now
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2017-08-06
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/7/29/clothesline-tech
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2017-11-14
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/7/9/japanese-beetles
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2017-11-14
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/6/18/thunderstorms-and-rainbows
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2017-11-14
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/6/11/battling-the-summer
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2017-11-14
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/6/4/all-too-invisible-fence
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2017-11-14
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/5/29/simple-pleasures
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2017-11-14
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/5/14/drive-through-country
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2017-11-14
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/5/7/lilacs-in-bloom
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2017-11-14
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/4/30/the-what-is-leaking
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2017-11-14
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/4/23/time-to-mow
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2017-11-14
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/4/9/derilects
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2017-11-14
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/4/2/spring-rain
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2017-11-14
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/3/12/emergency-repairs
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2017-11-14
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/2/26/doorways
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2017-11-14
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/2/12/climate-zones
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2017-11-14
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/1/29/going-to-school
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2017-11-14
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/1/15/old-soldiers
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2017-11-14
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2017/1/2/the-fog
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2017-11-14
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/12/12/out-in-the-cold
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2016-12-18
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/12/11/home-and-away
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2016-12-12
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/11/27/where-have-all-the-railroads-gone
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2016-11-27
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/11/20/new-approach
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2016-11-21
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/11/18/november-wind
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2016-11-19
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/10/30/solar-roof
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2016-10-30
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/10/9/burdock
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2016-10-09
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/9/25/fourmile-grove-cemetery
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2020-09-06
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Journal - Fourmile Grove Cemetery
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Journal - Fourmile Grove Cemetery
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Journal - Fourmile Grove Cemetery
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Journal - Fourmile Grove Cemetery
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/9/3/r33xum53xaylntiyku5xcknk1zgpvr
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2016-09-04
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/8/21/fisk-cemetary
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2018-02-11
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/8/7/the-other-melugin-grove-cemetary
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2019-05-12
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/7/24/melugin-grove-is-a-place
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2018-04-15
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/7/17/back-roads
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2016-07-17
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/7/4/family-trees
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2016-07-04
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/6/19/recycling
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2016-06-19
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/6/12/whats-he-growing-out-there
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2016-06-12
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/6/5/warm-weather-approaches
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2016-06-05
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/5/15/barn-swallows
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2016-05-15
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/5/8/mothers-day
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2019-05-12
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/5/1/damp
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2016-05-01
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/4/26/orchard-update
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2016-04-27
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/4/3/melugin-grove-cemetary
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2016-07-17
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/3/27/spring-birds
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2016-03-27
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/3/25/spring-snow
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2016-03-25
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/3/20/non-deprivation
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2016-03-20
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/3/6/return-to-normalcy
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2016-07-17
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/2/21/out-of-the-woods
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2016-02-22
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/2/14/now-is-the-winter-of-my-discontent-1
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2016-02-14
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/1/31/dirty
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2016-01-31
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/1/24/sudden-cat-toy
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2016-01-24
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/1/17/powerball-dreams
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2016-01-17
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/1/11/ijwy66d95ufyjbrk5s26tue59h7wb8
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2016-01-12
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2016/1/10/first-snow
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2016-01-10
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/12/26/wind-toll
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2015-12-27
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Journal - Wind Toll
They sacrificed themselves in service of our stuff...
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/12/20/time-for-wrapping
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2015-12-20
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Journal - Time for Wrapping...
Update - managed to get the two panels actually facing the same direction this time around! And there's Jack, peeking from behind the bannister.
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Journal - Time for Wrapping...
They are a pretty thing. But pretty things aren't always good for you...
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/12/6/aid-and-comfort
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2015-12-06
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Journal - Aid and Comfort
The uninitiated may not recognize it, but this is a rodent utopia...
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/11/22/the-differences
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2015-11-23
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Journal - The Differences
The original front windows on the house have two divided panes per sash - one suspects that this was part of being a show-piece, and that those were the largest panes of glass they could get at the time; that they'd have gone with single panes per sash if they could have.
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Journal - The Differences
The back windows in the house have six-panel divided lights on top and bottom. The bottom sash in this picture is not original to the house.
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Journal - The Differences
...While this door, in the dining room, shows what the woodwork looks like in the front of the house. Well, in most of the front of the house...
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Journal - The Differences
The living room is the only place in the house where the window surrounds descend all the way to the floor, and where there is paneling below the window. (The heating vents were (clearly) added later, with an eye towards practicality rather than attractiveness. The house did not originally have central heating).
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Journal - The Differences
This is a door in the living room - note the way the surround builds out all the way to the outside edge...
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Journal - The Differences
The flat, simple woodwork around this (poorly hung) kitchen door is consistent with what can be found throughout the back side of the house, both upstairs and down...
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Journal - The Differences
...And it's not an optical illusion - the edge really does come out that far, standing outside the edge of the door framing. The windows in this room all share this feature as well.
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Journal - The Differences
This closeup of the dining room door shows that, while it is also built out in a somewhat ornate fashion, it does not continue to radiate outward beyond the edge of the frame.
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/11/15/windows-on-life
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2015-11-15
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Journal - Windows on Life
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Journal - Windows on Life
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/11/1/autumn-is-brief-in-the-wind-farm
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2015-11-01
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Journal - Autumn is Brief... In the Wind Farm
This guy - the species of which I am uncertain - seems to be able to hang on longer than the other trees in the yard.
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Journal - Autumn is Brief... In the Wind Farm
The naked trees you see are maples - the one in front, with Calamity sitting under it, keeping an eye on me, is relatively small. The one further back is quite huge. Anything tree-sized (as opposed to bush-sized) you see in the picture that seems to have anything on it is a pine or fir tree.
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Journal - Autumn is Brief... In the Wind Farm
A carpet of leaves. But I'm not raking them - no sir!
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/10/25/when-your-invisible-fence-disappears
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2015-11-01
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Journal - When Your Invisible Fence Disappears...
Once you actually find the break it's a pretty simple repair.
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Journal - When Your Invisible Fence Disappears...
Even in the daylight it's hard to fiind things along here...
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Journal - When Your Invisible Fence Disappears...
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Journal - When Your Invisible Fence Disappears...
Neither of the radio options at Wal-Mart had an external speaker, so I had to go with headphones. Does anyone else besides me remember that Memorex used to be an audio casette tape company?
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Journal - When Your Invisible Fence Disappears...
Wire Break Locator kit as it comes in the box
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Journal - When Your Invisible Fence Disappears...
This is the setup you walk the fence using. The handle telescopes, and the radio is attached to the end of it with zip ties. Not very fancy, but it is effective. Unfortunately, the headphones weren't quite long enough for me to fully extend the handle and still use them, and while I'm certain I have a headphone extension cord somewhere, I absolutely could not find it (of course), so I spent a lot of time hunched over while I was searching.
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/10/18/ever-changing-scenery
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2015-10-18
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Journal - Ever Changing Scenery
It's hard to tell in the picture, but the bales are big, nearly waist high.
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2015-10-11
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Journal - Don't Be Afraid of Making Bread
My first Kindle cookbook. In my effort to de clutter my house I have dramatically diminished my cookbook collection. There is a learning curve to Kindle cookbook use, but worth it. Yes, there is a hardcover version too.
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Journal - Don't Be Afraid of Making Bread
Aunt Jean & her daughter Jesse, shared their love of Penzeys spices. I have used their caraway seeds & lovely cinnamon to enhance my breads. Finding higher quality ingredients makes a better end product.
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Journal - Don't Be Afraid of Making Bread
Baked rye while I canned some dilly beans from my garden.
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Journal - Don't Be Afraid of Making Bread
Rosemary Boule made with fresh rosemary from our garden. In the background is my Emile Henry ceramic Dutch oven, which makes a great crusty bread. I never knew a dutch oven could be used for bread making.
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Journal - Don't Be Afraid of Making Bread
Thanks to Jim & Julia, my in-laws, I have access to Amish made butter. Just takes the bread to a new level.
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Journal - Don't Be Afraid of Making Bread
A lovely vegetable soup, curried zucchini soup. http://southernfood.about.com/od/soupandstew/r/bl60804c.htm
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Journal - Don't Be Afraid of Making Bread
A fridge of bread doughs, a bucket of master recipe & a bowl of honey wheat dough. I'm willing to give up some fridge space for fresh bread.
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Journal - Don't Be Afraid of Making Bread
Butter crock to keep butter fresh & soft. Also a linen bread bag to keep bread crusty on the outside.
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Journal - Don't Be Afraid of Making Bread
If I can do it so can you;)
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/10/4/reflections
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2015-10-04
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/9/27/harvest-time
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2015-09-27
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/9/6/the-yard-war
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2015-09-06
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Journal - The Yard War
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Journal - The Yard War
Taken from a distance - As the teenage years have come on, it has become ever more difficult to capture the elusive LB in her native habitat. One must use subterfuge and trickery if one is to be successful.
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Journal - The Yard War
This has all been gathered over the course of just this summer. It will make for an impressive fire come late fall or early spring.
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/8/30/just-because-you-can-do-a-thing
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2015-08-30
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Journal - Just Because You Can Do A Thing...
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Journal - Just Because You Can Do A Thing...
The canoe doesn't overwhelm the car at *all*. No sir, not at all.
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/8/23/weeds
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2015-11-23
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Journal - Weeds
I have cleared back these steps multiple times over the past six years...
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/8/16/the-living-fence
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2015-08-16
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Journal - The Living Fence
Along the driveway.
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/8/2/rabbits
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2015-08-02
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Journal - Rabbits
It's an awful picture, but this was about as close as I could get with the phone... Which is probably a good thing, as far as rabbits go.
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/7/19/mouse-in-my-car
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2015-07-19
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Journal - Mouse in My Car
It's possible this soldier is too wounded to carry on.
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Journal - Mouse in My Car
I'd like to say that, as an elightened, and purportedly well educated human being, I take no pleasure in his demise. I'd like to say that, but I can't.
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Journal - Mouse in My Car
Few things are more disturbing than finding that someone who is not you, and who was not invited, has been snacking on your pistachios.
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/7/13/dont-leave-your-wife-alone-with-a-sawzall
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2015-07-13
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Journal - Don't Leave Your Wife Alone With A Sawzall?!?
Felt like grunting when using this baby. Just like Tim, The Tool Man Taylor, which is what got me in trouble.
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Journal - Don't Leave Your Wife Alone With A Sawzall?!?
This is a bonnet which is not water tight with a big Sawzall cut in it.
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Journal - Don't Leave Your Wife Alone With A Sawzall?!?
The original problem a leaky facet causing extreme rust marks. I've become a pro at cleaning this, but thought stop the leak less rust to clean.
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Journal - Don't Leave Your Wife Alone With A Sawzall?!?
All fixed & look no rust!
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Journal - Don't Leave Your Wife Alone With A Sawzall?!?
A great book for any self respecting woman to learn basic home repair.
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/7/4/our-straw-bale-garden-journey
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2015-07-05
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Journal - Our Straw Bale Garden Journey
Laying the groundwork
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Journal - Our Straw Bale Garden Journey
This is fish emulsion messy & smelly. The smell will lure wildlife, however having 3 dogs on the property has made that a non-issue.
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Journal - Our Straw Bale Garden Journey
Hose menders still had to be kept on hand .
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Journal - Our Straw Bale Garden Journey
Think of it as a composting container garden.
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Journal - Our Straw Bale Garden Journey
Very excited to be growing onions for the first time.
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Journal - Our Straw Bale Garden Journey
Calamity Jane, one of my guards on garden duty.
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Journal - Our Straw Bale Garden Journey
Beautiful yellow squash.
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Journal - Our Straw Bale Garden Journey
Here a forceful leak took out part of my carrots.
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Journal - Our Straw Bale Garden Journey
Sugar Snap peas & Pole beans.
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Journal - Our Straw Bale Garden Journey
You can see grass & weeds creeping up along side the bale. I regularly pull those weeds to keep the weed jungle at bay. Truth is those weeds will not compete for nutrients of the items growing in the bales. Things like crook neck squash grow over the side of the bale so keeping the plants & weeds from becoming one plant is important.
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Journal - Our Straw Bale Garden Journey
The gardener ensures proper nutrients from step one & by using sterilized potting soil stops soil disease.
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Journal - Our Straw Bale Garden Journey
A brass pressure regulator was where I started, which made the leaks less frequent.
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Journal - Our Straw Bale Garden Journey
My tomatoes have to play catch up due to some weird cold snaps. That is basil growing from the side of the bales.
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Journal - Our Straw Bale Garden Journey
This has cut down on puddles between rows.
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Journal - Our Straw Bale Garden Journey
Soaker hose lay on the bales, but regular hose between rows. This puts the water where it is needed.
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Journal - Our Straw Bale Garden Journey
Yellow squash growing over the side of the bale. A little hard to see the bale.
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Journal - Our Straw Bale Garden Journey
Just this week the first sugar snap peas greeted us. Love eating them fresh from the vine as does the rest of the family. Not sure how many lovelies will make it to the dinner table.
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Journal - Our Straw Bale Garden Journey
I had to plant more herbs, for water, cocktails, bread, pesto, caprese salad & on & on.
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Journal - Our Straw Bale Garden Journey
The new set up was very easy to get into place. My 13 year old had the y connectors hooked up in no time. My husband cut all the hose with a pair scissors.
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Journal - Our Straw Bale Garden Journey
We have made several large salads from our Butter Crunch lettuce. When harvested properly leaf lettuce grows back.
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Journal - Our Straw Bale Garden Journey
Turnips to be used with the cabbage & beets for beet soup
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Journal - Our Straw Bale Garden Journey
The idea is place the soaker hose before planting. So we had to be careful replacing the hose. The butter crunch lettuce was well on it's way, but we managed.
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/6/28/orchards
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2015-06-28
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Journal - Orchards
The beginnings...
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Journal - Orchards
Our apple tree in October of 2013...
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Journal - Orchards
...And the bounty from that year. But in 2014? Nothing.
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/6/21/finding-beauty-where-you-are
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2015-06-21
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/4/9/the-lessons-ive-learned-from-this-old-lady-part-2
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2015-06-14
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Journal - The Lessons I've Learned From This Old Lady: Part 2
For someone who doesn't like to clean, this Old Lady has turned me into a cleaning expert.
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Journal - The Lessons I've Learned From This Old Lady: Part 2
Moya has moved into her new upstairs room, that hasn't been occupied for what we believe to be over 70 years. Most people remember most of the upstairs rooms to be stuffed with antiques, cast aside furniture & other junk. We'll save Moya's room unveiling for another post.
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Journal - The Lessons I've Learned From This Old Lady: Part 2
With the help of my nephew, Ethan, niece, Savannah and my daughter, Moya (in the closet). I used a safety stripper which we all scrapped off, to get to the wood underneath. This is where I learned to use & fall in love with an orbital sander.
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Journal - The Lessons I've Learned From This Old Lady: Part 2
After much research & many product trials this is my secret. Whink makes No More Yellow with Laundry Detergent that took the yellow right out of the Tae Kwon Do uniforms. I had a white flannel night gown that had been yellow for years & Whink made it white again. I use the Whink product on whites about every 3rd or 4th washing. Every load of laundry gets a half a cup of Borax. Borax evens out the PH balance in well water which helps cut down how quickly yellow builds up. Arm & Hammer makes a washing soda that does the same thing & is cheaper, but Borax doesn't clump up like the washing soda.
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Journal - The Lessons I've Learned From This Old Lady: Part 2
Floor in various stages of staining & polyurethane. To finish the look of the knot on the floor I took a wine cork, cut the top off, stained it & used a rubber mallet to hammer it in. Then the middle pic is the final look.
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Journal - The Lessons I've Learned From This Old Lady: Part 2
This is Grandma Marie's old kitchen cart that once resided in her laundry room & was used on holidays. It got banged up over the years, moved to the porch then to the garage. When I did spring cleaning in the kitchen i found my stove overhead fixture, cabinet & drawer handles were copper not brown. I used the copper to inspire the color scheme for the cart redo. Grandma Marie's stool/chair is underway. note: to restore the handles I soaked them in an equal parts vinegar & water mix overnight then washed them cleaned with brass brush while wearing heavy duty latex dish gloves.
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Journal - The Lessons I've Learned From This Old Lady: Part 2
Painting a floor! I didn't go simple I decided to do a checkerboard pattern on a diagonal. It isn't perfect, but brings the character of the old pine floors out. The middle picture is our daughter, Moya's, handprint, which is at the entrance. I am extremly proud that my husband uses that as a background for his business cards, Mendota office sign & on his business web site for Forest City Behavior. He works long hours serving the Developmentally Disabled population in Illinois & Wisconsin. So it was my pleasure to upgrade his home office.
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Journal - The Lessons I've Learned From This Old Lady: Part 2
Flexi-Edge Floor & Wall Duster from ecloth.com. This little helper has an extender for little ole me. You can wash the head & it only costs $24.99.
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/5/31/wheres-your-truck
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2015-05-31
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Journal - Where's Your Truck?
One of the early victories we gained moving into the country - the ability to put both of our vehicles inside.
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Journal - Where's Your Truck?
...and this is probably my favorite part - I can carry my bike upright, inside the car, protected from the elements and activities of unscrupulous folk. More often than not I simply leave it in the car - never know when an opportunity to ride will present itself.
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Journal - Where's Your Truck?
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Journal - Where's Your Truck?
That's a pair of 50 gallon garbage cans standing upright in the back of the car...
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/5/25/how-dry-i-am
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2015-05-27
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/5/17/learning-the-hard-way
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2015-05-17
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Journal - Learning the Hard Way
There is a door to enter the building, but how shall we approach that door? If only there were a path to follow, I said...
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Journal - Learning the Hard Way
This picture was taken this Spring, the ravages of winter apparent in a number of areas. I'd like to say it was just a hard winter that took out the sidewalk, but it's been working towards this condition for longer than just the past season.
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Journal - Learning the Hard Way
One happily pictures years of walking along that path, sitting on that patio enjoying drinks, listening to the birds, taking in the view and the smells of country life.
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/5/3/ikea
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2015-05-04
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Journal - IKEA!
Believe it or not, there's an entire bed there.
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Journal - IKEA!
Part of the bedroom set we got from IKEA.
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/4/26/asparaguys
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2018-05-06
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Journal - Asparaguys!
There’s a gonna be some roasting tonight!
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/4/19/cat-and-mouse
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2015-04-19
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/4/11/wind-turbines-storms-this-old-lady
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2015-04-11
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Journal - Wind Turbines, Storms & This Old Lady
Turbine worker giving a helping a hand before continuing to his regularly scheduled duties. Thank you!
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Journal - Wind Turbines, Storms & This Old Lady
Top picture with bushes & old living room windows. Bottom picture without bushes, but new living room windows & no storm windows. We are waiting for Moya's new windows, which will be on second story right side.
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Journal - Wind Turbines, Storms & This Old Lady
These giants make interesting focal points in pictures. Erin, my husband, took this grouping.
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Journal - Wind Turbines, Storms & This Old Lady
Taken from the base of a ginormous giant.
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Journal - Wind Turbines, Storms & This Old Lady
Winter walk selfie on a wind turbine service road.
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Journal - Wind Turbines, Storms & This Old Lady
Took Calamity Jane for a walk & Bandit decided to join us, we apparently needed his supervision.
http://www.serenityhomestead.com/journal/2015/4/5/the-lessons-ive-learned-from-this-old-lady
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2015-04-09
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Journal - The Lessons I've Learned From This Old Lady: Part 1
Our first visitor, Bane whom we call Bandit because he would carry off packages & other items from our yard or garage. He also brought items such as a stuffed ape & a kitten. He belongs to a farm down the rode & is HUGE!
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Top to bottom: This orange Tabby was named Dexter because of the sheer volume of birds, mice & moles he killed. Also the best tree climber ever, my husband once found Dexter watching him as he worked in his office. My husband's home office is on the second floor of our home. Basil a kitten from the first batch of farm cats & a younger Moya. Jake was given to us by friends, but felt wondering the country side was more for him. Dax came with us from the city to the farm, here he waits for Moya's school bus with Erin. Bane/ Bandit again. Our Cattle Dog, Calamity Jane snuggling with Pip, a barn cat. One of Pip's kittens on the way to the vet, Unfortunalty passed shortly after. Freyja, a Rottie/Boxer mix who just showed up on our doorstep. We've added a crazy Australian Shepard/Border Collie, Rosie to the mix.
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Journal - The Lessons I've Learned From This Old Lady: Part 1
Freyja with one of the violators, then one of five coons she executed. Yes, that is me taking a selfie with a dead raccoon with a crazy antler, Christmas hat. Time out in the country has taught me to be less squeamish & apparently less fashion conscious ;)
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Journal - The Lessons I've Learned From This Old Lady: Part 1
One year the birthday theme was to keep Marnie warm. My Dad got me a Ciny Lou Who outfit from Pajamagram. My sister got me an iderdown robe from her job at Lands' End. I bought flannel nightgowns, shawls & a granny cap.
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Journal - The Lessons I've Learned From This Old Lady: Part 1
Tearing through the porch screen door to get at cat food, not cute. Notice the very still barn cat squeaky, in last pic. When I turned on the porch light, it didn't bother them a bit.
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Journal - The Lessons I've Learned From This Old Lady: Part 1
Freyja now spends her nights in an outside pen while the other 2 dogs patrol the property & alarm bark at a safe & cheaper distance.
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I have learned the difference between random barking & raccoon barking. One morning I found myself running to the barn to find the above scene. Freyja was there, but she is pushing against me to keep me out of "harm's" way. That is the highest I have ever seen a Cattle Dog jump. I removed my pack of girls once Rosie the Border Collie used the sturdy Calamity as a vault to get at the Raccoon. One more try she would of had it & chaos would have ensued.
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Never underestimate the power of tea! The family favorite is a blend of Samurai Chai Mate & Maharaja Chai Oolong from Teavana.
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Journal - The Lessons I've Learned From This Old Lady: Part 1
Lost Toshi, a pet rat, who got out of the rat play pen while outside. Toshi went under the back step so we set a trap. We SO didn't catch Toshi. Skunks not only like cat food but seem to think Cinnamon Toast Crunch is yummy too.
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Journal - Windows...
On the outside the windows appear to be arched, with the opening matching the radius of the glass curve on the top sash. This is shown on the outer upper-story windows - the bottom windows, and the top center window, are covered with storm windows, but they are the same underneath.
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Journal - Windows...
See - a whole bunch of windows...
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Journal - Windows...
...and some more windows...
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Journal - Windows...
...yup - more windows still. There used to be a window on the lower left, but it was removed when the bathroom was installed there. Apparently the silly folks decided they wanted indoor plumbing.
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Journal - Windows...
...and still again more windows...
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Journal - Windows...
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Journal - Windows...
On the inside it's clear the windows are rectangular at the top, with the glass sections in the upper sash arched (the window on the right has a storm window over the outside).
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Journal - Let There be Light
Not a work of art. Some idiot couldn't even make sure that the foam panels were both right-side up.
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Journal - Let There be Light
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Journal - Adventures in Plumbing
This is not a welcome sight...
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Journal - Adventures in Plumbing
Complete and leak-free. And yes, I did wipe off the excess pipe dope after I took the picture.
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Journal - Adventures in Plumbing
It is amazing how much water a tiny little spray can generate
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Journal - The Wind
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Journal - Grand Old Home Seduces Her New Lady Of The House
Our Master refinished just before Halloween 2014, started in July 2012
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Current work in progress Moya's new upstairs bedroom, she's currently on the first floor.
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Journal - The old Barn
The old gray mare ain't what she used to be...
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Journal - And So It Begins...
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