Monthly Archives: June 2011

A New Chick in the Neighborhood

When the nesting pontoon went in earlier this year, we were hopeful that the pair of loons anxiously awaiting its installation would reward us in short order with an egg. That they did, but it subsequently disappeared from the nest, … Continue reading

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What Our Move to Location Independence is Not

It’s been a few weeks now since we let the cat out of the bag and announced our move to location independence. Understandably, Pete wanted the first “official” notification of our plans to go to his employer, where he worked … Continue reading

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Farm Fresh Eggs

We’ve written about our favorite farmers (daughter, Robin, and her boyfriend, Scott) and their forays as CSA-inspired providers of naturally-raised beef and pork. Capitalizing on the locavore trends in this area, they’ve developed a nice private clientele. (Visit and “like” … Continue reading

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Get to Know Buttercup Baby

Life would have been radically different if I had been able to build an online business working from home as the mother of young children. Alas, in those days, this wasn’t yet possible. Women my age pretty much killed ourselves … Continue reading

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