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SMALL TOWN LIFE: Now More Than Ever, Life Outside the Ci...
Published on November 15th, 2024
Reading Time = 4 minutes There’s a valuable opportunity out there for more than a few people, but it’s...Continue Reading
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Why Craftsmanship Matters
Published on November 12th, 2024
Reading Time = 4 minutes We've all heard the word "craftsmanship", but it's one of those terms that needs more...Continue Reading
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MAKING A HOME PLACE: The Real Reason Home Improvement Wo...
Published on November 8th, 2024
The view from our verandah into the house on a dark winter night Order and beauty in a home matters more than most...Continue Reading
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How to Earning a Living From Anywhere
Published on October 22nd, 2024
Reading Time = 5 minutes Audio Listening Time = 3 minutes If you'd like to earn some or all of your income...Continue Reading
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HAVE YOU EVER BEEN SURPRISED BY BEAUTY?
Updated on October 30th, 2024
Sometimes beauty sneaks up and surprises you in the most pleasant of ways That’s what happened back in December a...Continue Reading
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WHAT IS “BEAUTY”: Thoughts on This Hard-to-D...
Updated on October 2nd, 2024
I’ve been thinking about beauty lately, and find that as much as I love to see it, and love to make beauty with...Continue Reading
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Time to Make the Trades Cool Again
Published on September 3rd, 2024
For as long as I can remember, I’ve heard dire warnings about the impending shortage of skilled trades people in...Continue Reading
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MARRIAGE & FARM FIELDS: What One Can Teach About th...
Published on August 30th, 2024
A couple of years ago my wife and I found ourselves sitting around a table in a banquet hall, each of us talking to...Continue Reading
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Masonry, Life & Doing the Hard-But-Good Things
Published on August 21st, 2024
Reading Time = 4 minutes In the late 1980s I faced a choice, and it was like many of the big choices we all...Continue Reading
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Personal Responsibility? See This Warning on a Cardboard Box
Published on August 21st, 2024
Reading Time = 3 minutes A roll of plastic pipe I ordered years ago arrived in a carton that makes me...Continue Reading
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A Simple Life is a Good Life: Five Reminders From the Amish
Updated on August 14th, 2024
Reading Time = 8 minutes In the spring of 2014, something good began happening in our very quiet corner of...Continue Reading
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LOOKING FOR A GREAT RURAL LIFE? Let Me Show You Manitoul...
Updated on August 7th, 2024
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