"It was a cold wintry day when I brought my children to live in rural West Virginia. The farmhouse was one hundred years old, there was already snow on the ground, and the heat was sparse-—as was the insulation. The floors weren’t even, either. My then-twelve-year-old son walked in the door and said, “You’ve brought us to this slanted little house to die." Keep reading our story....

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• Book Giveaway -- November 21

  by CindyP on November 21, 2009

• Remembering the Bread Bowl

  by BuckeyeGirl on November 20, 2009

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• Decorating The Table For Thanksgiving

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• any one familiar with hinode china patterns?

  by Pete on November 20, 2009

November 2009
"First it's glowing, then it's snowing! A pause, then screaming squalls and williwaws. Bright but bitter, then a thaw. Yet again it's cold and storming: What ever happened to global warming?"

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