Lou Ureneck blogged about his cabin building on the New York Times and has moved his blog to it’s new home at MaineCabinBlog.com coinciding with his completion and move in to the space. We’ve swapped emails from time to time during his building and I look forward to his notes, ideas, challenges, and sharing the world of a small cabin life. So, as I wrote earlier, what do you call a colleague / friend / email correspondent / blog buddy? “Neighbor” works well.

The New York Times on September 7 leads with this headline:  Vanishing Barns Signal a Changing Iowa.  In an interesting story, Times Reporter Monica Davey describes how Iowa has changed since Works Progress Administration documented Iowa farm life in a 1930’s guide (available via Google Books )
Times writer  Davey, shares:
“But the tale of the disappearing
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On Tuesday the farm was officially ours. The paper’s signed, the deeds recorded, the check’s written. Now the work/fun begins. Tuesday’s business included posting some private property signs. I have a thing against “No trespassing” — but I know it’s an accepted tradition. But it leaves me cold. So I shopped around for some signs
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