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What We Did This Summer

A Note from Chris: As the season ends, and Monica is too busy with the final harvest to write a blog post, I'll share an essay with you.We hiked (a lot), dug a sand point well, tended a garden, defended ourselves against grasshopper swarms, stared at aspen groves, did some yurt-improvement projects, befriended (and then…

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The Bare Necessities

Look for the bare necessities, the simple bare necessities, Forget about your worries and your strife; I mean the bare necessities are Mother Nature’s recipes that bring the bare necessities of life. — The Jungle Book June is typically one of the rainiest months here in the North Fork. Our driveway is a slip-’n-slide; the veggies…