Archive for May, 2010

Chickens come home to roost in city backyards - BurlingtonFreePress.com

Sunday, May 30th, 2010
Chickens come home to roost in city backyards
BurlingtonFreePress.com
Who raised the bar for urban homesteading from planting a few tomatoes to acquiring coops, nest boxes and chicken runs — not to mention a clutch of birds

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Chickens come home to roost in city backyards - Burlington Free Press

Sunday, May 30th, 2010

Who raised the bar for urban homesteading from planting a few tomatoes to acquiring coops, nest boxes and chicken runs — not to mention a clutch of birds responsible for the phrase “dumb cluck?” Leonard Mercia of Williston, an 87-year-old …

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Inside the mind of North Korea’s Kim Jong-il - Telegraph.co.uk

Sunday, May 30th, 2010

Telegraph.co.uk
Inside the mind of North Korea’s Kim Jong-il
Telegraph.co.uk
Official myth cites it as a log cabin on Mt Paekdu, Korea’s highest and most sacred peak on the Chinese border. The grubbier truth is an army camp near

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Scientifically Speaking, 5/30 - Denver Post

Sunday, May 30th, 2010

Homestead hike Guided hikes to see the remains of dwellings from the homesteading days will be given from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Soapstone Prairie Natural Area. Soapstone Prairie is 25 miles north of Fort Collins. From Fort Collins, take Hwy. 1/ Terry …

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Lawn social, barbecue to raise funds - Muskogee Daily Phoenix

Saturday, May 29th, 2010
Lawn social, barbecue to raise funds
Muskogee Daily Phoenix
It also has a corn crib that was moved to the property but is very much like what would have been there in the 1850s, and a log cabin, also from the 1850s.

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Veggies by Vonne - Patch (blog)

Saturday, May 29th, 2010
Veggies by Vonne
Patch (blog)
Whittleton is an advocate of the “homesteading” philosophy. The idea is all about self-sufficiency: Grow your own food to feed your family and your animals.

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Lightning causes Granville County house fire - WRAL.com

Saturday, May 29th, 2010
Lightning causes Granville County house fire
WRAL.com
Her two-story log cabin off Lake Hart Trail in Brassfield went up in flames early Saturday. Five fire departments responded to the house fire.

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Broadview Heights Ramble Inn redo in council’s hands - Plain Dealer

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

Plain Dealer
Broadview Heights Ramble Inn redo in council’s hands
Plain Dealer
Initially, the building was to have new log cabin styled siding to give it a cabin-esque feel. It was the board’s opinion that the look would not fit in

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Conococheague Institute gets grant - Waynesboro Record Herald

Saturday, May 29th, 2010
Conococheague Institute gets grant
Waynesboro Record Herald
High on the list is a chestnut log cabin donated to the institute by Allen Piper and his family. The cabin was built in 1767 in Amberson Valley,

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Photography, painting, sculpture, ceramics and more - Carmi Times

Saturday, May 29th, 2010
Photography, painting, sculpture, ceramics and more
Carmi Times
By Anonymous The Ribeyre Gymnasium, Double Log Cabin and Sarah Campbell Blaffer Studio in New Harmony will be host to five unique art workshops this summer.

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