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Roof testing

The new red roof as seen from on top of a nearby hillside


We got our 2nd flood of 2013 today.

A good test for the new red roof.

The only homesteading that got done today was when Anna climbed up our hillside and snapped this shot.



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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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Funny, I was just looking at your radar and thinking "I hope they got that roof done. I like the red! [It looks like a lot more rain to come.]
Comment by Gerry Wed Jan 30 16:13:54 2013
Things are really looking good on the homestead. Good job!
Comment by zimmy Thu Jan 31 21:37:01 2013
I was also just thinking what Zimmy said, things are looking very cozy indeed. Nicely done.
Comment by Heather W Fri Feb 1 14:51:49 2013





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