my county road
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My County Road: Hit the Reset
Growing up in the country outside a small town in Indiana with a population around 1,700 — we moved to a neighborhood in a city with a population of around 20,000. Now we’re back where we were before… and live in a barn.
From here, I can see the house where I grew up. I can also see the one where I raised my son. We were ready for a more relaxed and imperfect way of life, and have found it here.
Barndo Creek is a great place if you’re a dog — not a privacy fence in sight.
@ my county road…
fun facebook reading with visual queues
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what one word will people remember you by when you’re gone?
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three ways dogs are like toddlers
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all my neighbors have disappeared in the fog
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whole chicken in a crockpot overnight still has 4 hours
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the pesky neighbors are hidden in a fog bank
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