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	<description>Rethinking voluntary complexity and getting back to the basics of living a happy life.</description>
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		<title>Guinea Hen for Dinner</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tommyfreerange</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I guess I will start this article with a &#8220;disclaimer&#8221; similar to what Everett did on one of his posts a few months back&#8230; Disclaimer: This post contains words, information and pictures on killing and eating a live animal. I make no excuses nor do I feel guilty about my current omnivore diet. I have, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Setting Up and Using a Band Saw, or A.K.A. &#8211; Wrestling with a Bandsaw and Finally Winning!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tommyfreerange</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a lot of power tools &#8211; a lot!  And up to this point in time I have not acquired a tool that I could not figure out how to use within the first 15 minutes.  Welp, it took at 9&#8243; band saw, several hours of my time, and finally resorting to visiting a woodworker [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blue Sky Daydreams</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tommyfreerange</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Places]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I first moved to Floyd a dozen years back one of the first things I fell in love with was the summer sky.  The sky seemed more blue than I had ever observed and vastly big and reaching for being in the mountains.  At that time I was doing a lot of odd jobs and construction, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Squirrel Stew for Dinner</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Everett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My nephew Christian came to visit with my mom this weekend. Christian is an avid hunter and fisherman, but he won&#8217;t shoot at an animal unless he knows it is going to be a clean kill shot. So while he spent three full days hunting deer in the woods from sunup to sundown, and spent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Decorating With Winter Flora</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:19:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Missy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even though most of the trees are bare and flowers are dormant, there are still many ways to decorate using what you&#8217;d find in your yard. I trimmed a few hydrangeas (correct me if I&#8217;m wrong) and put them in a vase to create an artful bouquet. I also broke off some branches that Everett [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Makeover a Crappy Table</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 23:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Missy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not quite sure where it came from, but this table has been with us for a few moves now and usually has a tapestry thrown over it with a printer on top. A few weeks ago I drove it up from the barn to the porch for me to give it a makeover so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kubota Farm Tractor Finds A Good Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 19:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tommyfreerange</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, I said goodbye to my Kubota 43hp 4&#215;4 tractor with all its implements, including a backhoe!  I have worked through some feelings around this sale.  It&#8217;s sad because I loved that tractor and used it all the time, but it&#8217;s good to know it will help me get one step closer to being debt free. My life looks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Busy Squirrel Building a Nest</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tommyfreerange</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In all of my years I have never seen a squirrel build a nest.  I&#8217;ve seen leaf nests in the tops of trees and have often seen squirrels go in their nests inside dead or dying trees, but never saw the most pure, most basic survivor instinct of an animal building a shelter (well, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building a Dog House and Rabbit Hutch</title>
		<link>http://www.livingasimplelife.com/building-a-dog-house-and-rabbit-hutch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:57:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Missy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we sold our last house, the new buyer requested that we leave the dog house and rabbit hutch. We built Clyde&#8217;s dog house palace a few weeks ago, since he didn&#8217;t have anywhere to cozy up and stay warm. And since then, my bunnies have been housed in a metal dog cage occupying the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Passive Solar Cabin Design, Part I &#8211; Getting Ready</title>
		<link>http://www.livingasimplelife.com/a-passive-solar-cabin-design-part-i-getting-ready/</link>
		<comments>http://www.livingasimplelife.com/a-passive-solar-cabin-design-part-i-getting-ready/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tommyfreerange</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For over a decade I have been wanting to build a passive solar (and PV panel ready) cabin of my own.  I’ve read a few books and skimmed a lot more, helped friends in various stages of building “green” buildings, and worked with a close friend (ex-wife!) to create a cabin design that not only [...]]]></description>
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