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I am 4 hours into 2020, yes, up at 4 am.  Not necessarily to "work", I get up to put wood in the wood furnace that heats my home, and usually I'm not going back to sleep.  A peaceful time in … read more

I am surrounded by wood. I’m living in a house built in 1855 in the middle of the woods, yes, that photo is the floor joists for my dining room.  Logs and rough sawn boards. My kitchen is “kno … read more

7:45 pm on July 24th, and I suddenly realized it's getting dark.  I checked the weather app, the sun officially sets at 8:14 tonight.  Those super long days, when it stays light until after … read more

You would think, since there's not much going on up here in the woods, we would have a better grasp of the slate industry in a town just 20 miles south of us.  Not me.  When I thought of Mon … read more

I am so excited!  For the past couple of years I've wanted to add products from Passamaquoddy Maple.  Being a "bootstrap" business, I've had to wait until we could afford to, and here we are … read more