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Beached…

25 Tuesday Mar 2014

Posted by thegentlemanfarmer in Blogs, Vacation

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beach, bees, blogging, economics, longleaf pines, sea glass, spring break, swimming pools, victory gardens

Spring Break 2014

Spring Break 2014

While looking for sea glass, I keep turning over ideas for future rambles.  Horses, bees, pine trees, swimming pools, kitchen gardens, foreclosures, fiat currency are all in the mix.  But for now…

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