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Hattie Shurr: Homesteading Artist

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Lone Tree Farm on Kanaranzi Creek

Great-grandma Hattie Shurr was an artist and also one tough woman. She’s the one who wouldn’t go back to “civilization” when the family first arrived with three children under the age of four. They found a rusted stove and the … Continue reading →

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Rural Fall

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Lone Tree Farm on Kanaranzi Creek

We had about two inches of snow the other night, but it blew into drifts. Several weeks ago, we had our first accumulating snow that stayed on the level. I had forgotten how much traffic is recorded in a few … Continue reading →

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Changing Channels

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Lone Tree Farm on Kanaranzi Creek

This tree fell into the Creek channel sometime in the last two or three weeks. When we first moved back to the farm 18 years ago, I thought about measuring the distance from the tree to the edge of the … Continue reading →

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