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Larry Fortin
Apr 1, 20236 min read
I Wished For a Crowbar.
The day I wished I had a crowbar. A story about growing up on a dariy farm in Vermont's NEK.
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Larry Fortin
Mar 20, 20234 min read
Roy's Maples Visit
In my last post, I mentioned we had visited three operating sugarhouses while we were in Vermont. Today, I will highlight the second...
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Larry Fortin
Feb 26, 20238 min read
History -- Our Point In Time
In today’s post, I will provide a little background on the coin collection, both buying and selling and I will also take a short tangent...
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Larry Fortin
Jan 2, 20237 min read
I can see clearly now the rain is gone.
My experience with lightning growing up on a dairy farm in Vermont's NEK.
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Larry Fortin
Dec 18, 20227 min read
I Could Bear-ly Breathe
In today’s post, I will provide an update on where we are with the Vermont Cabane De Sucre project (Vermont Sugarhouse). I will also...
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Larry Fortin
Dec 10, 20224 min read
Streaksap Across the Property in the 1960s
In ther early 1960s, our family sugarbush was infected by the sapstreak fungus. The sugarbush will become operational in 2025
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Larry Fortin
Dec 4, 20225 min read
A Different View From My Window
Growing Up In Vermont
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Larry Fortin
Nov 26, 20224 min read
I Wasn't Carving Turkey
Growing up on a Vermont farm in the 1970s was hard work.
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Larry Fortin
Nov 11, 20223 min read
What is all the buzz about?
Charla and I were walking in our Pennsylvania neighborhood this week and we saw a hornet's nest in a leafless tree. That reminded me of...
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