MacSmiley
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Either one of my neighbors has some fireworks left over from July, or else there are giants playing nine-pins on my roof.
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Whoa! The 49-year-old Superintendant of Schools in Ethan, South Dakota just died from complications of H1N1 Flu. Wow.
8:46 PM Nov 14th
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@ BTW, in the Midwest and on the Great Plains, pioneers made mostly sod houses instead of log cabins:
7:23 PM Nov 14th
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@ I should ask her if she remembers a mill of any sort when she visited.
7:05 PM Nov 14th
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@ There's a restored "prairie village" on this side of the state. My dau went on a field trip when she was a kid in school.
7:05 PM Nov 14th
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@ WOW! How much do you think is missing?
6:58 PM Nov 14th
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@ Cool. Yup. I saw the photo of you next to the sign.
6:55 PM Nov 14th
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@ ... and not enough trees on this side of South Dakota for sawmills.
6:54 PM Nov 14th
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@ Most grist mills in the Midwest lay in ruins like this one:
6:53 PM Nov 14th
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@ Can't say I'd be surprised at someone pocketing public funds when they think no one's looking.
6:49 PM Nov 14th
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@ I'm pretty sure most of the old mills here in SD are historical markers now. I doubt the sawmills in the Black Hills are historic.
6:45 PM Nov 14th
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@ You mean someone else got paid for work *you* did?
6:43 PM Nov 14th
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@ Haven't, but I would be fascinated if I did. Humongous tinker toys. :-) Lots of mills have fallen to fire over the centuries.
6:32 PM Nov 14th
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@ They didn't mention Bethel, of course, but I think the probable proximity added a little something to it for me. :-)
6:25 PM Nov 14th
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@ I've never paid a whole LOT of attention to TOH, since I'm not a homeowner, but I found that particular project fascinating.
6:24 PM Nov 14th
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@ Lots of brownstones in Brooklyn, but I didn't get the address. ;-) It was actually an entire 10-part series during the winter.
6:23 PM Nov 14th
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@ Speaking of woodworking, did you see the This Old House Brooklyn Brownstone project on PBS?
6:15 PM Nov 14th
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@ That's too bad. It was a beautiful area.
6:01 PM Nov 14th
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@ Not what it used to be, I guess?
5:58 PM Nov 14th
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@ Well, you're close enough to the Poconos for that!
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- Name Melanie MacSmiley
- Location South Dakota, USA
- Web http://macsmiley....
- Bio Carbon-based life form, originated on Long Island and transplanted in South Dakota. Subsequently adapted with the aid of Flickr and Tumblr.
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