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Goodbye And Hello! y l
People Are Crazy I

I I aving lived in Indian Hill 35 years, if happened upon a farm in Warren County, an old
you had told me I was moving to the house, barn and old outbuildings. No way did I

eountryutne L-0untry--ut 66 years of age, 1 would want an old rundown farm house with 5 bedrooms
have bet the house you were crazy! Why 1 have and 1 very dated bathroom. But the adjacent land
friends moving to Florida, Oregon, Arizona. One ahd Weeds Were hreathtaklhgly heautlful

high school friend moved to Vietnam. Another The sloping lahd t0 a Creek, meandering through
friend is spending 6 months in Paris every year to heautlful W00d5» Caught Our attehtlerly arld lrl
become a French chef and food connoisseur. Me? Seeehtlsy We heth l<r1eW We Were buying thl5 “earVed
The Jininiy Cnoo fanatic- to ;}_,,; rgunrryg out” sight if the landowner agreed. The deal was

consummated in March 2016.
And yet, here I am! And yes, loving it!
We put together plans for a dream home for us, and

This love affair began last year, when Rod and I were Shortly thereafter hreke ground eh making 2 MAC
driving around looking at “plug and pisiy”Weekend HEAD farm a reality. We both wanted open spaces,
retreats close to Cincinnati, but far enough away to Weed beams; Cathedral Ceilings ar1Cll0t5 Of light. The
give the retreat feel— for skeet and trap shooting, “lvlehtahau feel " rhe e5PeelallY» after having 5Peht 50
hiking’ fishing and outdoor play in general. We much time there. Rod told me just after the concrete
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