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Hiking, a WALES of a tale

2014-07-30T15:31:09-04:00August 8th, 2014|travel|

Hiking in The Black Mountains in Wales was different than hiking in New Jersey.  Yep. I spent nearly a week there in July. The landscape is beautiful. Bowl-like valleys carved by glaciers. Very lush and intensely green, thanks to all the rain!    Lines of mountain ridges. We hiked the far ridge the day before on an ancient path called the Offa Dyke Long Distance Path. In a cold rain. I was soaked, even my [...]

Chicken Run!

2014-07-30T10:59:20-04:00July 30th, 2014|travel|

A few weeks ago, as part of my European vacation trip, I visited my friends, Ann and Jim, who have a farm in England.  The farm has been in their family since 1893, and over the years they have raised sheep and cows. For the last 20 years, they have been raising chickens.  Specifically chickens that lay Free Range Eggs. They have 16,000 brown chickens. Visiting the barn where they live is an unique experience. [...]

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