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Saw-whet Manor

Bill and JoAnna's excellent adventure living in and restoring an 1856 Italianate farmhouse in rural Indiana.

Saturday, November 26, 2011

WaPo opinion piece

The new domesticity: Fun, empowering or a step back for American women?
Posted by JoAnna at 9:38 AM

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Saw-whet Manor (12/07)

Saw-whet Manor (12/07)
While searching for their first home, Bill and JoAnna visited an old, brick farmhouse and discovered a Saw-whet owl living in the front porch. At that moment, they knew they would buy the house.

This is a photographic reenactment of that event:

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