Small-Town Living

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One we loved, one with a cracked foundation and four in between. What we noticed, what we asked and why we're still renting for now.

An hour east on 36, a river walk, the old downtown and one good ice cream cone. How we kept a day trip cheap and still fun.

Starter homes around here run $120,000 to $170,000. What we've seen listed, what sold fast and what the old houses hide.

The library, a basketball game in the high school gym, sledding, a chili supper. What we do in February when it's cold and money's tight.

Two families, two nieces, a white elephant and each other. How we split $300, what we made by hand and what we skipped.

Ice on every line, a cold duplex and a dog under three blankets. How the night went and the short list of things we bought after.

Back roads, a pumpkin stand, a covered bridge and an apple cider stop. Our favorite fall loop and what the afternoon cost.

Food, the vet, flea and tick meds, a fence repair and one sock surgery we avoided. A year of Moose in real numbers.

Ten minutes from home, a tent from Tyler's teenage years and a hound who would not stop howling at raccoons. The whole weekend in dollars.

No mall, one movie screen within half an hour, plenty of gravel roads. Our favorite dates under $20 and the ones that flopped.