Using tongs, Jim Moran sticks a long, thin piece of wire into the small but very hot fire of the blacksmith’s forge.
When he removes the metal, the tip is white hot.
When New Yorkers Matthew Meek and his wife, Allison, began thinking about a weekend place in upstate New York, they considered the look and design of the house they wanted, the time it might take to build such a house and, of course, cost. After all, they’d still be paying rent on their primary dwelling in New York City. This weekend house was meant to be a smart investment, property they could actually own....
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