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[Judy Anderson <illiinnarra AT verizon.net>]

Hi Bev,

Thank you for replying.  We haven't chosen a property yet (haven't even 
gotten pre-approved for a mortgage yet), so right now I am really trying 
to figure out what to look for in the land.  The swamp at the last place 
we looked at was a boggy area around a stream.  It was too mucky to walk 
through when we toured, but the property diagram we were given shows 4.8 
acres of swamp surrounded by timber, pasture, and a stream.  We probably 
won't get that specific place because it is farther away than we want to 
go, but it did get me to thinking about the various land types.

I am currently planning my very first garden this year.  I have tried in 
the past, but it doesn't seem to work out.  This time I am going to use 
the square foot gardening method and actually get it done and not be 
overwhelmed by it and give up.  :)  I also won't have to worry about 
abandoning it when we move since we will be able to take the garden with us.

I have never had the courage to try frog-legs, but when I was a kid, I 
did have fun catching the frogs in the local "frog-pond".  Now when you 
say turkeys and chickens need to be kept separate, do you mean from each 
other, or from other animals?  Thanks so much.

Judy