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To the best of our research, our house was built in the early 1900's by a man named Joseph Smith. Some of his relatives still live in our town and often come back to reminisce about their childhood. Posted below are some of the pictures of the old style quality that was put into the old joint. It has hardwood oak and slow growth pine floors throughout and is about as level as the day it was built. Click here to see why we call it the Broken Cedar Farm.

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The Broken Cedar Farm was named as a result of all of the broken Cedar trees that are on the farm. Beth wants me to cut them down, but I told her I wasn't going to rename the farm and then rebuild this darn web site! Take a peek at the trees and the ice storm that made us who we are today.


This is one of the many broken Cedars on our farm	Despite its twisted and gnarly appearance, the man that built this house was on the ball. He placed these trees to facilitate the breeze, block the wind, and used cedar to prevent bugs damage.

Affectionately known as the "Rocket Ship", this tree, although not broken very badly, has brown at an angle for dozens of years. It was probably bent after planting and then allowed to continue to grow with the thought that it would never get too big, Oh well...	This tree was snapped off in the ice storm, click here to take a peek.
The Ice Storm that Time (and the Power Company) forgot


Tornado of May 2003 I took some photos of this while Beth and Hayley were in the basement. I watched it move across the North side of the house and then I could hear it. It sounded like a C-130 starting. When I saw it suck in a buzzard and blow it back out the other side, I came in the house (Just to check on the girls of course)

People often ask us why we live in the country. I tell them that is a good question because I always used to see sights like these out the small window of our apartment while we listened to 45 neighbors argue, burp, fart, cuss, and curl their hair. Enjoy!
June 2004	November 2002
November 2002	Christmas 2003
September 2003	September 2003
January 05 Sunrise	March 05 Rainbows