tmartens on sat 22 may 99
How to say this? I have a new story brewing, if I knew where they
came from I could give this one a sharp wack on the head, because it
is really making life difficult. I have ransacked the local library with no
success and really the questions are a bit nebulous to get a decent
answer off the web, so could any of you please help?
I don't need wildly specific info, sort of fussy reality would be fine.
1 Where would be a good place to situate a working farm, some horse
breeding, cattle and ????
2 Nearest town? Nearest city? How far? What is the winter like?
3. Where would stuff be bought to start a studio from scratch, a wheel,
kiln, pug, chemicals and the like? Probably best not to mention a
company per se, but geographically where?
I know this is an extremely odd request ( I threw Jenny in London a
curve ball too) but I would be very grateful for some info.
Toni Martens Durban, South Africa.
the cat lady on mon 24 may 99
tmartens wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> How to say this? I have a new story brewing, if I knew where they
> came from I could give this one a sharp wack on the head, because it
> is really making life difficult. I have ransacked the local library with no
> success and really the questions are a bit nebulous to get a decent
> answer off the web, so could any of you please help?
> I don't need wildly specific info, sort of fussy reality would be fine.
> 1 Where would be a good place to situate a working farm, some horse
> breeding, cattle and ????
SW Ontario (where I live) has a lot of cattle and horses - especially trotters
and pacers. Beef cattle are predominant (as opposed to milk cows). Sheep,
goats, emu are here too. Home/land prices are dependent on where you live of
course, but you can live within an hour's drive of London or Windsor (pop. over
300,000 each) and get affordable property.
> 2 Nearest town? Nearest city? How far? What is the winter like?
London is about 2 hours from Toronto (Canada's largest city) and Windsor is
across the river from Detroit . Winters in this area are moderate - we live in
what is called the "Carolian Belt". We have fruit trees here that grow in the
US south such as peaches/nectarines and we can grow Magnolia trees (which I
adore!) Expect -2 to -10 C temperatures late dec through mid feb. with the
occasional cold snaps just for fun :-) Snow in our end of Canada *generally
speaking* does not stay long on the ground.
> 3. Where would stuff be bought to start a studio from scratch, a wheel,
> kiln, pug, chemicals and the like? Probably best not to mention a
> company per se, but geographically where?
Toronto has both Pottery Supply House and Tuckers - home of our own Ron Roy
>
> I know this is an extremely odd request ( I threw Jenny in London a
> curve ball too) but I would be very grateful for some info.
>
> Toni Martens Durban, South Africa.
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