So the original plan, some twelve years back, was to build a cottage on our land in Cape Breton. But things change, Florida happened, and the cottage plan went on the back burner – not forgotten, but paused. We’ve owned the 4.36 acre lot on Bras D’or lake for some time now. Over the years I did some of my own clearing, mainly to cut in a path to the lake through the dense bush. Four years ago I paid someone to cut a road in, and although they never finished it to the degree I’d hoped, the road is good enough for now. Once the road was in I had a 10 by 12′ shed brought in, used primarily for storage. Because we are somewhat secluded, my fears came true last year when I arrived to find the shed door ripped open. Anything worth anything was taken, well, almost…
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