Two years ago we built our little stone circle at midsummer. Our home is built from the granite that it sits upon, and the stones are a connection to the mountains they look to, as well as a reflection of the place in which we live.

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The stones are all ones that came out of the ground right here – the house is bracketed by two large outcrops of rock, from which it is made. That the rock was cut out and shaped largely by hand amazes me whenever I think about it.

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and at the other end of the house –

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