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Americans with recent experience buying from Canada? (Summer-fall 2025)

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fruit trees

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frugality

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wild harvesting

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ducks and geese

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art

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art

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cooking

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cooking

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art

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house plants

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cooking

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gardening for beginners

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art

Paint small and paint smaller - discworld fan art

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vines

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rocket ovens

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art

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personal challenges

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art

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art

Best wood for oil painting? (Or other smooth surface)

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food preservation

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tinkering with this site

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stone work

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art

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