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It is well with my soul ...

Posting on the Hebron Herald has had a hiatus for the last few months so it's time to pick up the pen, so to speak, and get the ink flowing again. The last few months here at Hebron has had its blessings and challenges; the kind of challenges that 100kph winds bring.  The sukkah was completely destroyed but this gives us an opportunity to build a stronger, more appropriate structure in time for Sukkot in October.  A couple of big trees at the driveway entrance were pushed over but the contract chippers came along at the right time so they cleaned up the mess and then delivered a truck load of mulch.  Now that's what I call a silver lining! The house naturally copped a blast and so there is damage to the guttering, the front door and the air-conditioner so we've quite a list to keep the boys busy for a while.  Unfortunately we also lost a few of our young trees from the horrendous winds and it was rather saddening to see them uprooted, especially my favourite h...