I live in Grafton, Vermont, a quaint and beautiful town with a population of 500-700. I grew up in a semi-rural part of town in Houston where we had room to run and play. We had a number of chickens and cats and spent our summers in Vermont, just a short walk from where I live now. As a child, I regularly rode up with my family from our home in Houston, Texas to visit my grandparents in Vermont. The town of Grafton inspired me with such imagination and creativity that I vowed to one day live there—it took me 60 years.
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