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    unexpected INHERITANCE

    Aug 17, 2021 3 minutes
    BY MARY ELLEN POLSON
    PHOTOS BY STEVE GROSS & SUSAN DALEY

    Sometimes dubious fortune is thrust upon you while you are busy making other plans. Jayme and Barbara Kuhn learned they had inherited Do Nothing Farm—a historic property in the hamlet of Cornwallville, New York—just after they’d begun major restoration of a different property nearby.

    So they didn’t move into Do Nothing Farm right away. What finally pushed the timeline was when, after selling that restored property, called Butterfly Farm, the buyer emailed them to

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