Each gorgeous log home shown here was built with reclaimed timbers that were hand-hewn at least a century ago.
The homes vary from small to large, and cover layouts from "erected as found" to modern configurations. One thing they all have in common, though, is that they look the way log homes are supposed to look. Dove-tailed corners, weathered barn wood, antique heart pine, and ancient beams, logs, and posts were used abundantly in their construction.
If you e hoping to build such a home for yourself, or expand your existing home with a log addition, this book will provide help and...

Lang Eldridge, the protagonist in "Making Arrangements," is a cancer-surviving baby boomer whose 'perfect arrangements' go awry after her fit husband drops dead instead of her. A loner, her life has revolved around her husband and her granddaughter, and close friendships between women are something she doesn't quite understand. How do they become so familiar with each other, knowing where the spices are kept in each other's kitchens?

Prepared for her own death, Lang has arranged every detail of her husband's life without her, from her decadent caramel cakes with thick creamy icing...