Sometimes I see cabins in lots, but sometimes they're tucked away in the woods.

Many of the hand hewn beam buildings you can't tell from the outside.

Notice how his toes are so curled up. I think he's afraid of losing them. haha

a vacuum sealer for food is for when you want to sou vide. Cooking at low temps in a water bath usually.

eta: I'd be happy if my family ever thought of these sorts of things for me.

I was thinking hand hewn timber framing but I have seen a fair number of hewn log houses. I think its a regional thing. The old barns around here have hand hewn frames, that's where my interest lies.

Hewn log houses are not uncommon in this area. It's a regional thing.

I'd love to have a log house. In fact, I have this idea of a cabin style home on the side of a hill that levels out where the back porch is, but as you walk into the house at the front/side, you walk into a huge open plan timber floored area with a couple of steps up to the kitchen on the front wall, then a fireplace at one side and the tv/entertainment at the other. The floor would be covered in rugs and mats and plenty of comfy lounges all over the place. Then there's a staircase on both ends of the room which lead to the bedroom and bathrooms upstairs, all of which open out onto a balcony which overlooks the main living area. Did I mention the entire back wall, which would open out onto a country vista, would be made of glass?

Sounds pretty neat huh?

This is my dream house.

Haggis @ Infi.

:)

Speaking of log homes...another of my dream homes is for sale. Seems really cheap to me, for the 5 acres and all the beauty. May as well be 2 million, for me, though. It's right across the road from my favorite park/reserve: Stillwater Prairie Reserve. Me want. Want want want. Maybe I won the lottery last night.

http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/95...34934093_zpid/

Shit, infi, that is a beautiful house. I'd get rid of the blue carpet and all the awful wainscoting wallpaper and the gross floral couches, but the bones of it are gorgeous.

wow,that's really beautiful and on five acres. very nice, and the price seems almost suspiciously low, not that I've a quarter million dollars in my other pants or anything....

very pretty place.

clod: yes, as my mom would have said, we'd need to de-frou frou it.

bigv: i wonder about the price too. seems awfully low. oh well, as you said, there's no quarter million buried in my yard...i mean, um, in the bank.

I thought it was just a Middle vs. Coast thing. That will get you a one bedroom condo here, in a bad neighborhood.

Well, there are other estate type places going for 1 or 2 million. Price is most definitely driven by the area, but even considering that I would have expected...I don't know, probably half a million. This is based on part on my many many many perusals of local real estate (big dreams, little pockets.)

And we have a winner! Lowes (Canada) was advertising Mulch as a potential father's day gift on the radio this morning. (Lowes is a home improvement/DIY/garden center type of store for those who need to know).

Mulch?!

FTW.

Must've been out of caulking.