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Old 06-04-2014, 05:44 PM   #16
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Sometimes I see cabins in lots, but sometimes they're tucked away in the woods.
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Old 06-04-2014, 08:25 PM   #17
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crazy.

and a good reminder why there are lots of log cabins and practically NO hand-hewn-beam cabins.
Many of the hand hewn beam buildings you can't tell from the outside.
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Old 06-04-2014, 08:32 PM   #18
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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.
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Old 06-04-2014, 09:12 PM   #19
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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.
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Old 06-04-2014, 09:30 PM   #20
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Hewn log houses are not uncommon in this area. It's a regional thing.
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Old 06-04-2014, 09:34 PM   #21
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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.
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Old 06-05-2014, 03:33 AM   #22
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Old 06-05-2014, 10:42 AM   #23
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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/
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Old 06-05-2014, 11:18 AM   #24
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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.
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Old 06-05-2014, 12:33 PM   #25
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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.
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Old 06-05-2014, 12:47 PM   #26
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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.
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Old 06-05-2014, 01:18 PM   #27
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I thought it was just a Middle vs. Coast thing. That will get you a one bedroom condo here, in a bad neighborhood.
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Old 06-05-2014, 02:36 PM   #28
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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.)
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Old 06-11-2014, 10:13 PM   #29
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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).
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Old 06-15-2014, 05:26 PM   #30
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Mulch?!

FTW.

Must've been out of caulking.
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