Creative Coziness
Meet interior designer Mary Douglas Drysdale, whose passion for horseback riding led her to southeastern Pennsylvania. There, she renovated her weekend home—a three-story wood and stone farmhouse—and decorated it based on the home's architectural ... [... more]
Fine Living |
The Hills of Tuscany
 Amazon.com Review: A sensuous valentine to author Ferenc Máté's adopted homeland, The Hills of Tuscany brims with lush descriptions of golden dales, scrumptious meals, rich wines, and friendly natives. After years of nomadic roaming from [... more]
$16.50
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Termite damaged wood in an old house
Dear Home Inspector: We are buying a 200-year-old stone farmhouse.Extensive termite damage and rot in the joists was discovered. We havebeen told we should replace the joists rather than treat them and sister newjoists on. Which is better to ... [... more]
Old House Web |
Holiday Seasonal Beer & Party Snackers - Beer and Brewing
One of my fondest Holiday memories as a young adult was that of an immense stone farmhouse on the edge of town, where I gathered with friends to celebrate the Season of Cheer. Walk-in fireplaces graced every room, downstairs and up, silent ... [... more]
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Homescaping: Designing Your Landscape to Match Your Home
Transform your landscape into an extension of your home with this innovative new approach to garden design and outdoor decorating-showing how to create the perfect setting for any home. Well-designed outdoor space enhances the appeal and functionality of [... more]
$23.33 (Save 33%)
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Country Matters
In these thoroughly engaging stories, Country Living columnist Jo Northrop shares her deeply felt convictions about the importance of a sense of place - a country place. When she became legally blind, she found that returning to the land gave her a way [... more]
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A Year in Provence
They had been there often as tourists. They had cherished the dream of someday living all year under the Provencal sun. And suddenly it happened. Here is the month-by-month account of the charms and frustrations that Peter Mayle and his wife -- and their [... more]
$9.36 (Save 28%)
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A Good Dog: The Story of Orson, Who Changed My Life
Carolyn Wilki told the five of us to spread out into a circle in her pasture, with our dogs. We were an odd group, a motley mix of dog lovers and our anxious border collies and shepherds arrayed near an aging stone farmhouse in eastern Pennsylvania [... more]
$0.57
A1 Books |
Alice Stories
Wisconsin is not where Alice, a girl raised in Florida, meant to end up. But when she falls in love with Anders Dahl, a descendant of Norwegian farmers born for generations in the same stone farmhouse, she realizes that to love Anders is to settle into a [... more]
$24.95
eBooks |
The Luck of the Irish: Our Life in County Clare
Ten years ago, Niall and Christine left their careers in New York City for a life in Kiltumper cottage - once Christine's grandfather's stone farmhouse - outside the tiny village of Kilmihil in County Clare. They wanted to lead a more authentic life, to [... more]
$1.99
A1 Books |
The Silver Cow: A Welsh Tale
From Wales comes this tale of young Huw, whose lilting harp music enchants Tylwyth Teg, the magic people of Bearded Lake.PFrom the depths of the black lake comes the gift of a beautiful silver cow; and the cow is magic, for its milk is three times as [... more]
$1.95
A1 Books |
365 Days in France Calendar
Live the French dream, all year long. From the grand galleries of the Louvre to a lively sidewalk cafe in Aix, France is a destination for romantics. A sunny afternoon at the Luxembourg Gardens. A weathered stone farmhouse in Burgundy's countryside. [... more]
$8.69
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