This memoir is about two fifty-something Boomers building a small farm life in the Pacific Northwest. The main characters besides me and my husband, the Bearded One, are our 3 twenty-something kids and a few neighbors. We build a barn, an aviary, and a hoop house; acquire chickens and goats for the first time; and h...

Robots. Where would we be without them? Those tireless engines of activity that power almost everything in our modern world. They so rarely get to relax, put their clunky feet up and give themselves an oil change. Well all that is about to change. In this book you will meet 10 mechanical characters, each of which ha...

One perfect morning on the water, author Mary Anne Smrz is greeted by loud trumpeting calls of the Sand Hill Cranes and a twanging bullfrog. Then a chance encounter with a Damselfly leaves the insect shaken. The Damselfly's struggle leaves Mary Anne to face her own truth and a personal challenge about honesty.

You need backyard chickens! This short guide will walk you through preparing for backyard chickens from deciding if chickens are right for you to bringing them home. Each section includes an actionable step to prepare you for keeping urban chickens.

Beginning with Cimabue and Giotto in the thirteenth century, Vasari traces the development of Italian art across three centuries to the golden epoch of Leonardo and Michelangelo. Great men, and their immortal works, are brought vividly to life, as Vasari depicts the young Giotto scratching his first drawings on ston...

Eric Mantle presents the basics of classical theory in a clear and concise manner for all beginning drawing and painting students. His book features diagrams that illustrate every concept. Students will see the complexities of color theory and understand how to create the illusion of volume and depth on a 2-dimensio...

Let me help you take the frustration out of gardening and landscaping. Discover methods to be kind to the environment by being "almost organic", and maintaining a great looking yard and garden while being environmentally responsible, yet practical. If you find you're spending more time on your lawn and garden with l...

In ancient Japan, beautiful yet functional cords made with the traditional braiding art of kumihimo adorned everything from kimonos to samurai armor to prayer scrolls. In Kumihimo Wire Jewelry, innovative jewelry artist Giovanna Imperia offers a fresh twist on this time-honored technique, adapting it to create stunn...

Ein Korallenriff im eigenen Heim – wer möchte sich diesen Wunschtraum nicht erfüllen? Dieser fantastisch bebilderte Ratgeber ist ein hervorragender Leitfaden zum Aufbau und Betrieb eines funktionierenden Meerwasser-Aquariums. Praxisnah und anschaulich werden Schritt für Schritt die Grundlagen erläutert. Natürlich fi...

Antonio López García’s Everyday Urban Worlds: A Philosophy of Painting is the first book to give the famed Spanish artist the critical attention he deserves. Born in Tomelloso in 1936 and still living in the Spanish capital today, Antonio López has long cultivated a reputation for impressive urban scenesーbut it is ...

Are you looking for new and effective ways to reduce stress and relax? Fabric colouring in could be your solution! What is fabric colouring in? Adult colouring-in books are very popular because many stressed-out people value colouring in as being an easy way to relax. Fabric colouring in – the new fabric-painting di...

Thousands of years ago, a cat purred, and humans listened. We were fascinated. Today, we're still fascinated by the purr, but in many cases, we've let our feline companions down. There are millions of homeless and hungry cats. These are but a few of the stories of the lucky ones, rescued from bad situations and give...

Crochet patterns to create a little nurse doll. The doll is 3 inches/ 7.5 cm high. For materials you can use: 3.00 mm hook 4 ply yarn (cream, white, brown and red) Black embroidery floss Polyester fiberfill Two 4 mm black beads for eyes or other eyes as desired Tapestry needle Sewing needle and thread for attaching...

The smash-hit Sunday Times bestseller, perfect for fans of A Street Cat Named Bob, this is the ideal stocking filler Can a pet really change your life? Alfie is homeless, abandoned after his elderly owner passes away. But when he stumbles on to Edgar Road, Alfie knows he’s found his new home. However, the street’s r...

Die Armbanduhr, des Mannes liebstes Spielzeug - und sein einziges gesellschaftlich legitimiertes Schmuckstück -, hat eine mehr als 100-jährige Geschichte vorzuweisen. Der renommierte Auktionator und Armbanduhren-Experte Stefan Muser hat aus seinem reichen Fundus die legendärsten Exemplare der einzelnen Epochen ausge...

With her "choose-your-own-adventure" approach to sewing, Tanya Whelan offers an invaluable collection of patterns that empowers sewers to become designers. The trick is a set of patterns for 6 skirts and 8 bodices that line up perfectly at the waist, plus an additional 4 sleeve styles and 4 necklines. Tanya gives re...