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  Crafting with Gourds - Building...

  Lora S. Irish

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  Transform ordinary gourds into extraordinary art! This complete artist's guide to gourd crafting will teach you an amazing array of techniques for creating unique and attractive décor. Legendary crafting artist Lora S. Irish explains all the basics from gourd selection and preparation to materials, supplies, and construction methods. Learn interesting ways to blow, dab, drip, and splatter paint to make spectacular effects. Discover how to add 3D texture and sculpt gourd art that is both visually and tangibly fascinating. Lora guides you through 14 step-by-step projects for making beautiful birdhouses, wind chimes, pitchers, flowerpots, and more.

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  Tundra - Nature's Favorite Comic...

  Chad Carpenter

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  From the vast frozen wilderness of Alaska, Chad Carpenter brings Tundra. The National Cartoonists Society named Tundra as the Best Newspaper Panel Cartoon of the Year in 2007. These are award-winning cartoons from a naturally wonderful place.A tour guide might overlook some of the more quirky aspects of Alaska, but Carpenter sees it in a completely different light (even if that light only shows itself part of the year). Carpenter gives nature's residents, the furry and the not-so-furry, full attention. He also gives them voices that can bring a tear of laughter to the eye. Tundra is full of talking snowmen, inept hunters, obsessed fishermen, and inviting wildlife looking for their next meal. It's also packed with an abundance of hilarity.Tundra: Nature's Favorite Comic Strip features a "best of" collection with 560 cartoons from over 16 years of syndication.

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  Tales From the Home Farm - Live...

  Michael Kelly

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  Turn the doom and gloom into a better, more enjoyable way of living.
  
  Want to eat better, save money, work those muscles without the treadmill, know where your food comes from? This could be the new, recession-proof you! Five years ago Michael Kelly chucked in the corporate life to try his hand at 'the good life'. It's been the most rewarding thing he has ever done – and you could do it too. Make your back (or front) garden work for you; or maybe an allotment?
  
  Based on his own, sometimes hilarious experiences, Michael shares what he's learned, taking us through the year on his small home farm.
  
  - Included:
  - What to grow and when. What's worth it? What's not?
  - Hens and pigs – the ups and downs
  - Cooking and storing your bounty
  - The health benefits – physical and mental
  - Linking up with others - food swapping and markets, and the return of the meitheal

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  101 Amazing Facts about Cats

  Jack Goldstein

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  Are you the world’s biggest cat lover? Or are you thinking about getting a pet cat and want to know more about what to expect? In this excellent audio-book, narrator Jason Zenobia talks us through over one hundred facts about our favourite feline friends. Visiting subjects such as their behaviour, biology, why they are so great and much more, this is the perfect addition to anyone’s audio-book collection.An Andrews UK audio production.

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  Homesteading Essentials - A...

  Landon Woodland

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  Ready to embrace self-sufficiency but unsure where to start? 
  Achieving a sustainable lifestyle can seem overwhelming. With so much to learn, space constraints, and new skills to master, the idea of growing your own food and raising animals might feel daunting. Landon Woodland shares his journey to help you avoid common pitfalls and confidently begin your homesteading adventure. 
  Homesteading Essentials: A Practical Guide to Growing Food, Raising Animals, and Achieving Sustainable Self-Sufficiency provides straightforward advice for starting small, growing at your own pace, and creating a sustainable lifestyle without breaking the bank. 
  Inside, you'll learn:Adapting methods to your space: Techniques like container gardening, raised beds, and hydroponics.Growing food in small spaces: Step-by-step guides for maximizing yields.Raising small livestock: Care tips for chickens, rabbits, and bees.Affordable sustainability: Build compost bins, collect rainwater, and reduce waste.DIY projects: Hands-on guides to start your homestead right away.Preserving your harvest: Canning, freezing, and dehydrating for year-round use.Efficient homesteading: Time-saving tips for gardening, care, and seasonal planning.Preparedness tips: Stockpile essentials, secure your space, and handle emergencies.Advanced skills: Soapmaking, herbal remedies, and homestead income ideas.Community building: Find local and online support networks. 
  Packed with practical advice, Homesteading Essentials gives you the tools to succeed, no matter your location or experience level. 
  Start your homesteading journey today and bring your self-sufficiency dream to life!

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  A World Treasury of Riddles

  Phil Cousineau

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  The bestselling author of The Art of Pilgrimage and Once and Future Myths presents a selection of mind-bending brain teasers. 
   
  Riddles by any name—enigmas, conundrum, word puzzles, teasers—have been posed since ancient times to test people’s wit and stretch their imaginations. Mythologist and adventurer Phil Cousineau resurrects this lost art form in A World Treasury of Riddles. Drawing from world literature, history, myth, and folklore, Cousineau has created a one-of-a-kind book that presents riddles from ancient Greece to the Ozarks, from Leonardo da Vinci to Lewis Carroll, and more. 
   
  Previously published as Riddle Me This: A World Treasury of Word Puzzles, Folk Wisdom, and Literary Conundrums

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