The Encyclopedia of Country Living, 10th Edition

The Encyclopedia of Country Living, 10th Edition

No home, whether in the country, the city, or somewhere in between, should be without this one-of-a-kind encyclopedia — the most complete source of information available about growing, processing, cooking, and preserving homegrown foods from the garden, orchard, field, or barnyard. For more than 30 years, people have relied on its practical, step-by-step advice on basic self-sufficiency skills such as how to cultivate a garden, buy land, bake bread, raise farm animals, make sausage, milk a goat, grow herbs, churn butter, build a chicken coop, cook on a wood stove, and much, much more.

First written at the height of the 1960s back-to-the-land movement, the book has been continually revised, updated, and expanded, and has grown from a self-published, mimeographed document to an exhaustive reference of more than one million words, 2,000+ recipes, and over 1,500 mail order sources. Emery’s personal advice, reflections, and anecdotes ensure that this incredibly detailed, diverse reference is as enjoyable as it is useful.

John Sloane's Country Seasons 2013 Deluxe Wall Calendar

John Sloane's Country Seasons 2013 Deluxe Wall Calendar: Twenty-seventh Annual Collection

Each season holds its own unique promise, which it fulfills in countless beautiful ways. Spring dapples the countryside in colorful wildflowers, and summer offers warm breezes enjoyed on a lazy porch swing. Autumn burns brightly in the trees and turns fields to gold, while winter smoothes the hard edges with a layer of brilliant, frosty whiteness. Artist John Sloane celebrates all of the seasons in exquisitely detailed paintings that capture not only their beauty, but also a bygone simplicity of an earlier time.

John Sloane's twelve original paintings included in the lovely John Sloane's Country Seasons 2013 Deluxe Wall Calendar invite all to step back in time to when buggies were the latest mode of transport and friends spent long hours on shady porches.

Moleskine 2013 12 Month Star Wars Limited Edition Weekly Notebook Planner Black Hard Cover Large (Moleskine Star Wars)

The Star Wars Limited Edition weekly large diary lets the force be with you, 365 days a year. The front features gloss black and white debossing text 'Do. Or Do Not. There is No Try' on a hard black cover and a paper case with an image of Yoda. The inside pages are bespoke with themed flyleaves with character quotes illustrated in 4-colour printing. There 144 pages of acid-free threadbound paper featuring and an expandable inner pocket with a removable themed address book and postcard and a ribbon bookmark. The week is presented on the left with a ruled page opposite.