Creative Country Construction: Building & Living In Harmony with Nature

Rating:
Summary: Liked the original version better
Review: I lost my copy of the original version of this book, which was titled Country Comforts, and purchased this "updated" version. However much of the information I valued in the older version covering livestock housing and fencing, and a lot of the finer details of the old book were ommitted in this version. I did like the notes following up on how the original designs mentioned in the book had fared over time, but that was the only way that this version was better than the old version.

Rating:
Summary: Liked the original version better
Review: I lost my copy of the original version of this book, which was titled Country Comforts, and purchased this "updated" version. However much of the information I valued in the older version covering livestock housing and fencing, and a lot of the finer details of the old book were ommitted in this version. I did like the notes following up on how the original designs mentioned in the book had fared over time, but that was the only way that this version was better than the old version.

Rating:
Summary: Simplifying Life
Review: This book was put together to emphasize the light and helpful way it tells the stories of real people who followed up their urge to simplify their lives and get closer to nature. This is an update of two classic books and has their excellent drawings throughout. This new compilation tells how these peoples' lives and homesteads faired over the intervening years. Life turned out not always to be simpler, but their satisfactions at having created their own homes was genuine. There is practical information for those interested in trying it out, but the stories are intended to make enjoyable armchair reading by themselves.