Not exact matches
What a privilege to set out into the wilderness from among the Spanish
oaks and the Guadalupe river, what a gift to be equipped for the journey by the saints of an
old German town and the prayers of the earnest at the big evangelical church and the friendship and love of a few
good people who loved Jesus and loved you.
Pear Trees is full of original
oak beams and character with many interesting features such as the ancient flagstones in the reception hall, the sitting room with its large marble fireplace where logs burn in winter, the dinning room with original window shutters, the
old Aga in the kitchen that is used for all cooking and the utility room where there is even an ancient water
well and pump!
All my games start with
old trees, rayman 1 & 2, Beyond
Good & Evil's ancient
oak.
Apparently without protection of the cork forests (cork is harvested from the bark of a special
oak tree roughly every 9 years and then allowed to grow back - some still productive trees are
well over 200 years
old), then habitat and livelihoods may be lost.
Working with a centuries
old oak tree, they wanted to create a place for adventure as
well as relaxation, all without cutting a single branch.
In the case of
oak and some other hardwoods, reclaimed wood may make a
better floor, since wood in
older buildings often came from heartwood.
We have lovely big windows throughout so we can enjoy our tall pine trees,
old oak giants and a wonderful creek that does turn into a
good size river when we have a hard rain.