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wonderful woodland
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EXPERT CRAFTSMANSHIP AND A GRAND VISION COMBINE TO CREATE A TIMBER-FRAME MARVEL BY MORGAN CARTIER WESTON PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN MICHAEL SIMPSON
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ense clusters of pines cast long shadows as the sun rises on a quiet hill. This is where Terry Blanken and Dennis Swartzlander’s dream of a forest getaway took root. “When I had this idea, I just thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be fun if we had a little cabin in the woods?’” Terry says. The couple envisioned
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