Log Homes and 'What If's'

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Before I moved to Kansas...as most of you know.. I lived in the mountains of British Columbia. It's a beautiful province with mountains and lakes and ocean and orchards vineyards and even rattlesnakes and tumbleweed.

Love all the stone and those huge windows!

In the area I lived in we were surrounded by mountains and trees...LOTS of trees. Logging was the #1 industry there and because of that there were a lot of log homes built. Some were just cabins but some were beautiful huge homes.

We stayed in this one in Arkansas

I've always loved log homes and my dream at one time was to build one on the side of a mountain beside a lake. Well life happens and things change and I am now living my dream on this little farm in the country surrounded by wheat fields and corn. I love Kansas...it has it's own beauty and the people are so friendly...especially here in the country. There are times though ...especially when it's hot and humid like it is now in Kansas that I think about that log cabin in the cool mountains of BC. 

This is one of my favorites

I think we all have our little 'WHAT IF' dreams...like what if we won the lottery. Well if something like that were to happen to us...my dream would be to build that log home on the lake near my children up in Canada and live there 4 months out of the year.

The HOT HUMID months. 

Love the front porch

I like the walk out basement

Wow

This looks more like a post and beam with stones...love it!

My log home would have a wrap around porch...large windows...screened porch...dormer windows...Huge fireplace with wood insert and the master bedroom would be on the main floor.

Dream's of grandeur? Yes...but it's only a dream after all.

I'm sure I'm not the only one who has 'what if' dreams....do you like log homes?

What would your 'what if' dream be?