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Christmas AT THE CABIN

uring a commonplace drive through a commonplace neighborhood, Penny Ausley noticed a house for sale. What was in the backyard—a little log cabin—made her heart leap. “When I saw that little cabin sitting behind that house, I just wanted to take care of it and protect the history of it,” Penny says. “I guess it just speaks to my heart from the olden days and how life used to

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