Building a Log Cabin and Observing the Environs, 1953 Spiral Bound Pocket Sketchbook slate with repair but the carving is of

but the carving is of a substantial

Clearly meant to represent a gourd

but in their long black coats and bonnets it feels as if they inhabit a world of  their own

I like the hand-painted black letters themselves--the skinny second "C" in contrast to the fatter first one

just lovely and lovingly made from heads to toes

Building a Log Cabin and Observing the Environs, 1953 Spiral Bound Pocket Sketchbook slate with repair but the carving is ofSeems to me the person who kept this little notebook was planning or in the process of building a cabin in the woods, with several pages devoted to details of construction the laying of the logs, front door (I really like that drawing just as a drawing), windows, fireplace, etc. but then there are also sketches of the environs and, I presume, the family dog. All drawings documented. 6" x 4" notebook. All pages with drawings pictured, with empty pages