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2 a p c s hor e l i n e s.c om | 2017 Vol :1 A house is built of wood and nails and sheetrock and glass and shingles and insulation and more. A home is built by family and love and time spent with each other and all those moments large and small that make fond memories. This issue of Shorelines captures the contrast between a house and a home. Jeff Roberts, a Birmingham financial planner, wanted a house on Smith Lake that would become a home for family – his mother, brother and four nieces and nephews – and friends. Christopher Architecture & Interiors designed the house, a stunning structure of stone and metal that is at the same time rustic and refined, where every room has a view of the lake. "I wanted a house where my mom could see the lake while she made sandwiches in the kitchen, where everyone could sit at the dining room table," Roberts tells Jeff Book. "I built it to share the lake experience with others." If it hasn't already, that lake experience surely will turn Roberts' house into a home, just as Kate Wood's parents' house on Lake Martin has become a home. Wood, of Selma, connects with her family through her love of baking and the lake home. "Whether we are coming up for the weekend, spending Auburn football weekends, visiting the grandparents, just bringing the kids up, I want this lake house to be a place we will return to year after year," Wood tells Allison Westlake. Wood spent a recent day baking with her family at the lake home and shares some mouthwatering recipes from her baking blog, www.thewoodandspoon.com, with Shorelines readers. Also in this issue: • The Lake Martin Resource Association, Russell Lands and Alabama Power are pooling their energies in the Treasured Mile program, which allows lake lovers to keep their adopted islands and shoreline pristine. • Alabama Power's original lake and river cleanup program for dedicated volunteers, Renew Our Rivers, has kicked off its 18th year of removing debris from state lakes, rivers and shorelines. • Sometimes nature can use a little assist, so Alabama Power is working with state conservation officials on several company lakes to help maintain a healthy fish population with a successful spawn. Enjoy! BOB BL ALOCK WATER WHYS Left: Photo by Ted Tuck er – Kate Wood and Aimee, her daughter, share a special moment – and homemade ice cream – at the family's Lake Martin home. 2

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