Sooner or Later…

Well, it seems we will be moving in the not so distance future. DH has been wanting to move closer to his father - an hour+ drive is just too much, esp. since his mother has passed on.

Photo #1 This is the front of the house - The ramp will be coming off - after we use the dolly to haul all our stuff into the house. I’d like to add a metal roof one day. Landscape of course. I get the carport. There is a second entry just in front of the previous owners vehicle.

Photo #2: Here is the back - That bush is an eaten up cherry type tree. The leaves are in the cherry family. There is part of a clothes line stand hidden in the overgrowth. The small row of trees is the beginning of the fence to the larger pasture. It is tight 5 strand barbwire. I’d say it is about an acre. That is the best spot to put the garden and fruit trees because there is very little shade. But it’s such a nice pasture…

Outbuilding: Dh finally got his wish. It has an opener and it built for pulling motors (according to dh).

Look just past the out building. There are two fences. One is a looser barbed wire,the second is a tighter 5 strand bardwire. This forms a passage between the two pastures. Behind the building is the first pasture. It is smaller, fenced with 3 or 4 strands of wire that is *looser* and starting to become overgrown.

I didn’t mean too but I popped off at one of the realtors we have been dealing with. First thing out of every single one’s mouth is “It has TWO bathrooms”.  What is the deal with two bathrooms!…we have been living with only ONE  for years…its not hard…inconvenient at times, but not hard…there are more important things that TWO bathrooms…spend very little time there…UH OH… Somewhat startled & embarassed to hear myself thinking out-loud  -  I continued looking…

Almost didn’t buy it though. Our realtor is not the listing one. She was talking to the other realtor because we had questions. That back pass through looks like (and is) an easement.

NO IT IS NOT.

Sure looks like one to me.

And the property goes to the second fence on the small pasture but only the first fence on the other side. That pasture belongs to someone else.

So how is that 2 acres???

Next visit had the owner there and she politely & firmly corrected her agent’s mistake. Whew…much better. Would not have considered it without that other piece of land. Two acres is smaller than my wish list.

Now I still am trying to figure out the well. It is a 100 ft well - cased to 100 ft anyway - as the previous well had collapsed and the (then) owner didn’t want to do THAT again. So does that mean that it is 100 ft to water Or they stopped drilling & casing because there was water and the water level is above the 100 ft line.

Or how far down until we could touch water?

I would like to have a hand pump as a backup. The affordable ones are good for 100 ft. The deep well hand pumps will have to be saved up for.

Unfortunately no one seems to understand my point. And we are due for a doozy of an ice storm as it has been 5+ years since the last one. (our average has been about every 5 years).

So…I’m happy to have some land for a good garden & room for the chickens. I’m moving from an antique home with windows & windows & windows. It is really sturdy & I love it. Not getting more land or the creek but can’t have everything.

Now to pack…

And plan the garden…bwahahahah…I need minions…