Farm Life
So we bought a farm! It’s a manageable size and a dream come true! Having grown up on a farm, it feels like coming home. A small brick ranch overlooking fence lines while nestled among the pines. Being built in the 70’s, it needed a little refreshment inside but the majority of our plans will take shape on the acreage. We had to upgrade all the electric in the house and gave everything a fresh coat of relaxing gray.
We have been here just a couple of months and have already provided the landscaping some much needed TLC. There appear to be remnants of daffodils and lilies scattered throughout the flower beds…spring will be a pleasant surprise! Many trees have been trimmed and shaped, such as the big cedar up front and the overgrown rose of sharon close to the house. A recent wind storm gave us plenty of use on the tractor, having to cut down and clean up a white pine that took out a power line.
After pulling vines from the fenced backyard, I spent a month dealing with contact dermatitis of some kind. But, it looks SO much better along the fence rows. But there were days I wondered if the incessant itching was worth it. We cut up several branches off the apple tree for firewood. By the way, the firewood and wood stove saved our pipes and our sanity during that bitter cold weekend when the tree took out the power.
The quaint greenhouse, pieced together with antique windows, intrigues my imagination for the spring months that can’t get here soon enough. As well as the raised garden beds just waiting for new plants to reside in their fertile earth. Having fresh vegetables this summer will be work but a delight on the dinner plate.
The biggest project before us is adding to the temporary out building and creating actual stalls for the horses that will be coming in the spring. Expanding the riding ring, foraging trails through the woods, and adding an additional paddock are also projects on the near horizon.Ohhhh…it will be a day of rejoicing when I can look out and see our horse grazing, knowing he’s finally home.