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New Page Added! Building our Barn - 2008 | JuneTom & I set up the Travel Trailer for me to live in while cleaning up property and until the new house arrived. The trailer is backed up to the creek that runs thru the center of the property. Since then the pump house has been painted, the blackberries removed and the old fence taken down. |
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JuneOne of the first things that we did was to have all the fields mowed and the hay removed. This s the pasture behind the new house site and the picture was taken from the travel trailer. We have been improving the pastures and will hay every year in the spring, filling our barn with great grass hay, with hay left over to sell. |
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AugustHere's a "tidy" picture of the old farmhouse after the asbestos shingle siding and front and side porch covers were removed, and all the "junk" removed from around and inside the house. |
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Picking up all the junk metal. Murphy and his family do this on his days off, as a "fun" family activity. He had to make three trips filling his trailer each time. | ![]() |
November 8thAs soon as the power was disconnected from the old house, we immediately started the demolition. It was burned in a huge bonfire and buried right where it stood. We plan to grow an orchard in this area now. |
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OctoberBarn with new paddock. |
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DecemberJerry Jeff standing in the rain when he has a perfectly good barn to stand in. |
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October 27thNew Bridge and gate over our creek. Gate opens to the pasture on the other side. |
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July 23rdPreparing the new house site (behind the old house). Removed an old woodshed, chickencoop, blackberries and old fencing. |
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JulyThe site pad is dug and compacted. |
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AugustConcrete pad is done and ready for the house. Jerry Jeff is grazing nearby. |
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September 14thThe first section of our new house arrives! |
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September 24thPlacing the septic tank. |
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OctoberBack of the house with the ground graded, block perimeter done, and paths rocked . We will spend many hours sitting on that sunny porch gazing over the back pasture and the hills beyond. |
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OctoberView from the barn. Old House still there. Notice the giant burn pile to the right. Carport is to be added next. |
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NovemberThe kitchen before we moved all our stuff in. Pretty nice for a manufactured home, eh? |
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December 3rdMoved in and dry! How it looks right now. Carport needs painting and I still have stuff to move out of the carport. |
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The weather is very rainy and windy right now and I am so glad to be in the nice warm house. Tom will here for a festive Christmas together in our new house. We are so thankful and lucky for all our blessings. Please come visit anytime. Warmest wishes to you all. Leslye and Tom Leslye and Tom Wing |
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