Fibermania

It's Ours!

Our offer was accepted and we are dancing a jig!

Or maybe it should be a Tennessee Waltz?

The east side of the house with the view of the rocking chair porch. This was high on my list of necessities.

The westside view with the nearly completed retaining wall. This is contracted as being completed by closing.

The front garden, and the north side of the house. There are stone walls built in several areas. All the heavy lifting was done before we got there, thankfully.

No dogs. Ducks.

The Quackers arrived on their own. The previous owner said they had laid eggs but the raccoons have gotten them before they could hatch. There is always next spring.

These boys will stay too. We are thinking of calling the place Freebird Farm.

The closing is July 30th and we have a lot to do in the meantime. No, our house in Cary hasn't sold yet. We are not worried. All of this will happen in God's good time. We are prepared to make this purchase from savings and then when our house sells, we will replenish the pot.

Going over our list of desires it is surprising how many of those things are fulfilled in this property.

Water--a pond with koi, bass and bluegill.

Double Bubble tub and a second bath upstairs.

Deep woods. A real forest and acreage--5!

Established gardens with 'Southern plantings'. Azaleas, rhododendrons, dogwoods, holly, jasmine, wisteria, and yesterday I found a patch of mint. (think Mojitos and Mint Juleps). And the orchard contains 32 fruit trees, nine grape varieties and all those blueberry bushes.

Both sun and shade and higher elevation for cooler temperatures.
Low taxes!

An outbuilding for my studio. I will have the upstairs sitting room for my quilting and the outbuilding for my painting. O my!

The decorating will be fun too. Dave suggests Mexican Chalet as our style.

Rustic is only the half of it.