Living room - pre move in

When we moved in, we didn't get power for 2 days. Apparently the previous owner did a hard shut off of the electricity instead of a transfer, so that was a shame. It cut back on what we could do for the first couple of days, and how much we wanted to be in the house. It was hot!

Nonetheless, MOST of the house gets amazing natural light (except for the living room, which is dark as a cave because of the roof over the front patio that blocks incoming light from the windows into the living room). So I took some pictures while the house was still empty.

Here is the living room - there is a really pretty archway going into the kitchen:

Here is the rest of the living room. The inset is a chimney, which I believe was used in the past with a wood stove. Someday I'd like to take down the drywall and expose the chimney.

I'd like to do the same with the fireplace in the guest bedroom... There is also a window, but I didn't take a picture of it.

We have a pretty bannister on the stairs too:

The stairs, however, could use a little bit of cosmetic help. There used to be a runner... the paint is dingy... but one day they'll be amazing:

Man down! (or tree, rather)

Well, the recent storm ruthlessly stole from me one of the farmhouse's treasures - a mature butternut tree. :( Words cannot express my disappointment. I had already looked up butternut ice cream recipes and was getting really excited to harvest nuts!

But alas... the winds were too strong I guess.

Clint contemplates the tree situation. In this angle, the tree doesn't look that big. But really, it is quite big. It's just downhill from Clint, which ruins the perspective.

Aside from the obvious pain of losing my ability to harvest this rare nut (it's related to the walnut), we have to pay a lot of money to have the thing professionally removed... as you can see, it was a very big tree.

At this point, mid-July, the tree has been taken down and cut up and is sitting in our yard... but so far the tree company still hasn't returned to remove the stump or take away the huge sections of tree that are left. But, they haven't charged us either, and (not so) secretly I hope they forget about it and don't come back!

We Bought a Farmhouse!

Seemingly out of nowhere, Clint and I bought a house!! And not just any house, but a 1911 farmhouse settled nicely on .8 acres, complete with a green tin roof and a front patio just aching for some good old fashioned rocking chairs.

Soon I'll be milking cows and churning my own butter...

here it is:

here are some more angles of the front:

and one side of our lovely front yard:

and our very first visitor!

For some reason, I apparently didn't feel the need to take ANY pictures of the massive back yard or the really cute back patio/deck that you can almost make out in picture 3... so those pictures are still to come.

And... no, we're probably not going to get a cow. But maybe chickens. Someday. After we get the garden going.