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Exploring the Enigma of Tuscany’s Timeless Farmhouses – Neveazzurra — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 10:52:34 +0000

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By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 18:03:59 +0000

In reply to Paul. It sounds like a lovely way to spend retirement days. And how wonderful that a lot of the hard work/renovations have been done for you! Thanks for sharing.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 04:35:53 +0000

We have just bought a 1948 farmhouse in Northern California, the house has all been remodeled except the upstairs bathroom. The previous owner was very attached to the house being all the work they did to it. I can see how the work never stops my wife wants to add another addition to the upstairs main bedroom they made bedrooms small back in them days. Just looking at this white farmhouse takes you back in time with its porch and gable roofs. I can feel the history when I walk into the house it’s sits on one acre but I’m sure back then there was many more acres that have since been sold off. It will take time for my wife to get use to the soul and character of this old house. It is very solid built for being 73 years old. We’re looking forward to our retirement days living in this house.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 04:16:21 +0000

In reply to Karen. Absolutely a labor of love and absolutely worth it but nope not gonna glorify it. :-)

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 01:59:55 +0000

Ha!!! We bought an 11 acre farm with a house that is part 1847, 1900 and,2012 ooooh the stories we could commiserate about. Not a job for the unprepared.! “Quirks” a plenty. The leaks, mice, and mysteries a plenty. You must both be on board for a bumpy but rewarding ride!! Thank you for not glorifying the elbow grease and, chilly weeks you spend working out the kinks. Loooove our home. It’s been a 4 year (so far) labor of love but our home is so worth it. FYI – the previous owner put gravel in the root seller to deal with the mud from the leaks, we added spray foam insulation.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 21:07:25 +0000

In reply to JETHRO PAUL RAYMER. Hi Jethro, I just checked and you are on my email newsletter list. Hope you're getting them now!

By: JETHRO PAUL RAYMER

JETHRO PAUL RAYMER — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 15:55:32 +0000

CAN YOU PLEASE SING ME UP FOR YOUR NEWSLETTERS.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 31 May 2018 20:14:36 +0000

In reply to Jenny. Jenny, I can totally relate to every word you shared. We actually HAD a gaping hole in our foundation, right under our front door and that was the day I thought our world was collapsing. Because we too have no discretionary funds. Like zero. No, make that negative. And of course food and care for the animals has to take precedence over aesthetics, so aesthetics never get tended to. I often find myself praying about this old house, asking God to hold it together and/or provide funds we need to respect and care for this history that He has charged to our care for this season of the home's "life."

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 31 May 2018 19:33:50 +0000

Thank you for this! I really needed it. My house was built in 1852 and is, as I not so affectionately refer to it, pretty bendy wendy. Sometimes I feel like chicken little running around shouting “the sky is falling” because I am sure that the floor feels FAR more crooked than it did before, or that crack is getting bigger, or that creak didn’t used to creak so loudly, or I swear I can see much more light through the foundation than last year. Unfortunately we are young, and not very handy (though I am pretty gung ho about giving it a shot) and money is quite definitely an object so I just whisper to the house, which has standing here before the first shots of the Civil War, to please go on standing until I can figure out what to do. Often, it feels like too much and I want to throw my hands up and move into something a bit more contemporary. But I know that I could never have a proper homestead in a straight, shiny new house.

By: Emma

Emma — Fri, 11 May 2018 18:09:39 +0000

Oh I can relate.. My husband and I are living in and very budget consciously “renovating” a 100 year old farm house on the Nebraska plains. Dust bowl survivor.. Tornado survivor. House that’s been in his family for several generations.. Both him and his father were raised in this house, now we’re raising our own kids. Been here for about 2 years.. It sat abandoned after family left farming about 10 years prior however.. The house and property are amazing and it is a dream life.. but my goodness it is the project that never ends!!