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helwenWe have an actual time set for signing, so I guess it's safe to post now that Lyle and I will be closing on a house in Ashfield on Wednesday, December 12, 2012.
House is 1800+ sq. ft. of living space, partial basement, small barn, and 6 acres of land with a stream running through it -- a bridge will definitely be a project, down the line, although it can be crossed on foot.
General outline of schedule after closing (assuming no more surprises):
- Start moving things in from then with the goal of living in the house by Winter Solstice
- Painting in two rooms (not entire room in either case, just the hot pink and lime green accent areas in one, and the dark blue on the upper half of the other)
- Close up the barn, which involves rehanging a door, replacing a door sill, fixing the windows, and closing up the carriage wall
- Building chicken nesting boxes
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We'll be moving primarily what's in the farm house over the next week or so, but also some things from the family farm's barn. The print shop will probably have to wait until spring, along with a lot of other things in the barn; I'd like to have a chance to organize things.
I think we can move everything out of the apt., attic, and back attic by the 20/21st, but likely we'll still be moving things out of the barn after then, if anyone feels inclined to come help us out with any of the above ;) And if a miracle occurs, we might even have a tree this year, which would be lovely!
Still trying to figure out where to put some things, in my mental picture of the house. The cold pantry is the biggest challenge. We're probably going to use part of the basement, at least for now, although we're going to need to undo some of the work the sellers did in sealing it up (not enough air circulation). We'll figure it out, along with other things that will present a solution once we've lived there for a while.
House is 1800+ sq. ft. of living space, partial basement, small barn, and 6 acres of land with a stream running through it -- a bridge will definitely be a project, down the line, although it can be crossed on foot.
General outline of schedule after closing (assuming no more surprises):
- Start moving things in from then with the goal of living in the house by Winter Solstice
- Painting in two rooms (not entire room in either case, just the hot pink and lime green accent areas in one, and the dark blue on the upper half of the other)
- Close up the barn, which involves rehanging a door, replacing a door sill, fixing the windows, and closing up the carriage wall
- Building chicken nesting boxes
***
We'll be moving primarily what's in the farm house over the next week or so, but also some things from the family farm's barn. The print shop will probably have to wait until spring, along with a lot of other things in the barn; I'd like to have a chance to organize things.
I think we can move everything out of the apt., attic, and back attic by the 20/21st, but likely we'll still be moving things out of the barn after then, if anyone feels inclined to come help us out with any of the above ;) And if a miracle occurs, we might even have a tree this year, which would be lovely!
Still trying to figure out where to put some things, in my mental picture of the house. The cold pantry is the biggest challenge. We're probably going to use part of the basement, at least for now, although we're going to need to undo some of the work the sellers did in sealing it up (not enough air circulation). We'll figure it out, along with other things that will present a solution once we've lived there for a while.
