Getting here was a bit of a challenge. We had to fill out safe entry forms for both NS and NB. Then we isolated for two weeks at a lovely cottage right on the bay.
Finally we are here and loving the chance to be with our daughter and granddaughter.
Shannon and Zoe love their farm, their property and animals but farm life is not always easy.
First some descriptions. The property is beautiful. About five acres are mowed, interspersed with islands of trees, wild roses and bushes. Taming some of these islands has been a goal. Around the house there are some beautiful plantings, flowering and looking stunning in the spring.
Shannon and Zoe love their farm, their property and animals but farm life is not always easy.
First some descriptions. The property is beautiful. About five acres are mowed, interspersed with islands of trees, wild roses and bushes. Taming some of these islands has been a goal. Around the house there are some beautiful plantings, flowering and looking stunning in the spring.
There is also a pond behind the house that requires some taming. The rest of the land is forest, old orchard and scrubland. There are several trails winding through it. Shannon would like to do some forest management sometime in the future.
The outbuildings. Shannon hired someone to do major work on the barn and it houses her chickens and rabbits.
She loves these animals dearly and gets up an hour early to feed and care for them before work. That is very early when she is on 6am shift at the Y. She has a workshop attached to the house which is very hard to keep organized as it is filled with tools and many of the purchases for the new bathroom. Attached to the workshop is the garage full of wood for the fireplace and garden tools. Finally there is a building called the market place which will come down sometime in the future.
Lastly the house. The house is old and not in wonderful shape. She has renovated a mud room and a den and almost all of one bedroom (which still needs a closet to be finished, a door to be changed, and some finishing trim.) The upstairs bathroom has been gutted but the renovator has been pulled away for another job.
We got a small picture of what she deals with as we experienced a driving rainstorm which caused a leak where a chimney was not well sealed, and a flood in the basement because mice had nibbled big holes in the sump pump hose. Such are the joys of owning an old house. Yet they love it. They and their pets Dixie, Charlie and Phoenix fill it with joy. Did I mention Phoenix is the new “barn” kitten?
The outbuildings. Shannon hired someone to do major work on the barn and it houses her chickens and rabbits.
Lastly the house. The house is old and not in wonderful shape. She has renovated a mud room and a den and almost all of one bedroom (which still needs a closet to be finished, a door to be changed, and some finishing trim.) The upstairs bathroom has been gutted but the renovator has been pulled away for another job.
We got a small picture of what she deals with as we experienced a driving rainstorm which caused a leak where a chimney was not well sealed, and a flood in the basement because mice had nibbled big holes in the sump pump hose. Such are the joys of owning an old house. Yet they love it. They and their pets Dixie, Charlie and Phoenix fill it with joy. Did I mention Phoenix is the new “barn” kitten?
Mom and Dad
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