There easily could have been no entry for today, as nobody was here working on-site, and we were spending the day recovering from digging, and whatever else made us so sore from yesterday. But in the evening we got it together to call the old owner and builder of our place. They had returned our call yesterday, but since we had finally found the one-inch water line, we didn't feel the urgency to call back last night.
It was amazing to talk with them! He told us that the water line comes out of the well-house exactly where we had dug the deepest; we just hadn't dug deep enough. It's about 3 feet down, he says. We learned that they were quite sad to have had to leave here (Jim got sick with a rare disease that has left him unable to speak clearly, so Judy listens and then speaks for him). At one point Jim said "Do you know that you live on the best five acres in Oregon?" Yes, we do. We assured him that we love the place tremendously and that we appreciate his incredible craftsmanship every day. They said that it sounds like we are the right people for their old home, which was so nice to hear. We updated them on lots of things that have been done here on the place, as well as neighborhood news.
Here are a few pictures that illustrate the care and skill that went into building this very special five acres.
It was amazing to talk with them! He told us that the water line comes out of the well-house exactly where we had dug the deepest; we just hadn't dug deep enough. It's about 3 feet down, he says. We learned that they were quite sad to have had to leave here (Jim got sick with a rare disease that has left him unable to speak clearly, so Judy listens and then speaks for him). At one point Jim said "Do you know that you live on the best five acres in Oregon?" Yes, we do. We assured him that we love the place tremendously and that we appreciate his incredible craftsmanship every day. They said that it sounds like we are the right people for their old home, which was so nice to hear. We updated them on lots of things that have been done here on the place, as well as neighborhood news.
Here are a few pictures that illustrate the care and skill that went into building this very special five acres.
Look at the detail on that trim!
Just as much detail on the inside trim
The deck is incredibly well-built
The barn was built with future conversion to a house in mind, we were informed
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