A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Banter Hall "Farther Along Farm"

Looks like we found our farm in Mississippi! Our offer was accepted! Now there's just the slew of stuff to do to finish the deal, then a lot of stuff to do on the property. But one step at a time we are getting there. (And... we accepted an offer on our Cincinnati house. Whoohoo!!)

Details: 60 acres. 5 acre lake. livestock pond. house + several other buildings (including a sheep shearing shed). about 1/2 pasture 1/2 woodland.

Here's part of the lake


Here's the back of the house as seen from the porch of one of the other buildings


And here's the front of the house (not the prettiest exterior)

I'm so glad that you and John found something that will work for you! Looks like a wonderful place. Can't wait to see what you do with all that land!! Congrats!

Thanks! One thing for certain that I will have is an acre of sunflowers.

Oh that will be beautiful! Can't wait to see!!

I love it. I love the weathered look of the farm house. Is the kitchen large enough for John? Got a fireplace big enough to roast an ox in? It really looks beautiful.

i love it marica! Thank you for sharing!!!

I love it! It looks huge, can't wait to see more.

Ha ha!! Yes-- the kitchen is large enough. But here's the thing-- there will be an "industrial sized" kitchen for him, too. We will put it on one of the other buildings.

The main house is 3300 square feet. (I know-- it's crazy.) And there's another structure that's got to be at least 1500 sq. ft. It's used as a rec room but we will probably turn it into a guest house. And then there's the pool house. And another workshop. And then (it just gets crazier & crazier) there's the sheep shearing shed.

We got lucky!! But there is work to be done-- as you can see by the condition. None of that stuff is ours. It's been left behind. And I did not photograph the two bedrooms that the carpet has been ripped out of!

Here's the rec room building



The great room


The pool house


Even my own mother-- a very frugal woman, not at all ostentatious-- thinks we should keep the pool. We never fancied ourselves "pool people." It's so... crazy.

Congrats on the farm! That guest house sounds amazing; guess where I'm planning my next vacation? lol are you going to keep the wood on the walls or are you going to drywall?

Definitely keeping the wood. I think the great room is either western cedar or cypress. And you are welcome to come visit anything! You can help plant!!

How is school going by the way? I wrote you a big long post advising you in your studies. But something happened and it kicked me out.

I love the interior too. No paint allowed!
And the indoor pool can be nice. And an awesome place to plant house plants all around so they stay humid when it isn't. And if you or John get old and decrepit it would be wonderful for low impact physical therapy. That being said, A pool can also be a pain to keep the chemicals right and things.
I see a lot of work in your future. But I also see a lot of love going into it too. I wish I was closer to help. It is exciting to see it 'raw'. Thank you so much for sharing.

The rec room looks very nice!! I would keep the pool but yeah, I can imagine it would be a lot of work to keep up with.

With your energy-- I wish you were closer, too!!

Why are you having an industrial kitchen?


I think we should all visit AFTER they get the pool up and running. What about that pool table. Is it in good shape? I like to play pool.

You have my dream house.

Of course I'll help plant (I would offer to dig beds too but the lasagna method is just so much more convenient lol) I can also cook if you don't feel up to it ;) I'm not the 'party type' guy and don't drink, so getting drunk is one less thing I can worry about, and I really DO appreciate all the advice everyone's been giving me both here and on campus Have you had the chance to trek into the woods yet? I would imagine there aren't many properties (of this caliber) that are still wooded

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Industrial kitchen: John's kitchen for canning, for cooking up huge pots of stocks, for making sausage, and processing deer, etc., and for professional cook, Kat, to play when she visits. Easy to hose down.

Visiting: I totally agree. Hold me to this. Once we get things up & running, we will invite the entire forum out! You can give me advise!!

Pool table: ?? I'll get back to you on this.

Dream house: Mine too! We just got back from another look. Couldn't get into the house (we're in the transition phase-- we won't close and get the keys for close to 6 weeks, but no one lives there) but did walk around a bit more. Dreams do come true. But they take work!

Trekking into the woods: Somewhat. But not really. Aerial photos help us get a sense of what's what. But you're right-- I won't really know the property until I walk it all. This is a perfect property for us, but there are many properties of this calibre. This was the one we could afford! It is perfect, though. We had a check list, and check, check, check.

Thanks for the comments. I really will invite you all out. John will have fun feeding you!!

I need to tell you, it all sounds like so much more when I write it down. I only am good for a couple of hours a day or 3 tops in cooler weather. And I am driven by my need to avert possible fires. So I will go back to my lazy self when I am past wildfire season.

do you mention where in MS?

WOW !!! Marcia are you sure you did not buy a Hoilday Inn that came with some land and a lake-???

that is really something indeed I am so happy for you both.