tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779328319254618990.post5526012223854046480..comments2023-06-01T08:17:04.696-04:00Comments on Greener Pastures--A City Girl Goes Country... and goes back again: A Scary HouseGreener Pastures--A City Girl Goes Countryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05448845964131250749noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779328319254618990.post-24960114032119671632011-02-07T22:19:28.655-05:002011-02-07T22:19:28.655-05:00I love your new house. It has such character. An...I love your new house. It has such character. And ghosts - who could ask for anything better. Keep us up to date with pictures of your remodeling progress.Sweet Virginia Breezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00880471609039337533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779328319254618990.post-36342738283331381042011-02-06T20:57:32.426-05:002011-02-06T20:57:32.426-05:00I'm looking forward to reading more about this...I'm looking forward to reading more about this adventure. Good luck to you in your remodeling, and I hope it all works out.CountryDewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243893531509380824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779328319254618990.post-22773106271557626242011-02-05T23:58:46.869-05:002011-02-05T23:58:46.869-05:00Oh Beth, I'd love for my blogger friends to vi...Oh Beth, I'd love for my blogger friends to visit! <br /><br />Thanks Leonora and RR!Greener Pastures--A City Girl Goes Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05448845964131250749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779328319254618990.post-14837975532401677682011-02-05T07:57:27.685-05:002011-02-05T07:57:27.685-05:00Debi, "The Winery House". How interestin...Debi, "The Winery House". How interesting! I think it is going to be fun to read your blogs about making this house your home. It sorta looks like our house from the side :) I happy to see you so excited. Wishing you the best of luck!Rural Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732196758829385989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779328319254618990.post-34422445970526499942011-02-05T07:12:08.131-05:002011-02-05T07:12:08.131-05:00Oh, I love your choice! It will be an adventure in...Oh, I love your choice! It will be an adventure in all the best ways. Welcome home.Leonorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701518822526054010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779328319254618990.post-76638691563483747522011-02-04T16:04:38.635-05:002011-02-04T16:04:38.635-05:00Debi, that's a beautiful house. How wonderful ...Debi, that's a beautiful house. How wonderful that you and your family are going to restore such a grand old place. As Grey Horse Matters mentioned, I'm sure the ghosts will be quite pleased about that. You and your husband have so much energy and enthusiasm (and you have all that family to help!)---I think you're the perfect people for this house.<br /><br />And I'm pleased to see how large it is----you'll have plenty of room for all your blogger friends to visit! :-)Bethhttp://blueridgebluecollargirl.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779328319254618990.post-57677456517694736712011-02-03T22:26:29.707-05:002011-02-03T22:26:29.707-05:00Susan--my new neighbor! Thanks for saying hi. My d...Susan--my new neighbor! Thanks for saying hi. My daughter would love to get involved with the 4-H club. Do you have horses too?<br /><br />Teresa, I'm going there and you're coming here! The house I'm selling is at Smith Mountain Lake, but before this one we lived in Ferrum, which as you probably know is southwest Virgina. I can tell you some good ghost stories about THAT house. Let's just say we call it the Amityville Horror House. <br /><br />Thanks everyone for all your good comments!Greener Pastures--A City Girl Goes Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05448845964131250749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779328319254618990.post-23641917790512618032011-02-03T19:58:21.234-05:002011-02-03T19:58:21.234-05:00Welcome home. I love your new place. I'm a S.J...Welcome home. I love your new place. I'm a S.Jersey girl and I loved growing up here. But now I'm looking to move to SWVa (back to my roots) and mentally preparing for the culture shock. I am looking forward to seeing more of your new home and its progress. And of course the ghost stories!<br />TeresaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779328319254618990.post-324459912594326082011-02-03T19:53:15.384-05:002011-02-03T19:53:15.384-05:00Check out your father's face! You can just see...Check out your father's face! You can just see him shaking his head! But don't worry. You two have done some wild things and if anyone can do it, you two can. One step at a time. That house is worth it.Sloanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533022160981290851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779328319254618990.post-5862137693332358022011-02-03T13:14:51.546-05:002011-02-03T13:14:51.546-05:00Debi, My husband,Al, & I live just 2 miles fro...Debi, My husband,Al, & I live just 2 miles from your new home! My son & daughter-in-law had looked at the old winery, but the project was a little too large for them. ;)My sister has a 90 acre horse farm in neighboring New Gretna and my niece leads a horse club at 4-H.We must connect when you get to NJ!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08815999034046234952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779328319254618990.post-76882957339806940842011-02-03T09:00:27.788-05:002011-02-03T09:00:27.788-05:00I love this house! It has so much class and style....I love this house! It has so much class and style. The good part is that most of the important/expensive stuff if already done. Like the heating and wiring. New toilets and cabinets. You'll have a lot of fun fixing it up to your specifications and I think it's beautiful. Don't worry about the ghosts. The dead can't hurt you it's the living you have to worry about as my great grandmother used to say. They'll probably appreciate that you're fixing up their house to it's former glory.Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779328319254618990.post-62400846708198209382011-02-03T08:33:08.043-05:002011-02-03T08:33:08.043-05:00Great story and a beautiful house! It will be so ...Great story and a beautiful house! It will be so worth the work. It's wonderful that the architectural details are still there.<br /><br />I moved to VA from the SF bay area and the culture shock was intense. I was so put off by people beating around the bush and not being up front. A friend told me that people were reticent to say what they meant because they would probably live near the people they were talking to for years and didn't want to start discord. I still get frustrated with trying to pull anything other than platitudes from some of my neighbors.<br /><br />Best of luck in your new/old house!Chrishttp://hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779328319254618990.post-64272520533896974742011-02-03T06:57:34.844-05:002011-02-03T06:57:34.844-05:00it's amazing how quick everything happened, a ...it's amazing how quick everything happened, a sign it is meant to be! i love this house so much and can't wait to follow all the work and the end result, and a ghost story?!!Tanya Breesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949602989774270159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779328319254618990.post-12836201167496262782011-02-03T06:34:22.124-05:002011-02-03T06:34:22.124-05:00At least, you know this time.
It is a dream hom...At least, you know this time. <br /><br />It is a dream home, beautiful full of character and maybe there will be land close by to add, if you get lucky.<br /><br />Look forward to all the pictures. I love this house.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779328319254618990.post-45288284881050108112011-02-02T23:53:12.223-05:002011-02-02T23:53:12.223-05:00Tammy, I understand what you're talking about....Tammy, I understand what you're talking about. It IS weird. And yes, I plan to regularly update with pictures. Kind of a renovation diary. It'll be fun! I have plans for a purple dining room. True purple. Buckle up, lol.<br /><br />Jam, that's right, all those houses had the ILLUSION of being fixed up. Every single one of them we had to do major repairs. Septic. New well. Roof. Heat. You name it. I think this was meant to be. We got all that practice and now nothing scares us!Greener Pastures--A City Girl Goes Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05448845964131250749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779328319254618990.post-52217984940751650432011-02-02T23:42:27.818-05:002011-02-02T23:42:27.818-05:00I have been meaning to comment on your last post b...I have been meaning to comment on your last post but never took that moment. I simply want to say that I am glad you are going home. Something is calling you there and I'm glad you are following that little voice. It is hard to fit in to other cultures. I moved to my husband's home town & the community was welcoming, but always felt my husband's family called it their turf & not sure they ever wanted me to fit in. I don't know... hard to explain. <br /><br />This house! Wow! I am excited for you. Our house had sat vacant 40 years except for raccoons and other wildlife. It took years to get it liveable. I love it now - but would never do it again! LOL! Well, unless it meant keeping my horses or not. The house isn't as important as having horse property. <br /><br />Can't wait to see your progress & good luck! Share pictures along the way!Tammy Vasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01531335275070860886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1779328319254618990.post-22750922275175203252011-02-02T22:44:17.668-05:002011-02-02T22:44:17.668-05:00I love the house. Hearing you talk about all of t...I love the house. Hearing you talk about all of the alterations you've always had to do to houses, reminds me of the changes you guys made to the Sturm house too. I remember the new flooring..tile and carpet, and replacing the cabinets. I remember when you guys refinished the hardwood floor. Like you said...some of the houses had the illusion of being perfect, but you ended up changing things about it anyways. This house is like a blank canvas. I think it's exciting!magicbeanbuyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03529892924273136182noreply@blogger.com