Comments on: New Front Yard

By: Thorvald

Thorvald — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:11:25 +0000

Congratulations! From here, it looks as though you did the right thing.
Now you just need some sheep and your own rifle range, and then I can come stay with you as long as you like!

By: Carrie M

Carrie M — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:10:26 +0000

Congratulations on your new home!! I was excited for you just reading this. :) Looking forward to seeing more pictures.

By: rhhardin

rhhardin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:15:05 +0000

My theory is that if you both sell and buy a house, you’re even. You have a loss on the old one but got the new one cheap.

Essentially you swap mortages with the guy.

The difficuly is paperwork, not price.

By: JDZ

JDZ — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:39:04 +0000

Are you related to Almet Jenks?

Our own ties to Clarke County will continue since we will continue to be involved with the Blue Ridge Hunt. We’re just going to add Old Dominion.

Thanks for the tips.

Cheers,
David

By: Dave J

Dave J — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:58:57 +0000

Welcome to the neighborhood. I am just to your north and across the Blue Ridge in Clarke, on the Shenandoah. As soon as the Rap. clears up, I will be heading to Fredericksburg to fish the shad run. Try blaze orange and or lime green darts and focus on the lower third of the pools. If the temps hit the upper 70s this weekend the morels will soon be about.

By: BlogDog

BlogDog — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:15:49 +0000

Beautiful! If you’re ever over Sterling way, give me a shout. (he says jealously from his perch in a townhouse)

By: retriever

retriever — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:21:41 +0000

Happy for you! Congratulations on your beautiful new farm. Hope that you and your wife are happy there. 131 acres is a lot better than 6…Post some pictures of the hunt!

Many ancestors of mine from Virginia, and I have kin there still.

We have over 130 acres of mostly wooded, very hilly and rocky soil, up in Live Free or Die hill country that one can’t ride on except along trails, but that we may eventually retreat to. We are slowly winterizing it (originally a family summer camp), and I plant a fruit tree here, perennials there, dig out a vegetable garden and plot to keep goats and chickens if we ever live up there. Bears, moose, wild turkey, tho the locals poach the deer and turkey from our land.

But for now, chained in this suburb working to get the brats thru college and launched.

By: Maggie's Farm

Maggie's Farm — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:29:22 +0000

New house…

I like David’s new place. Sort of a Virginia version of Maggie’s Farm….