Our home is not very old, built in 1986. The couple we bought it off of moved to Texas after the sale. When we got the keys to the home, there was a beautifull letter, and a trinket candle waiting for us on the counter. The letter was quite long, explaining how when she grew up, she was not very fortunate ( they were poor people) and she always dreamed of a " Mansion on the hill" ( Every little girls dream I suppose.) So when she married, and they were able to build thier own home....they dug out our pond...to make a " hill" for the home to sit on, and she and her husband built this place. Its by no means a " Mansion" but has the appearance of one. It sits back from the road, down a sorta long lane.
I was intimidated by the home when we first pulled in the drive, thinking there is no way just DH and I will need that big of a home. But after we came inside, it quite quaint. Only 2 bedrooms, one bath with a mostly finished basement. In the living room/diningroom there are vaulted ceilings with decorative beams, with hand carved pictures in them She explained how her husband hand carved them with a hammer and "several screwdrivers"LOL He is 80% blind. She did ask me if she was to come back to Indiana, if she could come by once in a while to " see the place" Of course I said yes..and she has come several times in the last 3 years....we have struck up a great friendship. We havent changed much on the place, other than the grounds...adding a garden, and several chicken coops and a few fruit trees. I am glad we have kept in contact with them...they are wonderfull people.
I was intimidated by the home when we first pulled in the drive, thinking there is no way just DH and I will need that big of a home. But after we came inside, it quite quaint. Only 2 bedrooms, one bath with a mostly finished basement. In the living room/diningroom there are vaulted ceilings with decorative beams, with hand carved pictures in them She explained how her husband hand carved them with a hammer and "several screwdrivers"LOL He is 80% blind. She did ask me if she was to come back to Indiana, if she could come by once in a while to " see the place" Of course I said yes..and she has come several times in the last 3 years....we have struck up a great friendship. We havent changed much on the place, other than the grounds...adding a garden, and several chicken coops and a few fruit trees. I am glad we have kept in contact with them...they are wonderfull people.