On This Day

After much hassle with the bank and exceptional patience from the buyers we closed on the homestead in Peru today.  It is sad to think that I no longer own property at the very end of a dead end road.  I have been ready for this for a few months now, even though when I listed the homestead for sale I was very leery about selling it.  The new owners are extremely nice people and I know that they will take just as good care of it as I have but it is still sad to have it gone.  While moving my equipment out of the barn I did save a few small things that are part of the homestead to bring with me on my next adventure.  A few of them would be considered worthless to most like the door and window from my little shed but the most important thing is my handrail. 

This handrail, I was told, was carved by one of the builder's helpers when the barn was built.  This for me was one of the selling points of the property when I bought it.  Someday I want to smooth the handrail itself up and put it in my house. 

 I know that you've all seen these two before but they really capture the essence of the property and just how beautiful it really is. 

Well I will stop ranting and sign off for now but stay tuned and check back often. 
Someday soon we will have another homestead that Allyssia and I can show off to everyone.