ANYWAY, enough about my 'MULTI TASKING'
The third story that I am currently working on is called......
THE HOUSE ON WINDY RIDGE
It is based on a four square farm house that my husband and I purchased and renovated. We enjoyed every moment of watching this house come back to life. A little history... The forty acres was part of a 120 acre parcel that an acquaintance of ours was dividing and selling. We inquired as to which parcel the old farm house was on and found out that it was just a bit outside of the forty we were interested in buying. We convinced the seller that if they would adjust the lot lines, we would restore the house and it would be a benefit to him to sell the other parcels. So, the seller was able to adjust the property lines to include the home on the land that we then purchased. This house had a 'help me' kind of feel to it as we would stand back and think about what it originally looked like and talked about the many ideas we had about this renovation. Others would call it 'creepy' but it wasn't to us. It was just an old home that had not had anyone loving or taking care of it in many years. It was gray with years of sun and rain, windows broken or missing, screen door hanging by a hinge and more holes than roof. But, the sill plates and foundation were in great shape and the exterior was in good shape, just so very weathered. My husband is a contractor and I am an 'idea generator' and we have purchased several other properties, renovated, sold or kept. This was one of those homes that spoke to us. During the renovation and after we moved in, we were contacted by individuals that had a history with this home. Our first call was from the great grand daughter of the original owner of the land. He had purchased the land directly from the US government. She was researching the history from the time her great grandfather had purchased the land until present, and so we benefited from all of her research. We later had an 'open house' for all of our friends that always enjoyed our renovations. The children of the family that had lived in this house for many years had heard about the open house (small town) and decided to come. We were so appreciative to have met them and listened to their stories. We again, gained a lot of insight into this home, which, we learned was quite a sad and rather frightening past. THUS, this story....THE HOUSE ON WINDY RIDGE.....
