The New Farm is Ours, Now the Work Begins

This thirty-five acre abandoned farm is now ours and soon the work will begin to relocate the Henny Penny Farm to its new home.

We have decided to keep the old farmhouse and restore it rather than to replace it with a brand new home.

The old house is in surprisingly good condition and has already been gutted to the framework, with the original stairway and some of the trim remain,  and new windows have been installed.

A new kitchen and bathroom have been framed at the rear of the building, in the ell.

An old barn stands where the pasture meets the woods and near a small, spring-fed pond.  The siding is worn, and missing in some places, but its big surprise was its interior which appears nearly new!  The framework is strong, and completely undamaged by time and the elements.  Even the metal roof is in excellent condition.  Bringing this building back to life will be a joy.

The small spring fed pond will be
 enlarged to at least 1/2 acre.

During this year we will be dividing our time downsizing and preparing to sell our CT homestead, and working on preparing the VA farm for our arrival.


It will be wonderful to see the goats reactions to having so much more space to roam and forage.  Of course one of our first projects will be to construct housing for them and the chickens.

The land is covered with 18 acres of grasses as tall as me, and there are 17 acres of woodland.

Our first trip is scheduled for the end of February when we will spend a weekend sweeping, and shoveling out the house in preparation to begin the restoration work.  As well as working in at clearing out overgrown brush, weeds and grasses around the house and spreading out from it as far as we can during our brief visit.

Can't wait to get started.  In the meantime there is plenty to do here in CT downsizing, getting rid lots of stuff and deciding what to keep, donate or trash.  Followed by getting the house ready to sell.

So much to do.  So much to look forward to.