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This morning we went with Mrs. Bryan to an estate sale in Spring Hope, NC. All the items listed I had been interested in purchasing sold before we got there, but we thoroughly enjoyed looking around both the house and the property. If we didn't have a place to live, or if this place were in Walker County, AL or in the mountains, we would seriously consider purchasing the place. The house is a log cabin, with the stair railings and upstairs door frames made from tree trunks and limbs. Every room had either a built in bookcase or corner cabinet (and I love both of those things!) and it had a ramp and level doorway on the first floor! Behind the house was an old barn that had once been a chicken house, a shed that had a small pen and two dog houses attached, and an old cow barn/shelter. The cellar/spacing under the house needed a little work, as did the sheds, (okay, and probably the house, too) but it was an absolutely gorgeous place. I don't think my mother-in-law would like living there, but she commented more than once that her eldest and youngest daughter would absolutely love it!
The only down-sides to the house were the limited wall outlets and light fixture attachments (which is why every single room had multiple candles, candle holders, and lanterns for sale! :)
As much as I've always dreamed of taking an old home and fixing it up to live in, and even though this house is very close to livable as is, the reality is we have a home that demands a fair amount of my time and energy. Not to mention that we happen to like the location where we currently are. But if Bobby retired tomorrow and wanted to move, this would be a really cool place to go. And maybe by the time we got it fixed up, we could flip it and head to AL.
Hey, a girl can dream, can't she?
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