Our c. 1860 House -

Outside

Introduction

As we discussed before, the outside of the house was a ghastly yellow when we bought it, and I have painted it, albeit not perfectly, in white.  We have yet to firm up on the final color scheme.  The dining room bay window was literally falling down.  The vestigial foundation upon which it stood had sunk over the 150 years or so since the house was built.  This was an exercise we passed on to someone else!  The barn had, once, been living accommodation, but had deteriorated due, in part, to the roof having failed.  The garden was, and essentially remains, something of a wilderness with little organization or planting.  Except for an abundance of day lilies and hostas, most of the rest are variations on "weed".  We do get a wide range of animals in the garden; some welcome, others less so.  The deer, while very beautiful, cause enormous damage to our limited floral resources.  The garage hardly merits the name; it is, essentially, a dirt floor shack.  The doors do not work very well, it is uninsulated and has little in the way of a foundation.  The whole thing sits on bricks laid the ground. 

So there it is.  The exterior parts of our property.  Read on for more details.