I got back from PA and first thing I checked on the animals. The chickens were highly upset, one was on the fence, one was running around, one had blood on her head and yes one was dead in the coop. There was a big hole in the screen on the window. I cleaned it all up, closed the window until I could get some hardware cloth on it. Two of the chickens were pecking at the one with blood on her head (Katie) so I left her out of the pen. My cats looked like they had lost weight, not a good thing for the 16 year old. I fed everyone including myself and had a nap. That night I had to pick up Martha and actually put her into the coop. Katie I left out and she headed to the woods and slept there overnight.
The next day I got up and found Martha dead in the coop. The weasel which is what I thought it was had ripped open the little metal air flow screen on the back of the coop. Esther was really upset. I let Katie back in the pen so her and Esther could be together. Cleaned up the coop again, got the hardware cloth out and sealed all the openings with it. I figured that the remaining chickens would do better on their own out in the woods for the night so let them go. In the middle of the night I heard Esther screaming, I grabbed my flashlight and saw her running for the opposite side of the road. I walked out over to the coop and there underneath one of the trees were these little red beady eyes looking at me...yep a weasel. Evil little thing. I told it to leave my chickens alone. I would have gotten my gun out and shot it but it's not a good idea to shoot if you can't see where your bullet might end up.
The next day Katie showed up but Esther didn't. So now I have one chicken who sleeps in the woods at night and is under the pine tree by the front door during the day. I think she's lonely for another chicken. I hate to give her away cause she is part of the family. The cats look for her every morning. Every time I go out the door there she is clucking at me. I suppose I could get another chicken.
I called a well drilling company before my dad died and found out that my land is not wide enough for their equipment so yes you guessed it, I can't get a well dug. If I can't get a well, I can't get the sewage permit so I can get electricity. Catch 22. So now I'm looking for another place to live cause without water there's no sense in even putting any money into this place.
On a better note, I got the AL house listed yesterday. Yipee! Can't wait until it's sold so I don't have to pay any more on it. When it's sold, I'll start saving that money for a new place. I have to keep thinking good thoughts.
Hope to post more in the future and it will be good news...I hope
Denise
This the driveway. I have some really interesting plantings all over.
This is the front of the house. See the bush just to the right, it's going to be cut down. There are three of them and they are huge and take up half the sidewalk. This house was built in the 60's and these bushes might be that old :)
In the back of this picture you can see my little picnic area. It's a covered area with a cement floor. It came with the table and chairs. I'm not far off the highway but it's really quiet there.
Yes I got a clothesline! It's not the best but will do for a while and I have my umbrella clothesline as well that I have to put up yet.
This is the back of the house. The little white building is the well house. It's not working right now but in a few years I hope to get it up and running again (when I have the money). The chaise came with the house. The small tree on the right is actually two lilacs, one white and one lavender. The screen in the back of the well house is a clematis vine and honeysuckle. I even had a little hummingbird tasting the honeysuckle the other day. 
Here is the parking garage. 
This is the second bathroom. The metal rectangle is an old heating system that is still in the house. I'm not going to use it since there is a newer system so I need to find someone to take this out and patch all the holes. Every room has one of these even the kitchen.... 
Here is the den walls. This is the actual wood paneling. Not that cheap stuff this is tongue in groove paneling. It's so pretty. 
A built in bookcase in the den. It's full now ;)
Here is my kitchen. As you can see, it has not been updated since the house was built. The fridge is from the 60's and still works great. The house also came with a washer and dryer which would be on the left just out of this picture. I'm not crazy about having the washer and dryer in the kitchen but this house only has a crawl space. I think maybe I'll reconfigure the master bath and put them in there. 
Here is the dining room. Not really big room but big enough for the table, four chairs and a couple of storage pieces. 
Here is the living room. There are hardwood floors throughout but the den and bedrooms have new carpeting in them. When the carpeting wears out, out it goes. I would much rather have wood floors. Notice the light in here. My realtor tried to beg me for it. Nope it stays forever. There are some really unique features here. 
Here is the bedroom that my mom will be using. She's coming to live with me in July. It has a big closet and a ceiling fan. I didn't realize until after I had moved in that the fan pull is a hummingbird, my mother's favorite bird. She is bringing hummingbird curtains. How wonderful is that. And unplanned too!
Here is the master bath. The cabinet on the right is really long. When I get the washer and dryer out of the kitchen that is where I would put them. There is also a cabinet on the wall above this where I store my toilet paper and towels. The sinks are really low. I'll have to have them raised although they are the right height if you are in a wheelchair. That is real tile on the walls. I think they put a lot of money in this house when it was built. No cheap things here. The flooring is really interesting. It's linoleum but a real nice pattern. 
Here is my bedroom. There is another bedroom that I made into a craft room. I didn't realize I had so much crafty stuff. I'll have to weed out some of it cause my mom crafts also and is bringing her stuff with her. That's all the pics on the house for now. Hope you enjoyed the tour!
I have to admit I've been watching the entire six seasons of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman on Amazon Prime. Love the series but one thing realllllllllly bugs me. That's that shawl that is on the left....Reallly bugs me. Not that I don't love the shawl but it is NOT historically accurate. Multi-color yarn (variegated) was not invented until 1960! Every time the actress wears this, it makes me cringe. I looked online and apparently no one else noticed this. There are a few other shawls that were not accurate as well. I guess I'm too picky as the show had a lot of things that were not historically accurate. I hate it when watching a movie or TV show that is supposed to be set in another time and the costumes aren't correct. What are your views on this? Does this shawl bother anyone else? or is it just me LOL.
