Feel Better:Complain About Anything

Originally posted by Justis: ↑

Yes well aware of the work involved with the large acreage, more so now after turning my place into a mini farm in the burbs but I have also been doing reno's and running a business.

Large acreage would be more or less a full time job/past time, if I could afford such a property I think I could do it. When I have look at different properties in the past, each property having different attributes I would imagine how best to manage and make the most of it.

Jo Jo' house is lovely and fantastic view, I imagine one could lease out or use for agistment land if you didn't want to keep your own stock. Any way one can dream. I'll buy some lotto tickets today LOL

Resisted the urge to play with new computer last night, having coffee and need to check out a Timber desk I came across that will fit in with my furniture then will get stuck into setting up the new computer. I'm dreading it but same time looking forward to having a computer that is not for ever shutting programs down due to lack of memory

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a new desk would be nice and with a new computer and fixed up took/ceiling that room could look lovely.

I just think it is easy to underestimate the effort required to look after a large farm even if agisted. As kingpins said it demands attention and hard to ignore it without risk. It’s bad enough in an urban property.

anyway today in the country

Originally posted by Joannie: ↑

Hi parsi,

I was just sitting out on the verandah for a while yesterday afternoon. Enjoying the peace and tranquility, the different birds and the lovely scenery. We have been so very privileged to be able to enjoy 22 years here.

When we bought the farm, it had an old donga on it and one scrubby eucalyptus in the garden.
We soon discovered that the donga was infested with white ants. We were naive when we bought this place, fresh off the boat almost. We dealt with a very ruthless real estate agent, who said you do not need a white ant test as the building is metal.
But it had an extension on it, which is where later we discovered the termites got in.

So it had to go and we took the plunge and had the house built. The granite was all from the farm, as was the sand for the pad and we also have a gravel pit, so it was nice to feel all self sufficient.

We had a great deal of energy when we first moved here. But as you say, it has now become a great deal of hard work.
You are very lucky to have a designated room in your old place, how lovely.

Our suburban house will feel like home again, given time.
Our neighbours on one side are really lovely and friendly and we look forward to going out for meals with them, and he is a golfer.

So yes, of course there are advantages. Perhaps I will once again become a social butterfly as I once was lol.
Contentment and peace of mind is what we should all aim for

Jo Jo xx

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