When Dreams Come True: A New-Old Farm

For a long, long time, I kept a picture of my "dream driveway." It wasn't Bomanite or stone, just a cracked blacktop road, trees on both sides, hemmed in by an unpainted fence.

The road led to a brick Tidewater-style house, a place with a colonial herb garden.

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Of course, these were two separate photos--from two different homes. I didn't think I'd ever find a blacktop driveway that led to a brick house--a house with dormers and lots of trees.
Then one day I wandered up a hill and found a similar driveway.

 It led to a brick house, and the house had a Colonial herb garden.

Let's go down this winding path...

 The property is situated on quiet road, lots of trees, a pond, a creek, and plenty of room for our farm animals. The house is well built and lovingly tended. I fell in love with the gardens and the setting.
The house is smaller, too, and since Dr. G and I were hoping to downsize, we decided this farm would be perfect.

If you've read about the house I loved and lost, then you'll be relieved to know that the new-old house has lavender and roses.

We'll be moving from Bald Hill farm in 2012 after we do a little fencing, interior remodeling,

and decorating. I will be posting pictures of our progress in the coming months, and I hope you'll come along for this new old farm adventure.

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I can't wait!