As I shared on facebook, we’ve put an offer in on a ‘farm’ in Saskatchewan where my husband has been for the past 8 weeks at his new job.
So far, whenever he gets out to the ‘farm’ he’s been sending me photos via his phone, which I fully appreciate but I asked him if he could PRETTY PLEASE send me some “real” photos when he’d be over there during the house inspection this week because I NEEDED to see some REAL photos.
Photos I can look at LARGE, photos I can put on my desktop, LARGE, and not have them get all blurry and distorted. lol
I NEED photos. I’m a visual person that way.
I also NEED something to look forward to, we all do. It’s been EIGHT weeks since he left.
So he finally got out his point and shoot camera, and sent me some photos. He has v.e.r.y. slow internet, so uploading the photos isn’t so easy, but it was well worth it.
Now I finally have REAL photos.
My favorite photo.
The barn, and the ‘slough’. I didn’t know what a ‘slough’ was, so I looked it up:
slough, slew, slue. Northern U.S. and Canadian . a marshy orreedy pool, pond, inlet, backwater, or the like.
This ‘slough, slew, slue, is huge. It’s large enough to put in a small dock, a canoe or a rowboat, or both. ha ha.
It’s also definitely large enough for ice skating.
And, it’s not the only slough on the property. If we fence off pastures for the horses to graze, we can most likely have a slough in each one. A few of our horses LOVE playing in water. I honestly get giddy just thinking of them having all that land to ‘play’ in.
Then we have fields, all those fields behind that slough are all part of the property.
And more fields. All that land, it’s all part of the farm. As far as you can see.
Lots of yard space.
And the house.
As my husband says, a blank canvas…
The inspections, water tests, etc. have all gone very well and basically the only thing we await now is the sale of our home. Hopefully sooner, rather then later. I believe our ‘contract’ on this house is up on Oct. 7th. As long as well sell by then, we’re good to go.
We try not to “worry”. We want to be excited. I get a little excited, I just don’t dare let myself dream of being there… yet.
I love that first picture, too. It looks like a beautiful place to be! 🙂
It’s some nice looking land! It looks like one of the popular 1970’s floor plans from around here. Three bedrooms?
Yes, it sure does. Can’t wait to see it in person!
Thanks Erin!
Yes, three bedrooms then a full basement which we’ll need to finish.
Very beautiful! Thinking about places for animals to “play” makes me giddy too =). Have put the goats out on a new pasture. The leaves are almost turning here and soon enough there will no longer be green in those pastures. For now though, just sitting out there taking it all in is my heaven on earth. Praying that things fall into place for you.
Without thinking too far ahead, are the pasture grasses bale-able and have you thought about this? (This is the homestead-y self-sustainable nosy part of me coming through =).
Thank you Amanda!
Yes, right now they have been growing grain (the owners son) on these fields (you can see something that looks fairly freshly cut) but we’ll be changing it over to hay. There’s 60 acres they are using now, but we’ll use a bare minimum for pasture/grazing and the rest will go for hay! 🙂 I can’t wait! Right now, here on the island, we’re paying 7.99 for a FIFTY pound bale of ‘ok’ hay. It drives me INSANE. I want the horses eating the best they possibly can!
So glad to see some pictures… looks like a nice place. Glad you have trees and sloughs too.
Down here in Kansas, and farther south into Oklahoma and Texas the situation is dire. Semi after semi headed south with round bales of “hay” I wouldn’t even use for bedding but people are desperate because of the drought. We’re fortunate to know and live within 90 miles of places further up north where they’ve gotten rain so the alfalfa is just beautiful.
Being only in Kansas for a year though, I’m still used to the California bales weighing in at 110 lbs. compared to the 65 we get here. I am forever computing cost and in comparison, the price that alfalfa is up to here is like paying $18-24 a bale back home…for a bale of hay! You’d think this was Alaska! Sadly, I don’t even think it’s that expensive there! What’s sadder is that it will only get worse as the year progresses. I cringe to know what it will be come first snow! I’m so thankful we’re stocked up.
However, providing we get some much needed moisture here next year, we’ll also be able to bale out own grass mix for the girls and if we’re lucky, between summer grazing and hay baling, all we may need to buy is dairy grain. Ahhhh, the joys of livestock =).