tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post6181900541134239114..comments2024-01-03T20:47:19.350-05:00Comments on Longest Acres Blog: Us, at home, Here. And a search for land.katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049595707161522917noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-5493382747905021832013-06-05T05:37:00.707-04:002013-06-05T05:37:00.707-04:00very informative..thanks and keep posting..:)very informative..thanks and keep posting..:)home & landhttp://www.reflectionsestate.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-79910772267886461502013-03-15T15:28:58.801-04:002013-03-15T15:28:58.801-04:00I agree with what everyone had to say that you chu...I agree with what everyone had to say that you churned out a very beautiful post. I’m amazed at how you can look at a piece of land and already see the possibilities it could yield. I believe that when you do find that land that you and Nick are dreaming of, you will bring the best out of it. Good luck and congratulations on your baby boy!Gertrude Poulsenhttp://www.hansenlandco.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-29061062498045563352013-03-13T20:26:36.023-04:002013-03-13T20:26:36.023-04:00beautifully written- every few weeks I remember th...beautifully written- every few weeks I remember that I haven't read your blog for awhile and then I get the joy of several posts at once! what lovely news, congratulations.amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17516603862235058576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-8181311417987336102013-03-04T16:50:31.675-05:002013-03-04T16:50:31.675-05:00my god, you're a perfect writer.
i enjoy you...my god, you're a perfect writer. <br /><br />i enjoy your blog so much.stefanie hurtadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00467994182543486646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-17904292013916743132013-03-02T18:53:04.755-05:002013-03-02T18:53:04.755-05:00I love how casually you dropped the big news in th...I love how casually you dropped the big news in there - congratulations! I can't imagine how excited you must feel! As for the home, I hope you find the perfect spot soon. Until then, the summer swims in the pond you just described don't sound all bad either...Tinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264937007819426673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-43458153407579807122013-03-02T14:57:03.935-05:002013-03-02T14:57:03.935-05:00so beautifully written, and laced within it all, t...so beautifully written, and laced within it all, the exciting news of a boy. congratulations---the right opportunity and home will come in its perfect timing i hope and better than the two you've already fallen for.mary @ millay vintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162637706820761819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-46580038497231494902013-03-01T16:38:02.682-05:002013-03-01T16:38:02.682-05:00We are in the same (sort of) boat. I'm just 23...We are in the same (sort of) boat. I'm just 23 weeks pregnant with baby number two, and we're currently holed up in an above shop apartment. I want a farm, and land, but we just can't afford it in our area yet, so we're hunting for an in between house where we can at least have a tiny patch of soil and space for a garden for now. We're planning a home birth as well, and I feel this fire under me to find a place where I can birth this baby into "home" and not just "apartment where we live which really belongs to someone else." I can't wait til we are finally in that final home someday, and I can tell my children which room they were born in, and feel ownership over the dirt I wash off my hands after coming inside, and wander far across the grass and still be a home. Someday. I am excited for the three of you, and for the day when you finally announce you've found your home!Noel Millerhttp://www.tibaultandtoad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-87301550340036061292013-03-01T16:16:16.400-05:002013-03-01T16:16:16.400-05:00I'm itching for the same thing, for my family ...I'm itching for the same thing, for my family and for my son. We are in our first home and I can tell you, being able to call something "yours" really can make all the difference. However, the residential lot doesn't allow for much more than a good veggie garden (which I love) - I yearn for so much more. We are at least two years away from being able to make a move, but already I find myself checking out parcels of land for sale.... someday...Emily Waughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12557957978434492981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-22592860249155100232013-02-28T21:15:58.318-05:002013-02-28T21:15:58.318-05:00Yay! A baby boy!
We may be east coast neighbors! ...Yay! A baby boy!<br />We may be east coast neighbors! We are waiting to hear on whether we got a house in Connecticut. We are in contract and will know by next week if we got it. Assuming we do, we'll be packing up quickly and traveling via RV cross country from California. It's a little gem on 3 acres. Not huge, but enough to start. <br />You'll find something soon!<br />XOXO Nicole Slaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14758790099664639067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-67131709933946305492013-02-28T19:22:53.943-05:002013-02-28T19:22:53.943-05:00this is such a wonderful response.this is such a wonderful response.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-82720088988063198442013-02-28T18:08:53.139-05:002013-02-28T18:08:53.139-05:00So beautiful, and so true. I too want some land, ...So beautiful, and so true. I too want some land, stunningly beautiful land.Jessicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-24502539234605185372013-02-28T12:19:30.848-05:002013-02-28T12:19:30.848-05:00You have put it out into the universe, I know with...You have put it out into the universe, I know without a doubt it will return in a tangible form. :) :)Yay for baby boys!!Stephynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-48351044150128148152013-02-28T11:07:12.369-05:002013-02-28T11:07:12.369-05:00This post was beautifully written. I am only hopi...This post was beautifully written. I am only hoping that I will get to be in similar shoes as you someday. Is there information on how you all got started somewhere on the blog already that I am not seeing? Would love to know how you started your journey. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10765494166721161582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-65121377924274717292013-02-28T07:20:08.502-05:002013-02-28T07:20:08.502-05:00You are a very talented writer and I am so pleased...You are a very talented writer and I am so pleased that I stumbled upon your blog. I can relate in so many ways to the restlessness of creating a homestead. Believe me, it takes more patience than you can even imagine and can at times feel like a test. (As can raising boys-I am the mother of two) but believe me when I say, like motherhood, it is so worth every moment.meghanhttp://ahadleyhome.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-87121106258864454572013-02-27T19:08:11.416-05:002013-02-27T19:08:11.416-05:00A boy! I am so happy for you, Kate. Love these pho...A boy! I am so happy for you, Kate. Love these photos, too.carissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10169765012412719087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-91448988238215577062013-02-27T18:48:59.385-05:002013-02-27T18:48:59.385-05:00i am so excited and happy and content to get to re...i am so excited and happy and content to get to read, watch and imagine your farm life, as you raise pigs and a son and tell us stories.adelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08492680992317795906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-15310021308120165622013-02-27T17:26:08.593-05:002013-02-27T17:26:08.593-05:00I often read your blog and have never commented be...I often read your blog and have never commented before, but felt compelled to do so after reading this post. Beautiful! Your words, your vision for your family, all so beautiful. Your land will find you and your growing family in time. Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08095536343874400811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-37735580625554849702013-02-27T16:33:35.023-05:002013-02-27T16:33:35.023-05:00You will. :) You will. :) Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621572321859816634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-49048629728935929412013-02-27T16:31:41.003-05:002013-02-27T16:31:41.003-05:00My wife didn't really understand my need for o...My wife didn't really understand my need for our own land. she was pretty much happy so long as we owned our own house where we could raise a family. I always wanted that little bit more. We've now got a little plot of 5 acres (all we're ever likely to afford in the UK with the price of land) and a lovely little house but I did make her move at 8 months pregnant so she'll always have that one on me! Good luck with your search I hope you find something soon.Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-29857994592587570012013-02-27T14:04:29.770-05:002013-02-27T14:04:29.770-05:00your feelings are so normal.... at least, normal t...your feelings are so normal.... at least, normal to me! we bought our house in portland about three and a half years ago- after an agonizing 6 month process. we fell in love and put in offers on 4 houses before we landed in the one we call home now. i wanted to quit so many times because mentally moving my mixer and my vintage pyrex each time was getting exhausting. but that old saying, when it's meant to be, it will be, really comes into play here. When we walked into this house the first thing i thought was - this is the most grown up house we've seen! and that was appealing to me, because i wanted it to feel more like a grown up house then a rental from our college days. and here we are. more than three years later, with a place we call our own. i will admit, that i do sometimes drive by two of the houses that we *lost* and briefly imagine what life would have been like there :) be patient, i'm sure you are sick of hearing that! and enjoy the snow, i grew up in new hampshire, i sure miss it!dandelion farmsteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324031442306173756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-63204787151027533702013-02-27T13:56:46.378-05:002013-02-27T13:56:46.378-05:00beautiful post, i hope you find the right land, or...beautiful post, i hope you find the right land, or it finds you, soon. i know it will. Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01710106273998131443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-70014437516178179752013-02-27T13:49:51.641-05:002013-02-27T13:49:51.641-05:00Kate,
Congratulations on your growing baby and ge...Kate,<br /><br />Congratulations on your growing baby and getting over the hump of your first winter in VT! We raise sheep near Lake Champlain and I love your blog. <br />I just wanted to send you some words about becoming a mother during planting and harvesting season... Remember that farming and families have gone hand in hand since the beginning of time. You are gathering women around you to help, which is right. Consider embracing "gender roles" for awhile and nurture your baby while you let the others shoulder the physical farm work... you'll be back at it again soon enough. Also, know that babies sleep a lot during the day, at first, and love to be worn. Mine loved the Ergo and moby more than slings. By the time summer rolls around again, your little boy will be exploring for himself!<br /><br />Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-29005960787262998122013-02-27T13:44:16.059-05:002013-02-27T13:44:16.059-05:00OOOH!!! You're going to have a SON! I'm so...OOOH!!! You're going to have a SON! I'm so happy for you Kate. Little boys are amazing. xoxomckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617910290820472508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-59980369637890822372013-02-27T13:29:14.836-05:002013-02-27T13:29:14.836-05:00This is a beautiful post.
You seem to be going th...This is a beautiful post.<br /><br />You seem to be going through the same process that we are immersed in at the moment. Too many times I have hung my coat on a peg that turns out not to be one that I am going to own, planned the kitchen where I will bake the bread and make the jam and then heard that things have fell through with the property.<br /><br /><br />As you say one day hopefully soon, we will buy the place that we can call our 'forever home'. We have less time than you as our children are already grown and have flown the nest with families of their own, so we need to push this and keep some momentum.<br /><br />Nice to hear your baby will be a boy, but then it would have been nice to hear if it had been a girl too :-)<br /><br />Sue xxSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-36287563240235586902013-02-27T12:34:34.606-05:002013-02-27T12:34:34.606-05:00oh my, your prose is beautiful. please write a bo...oh my, your prose is beautiful. please write a book :)sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06257846665660733006noreply@blogger.com