tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post8215929903674137835..comments2024-03-29T01:19:03.667-04:00Comments on for the love of a house: Buried Treasurefor the love of a househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151787635612708698noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-20254456828983980342012-07-21T10:36:40.792-04:002012-07-21T10:36:40.792-04:00Loved this post - I can't believe you found al...Loved this post - I can't believe you found all that curbing just hidden like that - are you going to leave it there or move it to your herb garden? <br /><br />Digging in Delaware County, NY they have a saying 'Two stones for every dirt' - which is quite literally true - every hole (whether for a seedling or bush) requires a pickax, a shovel and a huge pry bar. I have actually gotten quite good with the pickaxe this summer... <br /><br />best from NY state! -<br />MelkorkaMelkorkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717876208368993107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-45182374788331102092012-07-21T10:05:09.241-04:002012-07-21T10:05:09.241-04:00How exciting to find something interesting buried ...How exciting to find something interesting buried in your yard, instead of old beer cans and tree roots. Thanks for a sharing a neat story...hope you find the old cars...well, maybe not. I hate to think of beautiful old cars buried. <br />BabsBabshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13819457826608198258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-17770315468529853572012-07-19T22:52:57.207-04:002012-07-19T22:52:57.207-04:00Sounds like one of our projects! In CA if you fin...Sounds like one of our projects! In CA if you find something like that...they stop the process and do an archaeological dig. Our house was held up for over six months because they thought there might be indian burial grounds...new englanders are probably more practical!cindy hattersleyhttp://roughluxeperspective.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-6019353188066679972012-07-19T21:37:34.749-04:002012-07-19T21:37:34.749-04:00What a fantastic find!!! Funny how folks like '...What a fantastic find!!! Funny how folks like 'us' think buried granite is treasure...but it is, of the best kind! I'm sure the rock is very grateful for the fresh air too...and looking forwrd to it's new incarnation as a part of your lovely property.<br />We were hoping there was buried jewlery on our property when we bought it as we were told a previous owner used to bury his out back...so far I've only found broken pottery...still hopeful though!<br />xoxo J~24 Cornershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630767883910250689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-53247075519993011252012-07-19T15:22:11.655-04:002012-07-19T15:22:11.655-04:00Loved this! Lawrence is known for its "rock c...Loved this! Lawrence is known for its "rock chalk"—limestone—but my yard was full of quartzite boulders. I know that routine of pry bar...and the biggest rocks at the end of the day.<br /><br />Great find with that curbstone. Can't wait until you find the cars. I can see Dan doing some kind of sonar research flyovers!<br /><br />BTW could not find a more loyal keeper of the rock table than Miss Ella.home before darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-60789869761545755052012-07-19T08:53:00.003-04:002012-07-19T08:53:00.003-04:00New follower i love your home and property! ! Have...New follower i love your home and property! ! Have a great day!andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00895812722129027909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-91090380065167968212012-07-18T20:28:51.840-04:002012-07-18T20:28:51.840-04:00I have to say I am so envious when I read your pos...I have to say I am so envious when I read your posts and wish for a decent man to whisk me off to home renovations. Love reading about your adventures, did I read bee hive....now I am really jealous! Thanks for sharing!sjrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02108073263234923133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-22697823212133477832012-07-18T11:04:47.498-04:002012-07-18T11:04:47.498-04:00AMAZING!! What a little blessing of a surprise!! H...AMAZING!! What a little blessing of a surprise!! How wonderful!! I love you guys. So stinkin cute. You really teach me what marriage is all about! xxChristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11642864367597135182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-9795216546254836742012-07-17T17:11:44.714-04:002012-07-17T17:11:44.714-04:00I am so anxious to get this place sold and fly bac...I am so anxious to get this place sold and fly back to the US !! We found a house in Connecticut last night online and it is so perfect for us .. built in the late 1700's.. the present owner is a fabulous gardner and there are stone walls everywhere .. I must have it. <br />I will tell the husband to avoid big rocks wherever he goes lol.. besos !Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-60515460710335218732012-07-17T16:17:16.262-04:002012-07-17T16:17:16.262-04:00What an amazing find, Joan!!! I wonder how it got ...What an amazing find, Joan!!! I wonder how it got covered up and undiscovered all those years!<br /><br />And love that new rock/bench!!<br /><br />Funny story about the buried cars. My father-in-law buried his father's (my husband's grandfather) old Cadillac in the ranch lake...as "structure" for the fish!! :)<br /><br />Hope you're having a wonderful summer and find more buried treasure!<br />xoxo ElizabethAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15395215787881578608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-10776162190947967382012-07-17T08:47:35.745-04:002012-07-17T08:47:35.745-04:00Big Blue to the rescue! Lucky find...I just found...Big Blue to the rescue! Lucky find...I just found an old aluminum coffee pot that I plopped in a cute little fern!Pura Vidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04423379787232688763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-48175234622052447922012-07-17T02:21:32.490-04:002012-07-17T02:21:32.490-04:00Great post. For a minute there, I thought you were...Great post. For a minute there, I thought you were going to say you dug up a grave! It reminded me of the time my husband dug up a mysterious object in our backyard, only to find it was a piece of concrete, leftover from when the slab foundation was poured. (Nothing much to discover here in Oklahoma ... except tons of red dirt.) The kids quoted that movie "Funny Farm" and said, "Dad, remember, whenever you buy a house, whatever's in the ground belongs to you – whether its gold or oil…or Claude Musselman.” So to this day, whenever we strike even the smallest rock in the garden, we say, "Perhaps it's Claude Musselman?!" :-) Granite edging, however, is much better.Michellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-85295342060225736832012-07-16T20:31:33.732-04:002012-07-16T20:31:33.732-04:00So fascinating, I love your property full of histo...So fascinating, I love your property full of history! We also have Gardening ADD and sometimes have a problem agreeing which project to tackle next!Cindy @ a curious gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10303756811551040856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-25669545875610011812012-07-16T12:07:03.167-04:002012-07-16T12:07:03.167-04:00This was a wonderful post and so fun to hear about...This was a wonderful post and so fun to hear about. I hope you post all of the hard work that you have been doing in the yard. I wonder if you have ever posted pictures of the estate next door and I just missed them? Also, I would love to see pictures of your yard in Texas. I remember you posted once that people came just to see your yard. I so enjoy your blog and pictures. best regards, WendaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-71956785272853785032012-07-16T11:33:42.203-04:002012-07-16T11:33:42.203-04:00Great story indeed. We have dug up many rocks in o...Great story indeed. We have dug up many rocks in our yard and woods to use for gardening projects. I love use found things. I'm sure your property is beautiful.michelle@Life on the Funny Farmhttp://michelle-starling.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-84941592266280168192012-07-16T08:54:25.371-04:002012-07-16T08:54:25.371-04:00I think the fact that you and Dan bought that hous...I think the fact that you and Dan bought that house was just meant to be! All those treasures were buried so many years ago just waiting for the right owner to come and unearth them and love them all over again. <br /><br />I LOVE your plans for your garden, I cant wait to see how it comes out!! Can I tell you how jealous I am, living in the city I dont think I'll ever get my white picket fence garden :)LindsBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548424318705008557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-42146539143397142442012-07-16T03:12:28.737-04:002012-07-16T03:12:28.737-04:00Crumbs mate, I was holding my breath right to the ...Crumbs mate, I was holding my breath right to the end of this post expecting Big Blue to dig up an underground vault full of The House's previous Owners - phew! Count yourself lucky, just when I was wondering what to post on yesterday MOTH found a religious image in our Dining Room floorboards. The subsequent bloggie post has probably offended 1/2 of the world's Catholics!!<br />Millie xxMilliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408461724832141163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-67328350522987855132012-07-15T23:00:42.968-04:002012-07-15T23:00:42.968-04:00I always love your stories, and this one does not ...I always love your stories, and this one does not disappoint! I love the pic of Ella on the huge stone! She is too cute!<br /><br />I read on my dear friend Lynda's new blog that your dad was born in Jackson, MS. While I live in Mobile, AL now, I am a born and bred Mississippi girl. I grew up in the Pearl/Brandon area which are suburbs or Jackson. My dad and sister still live in Brandon. How cool that you know the area. :-)<br /><br />As always, I truly enjoy your blog!! Your home looks like a magazine spread. I really liked your last post on the pearl ceiling paint - I will remember that tip. <br /><br />LisaButtercup Blisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481157134284202590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-25770478713133756092012-07-15T22:32:22.883-04:002012-07-15T22:32:22.883-04:00What a wonderful story!! If someone told my Hubs t...What a wonderful story!! If someone told my Hubs that antique cars were buried on the property he'd be out there day and night with a metal detector :0)Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192378197271824011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-71378271357888100112012-07-15T20:05:02.637-04:002012-07-15T20:05:02.637-04:00Keep the stories coming...I love your blog....
Nan...Keep the stories coming...I love your blog....<br />Nancy<br />http://wildoakdesigns.blogspot.comWild Oak Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03130161439969950766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-62965833025715581552012-07-15T20:04:59.117-04:002012-07-15T20:04:59.117-04:00Oh my goodness, you two have been busy bees. What ...Oh my goodness, you two have been busy bees. What serendipity. It just goes to show that you were MEANT to have this house. Everything just keeps unfolding in the proper order.<br />I'm exhuasted just reading your post. :)<br />Can't wait to see those granite posts.Terri~terrileeauthorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285328074771704439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-83831366634299334182012-07-15T15:48:01.442-04:002012-07-15T15:48:01.442-04:00Great post! I really enjoyed it.
We call our yard...Great post! I really enjoyed it.<br /><br />We call our yard work "ranch work" because we had dreams of owning a small ranch at one time. Kinda glad that dream didn't come true...<br /><br />Could you show us a photo of the stone beehives? Or, is there one already on your blog? I'll check.<br /><br />Have a great day!<br />Karla in CAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-34478562833954988272012-07-15T13:10:13.684-04:002012-07-15T13:10:13.684-04:00I dont remember how I found your blog but I love r...I dont remember how I found your blog but I love reading it and all your adventures with your farmhouse. I live east of Dallas, a 100 miles or so and love your references to Texas. Keep up the wonderful work, and thanks for all the time you put into sharing with us all.Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04147606387120419202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-67830179365343579162012-07-15T12:25:30.732-04:002012-07-15T12:25:30.732-04:00Gotta love those unexpected finds on old pieces of...Gotta love those unexpected finds on old pieces of property...how fun! We live on what used to be an old tobacco farm and we have found old pieces of what I assume were part of the stone foundation of the original farmhouse...oh how I wish the original house was still here and we lived in it! We also recently found out that about 20 or 30 years ago there was a historical survey done of the area and we are dying to get our hands on it to see what else we can learn about the property. I love that our land has such great history, and I know the previous owners of your home must smile down on you as you work so hard to bring it back to its former glory!<br /><br />KatLow Tide High Stylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494078916477622322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-16111688685071116922012-07-15T11:03:51.953-04:002012-07-15T11:03:51.953-04:00How fun. I love finding surprises like that! We ...How fun. I love finding surprises like that! We have found about a dozen old windows, an antique ice cream maker, some antique flour/sugar/salt/pepper shakers, and a handful of other things buried on our property, presumably from the original homestead that was here at the turn of the century, and I always wonder what else is hiding from us. I'll be anxious to see how/what you end up doing with that curb. Doesn't it kill you to not know the story of how it got there?!!Shari @ turnstylevogue.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05997421322267454151noreply@blogger.com