We sold our farm...

We have been semi-seriously trying to sell out farm for the last 2 years.  The area we are in has grown SO much in the last 3 years.  The traffic on our road is out of control and my commute (against traffic) is up to 40 minutes one way because the roads are so clogged with people and school buses.  

We had everything all planed out and our next farm picked out.  It was move in ready for the horses, but a fix-er-upper for the humans.  Then everything fell apart...  Our place was under contract and barreling to close and we had no place to move to.  The last 2 months have been hell on my anxiety.  I have maybe ridden the horses 20 times since the start of October.  

We scrambled looking for somewhere that could take all of us (canine, feline, equine... and whatever ducks and chickens are).  Nothing was ideal everything was cost prohibitive.  

We saw an fell in love with a few farms that fell through for various reasons: no internet, severe foundation issues, bad neighbors, dog restrictions... you name it we found it.

And then the rains started.  We went from Summer to Winter with only 3 days on nice fall weather.  It has also rained 3-4 days a week for the last 3 weeks.  The weather, lack of light, and crippling anxiety has made it harder and harder for me to feel good about anything.  I have just been grooming my horses, sitting on them, and stress crying. So you know, all the good things.

Then last week we found a place.  We are still not through due diligence, so I will wait to give the run down on it, but it really seems like a solid step up!  It was a light through the metaphorical storms (mostly because it is still raining....)

Also I cannot get my phone to fully sink with google, so enjoy all these (very) old pictures of fall on the farm.