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As we made
payments on our first house, we found 10 acres
and purchased it on a land contract. The 10
acres was bordered on 3 sides with woods and open
to another 10 acre parcel to the East. We spent years
going over floor plans, and eventually came up
with a custom plan that fit our budget if not our
dreams. A small local builder built our
house. A modest 1600 square foot ranch, it
had the unique celestial windows and a raised
ceiling in the living room. Eventually I (with
the help of a young teenage neighbor girl) put up
a stained pine ceiling. The fireplace was bricked
to the sloping ceiling. Out the back windows was
a dramatic old oak tree.
I built
a huge L-shaped deck off the sliding glass door
in the tiny family room. In front, I had an
associate from work design a deck/walk way to try
to give the front of the house some notable
features. The garage was a wonderful 30 X 32 foot
- enough for our eventual tractor, bikes,
tricycles, and motorcyles as well as the 2 cars.
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