How we found our New England Home
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- Today I am sharing how we finally found our 1796 Federal Colonial home, the house that waited for US. Before we chat, I also take you outside while I plant Garlic for the first time, and show you our Stone Walls. Fingers crossed we have garlic next year!
Thank you for telling us your story. I love New England but would never leave my children and grandchildren. For me, family is everything. My husband and I enjoy traveling and make New England one of our favorite places to visit. Wishing you the best!
I agree Jamie, family is everything. Our daughters living in New England was definitely one of the main reasons for moving here. Have a wonderful week! 😊
Hi Carla, We moved from Florida to the Alabama Coast. The first year we rented an old 1908 home. We almost bought the home but found out it was a termite palace. We loved the house and felt very much at home. However, my husband kept driving by an old Spanish Revival home. He remarked how much he loved it. It was not for sale. We kept searching and searching for homes next year. One day while searching for homes, I came across a home that I fell in love with. I said "sweetheart, look at this home! He said, "OMG this is the home that I have been driving by for the last year. We arranged for a viewing, we walked through the house and I stood in the kitchen and closed by eyes "I breathed a deep breath and with tears in my eyes, I said this is it! It feels right. Later, I stood in the house and felt a presence of a sweet spirit using a sewing machine. I loved hearing your video of your journey finding your "meant to be home"
Oh my gosh, I LOVE your Story...it was most certainly MEANT to be! Your house was waiting for you!! It's amazing how things can work out. My husband and I still talk about how everything just lined up in our move out here....it was definitely meant to be for us. We have lived here five years now with absolutely no regrets. Thank you for sharing and have a beautiful day!
Hello Carla, This cosy chat video was lovely, I believe from listening to you that you have a very sensitive & kind nature. The lady who owned the house before you I am sure rests easy knowing you & your clever husband ( who found the house) are taking care of it. I absolutely love NE, I love the old houses & the history that goes with them. I know you said not to give up on your dreams, but I am from the UK & I know my dream can’t come true. However, to share all the lovely places you take us, it would be nice to see all around the outside of your house & garden sometime. I am interested in the history & who lived in your house years gone by. Thank you again Carla I really enjoy listening & hearing your stories. 😊
Thank you so much Jean. Don't you love how You Tube can allow us to "travel" to places we've never been? I would love to visit the UK someday, I have a lot of family history there. Have a beautiful weekend!
You have an interesting story, and you have a lovely home and style. Mine is what I call "common sense primitive". The common sense of it is: no need to camouflage appliances, and not to pile it on too much. Also to incorporate family things (husband's ancestry is Scottish, mine, Welsh & Irish, German, and a surprise to me, DNA also revealed Swedish) So, we live with primitive antiques with touches of Scotland, and our four-season porch has touches of coastal and Sweden. In other words, the conglomeration that we are as humans, so goes our home.
I love it! I think it is so important to decorate our homes with things that we love. Unfortunately, I love so many different things. LOL. Enjoy your week Linda!
I would love to see everything,cooking, decorating, baking, gardening, and traveling, you have such a sweet soul.
Thank you so much Carmela, you have no idea how much that means to me. Everything you mentioned is right up my alley. Have a beautiful weekend!
I would be interested in gardening, crafting decorating, thrifting and renovating. Kind of everything.
I planted garlic only once about 5 years ago. I got my garlic from my barber who plants hundreds every year. Since I had never planted it before, he explained to me how it should be planted. When you put the garlic buds in the ground, he said, make sure the point is facing up. This is the stem as it grows. So when I planted the five garlic that he gave me, making 15 plants in all, I made sure the points were facing up. Well they all grew and when I pulled them out in late spring, I had 15 big garlic plants.
Yay! I can''t wait to see if mine works....I did plant with root side down so we will see! Have a great weekend!
What a Beautiful story of finding your home. I built many homes in New England. My favorite was my saltbox in Pelham NH. I was raised in MA. Once I got married, we moved to NH. I raise my two girls in Hollis, NH. Lived there for 12 years then moved South. I love the South but my greatest memories with my family are from NH. You will love it there. Many blessings.
Thank you Janice. I just discovered Hollis a few months ago and oh my goodness, it is absolutely beautiful down there. Driving around it felt a bit like the Cape to me. Have a wonderful weekend!
Love your story, so very heartwarming and sweet. If I was the person who sold you the house, I would be so happy to know that you and your husband are living there. You can tell that your house is so loved and cared for, and that you truly enjoy living there. 💕
As far as future videos, I would love to see what you have for a cleaning schedule, and what you do every day to keep your home maintained. I never feel like I have it all together even though I feel like I am constantly trying to stay on top of things. I know you said you had a cleaning business years ago and would love to know if you have any words of wisdom on how you keep your beautiful home maintained, which is very lovely, and cozy. Would also enjoy knowing what your favorite meals are that you make, and maybe meals your girls liked that you made them growing up. Anything related to home and family and the simple things in life are my favorites. 🌺
Take care, love watching your videos, till next time.💕
Thank you for your sweet words Margaret. Regarding a cleaning schedule, I do not have one. The only time I clean my house all at once is if I have Company coming to stay. LOL. I feel that I am constantly doing Laundry and I clean our bathroom weekly along with vacuum weekly. With only two of us here the house stays fairly clean. I have been shocked at how little dust this house gets because it is so old. My Husband says it's because we have radiant heat. My recommendation would be to do a little something every day and to try to stay on top of your Kitchen, also try to get into the habit of putting things back where they belong when you are done with them (something I need to work on). I think it's easier to do a little cleaning daily in lieu of cleaning a whole house. When I was Cleaning it would take me 3-4 hrs to do someone's house and that did not include the "picking up" they would do before I got there. I hope this helps a little. Have a beautiful week !!
Great story ! I would love to see a house tour & projects being done , with paint , interior & exterior too ! ❤
What a wonderful story it was meant to be ❤
Love your story! I had a similar "meant to be" experience with our home here in Oregon. I would love to see a holiday home tour, decorating projects, and gardening projects. Thank you for sharing your experiences!
You can't argue with "meant to be"!! Have a great weekend Brenda!
I’m just seeing this now (a year out of date😮) but l would love craft, thrifting and decorative videos, since you asked what type of content your viewers would prefer.
Dear Carla!! Your home is absolutely gorgeous---I so love the color of the house and the bright door---very beautiful and so typical of the beauty of New England
Thank you so much!
I would love to see a house tour
Nice story! My interest is in simple decor, thrift shopping, poetry & drawing.
What a wonderful story!! I would like to see projects and crafts!!! Greetings from Greece! ❤️
Thank you Vasso! I bet it is beautiful where you live too!! Have a wonderful weekend!
I love the feeling of history when I see beautiful homes like yours. I think of bees wax candles, the smell of baking bread and at Christmas time the charm of simple decorations. I love all the rock walls too.
Keep watching Kathy, I have a planned video regarding beeswax candles! Have a beautiful weekend!!
As a child my family vacationed in moultonboro and many years later I built my home there and enjoyed living there for 12 years before moving to Oklahoma where I have been since 1982. I have never stopped yearning to return to my roots but really can’t afford to relocate at this stage in my life. I don’t regret my move to Oklahoma which was a result of my mother’s health. I always knew I did the right thing. Thank you for sharing your story. I look forward to following your journey. Warm regards.
Hello Carla, I live in Oklahoma, (Texas County)6b zone,, I'm new to your channel, I've always loved the more traditional homes, Victorian, l also watch Linda Smith Davis and Laura with GardenAnswer she's more and gardening some cooking you need to check this two ladies out. I love thrifting and gardening, cooking but whatever you put out there I will watch it, thank you for sharing will be watching the older videos you have done, have a great afternoon stay warm with a hot cup of tea. 👋🙂🤷♀️☕
Hi Jean, thank you so much for watching. I do watch Garden Answer and of course Linda, (she's a good friend of mine.). Tea sounds really good right now, maybe I WILL go make some. Welcome and have a beautiful week!
That’s exactly right “this was meant to be” ☺️. So happy for you guys that you found your wonderful home. As for future video’s, I think a little bit of everything you mentioned would be perfect. Have a nice weekend!! 😁
You too Donna!
I’m enjoying your channel. We’ve traveled in New England. We’re in Oklahoma where the grandkids are and just can’t be too far away from them.
Thank you Elva! Family is most definitely the most important thing in life. 😊
Enjoyed your story and look forward to more. Thanks for sharing
Love your videos. I am from England and presently in Washington State. Hoping to retire to New England, but we will have to see. Lived in 4 different states so far. Best wishes.
Thank you and good luck to you on your research of where to retire!
I’m new to your channel. This is the 1st video I’ve watched. I enjoyed hearing your story especially that you came from Michigan! We have a home in Traverse City and live in Nevada part of the year. My roots are in NY but my grandparents were New Englanders. I love to watch the videos of people who are in NE. It feels like home to me. I envy your move and the courage it takes to do that! I look forward to seeing more of your videos!! Would love to see your whole house and property!😘
Thank you Jean. I love Traverse such a beautiful area, Petoskey/Harbor Springs too! If you watch my different home videos you definitely get to "tour" my home. Thank you for watching and Welcome to my part of the YT World!
We saw our home, which is also in New Hampshire, online when we were still living in California. We found to our delight that the house was still on the market when we arrived here several months later. We moved in, in August 2004 and love the house more than ever as we have made it our own inside and out. This year the house celebrates it's 250th year !
Doing family research I also found out that I had family here in New England in the 1600's for this Aussie transplant I was amazed, but then again I have always felt drawn to New England and never understood why till I found this family connection. Love your videos, thank you. Keep them up please!
Wow, what a great Story Antonia! It's interesting how we are drawn to an area where our Ancestors were from even if we were not aware of it (which is what happened to me). Have a great weekend!!
Isn’t it interesting when the stars align and everything falls into place?? I’m so happy that you love your beautiful home…I also live in a home that we love so much, because it’s full of peace and gratitude for all of the wonderful things that have come our way. So, on your channel I would love to see some crafting, a look at your decor, and I would love some more of your travel- type videos…since we live in the same area, it’s always fun to visit a new place, or to re-visit an area that I haven’t been to in a while…thanks for sharing!!🍂🍁🍂
I couldn’t agree more Cynthia! Happy Thanksgiving! 😊
Hi Carla! Thanks for sharing! I would love to see more travels around New England.
In the spring, cut off the garlic scape when it curls so the bulb will have more energy to grow. You can make pesto with them. When the foliage tips start to turn brown, usually in July, time to harvest. Good luck ☘️
Thank you Denise!
I love your story! Thank you for sharing. You've inspired me to start writing down my major life goals. ✨️ I hope someday I can share my own New England story!!
With spring approaching, I hope you will shoe us your lilacs when they are in full bloom! Lilacs are one of my favorite flowers. I love the scent and the tiny clusters or perfect purple flowers. 💜
Oh I definitely will!
Your story is so inspirational. What a great dream come true. Thanks for sharing.
Hello from Long Island Carla , such pleasure watching your video & enjoy listening to your story, feels like listening to a friend. With the holidays approaching would enjoy seeing your Thanksgiving menu 🦃🦃🍗🐔also to know if you have any favorite recipes📚 to share. 🍁🍁🍂🦃 Many blessings this ☮🌲🌲 holiday season.
Thank you Annemarie. Wow, Long Island….I would love to visit there someday too! Have a beautiful rest if your weekend. 😊
I can keep my eye off your front door and fireplace mantel. Would love to see a mix of your interests.
What a sweet story....I would love to see projects and crafts. I would also like to see a house tour. If I did not love the South so much, New England would be my second choice for a home. I do have some roots from the 1700s in New England and like you, I like anything British!!
Kindred Spirits!
Beautiful home-- looking forward to more outside and inside videos of your home!
Thank you for sharing your story. I would love to hear about life in the winter, as many people say it’s hard in the northeast. I love winter, but it doesn’t get that cold where I am. Thank you.
Love your channel and thanks for your story so very interesting! Glad your so happy in your new home !
I just found you and I am interested where you moved from in Mich-I live in Mich. and we vacation in the N New England in the summer. Looking forward to more from you
Welcome!! I have several Subscribers from MI which is fun. We moved from Southeast MI. Have a great week!
Great story
I have lived in Deerfield MA for 50 years, and wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.
Beautiful area, so quaint. I visited Deerfield about 6 years ago. Have a great week Anne!