I've been in construction for more than 50 years and all I can say is WOW! The variety of skills and the perseverance that you demonstrated in all of the buildings that you restored and built are just amazing to me! I noticed you relocated the doorway out of the old basement, and that alone was a lot of work. Then on top of that running a successful farming operation and selling at a farmer's market as well, plus your mechanical skills in rebuilding and painting the MD last winter, you truly are a man of many talents! I grew up on a dairy farm in Pa, and really miss the machinery end of it, but while I like milk and milk products, I have never missed milking the cows. :)

@allenferry1268

3 жыл бұрын

And everyone calls me a workaholic. Pete makes me look like a beach bum.

@insidethegardenwall22

3 жыл бұрын

@@allenferry1268 Haha! But what’s wrong with being a beach bum?

@louiserawle8999

3 жыл бұрын

He is not boring,he is way too interesting to be called boring,to me he is a breath of fresh air after some of the smut and fakery channels. Decency will alway prevail in the long run.

@b.neallee7042

Жыл бұрын

Very nice comments. Neal

I cannot understand why Pete hasn't got thousands more subscribers..I watch so many of the youtube videos of many homestead channels,and his has to be up in the top 3,always really informative,fun and ever interesting..God Bless Pete and Hillary and fsmily.

@eazyduzitbro5648

3 жыл бұрын

Time my friend. He’s doing very well for only being on KZread for a year

@LtColDaddy71

3 жыл бұрын

He’s prob no fan of me, but I have tons of respect for him. KZread is full of fake guru’s and wanna be’s, but Pete’s the real deal. He’s doing it for real! He does a KZread channel about his working, thriving farm. He’s not a KZread channel using farming / ranching as a subject matter. Plus he’s a Dexter ranch. That’s very near and dear to me, I am 1000% sold on that breed. I’ve seen so many who don’t know what the heck they are doing, and the welfare of their animals suffered.

@larryiowatexasrooster9317

3 жыл бұрын

All you have to do is share his channel on the channels you watch!

@prashanthedward1312

3 жыл бұрын

Agree, wonderful man, very creative and hard working, brilliant story teller, excellent channel, God bless Pete and his family.

@tonidjakic

3 жыл бұрын

Because he doesn't have nudity on his channel 😁

My dad was a contractor and passed in 1988, he was known all over for his plaster work and skills, he took great pride in his work, like you do, this was so great to listen to you talk about your life and the skills you have learned. Thank you for this video!

This story is far more interesting and enjoyable than anything that was on the tv. My wife even wandered into the room while I was watching it. After standing and listening for a couple of minutes, she sat down and had me replay part one and restart this conclusion to the story. She agreed that it was far more enjoyable than what she had planned to watch on the tv. You now have another fan.👋🇨🇦👍👍👍👍👍

What an AMAZING, EXCEPTIONAL, MAN - a stand-out, amongst 4 billion other men! So genuine, polite, patient, humble, intelligent, inquisitive, multi-skilled, brilliant, hard-working, family-focused, etc, etc ….. His family & ancestors so blessed! 🇦🇺🤗

My dad and I built 22 houses, before pneumatic tools became the norm. We pretty much built those houses with the same tools you used. By the time I was 14 I could set and sink a 16 penny nail into a wall stud in 2 strokes. Set, Sink that was it. Of coarse I've taken off my thumb nail a few times over the years. Before he started building houses, my dad was a interior boat finisher for a company in Stockton, Ca for 12 yrs, before they stopped building with just wood. He carried that meticulous character into the houses we built. Every cabinet joint had to be seamless, and he had it built into the contract with the supplier. They only tested him once, never again. Anyway I really enjoyed listening to your journey on your families home. My dad's home is in Wilton, New York, and from what I understand and see, it's still standing and occupied by one of his cousins. My great great grandmother bought the 80 acre farm for 3000, and the farm became the families living. Well I'm getting long winded. Have fun on your projects. Mike

Agreed. Put down the cell phone, unplug the microwave, plant a vegetable garden, chill some milk, PERCOLATE a pot of coffee, bake some cookies then go sit outside and talk to your neighbors. You and your family are not only Blessed, you are in fact a Blessing to US !

Great Video. My house I bought in 2019 was built in 1880. I only held it for two years and sold it, but I regret doing that. In the next buyers market (God willing) I will get back out into the country. I had an old Amish barn (1960's) and the previous owner put up a 75x40 regular pole barn. My neighbor and I found out about a church in Bowling Green, Ohio that was selling a 1960 Ford 200 model tractor with a mower rig on it. We bought it, took it to my pole barn and we pressure washed it, put in a better ignition and we were so proud about 7 months later when someone bought it for 2500.00. We put in about 300 bucks for a battery and that ignition. All it really needed was repainting. IF I would get back out to the country, I would get another one with a better shift pattern. Man that old Ford was hard to figure out. LOL. What a great family you have. The best part is when you finish and you invite them over for steak or a really great dinner or family function. My dad was a bricklayer but was way past production when diabetes brought on a lot of complications. Your house looks really great. Loved both video's. What a great job.

You not only inherited the house you inherited the grit and determination.

Pete, you really make me admire your way of living and overall just how happy and humble you are. Keep up the great work,

This is the second time I've watched this video. I think I enjoyed it more this time. We live in a time where many television programs are erroneously called "Reality TV". It is such a joy to sit and relax and listen to Pete relate his reality. His personal feelings and the story that became his farm, his family... REAL reality. Thank you, Pete. What a joy.

Than you for sharing your wonderful story. Many people, including myself are getting blessed watching your story.

8-13-21 I'm so glad you ignored the naysayers, and chose to renovate rather than destroy the home your ancestors built. It's a joy to see the beauty and sense of time and place that you've created in preserving the family homestead. Thanks for sharing your journey!

My cousin and his wife bought a piece of property that has a house on it from 1792. Took it apart piece by piece and rebuilt it back to it's old glory, up to code. It's absolutely gorgeous. Repurposed allot of things like you did. You did a great job on this house. Enjoy many more years.

I just love this home project and the way he is so respectful of his family’s past. The amount of his personal time spent and all the work he did is phenomenal! And what a great example of caring and of productive work for his children! He left them a legacy!

Pete is a true renaissance man married to a wonderfully devoted woman. What a life !

Your home is beautiful! My husband built our home in 1999. He did the same with reading books on how to do wiring and plumbing. We love our home and are proud of what we accomplished.

Just want to say thank you! This channel has inspired me so much!! I’m a really girly girl (city girl afraid of power tools lol) but since I started watching this channel I’ve been building stalls in my little barn and replacing rotten boards and repairing the fences by myself with what I’ve got lol. It’s not all perfect and I have KZread to teach me skills but we raised more livestock this year than our whole 7 years here combined and restored 4 of my 20 acres of overgrown pastures!! Your message of doing things yourself with what you have available has taught me so much and helped me see that I am capable of a lot more “boy jobs” than I thought haha. Thanks so much for your great content!!! 💕🐐🐇🐓🦆💕

@Tugedhel

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a guy but I grew up with a similar mindset. I grew up without a dad with a mom scared of her shadow and anything unknown. As a poor and struggling dad (no money to fix things in and around our very old house, which was all we could afford), I opened up and talked with a man who had grown up with a dad who included him on all projects. He shared about a conversation he had with his father and it changed my life: "Garth, you see how I just ruined $100 worth of stuff? We'll have to go buy $75 worth of stuff over. I know exactly what I need now and how to do it. You know, it would have cost me $300 to pay someone to do this so we still came out about half price and now we both know how to do this." You go girl !!! There is such a kick in figuring out how to fix things and seeing them done. It is worth all of the band-aids and second trips to the hardware store.

@mjhmn

2 жыл бұрын

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Wow, I really enjoyed this video. My parents are immigrants from Cuba and Mexico, so they didn’t have much to offer to us here other than bringing us to a better place (the best gift ever). So now we are able to build an estate to pass down to our children in this country. Your family may have been dirt poor by the standards back then, but they left something so rich for future generations to build off of. It’s absolutely wonderful how you’ve restored what they left and inspiring how you honored what was already there! Congratulations!

@neisserbent-saavedra873

2 жыл бұрын

My parents also brought me and my sister from Cuba in 2013.

Your Great great grandparents would be so proud. You have their grit.

My husband is a forklift mechanic and has had the same job for 21 years. This year on 5/21/21, he too left his job to start up his own business. Now he has time with his kids, his wife of 26 years and it is awesome to have here more often.

For many years, PBS “This Old House” was a favorite program, but I enjoyed this as much or more. Very few people have the opportunity to renovate a family home, and I thank you for sharing the experience. I was exhausted just watching, as your level of energy and ability are inspiring. You’re also an excellent presenter, everything was to the point and there were no wasted words. How astonished and proud would be your ancestors. Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches. -Proverbs 24:3-4

Stumbled upon this modern day "old timer". Scrolling through you tube... You know, they don't make people like this anymore. People who want to work with their hands, operate a homestead, wake up at sunrise and do a legit honest days work. Excellent story teller. I have always wanted to save old houses. Glad you were able to save your GGPs hand crafted home with your wife and live the life of your dreams. 🙌🏻 You kept the integrity and forthright of the original home and I find this very special. Houses are alive. Wood is alive. Stones. Foundations. All alive. Not too many people get to follow their bliss. #inspired

Your excitement is palpable , you are such a lucky man to have all this family history as well as the history you have made for yourself your progeny . My father was an orphan . I'm quite jelous of your situation. I'm happy for you and wouldn't take any of that from you if I could . I just implore you to hold it all dear to your heart ! I hope you live to be 150 years old in your beautiful family home and that your children do the same ! And that they have that same wonderful excitement that you do when they think and speak of you and the home to their children and their children's children ! God bless you and your beautiful home and all who enter !

This is by far the most honest and real life stories and experiences. Thank you Pete. Here’s a new cow joke for you… What do you call a heifer that just gave birth? Decalfeinated.

@lotus....

2 жыл бұрын

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@Tugedhel

2 жыл бұрын

I've never 'herd' that joke. OK, that was a lame play on words but truly that is a new one to me. I love it. Ken

Blood, sweat, and tears… I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your hard work and commitment to restoring your family’s history. What a lovely home!!

Holy Cow Patty! Those shutters! That gorgeous house. Wow! What a labor of love!

I'm so glad I went back to look through Pete's older videos. This was amazing. Especially seeing all the photos in part 1 & part 2. It made me appreciate & love Pete, Hilary & their family even more. I already held Pete in such high regard for the kind of person he is, this made me respect him even more which I didn't know was even possible. I wish more people were like Pete & Hilary, the world would be a better place.

I'm glad that you saved the house. I'm living in a 100 year old house. None of my family lived here, but I love old houses.

Very much enjoyed your story! I love that your father and uncles could be a part of the rebuild. :)

Incredibly beautiful place, you are hard working and resourceful and your wife seems very supportive.

This has been inspirational to me. My family and I bought a 1880 Colonial in Wyoming, NY and it gets to be overwhelming at times the simplistic way of describing working on one wall/side at a time is what I needed to hear. Thank you

@marygreer3967

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Tim. I'm in Pavilion. Good luck with the new adventure. Will you be bringing your reno to KZread?

@maddierosemusic

2 жыл бұрын

Yup! You know how to eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Pete makes all the sense in the world.

What a fabulous story. Well told. The progress pictures showing your family moving in along the way were awesome. Your attention to detail is superb. Back in the 90s I did the same, and spent 9 years building a home and addition as my family expanded - so I could totally relate.

Pete, when I think about the challenges I’m about to undertake starting my retirement farmette, I love to reminisce about how my great grandfather built his house from the ground up and was told as soon as he finished that the railroad was putting in a new track that would go right through the middle of it. So he hand dug a basement a hundred yards away and moved the house on top of it. That work ethic is rare these days, and your story motivates me almost as much as Grandpa Witmer’s.

@wandaarnt234

2 жыл бұрын

The can do American Spirit cheers from Pennsylvania 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

You did an amazing job! Your ancestors would be very proud of you for taking such good care of the home & property.

Just watched this. Enjoyed it immensely. I remember in 1970 my stepfather using a hand drill. Looked something like an hand egg beaters. I own a Makita drill and a impact hammer drill. Used the regular drill. Both cordless. By the way. I'm 84 and a woman. Learned a lot from my stepfather and my uncle.

Sure enjoyed watching this. My Grandpa sold his farm and years later all the farm was torn down . So sad, there is just a corn field replacing my memories now.

@ambilaevus7607

2 жыл бұрын

I grew on a farm that was built before my state existed, about 120 years old . My parents sold it as part of their divorce. By 1999 all our buildings, even the new ones had been leveled & a new house where the beloved animals were buried. I get what you mean. Its sad almost hurts.

Couldn't have torn me away from your story if it had been a 4 hour long video.... Your work on your place is excellent and shows your workmanship. You're an interesting man, Pete.

You know what you are? You’re an Angel. Talk about having such love for your family and the legacy of their hard work. To preserve your ancestral home and with so much love restore it for your next generation - it’s truly a work of art. And I think of all the blessings the house has brought you - you have developed new skills which you can pass on to your family. Just a beautiful story thanks for sharing!

Ellis Kinney I can't believe how much our lives parallel each other. I inherited the family farm Southeast of Cincy after I got out of the Army in 1971. At the time I was living in Louisville, Ky. driving 100 miles and clearing land and reclaiming hay fields. I had a VW and an axe. As time went on I bought tractors (M Farmalls) and built two barns. The farm was a Revolutionary War land grant. All kinds of history just like yours. In 2012 we built our house on the farm. I loved this two part series. Ellis

Wow ! What an accomplishment, high determination and skill level. Just awesome !

Well, Pete, I’ve watched both parts of your family’s truly incredible story and journey, and after these few words I’ve just typed, simply cannot find any more….. I’m now speechless.

Beautiful work and a great story. Reminds me of my grandfather who was a carpenter from his late teens in the early 1900's until he built his last house at the age of 72 in 1963. My cousin has his old tool box with all his hand tools, nothing powered at all. He would build a house, move the family into it then sell it and build another. In retirement, he built grandmother clocks for the family and friends. He built a cabin cruiser in his garage to use at my uncle's camp on the lake. He also made all the bedroom furniture for the camp which my wife and I now have and use. He was a remarkable carpenter.

Your wife is very lucky to have you. Do did a amazing job. You did a rehab of your family history with love of family and history. Your home is priceless you have a home not just a house. Congratulations! Job will done!

Pete, this is the only channel I watch where a 26 minute video can fly. Other channels in the past I have found myself hovering over the video to see how long is left but these 2 part videos were a delight to watch. I guess I just love family history and to see it being cared for and protected and not just thrown out with old is a credit to yourself.

Hope your children pour their hearts into this home the way you obviously have. Thank you.

You sir, are a mans man, not many like you anymore. I dream of doing what you have done and even have plans to build my new home on the 10 acre's I bought and paid for. You inspire me to get busy, thank you sir. God Bless you and your family.

I love when an Architect gets into building. Especially recreating an American Classic!

So talented..you and your family deserve all of the fruits of your labour..👏👏

Pete I have really enjoyed your history of your home and its renovation. Keep up the good work.

Thank you for sharing your incredible journey of discovery. The beauty of the history and chronology within the farm's rebirth through all your hard work is inspiring. I too, decided to invest my energies into maintaining our "starter" home for the last 37 years, while family and neighbors have moved away to pursue larger homes in distant suburbs. And much like yourself, I have come to appreciate the decision we have made and take comfort in our small home where our home improvements and family memories have been realized.

You and Hillary and wonderful children are a real tribute to American history. So proud of all of y’all.

One of my favorite KZreadr retired and I was sad til I found you Pete. Love your love of history. Your house is alot like the house I grew up in 87 yrs ago so your story made me a bit homesick. I’m definitely a follower now!

Pete, hi from the UK. You are an inspiration, truly the coolest dude in the world!!! Love your videos and i admire all you do!

You know Peter, first of all, nice to meet you! I am a daughter of a great man like you. Dad made all his tools that he could. Dad sometimes would say that it took him longer to make the tool he needed than to repair or build the what ever! So happy you took lots of pictures so we could go on this adventure with you! Even your little daughter running around without a top on...yup! You guessed it! That was me too! When I started watching your series, I forgot to think that your Dad and family members may still be living. When you, your Dad, and Uncles put up the sheet rock on the addition in one day, it was a bravo day! Thank you for sharing!

BRAVO!!!!!!!! You and your amazing wife have so much to be proud of regarding your home and farm. What a testament to perseverance!!! You remind me of my father-in-law, who was a contractor and decided to build an underground house for himself and his wife in north-central Ohio. It turned out to be amazing, as well, and was a source of great pride for him right up until he passed. A little emotional for me to watch these two videos. My hat is off to you and Hillarie. BRAVO!!!!!!!!!

I'm always amazed what bridled insanity can accomplish. Genius. Brute strength, sweat, tears, brain work. and then if you are lucky you can start buying some tools. The good old days.

I watched the whole videos how amazing this man is. The house to the garage to the addition was done so well. This man was a go getter and enjoyed wat he did he did an amazing job on it all. He should get a award his work for sure. Very good work.

I've got to tell you how much I enjoy your videos, and as a 53 year old carpenter, I respect you. That's one heck of a good job

what a great story, I grew up on my grandpas dairy farm in Montgomery NY but we lost it when he passed. He built everything on his own from scratch and hauled cattle at night i actually found the original drawings he made of the house i hope one day i can build a house and make it look just like his and have a farm to pass down to my kids.

I like how you blended the stairway with the stone foundation. Also that curve in the stairs.

I love old stories like this. You share memories everyday just by walking your house and yard with people you never knew. Great Great Great ancestors!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

What a talented guy you are! What you have renovated, built new, or half old and half new, are incredible! It’s a glorious home for you and your family. The sincere desire to honor your ancestors is quite touching, and shows the truly gentle soul you are. Good job!! ♥️❣️🙏🏼❣️♥️

The world needs more people like you and your family. I feel enriched every time I listen to your videos.

That is what this country needs is get back to the basics I loved every bit of what you said what you did

Sir what you've done is stunning. I'd take your beautiful Farm Home above any of those modern Architecture Homes any day. I love old houses, and always will. There's more individuality in the older construction. Modern is just too cold for me. Congratulations on a job well done.

The amount of satisfaction that you must have had in your accomplishments with this home must be incalculable. Thank you for sharing this wonderful story!

This is a down to EARTH episode of Ms Hillary and Mr Pete in doing a rebuild of the Old Home stead and keeping it close to being the original.

I was so excited to see the rest of this journey posted this morning! I was hoping it would be soon. The story of your journey, with your construction, your farm, and your personal growth are so encouraging. Thank you so much for sharing!

I have so much respect and appreciation for what you have done to make this world a beautiful place. We are just custodians of this beautiful world and of what our ancestors left behind. I believe they did things more with love, just as you did, because when we touch and feel and see what we do, we bring aliveness, depth and an unexplainable connection to it. I am sure, each inch of your home has that feeling somewhere, in the air. Such a beautiful narration and you are a great builder and a much greater story teller 🧡

Man. You are very talented, but so down-to-earth. Appreciate this.

What you have accomplished is amazing. Restoring your great great grandparents home is touching. So many people would have bulldozed the home down. Especially in the condition it was in. Now not only do you have memories as a child there, but now your children have memories. My great grandfather built a 2 story Adobe home for my great grandmother. She had not even agreed to marry him. Luckily she did! My cousin now owns the home. 120 years old and has been restoring it. Fabulous memories as a child there.

Can't understate how much I (we!) appreciate the time and effort you put into sharing your life experience with us Pete, you are an inspiration.

This was so incredibly fun to watch and be inspired by. What a blessing to be able to rebuild on your family’s homestead and with your family. Thanks for telling this story.

Where was your wife during all this? Was she able to help? I know I couldn’t! What a woman you got there. Many wouldn’t put up with construction all the time. I was born in construction too…Lol. 1953. Dad started adding on and up and as the family grew, the construction continued. By the time I graduated from high school in 1972, he was done! I remember saying that the house will be too big one day, but the kids kept coming. I’m one of five and we all laugh about our personal stories growing up in construction in our family home. What a beautiful home and surrounding you’ve created. I love it…❤

You’re my new hero. Makes the three years finishing out my bardominium look like child’s play. Love the channel.

The way you recognize, respect, and apply the concept of maintaining “a sense of place” in your home - is a beautiful thing.

Those fancy modern architects houses leave me cold, THIS is what a real home should be like. Beautifully done, and the use of the salvaged materials is excellent. My TV wall actually looks a bit like that, but it's just made from stuff that came from Lowes, yours is real. GREAT job!

Amazing work. My wife complains when I want to go out for a half hour. Your wife sure isn't a lonely type.

I agree Society has become more about convenience and not about community. There used to be a time when we would fix things, now we throw them away and buy new ones. Stores used to be closed on Sundays. Sundays were for visiting Grandma and Sunday dinner with the family. People complain about how complicated life has become, well, people and wanting convenience has made it complicated. Everyone has the "Choice" to live their own lives the way they want. They have the power to change what they want. Just like you did. Awesome Video Mr. Pete! Thank you for sharing!

Absolutely fascinating story Pete - good on ya' for tackling this project...and by yourself at that! Hillary and the car - too funny.

Oh my goodness! What a beautiful house, barn . I know your Great Great Grandparents would be so PROUD of you. Look what you have done ! Just Beautiful. Love the stories and pictures !

I grew up in old farm houses with the T configuration. Turn Knob light switches with a single fixture hanging from the center ceiling with the old braded cord and chain. I remember the wide board painted floors upstairs the most. and window open at night as no modern A/C the wide pouches off both sides of the T on both sides, all wood white clapboards gray decks and integer screened doors and the full beveled glass front door. they knew how to use the sun and the wind, high ceilings and wood stoves. what an amazing time when people paid attention to nature and physics . and not collage degraded

Is so great that you understood the needs of this "old lady" to keep her as close to your ancestors as possible.

DANG! This is the second video I’ve watched of yours (the first being the first part of this series) and I am so utterly and completely obsessed with this level of DIY. I currently rent an 100+ year old apartment snd have learned so much by looking at how things were done a long time ago. Absolutely stunning. Definitely going to watch more of your videos, you have great energy and appreciation for what’s around you. 🙌🏻

I started watching when he started with the MD project and I've been hooked ever since. My grandfather had a dairy farm and the original farm had been in the family since the mid to late 1800's. I lived on that farm for about ten years but I have memories of it going back to the mid '60's.

I just discovered "Just a few acres farm" a couple months ago. I am so impressed by what Pete and Hillary have accomplished on their farm, the house and with all their animals. I grew up on a small farm in Nevada and remember my grandpa farming with a team of horses. I loved growing up caring for all the animals and the enjoyment of nature and the peace and quiet of the farm life. Pete you and Hillary are to be commended with all you have done. I love the care and respect you have for your animals and responsibility for the land. By the way, you two were an awesome couple in your wedding photo, Hillary you were just beautiful. I will be a faithful watcher of your posts.

You are such a good daddy to do all of that for your family and to preserve the history for your kids going forward. So commendable!!!!

What a journey of learning and doing. I'm in awe! Admirable how you honored and reused the old structure materials.

This series was very interesting. I really enjoyed watching the process of rehabilitating your family’s home, how you carefully recreated so many features of the original house but also how you made it your own, creating space that would serve your own family’s needs. Great series Pete. Thank you for sharing the details.

WHAT A LOVELY MAN..... VERY MUCH GROUNDED WITH OLD SCHOOL.... I LOVED HIS STORY....

Thank you for sharing the great history behind your beautiful home. Your ancestors must be so proud of you and your values!

You know your relatives have to be looking down and are proud of the work you've done, and the love and respect you put into the home. I love older homes better than new.

Pete, you are an amazing man. You would make a very good motivational speaker.

LOVE THE NEW ADDITION,LOVE YOUR KITCHEN TO, TO USE ALL THE OLD OLD WOOD FROM TIME OF COLUMBUS IS AMAZING, THANK YOU FOR SHARING , THUMBS UP

I think one important note I see in all this besides the tremendous amount of work (which is amazing in itself) is having a spouse that is so understanding as to why you’re doing it, it’s for the family and the generations to come. Many spouses wouldn’t see that and be upset you’re not spending every second with them. That’s definitely something special right there. Nice job, Hillary and Pete!

If people took the inspirational quotes they copy-paste online to heart, then so many more could live out their dreams.

Love this video Pete! Love the history. Being in my 30s it shows how Rome was not build in a day and chipping at your dreams is rewarding. Thanks for taking the time!

You put in a lot of sweat labor and now you have a lovely home. It'll probably last another 100 years. Enjoy your home, you deserve it.

You had a labor of love for sure. It is beautiful. Your wife is a saint, absolutely.