Posted by Suzanne McMinn on September 3, 2005
The 100-year-old family farmhouse. Walton, West Virginia.
The perfect porch for hours of doing nothing.
More old family photographs than you can shake a stick at.
Cool antiques.
Creepy cellar full of canned fruits and vegetables from the big garden out back.
A rooster that thinks dawn is 4:30 am.
Plans for the day read like an old-fashioned cookbook. First, kill a chicken…….
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8:08
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Wow, that’s wonderful! I love old homes and antiques and all that good stuff. Enjoy!
8:15
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Oh man. What a gorgeous house! Wow! I finished The Beast Within, Suzanne! I loved it! You’re the star of my blog today
8:52
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Oh, that looks SO gorgeous! I want to live there.
8:53
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Oh that’s so neat! Love the pictures. Good luck erm with the chicken.
8:55
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The farmhouse is beautiful!!
9:04
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I agree with Eve. The farmhouse is beautiful. I wouldn’t mind living there!
Congratulations to all the winners!
9:15
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Oh. My. Gosh. I could SO move there. (if it has fast internet
) It looks wonderful. Cool antiques. Hope you have a great time.
9:25
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Beautiful place
9:43
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I love the porch :bananadance:, and I hate chickens.
9:51
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Oooooh! What a wonderful, wonderful farm house! I’m so jealous. And watch me drool over all those antiques…:hyper:
10:30
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Looking at the pictures makes me feel like I’m on vacation. Thanks.
11:25
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Wow, beautiful house, Suzanne!
11:30
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I love the farmhouse! The only thing that would make it better is if it was screened to keep out bugs.
11:51
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What a very cool porch and house…I can just envision sitting in a rocking chair with a cool lemonade in hand.
12:59
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Suzanne, thanks for sharing these great pictures. I love the farmhouse and all the family history!!
1:52
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I want that porch!
2:02
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:bananadance:Thank you for the book.
What a great old house. I could live on the porch!:yes:
2:28
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I’m with Jennifer. I could SO live on that porch. The pictures are amazing. Thanks for posting them!
2:47
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Loved the pics!
3:02
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Oh my gosh those pics bring back memories of helping my Granny feed the baby chicks while trying to stay out of reach of the rooster, grabbing eggs from under the hens before they could peck, and canning produce from her HUGE garden. She kept herself and our family of 6 in vegies, fruit, jams & jellies year round.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
3:10
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Beautiful house! Love the porch
4:12
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How ideal!
5:19
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WOOHOO! I finally won!
Great pictures!!
6:31
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Great picures, I love places like that!
8:02
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What a wonderful place to be!
Grins*
9:21
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How beautiful! I would love to sit on the porch with an iced tea or mint julip and read:cool:
11:41
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Ahh, love that porch!
11:53
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That house is gorgeous! You can just imagine being in it 80 years ago!
And all those pickled things…nice!
12:59
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Oh wow, I want to go to the holler!!
11:34
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That porch looks beautiful!!!
9:09
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