Barb and I built our home in the late 80’s, shortly after moving to Jefferson City from Kennett, Missouri. We rented a little duplex for a year or so and Barb started looking at houses. She looked at lot and then persuaded me we should build on a 3 acre lot she found West of town. Have to dig a well… put in a septic tank… I was nervous. But it has been a great 30 years with almost no problems.

Today we purchased the three acre lot that adjoins our property. The woman who owned the land died suddenly last year and her family decided to sell it. We had made overtures to buy the property over the years but the lady just didn’t want to sell.

You can’t call this an investment because we have no desire to ever sell the land. We bought it so we would never have neighbors living there. Sounds tacky but close your eyes and imagine the worst neighbors you ever had. Okay, you can open your eyes now and I’ll take you on a short (8 min) walk through the new property.

In the video I say the original deed is dated 1845 but in the abstract I found a transfer dated 1835.

PS: I took a similar walk ten years ago.

We’ve had a bunch of brush piles on our property for the last five years. Home to many birds and critters no doubt. But a couple close to the house had become eye sores so I had the boys from Korte Tree Care come and adios them.

More adventurous types would burn these but the thought of setting our woods on fire is too much for me.

I can assure you, when a tree falls in the forest –with no creatures around — it does not make a sound. A heave wind pushed this guy over last week. Been dead for a long time, providing home for bugs (and birds). I fired up my little chainsaw and cut it into nice, easy-to-lift chunks that will be hauled out later this week.