Oh how pretty!

Now i want a barn, too. Guess I’ll have to settle for my detached garage. what is it about barns that is so inviting? And that view, although I am jaded enough to think about cutting all that grass.

What happened to the Boston townhouse/ condo idea? It’s always fun to look, even more fun to snoop.

Gorgeous setting!!!!

Lol at ”DIY open house,” just got that, I’m slow today😂

Beautiful setting, wow! I miss our barns.

I think it’s mean to not show us the house that goes with this wonderful place! Just a hint, a little description of it if you’d rather not show anything identifiable? Is it old?

mtnrd, you remind me of us when we were designing our new home for 7 years...it was a weekend hobby with us...between touring model homes for ideas, creating and destroying floor plans, looking at home shows, etc.... It was a lot of fun!

I'm glad you decided to not completely downsize...kids will be part of your life for a long time yet...and after that come the grands too!

Jinx,

Yes, it's old. It is in pretty good shape but we would probably want to add a master suite and do some other things. That's a positive, because we like projects (but not total wrecks). I like the size of the house, and it has a very cute historic downtown, but no businesses downtown at all. Zero walkability. And while DH likes the town, I've never heard of it and have no idea if its priced well. But I've decided houses are like men. You might have a list on your head, but your heart leads and the list can go right out the window.

Fortunately, they took it off the market just recently. My guess is they will put in on again in the spring, probably wanted to stay thru the school year. Of course I am just making this up in my head.

Oh, my. So charming, mtn, thank you! Love it!

So beautiful!

Swoon. I love homes like that. And barns. Are you considering the South Shore? My best friend from my home town is a realtor in the Norwell, Cohassett, hingham, etc area. She specializes in high end historic houses. Happy to make an intro if you are intersted.

Jojoco, We have looked in Hingham, Cohasset and all the way to Duxbury. Love love those areas. The only thing is I wonder if it is too much like Maine (which we are definitely keeping). Will definitely keep your offer of an intro. in mind. We have purposely avoided getting a realtor because Id rather not have 3 homes at once. CT could take very long to sell.

"The kids still a need a place to come home to and place to keep their stuff. Not to mention the boomerang phenomenon, COVID, etc. Not to mention elderly family members who might need us, and an elderly dog."

Not to say I told you so, but I told you so, remember? lol That happened to me when I went off to college. My stuff went in storage. In fact, I've never seen my belongings again. :(

Yeah, yeah you did. I think a lot of you did. But I thought with Maine we'd have enough space, but not really.

Are you serious; never saw your belongings again? Of course I have boxes of stuff from my parents and I haven't touched it, just dutifully moved it. College exams. 4th grade diaries. Sean Cassidy posters. You know, important stuff.

That is lovely, Mtn. I understand what you are saying about downsizing. I have found several 2-2 homes that I like, but I came to my senses and realized we have three kids who all come visit during the holidays (with their three dogs) plus we have our own dog. The difficult thing we are encountering is that we also want a one story plus some acreage. Plus we do not know where we are going yet. Realizing I sound like a total flake with this post. Looking at houses online is my new hobby. Ha!

I highly recommend Hollis, NH :) Such a lovely place to be in the country with (pretty Much) Everything you can think of about 5 miles away in Nashua. the areas of Amherst, Milford and Mont Vernon are lovely too although they are not as close to shopping.

I think Bedford is nice too, but it is pretty far from Boston.

LOVE that Barn!!! Looks like such a neat place to park a nice Ferrari or Lambo....

Faron

Barns can be cute and are useful but dangerous unless you repurpose them for some use other than storage. Ask me how I know….

Texanjana, Yeah, we are all over the place too. At this point we are just trying to rule things out, since there are so many good possibilities. We've already created a list of "no" towns and decided that the house should be built after 1750 but before 1950, or in 2022. : )

Faron, I am lucky that DH does not really care about cars. I do more than he does!

KSWL, tell us more.

Boop, Need to be closer to the Boston area where most of DH's family is.

Here's a listing in my town https://www.redfin.com/city/29709/MA/Scituate/amenity/barn

Yaya, love the South Shore; but worried it is too much like Maine? Kind of want the houses to be different

Pretty house!

We have a house in Maine and one here. Our Maine house is on Moose Pond. I agree it's crazy to have similar locations but my husband loves Maine so we compromised. Now that I'm older I wish we had found one closer to Scituate.

LOL, I just typed that in and that's almost exactly what we have to get from our house in CT to our house in Southern Maine. If we are lucky, 3.5 hours, more likely 4. I want it under 2 and closer to 1.5 ... but not under 1hr, that just seems odd.

It will really depends on what's avail at the time, but I am thinking of a home in small downtown historic district, or something more farmlike.

I love the barn, and especially the setting.

Too much like the Maine house?

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/9-Pettipaug-Ave_Old-Saybrook_CT_06475_M33344-46585

LOL, we are looking for more like 3000-3500 sq feet, and not quite that pricepoint!

Think that you are making a wise decision. We are actually in a 3000 sq foot house currently, not ready to downsize yet for the same reasons you mentioned. Wishing you lots of fun searching for your in-between home.