the farm

1200 acres in Anderson, SC has been in my husbands family for over 5 generations. It is a magnificent piece of land I feel very fortunate to have been able to explore by foot and kubota over the years we have been together. Each trip home there brings new adventures and things to discover. Each time I get to see a new barn that is hundreds of years old or a huge oak tree I have never noticed before.  It has a 300 acres lake in the center replete with ski jumps and a slalom course. Chase learned to water ski here when he was only two years old. His aunts and uncles all live around the lake which makes for impromptu family gatherings at any stage in the day. We have been fortunate enough to find two stray dogs on this farm over the years that we have brought back to Colorado with us, the best additions to our family that we could ever hope for. On this particular trip, I kept my eyes peeled the whole time in hopes another pup would decide to pick us again.

The inheritance tax will make this land impossible for the family to keep. Like so many families across the country, they will have to sell this property to be able to avoid major debt inherited to their children (me and chase). The property is for sale and is being pursued by a very wealthy British man who intends to buy this and the neighboring farm and move his family to the States. I guess if it must go, then its good that it will go to one family and will not loose its integrity by being subdivided and sold off. Many deals have been in play in the past and none have come to fruition but this one has the potential. Its necessary to sell but sad nonetheless.

I felt, as we rode around the farm with chases dad and brother this time, it would be the last. We spent all day out there as if we all quietly knew we would never have this chance together again.