Can you go home?

The old question, can you go home? In this case, it's in reference to the house that I was brought up in. When I lived there, it was an old farm of about 300 acres. (Just in case you don't know, per Wikipedia "The acre was approximately the amount of land tillable by one man behind an ox in one day."). The farm house, pictured below, was build in the mid 1700s and has remained in the family until it was sold in the mid 1980s. The new owners have restored it and I was invited to visit and take a tour. By the way, the house is for sale for $825,000us and only has about 1.25 acres left. What a shame.

So, can you go home after spending a childhood there. I really wanted to, but at the same time didn't. As it turns out, they have managed to maintain the charm of the old farmhouse, while adding modern touches. The old place really looks good and I am very happy that I was able to see it after all these years. Of course, when asked if I'd like to buy it.. my reply had something to do with my lack of $824,000. I assured her that the $1,000 I could handle. :-)