Be careful what you ask for...

1841 Plantation manor house, front porch and pillars redone in the early 1960s... Small brick building is for wintering over tropical plants, floor is 6 feet under ground. Max likes the grass here, likes the clover even better.


Rear of big house, east end. The big room by the carport contains a whirlpool and sauna.


Kitchen area of big house, that pecan tree was planted around 1964. Swimming pool and summer house are just to the right and rear, no pics. Both need restoration.


1921 cattle barn, walnut and poplar siding over southern white oak timbers.


My house, was built for Lisa's grandmother.


Central garden area, late 60s horse trailer, sailboat, some of the tractors. Grapes and berries between boat and tractors. 2 acre pond, 6 acre wheat/soybean field are just beyond the pecan trees (about 10 trees in). Trees are spaced on 60 foot centers. This open area will be turned into lease/rental garden beds, naturist friendly. Property goes back another 1/4 to 1/2 mile.


Melon and squash bed. Smithy is behind the old white single wide, guest trailer is peeking out as well. 2-3 acres around the old trailer for farm stand, parking, couple firepits, may add a couple tent pads.


Tried to get pics of the Bug that will be redone as a Skat project, looked great with natural light, flash made the barn interior go dark. Nothing fancy, just an orange slug bug covered in 5 years of dust.

We're planning to start pool restoration this winter and pour a pad for a decent sized hot tub. West TN is severely lacking in true bike/naturist friendly venues. Beach style volleyball court will be by the pond, a small beach will be cleared, some pond dredging.

And then we can start hosting official bike/classic cage get togethers. And other stuff.

MAN!! That place is HUGE! Makes the Clydesdale in the front yard look tiny..

Not during Cicada season. Or tree frog season. I'm 20 miles from Wal-mart, 30 plus miles outside of Memphis. Heck, the gas station is a few miles away.

It can be relaxing, but right now it is too hot to do much most of the day. Fish don't bite when the pond is bath water warm either.

Beauvoir (Jefferson Davis' last home) is bigger, but not by much...

Not just everyone has a bucket truck,,, must make painting the eves a breeze!

Mine is the small house, Jack (Lisa's Dad) still lives in the manor house. The big clump by the chimney is a Celeste fig tree (or 3), absolutely loaded down right now.

Kim, I know I sent you my address so you could get an aerial view... Suppose I could do a screen snap so the real size of the place is on display... once I figure out how to make the computer edit the pics.

You guys have no idea how much work it needs. Have to be very careful though, there are only about 4 or 5 of the old "river homes" left around here, there used to be a dozen or better.  

Anyone of you is welcome to come by and check the place out. Next year it will be in a lot better shape, plan to spend fall, winter and early spring getting the orchards back under control. And the pool house re-screened, pool tiles repaired (and the turtle evicted), pool deck cleaned off (jungle). And there are 3 small boats accessible for the pond, a canoe a johnboat and a pirogue (Cajun canoe-johnboat hybrid).

Lots of bbqs and smokers, plenty of white oak and pecan wood to go in them. Bring your own beer.

Looks downright lovely!  Thanks for sharing!

Ferris wheel and roller coaster? Funny you should mention that, the Mid-South Fairgrounds got condemned and the amusement park was torn out. Lisa rode the old wooden coaster there, with Elvis when she was little (lead car). Her dad has the pics somewhere...

If I could find them, pick them up cheap and get them transported, I'd put them in. What the heck, they have to end up somewhere...

Jack and Shirley purchased the place in 1958. Some of her relatives owned it off and on since it was built. Property changed hands several times after the war.

Max is either 11 or 13, can't remember for sure. Minis can live well into their 30s or 40s.

Pets? 2 beagles, 5 cats between the 2 houses. When we lived here before we had a 6' copperhead that lived in the greenhouse. And there is a decent sized red eared slider pond turtle in the 50 year old swimming pool.