We live on 5 acres in a large old house with history, 3 car garage, a large shop and a million dollar view. 16 vintage apple trees, 5 pear trees, 4 walnut trees, 2 quince trees, one plum tree, one cherry tree, many evergreen trees and I have landscaped the entire property. Last winter we replaced most for the sheetrock in this house with tongue and groove - knotty pine. Over the years, I have worked on every square foot of this house. I now own a LT35 Hydraulic Portable Sawmill and intend to fabricate many more items of wood for this old house.
This is our 4th house and there is no way I would sell it after 40 years of living here. We love to travel, but we always love returning home.
I am like you. This house has been in my family for four decades or so. Got lots of ten year old fruit trees planted. I sell the fruits cheap just to move them off my property. Many are given away.
Where am I going to retreat to plus this soil produces fruits that other like-love to eat.
I fancy myself as a mini Victor Davis Hanson with his grape and raisin producing orchards. Maybe a mini Thomas Jefferson or Andrew Jackson.... Men of the soil.