wilcam47
Ultimate Member
Awesome story and great payback!We got a call last night just after dinner from the lady who lives directly across the road from us and asked if we could come over , l didn't even ask why she's 87 and lives there alone and has been a joy of a neighbor ever since we bought our place , Her husband passed on about 7 years ago and since then I've been cutting her grass and pasture with his John Deere tractor and I get to cut ours too . She's taught us a lot about growing our garden and how to Can it too.
We walked over it's a good after dinner walk , When we got there she was on the front porch and had a beer for each of us . There was a Mercedes Benz in yard and I assumed it was her daughter's it was and she came out to join us , She lives a few hours away in Nashville and is a Lawyer that handles things in the music industry and a single mom to a great little boy . So Ruth got right to the point and said she's moving in with her daughter , Something her daughter has been after her to do for some time. My GF started to cry she and Ruth had gotten to be very close .
Than she said I'd like you to have the John Deere tractor since you've been taking care of it and for the things you do around here and anything in the barn you can use too , I was blown away .
I asked if she was selling the property she said sort of my daughter is buying out her brother and sister part of it and keeping it as a second home for weekends and holidays than when she's ready to get out of Nashville move in full time , She's the only one of the kids that loves this place the other two are out in California and don't want to have anything to do with this place.
So we'll be around weekends .
She asked if she knew were we could get a gate for the driveway and have it installed , I said I can install it we just have to go to Tractor Supply and get one . She asked if I would keep a eye on the place too , No problem I told her . She wants to open a account at the bank for me so if I need to get anything for the place I can . Her daughter gave me a letter giving me and any of my guests exclusive hunting rights to all 856 acres . But I have to share some of the venison , They will be back for Christmas and I'll go over and turn the heat on and the water pump when they call me to say they are on their way . It's going to a little lonely out here with her gone .