Up and down we drove, on dirt roads and paved. We saw many farms, with large fields of cotton and corn, also an abundance of animals. The area we drove was between Highways 55 and 49. The land is lovely, with just enough elevation to be interesting. We liked the looks of the area. Fortunately we did not see anything for sale that looked appealing. Ken and I did what we do best, which was just poke around rural Yazoo County.
Our long term plan is the buy country property in Mississippi, but first, the farm in Pennsylvania must sell, so we are in the first stage of the process. We are so ignorant of the counties in Mississippi that we can not effectively read the for sale signs or the MLS. The Realtor recommended to us by Katie, told us to focus our thoughts on Yazoo County. John recommended Rankin County too, so our next drive will be to Rankin County, which is just to the east of where we live.
Trying to become knowledgeable about an area is interesting. Lots of folks have asked us over the years how we ever found our Pennsylvania farm or the Texas ranch. The answer is that we did exactly what we are doing now, which is to scope out the area, and determine what is affordable. Our preference is to be one hour from our condo with the maximum being a two hour drive. The process has begun.
Yazoo City has a very nice restaurant right down town called Tom's Place. I ordered shrimp and cheese grits. I am becoming southern!!
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