May 2, 2014. Ridgeland, Mississippi. Moving On.

Ken and I are always either coming or going. Tomorrow, we begin the long drive to our wonderful farm in Pennsylvania, which is in Artemas. Our first farm was purchased in 1973 not far from our present farm, so we have long time friends. But now we are about to break it up. The farm is for sale and our task is to sort and pitch and donate. The movers will come on May 19 to pack up only the objects we will send south. We plan to take all the art and family pictures, plus the quilts made by Mrs. Yoder in Owen Sound. I believe we have 12. Also some of the books will be packed and stored. Three pieces of furniture we will keep. A lovely old walnut hutch will go to David and Suzanne and a desk given to Ken by his Mother when he went to college we will keep, and an old truck that was my parents and a very old children's rocker that was Ken's grandmother. The good dishes and crystal will come too. The rest of our belonging will be sold at an Estate Auction. On June 7, the objects in the Farm House will be sold on sight, and the Hill House belongings will be sold June 14. It is common in rural Pennsylvania to have all the contents of a house sold outside the house on the grounds. The auctioneer will meet us at the house on May 12 to take more pictures. Ken and I will not be there at the June sales. We will be safely back in Jackson. Fortunately, we will have help. Rita and Ian are coming, as well as my niece Wendy so between the five of us, we should be ready when the movers come on the 19th. Then we load some stuff into our truck and drive back to Jackson. When we asked the girls what they wanted us to keep from the farm and bring to Mississippi they asked us to bring my cane collection and the art work. Those girls have good taste. Ken and I are moving on.