May 23, 2014. Artemas, Pa. Beginning.

No matter the circumstances, beginning a journey always brings a level of excitement. It is exciting to hit the open road. Tomorrow, Rita and Ian will begin the road north to Ottawa. Rita is still recovering so they will take two days to drive the 8 hour trip. Then on Sunday, Ken and I will drive south to Mississippi. Our tasks at the farm are done. We have done more than we ever dreamt we could accomplish, thanks to the help of Ian, Rita and Wendy. Now we must turn the efforts to the auctioneer who will sell all our belongings at the sale, June 7 for the farm house and June 14 for the Hill House. We met with the Realtors yesterday and suggested we lower the price and remove the mineral rights clause, so we are doing our best to get along with our life. We are looking forward to the next epic.