June 6, 2014. Ridgeland, Ms. Homes on the Lakes.

Just north of Jackson, in Madison County, are four private small lakes. Ken and I drove around three of them today, up and down every street, wandering around the houses that were for sale. We saw beautiful homes in exquisite surroundings, all within a 45 minute drive from downtown Jackson. These areas were developed 15 years ago so by now, the homes are being sold. It was sister in law Katie who suggested we check out the lakes, so we did. We really only looked at the waterfront homes, but we did like what we saw. Our problem is trying to figure out what we want. Do we want country property where we can walk for an hour on our own land, but where we are somewhat isolated? Do we want to live in a community with people on all sides? We will also investigate the homes on the reservoir. Ken likes to have projects but he is wondering whether or not he is up to working any projects. It is a puzzle, trying to figure out the future. Of course, we have no clue what funds we will have when the farm sells. At the moment, we are just exploring our options, and checking them out one by one. The most interesting part of the day was to see these beautiful homes overlooking the lakes. We never expected such homes and settings in Mississippi.