June 8, 2014. Ridgeland, Pa. Estate Sales.

Estate auctions in rural Pennsylvania are common. Our first farm in Silver Mills in 1973 was furnished at those country auctions.. They were fun. The boys were allowed to bid on anything they wanted up to $2.00. They won boxes of stuff, much of which they took to our dump., but every so often there were treasures.. The auctioneer brings the objects out one at a time and in small groupings.. By the end of the auction, the house is cleaned out of objects while the trucks and cars of the bidders were full. Yesterday, an estate auction was held at our farm house in Artemas. Mr. Clarke and his helpers had moved all the furniture to the first level, ready to go for auction. First he was to start at the shed, with all the tools and equipment, then move to the basement stuff and finally, he would sell all our belongings from the back deck. So far, I have had no reports, other than the weather. Ken checked to see if it was raining, but it was a fine day. I had no desire to watch the proceedings but we were quietly cheering from Mississippi. You have two choices when considering the sale of all your accumulated treasures. You can fret about it or you can look forward to the future with fewer objects. The latter is our choice. We are ready for the future. On June 14, Mr. Clark will auction off the stuff in the Hill House. We hope for good weather.