Auction

Tom and I went to an auction about a mile from here on Friday and Saturday. It was so interesting. There was a good turnout considering all the rain we had on Friday. The location was an old farm and it sounds like the mom and dad are both gone now. The house is not in very good condition so I imagine these folks might have spent their last days in a nursing home or living with one of their kids. There were a lot of relatives there from what I could figure out. I think there must be a lot of "children" and none of them want the work involved with a 75 acre farm so it will be going up for sale. I would think that whoever buys this property will probably tear down the old farm house. We talked to one of the daughters and she was telling Tom how whe was married in that house. It's all so sad! A lot of the neighbors were at the auction and there is such history in this area. Generations of family living here. They've all been so nice about accepting us. I'm sure they've seen lots of changes and are probably happy when someone not all big city and flashy moves in and doesn't tear down everything and build a Mc Mansion. I don't know how someone could afford to buy the land AND build a big house! I think our new neighbors appreciate all the hard work Tom has put into this land to make it our home, humble as it is.