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Farewell to
Cottonwood
While the reconstruction was going on
at the farm, the "other house" in Winchester was patiently
awaiting its day in the sun. I was waiting to sell the house
in Cottonwood until the farm was in "move-in" condition. But
fate decided otherwise. An enterprising real estate agent
(very rare, indeed!) sent me a letter stating that the
neighbors told him we were going to be moving someday. He
had clients who had horses, loved the neighborhood, and were
ready to move ASAP. Could he show the house in a few days!!
EEAAAKKKK! So after talking with him (Randy Zook) we settled
on showing the house the following week. The potential owners
loved it and bought it on the spot, proving there is a god!
Settlement was in 5 1/2 weeks, so we spent most of May and
June getting the "other house" ready for closing.
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Farming
101
Don't try this at home!!! We took some
time out to plant oats on May 8, 2004. Visions of "waves
of amber grain" danced in our heads while we plowed,
leveled with the disc, then planted. I drove the tractor while
Kenny rode shotgun, regulating the spreader. Mary guided me so
we didn't miss any spots and later she ran the disc over the
planted seeds to lightly turn them under. The horses were
licking their lips in anticipation of a good meals to
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Cottonwood Cleaning
and Packing
Just where did all this stuff come from?
I've heard that if you stay in one place long enough, you
accumulate too much stuff. How true! Mom, Aunt Helen and Aunt
Betty were such a BIG help, sifting through all the stuff and
packing the remaining things. We couldn't have pulled it off
without them. I must have been dilutional when I agreed to a
closing date less than six weeks away! But we DID pull it off
and I'm thrilled to own only one house now.
There aren't many pictures of this
timeframe because we were way too busy to pick up the camera,
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