Meanwhile, a company that had been contracted months ago to clean up the house and yard before the auction, showed up and took all the trash, brush, old appliances, AND the crap-pile outdoor kitchen! How much stuff could there possibly be, you ask? It took 3 guys almost 4 days.

Wednesday, August 12, 2015. Mount Vernon from the Potomac River. More than half of his 8,000 acres was native woodland, which he also managed with an eye toward conservation. This is where horses would trot around in the 16-sided barn, knocking the heads off the grains. Fruit trees expaliered across the garden wall.

Wednesday, December 21, 2016. Well we are still working on filling up the cruising account. he is steadily scolding me on spending his earnings. I am what I am. hehehe He tells me January is the stop spending date. he will have to go into the office. so he will be suffering and that means I better be good. Dog Park and visiting friends. oh and a visit with my oldest brother and daughter.