I attended my first ever estate auction this morning. Our neighbor Bonnie, who passed away back in March, did not have any children. She left instructions in her will to sell her personal property and the house and the land at auction. Bob and I were concerned it would be sold at a low price to someone who rents out houses. Fortunately, it was purchased by a couple who live about a mile or so from us for their young daughter who is school teacher. We are very relieved.
Frances and Al came up yesterday to help move furniture and get things organized down stairs. I need to spend time putting the books back on the shelves and other little things back where they belong but it looks nice down there. We arranged the furniture differently than the way we did it when we first moved in.