A fabulous day for a Ramble. The 10th Annual River Road Ramble was absolutely perfect. Perfect weather combined with tons of people stopping to see our progress and check out the school. It was fantastic to see so many people we knew stop by, and to make so many more new friends. Come back anytime – we love to have guests!
We started out a bit foggy – I was afraid to venture too far down the road on the morning dog-walk, for fear of never returning.
It wasn’t long, and you all started arriving! Some came for the sale of miscellaneous ‘stuff’ (thank you to all who took some away with them!).
and some came to check out the inside. I’d set up a display of our ‘Found Stuff’, interesting bits and pieces that were in boxes, in walls and in the ceilings; I find it intriguing – oh what these walls might say!
Here’s a picture of 4 ladies that I found in one of the chests. Third from the left is Miss Elfie, whose name was one of those on the lath and plaster we found a few months ago. 
We even got some great advice on some of our structural questions – which is our biggest challenge right now moving forward. We were so busy we didn’t get to talk to everyone we wanted to, but were able to find a few moments here and there. Kevin and Grace (and Boo) spent some time talking to our farmer neighbor George about ‘Bean Science’, or, ‘How to Tell if a Bean is Ready by Chewing On It’. 
(we will need some practice).
A great day was had by all. The coming weeks we can take a breath, and figure out where to go from here.