Back Home- October 2025

 Once the camper was emptied, Bob lost no time getting to his next To-Do...

...tearing down the pool deck and pool.  The wood deck had become warped and deteriorated.  The pool needed a new liner, and I wasn't spending as much time in it as before, although Bob was still spending a lot of time, energy, and money to keep it clean.  So, we decided to get rid of both.  Poochie is Project Manager, but I think she is keeping an eye out for the neighbors whose son and family have temporarily moved in while their new home is being built further down the road.  They've parked their vehicles in the empty horse pasture.  Unfortunately, Oklahoma died last August.  It's difficult to look out and not see him anymore.

Within a few days, the deck and pool were dismantled.  I must admit I missed it from the moment Bob took down the first panel.  I don't know what we will put in that area, but whatever it is, it won't be until at least next spring. 

  

One day, I went with my friend Ruth to the genealogy library at the Art Center in Anderson.  Ruth has spent years tracking down the branches of her family tree.  While there, I saw this unnamed sculpture which was created in the spirit of remembrance and reconciliation.  It represents the five hangings of black persons in the area from 1894-1911.  Five jars with soil from the ground where the hangings took place are suspended above the burnt timbers.