Day at the Farm

During spring break my uncle was hospitalized and then put into a care center. Since he was out of the house for a while, we decided to take the opportunity to clean the farmhouse. My Uncle John has lived with his 2 brothers for the last 30 years as bachelors in this house. While the brothers have passed away, Uncle John is now the only person living there. They lived in the depression era and did not throw anything away, mail, garbage, food, clothes, broken tools, etc. So as you can imagine, there is 30 years of "junk" to clean out. We have been at it for 3 weeks now and have only accomplished cleaning out one room.

But don't let my yammering fool you, I have enjoyed it all. I go over there almost every day after class, and on the weekends when I can. We have found some interesting stuff. Letters from family in Poland to my Great-Grandmother. Family papers and bible. Tools from when they built the house. Pictures of my family that have not been seen in the past 15 years. In the process I will talk to cousins and other family members and they will share with me some interesting stories about what they remember about the farm and the family.

I am looking forward to getting back there tomorrow to see what I can find.