I hit the road a few minutes after five this morning and headed to Horse Cave, Kentucky. My goal was to purchase a vintage pedestal sink that Liz had found on Craigslist. I wanted an early start in order to beat Nashville traffic and fortunately didn’t have any issues. I texted the seller from the Kentucky welcome center and told him I would arrive at 7:30. He replied that he would be ready for me. Well, I arrived right at 7:30 and after I knocked twice he came to the door. Nearly naked. Five minutes later he came out and confirmed pretty much every stereotype of rural Kentuckians. We went to a barn behind the house and he showed me the sink. It was pretty, and in great shape. I asked if he knew any of its history, and he said “nope, my brother-in-law is the one that poached it”. I didn’t ask any more questions. I was about to start discussing the price when he began to tell me about the car in the barn. The story involved him being a mechanical genius and involved two separate women referred to as “crack whores”. Finally he wrapped that up and we got down to business. He wanted $175 for the sink and I offered him $160. That was mostly because the ATM had given me twenties and I didn’t want to have to asked him for change. He pouted a little and told me that three people had already offered him $150. I gently informed him that $160 was more than $150 and after a little more fussing he agreed. I loaded up the sink and hit the road. The drive back was uneventful, slowing only briefly on the north side of Nashville.

After unhooking the trailer I headed to Lowe’s to buy some 5 inch screws and wait for the nasty buffet to open. I got a couple of plates of food and some strawberry cobbler. Unfortunately the ice cream machine was broken. Back at the farm I went next door to talk to my neighbor James. We came back and toured the house. A little after he left, Hank, our banker arrived. He was happy to see that the money he had loaned us was actually being used to build a house. After his visit I finished organizing all of the tools. It was incredibly hot, and I was grateful to have my fan running while I did that. Dinner came from Dollar General. Just some junk. I finished the work day by unloading the last of the siding from the trailer. Lots of lightning bugs came out at dusk. I need to try to photograph them. After dark I stepped outside to relieve myself, and saw an incredible number of stars. I really am looking forward to living in the country.