This is where my dad grew up. No one lives there now, but it was renovated about ten years ago to facilitate family visits. The best addition was the screened porch all the way around. My cousin Maria had the whole place looking beautiful for the weekend.
This is the best "reunion" photo I took, unfortunately. These are the descendants of Richard Alexander Downing, my dad's paternal grandfather. The reunion also included descendants of Richard Alexander's three siblings.
My favorite Downing descendants
Over the years my extended family has grown very close to the family next door to the "screen house" (as my kids call it). This visit was the first opportunity the kids and I had to meet the Edwards. Caleb was especially drawn to the chickens.
Everything about the Edwards' place is comfortably, rustically beautiful. The little building in the background is the guest house, which they kindly let us use when we have an overflow crowd in town.
Meg and Dabney really hit it off!
What's a family reunion in Mississippi without a few
This old sorghum mill is part of the historic preservation area. Every Saturday in October you can watch the mill in action (complete with a mule) and buy the sorghum. I took this picture on Friday afternoon. On Saturday evening I was so disappointed to realize that in the busyness of the reunion I had forgotten to take the kids back to watch! Maybe next year.
What's a family reunion in Mississippi without a few
barefoot kids playing on a rope swing over the ditch?
This old sorghum mill is part of the historic preservation area. Every Saturday in October you can watch the mill in action (complete with a mule) and buy the sorghum. I took this picture on Friday afternoon. On Saturday evening I was so disappointed to realize that in the busyness of the reunion I had forgotten to take the kids back to watch! Maybe next year.
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That last photo is really cool!
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