Janelle McLendon and Kay Thomas may not have had abstracting experience when they walked into Ouachita County Abstract Company, but they had the drive to learn more about the business. And, both asked a lot of questions.
One of my grandmothers called it “the back of beyond”; the other called it “where the devil says goodnight.” Neither is a pejorative; they simply meant an out-of-the-way place that might also be a highly desired destination. In Berkshire County, we call it Hinsdale.