Scattered Leaves

To top off the virtual tour, today I stopped at Home Sweet Home for an interview of a different kind...


"9. What was it like growing up as a teen?

Son was in Europe fighting the Germans and I was in Houston. It was pretty miserable until I happened to find Norma. She was something and didn’t seem to mind me being a little different. (Everything revolved around money for me. I knew you couldn’t starve if you had a pocket full of money.) But all in all, it was better than being an adolescent. I worked as a soda jerk, in a grocery putting goods on the shelf etc, welder’s helper, a spraygun painter, and finally found my way into the oilfield as a roustabout. Then I really got rich! I made a dollar an hour!

What did you do for fun?

Kissed Norma, when she would let me, and we loved eating hamburgers and going to the show. In school I played football, basketball, and ran track. Norm was a majorette.

10. Back to the present, what’s your favorite room in your house?

I have an office in our home and a brick workshop where I can tinker with whatever needs my attention. My tractor is parked in this building also.

11. Do you have an outside job?

No.

12. What is your favorite thing to do on your day off?

I love to write. Make up stories that I hope folks will like. By writing you can visit anywhere you like, have characters that do your bidding–it’s a perfect world. The interest from all my business ventures pours in so all I have to worry about is what do I want to eat at the next meal. Nor is a wonderful cook and she likes her job.

13. What’s your most favorite thing to eat for breakfast?

Oh boy! That’s easy. Biscuits, fried eggs, sausage and plenty of hot tea. (Coffee makes me sick.)"


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