Can you see the two huge pine trees about where the grass is missing in this picture? You can't? I can. When I look at this site in my parents' backyard, in view of the bathroom window, I am transported back to the early-mid 1970s. There are two large pine trees and tucked between them is a camper shell---blue---my playhouse after Dad decided to sell the truck. This was where the idea to become a teacher was birthed, I suppose. (though I did NOT go to college for teaching) I had a play kitchen set and dining table out there. I would line the dolls and stuffed animals up and "teach" them. Mother has told me she could hear me from the bathroom window (In those days we had 1 bathroom for 5 of us.)
To the right of where I stood to take this picture are two graves:
My first two cats are buried here by the garage. The top one, Fluffy Marie's, is not legible because of algae that has grown on it. This one, Priscilla Mae ("Prissy") was my very first cat I got at age 12 when my poodle died. Prissy's mother was my paternal grandmother's barn cat. My dad made these headstones for them, and I carved their names and dates into the concrete.
My parents bought this house before I was 2; they have lived in it since I was 4. Someday, too soon for me no matter when, all of this will be gone-----sold. So, I am capturing the memories while I can.
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