They didn’t see Dad spend the winter of 1963-64 putting it up with agonizing slowness, because he never was and never would be a ‘handy’ sort of guy. “And don’t get me started on what young buyers would say about the dark walnut paneling in the main room in the basement. It wasn’t built to be ‘open plan,’ but it does have a door to close off the hallway to the two ground-floor bedrooms - perfect for folks who wanted babies to stay asleep. It has hardwood floors but small closets. “While watching persnickety house hunters on HGTV, I visualize how they would see this house. Dad couldn’t let it go when I found a place for it a few years ago, so it might be the last thing to leave. No one seems to want an electric organ needing some transistors, so it might go in the Dumpster. The letter jackets and furniture are gone, and the last kitchen stuff is going to ARC. It is time for our 64-year-old Home Place to become part of someone else’s future. “But now Mom is gone, and Dad is in a ‘home,’ soon to join her.
None of the newer houses in the family had real attics - let alone a family death mask, our Mom’s electric organ that played sound effects, or a great-grandpa’s Knights of Columbus uniform (complete with sword).
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“They raised their kids there, packed the house with family parties and stayed to welcome two more generations - though Mom was always embarrassed when the grandkids raced upstairs to check out the attic, full of stuff. The house had four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a detached two-car garage - luxury, to folks who came of age in the Great Depression. Paul: “In 1949, my parents bought their first and only house, because they couldn’t fit another crib in their half of a Quonset hut. The only thing left for my life to be complete is an offer for life insurance from AARP … (sigh).” I did last Sunday’s New York Times Crossword in three days. “On the same day my friendly Amazon sent me a coupon for reduced-rate speed-reading classes, I did the math and learned I’m still 130 wins away from a 61 percent success rate in Freecell. Twitty of Como: “Subject: Apropos of absolutely nothing.
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