Staying with Grandpa was always a thrill. His place was just a mile from our farm and he had a lot of neat stuff to explore up there. All that is gone now – they cleared the whole thing off. I wish I had gotten pictures of the barn and house before it was torn down to aid in the memory of that place but I can still see most of it in my mind.
His house had two living areas (like nearly all of them back then). The north room he had turned into the “TV” room and “men’s” area when there was a gathering. The middle room was Grandma’s room and had the couch and her curio cabinet in the corner and some
“And Now the Rest of the Story – “Great Things I remember – 1958 – Staying with Grandpa