At this point in our lives, many of our "things" have stories attached. This picture was taken on Christmas Day 1981 at our house on North Street. Not only is it a nice picture of Mom and Dad but it also is full of things with stories.
The wood is from a tree that we cut down in our backyard. The wood box came from Grandpa and Grandma's on First Street. It was in their basement. Originally built to hold paint cans, it had Chinese men and some sort of product words printed on the side. I don't know if I ever took a picture of the side of the box.
One year Dad made bellows for each of the four children. He carved our initials in the wood.
The vase on the mantel was a gift from Ray and Betty Pepper and is one of a pair.
Mary Holton made beautiful pine cone garlands for the four children one Christmas. They are still in good condition.
The coal bin on the right came from the Atherton estate. Joe's aunt was a nurse for a Kentucky distiller and married him in his old age. Joe's mother ended up inheriting many pieces of furniture and items from his estate. Oh the stories connected with all that!!!
One more story - the wood around the fireplace is painted what we called Williamsburg blue. We went through a "Williamsburg period."
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