This is the first house my father owned,I'm guessing we first lived in it in 1955.My father and mother raised 4 children it it.I just thought I best take a few photo's for keepsakes,and before it's bulldozed in the futhure.
The big old cherry tree is almost as big as the house,my dad planted it when it was just a twig.It really was a simple house with a sawdust type burning stove.There are mainly happy times there and a few tragic stories as well but mainly happy memmories of my childhood.
In those days we could catch a snake easily,have'nt seen one since,well only once while hiking.In the dirt back lanes anyone could have a feast on the overhanging ripe fruit trees.I often find old pop bottles and redeem at corner store for candy probably expains all the hardware in my teeth.
Usually in those young years everthing was an adventure,like when a group of us kids went exploring the local docks.As we were playing on the wharf's one of my young buddies noticed a rope dangling from the dock.Our curiosity got the best of us,we started to haul it from the ocean floor.
As it was near the top,we gaspep it was a cage of monstrous crabs all trying o escape.That really scared us and we dropped the cage fast.This was the home where I couldn't understand why the kitten my older brother gave me died suddenly,my first experince of death.My second pet REX the wonder dog that my dad gave me was lost and never found,only had him 2 days.
One adventure was even in the local news,my brother's friend stole his mothers bingo money and convinced my brother and I to run away.My folks were not mean we just did not know better,don't ask why but all 3 of us made it from BC into the usa through Washington.We were caught and returned home by a policeman.I'm sure this was hard on my parents,I was very young and did not get in trouble.
There are many happy moments there for me a time when my family was complete, see you
The big old cherry tree is almost as big as the house,my dad planted it when it was just a twig.It really was a simple house with a sawdust type burning stove.There are mainly happy times there and a few tragic stories as well but mainly happy memmories of my childhood.
In those days we could catch a snake easily,have'nt seen one since,well only once while hiking.In the dirt back lanes anyone could have a feast on the overhanging ripe fruit trees.I often find old pop bottles and redeem at corner store for candy probably expains all the hardware in my teeth.
Usually in those young years everthing was an adventure,like when a group of us kids went exploring the local docks.As we were playing on the wharf's one of my young buddies noticed a rope dangling from the dock.Our curiosity got the best of us,we started to haul it from the ocean floor.
As it was near the top,we gaspep it was a cage of monstrous crabs all trying o escape.That really scared us and we dropped the cage fast.This was the home where I couldn't understand why the kitten my older brother gave me died suddenly,my first experince of death.My second pet REX the wonder dog that my dad gave me was lost and never found,only had him 2 days.
One adventure was even in the local news,my brother's friend stole his mothers bingo money and convinced my brother and I to run away.My folks were not mean we just did not know better,don't ask why but all 3 of us made it from BC into the usa through Washington.We were caught and returned home by a policeman.I'm sure this was hard on my parents,I was very young and did not get in trouble.
There are many happy moments there for me a time when my family was complete, see you
And your "running away" story !
I recall my youngest brother at eight yrs. old telling my parents that he was moving out.
I had forgotten about that until your story here. This is a great post OJ ! Got any more early pics ?