School Days and school pictures

Aren't they good-looking kids?  They were all smart, too, and made good grades.  Did I say?  Their teachers all loved them.  At least in elementary school.  Finally in 1970 we left Buffalo and moved back to Texas.

For a while we stayed at the Atwoods' in Mineral Wells, until I took a decorating job at Sears in Fort Worth and rented a house for us there.  It was at 4404 Wabash, in southwestern Fort Worth.

Camping in the Adirondacks, fall 1960

In the fall of 1960 when Bill was about 3 months old we went camping just after Labor Day when the summer rush was over in most parks.  Anne in particular had a wonderful time.  Happy memories for all 3 of us.

 

My long braids, 1979

This picture was made at Anne Flavia's first wedding.  She married Larry Harrison in our back yard at 6633 Campana.  I think the year was 1979. 

 I still have on of my long braids that were cut off later that year.

Anne continued to work in the shop with me for a good while.  We enjoyed working together, at that time my shop was on 8th avenue in south Fort Worth.

My skinny self, 1970's

In the 1970's I was still thin.  In the first photo here I look a lot like Margaret Reese did later on.
This was me with Anne in our kitchen at 6633 Campana.

The lower 2 photos were made at the Atwood's in Mineral Wells.  One is while my hair was quite long, the other after it was cut in 1978.

our friend Hunter Tapscott

Hunter came home from the bowling alley with Bill and Anne one day when Anne was about 15. He became a part of our family and was around almost all the time.

He loved to cook and made many meals and desserts for us through the years.  He was very intelligent and always ready for a discussion which I always enjoyed.

Hunter passed away in 1988 when he was 35 years old from HIV.  In those days a diagnosis of HIV was a death sentence.

We will always miss and remember him when we get together.

Christmas with the Atwoods

This was Christmas at the Atwoods after we had moved from Buffalo to Comanche in 1970,  We stayed at their house for a few weeks and then I rented a house in Fort Worth, where I worked at Sears as a decorator.

This was in TR and Ann Atwood's house in their living room.  The painting in the top photo is a painting done by Mother's sister Elna Hanks.

Our Duplex on Harlem Road in Buffalo, 1968

We are on the steps in front of our duplex on Harlem Road.  The white dog in the picture above is Lily.  She belonged to the people across the street who were good friends of ours.  My dad TR came to visit one time on his way to some trade event for his business.  I was very thin (that's me on the right) and I was working as a decorator for William Hengerer Department Store which I enjoyed a lot.  But I sure missed being home for the kids.