Margaret Reese at 15

 Margaret was 15 when these photos were made.  In the photo above she is in the Model A Ford that belonged to a neighbor of her grandfather, TR Atwood, my dad.

I have written earlier about how hard Margaret worked when she was young.  I forgot to mention that she was also very beautiful.

Our house on Harlem Road

When Hayne and I divorced we lived on Washington Highway which was a short walk from the University campus.  I started working first at Denton, Cottier and Daniels, a music department store in downtown Buffalo, and then for Sears where I learned my decorating career.

When our landlady sold the house on Washington Highway we moved to a very nice duplex on Harlem Road in the same neighborhood.  It was in the same block as Harlem Road Elementary School, where all 3 kids eventually went to school.  We had nice nieghbors, the Millers in the other side of our duplex, and the Boddys, who lived across the street.  Ray Boddy was a professor at the University and there were also boys named Paul Wasik and his cousin Mike Kwasniak, who were Polish and really nice kids.

Mother and Daddy came to visit and we made pictures on the steps of our Harlem Road house.  The white dog in the picture is Lily, who was the Boddy's dog.  I don't know whose cat is in the corner, maybe from next door.

Thurston's gift to his granddaughter Margaret Reese

when Margaret Reese went to medical school at Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, my dad gave her a vintage Mustang and she really enjoyed it for a while.  Sometimes I think Thurston enjoyed it more than Margaret did.  I think it was about a "65 but aficianados will probably recognize the model.

Ann Atwood's peach ice cream

Every summer at the Atwood's mother would mash up ripe peaches and mix them with her home made custard ice cream.  I can still hear the sound of the ice cream freezer turning and you can see how much Margaret and Bill enjoyed themselves.  there are more pictures of the ice cream parties at the Atwood's which I will post here when I find them.

Margaret's high school graduation 1980

Margaret graduated from Southwest High School in 1980 with honors.  She was offered a scholarship to Mississippi Women's University but chose Texas University for her pre-med degree. 

Margaret and Hunter

Here are some shots of Margaret with our friend Hunter Tapscott.  He often came to our house at 6633 Campana and cooked for us during the kids' teen years.  The torte in the lower picture was one of his creations.  It had seven layers and was decorated with almonds.  He also made a similar confection when Margaret graduated medical school.  I think it involved raspberries and Grand Marnier.

Bill Atwood, my brother the musician

Until 1976 my brother, Bill Atwood was living in San Francisco working as a professional trumpet player.  He played and recorded with many famous artists, such as Chuck Berry, Boz Skaggs, Van Morrison, and even with Elvis on tour one season.

Bill and his wife Teretha had two dauughters, Audrey and Leigh Ann.  Bill is holding them  in front of their Daly City house beside their Buick Skylark.









We visited Bill and Teretha in Daly City in 1973. This is Bill and my daughter Margaret sitting at Bill's dinner table.













In front of my shop on Dorothy Lane in the 1980's….Bill Atwood and Bill Reese.

Atwood gathering about 1977

standing, l to r, Mike Hansen, Alme Denny, Hipp Arthur, Mamie Hansen, Bill Reese, Ed Atwood, Harold Denny, Patsy Reese. In front, Laura Atwood kneeling, Bill Atwood with Ann Atwood on his lap, Ernestine Arthur, TR Atwood, Margaret Reese.  I don't know where Anne was.  Maybe she took the picture.