A Life in Eras

Marriage & Early Family

2013 – present

Chapter 2

Boyhood in the Valley

Growing up in Texas.

This is Luther, my mom Edith and gramma Nora's brother, Uncl

He was a really good mechanic and got a job at at the Gulf

Poor eyesight and stress contributed to his having a nervous

Nora Lee Brown was my maternal grandmother

This is a photo from the late teens or early 20s. No idea what the event was.

My grandmother was a sweetheart, a good cook and devoted to

Mom and Gramma Nora in one of the iconic street photos

Luther and Nora were married on 18 February 1922

Golden Grandparents

Side Story: I was given a dog when I was about 2 or 3

This is the two of them from the late 40's.

Grandpa Jim smoked and had pulmonary problems, probably COPD

Roberts Street House

This is the park across from the Roberts Street House (circa

Gordon and Helen were married on 18 March, 1946 - St Patrick

My Dad's Siblings

Harold, me, Grampa Golden and Renee on the porch of the Kountze house.

Earnest served in the Civilian Conservation Corps before WW

Hazel married Pete Hart and had three daughters: Renee, Nanc

This is me with the lawn mower at the Kountze house

Lois Golden Morgan

The Thomas Family

Another Thomas Family Photo

Uncle Gordon Thomas separated from the Army Air Corps (where

More from Roberts Street

Disney character shirt for a twosh little boy

This photo is on the Bolivar Ferry.

Another memory from this period was that we walked about a b

Yet another memory was when I filled my grandfather's car wi

Neches and Orange Streets

The rest of the story: In 2008 I was engaged to teach a co

When Terry was gestating and mom and dad were thinking about

One thing I remember consuming as a child was cornbread in i

This is me, probably between Nora and Edith on a sandy beach.

Move to Idylwood

Note the sand in the front yard

Another clue to the date of the photo is the absence of my b

The house was on blocks and probably 1200 square feet

This photo shows the house in 2009 - updated a bit

Elementary School Years

Living in the 50s

Last night Kathy and I were watching an episode of Monk wher

Another side effect of the dewberries and the woods in gener

My playmate and cousin - Linda Thomas

This photo is probably from 1956 or so

I am a leading edge member of the baby boomer generation

More about elementary School Years

walked or rode my bike to school every day

t is interesting that a couple of the boys in the front row

Radio - Uncle Willy - First Camera

This is a Kodak Brownie from that era, mine was a knockoff,

FIn or Christmas i959 a got an Argus C3 Matchmatic 35 mm ran

The Argus was a much more capable camera

Beaumont Cuisine in the 50s

My dad and I would have breakfast at the Pig Stand on Calder

Downtown there were lunch counters at Kress and Neisners - g

There was a great burger place on Lucas drive near our home

Dad spent quite a lot of time with me teaching me gun safety

Clearing the Idylwood Lot

Dad was particular about how he did a job and cutting down t

Where did the kerosine come from

My mom was in the kitchen watching me through the window ove

The Lesson of the Handsaw

This photo is not the saw, but it is a fair approximation.

Dad and College

A side effect of neither of my parents having a college degr

Skinny Dipping at the Y

The phone was rotary technology, not pushbutton

Dad, Uncle Gordon, Mr Clark and several other of dad's Mason

When we first moved into yhr house heat was provided by sta

It was a very nice mower and did a good job, but it was heav

Mowing also illustrated a difference between dad and me

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