Once she told me Jake liked hearing about what we did. XXX Tube Sally was our youngest and took care of the chickens, and the others kept up the rest of the farm so their mother could work in town. One of the hardest things I’ve ever done was restraining my feelings at his funeral. I began to ask, “You started…” She was tired and grumpy after her job in town and several hours’ work on the farm. We argued until we decided talking was pointless, and kept our distance any time we could. –
In the spring of ’62 Jake started coughing a lot and it got worse over time. I wondered if that was the reason he didn’t have much luck dating. One of the best things I’ve ever heard was a neighbor Edgar saying, “Fire up the engine and get warm.
