Jim Simister was the first boarder to come and live with us in our house on McIntosh. The first of the two Jims. He was a single guy. A friendly man. And he had a car that looked like this: Although his car was not usually shiny like this one, it was the same color … Continue reading Jim Simister’s Car

I’m not sure why it was called a ‘Winter Club’. It was really just the local community center, playground, park and hang out place, on Brazier Street. And when I first came across it, it wasn’t winter at all. One day I cut through Leonard Belisle’s yard on the way to the park and I … Continue reading Elmwood Winter Club

The Smith family lived half a block up the street on the other side of McIntosh. They had kids. Girls mostly, as I recall. One of them was Dianne. Here she is on the right. I think the other girl’s name was Wanda. I don’t think she was a sister. A cousin maybe or just … Continue reading The Big Date