It was a time of depression
and the family raised Great Danes to supplement their
income. Kennels were constructed out back for more than
30 dogs. Bill was eleven when they started coming to
my cabin for the summer.He remembers loading the dogs
4 or 5 at a time into the back seat of the family car
to bring them to the cooler mountains.
Every day Bill would bring in a load
of wood so I could warm my burners and oven. I don't
remember ever burning coal. I guess trees were a less
expensive fuel back in those days.
