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Where was your childhood home located? Did you enjoy living there?

At 233 S. Woodward Ave. in Dayton, Ohio. I did enjoy our home on Woodward. Dad kept the yard in first-class condition, so that we kids were proud of our home. We had a garden, 2 cherry trees, 2 grape vines, bleeding hearts, lilies of the valley, violets, spirea, gooseberries and other interesting plants. Our big cherry tree near the back of the house produced delicious crops of dark cherries, which Mother canned.

I liked our neighborhood because people were friendly. No TV and no air conditioners were a blessing, for this lack gave us access to talkative friends who sat in their swings on the front porch and communicated with us as we went skating up and down the sidewalk. Slorpes, Upsons, two Smith families, Boyers, Beanblossoms, Satterthwats, Hunters, Cabbages, and others seemed like family members, as well as good neighbors. They were special.