CONNIE HIGGINS on AUNT VERNA & UNCLE SYL

Aunt Verna let us swim at her house whenever we called and asked her. This was a great opportunity for us. I would ride my bike over to her house and spend the afternoon. When I think of her I will always think of her walking. She walked to Ardan's and Spartan's on University almost daily. She would come back with bags of full stuff for all of her kids and grandkids both here and in North Dakota. Uncle Syl was such a nice man and the smile that reached his twinkly eyes could light up the whole room. I remember one year on New Years Day we were all over at Aunt Ella’s house and Uncle Syl had to run home for something. He let us kids ride to his house in the back of his truck. I think the temperature must have been in the teens and we all froze but what fun we had! He was such a talented carpenter and I used to love going in his little workshop out behind his house to see what he was working on!