After Reuben and Doris left the farm they moved to Brookings and bought a house about a block from the campus of South Dakota State College (now University). Reuben went to work for a construction company that built houses. His specialty was finishing work, cabinets, moldings, bathrooms, etc., and he was master craftsman. When he turned 80 he retired.
With their proximity to the college they decided to rent basement rooms to students. This is how they came to be my landlords during my second year of college. The house, and the basement, was small yet six of us lived there. Living in one room were Jim and Larry, Marine Vets, and Jim was Larry's uncle. In another room there were four of us from Sinai; the late Rolf Hope, his brother, Lloyd, and David Halvorson. We all shared a small kitchen.
Doris was not only abundantly kind she was also a good sport. A stay-at-home-mom with three young children, we had many interactions with her. She enjoyed playing the piano, a habit which gave Jim and Larry an opportunity to tease her. When they heard the piano they'd howl like stray dogs. One day when they heard the piano upstairs they did their howling routine, The playing soon stopped, footsteps could be heard across the floor and the front door slammed. Doris told Jim and Larry that it was a neighbor who was playing. The truth was, it was Doris playing, she just pretended to leave the house and was playing a prank back on them. 😊
That's my story and I'm sticking with it!
Takk for alt,
Al
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