Team Gray!

One summer, I think it was the summer of 1976, we went to this big day camp. Even Jim and Earl went. We all walked to Parkwood Upjohn together to catch the bus out to the place. It was exciting and it felt important to get up

Before the Hammarskjöld’s built their house in the woods, the Schmidts were there. After Mrs. Freidmann died, the Schmidts were still there. Their house was a haven for us. We’d go there when we couldn’t think of anything else to do. We’d go there to get a rest from the hard running and ball play [...]

I’d wanted to learn piano for a long time. Every time I’d go to someone with a piano’s house, I’d play, and watch what the lucky few who took lessons could do. Christy Lahner was the most advanced. It seemed like she could play anything. She taught me how to play Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater. [...]