…she is the woman kneeling next to me, yep I’m the kid there, the man I’m holding the hand of is Erma’s husband, Uncle Jim. I spent a lot of time with them, lived with them on and off, and when as a young child I lived with them before I could watch “The Vikings” or “Lincoln Vale of the Everglades,” on TV Aunt Erma sat with me on a couch and read to me, even as I was very very young.
I’ve been a journalist/columnist all of my adult life…it was that lady there who instilled in me my love of the written word. Read to young kids in your family…trust me…IT WORKS.