I've Loved Them All.......
When I think back over my life, and remember all the houses - both of my youth and then of my later life - I have come to realize that I've loved them all. No, I haven't been "in love" with all of them .......but I've loved them. Some were more special to me than others. Just like porches - houses are important to me. The memories that are attached to these houses are a part of life and a part of the people that have been a part of my life. The little green five room house on Red Gum Plantation, just outside the little town of Louise, MS, was an important part of the life of both my little brother and me. Louise was where he started school, and I finished school. The house no longer stands, but the beautiful memories remain. The screened porch, with the swing, where I spent many hours reading - sat in the middle of a cotton field. We were poor......but my brother and I never knew that because our parents provided whatever we needed. I still remember, fondl...