She was an incredible lady, and there is a really sad story about her.
She built, literally built, did all the rock work on a house that she lived in for awhile. This house is small but has a real charm about it, is the only word I can use to describe it. The inside has rock floors, that she laid, probably when she was like 50ish.
Anyway, where she kept these animals was next door, and she and her husband built another house there, and the one she built stood empty for years. Anyway, she finally gave this house to her grandson, the one that was friends with Charlie, same age, about when he was 21. Debt free....he didn’t have to pay a nickel for it. It sat on about 5 acres of prime, prime land. Right on Memorial where land is just astronomical in price.
This dumb a$$ kid and his wife, started borrowing money against it, till they were sooooo far in debt, they had to sell it just to break even, when it finally reached the point they couldn’t make the payments. For stuff like cars, trucks, furniture, just stuff. We were hearing about it from Charlie. I wanted so bad to get a hold of that kid, and just kill him...I can’t hardly drive past it without just feeling sick for the lady...This kid is now living in a dumpy little rent house in a dumpy little addition....
Becky
How very sad for the woman. I remeber you talking about the kids having to sell the house to get out of debt but I don’t believe you described the house and the fact that the lady built it.