[or-roots] Christmas 1945 in the Shea house

[Cecil Houk]

Christmas 1945 in the Shea house

In 1945 we were living in the Shea house at Foster.  We had 20 acres; half of which had been cleared.  There were many trees on the eastern half of that property.

Keep in mind that I was 6 years old at the time.

I woke up long before the rest of the family, dressed myself, and went out to get a Christmas tree.  I took my dad's axe, and it didn't take me long to chop down a wonderful tree.  Too bad it was far too large for the Shea house.  So I went back and found a smaller one.  I remember the decorations my mother had for that tree, but I don't know what has become of them.

Most of that land is now under Foster Dam Lake, and there are no trees for Christmas.

Cecil

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