Thoughts

Here's a happy remembrence photo of my Father, Dennis Arnold Drew Sr. and his brood of us youngins, with the enjoyable visit of our contancerous and laughable Uncle Darrel Drake from back in Missouri while we lived in Oakland California. Our Unca' Darrel drove trucks so this visit is a direct result of one of his west coast trips and a stop off to say hi. It was very difficult for my Dad to try to arrange vacations back home to Missouri across the Rockies,  due to the cost and drive, but somehow he always managed to do it almost like a truer religion once a year and suffer the indignation of long, weary road miles with three noisy, brat kids and a mouthy religious cult sticken old lady to navigate and co-pilot the escapade.

This is a photo most likely around 1942, of my Mother's direct family of  sister's and brothers, her Mother - Flora Cheek and her Father, Ernie Cheek.

The scenario is one of an older time and day, when coal oil was transported out to rural area homes which in that era didn't have access to natural gas for heating and cooking and propane was a thing of the future.