Bihue (1883-1967)& Beulah Viola (1885-1956) (née Rutledge) Goodman
As a youngster, in summertime, I always looked forward to spending some
summer vacation time with them at their house near Lakeland in Polk County.
(make that “Imperial” Polk County for those “in the know”!)
Memories of their place that stand out include their sandy yard (kept swept
clean by Grandama) and the guava and banana and other trees and plants out
back (was that near the outhouse?!)
Often times they would drive up to our home (near Micanopy) and take my
brother and me back with them. About a two hour drive today. Goodness knows
how long it took “back then” puttering along (before interstate highways)
in that big black car of theirs!
(Well, it seemed huge to us!)
Probably took much longer than it should. Every now and then Grandma would
yell out “Papa, you’re going near 50 miles!”)
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