“Marilyn, you are the limit!” This I heard a few times like the day I decided (I was about 7 or 8) to branch out and look over the town. I walked for hours all over Moosic which was quite a small town. I guess they were frantic by the time I got home. I still remember laying in bed at night and hearing a train whistle in the distance. I made a friend there, a girl I met on the same street and we spent a lot of time together every year. Auntie would fill up the bath tub for Uncle Steve to take a bath an then she would bathe in the same bath water. Now that’s LOVE! Even as a kid, I thought that was weird.! They had a maid who did the cooking and cleaning. They always had their meals in this huge formal dining room with Uncle Steve at the head of the table and Auntie and I on each side. There was a large black swinging door to the kitchen from where this maid would appear when summoned by a buzzer under the rug near Auntie’s chair. This I really thought was neat. I would reach my leg over to where the buzzer was and in came the maid. From then on they let me summon the maid. They were so much fun. Some time later, I heard that Auntie had cancer of the stomach. She was ill for quite some time and I was not allowed to see her. Then she died and I was at the wake. She had been a well built woman and in her casket she looked like a little doll with a high neck collar dress. I could hardly believe it was her. I can still see her. Thank you Auntie and Uncle Steve for everything. I love you! To be continued....
this huge home. He smoked a pipe and I used to love the smell of his tobacco. They had a dog named Juno, a brown and white setter. Juno knew how to smile, it was hilarious! Uncle Steve would say, “Smile Juno!” Juno would lift up his jowels into a great big smile. I loved this. I’ll bet Juno was happy when I left as I had him smiling all the time. I am still laughing! Auntie was a very elegant and classy woman and very loving. Whenever she was not happy with my behavior, she would say, Marilyn (Davies) Noyes’ Auntie ho was married to Uncle Steve, MD She was the sister of Russell Davies mother
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