Grandpa Hale built the kitchen cupboard. It was a Christmas present. I love to cook and from the looks of it, I was a natural at an early age. I even owned my own restaurant for a few years, when I was in my twenties. Perhaps Grandpa was my inspiration?
 
The little puppy was my dog, Moochie. I loved that dog, but I'm not sure how my parents put up with him. Moochie had a bad habit of chewing holes in blankets. There wasn't one blanket in our house that didn't have "Moochie" holes in it.

My grandpa and me. We always celebrated birthdays and holidays at my grandparent's house. Almost every weekend we'd drive to Lancaster to eat Sunday dinner on grandma's big dining room table.