Bedstemor's bar

We are almost finished emptying out Bedstemor's house in San Jose.  The bar and piano are the last two significant items of furniture remaining.  The 1882 Weber piano is headed to a restoration shop near Atlanta.  The bar is headed to my hangar until the backyard shed pub conversion is completed.

Back in the day this basement bar was my favorite place in the world.  In the summer we'd play down there to stay cool (and out of the way), spinning Beatles records on the turntable. During the holidays the men gathered there for cocktails.  For weddings, parties, anniversaries, etc., it was the scene of dancing and drinking that continued until dawn.  Hopefully we can continue the tradition.

My grandfather, Cleve Evans, holding court with (left to right)
Gunnar Hassen, Marius Davidson, and Bill Rhuel.

I recently moved some furniture and carpet from my grandmother's house into the hangar.  It's sad to see her house empty out in preparation for sale, but good to know her stuff will continue to be used and loved.  The space is just about ready for the big tear down of Pitts S-1S N599B, and the rebuild of the '56 F250, I hope.

Oak teacher's desk from Bedstemor's office, next to my fastener cabinet.

Dumpster with 50 years of junk in it, mostly out of the backyard sheds.
Growing up in the Great Depression taught her to save EVERYTHING...

Put 1,000 miles on the '64 F-100 the past couple months hauling stuff away
from my grandmother's house. It's running great, but at 13 mpg it's pricey...

San Tomas Elementary, Cambell

I took a drive through my old neighborhood in Campbell, CA this morning.  I haven't lived there since 1980, and it's amazing how different everything appears after nearly 40 years.  It's like a scaled down version of the place I remember, with "new" mature trees, houses where the Food Fair shopping center used to be, a new freeway (CA85), every remaining orchard replaced by new houses, etc. etc.

My elementary school, San Tomas, sat at the corner of Hacienda Ave. and Abbot Ave.  It was torn down in the 90's and replaced by houses. The park just south of the school remains and is now named after Mr. Jack Fischer, principal of San Tomas in the 1950's and 60's.  These murals used to adorn the walls of my school and were saved, as was the memorial for Mr. Fischer.  Nice to see them again after so many years.

Mural of "New California" from San Tomas Elementary School, Campbell

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Mural of "Old California" from San Tomas Elementary School, Campbell

Memorial to Jack Fischer.  This rock and plaque used to sit in front of San Tomas Elementary school..