He wanted $900 for the house, but Dad got him down to $800. Not only that, but he paid $10 a month, and when he couldn’t pay $10 he would pay $5. There were months when they didn’t pay anything.

“You know… when I open the blind in the morning and look at the St John River and the flag in the breeze, I think about how lucky we are to live in this country and each season has so much beauty.”