Joe & Amy Erbelding's old place

Here's a pic of Gran's house taken in Apr 2005, pre-Rita.

When I was a kid, Gran had a huge tree in her side yard. There was a rope swing we would play on... the swing was taken down because the limb was rotting. I guess the tree came down pre-Rita. Notice the steps floated back into the marsh.


When I was a kid we'd sit on the front porch and watch the world go by. Last time I was in the house was after my grandfather's funeral. The porch was rotting and a only a few abandoned rocking chairs were left to watch hwy 82.


The SE. I remember sitting at Gran's kitchen table, eating my Coke float and cookies, while looking out the northeast window. To this day I don't eat a float or a vanilla sandwich cookie without thinking of Gran.