Goodbye, summer garden
Perry and Betty Larson Butcher departed their summer home on Elm Street in Alexandria this past weekend, heading back to their winter home in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Betty grew up in the family home on Elm. She and her husband acquired it a few years ago and have been working diligently to restore it. Her friends remember the big back yard and the old porch swing where the trailboss (above) joined her for a nostalgic moment. The interior has been redecorated and new areas added to it, making it, among other things, a great party house -- at least according to Betty's granddaughter.