Yes, that was the first house built on the property - it's the house I rent now.
That "kid" is 17 now - he, his brother and father visited us in California last year. You would never know anything like that happened to him - and he's turned into such a terrific young man. All his treatment was done in Jamaica too!
As far as labels and generalizations - I'm not into them...don't know enough New Yorkers to say whether or not they are self-absorbed (I know I'm not and my friends and family there are not) - as far as farmers - the ones I know are tough, resilient, and yeah - I'd say they are "thick skinned" in that they can definitely take a joke...but the only farmers I know are the Northern California ones
That "kid" is 17 now - he, his brother and father visited us in California last year. You would never know anything like that happened to him - and he's turned into such a terrific young man. All his treatment was done in Jamaica too!
As far as labels and generalizations - I'm not into them...don't know enough New Yorkers to say whether or not they are self-absorbed (I know I'm not and my friends and family there are not) - as far as farmers - the ones I know are tough, resilient, and yeah - I'd say they are "thick skinned" in that they can definitely take a joke...but the only farmers I know are the Northern California ones