The farm! part#1

It’s impossible to understand my life unless I talk about "the farm”. The farm was about 3 miles outside Ottawa on the south east side. In order to get to our road (Hawthorn rd.) we had to cross a bridge build over a railroad then turn right to Hawthorn. At the intersection of Walkley rd. and Russell rd located before the bridge the government eventually build low rent town houses. That is where "the Crepe" family and allot of the poor kids were from. If you’ll remember "the Crepes” were the family that the teacher and the student turn there attention to instead of me in class. About 1/2 mile down the hill on Wakley rd pass that intersection was a farm on the left where a family called "Periard" lived. They would become good friends with our family so from that intersection I would say it was 3 miles to our driveway. As we drove up Hawthorn a 1/4 mile the first house we would encounter was a farm on the right. It was owned by a family last name "Sheffield's " I think .We never new much about them in the years we lived on the farm One quarter Mile further was a small creek that I will talk about in my exploring adventure chapter. At about 1/4 mile after the top of the hill there was another farm. Years later my cousins would live there for a while. Then the house became a favorite dumping ground for people after it was abandoned. One quarter mile further to the right again a white house owned by "the Cordons”. That's how we referred to neighbors by there last names. Finally our farm! A long driveway about 300 feet would lead us from Hawthorn road to our farm with hay fields on both sides of the driveway.(See slide show) As we arrive in the farm area there were trees on both side . Looking strait ahead you would see what a machinery shop was probably once. The behind there was our barn which ran from south to North. To my right was our red brick house that I later learned was over 100 years old. As we walk pass the house there was a long building attached to the rear door of the house .we would later refer that to "the wood shed" .About 3/4 way into that shed was a well, complete with an old hand pump. That was the extent of "inside water” for our farm. We didn't have running water! (Continue part#2)