"Mom and Pop" Hill owned a few properties on the lower end of Main Street. One of them was a "Boarding House" where a gentleman could rent a room by the week. The sign used to say "Rooms to Let". They also provided a small room for the men to eat in, and a cook for them, named Susie. Local kids used to call it "Susie's Kitchen", because that's all there was, just Susie in her little 2 room kitchen. Susie was quick to supply some hot buttered toast to the hungry waifs that would visit her, sometimes just for the warmth of her generous smile. Some days, when it was cold, she kept the toaster going all morning supplying us with toast. And sometimes there was also hot chocolate.
I got so sentimental while writing this, that I had to rush off and have some hot buttered toast and hot chocolate in honor of Susie. Ok, I'm back now. So Susie, thank you, with your wide smile, and generous nature, you were sometimes the only bright spot in endless days of empty stomachs.
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