The Housekeeper Is Gone

Oil on Canvas
9 ” x 12″
$500
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Beckman Ranch
Even in scorching summers tasty meals were prepared in this kitchen by first the Beckmans, then the Goffenas.  Albert Beckman built the kitchen cabinets, and  Frank updated the kitchen with this slightly newer wood-burning stove.  Insulation was no more than wishful thinking, so in winter everything froze, and getting up in the morning to fix a meal was quite a challenge.  Yet, much love and happiness were forged within these walls, children were nursed, then toddled about.  For the Beckmans, they returned as adults to help their elder, ailing parents.  For Frank and Sue, a son now plants and harvests the Beckman land. The hired help, arrested by the local sheriff, departed quickly, and their garbage still lingers, but the mice and rats don’t mind.