My father stood up at the lake house dinner and raised his glass in fr…

lake house in 1979 for $38,000. She had grown up in a working-class family in McKeesport, worked for decades as an office manager, and saved money in the quiet, disciplined way of women who did not trust the world to leave them with enough. The lake house was her one extravagance. She used it every summer, stocking the pantry with coffee, saltines,continue reading …