![]() ![]() ![]() You could tell that these two places had real significance to him and had helped to shape his early years. He would tell stories of riding his bike in Beaufort and then, in the next breath, recall the magnificent fall foliage of Vermont. All of us, including our daughter Sarah, who was only three at the time, immediately settled into his home and became a part of the family fabric.īorn in Savannah, Georgia, Herbert had spent his childhood in Beaufort, South Carolina, and Townshend, Vermont, and throughout his life, he maintained an identity with each of the places he had lived. ![]() On that very first visit, Herbert came out to meet us and welcomed us graciously, as if we were family, as if he'd known us for years. I knew that he would be a kindred spirit, and indeed, he was. When we first traveled to Herbert's mountain home in 1988 with his niece, our friend Ginna, she warned us that Uncle Herbert had some strict habits, so I was immediately fascinated, being a strong creature of habit myself. ![]()
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