my mother's rent was covered by the many checks dad had sent us through joe glaser.h to have glaser buy us a house in mount vernon, new york. it was a great house with a huge indoor wraparound porch. we had three floors with two bedrooms upstairs, a living room, dining room, kitchen, and a den on the main level, and a full basement. we also had a big backyard, a side yard, and a two car garage. but we never had a car, because mom didn't drive. and even though friends, company, and family visited us in that big house in mount vernon, it was still very lonely. "impress upon sister sharon, she has her own home paid for. wow. i trel all over the world, and i don't see these things. tell sharon she is the most blessed child in the world. the only thing she will probably miss is the lovely, juicy kisses she gives to her daddy satchmo. tee-hee. and believe me, that little chick can kiss. i love them and miss them. so tell sharon, if she ever forgets satch, she's nowhere." our years in mount vernon turned out to be the darkest of our lives. by the time we moved there in 1962