The Memory Tree
“No fragile wood or straw for him. He built his house of brick on a large block that faced the river. While his contemporaries were looking at their environment and employing architects like Robin Boyd, Hal settled on a hybrid of deco and thirties modernism, a strange mish-mash of curved walls and windows piled in a seemingly random fashion, one upon the other. He had it rendered and painted white, and spent some time and effort creating an English garden, with extensive lawns, roses, lavender a...nd some fine deciduous trees. The effect was not unpleasing and at night, when the lights were turned on, the house was transmogrified into an ocean liner setting sail through dark seas. I like to think of Hal as captain of that ship and Paulina its guiding spirit, standing at the wheel beside him.Inside, the house was large and rambling, with generous rooms and high ceilings. Because of its singular shape, there were odd little nooks and crannies and when they were young, the children made these their own.MoreLess
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