Bordentown, My Bordentown

One of my earliest memories is of a party I attended in the small and historic Clara Barton School in Bordentown, NJ. I think I was about 4 years old.

My great aunt owned a big house on that street. And so on a sunny afternoon during a weekend visit, my grandmother and I walked down the road to the sound of the happy music. And inside... there were lots of children, and colorful balloons, and plenty of candy and cakes.

I still remember sitting on a narrow bench with my grandmother just behind that little window on the left....