The Story in Grammy’s Trailer was written right after the Almeda Fire on September 8, 2020, in Southern Oregon. That was one of the most terrifying days in my life.
We were living on the outskirts of Talent, Oregon, which was right in the fire’s path. As we stood in our driveway ready to evacuate we watched it blazed by about a block away, so close we could feel the water from the fire helicopters on our skin.
Luckily, our place was spared but we did lose Grammy’s trailer. On that day, only by the grace of God, my son had just moved out and my daughter was getting ready to move in. So the trailer was not inhabited by people or pets on the day of the fire, though both of them lost most of their belongings.
This trailer had been the backdrop of so many family stories. Grammy and Grandpa had bought and moved it there in the 50s and through the years most of us had lived there at one point or another. This book is my way of preserving all those memories.