Alane

Alane is, yet again, another adorable resident. I always find her playing solitaire in the dining room, and she's always willing to chat with you.

Alane is a bit camera-shy, so no pictures, sorry!

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I have always been quite a lover of dogs. I’ve had all different kinds of dogs all throughout my life. My parents had dogs, but they didn’t raise them. I’m the oldest of three kids, and we always had dogs of some kind. When I was little, the dogs I had then wouldn’t have been recognized as any special breed. But when I got older and had a little money, I bought a dog and a pedigree that I paid quite a bit of money for, and I had him for a while. When I came up here, I had to give my dog aways because they told me I couldn’t keep them in my room. That dog was a Welsh Corgi. Most people don’t know what they are, but that type of dog came originally from England and Wales. I’ve had Cocker Spaniels, mixed breed dogs; now I don’t have any dogs. I went to dog shows all the time when I got older. I never entered any of my dogs, but most people would let you pet their dog as you went by. Each dog had a special area of its own.

My family and I lived in Pennsylvania; I’m not from around here, but I’ve lived in a good many different places. I’ve lived in Los Angeles, San Francisco. When I got married, I honeymooned in New York. When I had a chance to do some traveling, I wanted to go through the South. I’ve never lived there, but I was very curious about their area. One of the places I really liked and would’ve liked to have stayed was California. I enjoyed the area and everything about it. I was able to see San Francisco and San Diego and cross over and see a little bit of Mexico and Canada. I’ve had the chance to see a good bit of this country.

My husband had his own business and rarely traveled, but I like to see new sights and travel. The only thing I really remember from my childhood was moving so much. I didn’t like it so much at the time, I liked staying in one place. My father had his own business, the company he represented wanted him to start new branches in different parts of this country, so we moved a lot, and that gave me the chance to see a lot of this country.

My son wanted me to live up in Michigan so he could see me more easily. Before Michigan, I lived in Pittsburgh, and it was too inconvenient for him to travel and come see me. As I said, I had a family, a younger brother and sister.

The part of my life I liked the best was being able to travel. One of the places I really enjoyed, but I’d never want to live there, was New York City. It was one of the most cosmopolitan places I’ve ever been. (laughing) Unfortunately, I was there over winter time, but I’ve really enjoyed all the traveling I’ve done.