Personalities: Linda B

Linda lives in a tiny house that is filled with cows. Cow print roof fans, little cow-shaped salt and pepper shakers, stuffed cows, cow kitchenware... Yet, when I ask how she got into cows, she said, "Actually, it was a joke. Cuz one day, I have put on some weight, I was on medicine and all, and I said, you know I feel like a fat cow. So I wanted to go down and buy a cow. And I go down and bought two candles and they are up there. And then my kids buy me, my neighbors buy me, and kids in school, they see a cow they think of me, that's how I, you know, it just kind of shape out of remarks that I make." That's Linda. She is a proud grandma who is born and raise in North Adams.
Oh, and how she talk about North Adams that she loved, when people all knew one another and you still heard hello and thank yous. "We had three movie theaters, there was one where Holiday Inn is, the Richman Theater was where Staples is, and the Paramont Theater was just across the street. When I went to the movies, it used to be 9 cents. I remember a pack of cigarettes to be 12 cents. The stores that came in are expensive, and people here can't afford that. I'm on a fixed income, so I can't go in and buy a sweater. Half-priced, 95 dollars. You know, it's a sweater. I can go and make one! Go to Good Will and buy one! You know what I mean!? Years ago we had Grants, we have Linda's, we had Peggy Parker's, and um.. there was Platin's Trailor. It was right near the post office. You can run in to get a cup of coffee and a piece of pie for a buck. Home made pie, too! If my dad come back from the dead, he would not know where he was. It's changed that much. Do I think for the worst? For me, in my thoughts, there is change, and no one likes change. But you have to go. You have to go with the change. But, I would have it back to the 50s. It's sad, it's sad, we (now) have just empty buildings, parking lots....