


Then in eighth grade, Laura discovered boys. A born tomboy, the first was hard to achieve, but she did an adequate job in the other two categories. She was supposed to be a lady, a scholar, and an example to her two younger brothers. Perhaps because her grandmother and another elderly friend lived in their household, expectations for Laura were pretty high. In those days, kids were free to roam the neighborhood, and they did - using vacant lots and open spaces as enchanted lands. Make-believe was a favorite pastime Laura was especially good as either a racehorse or a G.I. Laura was blessed with an idyllic childhood. And voilà! Laura arrived nine months later. To the rescue came a West Virginia cousin who owned a primitive cabin in the mountain wilds, which he put at their disposal. However, this was during the Depression and romantic getaways were hard to come by. A wise doctor suggested that they needed a prolonged vacation away from home where they would feel free to - er - do the deed. Her dad was working two jobs and under a great deal of stress. Her parents, married five years, had been unable to have children. Her very arrival on the planet is a romantic plot device. Make-believe was a favorite pastime Lau Laura Abbot was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

Laura Abbot was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
