In July 2021 I met with the authors of this unique volume - Conor Cook and Grace Brown. This was an unusual interview with a pair of authors.We met in the home of my son Bruce Cook and reminisced over extracts from historical collections about homes of the David C. Cook family - my father David C. Cook III my Grandfather David C. Cook II and my Great Grandfather - David C. Cook I -often called The Friend of the Sunday School.Now to be honest Conor and Grace are my grandchildren and I love their talent for writing. And while we got together to share historical vignettes I should mention that we also enjoyed my son's barbeque cooking and a plate of cookies just prepared by his wife and my daughter Helen Brown. And thanks to my wife Mary Homeier Cook for suggesting this book.