This collection of the author's memories of his youth carries the reader through the house in which he grew up in the 1950s and 1960s. His description of the rooms and their contents comprise the "skeleton" of the book. They are the trigger points of his winding of numerous stories that are part of his own history and his family's tradition.
The narrative paints a picture of the joys, as well as the youthful apprehensions, of a boy growing up in a family with loving parents who were totally focused on providing common sense, spiritual-based guidance to their six children... with a heavy dose of humor.