the farmhouse
based on true events
The book is based on true events put together into the book although they were selected from various occurring times and people.
Hurricane Andrew, the suicide by a neighbor leaving her children with her parents, Alaska contractors coming to Florida to Rip off people from hurricane damage, (bar scene not real), hogs ripping up runway a common problem, banner tower crash based on history, (some of my flight students were banner towers), acres of Bird of Paradise flower business very real with imports forced closure due to cheap price, move to Jupiter real, along with surrounding land marks like S.S. Pennock Company, one of my largest customers, now out of business turned into a Good Year store. Kid falling in the well actually happened down the street from our Bird of Paradise farm. What started the book was when I walked into an old abandoned farmhouse, surrounded by weeds, to find, in all of the decay and destruction, a simple note, printed in faded red crayon on a piece of old cardboard that simple said “Keep us together”
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About The Author
Rob Mixon
Rob Mixon earned his Masters Degree in Counseling from Barry University. Employed by the University of Florida as an Extension Agent II, his work included individuals, as well as five correctional facilities within the areas of family development and domestic violence. He also taught as an Adj. Professor at South Florida Community College and Miami-Dade Community College, psychology and aviation subjects.
Rob’s aviation experience as a Certified Flight Instructor totaled 20,000 hours of flight time also holding an Airline Transport Pilot Rating. He received the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award “In appreciation of his dedication, service, technical expertise, professionalism, and many outstanding contributions that further the cause of aviation safety.”
Rob Mixon’s agriculture experience started at South Dade High School with his State Farmer Award in the Future Farmers of America. He was to own and manage the largest Bird of Paridise cut flower farm in the Southeastern United States selling to individual shops and four large wholesalers.
“Writing is where I discover the stories that have always lived within me each book a journey, each page a revelation.”