Arline grew up an only child on Maryland's Eastern Shore, a rural environment of open country situated between Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic, and peopled by oystermen, crabbers, and farmers a culture known independent thouight, for standing on its own convictions and who answer only to God.
While her parents were indulgent she is quick to point out that being the only one is not as carefree as might be thought. "No matter what chore," she points out with a grin. "It was always my turn.
As a teen she lived in a log cabin on Cook's Point, with the Choptank River about 100 ya more...
