One definition of 'Barber' that I read was: A person who cuts hair, especially men's, and shaves or trims beards as an occupation.
Well, that's true I guess...as far as it goes. But growing up just a mile outside of a small town (OK, a very small town), the barber and his barbershop was a lot more than that.
Now, ...
The farmhouse I grew up in was small and old. It's gone now, gone for years I guess. They tore it down pretty much as soon as Mom and Dad moved out and 'moved into town' (a town called Leota, about 300 people or so I think).
But the living room had a lot of things in it...