Rosa used to work during the holiday season making Christmas wreaths and swags at Everett's Seed Store in downtown Indianapolis. Rosa and Franz liked to entertain. She made great dinners. She baked coffee cakes every Friday, enough for a week and her coffee always had a great smell. Their house on Tremont sat on a lot which went all the way through to the next street so she had great gardens. A large grape arbor, raised chickens, berries and lots of flowers.