Memories: The Day The Store Burnt Down! It was 1955, and Mom picked me up from school, but she looked worried. She said, “Number Three stored burnt down” That meant the Ralph’s 5, 10 & 25 Cent store at the corner of Pico and La Cienega Blvd was lost.
This was part of Ralph’s dime store chain; in those days, it was also the warehouse. I was hoping the fire was still going so I could help put it out.
Alas, the fire was out!
Most of the downstairs was burnt out as we approached it, but the second floor, housing the offices and some goods, mainly was smoke and heat damaged. The basement was sopping wet as the sprinklers went on without abandon!
We were allowed stairs for a glimpse. Ralph, my Dad’s boss, said. “If you want any stationary supplies, get them.” I packed two large boxes with Crayolas, pencils, and paper. Dad asked me what I wanted to do with everything, and I had no answer, but as soon as I got home, I called the neighborhood kids over and distributed my newfound wealth.
We did our morning walk and inspected everything. All the tomatoes seem to be doing well!
This ought to be interesting to see when ripe.
We moved the bench from the front yards to the back so we could sit and watch the veggies grow. We will need an end table to hold our drinks.
An oldie but a goody; we just repainted it last year.
On Monday, we went to PT, and Mary’s arm is doing well. After that, we wandered to the courthouse to submit some papers and found out they were no good because someone signed them and the signature went “below the line”! It sounded like phooey to us, but we had to redo the form and get a new signature.
At the Old Courthouse!
Back home via Albertson’s market, we got a few goodies for tonight’s dinner. Mary worked on her boxes, completed five, and did an excellent job! We found Donna around 2:00 pm and dropped by there to get her signature and again went to the courthouse.
The second try was a charm!
We returned home, and Mary worked on boxes finishing off another three as we had dinner and watched the series “The Diplomat.” Mary fixed a stirfry from the garden, and it was pretty incredible. I have been gardening for years and never knew that Cauliflower and Broccoli leaves were edible; I always tossed them out. No more; I pick; Mary cooks!
We watched “The Diplomat,” which has eight episodes; we are on number four this evening. Summary: Amid an international crisis, Kate Wyler, a career diplomat, lands a high-profile job for which she is not suited, with tectonic implications for her marriage and her political future.
While we watched episode four, we went back to remove the Fava Bean pods; we now have the world’s supply of Fava beans! We crashed at about 10:00 pm. It has been a busy day.
Tomorrow morning I will get the left eye checked and make arrangements for the right eye to be done.
We talked to Robin and have our boarding passes for the upcoming cruise. We check in at 11:00 am, so we have almost six hours to explore the ship before departing to Mexico. This video is about our room on the ship.
