nor does Sherry. It was nice to see this again - and on a tablerunner from several years ago.

Sunday, December 22, 2013

A Christmas greeting to all of you from the Funoldhag! And a Christmas memory that has stayed with me since I was a teenager

Long, long ago when I was in high school - probably 1944 - I worked at the local Ben Franklin store on Saturdays, continuing to work there fulltime during the summer between my sophomore and junior years. In the picture, I am sitting next to the little girl in my really white shoes! My domain at Ben's was the hardware counter. This is the entire efficient staff of the store! John Lee, the owner, is behind the counter by the cash register.

I can't rememberwhether it was Christmas Eve, but I was working on the last day the store would have been open before Christmas. We lived in Rome, about three miles south of Chillicothe, so my dad had taken me to work and had to pick me up afterwards. In those days, high school students didn't drive. The war was on--there was gas rationing and a shortage of tires. I did not drive until after I got married. I digress. It was either snowing or had snowed and it was dark. Dad parked by the side of the city hall just off Second Street which was Chilli's main thoroughfare. He walked the short distance to Ben's and then he and I went back to the car and headed for the gas