Friday, November 22, 2013

November 23, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Sunday 1980   Rain & Rain    Janice & Wendi were home.  We went to Magic Mart a minute. 

Footnote:    Janice is her daughter and Wendi is her granddaughter.  Magic Mart is a general store.

My Note:   I am writing this on Friday night as I have to get up and leave early in the morning.  I am in a show and we have to finish setting it up before it opens at 10 AM.  Leslie came and helped me carry all the things into the building this afternoon (Friday).  I set the booth up after she left.   This is a show that has been going on for 17 years on the Sat. before Thanksgiving.  It started with 5 women and they had the show in one of their homes.  They had so many people come that the next year they rented a hall and had it there.  It has been in the Harmony Hall ever since.  I am not one of the original people.  I have been doing it for 12 years and it is one of the best shows I do.  We do all our own advertising and mail out 4,000 postcards.  The customers are waiting in line as early as 9:00 AM.  We all make 2 homemade goodies each and the people just eat and shop.    Rachel comes and works in the dining room helping to keep the food fresh and we all pay her for the work.  There are 12 of us now so it is small and all the work is really good.  I feel really privileged to be part of the group.    So I have my fudge and brownies ready to go.  Rachel made ginger snaps and cranberry/white choc. chip cookies.  I have to leave here early.  I will let you know how it goes.  It is supposed to be really cold tomorrow - high of 38.   Hope it doesn't stop the people from coming out. 

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