Hi Ruth,

 RH> > I've seen some of the shirts but have never thought them worthy
 of my spending money on.

 RH> Probably aren't, but they're a rarity this far North.

 RH> > So you snagged the shirts when you had the opportunity. (G)

 RH> And when they're charging you fifty cents there isn't much downside.

No, at that stage they're usually one step removed from the dust or shop
rag stage.


 RH> I'm not sure how far North the stores get, but they probably peter
 out at the Mason-Dixon line.

 RH> > If not further south. Don't know if they ever made it to MD or VA.

 RH> I've heard of them, but never seen one.

I've seen a good number, especially the first time we lived in NC. Moved
back here in 2009 and not so many of them around any more.

RH> > Nor black socks with sandals and shorts? Saw quite a bit of that
fashion statement in the Catskills in the 50s and 60s, from
flatlanders.

 RH> >  RH> Been done, but not by me.

 RH> > Nobody saw your knobby knees? (G)

 RH> Not with socks and sandals on at least.

 RH> >  RH> I'm too old for that.  Then again I was always too old for
 RH> that.

 RH> > It was one (of many) fashion crazes that I never understood the
 RH> > reasoning behind.

 RH> Holey jeans started just showing up when folks wore their work pants
 RH> in public.  It may have been Patrick Swazey we have to blame.

Don't know, never saw much of him.

 RH> >  pop tarts, banana pecan bread, pb cookies, and oatmeal/raisin
 RH> >  cookies--all in all, a good day of shopping.

 RH> >  RH> Sounds good to me too! Pecan bread and canary melons?  I could
 RH> go with that.

 RH> > Come down for the picnic and you can pick some up for yourself.
 RH> Melons may be gone then but the bread will still be around,  as
 well as other goodies.

 RH> These days, 20 to 30 miles is about as far as I get unfortunately.

Well, if you change your mind, the picnic is the last week end in
September.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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