Wow, this latest stop on our journey was proving to be a winner! EM and I had both begun to develop relationships with the many patrons that came to the shop. We each used our own unique style and manner and make friends we did. We still can sit and recall some of their faces and even still be able to put a name with it, which is a challenge since it is now almost 14 years ago. My Mom also helped out and she and Dad now lived in an apartment right next door. It was getting more and more difficult for her to care for my Dad alone, so we moved them here. This gave Mom some freedom to enjoy her second love, people. She was a 'rock star' unto herself and it didn't take long for the 'folks' to know she was a ball of fire with a personality to match. I believe it was in those last days of her working at the shop, just before we sold, that the first signs of her memory loss could be seen. Today she now has that horrible decease, Alzheimer's, and we can't ev
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