Last night we had a terrific storm. It started with thunder then came a bolt or two of lightning. The rain was last. The three of us, the dogs and I, listened to the thunder. They got bored and went back to sleep. I listened until the end. It didn’t rain long. Today is in the high 50’s and sunny.

Things disappear. Sometimes we notice. Sometimes they disappear with little fanfare. When I was a kid, corner stores were everywhere. They were the go to for bread or milk. We had two of them a short bike ride away. I don’t know their real names. They were the white store and the red store. I usually went to the white store. Inside the door to the right was the glass case of penny candy. My mother always made sure I had a few pennies for my trouble. Uptown was filled. I remember the spa because my aunt took me there a few times. It is strange what we save in our memory drawers. On the walls of the spa were little posters. I remember one with a drawing of a lime rickey. I remember sitting in a wooden booth with tall sides. The only restaurant in the square faced the police box. It was long and narrow. My mother used to buy me a sandwich there when we got home from the orthodontist in Boston. I ate it as we walked to school. The restaurant was beside the men’s clothing store. They are all gone now.

I remember Story Land in Hyannis. It was on the field which eventually became the home of the mall. We never went there. I just remember seeing some of the wooden houses and figures as we drove by the field. Downtown Hyannis had wonderful stores. I bought my first Roy Orbison album there. I used to buy paperbacks off the outside rack at the store near the movie theater. I spent countless hours at Lorania’s Bookstore. Buttner’s was across the street, sort of, from the bookstore. I remember there were mannequins in the windows wearing what we thought of as old lady clothes. Zayre’s, Grants and Woolworth’s were all on Main Street. I remember Main Street was one way in the summer and two way the rest of the year. I loved window shopping and strolling up and down Main Street. I don’t remember the last time I did that.

My dance card is filled. I have a concert today and another tomorrow. I’m going to buy a few plants for the front garden. I also need dry dog food, a few cans of cat food, bread and something chocolate for my trouble. I’m thinking a cupcake.

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