May 12, 1995
Dear Everyone:
“Jeannie” broke her telephone a few weeks ago.
Drop it from a high place enough
times and this will happen. Now,
apart from the fact that the very
concept of “Jeannie” without a phone is unimaginable, her phone
answering machine also wouldn't work, because there was no phone to ring
and trigger the machine to answer. This
made leaving messages extremely difficult.
I suggested that she get a cordless phone, since dragging the cord was
frequently the reason for it dropping from a high place to begin with.
But she didn't think she could
afford it. In fact, she wasn't
sure she could afford a simple
Trimline®.
So, until she could manage to get
a new phone of some type, I loaned her the one from my bedroom.
So, for now, “Jeannie” has a
phone.
We went to get our hair cut last Saturday, and were met with the news
that the place is closing in another month or two.
The reason?
The developers who own the
shopping center want to do some renovating.
And they want the tenants to pay
for it. Believe it or not,
they've pulled this trick in other locations before.
But, in this case, the hair salon
people said, "No way!" and have started making plans to find other
places to work. "Yvonne" will let
us know where she lands before our hair gets too long and "silver".
Needless to say, the shopkeepers around the salon are upset because they
get a lot of "walk-in" trade from people who get their hair done there.
Take “Jeannie”, for instance.
We went into the Cupola, a gift
boutique next door to the salon, after getting our hair done.
What does “Jeannie” spy but
"Hoppy VanderHare", a companion to the Muffy Vanderbear that I brought
back from Texas. Hoppy was
wearing virtually the same outfit as the Spring Affair that I gave
“Jeannie” (Muffy, really) for Easter. Hoppy's
was a different color, and featured an opening in the back to
accommodate her cottontail, a design that shows more consideration for
the comfort of the wearer then you usually see in clothing these days.
Apart from that, Hoppy and
“Jeannie's” Muffy were "twins".
Well, of course “Jeannie”
bought Hoppy. What's more, she
called me Monday night, all excited, because she'd found some new
outfits, or something, for Hoppy and Muffy.
Let's face it, deep in our
hearts, some of us never
outgrow playing with dolls. Of
course, since I no longer have a phone in the bedroom, I had to come out
into the living room, with a mouthful of toothpaste, to receive this
news.
And yes, this is the same
“Jeannie” who can't spring $24 to buy a new phone as long as she has
mine to use.
Didn't see any movies last weekend, because of the hairdresser.
Did do a lot of shopping instead.
Bought three new pairs of jeans,
having suddenly discovered that the ones I've been wearing were
developing holes. Still need to
replace the sneakers; but I did
get the screw in my steering wheel replaced and had the bad windshield
wiper fixed. Good thing since it
insists on still raining here in "Sunny" California.
Who ordered this weather, anyway?
Love, as always,
Pete
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