I forgot to mention Montgomery Ward. We shopped there a lot growing up. My Dad called it “Monkey Wards”.

My Dad loved to go there for all his car tires. One time my car needed tires so my Dad, who LOVED whitewall tires, volunteered to go have them put on for me. When I handed him my money I said "do not get me whitewalls!!!" (because I hated trying to keep 'em scrubbed clean). WELL, Dad takes my car to Wards & comes home later & guess what he had put on my car?!?!? WHITEWALLS! ☹️😀😀

Even though you didn’t want whitewalls, with the up keep which I get, we used to restore classic cars, it was so sweet to remember what he did because he believed in their supiroraty.
My Dad bought a bike for me one year when I was young. He wasn’t super mechanical, but, he probably wanted to save $$$, so we got a bike in pieces.
So ………….. I never got a bike that truly worked. Oh well, that was part of “ Monkey Wards” in our family.
My Dad was a Marine Corps Fighter Pilot and instructor in WWII, so he had confidence, but not nuts and bolts mechanical. More special awareness.

Great story about your piecemeal bikes/Monkey Wards growing up & your Dad serving our country! 😀 My Dad was a shadetree mechanic & could fix most anything on cars & the house, going to a car shop or calling out repairmen was almost bad words! Ha. He knew how much I always wanted a Mustang growing up, I just love them. Well after my Escort was t-boned, I needed a car so when my Mom was taking him for chemo 1 day he saw a red '99 Mustang in a driveway for sale...my Mom told him "Don't you dare tell her about that car, it's too small!" (Smaller than my Escort???) Anyhoo, Dad sneaked that day & told me anyway! We always called him the town crier! Lol God bless his soul, boy was Mom MAD. So, I got it for cheap & was so happy to finally get a Mustang! I had it for about 4yrs then it had some frame issue causing a crack in the radiator so it had to go. I stood there & cried as it was being towed away, the female tow truck driver said she felt horrible taking it from me! It was just the whole story of how my Dad always knew how I wanted one & how he sneaked & told me & by towing day he had been taken from cancer & my Mustang he led me to was being taken from me too. Geez just telling the story is bringing tears! I'ma girl & he'd always have me outside helping & watching when he'd work on cars so I would learn & know basics of how to do things myself if possible & at least learn the basics of how things operate & for that I'm truly thankful. It has saved me frome being ripped off over the years for sure. 😀😀😀

I loved your story about your Mustang & your parents. I really miss my parents, although I can hear them in my mind commenting on different situations I find myself in. My Dad, being a pilot in WWII, transferred his “pre-flight checklist”
to our family car before our road-trip vacations. It used to try my Mom’s patience, but, it did seem to keep us safe on our trips. My Dad always said, “ Well if you have mechanical difficulties in an airplane, you can’t just pull over on a cloud !” My Dad was a minor league baseball player for the Boston RedSox, so he taught me a lot about the sport. My Mom was from Hawaii and sang & danced with a USO group during WWII.
He gave me my love of nature and baseball and she gave me my love of cooking & music/dancing.
So our parents do live on through us in our hearts and minds.

Hi Moody. Are you back in the states? If so Welcome Back. Hope all is well with you.

Moody are you back? Nice to see your name.

The original hard seltzer, ground breaker in the day.

Hello, how are you? Yes, I'm in the US for now but I'll be returning to Italy this Wednesday. Sorry it took me so long to respond but I've been very busy since coming back. We are returning in December for the holidays so I hope to see you all at the movie quizzes then. Nice to talk to you again. Take care!

Hello MPH, nice to see you again. I am back in the US until Wednesday then returning to Italy. We will be back here again though in December to spend the holidays with family. I hope to see you all again at the quizzes then. Thank you & take care!

Safe journey Moody! Happy Hallowe’een. 🎃

Quisp is still sold but the boxes are extremely small & expensive at least at my local food store. Tasty Quisp chops your mouth up but good! 😄🥣

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That sounds sorta like an episode of The Twilight Zone. 😳

100% Agree Wendy, i Love speaking to people versus texting or relying on all the social media. I shake my head at all the selfies people take and post, who cares.

Yes I totally agree !!

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I’ve memories of Saturday afternoon “licking and sticking” stamp book sessions with grandma, good times!!

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Fiestaware, Nice !

I remember Newberry’s.
What about Kress. Sort of like Woolworth’s too.

I love Newberry’s. I have fond memories of my granny taking me there, looking at toys, and eating club sandwiches at the snack bar.