tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post4854313159282161186..comments2024-02-26T00:38:41.733-05:00Comments on Jollett Etc.: Sepia Saturday: Who's minding the store?Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-82955481896501282392012-09-20T14:48:16.999-04:002012-09-20T14:48:16.999-04:00Yes, we have an honest face.Yes, we have an honest face.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-47579106144406289442012-09-19T19:55:02.864-04:002012-09-19T19:55:02.864-04:00cool post girl! I wonder if the folks that now li...cool post girl! I wonder if the folks that now live in the store would let us in? We'll take only a memory ;-)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11145530293593063964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-86478256280326334832012-09-17T15:04:03.453-04:002012-09-17T15:04:03.453-04:00HA yeah, pawn shop would have been a good idea.HA yeah, pawn shop would have been a good idea.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-87485696236772861892012-09-17T15:01:11.088-04:002012-09-17T15:01:11.088-04:00Great post. I love it that you have kept all those...Great post. I love it that you have kept all those receipts and items from the store. They tell so many stories. The story about the ring is especially sad. Maybe they should have opened a pawn shop next door!<br />NancyNorth County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-89594095212361214592012-09-17T07:31:30.291-04:002012-09-17T07:31:30.291-04:00You'll have to come to my house - the picture ...You'll have to come to my house - the picture is actually quite large and framed. It's on my den wall. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-49672747040864914352012-09-16T22:22:24.143-04:002012-09-16T22:22:24.143-04:00Think it's wonderful that your family has save...Think it's wonderful that your family has saved several special items related to your great-grandfather's store. I'd like to see the picture of the interior of the store enlarged - so many details to check out! Sad story about the jewelry, but think your mother had a great idea to have a special setting made with the diamonds. Nice post Wendy!Queen Beehttp://www.beeskneesdaily.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-65950325359463247732012-09-16T20:24:08.033-04:002012-09-16T20:24:08.033-04:00It is interesting to hear from non-family members ...It is interesting to hear from non-family members what the store and the Davis family meant to them.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-19166787649619037482012-09-16T20:23:17.264-04:002012-09-16T20:23:17.264-04:00Good point -- the boy does seem shy, or at least w...Good point -- the boy does seem shy, or at least wanting NOT to be in the picture.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-87715525138002132902012-09-16T20:22:34.680-04:002012-09-16T20:22:34.680-04:00I hadn't thought about the receipts in that wa...I hadn't thought about the receipts in that way. You may be onto something.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-25360644594758106282012-09-16T15:56:41.331-04:002012-09-16T15:56:41.331-04:00Absolutely fascinating. Always interesting to find...Absolutely fascinating. Always interesting to find someone whose family left such a mark in a community and the history remains.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-70267095605159859172012-09-16T10:25:19.139-04:002012-09-16T10:25:19.139-04:00I like the indoor photo of the store most. It seem...I like the indoor photo of the store most. It seems the boy was hiding to avoid being photographed. Thank you for sharing this interesting story. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-27660788459990767122012-09-16T04:09:03.532-04:002012-09-16T04:09:03.532-04:00Oh, that post was well worth a re-run. There is so...Oh, that post was well worth a re-run. There is something quite fascinating about dusty old receipts - it is almost the very fact that, unlike photographs and other keepsakes, they were intended as things of the moment, which almost gives them a lasting fascination.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-62278933510724091602012-09-15T18:52:50.043-04:002012-09-15T18:52:50.043-04:00I like that the scale has "feet." My mo...I like that the scale has "feet." My mother's family apparently didn't suffer that much, but she had friends who came to school barefooted, so yeah, times must've been pretty rough indeed.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-15791935075918840222012-09-15T18:50:19.274-04:002012-09-15T18:50:19.274-04:00I can't wear the ring without running the stor...I can't wear the ring without running the story through my head. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-70079959273953935122012-09-15T17:46:05.539-04:002012-09-15T17:46:05.539-04:00Great post!! Just love that scale. But the fact th...Great post!! Just love that scale. But the fact that some people traded their jewellery for food, basic necessities, sounds pretty desperate. Tough times, for many, too many... But your grandparents had a great store. Must have been a delight for kids to go there.<br />:)~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-16425707437452274422012-09-15T14:12:18.595-04:002012-09-15T14:12:18.595-04:00I love that ring, what a fascinating yet sad item ...I love that ring, what a fascinating yet sad item to own. Good story as usual WendyGill Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02609030650883561572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-48162992425528792082012-09-15T11:09:13.449-04:002012-09-15T11:09:13.449-04:00I wonder what that kid was doing and if that was h...I wonder what that kid was doing and if that was his mother paying at the counter. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-48234085665296125292012-09-15T11:08:17.201-04:002012-09-15T11:08:17.201-04:00You are so right. I've searched census record...You are so right. I've searched census records for some of the names on the receipts just out of curiosity.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-45004305297374546962012-09-15T10:50:15.380-04:002012-09-15T10:50:15.380-04:00It is so great that you have so many treasures fro...It is so great that you have so many treasures from the store! The receipts and ring have stories to tell beyond what the pictures tell us. Kathyhttp://abbieandeveline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-46552032031419937732012-09-15T10:45:27.347-04:002012-09-15T10:45:27.347-04:00Great photos, thanks, Wendy. My favorite is the st...Great photos, thanks, Wendy. My favorite is the store interior with the boy in the foreground. There's something about kids, stores, and boredom that make us smile. Thanks!Michael J. McCannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291540010883523862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-16377725245150036922012-09-15T09:50:15.970-04:002012-09-15T09:50:15.970-04:00I'd like to see your grandfather's store/g...I'd like to see your grandfather's store/gas station some time. Surely you'll be able to work it in sometime. Thanks for stopping in and commenting.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-1958554246548242492012-09-15T09:49:01.997-04:002012-09-15T09:49:01.997-04:00It appears that you, Peter, and I might prove your...It appears that you, Peter, and I might prove your hypothesis.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-27970563902173454772012-09-15T09:48:10.847-04:002012-09-15T09:48:10.847-04:00I remember seeing some of the rings in my grandmot...I remember seeing some of the rings in my grandmother's drawer. A couple were set in yellow gold, but others were in those thin filigree Art Deco style mounts. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-77211841810834745912012-09-15T00:51:36.411-04:002012-09-15T00:51:36.411-04:00Oh my they must have been very hungry. That is a s...Oh my they must have been very hungry. That is a stunning ring! I never even thought about my grandfather's store (but it was also a gas station attached) until I read your post. But I only have one large photo of the outside and the grounds. You have so much wonderful detailed things, this is truly a treasure! Thanks for sharing this all with us.21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-56885462947362218762012-09-14T22:19:52.537-04:002012-09-14T22:19:52.537-04:00I wonder if the grandchildren of grocers are more ...I wonder if the grandchildren of grocers are more likely to blog than those who did not have grocer grandparents.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.com