It was an interesting time.



An infant plus three children at various levels in school to care for.



Uncle Dave had had a pioneering open heart surgery the year before and with his new found energy had set an number of deals in motion at B. Barer & Sons for me to follow through on and had left for a month's breather in Palm Springs.



Jean was my indispensable adviser on our new Fabric Outlet store.



I was involved as the picked upon son in law in the Little Theatre stage play, "Never Too Late".



Jean's mother and father were on an around the world tramp steamer cruise.



The building at Wallula Road after being vacant for some time had been rented but before the tenant could move in the neighborhood association began a full court press to void the rental giving rise to a series of hearings that were in progress at the time.

February, 1974