Brutties candy store.  I told you it was cute.

Me and my honey.

These are two water bottles in our room, but we are not going to drink them, because they are way too expensive.

Here we are reporting from beautiful downtown Spokane.  Skies are grey and the temp is 40 degrees.  Mild wind, approx. 45 mph.  Gotcha, just kidding.  We walked to the Spokane Carrousel, short distance, to ride on those beautiful, old horses.  I rode on them when I was very young, when they were located at Natatorium Park.  They are now located at Riverfront Park, downtown Spokane.  Fun place to visit, for the whole family, in the Spring and Summer months.  We then went to a very, cute candy shop that was always located in the Davenport Hotel, but after talking, to an employee there, he said they had moved across the street.  So we went across the street and there it was, cute as ever.  Homemade taffy and peanut brittle and all kinds of choc., their very own, perfected recipes.  The person that started the shop in 1928 is long gone but his daughter is still running the shop.  They started, in the Davenport, that long ago.  Well, the scoop is, July 3rd the owner got an E-mail, from the owner of the Davenport, stating they had until July 30th to move out.  The owner said "it is my Hotel and I can do what I want."  Wow! What a guy.  Long story short, they were able to find a place to put their shop, get a lease signed, paint, new floor, wallpapered, etc.  I don't know the name of the lady we were talking to but I do know we are very good friends now.  You must go there, it is called "Brutties"  I told you I have never met a stranger.


TRUE STORIES
Before my daughter went on her first date, I gave her "the talk".  "Sometimes, it's easy to get carried away when you're with a boy," I said.  "Remember, a short moment of indiscretion could ruin your life."   "Don't worry," she said. "I don't plan on ruining my life until I get married."


THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
  "I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back....!
     Maya Angelou