News and Views: November, 2011
Dear Stampers,
The morning of Wednesday, Nov 9th, I was awakened with a call
that there was a fire upstairs at the store. I immediately
dressed and drove down. 4th street was blocked off and the
closest I was allowed to get was the parking lot at Samons. I
was frantic about Binx, but not allowed to go in search of him.
A fireman did find him and bring him out to me. Binx is looking
good again and is still a very sweet cat in spite of the trama.
The fire burned the upstairs that I have in the back of the
building; it also extends over the back of the bakery.
The store has extensive smoke and water damage, as does the
bakery. Partyline Florist and the antique store had a
significant amount of smoke, but, fortunately, no fire or water
damage. Cheryl has pictures on the blog if you'd like to check
it out:
www.chinaphoenix2.blogspot.com.
This has really renewed my faith in human nature. Everyone-
policemen, firemen, investigators, insurance people, the
restoration people, and you - my friends and customers, have all
been empathetic, compassionate, helpful - just generally
wonderful. Thank you.
The contractors hope to get started tomorrow; they have made CP2
a priority. The entire ceiling has to be pulled down and
replaced, plus the walls need painting. I'm assured it will all
be better than new. The firemen said that it was lucky that it
was such an old building because it was so well built with
concrete fire walls that prevented it spreading and very heavy
beams that didn't burn all the way through!
I hope that I can reopen by the first of the year. BUT, I will
not be sitting around eating bon-bons all the time!
We are continuing classes, using the community room at Harwood
Methodist Church. While I have to suspend my Wednesday card
classes, Scraps Galore has agreed to host our Tuesday ladies'
Paper Play on Wednesdays at 10:30am for the duration (another
example of the kindness I've been shown).
MARK DECEMBER 11th on your calendars. That afternoon from 1
until 5, we'll celebrate the introduction of the 2012 Hero Arts
catalog at Partyline Florist, 4200 4th St. There will be
refreshments, Make & Takes, and the opportunity to buy some of
the new products. I hope to see you soon.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving.
Nancy Y
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