Mary Lester Fabrics - part 1

871-7022

That was the phone number of Mary Lester Fabrics at Capitol Court.  When I was a kid, I knew that number better than my home phone.  My mother worked there for almost 20 years and my two brothers, sister and I called her at work incessantly during the 60s and 70s... especially me.

Sales clerk:  "Fran, it's for you."
Mom:  "Hello?"
Me:  "Mom, Barb's chasing me around the house and says she's going to beat me up, so I've stretched the phone cord to the bathroom and locked the door.  Mom?   ...Mom??  ...MOM???"

Sales clerk:  "Fran, it's for you."
Mom:  "Hello?"
Barb:  "Mom, Brad won't let me watch Laugh-In."

Sales clerk:  "Fran, it's for you."
Mom:  "Hello?"
Me:  "Mom, Barb punched me in the arm and she was sitting on me."

Sales clerk:  "Fran, it's for you."
Mom:  "Hello?"
Brad:  "Mom, Dave took the car."

Sales clerk:  "Fran, it's for you."
Mom:  "Hello?"
Barb:  "Mom, Kathy and Sherry are making fun of me.  I'm gonna slam 'em."

More about Mary Lester Fabrics in my next post...