My friend shared some photos that he had of this little store - a placed loved by all kids around the Harviell area. My grandparents, some uncles, aunts, and cousins lived in the Harviell and Neelyville area. When those of us who didn't live in the area would visit grandma and grandpa or go camping down on Cane Creek, we would find ourselves frequenting Ramsey's Store.
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| Ramsey's Store Mrs. Ramsey and Her Mother Behind the Counter circa 1950s Special Thanks to Randy Desgranges for Photo |
My cousins and I would walk from grandma's house or ride our bikes to Mrs. Ramsey's place. It was just such a fun place to go for candy. I remember walking on the old wooden floors - for some reason I thought that was super neat. And she had her candy in big glass jars. It was just like something from the television show, "The Walton's." We always felt good when we left that store. And it wasn't just a sugar high (smiling). There was just something special about it.
Sadly, Ramsey's Store is no longer there. But it remains alive in the photographs and the memories of the countless people who frequented it.
Not unlike our loved ones who have passed. People come into our lives at different times, in different ways, for different reasons. Parents, spouses, children, close friends and family members pass on. But for the time they were with us, they brought something special into our lives. We can look at photographs and be reminded of wonderful times we once shared. We can be reminded of things they would say or do that just always made us feel good.
Don't be afraid to reminisce with others about your loved one. It can help soothe your soul and maybe someone else's too!
Remember my friends, there is
Sunshine After the Storm
Blessings
Betsy
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| Ramsey's Store Special Thanks To Randy Desgranges for Photo and the Memories! |
Mrs. Ramsey was something special. She would get up early in the morning and stoke up a fire in her big pot belly stove so the kids waiting for the school bus to go to Neelyville would have a warm place to wait for the bus. Some would say, "Well she was only open that early so the could make a sale." Those kids didn't have any money. She didn't have to get up early and start that fire, but she did. There won't be any more Mrs. Ramsey, or Ramsey's Store.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing Randy. I bet there were a lot of kids that were warmed by her selfless act for all those years.
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