Life in the Bristolwood

Let me begin by saying that Wegman’s is one of the finest grocery stores you will find! They are a top shelf, forward-looking store that grew from a little produce-selling store in 1915 to a corporation with stores now located in several states. They are clean and in all honesty, I would prefer to buy produce from them than any other grocer. Oftentimes, when visiting the store, the produce workers are sorting through the offerings, removing any pieces that might look less than *perfect*!

Wegman’s has a car rally every Thursday evening in Canandaigua. I do think this is something that happens at all Wegman’s stores, but am not certain.

As Michelle and I were enjoying our Chinese in the restaurant (yes, Wegman’s also has a very nice area where you may eat their delicious fare!) we saw a man come in with his wife to eat. On the man’s chambray shirt was an embroidered logo, along with the words “48 Merc’.  I knew he must have had something to do with the rally, but Michelle insisted we had to go shopping before I could wander amongst the oldsters! Ah, how my trigger finger was itching!

We shopped rather casually, taking our time.  As we came up to the checkout, I grabbed my camera bag from under the groceries, anxious to get outside! I did pay attention and took my time, however.

 Michelle assured me she could load the groceries into the Explorer all by herself and told me to go over to take pictures! Which I did!

One of the outstanding cars at the rally was….(surprise, surprise) the ’48 Merc! This is a totally LOUSY rotten picture of the car, because the sun was setting right behind the car. Bummer…But, you can see that this car has been restored to mint condition, and I can certainly see why the owner takes pride in it!

Since I know precious little about cars and their workings, I will decline a lot of commentary! After all, these gems can speak a language all their own!

SInce the door was open on this particular model, Mom? Dad? is this similar to the ’57 Ford Fairlane (the black and white car) that we had when I was a little girl? The front seats fold forward…I do remember that….and they dip down in the center of the front seat….I remember one Halloween night when I leaned over that seat and threw up! Poor Dad!!!

All of the “oldies” were parked in their own lot. (the employee parking lot) There must have been well over 100 cars there.  As I was leaving the area, I noticed the sparkle and luster of these cars. As I walked back to the lot where the Explorer was parked, there was almost a disappointment as i climbed into my “modern chariot”!