With all the stopping for passengers, it took about an hour to get to Logan, the 'city.' The streets were full of shoppers. In those days, the mining industry was doing well in West Virginia, and there was money to spend.

We went to quite a few stores but the 'dime store' was my favorite stop. I loved to look at the miniature baby dolls and furniture. They were made of pink rubber or pink plastic. The dolls were the size of half an index finger, an inch or so. The arms and legs moved, and the furniture had moving parts, i.e., the baby carriage had wheels, the high chair had a movable tray, etc. I don't know when they quit making those, but I never again found a doll(s) that brought so much pleasure and day dreaming. At that time, I never dreamed of doing anything but being a wife and mother so my imagination soared as I played with those toys. Years later, reality set in.

We had lunch at Franklin's. They made great ham salad sandwiches, served on still-warm toast. We had colas also. Wonderful.

The highlight of the trip, though, was Rudolph. You know.. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer? The song was new and was playing in the store that day, and people were even singing along. In the aisle where the record was sold, I think it was a 45 rpm record, there were little plastic Rudolphs for sale. One could be put on the record player and went around and around as the record played. We got one to take home, brown plastic reindeer with a nice red nose.

Finally, the day came to an end. We boarded the bus to go home, being in town all day long. The sky was turning dark, and it was very cold. As we rode the bus, the snow fell harder so that all I could see was snow in the bus' headlights, seeming to 'part' like the Red Sea as we rode along. People were quieter. Janet slept. Lila was calm. What a great day!