Thursday, February 9, 2023

Cake and soup at Ray's Candy Store

Photos by Lola Sáenz 

A lot of smiles today at Ray's Candy Store as Stella celebrated a birthday with the help of her sister, Mary. 

Stella started working for Ray in 1977 — three years after the shop opened in 1974. 

Meanwhile, Ray continues on the mend after the assault outside the shop early on Jan. 31. 

With a dislocated jaw, Ray is on a liquid diet. Stella has been making him homemade soup, which she brings into the shop to blend for her longtime friend and boss...
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2023 at 11:17 PM

    happy birthday, beautiful stella! get well ray! thank you grieve and lola sáenz for these wonderful pictures!

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  2. Lola SáenzFebruary 10, 2023 at 8:09 AM

    Many wonderful Birthdays for Stella!! Thank you EV Grieve! I Love that you publish the good, bad and ugly! We're so lucky!

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2023 at 12:28 PM

    I love these folks. Happy birthday Stella! Hope you're feeling better, Ray. We need our community. This blog is an invaluable resource, impossible to calculate the exponential kindness and love that can stem from this endeavor. Thank you, Grieve.

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