tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983415539201501560.post3104661079279182285..comments2022-08-26T08:27:46.734-07:00Comments on Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: Mrs. Stella Thomas: A MemoryEllen M. Tsagarishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17371709590550209896noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983415539201501560.post-9542296649272919612014-10-08T18:02:24.364-07:002014-10-08T18:02:24.364-07:00I managed the Amelia Earhart Deli in the early 198...I managed the Amelia Earhart Deli in the early 1980s, but this is about Stella Thomas. We raised our kids in a house about ten blocks from Stella's doll filled garage. My two daughters loved stopping by because they could always talk me out of a nickel or dime for a doll. My wife and I always wondered about the house, so in 2007 when Jill biked by and saw someone working on it, she got a short tour. Then she called me and said, "Pick up our house; someone is coming over to see it." <br /><br />Within a month, we had gone from not looking to moved. Stella had died in 2001, and her some Duane died six years late. A couple bought the house to flip. They wanted our house, so we traded houses! <br /><br />I always thought that we should have a little shelf outside the garage with a Raggedy Ann in Stella's memory, but I was vetoed. Instead, we have a bed of Stella De Oro Day Lilies along the side of the house as our tribute to Stella Thomas.Jim Calkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802930870083205348noreply@blogger.com