Years before 911, Florence and her older sister, Auntie Bubbles, were in the Los Angeles Airport, awaiting their flight home after a lovely week with Kathleen's sister. The two little ol' grey-haired ladies had checked their bags, but had kept out a shopping bag. They tied on a distinctive bright bow to mark it. Bored, they got up to take a stroll around the concourse to see the sights and absent-mindedly left the shopping bag behind.
They enjoyed a nice lunch, and continued to make their way about the busy airport, eventually passing by their original location.
They spotted the shopping bag.
"Oh look!" Bubbles exclaimed. "Someone has a bag just like ours!"
Of course they soon realized that neither of them was carrying their shopping bag and so came to a quick and fortunate conclusion. The retelling of the story gave them and many others laughs for years to come and reminds us today of two delightful old ladies and a very innocent time not so long ago.
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| Sept. 27, 1980: Sisters Bubbles and Florence and their sister-in-law, Kathryn, attended Stan and Kathleen's wedding reception. They arrived before the hosts did. |
