After living in Mill Valley forever, and working in Real Estate offices from San Rafael to Strawberry to Greenbrae, I finally decided to move my business to the downtown Mill Valley Frank Howard Allen Real Estate office, located at 25 East Blithedale Ave.
As I sat at my desk on my first day in my new digs, I realized that what seems like the entire town passes by these windows. There is a never ending parade of people, kids and dogs, so it has occurred to me that it might be fun to blog about a snapshot of what I see outside these windows and around downtown.
On that first day, for example, I caught a glimpse of a young mother carrying her smiling infant boy while her daughter, in her sundress and Ugg boots, skipped ahead to get an ice cream "with 4 flavors." I recognized the mother immediately since she grew up next door to me and now owns her own slice of heaven above Miller Ave.
"What are you doing Molly?” I asked. She said that a good friend of hers had recently been laid off without any benefits and is now jobless in Mill Valley, so she and her children were going from store to store buying her gift cards to help her get by. So far they had been to Rite Aid, the Mill Valley Beer Works, and were now on their way to Noci Gelato. "What else could she possibly need?" I joked, making light of the serious situation. So we laughed, shrugged our shoulders, gave each other the "What's this world coming to?!" look, and a great big hug.
And I retreated back into my new office, thankful.
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